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Added 2 August, 2017

If one truism hold true in tech trends, it's that the next ten years will move even faster than the last ten. Remember when the iPod Nano and Shuffle were the greatest name in music? Just a few years on and people aren't even buying digital downloads like they used to anymore.
It should come as no surprise to tech enthusiasts that Apple...

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Added 1 August, 2017

Customizable, communicative and smart, the Oclean One toothbrush introduces a completely-new health experience, where the utensil’s cleaning modes, intensities and duration can be controlled through a smartphone app. Developed by omate, an innovation lab based in Shenzen, China, the sonic smart toothbrush utlizes advanced technology externally...

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Added 31 July, 2017

Real estate’s illiquidity and centralization present significant inefficiencies for investors, especially those purchasing properties abroad. There are currently no international standards or comprehensive technologies for electronic property rights transfers. Legacy registry systems were created to handle local investors, but are ill-equipped...

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Added 30 July, 2017

Superstar chef René Redzepi has created the platform to integrate foraging into people’s way of food sourcing and not purely for fun. While many people are likely to have picked blackberries from a bush to make a pie, Redzepi hopes the app will act as a guide to finding other commonly used ingredients for meals and snacks, getting more people...

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Added 28 July, 2017

Apple has updated its collection of emojis with 52 new icons, including a zombie, sandwich, elf and a woman wearing a headscarf. The company unveiled its new emojis yesterday to coincide with World Emoji Day. The designs will be coming to Apple's iOS, macOS and watchOS later this year. As per Apple's commitment to "reflect the diversity of...

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Added 28 July, 2017

Afew years ago, online shopping was presumed to be a preserve for rich Africans who had relatives abroad and could send for items when their relatives were travelling back. People sought to find quality and authentic items, but would pay a high price. However, nowadays, anyone can shop online and get their items shipped to Uganda affordably in...

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Added 27 July, 2017

In an effort to cover areas not presently serviced because of the financial woes of newsrooms, Google has committed over $800,000 to develop a software that automates news, known as Radar—Reporters And Data And Robots.

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Added 26 July, 2017

Almost everyone in major Chinese cities is using a smartphone to pay for just about everything. At restaurants, a waiter will ask if you want to use WeChat or Alipay — the two smartphone payment options — before bringing up cash as a third, remote possibility. Just as startling is how quickly the transition has happened. Only three years ago...

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Added 26 July, 2017

Dirty Bones, a a newly opened London hot spot knows that diners like to Instagram their food. So they are facilitating that behavior by offering guests 'foodie instagram packs' along with their meals to help get attention and heighten diners' social media profiles. The free kits include a LED camera light, a multi-use charging device, a clip-on...

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Added 26 July, 2017

The LaWS, an acronym for Laser Weapons System, is not science fiction. It is not experimental. It is deployed on board the USS Ponce amphibious transport ship, ready to be fired at targets today and every day by Captain Christopher Wells and his crew. “It is more precise than a bullet,” Captain Wells told CNN. “It’s not a niche weapon system...