The GSMA in January announced the nominees for the Global Mobile Awards 2017. With Mobile World Congress, which takes place 27 February – 2 March in Barcelona, Spain, only a few weeks away, who will…
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YouTube adds mobile video streaming for top talent
YouTube on Tuesday began letting popular online video personalities broadcast on the go using mobile devices, ramping up a challenge to Facebook and Twitter in the live-streaming arena. Google-owned YouTube has supported live streaming of…
#Tech: 500 years of robots go on show in London
Why do humans build machines that resemble them — and what does that say about us? A London exhibition opening on Tuesday is surveying 500 years of simple to sophisticated robots to find out. Take…
5 Podcasts to listen to in the month of February!
I didn’t realize until now that, with the exception of one, all the podcasts I’m about to recommend start with the same letter: ‘S’. Coincidence? Maybe. But perhaps that’s something worth looking into if you were planning on…
Dutch experiment with ‘Tinder for orangutans’
An animal reserve in the Netherlands is having apes respond to images of their fellow creatures on a tablet, a programme dubbed “Tinder for orangutans” by the Dutch press. To better understand their emotions, orangutans…
#Gadgets: Is the sustainable Nebia the best showerhead in the world?
You’ve taken thousands of showers. Ever think about how much water you actually use during a shower? Are you happy with the feeling that your showerhead gives you? Now there’s a showerhead that promises to…
‘Father of Pac-Man’ Masaya Nakamura dies at 91
Masaya Nakamura, the Japanese video game pioneer known as the “father of Pac-Man”, has died aged 91, his company said Monday. Nakamura, who passed away on January 22, founded a company in 1955 that would…
Twitter adds ‘explore’ to make finding tweets easier
Twitter on Thursday added an “explore” tab aimed at making it easier to find interesting content, the latest move to boost engagement at the one-to-many messaging service. The feature, which was being added first to…
Software as good as doctors at diagnosing skin cancer
Image-scanning software developed at Stanford University can distinguish deadly skin cancers from benign ones as accurately as top dermatologists, according to a study published Wednesday. The potentially life-saving technology could soon be incorporated in a…
Facebook tunes trending topics to better deliver news
Under pressure to stymie the spread of fake news, Facebook on Wednesday modified its system for showing trending topics. The leading social network said that instead of simply showing a topic, it will include headlines…