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South Korea launches 5G networks early to secure world first
AFP, Published on 04/04/2019
» SEOUL - South Korea launched the world's first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top mobile carriers said Thursday, giving a handful of users access in a late-night scramble to be the first providers of the super-fast wireless technology.
Spycam crimes put hidden camera industry under scrutiny
AFP, Published on 28/03/2019
» SEOUL: Shin Jang-jin's shop in Incheon offers seemingly innocuous household items, from pens and lighters to watches and smoke detectors, but with a secret feature -- a hidden one millimetre-wide-lens that can shoot video.
Huawei takes fight with US over spying fears to top mobile fair
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» BARCELONA: Huawei unveiled a new foldable smartphone on Sunday on the eve of the world's top mobile fair in Barcelona and hit out against Washington's campaign to bar it from developing next-generation 5G wireless networks.
Samsung launches folding smartphone, first 5G handset
AFP, Published on 21/02/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a smartphone that folds open to be a tablet, becoming the first major manufacturer to offer the feature as it strives to stoke excitement in a slumping market.
Huawei charm offensive runs into buzzsaw of US charges
AFP, Published on 30/01/2019
» SHANGHAI - Fraud, obstruction of justice and cloak-and-dagger trade theft -- a US rap sheet alleging systematic skullduggery by Chinese telecom giant Huawei has deepened the company's problems just as it sought to win back global trust.
US criminal probe of China's Huawei in 'advanced stages'
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» WASHINGTON:: US authorities are in the "advanced" stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a report said Wednesday.
New app gives throat cancer patients their voice back
AFP, Published on 11/01/2019
» PRAGUE: Vlastimil Gular's life took an unwelcome turn a year ago: minor surgery on his vocal cords revealed throat cancer, which led to the loss of his larynx and with it, his voice.
Star Trek style translators step closer to reality at gadget show
AFP, Published on 10/01/2019
» LAS VEGAS - Once confined to the realms of science fiction, near real-time translation devices that whisper discretely into your ear during a conversation are finally coming of age thanks to leaps in AI and cloud computing.
Tech firms see good times as flexible displays roll, and fold
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» LAS VEGAS - Electronic displays that fold, roll and bend have finally arrived after years of development, and tech firms are touting the technology as a potential source of growth and new applications.
Record sales likely as US tech stresses privacy
AFP, Published on 08/01/2019
» LAS VEGAS: The US tech industry is weathering a crisis of confidence over data protection and a difficult geopolitical situation, with record sales expected in 2019, organisers of the Consumer Electronics Show said on Sunday.