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Toyota beats Tesla to become the first company to develop electric car with solid-state battery; plans to unveil game-changing EV prototype in 2021
Nickie Louise Posted On December 21, 2020


The search for the holy grail of batteries has been going on for over a decade. The electric vehicle (EV) industry is betting that solid-state batteries (SSB) will be a revolution in energy storage. Now, it seems Toyota has finally solved the […]


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Gadgets  / Hardware  / Technology News
Holiday tech spending by the numbers: Americans spent an estimated $135 billion on tech during the 2020 holiday season
Nickie Louise Posted On December 3, 2020


In 2019, consumers worldwide spent $1.7 trillion on technology, according to an estimate from IDC The research firm predicted that purchases of traditional and emerging tech will hit $2.06 trillion in 2023. Tech spending slowed this year due to the coronavirus […]


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Drones  / Featured  / Hardware  / Space  / Tech Startup News  / Tech Startups  / Technology News  / Transportation
NASA taps WiBotic, Astrobotic, Bosch and UW to develop wireless charging for lunar robots
Nickie Louise Posted On November 17, 2020


We covered WiBotic back in July when the Seattle-based tech startup partners with Ubiquity Robotics to offer wireless charging for Magni Robot. The partnership makes it possible for Magni users to program the robot to navigate to a charging station where […]


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Italian startup Vikey raises €800K in funding to enable guests to remotely self check-in into hotels and apartments directly from their smartphones
Nickie Louise Posted On November 12, 2020


We now live in a contactless world, thanks in part to coronavirus. Social distancing has become part of our daily lives. Gone are the days of sitting down in a restaurant and ordering meals. We now live in an era […]


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Featured  / Gadgets  / Gaming  / Hardware  / Technology News
Microsoft launches next-generation Xbox gaming consoles to take on Sony PlayStation 5
Nickie Louise Posted On November 10, 2020


Last month, we wrote about Xbox Series X, and Series S, a new set of home video game consoles developed by Microsoft. The two consoles were released on November 10, 2020, as the fourth generation of the Xbox console family, succeeding Xbox […]


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Hacking  / Hardware
Trump loses 19,958 votes and Biden gains 19,958 votes in just 40 seconds in PA, in a live election coverage on CNN
Nickie Louise Posted On November 8, 2020


How secure is the U.S. election voting system? Is it vulnerable to hacking? These are a few of the questions many Americans have been asking. During a CNN live election coverage on November 3, someone noticed something unusual in the […]


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Hardware  / Technology News
AMD to buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for $35 billion in its efforts to challenge Intel in the data center chip market
Nickie Louise Posted On October 27, 2020


In early October, we wrote about Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) after the Semiconductor designer was reportedly in advanced talks to buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for over $30 billion. This morning, AMD announced it would buy Xilinx in a $35 billion all-stock […]


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Acquisition  / Featured  / Hardware  / Technology News
SK Hynix is buying Intel’s NAND business for $9 billion in an all-cash deal that would propel the South Korean chipmaker to second in the global rankings
Nickie Louise Posted On October 20, 2020


Semiconductor giant Intel Corp has agreed to sell its NAND memory chip business to South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix for $9 billion in an all-cash deal. It is the biggest acquisition to date for SK Hynix and follows its $3.7 […]


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Gadgets  / Hardware  / Research  / Robotics  / Technology News
Meet Robot Police Officer, a traffic stop robot that writes you a speeding ticket and keeps everyone safe
Nickie Louise Posted On October 17, 2020


Every year, 16,915,140 drivers are pulled over in traffic, 195,078 motorists have physical force used on them, 4,488 officers are assaulted, 89 of those motorists die, and 11 of those officers die. With such dangerous interactions between people, maybe it’s […]


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Featured  / Hardware  / Technology News
Meet Bump, a new wearable device that warns people when they do not socially distance
Nickie Louise Posted On October 14, 2020


As coronavirus continues to take a toll on people around the world, a team of engineers at UK robotics startup Tharsus got together and came up with an idea to develop a social-distancing system that will give people the confidence they […]


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Hardware  / Technology News
Police use ShotSpotter technology to accurately pinpoint shooter’s gunfire from about 2 miles away
Nickie Louise Posted On October 12, 2020


Be careful of firing off illegal gunshots. Police across the country are showing their commitment to a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to illegal shooting. If you fire a shot, you will get caught. On October 5, a Columbia, South Carolina […]


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Acquisition  / Hardware  / Technology News
AMD is reportedly in advanced talks to buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for over $30 billion in a deal that could shake up the semiconductor industry
Nickie Louise Posted On October 9, 2020


Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is in advanced talks to buy rival chipmaker Xilinx in a deal that could be valued at more than $30 billion, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday night. Citing people familiar with the matter, WSJ said […]


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Hardware  / Technology News
U.S.’ largest cellphone providers Verizon, AT&T agreed to pay $127M in settlement for overcharging government customers
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2020


The nation’s largest cellphone providers Verizon and AT&T have agreed to pay a combined $127 million to settle lawsuits alleging that they overcharged government customers in  California and Nevada for wireless services over more than a decade. The lawsuit was originally filed […]


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Hardware  / Technology News
Tesla Model X’s anti-capsizing technology is safety engineering at its best. Model X becomes the first and only SUV to receive a perfect crash test rating (video)
Nickie Louise Posted On September 29, 2020


Tesla Model X becomes the first and the only SUV in history to get 5 stars in everything (including rollovers). Thanks to its anti-capsizing technology. Unlike regular SUVs that are known for having a high center of gravity causing them to […]


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Hardware  / Security  / Technology News
Federal intelligence agencies used “cell phone cloning attack” to intercept and spy on Antifa and BLM protesters’ communications, new report finds
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2020


Back in June, we wrote about how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) used open-source intelligence and Internet history to track down a protester who set cop cars on fire. At the time, the FBI tracked down a protester who set […]


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Cybersecurity  / Hacking  / Hardware  / Security  / Technology News
Security researchers uncovered a major data leak in the Microsoft Bing mobile app caused by Meow cyber attack, 6.5 terabyte of search data exposed
Nickie Louise Posted On September 28, 2020


Security researchers from WizCase have uncovered a major data leak in the Microsoft Bing mobile app, through an unsecured Elastic server. So far, there have been more than 10,000,000 downloads on Google Play alone, and millions of searches performed daily through […]


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Featured  / Hardware  / Launch  / Technology News
Amazon unveils an indoor flying drone that launches when its sensors detect a potential home break-in
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2020


Ever feel like you left the door unlocked, or forgot to turn off the stove? The new Amazon indoor flying drone might just be what you need. Amazon on Thursday unveils an indoor flying drone for recording security video in homes and car […]


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Hardware  / New Discovery  / Technology News
This $1 hearing aid could treat millions with hearing loss
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2020


As we get older, we lose our hearing. Hearing loss occurs when the tiny hair cells are damaged or die. However, unlike other cells in our body, the hair cells do not regrow, so most hearing loss caused by hair cell damage […]


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Featured  / Hardware  / Product Reviews  / Technology News
Amazon takes on Peloton with its new $499 connected Echelon Prime Bike. Is the Peloton $2000 bike still worth the money?
Nickie Louise Posted On September 22, 2020


Peloton is now under assault from multiple fronts. Last week, we wrote about Peloton after Apple unveiled a new Apple Fitness+ app that reportedly intends for its virtual classes to compete with Peloton and Nike in the virtual workout market. Unlike the Peloton […]


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Hardware  / Technology News
Forget about coronavirus, China’s air force just released a video showing a nuclear-capable H-6 bomber with a simulated attack on U.S. base on Guam
Nickie Louise Posted On September 21, 2020


China is a gift that keeps on giving. Late last year, a coronavirus outbreak started in Wuhan, China. Since then, about 1 million people worldwide have died from the deadly virus. The U.S. President called the deadly coronavirus a ‘very bad […]


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