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Chinese smartphone maker Lephone today launched its latest budget entry-level smartphone Lephone W2 which comes with 4G VoLTE , 4.5 inch screen and has 22 regional languages

The Guardian
Is technology delivering in schools? Our panel debates
The Guardian
Technology has transformative potential in the classroom, but doesn't always deliver tangible results. Here, our experts discuss how school can make the best decisions for their students. Boys using digital tablet together in elementary ...

USA TODAY
We're entering the world of invisible technology. Can we keep up?
USA TODAY
FOSTER CITY, Calif. — It's a well-proven fact in the tech world that timing is everything. You may have the greatest widget, software, or digital experience the world has ever seen, but if the market isn't ready to accept it, that product or service ...

BRIEF-Kyland Technology units receive patents
Reuters
... * Says its unit received patent(No. ZL 201410008604.0), for method and system for judging data service reselection delay. * Says its unit received patent(No. ZL 201410257503.7), for device and method for detecting time parameters of intelligent ...

TechRadar
Making a bee-line for new camera technology
TechRadar
The way humans perceive colour varies with the time of day, or rather the amount of sunlight falling on an object. And, unfortunately, current technology is as limited in color perception as the human eye. An interdisciplinary team of researchers in ...and more »

CTV News
Tracking technology causing anxiety, fear among foreign workers: advocates
CTV News
Labour advocates are raising concerns over technology used to track the productivity of temporary foreign workers on B.C. farms, saying the tactics are causing undue pressure on the seasonal employees. “It is a privacy issue,” said Raul Gatica of the ...

Stoke Sentinel
COMMENT: Should technology be used in schools?
Stoke Sentinel
Dr Tolu Olarewaju, lecturer in business economics at Staffordshire University Business School, reflects on the use of technology in higher education. COMMENT: Should technology be used in schools? X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste ...

Forbes
India Slowly Warms Up To Its Promising Deep Technology Startups
Forbes
India has witnessed a startup revolution in the past decade, spearheaded by the likes of consumer-centric companies such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Ola and Myntra. Now, the trend is veering towards deep technology startups, as solutions powered by ...

GeekWire
See the technology behind Seattle's Fourth of July fireworks show
GeekWire
Pyrotechnic workers fill banks of fireworks shells on Seattle's Lake Union (GeekWire Photo/Kevin Lisota). Seattle hosts one of the most impressive Fourth of July fireworks shows in the nation. Set to a dramatic soundtrack, the fireworks are launched ...and more »

Minneapolis Star Tribune
Super Bowl among events that will get signal boost from 'small-cell' tech
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune A new wave of small cell wireless technology is being attached to streetlights and flagpoles in areas where there's a high demand for data. A larger telecommunications tower in Eagan is in the distance. Text size. comment. share.

CoinTelegraph
Goldman Sachs Finally Recognizes the Power of Blockchain Technology
CoinTelegraph
In the most recent initiative to promote its acceptance of Blockchain technology, one of leading US investment banking institutions, Goldman Sachs, has set up a microsite dedicated to explaining the benefits of Blockchain technology. It was then ...and more »

UQ News
Taking the 'hacktivist' approach to technology
UQ News
A free online course released today by The University of Queensland is encouraging people to learn about the dark underbelly of the technology and media apps they use every day. Course leader Dr Sebastian Kaempf from the School of Political Science ...

FOX 4 News
Disabled Air Force veteran uses smart technology to improve his life
FOX 4 News
A disabled Air Force veteran is using smart technology to help himself and help others. Jack Fanning served six tours in the Air Force, five in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, before he was paralyzed in a parachuting accident. "I went from going gung-ho ...