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Huawei subsidiary Honor has fitted its new Honor 10 smartphone with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor under the display glass. — dpa

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Adding a new feature that Apple and Samsung smartphone users can still only dream about, Honor now lets you securely unlock your phone just by placing a finger onto the screen.

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The US$9.21 (RM36.66) figure puts Uber drivers at the bottom 10% of wage earners. — AFP

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As part of the recent redesign of its email service, Google is launching a stand-alone to-do list app. — dpa

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Android Go makes the best of its limited resources and relies on web technology to a radical extent. — dpa

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A subscription to Nintendo's new online multiplayer platform for the Switch starts at US$3.99 (RM15.88) a month. — dpa

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Now there is a new way for Mate 10 users to unlock their phones. — Huawei

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Kazuma Kiryu in the PlayStation 3 edition of Yakuza 5. — AFP Relaxnews

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A mobile phone running a Meitu application in Beijing, China. Much of the company’s future hinges on its ability to build a profitable advertising and e-commerce business around those apps. — Reuters

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“Banks are very concerned about competition opening up, and now you are suddenly facing the data privacy discussion with the customer, who would have the right to say you’ve been violating GDPR,” Wandhoefer said. — AFP

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Banks caught in data dilemma as EU pulls them in two directions

Privacy has moved from a niche topic to one of the biggest headaches for top bosses such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who this week was grilled by EU lawmakers about how the data of some 87 million users and their friends may have been shared with a consulting firm with links to Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign. — AFP

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A facial recognition system shows visitors' faces and ages during the 2nd AI Expo in Tokyo, Japan. Retail stores with facial recognition systems can spot convicted or admitted shoplifters in about the time it takes to walk two paces into an establishment. — Zuma Press/TNS

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Shoplifters meet their match as retailers deploy facial recognition cameras

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Ever wondered what your favourite photographs ‘sound’ like?

There are a million and one ways to waste time online, and now you can add Imaginary Soundscape to the ever-growing list.

This photo of a painting by Vincent Van Gogh sounds like someone knocking on a metal door. — AFP

Tech News 25 May 2018

Microsoft’s new Xbox controller courts gamers with disabilities

Mike Luckett had been having trouble controlling his Xbox controller. His diminished finger dexterity after a spinal cord injury meant it was tough to be as quick as he wanted on the toggles and buttons on the game console's controller.

The Xbox Accessible Controller is designed to have accessories plugged in to meet needs of gamers with disabilities. — Microsoft

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Snoozing on the mommy job

Earlier this year, I brought home something both completely life-changing and terrifying.

The Snoo Bassinet uses a combination of white noise and movement to lull your wee one, encased in the accompanying swaddle sack, to sleep. — Happiest Baby/TNS

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Netflix and don’t chill: Obama deal sparks conservative boycott

Now showing on a social media screen near you, a conservative backlash against Netflix over the production deal with the Obamas it announced this week.

#BoycottNetflix is trending because conservatives hate the Silicon Valley company's tie-up with the former president and first lady, Barack and Michelle Obama. — Dreamstime/TNS

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Record-breaking 100Gbps wireless transmission is a world first

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation has successfully demonstrated the world's first 100Gbps wireless transmission. But this new tech isn't likely to roll out on a large scale before 2030.

Examples of applications using OAM technology. — AFP Relaxnews

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Apple to refund RM240 to users who paid for battery replacements last year

This offer is only limited to those who paid for an out-of-warranty battery replacements for iPhone 6 or later devices.

Apple will contact customers eligible for this partial refund via e-mail from now until July 27. — Reuters

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Amazon explains why Alexa recorded, shared couple’s conversation

Amazon.com Inc said a series of miscues picked up by one of its voice-activated Echo speakers during an Oregon couple’s private conversation resulted in the chat being recorded and sent to one of their acquaintances without their knowledge.

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The Lucky 56: Xiaomi IPO to make dozens of workers millionaires

Eight years ago, before China’s Xiaomi Corp had sold a single smartphone, 56 of the earliest employees pulled together US$11mil (RM43.74mil) to invest in the startup. Rank-and-file workers dipped into savings and borrowed from parents. One receptionist tapped her dowry.

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US raises concerns about Vietnam’s proposed cybersecurity law

The United States has raised concerns with Vietnam about its proposed cybersecurity law, the US Embassy said, amid activists' fears the new legislation will cause economic harm and crackdown on online dissent in the communist-ruled country.

Gerrish "raised US concerns about Vietnam's proposed cybersecurity law, including the impact of localisation requirements and restrictions on cross-border services for the future development and growth of Vietnam's economy," the US Embassy in Hanoi said in a statement. — Reuters

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The new Honor 10 has a fingerprint scanner built in under the screen

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This device turns your power outlet into a wireless smartphone charger

Alipay’s push into Western banks’ turf kicks off in Hong Kong

Blocking 500 million users is easier than complying with GDPR

Uber drivers’ wages revisited: How much do they make?

Google launches stand-alone to-do list app

Android Go: Is Android's light version for cheap phones any good?

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Unlock Mate 10 phones with your face starting tomorrow

Yakuza 3 through to Yakuza 5 releasing on PlayStation 4

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Shoplifters meet their match as retailers deploy facial recognition cameras

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Netflix and don’t chill: Obama deal sparks conservative boycott

Record-breaking 100Gbps wireless transmission is a world first

Apple to refund RM240 to users who paid for battery replacements last year

Amazon explains why Alexa recorded, shared couple’s conversation

The Lucky 56: Xiaomi IPO to make dozens of workers millionaires

US raises concerns about Vietnam’s proposed cybersecurity law

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