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Privacy, once hidden topic, gets attention at CES tech show

By RACHEL LERMAN and JOSEPH PISANI Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Once a hidden and under-the-radar topic, privacy got more attention at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week. Startups now volunteer information about how they’re securing your data and protecting your privacy when you use their heart rate monitor or cuddly […]

CES Gadgets - What’s hot in 2020!

The annual tech conference is the ideal environment for big names and startups to showcase their new creations and services for the year ahead. This year’s CES conference saw a surge in streaming services and surveillance technologies. SHARE THE AIR Uber and Hyundai are joining forces to build a fleet of flying taxis. Uber have […]

Smart Home Connectivity

Global tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance have created a working group that intends to develop and promote smart home products in an attempt to increase connectivity and compatibility among devices in the home. Other tech and home companies such as IKEA, Legrand and Samsung SmartThings, are also on board to contribute […]

The MENA Mobile Economy

The contribution of the mobile economy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, is expected to reach just over 220 billion USD by 2023, as countries increasingly benefit from the improvements in both productivity and efficiency, as a result of increased utilisation and take-up of mobile services. Last year, mobile communication technologies and […]

Motorola razr flips for its futuristic foldable phone

NEW YORK (AP) — Motorola razr is bracing for the future by returning to the past. The company is adapting its historical flip-phone design for a smartphone with a foldable screen. Samsung, Huawei and others have phones that fold like a book and offer a double-sized display when unfolded. Motorola razr phone, on the other […]

Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after US ban

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its first folding smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington. The Mate X, which unfolds to 14.6 centimeters (5.8 inches) wide, went on sale Friday on Huawei’s online store in China priced at 16,999 […]

One big step: Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Google, the company that helped make it fun to just sit around surfing the web, is jumping into the fitness-tracker business with both feet, buying Fitbit for about $2.1 billion. The deal could put Google in direct competition with Apple and Samsung in the highly competitive market for smartwatches […]