If you’re thinking about committing a heinous crime, you may end up being foiled by a 3D printer. Two 3D printers costing approximately $1,300 (AU$1,650, £1,050) each will be employed by the Hong Kong police to reconstruct crime scenes for death inquests and crime investigations, reported South China Morning Post. Hong Kong’s police have built …
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Business in the US has been tough for GoPro, so now the company looks to be targeting China. On Sunday at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, GoPro announced it will integrate an upgraded version of Quik, its photo editing app, into Huawei’s new babies, the P10 and the P10 Plus phones, reports Bloomberg. Although Huawei has a limited presence …
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WhatsApp last week introduced its revamped Snapchat-esque Stories feature, but that’s not all the Facebook-owned messenger has up its sleeve. The company late last week announced it’s working on a new commercial messaging platform specifically for businesses, according to the Hindustan Times. Related stories WhatsApp adds a touch of Snapchat with ‘Status’ feature How to protect your WhatsApp account with …
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Apple doesn’t want any talk of clouds redirecting you to non-Apple products. In its quest to dominate the iCloud game, the company recently bought out an Asian social network which had registered the iCloud.net domain. AppleInsider was told the Cupertino, California-based company paid $1.5 million for the domain, but CNET was unable to verify the claim. It wouldn’t be unlike …
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Taobao, a Chinese mix of Amazon and eBay, has a reputation for selling pretty much everything you could want. The company brought “everything” to a new level this week when it sold a Singapore-registered oil tanker for $11.8 million, according to Xinhua. Related stories Is that Hermes real? With eBay Authenticate, you’ll know for sure Alibaba sues two vendors for …
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Microsoft is the latest US tech giant to help keep Indians connected. Skype Lite is a new version of the company’s popular video and voice-calling app that’s “built in India.” Microsoft unveiled the service on Wednesday at its Future Decoded conference, reports ZDNet. Skype Lite functions much like its big brother Skype, but it’s designed to work well on low-speed, …
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After acquiring Uber‘s operations in China last year, Didi Chuxing is taking steps to ascend to the global stage. The Chinese ride hailer is testing an English version of its smartphone application and the ability to accept payment by international credit cards, reports the South China Morning Post. Related stories After beating Uber in China, Didi Chuxing wants to go …
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Sick of having to sit through 30 seconds of boring ads before your YouTube video plays? We have good news for you. Google will scrap the unskippable 30-second advertisements that sometimes play before YouTube videos, BBC reports. The bad news? It’ll only happen next year. Shorter ad formats, such as ones that can be skipped after five seconds, will remain. …
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HTC’s new flagship phones, the U Play and U Ultra, are starting to make their way around the world. Chia-Lin Chang, HTC’s president of global sales, said the phone will start shipping in countries in Asia this week and in parts of Europe in March. (You can already buy it in HTC’s home base of Taiwan.) He spoke at an …
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Are you spending enough time with your family? A new smartwatch from Japan will let you know if you’re not. Tokyo-based Veldt has developed a smartwatch that can monitor the amount of time you spend with your family members. The Tottori West Family Time Watch tracks the time a you spend with your child. You give the child a beacon …
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