Technology

HIGHLIGHTS A man’s life is said to have been saved by an Apple Watch notification The man received a notification regarding a blood clot in his lungs After that, he rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed & treated A man in US has claimed an Apple Watch app notification saved his life after it detected signs of a  life-threatening blood clot ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS A Japanese tech company called Emonster kk has sued Apple over trademark Emonste kk has alleged that Apple stole the term ‘Animoji’ The Animoji feature is available on iPhone X A Japanese software company is suing Apple Inc in a US court over the trademark for the term “animoji”, alleging the US technology company stole the name to use on a feature of ... Read More »

The benefits of language-learning go far beyond being able to translate. 9to5google.com For many years now, there have been calls for Australians to learn languages, particularly Asian languages, as the world economy pivots to the Asia-Pacific. But the number of students learning languages in Australia has remained stubbornly low. Rapid improvements in machine translation and speech recognition technologies in recent years appear ... Read More »

Samsung’s Galaxy Note series phones have set benchmarks for the company, featuring the absolute best it has to offer in terms of mobile technology. The big differentiating factor from the S series has been bigger screens and the  S-Pen stylus, and this formula has worked well for Samsung for years now. However, ever since the Galaxy S6 Edge+, the company has been fragmenting ... Read More »

Council leader John Alexander Sign up to our Daily newsletter Dundee is set to lead the way in some of the most innovative technology on the planet as the “internet of things” becomes an everyday reality. By providing a smart infrastructure network across the city, individuals and businesses will have access to superfast broadband and future 5G services. John Alexander leader of ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Smartron and University of Southern California have collaborated They will work on machine learning Smartron recently unveiled tronX Home-grown technology company Smartron and University of Southern California (USC) have collaborated to impart personalised education through the applications of machine learning and wearable technologies. USC’s Center for Human Applied Reasoning and the Internet of Things (CHARIOT), along with Smartron, would focus on building the ... Read More »

The Hands Free Hectare project, out of Harper Adams University in the U.K., successfully planted, tended and harvested 1.5 acres of barley using only autonomous vehicles and drones. (Hands Free Hectare) ​Farming may not be the first industry that comes to mind when we think of technological advancement, but that’s changing — fast. Agricultural giant John Deere, for instance, just spent $305 million to buy a robotics ... Read More »

Australian families traditionally built wealth through buying property, investing in shares or putting cash in bank term deposits. But in the past five years we’ve seen an astonishing disruption in financial services that gives consumers different ways to invest. Amazon CEO becomes world’s richest man Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon has dethroned Bill Gates as the world’s richest ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Sony has launched its own smart-speaker It uses Google Assistant and offers high-quality speakers The company also unveiled two earphones and one headphone Sony is joining Silicon Valley companies in taking a crack at the nascent smart-speakers and the connected earbuds markets. On Thursday at the IFA trade show event, the Japanese electronics company unveiled a HomePod-like LF-S50G speaker and an ... Read More »

Google has recently updated its search algorithm to place special emphasis on websites that are mobile friendly. In fact, mobile friendly websites should see a boost in search rankings. This is evidence of how essential and important creating a mobile friendly website is for any business that wants their website to continue to be visible and to rank. What is ... Read More »