Tech

Monday, 2 October 2017 :  Scrolling through dating websites a year ago, Indonesian app developer Lindu Pranayama realised there were a lot of married men looking for another wife — but few online services to meet their needs. “When they go to regular dating sites, they don’t see options for polygamy. …

Monday, 2 October 2017 :  In case you missed the announcement during Amazon’s very busy hardware event earlier this week, the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show have all gained the ability to place voice calls to numbers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico for free. If you want to …

Friday, 29 September 2017 :  GoPro just officially unveiled the Hero 6 Black at an event in San Francisco, and it will be on store shelves this afternoon around North America. It carries the same exterior design over from the Hero 5, waterproofing included, with the highlight features being increased frame …

Thursday, 28 September 2017 :  The days of Twitter Inc limiting messages to 140 characters, a signature of the social network since its launch in 2006, may be numbered. Twitter said on Tuesday that it would begin a test with a random sample of users allowing them to send tweets that …

Thursday, 28 September 2017 :  The robot dog, developed by start-up Next Technology, LLC., can check for foot odor. Next Technology is based at the National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College in Kitakyushu. It aims to market the 15-centimeter-long stuffed robot next spring at a price tag of between ¥100,000 and …

Wednesday, 27 September 2017 :  The Food and Drug Administration has announced the names of nine companies participating in a pilot program that could let them pre-clear products instead of going through the agency’s traditional application process. The program, called Pre-cert, will include Apple, Fitbit, Samsung, Alphabet-owned Verily, Johnson & …

Wednesday, 27 September 2017 :  Dubai has test-flown an uncrewed two-seater drone designed to transport people autonomously. Called the Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), the city claims the vehicle will be the world’s first “self-flying taxi service.” The AAT is environmentally friendly, powered by electricity, and the prototype version has a …

Tuesday, 26 September 2017 :  Uber’s chief executive apologised on Monday for the taxi app’s mistakes in London and promised to change as the firm fights a decision by the city not to renew its licence. On Friday, the British capital’s transport regulator deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi …

Monday, 25 September 2017 : Consumers seeking low-radiation mobile phones have more and more choices, a list from Germany’s Federal Office for Radiation Protection shows. Some 170 new models were recently added to the list. Including the old models in the database, the percentage of low-radiation mobile phones on the market …

Friday, 22 September 2017 :   While we love the prospect of a shiny new gadget, we also like to be wooed by performance. A good smartphone should have the right balance of aesthetics and functionality to add value to our hectic lives. Here are five amazing features that we think …