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Researchers from the two tech giants claim new headsets and more powerful phones are paving the way for brain-controlled smartphone apps.   Fancy calling your friends using the power of thought? One day there could be an app for that. Across the world researchers are developing smartphone apps that are controlled using brainwaves, according to an IBM and Xerox paper summarising the state-of-the-art in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). Applications include brain-driven software for dialling numbers, as well as for messaging and calling contacts. Rather than relying on a touchscreen tap to…

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ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih today revealed details of the company’s latest innovations in mobile, wearable and home computing technology, plus the latest gaming innovations from ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), in a pre-IFA 2015 press event held at the Bolle Meierei, in Berlin, Germany. Berlin, Germany (2nd September, 2015) —New products announced included RT-AC5300, the world’s fastest Wi-Fi router, and VivoStick PC, a slim and stylish ultra-miniature Windows 10 ‘stick’ PC. The latest ZenFone lineup, including the new ZenFone Zoom model, was introduced to Europe, along with the announcement of…

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Symantec expands security portfolio with new Embedded Critical Systems Protection, designed to defend IoT devices against zero-day attacks, and signs ATM manufacturer Wincor Nixdorf as one of the early adopters Symantec today announced it is securing more than one billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including everything from televisions and cars to smart meters and critical infrastructure. With IoT devices expected to number 25 billion by 2020, Symantec is leading the effort to protect consumers from hacks against their always-on, Internet connected devices. “As IoT innovation and adoption continues to…

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Class-leading ultra-low blue light monitors reduce blue light emissions by up to 70%   Taipei, Taiwan (27 July, 2015) — ASUS today announced that 26 ASUS monitors have been certified by TÜV Rheinland for low blue light — more than any other monitor brand. The latest ultra-low blue light monitors feature four filter settings to reduce blue light emissions by up to 70%. In addition, 28 monitors have also been certified flicker-free by TÜV Rheinland.  This full range of ultra-low blue light monitors is designed to reduce blue light emissions…

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Today, we are excited to announce that our digital storytelling app, Sway, is moving from Preview to General Availability! Sway is also moving beyond First Release and rolling out to all eligible Office 365 for business and education customers worldwide. This makes it possible for many additional businesses, schools and other organizations to start using Sway to create and share interactive reports, presentations, assignments, lessons, projects and more. And of course, any consumer can use Sway with a free Microsoft account. Today, we are also introducing Sway for Windows 10,…

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Oracle recently announced that it has enhanced its Oracle Cloud Platform with 24 new cloud services. Newly available cloud services are Oracle Database Cloud – Exadata, Oracle Archive Storage Cloud, Oracle Big Data Cloud, Oracle Integration Cloud, Oracle Mobile Cloud and Oracle Process Cloud. The Oracle Cloud Platform helps customers move on-premises workloads to the cloud with no modification of the application. The Oracle Database Cloud – Exadata Service extends the Exadata database platform to the cloud. Like in on-premises Exadata instances, customers can run production Exadata instances in the cloud,…

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Bug bounty programme is first of its kind for US airline industry United Airlines has set up a bug bounty programme, which rewards hackers with air miles, in a bid to beef up its cyber security standing. With traditional bug bounty programmes, when hackers or researchers find a flaw, rather than exploiting it, they receive a monetary reward for reporting it. United Airlines has opted for a different route. Instead of money, the firm is paying out air miles for bug reports. It is believed to be the first ever…

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 Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) today announces that THOR 7, which was successfully launched into geostationary transfer orbit on board an Ariane 5 launcher on April 26, 2015, has now completed its in-orbit testing and reached its final orbital location at 1°West. The THOR 7 satellite was officially handed over to TSBc’s satellite control centre at 5pm on June 16, 2015. (Oslo, Norway, June 22, 2015) With the handover complete, the THOR 7 Ku-band payload, dedicated to DTH services, is now ready for commercial operation. THOR 7’s Ku-band payload of 11…

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Hannes Ametsreiter has asked Telekom Austria’s supervisory board for a mutually agreed premature termination of his contract. It has now been mutually agreed that he will resign as CEO of Telekom Austria, as well as CEO of A1 Telekom Austria, on July 31. Commenting on the development, Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, chairman of the supervisory board, said: “On behalf of the supervisory board I would like to express our thanks to Hannes Ametsreiter for running the business through quite challenging times, also in the transition phase of Telekom Austria Group becoming an…

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BlackBerry Limited , a global leader in mobile communications, announced today that CarePartners has chosen CellTrak’s VisitManage solution, running on BlackBerry 10 smartphones and managed by BES12: a multi-OS EMM solution by BlackBerry, to mobilize their home care providers. CarePartners is a home care nursing agency that provides personal support services, rehabilitation services, and nursing care to over 70,000 patients each year. CarePartners issued BlackBerry 10 smartphones provisioned with CellTrak’s VisitManager mobile healthcare management application to over 4,000 employees in their mobile workforce. VisitManager enables CarePartners’ home care providers to…

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