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Wishful thinking, maybe, but according to a recent survey there's broad support for voice technology over tactile interfaces.
Crowd innovation can be used for algorithms and artificial intelligence to offset a shortage of radiation oncologists for lung cancer, say researchers.
The introduction of a unified point of access to government information is expected save millions of reais a year and simplify service provision to citizens.
Facebook is building its own AI-powered voice assistant to go with its new and future hardware.
LG will help develop robots that will be trialled at CJ Foodville restaurants later this year.
The universities have announced that its engineers have demonstrated the theoretical work of physicists.
Smart cities are expected to streamline communications, improve the lives of citizens, and save energy and money. This ebook offers a comprehensive look at how and where smart city technologies are working—and...
Master of viral hits, Boston Dynamics puts its own twist on a team of sled dogs.
The TechD program aims to get universities, large companies and startups developing scalable and internationally attractive projects in areas such as healthcare and Internet of Things.
A team of experts has been deployed in the hunt for the lunar library.
It is touted by Singtel and the National University of Singapore as a new technique for securing information in a quantum world.
Qualcomm will provide ‘matchmaking’ for governments, municipalities, and enterprises with hardware, software, cloud, design, and manufacturing providers under its new Smart Cities Accelerator Program.
AI for Earth aims to support the use of tech in the areas of climate change, agriculture, biodiversity, and water.
New report makes the case for welcoming chief risk officers to the C-suite.
Staff with the right skills could be in short supply post-Brexit, say CIOs who are already finding talented staff in short supply.
The heart has cells, blood vessels, ventricles, and chambers.
All it takes is a single click to carry out a whole raft of basic maintenance tasks on your Mac with the new and updated CleanMyMac X. Updated to include a handy new feature called Space Lens.
From Ansible to Vagrant, we take a look at 23 coding and DevOps tools with curious origin stories and strange-sounding names. Want to know the etymology of your favorite software? Browse this.
Facts and figures from the past month in technology news.
The tech history books are littered with the corpses of products that died on the vine. But there's a special sort of gadget or technology that on the face of it looks like it has what it takes to take the world by storm, only to fall flat on its face.
If you have a 3D printer and some green filament, now is the time to get printing. Here is a series of great (and wacky) 3D prints you can download and produce. Just follow the rainbow.
Looking to ditch your cable package? Here are the absolute best alternatives -- whether you want to watch specific shows and movies on demand, stream live TV, or get access to archived libraries from specific networks.
Many tech products are introduced with great fanfare and excitement. Customers flock to buy them, even sometimes standing in line for hours. But some products, and in particular, features, just don't inspire the same kind of buzz. In this gallery, we'll look at a bunch of features that inspired more "why" than "wow," but proved to be beloved by ZDNet's contributors and editors.
Between all the 5G devices and foldable phones, it might seem like nearly everything announced at MWC 2019 is too futuristic to purchase soon. In reality, many of these new gadgets are already available to pre-order or will launch later this year. Here's the best tech we've spotted on the show floor that's releasing in 2019.
Samsung gave its foldable phone an official name and revealed when you can buy it. (Warning: It isn't cheap.)
Here is Samsung's latest flagship range, in all its glory.
It's no fun when lovers play mind games, but there's no shortage of ways to celebrate one's love of old video games, not to mention other tech products carrying brands that once flamed out
With Valentine's Day around the corner, ZDNet's contributors and editors were reminded of all the technology they were infatuated with, either in their past or present, as well as anything that might've left them bitter and broken-hearted.
If your partner or friend is tech-obsessed, we've rounded some cool items we think they'll love this Valentine's Day.
Crowdfunding offers products such as smartwatches, smartphone accessories, and smart printers. Backing them, however, may not always be a smart move. Whether it be to malice, or incompetence on the part of creators, gadget lust is simply sometimes unrequited.
The 20th century Earthlings who first tuned into the "Star Trek" television series in 1966 would certainly be amazed at how much science fiction is now science fact.
TechRepublic's Karen Roby asks ZDNet's Steve Ranger his opinion on the decline of tablets while smart speakers steadily climb in popularity. Read more: https://zd.net/2vbfAPk
Kathy Klotz-Guest, speaker, author, and business comedian, tells Tonya Hall about the importance of ensuring and checking for bias in algorithms.
ZDNet's Tonya Hall talks to Annie Harper Drake, founder at Equal Reality, about ways to reach more trainees through VR than with traditional training methods.
TechRepublic's Karen Roby and ZDNet's Greg Nichols talk about a recent survey that finds a surprising number of consumers believe that keyboards are on a downward spiral and voice technology is looking to claim its spot.
Tablet sales are in gradual decline as smart speakers continue to rocket ahead, according to analyst predictions.
Google will give open-source data vendors that offer their software on Google Cloud a share of the proceeds. It's a good move, and a good thing. But there's more than meets the eye here. Read more: https://zd.net/2XjJ5KJ
FLIR identified drones as a platform pairing for its sensing technology. Now it's going shopping. Read more: https://zd.net/2Dg0a0w
Marcy Boyle, CEO at Hot Bit VR, talks with Tonya Hall about the improvements to VR shopping, along with the benefits that 5G and new headsets will bring.
A new 'Brextension' delays the UK leaving the European Union until October. But the continued uncertainty around Brexit is leaving many in the technology industry confused, frustrated - and losing out on business.
Diane Wang, lead user experience designer for AR/VR at Google, tells Tonya Hall about the process and benefits of transforming AR/VR to a multi-user experience.
After a recent blunder regarding the AirPower wireless charger, ZDNet's Adrian Kingsley-Hughes talks with TechRepublic's Karen Roby about the level that Apple consumers trust the tech giant. Read more: https://zd.net/2D9uB8P
It uses laptops to collect data on students' hand gestures, eye movements through webcams, as well as mouse, keyboard, and digital pen movements to better understand the link between behaviour patterns and learning outcomes.
The pair will focus on STEM education, space-related R&D, as well as other areas that are expected to grow the Australian space sector.
Construction of the Defence High Performance Computing Centre will begin later this year.
Every image of a black hole you've seen was just an illustration. Until now. The Event Horizon Telescope captures one of the most powerful objects in existence. And basically, it's the Eye of Sauron.
The Lenovo M57 eco is a small form-factor desktop that is promoted by the company as energy efficient. We found it to be a capable and powerful office performer for its size, but with limited upgrade options.
Western digital has released a range of hard drives purporting to save up to 40 percent in power consumption over comparable drives. We found the drives not only lived up to promised efficiency, but also were competitively priced.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is the best tool available for dictating text and commanding a Web browser by voice, despite the gradual adjustments needed to conform to your personal manner of speaking.
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