[ad_1] Above: The Fitbit Ionic, which uses another form of glucose-monitoring tech. We’ve long been used to hearing stories about massive companies like Apple and Google acquiring or investing in startups to further their own technology, but in a surprising move, Fitbit has now invested in the blood sugar-monitoring startup Sano. It’s Fitbit’s first-ever startupRead more about Taking on Apple? Fitbit invests in a glucose-monitoring startup[…]

[ad_1] A Royal Australian Navy vessel – the first Allied submarine lost in World War I – has been found after a 103-year search, lying at a depth of 300m off the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Like this: Like Loading… Related [ad_2] SourceRead more about World War I submarine found after century-long search – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1]   Check out the robot HUBO helping to carry the Olympic torch, as part of the build-up to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. It apparently covered 150 meters as part of the relay. Intended to celebrate information and communications technology, it was a nice high-tech touch from the South Koreans. Robotic There was actuallyRead more about Picture of the Day: Humanoid Robots carry Olympic torch for South Korea[…]

[ad_1] Philip Hammond’s autumn statement wasn’t one of the most radical overhauls of economic policy ever overseen by a British chancellor but one aspect of it was potentially revolutionary. That was his announcement that he wanted to see the UK prepared to be ready for driverless cars by 2021.  It was a bold statement butRead more about Boost for driverless cars in government plans[…]

[ad_1] Well, who knew? 2017 turned out to be among the three hottest years on record, in a new sign of man-made climate change that is aggravating “extraordinary weather” such as hurricanes, droughts and floods. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says the average global temperature from January to September was 1.1C above the pre-industrial figure,Read more about Ay caramba! Es muy caliente! 2017 was hottest non-El Niño year – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] “The largest memory supplier, Samsung Electronics, gained the most market share and took the No. 1 position from Intel,” says Gartner’s Andrew Norwood It ends a 24 year reign as No.1 for Intel –  second only to tI which was No.1 for 25 successive years between 1959 and 1984. “Memory accounted for more thanRead more about Top Ten IC Vendors 2017[…]

[ad_1] Voice-controlled devices continue to grow more impressive by the week, and in the latest development, today Amazon announced that its Alexa voice assistant service will soon be able to help out in the kitchen.  Specifically, when you need to have something heated in the microwave or oven in the future, you could simply say,Read more about Amazon's Alexa will soon be able to help you cook with your microwave or oven[…]

[ad_1] Design flaws in processor chips (CPUs) by AMD, ARM and Intel could allow hackers to trick apps into revealing sensitive data such as passwords. The CPU “kernel” – the core of the operating system – is leaking memory. Researchers from Google’s Project Zero team, academia and cybersecurity firms found two flaws in June 2017,Read more about Security design flaws revealed in new computer chips – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Courtesy of Farnell element14, we have three of the new development boards along with the XMC Link Isolated Debug Probe as prizes, worth over £200. Enter the competiton now » Note that the deadline for entries is 16 February 2018. Key features of the Infineon board are: XMC4800-E196 MCU based on ARM Cortex-M4 atRead more about Win an Infineon XMC4800 Automation Board V2[…]

[ad_1] It’s that time of the year when it’s not just a new year but also the end of the semesters. So it’s time for college students to think of new and proper tools to pass their next semester swimmingly. By tools we mean laptops, which certainly is a basic needs of the students. LaptopsRead more about The best laptops for students in India: top laptops for college and high school[…]