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8:23am, 26th May, 2020

Softbank's Arm releases chip tech for high-end Android devices

Arm Ltd, the semiconductor firm owned by Japan's Softbank Group Corp, on Tuesday released new technology aimed at helping Android devices catch up to Apple Inc's iPhones for certain computing tasks such as video games.

Fitbit starts study to test if devices can detect irregular heart rhythms

2:09pm, 6th May, 2020

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Fitbit starts study to test if devices can detect irregular heart rhythms

Fitbit Inc on Wednesday launched a virtual study to test if its wearable devices can detect irregular heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation.

Micron sees revenue above estimates as demand rises for remote-work devices

7:24pm, 25th March, 2020

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Micron sees revenue above estimates as demand rises for remote-work devices

Chipmaker Micron Technology Inc forecast current-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Wednesday and said the shift to work-from-home globally due to the coronavirus outbreak is fueling demand for notebooks and data center services.

Fitbit quarterly results beat Street as it sold more wearable devices

3:58pm, 1st May, 2019

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Fitbit quarterly results beat Street as it sold more wearable devices

Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc reported better-than expected first-quarter results on Wednesday, benefiting from higher sales of its smartwatches and wearable devices that track daily activities.

Juul launches a pilot program that tracks how Juul devices get in the hands of minors

1:24pm, 12th April, 2019

Gadgets

Juul launches a pilot program that tracks how Juul devices get in the hands of minors

Juul Labs is today launching a pilot for its new Track & Trace program, which is meant to use data to identify exactly how Juul devices wind up in the hands of minors. Juul vaporizers all have a serial number down at the bottom, by the Juul logo. How...

GPS Rollover is today. Here’s why devices might get wacky

4:41pm, 6th April, 2019

Gadgets

GPS Rollover is today. Here’s why devices might get wacky

The Global Positioning System time epoch is ending and another one is beginning, an event that could affect your devices or any equipment or legacy system that relies on GPS for time and location. Most clocks obtain their time from Coordinated Univer...

Rovio spin-off brings 5G gaming to Samsung devices in South Korea

4:21am, 5th April, 2019

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Rovio spin-off brings 5G gaming to Samsung devices in South Korea

Hatch Entertainment, a spin-off from Angry Birds game maker Rovio, has struck a deal to offer 5G gaming on Samsung devices in South Korea, Rovio said on Friday.

IDC: Apple led wearables market in 2018, with 46.2M of the total 172.2M devices shipped

2:06pm, 5th March, 2019

Gadgets

IDC: Apple led wearables market in 2018, with 46.2M of the total 172.2M devices shipped

Apple devices continue to lead the wearables market, according to a out today, which claimed the Cupertino-based company shipped a total of 46.2 million wearables for the year. The firm also reported the worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31....

Google makes it easier for cheap phones and smart devices to encrypt your data

9:20pm, 7th February, 2019

Gadgets

Google makes it easier for cheap phones and smart devices to encrypt your data

Encryption is an important part of the whole securing-your-data package, but it’s easy to underestimate the amount of complexity it adds to any service or device. One part of that is the amount of processing encryption takes — an amount that could be...

Amazon adds new Echo devices in bid to dominate voice gadgets

2:15pm, 20th September, 2018

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Amazon adds new Echo devices in bid to dominate voice gadgets

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday introduced a dozen new Echo speakers and related gadgets in a bid to stay ahead of rivals Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google in the nascent category for voice-controlled devices.