Sony decides a change will do it good, appoints new mobile chief as sales shrink

Sony has appointed Hiroki Totoki as its new head of mobile, in the face of shrinking sales and further lowered expectations, a move it hopes will reinvigorate the struggling division.

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Hungary's internet tax axed after public protests

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How your phone can help ward off the flu

Stay ahead of flu season this year and monitor the virus from the safe distance of your smartphone or computer screen. In this Tech Minute, CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on a handful of mobile apps and websites to help protect yourself against this seasonal bug.

















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Este collar es una proyección interactiva sobre el cuello de la modelo

Neclumi se define como «un futuro probable para la joyería». Su primer prototipo consiste en un collar de luz interactivo. Esto es, en lugar de llevar puesto un collar físico de verdad se recurre a un proyector diminuto —un picoproyector casi invisible, colocado en el cuello de la camisa— que proyecta el diseño de un collar sobre la piel.

Estas joyas de luz no son muy visibles en cuanto hay un poco de luz ambiente, al menos por ahora, pero exploran el uso de los wearables como elementos asociados a la moda más que a la tecnología, siendo una combinación de ambas cosas: desde el teléfono móvil se puede elegir y cambiar el diseño y estilo del collar proyectado cuya imagen además se mueve en consonacia con los movimientos de la persona a partir de los datos obtenidos del podómetro y de los sensores de movimientos del teléfono.

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How to Make People Feel Comfortable In Front of a Camera (With Science)

Many people, even those who are usually confident and outgoing, can shrink into themselves in front of a camera. In this video, headshot photographer Peter Hurley teams up with psychologist Anna Rowley to explain how you can overcome that problem.

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Stay in and scream with 15 horror movies you can stream

There's more than enough scary films available online for your Halloween movie marathon, and here are 15 you might want to watch this year.

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Protesters celebrate after Hungary puts internet tax on ice

The Hungarian ruling party has removed a planned levy on internet traffic from its proposed budget.



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Soundlazer reveals second generation parametric speaker

The creator of the pocket-sized Soundlazer directional speaker has revealed a more cost effective way for sonic scientists to get up to all sorts of narrow beam larks with friends. The new Snap does away with the funky red aluminum outer casing and ditches the complex digital signal processing in favor of a simple snap-together frame, board and ultrasonic transducers... Continue Reading Soundlazer reveals second generation parametric speaker



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Google Calendar for the web now lets you plan a schedule more quickly

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UK's new £97 million weather supercomputer will give street-by-street forecasts

The UK's obsession with the weather has just been stepped up a gear. The Met Office has announced that it will begin using a new supercomputer enabling highly detailed forecasts. The Cray XC40TM will cost £97 million (US$156 million) and is aimed at making the UK a world leader in weather and climate science... Continue Reading UK's new £97 million weather supercomputer will give street-by-street forecasts



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Android co-founder Andy Rubin to leave Google, Web giant confirms

The man who helped bring Android into being before going on to lead Google's push into robotics is leaving the Web giant. Andy Rubin will reportedly set up an incubator for startups developing technology hardware products.

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Final assembly of Orion spacecraft completed

NASA and Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday that they have completed final assembly and testing of the Orion spacecraft, which is designed to carry NASA astronauts on deep space missions. This clears the way for the first test flight in December as NASA prepares to re-enter the manned spaceflight business... Continue Reading Final assembly of Orion spacecraft completed



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The Bluetooth Shower Speaker: Shower Yourself In High-Quality Sound

Belting out your favorite track in the shower is definitely a highlight of the morning. No, it’s not necessarily all that tuneful…but that’s only because there’s no backing track, of course. The fix for that is something like the Bluetooth Shower Speaker from TRNDLabs, which is fully water-resistant, and is currently on sale at a 60% discount... Continue Reading The Bluetooth Shower Speaker: Shower Yourself In High-Quality Sound



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What's next for Microsoft's private cloud?

Microsoft's Azure team is moving toward remaking the private cloud part of Azure so that it is more 'microservice oriented,' says Mark Russinovich, the Azure Chief Technology Officer.



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Seat time in Chevy's impressively redesigned flagship – the 2015 Impala LTZ

The long-tailed classic that is Chevrolet’s Impala has gone through many iterations since it was introduced in the late 1950s – some good, some excessively bland. The redesigned 2015 Impala LTZ is in the former camp and after 10 days of driving I was pleasantly surprised at how well Chevy has executed the overall package. .. Continue Reading Seat time in Chevy's impressively redesigned flagship – the 2015 Impala LTZ



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Laser-propulsion could give space rockets a serious boost

Russian scientists have proposed a novel way to accelerate a spaceship while in flight – firing a ground-based laser up its backside. The new technique uses a plasma flow caused by laser ablation to increase the exhaust efficiency of a traditional rocket propulsion system, and could theoretically accelerate an aircraft beyond Mach 10. .. Continue Reading Laser-propulsion could give space rockets a serious boost



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Sandia drops nuclear warhead ... in the name of safety

Dropping a nuclear warhead may not seem like a particularly bright idea, but earlier this year Sandia National Laboratories did just that. As part of the US government’s Life Extension Program (LEP) for its nuclear arsenal, the inert W88 ALT 370 warhead was dropped from a crane in New Mexico onto a slab of concrete to test the updated design’s safety. .. Continue Reading Sandia drops nuclear warhead ... in the name of safety



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BMW's V8-powered X5 M and X6 M will get the kids to school on time

Set to debut at next month's LA auto show, BMW's new X5 M and X6 M both powered by a 4.4-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 engine that produces 423 kW (575 hp) between 6,000 and 6,500 rpm. The engine also produces 750 Nm (553 ft lb) of torque from just 2,200 rpm, which is 70 Nm more than BMW’s previous generation of SUVs produced... Continue Reading BMW's V8-powered X5 M and X6 M will get the kids to school on time



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Slim, stylish and ready to take super selfies, Samsung’s Galaxy A3 and A5 phones are here

Now Samsung has got the hang of premium style phones, it can't stop making them. The new Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 have super slim, metal unibodies, and large Super AMOLED touchscreens. Aimed at the young and hip, selfies can be taken with either the front or rear camera.

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ScanEagle 2 UAV prepares for takeoff

Since its first flight in June 2002 and introduction to the US Navy in 2005, the ScanEagle UAV developed by Boeing subsidiary Insitu has received a steady stream of improvements, including a short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and clocked up over 800,000 combat flight hours over land and sea. Now Insitu has announced the next generation of the platform in the form of the ScanEagle 2... Continue Reading ScanEagle 2 UAV prepares for takeoff



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Concept One: Floating the idea of a semi-amphibious vehicle

A city car with a semi-amphibious ability sounds like a bit of a misnomer, but for the residents of Bangkok in recent years, it could have been a true lifesaver. Created by a small Japanese company called FOMM (First One Mile Mobility), the Concept One vehicle is designed for Thailand's high flood risk areas. Gizmag has been following Concept One's progress since it was announced earlier this year and we were recently invited to take a closer look... Continue Reading Concept One: Floating the idea of a semi-amphibious vehicle



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3D printed titanium heel helps cancer patient find his feet

Slowly but surely, 3D printing is working its way through the human anatomy, replacing infected jaws, cancerous vertebrae and deformed hips in a procession of world-first medical treatments. The latest body part to be ticked off the list is the heel, putting a 71-year-old cancer patient who was facing an amputation below the knee back on his feet. .. Continue Reading 3D printed titanium heel helps cancer patient find his feet



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DARPA circuit smashes electronic speed record

Getting into the Guinness Book of World Records isn't just about who can eat the most hotdogs or fly a paper airplane the highest. Sometimes it involves technological breakthroughs with huge potential. Guinness has handed DARPA’s Terahertz Electronics program the award for the fastest solid-state amplifier integrated circuit. Developed by Northrop Grumman, the Terahertz Monolithic Integrated Circuit (TMIC) is a ten-stage common-source amplifier that cranks speeds of one terahertz (10¹² Hz), or one trillion cycles per second... Continue Reading DARPA circuit smashes electronic speed record



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