In May, Texas-based company Olea Edge Analytics unveiled a new version of EdgeWorks, a system of hardware and software for detecting faulty commercial water meters intended to help cities to generate revenue at a time when they’re expecting a budget crunch in the wake of COVID-19. In the intervening three months, […]
Verily’s new insurance subsidiary will leverage its health gadgets
Alphabet’s Verily has announced plans to launch Coefficient, a health insurance subsidiary that will eventually leverage Verily’s various technologies and health-related devices. The insurance subsidiary will be backed by Swiss Re Group’s Swiss Re Corporate Solutions commercial insurance unit. According to Verily, its Coefficient will, among other things, offer ‘novel […]
Riedel Managed Technology Staff Maintains Safe Social Distancing With New DisTag Distance Monitors
WUPPERTAL, Germany — Aug. 20, 2020 — Riedel Communications’ all-new DisTag distance monitoring device is playing an essential role in the company’s gradual resumption of on-site operations. As employees of the Managed Technology Division return to work at Riedel’s headquarters in Wuppertal, each is equipped with a DisTag — a […]
Connectivity gets better but parts of India still logged out – india news
When India celebrates its 74th independence day this Saturday, it will also mark 25 years since the internet was first made available for public use in the country. The internet was first used in India in 1986, but was available to a limited educational and research community. It was thrown […]
KICTeam Acquires Teknipure, Expands Specialty Cleaning Support Across Healthcare and Manufacturing Industries
AUBURN, Maine–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KICTeam, a global leader in proprietary cleaning solutions for high-cost-of-failure environments and products such as electronic devices and fintech hardware, announced today that it has acquired Teknipure. Based in Mesa, AZ, Teknipure is an emerging leader in specialty cleaning solutions for biopharmaceutical, medical devices, and advanced manufacturing markets. […]
Open-book exams: DU to ask students to bring answer sheets, gadgets – education
New Delhi: To ensure minimum contact in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, Delhi University will ask students to get their own sheets of paper to write answers during the offline open-book exams (OBE) scheduled from September 14. The university will also allow undergraduate and postgraduate students to take electronic gadgets […]
Students’ access to internet, devices focus of online education panel
Former North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue joined Sen. Deanna Ballard and Sharon Contreras, superintendent of Guilford County Schools virtually Thursday to discuss connectivity concerns for North Carolina students.The virtual briefing was held Thursday morning as families across the Triad prepare to send their students back to school next month. Perdue, […]
FEFU scientists are paving way for future tiny electronics and gadgets
IMAGE: Intel Core i5 9400F view more Credit: Christian Wiediger, @christianw; Unsplash Scientists of the School of Natural Sciences of Far Eastern Federal University (SNS FEFU) with colleagues from Russia, South Korea, and Australia suggest the breaking new ground approach to manage spin-electronic properties and functionality of the thin-film magnetic nanosystems. […]
Best dog tech: Toys, gadgets, and services for your pup
International Dog Day lands on Wednesday, Aug. 26 this year, and there’s really no better way to celebrate than by giving your pup a gift. Because we’re all about tech (and pups) at ZDNet, we rounded up a few gadgets, gizmos, and subscriptions to consider. All these are well-reviewed across […]
Sigma Computing Helps Digital Manufacturing Trailblazer Shatter Data Literacy Barriers, Lower Costs, and Increase Customer Satisfaction
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sigma Computing, an innovator in cloud analytics and business intelligence (A&BI) for enterprise teams, is helping Fictiv disrupt the manufacturing industry and better serve its customers, like quip and Facebook’s EdMod Labs. Fictiv’s mission is to help designers and developers create hardware at the same speed as software. […]
BJP, Opposition MPs spar over Internet curbs in Jammu and Kashmir
Shashi Tharoor, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology, asked pointed questions on how the country could be prepared for 5G considering J&K doesn’t even have 4G. The shut down of hi-speed Internet in Jammu and Kashmir was debated between MPs of the BJP and Opposition for […]
India to challenge China’s foray in South America; To explore defence export opportunities
The region has been plagued by narco-terrorism. In a challenge to China’s forays in South America, India is exploring the sale of various military platforms to the region. Venezuela is by far is the largest buyer of Chinese defence hardware others being Ecuador and Bolivia. China’s political, economic, commercial relations […]
CRTC providing $72-million to improve internet in 51 northern communities
Canada’s telecom regulator will provide $72-million to help bring faster internet to more than 10,000 households in northern Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Broadband Communications North Inc., a not-for-profit Indigenous network in Manitoba, will receive about $10-million for a satellite internet project. The remainder will go to BCE Inc.’s […]
WFH Effect: Gadgets to make kitchen work easier
Gadgets that make kitchen work easier and faster have gained momentum in the lockdown.Namrata Kohli reports. IMAGE: With the WFH phenomenon, kettles have been a fast-moving product. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay.com With COVID-19 resetting the kitchen dynamics and converting this space into a family zone, consumer spends on increasing on making […]
Telecom fraud crackdown successful – Chinadaily.com.cn
[Photo/Sipa] Judicial organs in China have seen success in the crackdown against telecom and internet fraud in the first half of this year. Police in China cracked 101,000 telecom and internet fraud cases and arrested 92,000 suspects in that time, year-on-year growth of 73.7 percent and 78.4 percent respectively, the […]
2020 Volvo S60 T8 Long-Term Update | We cross the 10,000-mile mark
It’s been about seven months since we took delivery of our 2020 Volvo S60 T8 long-term tester. At the start, all of us here at Autoblog were taking turns in the luxurious and quick Swedish sedan. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, that’s changed drastically. Instead of swapping day-to-day, some of […]
6 UV-C Gadgets To Sanitize Everything From Phones To Water To Air
Step into the light… Anthony Karcz Updated 7/30: Removed Nest from the Haiku writeup. Google has discontinued their Nest integration. Now more than ever, keeping things sanitized is on everyone’s minds. But wiping everything down with bleach isn’t practical (or even necessary in some cases) and hand sanitizer can only […]
Innodisk and DFI Combine Expertise for the Best in IoT Device Management
TAIPEI, Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The exponential growth of IoT devices brings a new challenge: how to effectively manage and monitor large numbers of connected devices that may be hard to access in widely-scattered remote locations? To answer this challenge, Innodisk, the leading industrial storage company, has combined its […]
10 gadgets every traveler needs to be a social media pro
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Editor’s note: The team at The Points Guy loves to travel, but now is not the time for unnecessary […]
Modular Hardware, OTA Updates, and Prognostics
The automotive market is in the process of undergoing the biggest transformation in over a century, with the rise of mobility services, vehicle electrification, and vehicle autonomy all combining to drive significant changes in the area. These changes will help deliver new opportunities for a range of players in the […]
ICT tenders: QOS under spotlight
The telecoms sector gets a boost from this week’s National Tender Bulletin as several organisations look to improve, extend or overhaul their communications systems. This includes a request from the Road Traffic Management Corporation which is looking for a panel of service providers to provide fibre connections, links and replacement […]
Baylor libraries reimagine technology services
Students study in Moody with the new COVID-19 guidelines in place. Brittney Matthews | Photo Editor By Vivian Roach | Staff Writer Baylor Library and Academic Technology Services has had to rethink some of its computer resources for students in part because of social distancing guidelines and quarantine mandates. For […]
Shaw launches new wireless mobile service in Alberta and B.C.
Albertans and their neighbours in B.C. will be seeing a new mobile service available at their fingertips. On Thursday, Shaw Communications announced the launch of Shaw Mobile, a new wireless service that will combine elements of its wireless and residential fibre networks as well as its WiFi hotspots. “Shaw Mobile […]
Masterbuilt Gravity Series 560 review: A versatile smart charcoal grill
Like pellet grills, a fan helps maintain the desired cooking temperature. On the 560, it blows air upward, into the bottom of the charcoal hopper to keep the heat going and circulate it into the main cooking area. If you have the temperature set high enough for searing, you’ll see […]
Indian cyber attack targeting gadgets of govt officials, military personnel identified: ISPR
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies had identified a major cyber attack by Indian intelligence agencies, targeting the mobile phones and gadgets of government officials and military personnel. In a statement, the military’s media affairs wing said that the cyber attack involved a “range […]