Technology

Apple share sinks to 2-year low

  AFP Shares of Apple sank below $90 for the first time in nearly two years during trade , ceding the title of the world’s largest company by market valuation to Google. With investors souring on the outlook for sales of its iPhones and iPads, and no new blockbuster consumer electronics product in its offerings, Apple shares fell sharply to ...

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Polycom receives takeover offer

  Bloomberg Polycom Inc., the video-conferencing company that agreed last month to be bought by Canadian technology company Mitel Networks Corp., received a takeover offer on May 6 from a separate party, according to a regulatory filing. That party, identified as ‘Sponsor 1’in the filing, is Siris Capital Group, people with knowledge of the matter said. Siris didn’t immediately respond ...

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Huawei awarded ‘Best 5G Innovator’ at LTE & 5G MENA

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Huawei — a leading global ICT solutions provider — took home the award for Best 5G Innovator at the inaugural LTE & 5G MENA Awards held at the Conrad Dubai. Sun Xiaofeng, the Vice President of Solution Sales and Marketing in the Middle East said, “We are excited by the award and this reflects our ...

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Netflix launches tool for mobile data controls

  San Francisco/ AFP Netflix released a new tool to help people viewing streamed television shows on mobile devices avoid costly bills for high data use. The move comes shortly after Netflix expanded its service to nearly every country on the planet, wooing potential subscribers in vast array of places where smartphones are preferred devices for connecting to the Internet. ...

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Windows 10 spreads to 300mn devices

  San Francisco/ AFP Microsoft announced that its latest Windows operating system designed to work on laptops, desktops, smartphones, Xbox One consoles and more is powering 300 million devices around the world. “We’re seeing people at home, at schools, at small businesses, at large companies, and other organizations adopt Windows 10 faster than ever, and use Windows 10 more than ...

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Quantum computing becoming a reality

  Washington/ AFP IBM opened its quantum computer processor to anyone who wants to try what is expected to be a new kind of computing with enormously improved power and speed. The cloud-based computing system will allow users to explore the technology, which scientists say may solve certain problems that are impossible to solve on today’s supercomputers. “This moment represents ...

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Panasonic introduces luxe in-ear headphones

  DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Panasonic announced the launch of their new HJX20 and HJX5 high-end in-ear headphones. Along with a dual axial drive, a second coil and neodymium magnet are added to the speaker diaphragm of the RP-HJX20. Powerful magnetic forces from both front and rear effectively drive the diaphragm to produce powerful yet crisp, clear sound. An axial ...

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Smartphone app helps scientists monitor ‘global sleep crisis’

  Washington / AFP Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a ‘global sleep crisis,’ according to a new study based on research collected through a smartphone app. It enabled scientists from the University of Michigan to track sleep patterns around the world — gathering data about how age, gender and the amount of ...

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Don’t pay more, go for bargain-priced computers

  Tobias Hanraths/ DPA Here’s the good news: prices have plunged for decent computers that provide all you need for internet search, occasional email and letter writing and storage of music and photos. “Even the low-end computers are not underpowered when you compare them to the level of a decade ago,” says Hans Stahl, professor of computer science at the ...

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Wearable tech gears up in 2016

  Relaxnews Just as for virtual reality, 2016 is expected to be a pivotal year for wearable technology, particularly smartwatches and fitness trackers. Statistical data puts global sales of fitness trackers and smartwatches at 51 million units for 2015 and forecasts that this figure will jump to 84 million —38 million fitness trackers and 46 million smartwatches — by the ...

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