Technology

  Relaxnews American movie star Leonardo DiCaprio recently unveiled a new, free technology that allows users to spy on global fishing practices, in a bid to curb illegal activity in the oceans. The technology, known as Global Fishing Watch, was officially released to the public during the Our Oceans Conference hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington ...

  Bloomberg Sony Corp. recently released two new versions of its PlayStation 4 gaming consoles: the PS4 Pro, a powerful device designed to run virtual reality games and display high-quality video, and a slimmer, more efficient version of the PS4, an incremental improvement on the original, which was first released in November 2013. The PS4 Pro will go on sale ...

  AP Here’s how good technology for prosthetic running blades has become. Greek runner Michail Seitis set a world record for his division with a time of 49.66 seconds in the men’s 400-meter final on Thursday. He came in sixth place out of eight runners. The five who finished ahead of him were double amputees. “Oh, to be bilateral,” said ...

  AFP Internet radio leader Pandora unveiled plans to challenge streaming stalwarts such as Spotify by undercutting them on price and matching them with on-demand music. The move comes after prolonged market jitters over the future of Pandora at a time that on-demand streaming is reshaping the music industry. Pandora said that its premium service would cost $4.99 a month ...

  Bloomberg Mercedes-Benz is looking at mounting automated flying drones onto a new line of electric vans as part of a 500 million-euro ($562 million) investment aimed at speeding delivery times for online orders. The small pilotless aircraft would be part of a suite of on-board systems, including digital sorting equipment, that could cut both costs and delivery times in ...

  Bloomberg Yi Wang was hearing the same refrain over and over: Why are English classes in China so expensive? And why aren’t I proficient yet?A year ago, 27-year-old software developer Roy Breidi was dreaming of launching a startup related to the digital currency bitcoin. Problem was, he “didn’t really understand what’s the magic behind it.” So he took an ...

  AFP Apple’s global iPhone launch was marked by excitement and frustration as fans queued to find scarce models of the coveted smartphone. Scenes in Apple stores around the world were reminiscent of days before online ordering became a norm and people camped out for days to be first to get hands on the California company’s iPhone 7 and 7 ...

  AFP The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of around one million Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones plagued by incidents of batteries bursting into flames. The move by the US safety agency formalizes the recall underway in 10 countries after reports of faulty batteries that caused some handsets to explode during charging. Samsung meanwhile announced replacements for ...

  Bloomberg Tech company Curalate is jumping on the vertical video trend, made popular by Snapchat and Instagram, with a new product. The company has introduced its new ad product Tilt, designed to promote vertical videos, reports the Wall Street Journal. Curalate’s first Tilt partner will be clothing store Urban Outfitters, which has developed a new mobile site called UOTV ...

  AFP Wearable tech, which was seeing sizzling sales growth a year ago, is cooling this year amid consumer hesitation over new devices, a survey showed. The research firm IDC said it expects global sales of wearables to grow some 29.4 percent to some 103 million units in 2016. That follows 171 percent growth in 2015, fueled by the launch ...