Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology have signed an MoU to fund joint research projects. The memorandum of understanding was signed on the sidelines of the 2018 Shanghahi summit between the two countries’ presidents. Under the MoU, between three to five joint research projects amounting to $50,000 in […]

In a surprising turn of events, Finnish company HMD Global somewhat confirmed that the Nokia X5 won’t remain a China exclusive for too long. It’s true that before the smartphone was officially unveiled earlier this week, rumors claimed it could be launched globally as Nokia 5.1 Plus. HMD’s Juho Sarvikas recently replied to a Nokia fan that the X5 won’t […]

In a comment for CNET, Google stated that Fuchsia is “one of many experimental open-source projects,” developed at the company. There was no comment on the possibility of the new OS replacing Android. There have been persistent rumors surrounding Google’s Fuchsia OS. The claims originally were that the OS was planned to replace Android. Then, it was going […]

Facebook on Wednesday built on its campaign to prevent the platform from being used to spread dangerous misinformation, saying it will remove bogus posts likely to spark violence. The new tactic being spread through the global social network was tested in Sri Lanka, which was recently rocked by inter-religious over false information posted on the […]

Apple may prevent you from swapping out some of its own apps for your preferred defaults, but you can at least get your choices within easy reach. Q. My iPhone opens up web pages in Safari. Is there a way to change the default browser to Chrome? A. The current version of the iOS software uses Apple’s Safari browserand does […]

The EU hit Google with its biggest ever fine Wednesday, imposing a 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) penalty on the US tech giant for illegally abusing the dominance of its operating system for mobile devices. Brussels accused Google of using the Android system’s near-stranglehold on smartphones and tablets to promote the use of its own […]

Researchers have developed a new fabrication method that makes tiny, thin-film electronic circuits peelable from a surface. The technique not only eliminates several manufacturing steps and the associated costs, but also allows any object to sense its environment or be controlled through the application of a high-tech sticker. Billions of objects ranging from smartphones and […]

Along a quiet residential street on the outer edges of Beijing, a yellow and black cube about the size of a small washing machine trundles leisurely to its destination. This “little yellow horse” is an autonomous delivery robot, ferrying daily essentials like drinks, fruit and snacks from the local store to the residents of the […]

Microsoft Inspire is taking place this week in Las Vegas, and a huge number of my personal friends and I were prebriefed on what the big announcements would be. Strangely, the embargo on the news lifted last week, so I’m not going to get in trouble for sharing some of the revelations. There are a number […]

A new feature in iOS 11.4.1, which Apple released earlier this week, is designed to protect against unwanted intrusions through the iPhone’s Lightning Port. However, the protection may be weak at best. The feature, called “USB Restricted Mode,” disables data transfer through the Lightning Port after an hour of inactivity. A password-protected iOS device that […]