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Apple was the top smartphone seller in the final quarter of last year, seizing the crown from Samsung, according to market trackers. from ...

The most human algorithm

It is now possible to predict who the best candidate for receiving an organ transplant is, know whether clients of a bank will return the lo...

iPhone and Android users are getting 117 new emoji in 2020

New year. New emoji. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News | Consumer Electronics |Electronic Gadgets ...

Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite Mouse

The Corsair Scimitar RGB Elite represents the latest addition to the Scimitar gaming mice range, specifically designed for MMOs and MOBA gam...

As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis

Total global waste is expected to double from nearly 2 billion tonnes in 2016 to an estimated 4 billion tonnes by 2050 as consumer-oriented ...

Study gets up close with near-death experiences

Those who momentarily shuffled off this mortal coil returned with positive perceptions of what they discovered on the other side—a finding t...

Attacking the clones: Dual techniques help reveal malicious image editing

It is relatively easy to clone parts of an image with photo editing software to remove objects and backgrounds or even to duplicate objects....

Researchers look at novel methods to enhance battery performance

Researchers at Penn State are looking at innovative ways to improve energy storage in an effort to better utilize renewable energy technolog...

The 49ers will win the Super Bowl, Alexa predicts, but Siri and Google Assistant won't say

The San Francisco 49ers are going to win the Super Bowl. That's what Amazon Alexa says anyway. from Consumer Electronics News - Electr...

Coronavirus outbreak: Social media platforms scramble to contain misinformation

Hoaxes about the coronavirus are spreading as fast, if not faster, than the actual virus on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, and the social me...

Motorola One Hyper

The Motorola One Hyper is the brand’s latest mid-range phone in its Android One series, which aims to offer clean software and long-term sup...

Nintendo says no new Switch in 2020

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said Friday there would be no fresh model of its hot-selling Switch console this year, dashing the hopes of f...

Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade

North Carolina State University engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests the heat energy from the human body to monitor h...

Self-learning heating control system saves energy

Can buildings learn to save all by themselves? Empa researchers think so. In their experiments, they fed a new self-learning heating control...

Hummer is making a comeback, but this time it's electric

The Hummer, once a gas-guzzling target for environmentalists, is making a comeback. But this time around it won't burn fuel or spew gree...

Sun, wind, and hydrogen: New Arctic station will do without diesel fuel

The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has initiated a project of the Russian Federation called "Arctic Hydrogen Energy ...

World record: Efficiency of perovskite silicon tandem solar cell jumps to 29.15%

While silicon converts mostly the red portions of sunlight into electricity, perovskite compounds primarily utilise the blue portions of the...

Four-dimensional micro-building blocks: Printable, time-related, programmable tools

Four-dimensional (4-D) printing is based on merging multimaterial printing, reinforcement patterns or micro and nanofibrous additives as tim...

Here's why Galaxy Z Flip is the foldable phone I'm most excited for right now.

Samsung's fully embraced the "Go big or go home" mentality with its tabletlike Galaxy Fold last year. But its second foldable ...

IBM's Watson Center pitches AI for everyone, from chefs to engineers

At the IBM Watson Experience Center, digital and physical worlds meet in a futuristic-looking lounge overlooking San Francisco's Financi...

Dark patterns: The secret sauce behind addictive tech

Think you're pretty internet savvy? You may be falling for app and web design tricks without even realizing it ... from Consumer Elect...

Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces in a room

Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that house...

Rachmaninoff the most innovative composer according to network science

Rachmaninoff, followed by Bach, Brahms and Mendelssohn, was the most innovative of the composers who worked during the Baroque, Classical an...

Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces in a room

Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that house...

Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that works at night

What if solar cells worked at night? That's no joke, according to Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer ...

Huawei races to replace Google apps for next smartphone

If you can make smartphone apps, Chinese tech giant Huawei wants you. from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget...

Demand for drone delivery in e-retail is high, ability to meet that demand low

Consumers want what they want, and they want it now. Drone delivery has long been talked about as an option to satisfy consumer delivery dem...

Ring app shares your personal data with Facebook and others, report finds

Ring, the Amazon.com Inc.-owned maker of high-tech doorbells and home security cameras, markets itself as protection from the world outside ...

AI could revolutionise DNA evidence – but right now we can't trust the machines

DNA evidence often isn't as watertight as many people think. Sensitive techniques developed over the past 20 years mean that police can ...

Review: AirPods were great, and AirPods Pro are better

Who knew AirPods would become so popular? from Consumer Electronics News - Electronics News, Electronic Gadget News | Consumer Electronics...

Deep neural networks are coming to your phone

How does a self-driving car tell a person apart from a traffic cone? How does Spotify choose songs for my "Discover Weekly" playli...

Apple patent talk: Sheet of glass computer, finger wearables

Apple's ideas for future coolth are interesting in light of patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office. from Hi-Tech ...

Apple holiday season tops projections as iPhone bounces back

Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatc...

Google aims AI at whales, words and well-being

Google on Tuesday provided a look at efforts to put artificial intelligence to use for good, from protecting whales to breaking language bar...

Hey Google, are my housemates using my smart speaker?

Surveys show that consumers are worried that smart speakers are eavesdropping on their conversations and day-to-day lives. Now University of...

Instant hydrogen production for powering fuel cells

Since the Industrial Revolution, the environmental impacts of energy have posed a concern. Recently, this has driven researchers to search f...

How sensors and big data can help cut food waste

Modern farming has evolved by adopting technical advances such as machines for ploughing and harvesting, controlled irrigation, fertilisers,...

Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind

Being a fan of Kingdom Hearts is both the most frustrating and wondrous thing in the world. Since its inception in 2002, the series has spa...

Study evaluates effects of race, age, sex on face recognition software

How accurately do face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background? According to a new study by the ...

New artificial intelligence inspired by the functioning of the human brain

Inspired by the functioning of the human brain and based on a biological mechanism called neuromodulation, it allows intelligent agents to a...

Researchers advance solar material production

A Washington State University team has developed a more efficient, safer, and cost-effective way to produce cadmium telluride (CdTe) materia...

Lenovo Yoga C940 Review

The Lenovo Yoga C940 is the company’s flagship convertible for 2020. The device offers a flexible productivity solution in a premium alumini...

Thin radio-frequency detector monitors capacity of commercial lithium-ion battery

A new paper-thin radio-frequency detector designed to work inside a lithium-ion battery provides information about the battery's health ...

For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better

Costs of solar panels have plummeted over the last several years, leading to rates of solar installations far greater than most analysts had...

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