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Convenience shop items delivered by drone in US
AFP, Published on 21/12/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - US drone delivery service Flirtey on Monday announced that its self-piloting flying machines have whisked flu medicine, hot food and more from 7-Eleven convenience stores to customers' homes.
Donuts in flight in first US-approved drone delivery
AFP, Published on 23/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - With a chicken sandwich, hot coffee and donuts, aviation history was made Friday.
Stadiums ramp up wireless technology to seduce fans
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» BARCELONA - Forget the selfie. Fans cheering on their idols at concerts or sporting events are using their phones for more than just snaps, ordering food and even checking the length of toilet lines as venues use technology to draw in spectators.
For these 'cyborgs', keys are so yesterday
AFP, Published on 04/09/2015
» BERLIN - Punching in security codes to deactivate the alarm at his store became a thing of the past for Jowan Oesterlund when he implanted a chip into his hand about 18 months ago.
After Uber and Airbnb, meal-sharing sites under fire in France
AFP, Published on 28/08/2015
» PARIS - First taxis rose up against Uber, then hotels challenged Airbnb and now, restaurants in France are taking on meal-sharing sites they believe create unfair competition and could sap jobs.
Battle of ideas pits tech talent in London docks
AFP, Published on 29/04/2015
» LONDON - The clicking of keyboards fills the hall at a former London dockyard hosting a 24-hour "hackathon" to design applications ranging from the whimsical to the practical and even the potentially life-saving.
Facebook fends off telecom firms' complaints
AFP, Published on 03/03/2015
» BARCELONA - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg fended off complaints on Monday that the hugely popular social network was getting a free ride out of telecom operators who host its service on smartphones.
'League of Legends' players become eSport stars
AFP, Published on 09/03/2014
» In front of a rapt audience in a Los Angeles film lot, Krepo hooks an enemy with his scythe and harvests virtual souls with a signature move called a "death sentence".
Restaurants in US turn to tablets to speed dining
AFP, Published on 03/03/2014
» At the Bolt Burgers restaurant in downtown Washington, diners can order a meal through a live person, but many prefer to use the touchscreen tablets.
Wifi in the sky looks set for takeoff
AFP, Published on 02/03/2014
» Wifi in aircraft, hobbled in the past by slow speeds, could soon take off as new technology enables passengers to surf the web as if they were in a coffee shop, Internet executives say.