Apple's next iPhone may tap into new touch panel technology, allowing for a lighter device, according to an Asia-based report.
An improvement in production "yield rates" of "in-cell touch panels" has induced Apple to begin working with two Japanese companies, DigiTimes said, citing sources. Those panels are being made by Japan-based Sharp and a division of Toshiba.
L33tdawg: Nevermind your Internet connected TV, Adam Gowdiak has something far scarier in mind - malware on your digital TV set top box! Details of which will be released next month at HITBSecConf2012 - Amsterdam.
The EU could soon introduce rules to monitor the deployment of internet censorship technology in autocratic regimes including China and Saudi Arabia.
The European Parliament is proposing a resolution to strengthen the accountability of countries that export gear used to block websites and eavesdrop on mobile communications.
U.S. researchers say a prototype firewall can keep hackers from interfering with wireless medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin-delivery systems.
A team of scientists from Purdue and Princeton universities had previously demonstrated how medical devices could be hacked, potentially leading to catastrophic consequences.
Japanese electronic giant Sony has unveiled a new mass storage format based on cartridges of up to 30 high density optical discs.
The ODS-D55U is equipped with a high-speed USB 3.0 interface and will come in storage capacities ranging between 300GB and 1.5TB. The company reckons the new standard "will deliver superior long-term storage capabilities, which are enabled through the use of media built to withstand changes in temperature and humidity, and is dust and water resistance."
Google has just unveiled it's latest 'secret project' the company has been working on called Project Glass - Google's first venture into wearable computing.
The glasses are not yet for sale, though Google will be testing them in public. The prototype version Google showed off on Wednesday look absolutely fantastic - with a clear display that sits above the eye, the glasses can stream information to the lenses and allow the wearer to send and receive messages through voice commands. There is also a built-in camera to record video and take pictures.
Sanjay Patel, head of enterprise GEO at Google says nearly three quarters of IT decision makers are failing to make effective use of mapping technology.
While putting a map on a company's website requires only a few lines of code, and can help customers to work out where they are going, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to enterprise use of mapping, Patel told Techworld. In particular, IT decision makers should start thinking about using location-based business intelligence in order to process and analyse Big Data.
The London region's impending switch to all-digital TV will leave more than one million household sets blank, according to the body leading the process.
Digital UK said over one in ten households still has a television that receives analogue signal, despite the fact that the switchover is due to get underway next Wednesday (April 4th 2012).
A Japanese bank and National police agency have deployed voice recognition technology capable of catching up phishing scams almost every time.
In development since 2009, the technology by Fujitsu and Nagoya University is claimed to be a world's first, with researchers saying it is capable of analysing phone conversations to “detect situations in which one party might 'over trust' the other party”.
Advanced Micro Devices is hoping to please web hosting providers with a new platform it claims offers more power efficiency and a “desktop like experience”.
