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An expert warns you cannot predict what your data will be used for in the future. — Reuters

Tech News 8h ago

Goodbye Google?

Google knows everything. But that also means it knows everything about you – and not all Internet users are comfortable with that.

Slow transactions, exorbitant energy usage and the looming threat of regulations have all raised doubts about the future of Bitcoin. — dpa

Tech News 1d ago

Beyond Bitcoin: The next cryptocurrencies to watch

One way to reduce phone use by closing social media accounts. — AFP

Tech News 3h ago

How to detox from your smartphone

Bank customers speak with a robot at an automated branch, dubbed China's first 'unmanned bank'. — AP

Tech News 2h ago

Shanghai gets automated bank with VR, robots, and face scanning

Ma did not elaborate on the company's plans but said the purpose was not to commercially compete with rivals Tencent and Baidu. — AFP

Tech News 2h ago

Jack Ma says Alibaba doing research on driverless cars

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Some of the prosthetic limbs printed in Dr Boden’s 3D printing lab in Taman Desa. — ART CHEN/The Star

Tech News 8h ago

Changing lives with printed prosthetics

Google's Play Store offers a wide range of Android apps, but there are still plenty more Android apps out there that you can't find on Google's platform. — dpa

Tech News 1d ago

Installing apps from other sources under Android 8

Overall, researchers found, “learning performance in general in the no-phone condition is greater than in the phone condition”. — Fotolia/TNS

Tech News 8h ago

Multi-tasking with mobile phones: Yep, it’s bad for learning

Using the same password for all of your online accounts is almost an invitation to hackers. It's particularly risky if the password for your main email account is also used for online shopping or Internet banking. — dpa

Tech News 21 Apr 2018

What you risk when you use the same password for multiple accounts

Chrome users are being warned about phony ad blockers. — AFP Relaxnews

Tech News 6h ago

Adguard claims 20 million Chrome users installed (realistic-looking) fake ad blockers

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7 reasons why Nha Trang is the underrated pearl of Vietnam

Members of the artificial intelligence team meeting for a brainstorming session at the Stats office in Chicago, Illinois. Stats gathers sports data and analyses it for teams and broadcasting companies around the world. — Chicago Tribune/TNS

Tech News 5h ago

Sports tech firm Stats looks to bring A.I. to the broadcast booth and sideline

With iOS 11, Apple introduced a tool to iPhone and iPad users that allows them to write on, mark and cover text in PDF files and photos. — dpa

Tech News 21 Apr 2018

Apple's iOS Markup feature: Handy for notes, not for secrets

Tech News 20 Apr 2018

TicPods Free are AirPod lookalikes that cost less and function fully with Android

TicPods Free are truly wireless Apple-esque earbuds with ambient noise cancellation, in-ear detection and voice assistance, for a smaller price.

TicPods Free will be shipped worldwide, most likely in July. — AFP Relaxnews

Tech News 21 Apr 2018

A journey into an American abyss: Far Cry 5

Postcard-perfect scenery with lots of explosions: that might be the best way to describe the Far Cry series from Ubisoft.

Postcard-perfect scenery with lots of explosions: The protagonist of Far Cry 5 is a US Marshal whose goal is to arrest Joseph Eden, the charismatic leader of an apocalyptic cult, and finds himself stranded in enemy territory in the process. — Ubisoft/dpa

Tech News 9h ago

Cyberhacking of medical devices a growing threat

Imagine your cardiac pacemaker started delivering electrical pulses that are too strong. Or your insulin pump suddenly pumps too much insulin into you. For people who live with an electronic medical aid, the thought that it could be hacked and manipulated is horrifying.