[ad_1] With a submarine crewed by 44 sailors still missing off the coast of Argentina, we recall 10 of the worst submarine disasters in history, all from the last few decades. The Argentine ARA San Juan submarine, with 44 crew on board, disappeared 430km (270 miles) off the Argentine coast last Wednesday after reporting aRead more about World’s worst submarine disasters remembered, as Argentine submarine rescue mission hopes fade – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Called AS7264N, it is a “tri-stimulus sensor which provides measurements of colour that closely match the human eye’s response to the visible light spectrum,” said the firm. “The sensor also accurately measures blue-light wavelengths, which researchers have linked to important health effects such as disruption or management of the circadian rhythm, accelerated eye aging,Read more about Multi-spectral colour sensor optimised for blue-light well-being[…]

[ad_1] Speculation has been rife through the year as to when Amazon would open shop Down Under – with a soft launch notification sent to sellers just before Black Friday sending everyone into a tizzy to prepare themselves for great bargains during the big sales event – Amazon has finally launched its online marketplace inRead more about Amazon Australia has finally launched… and it's frankly underwhelming[…]

[ad_1] Russia is to officially launch the first phase of its liquefied natural gas facility on the Yamal Peninsula above the Arctic Circle. At full capacity, the Yamal facility will be able to produce 16.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, delivered to Europe and Asia by 15 purpose-built ships capable of breakingRead more about Yamal LNG set to deliver gas via Arctic to China[…]

[ad_1] The companies will develop and manufacture Ayar’s novel CMOS optical I/O technology, using GF’s 45nm CMOS fabrication process, to deliver an alternative to copper I/O that offers up to 10x higher bandwidth and up to 5x lower power. T his cost-effective solution is integrated in-package with customer ASICs as a multi-chip module, and improvesRead more about GloFo puts optical I/O on 45nm CMOS[…]

[ad_1] The Samsung Galaxy S9 is heavily rumored to be debuting at the start of next year, and a new report suggests the company will release an updated version of the Dex computer dock alongside the phone. Website GalaxyClub has reported the stand will instead be a pad this time and the sources seem toRead more about Samsung Galaxy S9 may launch alongside a Dex pad rather than a docking station[…]

[ad_1] In total, 383 million smartphones were shipped in the quarter which was a 3% increase over the same period in 2016, according to Gartner. All of the top five smartphone vendors achieved double-digit growth apart from Apple, which achieved a 5.7% increase. “Despite market weakness in China, sales of smartphones rose, ” says Gartner’sRead more about Q3 smartphone sales up y-o-y.[…]

[ad_1] When it was first announced for release in Australia, the stellar Huawei Mate 10 Pro was said to be releasing only in Midnight Blue. Now, on the day of the phone’s local release, the Chinese phone-maker has revealed that Aussies will also have the option of picking its new phone up in Mocha Brown.Read more about Huawei Mate 10 Pro is out now in Australia, gets Mocha Brown colour option[…]

[ad_1] If you’ve got a Google Home Mini smart speaker that doesn’t seem to cope well with the volume getting ramped right up, you’re not alone – it appears that some of the dinky little units will reboot if they get asked to start cranking out the tunes at maximum volume. The problem doesn’t appearRead more about Google is prepping a fix for a new Home Mini volume bug[…]

[ad_1] As vehicles become more sophisticated and automakers add more safety functions across their product ranges, it is now common to see entry-level models with features that were not even available on high-end versions a few years ago. As advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technology gains greater traction, we move ever closer to fully autonomousRead more about Keeping test strategy up to speed with automotive[…]