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South Korea's Technology-Fueled Economy Flashes Signs of Revival - Bloomberg

11-10-2015 23:15 via

Bloomberg
South Korea's Technology-Fueled Economy Flashes Signs of Revival
Bloomberg
After months of gloom, recent data is hinting that the $1.4 trillion economy is beginning to emerge from a slump brought on by China's slowest growth in 25 years and the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in May. The recovery is ...and more »

Conservation Technology at Cal Academy: Drones, OpenROV, and Protecting Forests - National Geographic

11-10-2015 20:58 via

National Geographic
Conservation Technology at Cal Academy: Drones, OpenROV, and Protecting Forests
National Geographic
Late last month, a number of innovators and field practitioners got together at San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences for a series of meetings on conservation technology. The meetings were significant; an indicator of the growing momentum ...

Memory chips Micron invests big at Hiroshima plant for next-gen technology - Nikkei Asian Review

11-10-2015 20:27 via

Nikkei Asian Review
Memory chips Micron invests big at Hiroshima plant for next-gen technology
Nikkei Asian Review
TOKYO -- Micron Technology is spending over 100 billion yen ($830 million) to enable its Japanese facility in Hiroshima to mass-produce the next generation of memory chips in an attempt to take on global leader Samsung Electronics. The U.S. chipmaker ...

Bowling with a Crystal Ball: Technology Focus vs. Market Focus - Innovation Excellence (blog)

11-10-2015 20:06 via

Bowling with a Crystal Ball: Technology Focus vs. Market Focus
Innovation Excellence (blog)
In “the innovator's dilemma” Clayton Christensen focused on specific markets, and how technology can disrupt them. In 1998, in an executive briefing in Stanford University he told a story about consulting to Intel executives, right after “the innovator ...

Southwest flights delayed at McCarran due to technology issues - KTNV Las Vegas

11-10-2015 19:37 via

KTNV Las Vegas
Southwest flights delayed at McCarran due to technology issues
KTNV Las Vegas
Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Will Fox. Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast ...and more »

UK police see spike in drone incidents - The Guardian

11-10-2015 19:35 via

The Guardian
UK police see spike in drone incidents
The Guardian
A drone. Police forces across the UK have recorded an increase in 'drone-related incidents'. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA. Ben Quinn. Sunday 11 October 2015 13.29 EDT Last modified on Sunday 11 October 2015 15.35 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on ...and more »

Additional funding to boost technology offerings at Ivy Tech - Kokomo Tribune

11-10-2015 19:35 via

Additional funding to boost technology offerings at Ivy Tech
Kokomo Tribune
Ivy Tech Community College is earmarking more than $1 million in additional expenditures this year to upgrade equipment and curriculum in the Kokomo region. The equipment will support careers in areas of advanced manufacturing, mechanical, electrical ...

Sothwest Airlines cites "technology issues" for flight delays: report - MarketWatch

11-10-2015 19:33 via

Sothwest Airlines cites "technology issues" for flight delays: report
MarketWatch
Southwest Airlines LUV, +3.04% is seeing some flights delayed by "technology issues" according to a published report Sunday. The discount airline is urging travelers to get to Midway Airport in Chicago at least two hours before departure, the Chicago ...

Female technology journalists report abuse is still the name of the game - The Guardian

11-10-2015 19:30 via

The Guardian
Female technology journalists report abuse is still the name of the game
The Guardian
A few months ago, I stared out of the window, wondering whether to change my name. I'd been advised I “might consider” doing so if I wanted to report on video gaming. It was hard to imagine a cacophony of hate in a silent house under the quiet shade of ...

Southwest Airlines Says Technology Issues Delay Some Flights - ABC News

11-10-2015 18:17 via

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Southwest Airlines Says Technology Issues Delay Some Flights
ABC News
Southwest Airlines says technology issues have delayed some flights as airline employees have to process travelers manually as they arrive at airports. At Los Angeles International Airport, several dozen people crowded the Southwest terminal, waiting ...
Southwest Airlines experiencing "technology issues"WMUR Manchester
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3D Touch: Top 5 apps to use with Apple's new technology - TechnoBuffalo

11-10-2015 18:00 via

TechnoBuffalo
3D Touch: Top 5 apps to use with Apple's new technology
TechnoBuffalo
Apple's 3D Touch is great, and makes navigating iOS a hundred times easier. No longer do you have to jump in and out of settings or dig through menus just to toggle a simple feature. It's still very much a young technology, but it shows a lot of ...and more »

New technology brings hope to heart patients - gulfnews.com

11-10-2015 17:27 via

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New technology brings hope to heart patients
gulfnews.com
Al Qasimi Hospital successfully conducted three heart surgeries on three patients using PICSO (Pressure-controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) Impulse System. Published: 13:17 October 11, 2015 Gulf News · By Aghaddir Ali, Staff Reporter ...and more »

Need for 'quick pace' development in ports, space technology: Narendra Modi - Economic Times

11-10-2015 17:04 via

Need for 'quick pace' development in ports, space technology: Narendra Modi
Economic Times
MUMBAI; India needs to move at a "quick pace" to develop maritime and space sectors which will have the greatest impact in this century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. Stressing on "port-led" development for realising India's aspirations to ...and more »

Quotient Ltd.: Little Known Company With Near-Term Disruptive Technology - Seeking Alpha

11-10-2015 16:52 via

Quotient Ltd.: Little Known Company With Near-Term Disruptive Technology
Seeking Alpha
QTNT is developing a disruptive, blood testing, automation platform, MosaiQ, that will provide more comprehensive results using less sample volume at lower cost and faster TAT than existing technology. A field ready version of MosaiQ is expected to be ...and more »

Books on Autism, Technology up for Samuel Johnson Prize - ABC News

11-10-2015 16:21 via

Books on Autism, Technology up for Samuel Johnson Prize
ABC News
Two provocative books about the brain are among six finalists for Britain's leading literary award for nonfiction. U.S. writer Steve Silberman's autism exploration "Neurotribes" and British journalist Laurence Scott's look at humanity in the cyber-era ...and more »

Samsung Cleared in Graphic Chips Technology Usage - Times Gazette

11-10-2015 15:30 via

Times Gazette
Samsung Cleared in Graphic Chips Technology Usage
Times Gazette
Samsung Electronics the huge electronics makers based in South Korea was cleared on its use of a graphic chip technology that Nvidia Corp owns and Samsung used without permission. The ruling came on Friday from the U.S. International Trade ...
ITC: Samsung did not violate Nvidia's graphics technology patentDispatch Timesall 105 news articles »

Gitex Technology Week to spur growth of region's digital ecosystem - gulfnews.com

11-10-2015 14:11 via

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Gitex Technology Week to spur growth of region's digital ecosystem
gulfnews.com
This year's theme is “The Internet Future of Everything”, revolves around the pillars of innovation, connected cloud, big data, mobility and security.Out of the 3,600 companies, 30 per cent are from the UAE and around eight per cent from Gulf countries.
Drones, robots to descend on Dubai as Gitex Technology Week starts SundayEmirates 24/7all 6 news articles »

Gitex Technology Week to spur digital growth - gulfnews.com

11-10-2015 14:11 via

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Gitex Technology Week to spur digital growth
gulfnews.com
Dubai: More than 3,600 companies from over 62 countries are taking part in the 35th edition of the Gitex Technology Week, which is taking place from October 18-22 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year's theme is “The Internet Future of Everything ...
Drones, robots to descend on Dubai as Gitex Technology Week starts SundayEmirates 24/7all 6 news articles »

Technology isn't a tool, it's an instrument - The Verge

11-10-2015 14:00 via

Technology isn't a tool, it's an instrument
The Verge
Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs movie has been sitting with me — or maybe I've been sitting with it — for a few days now. I think it's a pretty good play that was made into a pretty good movie even though it belongs on a theater stage. I also think that it ...and more »

Arrival of large aerospace and technology company expected to bring job growth ... - Grand Forks Herald

11-10-2015 13:11 via

Grand Forks Herald
Arrival of large aerospace and technology company expected to bring job growth ...
Grand Forks Herald
Shovels hitting the dirt later this week at Northrop Grumman's groundbreaking ceremony is a sound local officials hope will ring in a period of job growth and development for the area. Advertisement. x. previous next. SendPrint ...and more »

An accurate clock is merely a convenient fiction: Study

11-10-2015 12:24

The researchers demonstrated that in systems moving with enormous accelerations, building a clock that would precisely measure the passage of time is impossible for fundamental reasons.

WhatsApp for Android lets you backup chats, media in Google Drive

11-10-2015 11:53

After updating their WhatsApp application, they can go to setting option in the application, select 'Chats and Calls' option and opt for frequency for saving their data.

Why Americans are obsessed with Steve Jobs

11-10-2015 11:25

Jobs' story fits perfectly with the romantic individualist story that American culture can't seem to get enough, despite being yet another romanticised story about a well-known business celebrity.

Pioneering hybrid technology that powered car from London to Paris is star of ... - Bury Free Press

11-10-2015 10:45 via

Bury Free Press
Pioneering hybrid technology that powered car from London to Paris is star of ...
Bury Free Press
Woolpit Green Fair. Pictured: Jean Aldous next to her pioneering hybrid car. In 1973, she set off from London to Paris in a early hybrid car - a ford escort with a petrol lawnmower/electric motor engine. The engine has now been installed in a Transit van.

Watch: Mesmerising NASA video in 4K shows what happens when you mix water with antacid and food colour in zero gravity

11-10-2015 10:05

NASA has released a mesmerising clip of a floating blob of colourful liquid in Space.

Future Technology and Philosophy - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

11-10-2015 09:15 via

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Future Technology and Philosophy
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Sitting is the new smoking. What are you doing to move? (Select all that apply). I do not have a desk job. I take frequent breaks to stand/walk. I sit on a ball chair. I use a standing desk. I use a treadmill desk. I exercise 140 minutes a week or more

Google teams up with fimmakers to make India's first ever crowd sourced documentary

11-10-2015 08:59

As conversations around Digital India intensify, Google teamed up with Ridley Scott, Anurag Kashyap and Richie Mehta to make India's first ever crowd sourced documentary 'India in a day' where people from across the country were invited to capture the essence of an evolving India in a single day.

It's about communicating love, no matter what the technology or platform - The Register-Guard

11-10-2015 08:53 via

It's about communicating love, no matter what the technology or platform
The Register-Guard
We were in the middle of making 50 quarts of applesauce when I suddenly remembered it was time to talk to Amy. I left kids on the porch washing and quartering apples, pots of apples hissing on the stove, and the Squeezo applesauce-extractor in mid ...

Weekly roundup: Moto X Style, Honor 7, Gionee Elife E8 smartphones and other gadgets launched in India this week

11-10-2015 08:39

Here's a list of smartphones and other gadgets launched in India this week.

National Coming Out Day: 9 LGBT people who have made a difference in technology - New York Daily News

11-10-2015 08:01 via

New York Daily News
National Coming Out Day: 9 LGBT people who have made a difference in technology
New York Daily News
On National Coming Out Day this Sunday the LGBT community and allies have a lot to celebrate. The national day honors the anniversary of the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights — in which half a million people participated, according ...and more »

Truecaller crosses 100 million users in India

11-10-2015 07:44

According to the company, Truecaller identifies 900 million calls a month and one in seven calls are spam.

Silicon Valley: Where ideas veer off technology to satisfy the Indian palate - The Indian Express (blog)

11-10-2015 06:43 via

The Indian Express (blog)
Silicon Valley: Where ideas veer off technology to satisfy the Indian palate
The Indian Express (blog)
With its growing number, the Indian-American community's appetite for authentic Indian restaurants has seen software engineers rise to the occasion and fulfill this need. Comments. Written by Sinduja Rangarajan | Updated: October 11, 2015 10:50 am. 1 ...

Amazon launches platform to build apps for Internet-connected devices

11-10-2015 06:39

The service, called 'AWS IoT', will allow factory floors, vehicles, health care systems, household appliances among other things to connect through cloud services.

Amazon challenges Etsy with new site for handcrafted goods

11-10-2015 06:34

At the time of launch, the two sites will have a very different seller base, fee structure and stances on manufacturing.

NASA unveils some missing pieces in journey to Mars

11-10-2015 06:14

Astronauts who journey to Mars could spend three years in deep space, where radiation is high and so are the risks of cancer, bone loss and immune problems, the document reveals.

Toyota's driverless technology evolves - Independent Online

11-10-2015 06:01 via

Independent Online
Toyota's driverless technology evolves
Independent Online
Tokyo - Touch a button on the steering wheel and put your hands up - this Toyota will take it from here. That's the gist of the experience Toyota Motor offered to reporters on Tuesday in Tokyo. Its “highway teammate” concept car, a modified Lexus GS ...
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Amazing New Fireproofing Technology - Good4Utah

11-10-2015 05:55 via

Good4Utah
Amazing New Fireproofing Technology
Good4Utah
Good 4 Utah News - After the tragic deaths of nineteen fireman in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona in 2013, Jim Moseley set to work. He has designed and created a new and improved fire proofing technology for the Forestry Service. The game changing ...

BlackBerry might stop making phones if it doesn't sell 5 million phones a year

11-10-2015 05:42

If BlackBerry fails to achieve this target, the upcoming Priv smartphone that runs the Android OS might be the last BlackBerry device.

Selfie spoon, selfie brush, selfie toaster, and more: 5 gadgets for unique self-capturing

11-10-2015 04:41

From a spoon to a hairbrush and even a toaster, the concept of 'selfies' has been adapted for almost any everyday item.

PC demand is declining, but not dead: Gartner

11-10-2015 03:56

As the first Windows 10 PCs hit the shelves, a turnaround is expected.

The pressure to be plugged in to modern technology - The Australian (blog)

11-10-2015 02:58 via

The Australian (blog)
The pressure to be plugged in to modern technology
The Australian (blog)
Picking up her iPhone, Sherry Turkle stuffs it into her handbag. “I'm putting my phone away,” she declares, zipping it into a pocket with a theatrical flourish. “The very presence of a phone on the table is a distraction. Even silent phones inhibit ...and more »

Will New Technology Help Relocate the Long Lost Treasure of King John? - Ancient Origins

11-10-2015 02:08 via

Ancient Origins
Will New Technology Help Relocate the Long Lost Treasure of King John?
Ancient Origins
King John of England (1166 – 1216 AD) is one of the most infamous kings in English history. In an article written in conjunction with the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, King John was described as “one of the worst kings – arguably ...