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These AR glasses can tell you names and addresses of people you meet
Two students created augmented reality smart glasses that identify people they see, exposing the risks of mixing AI with facial recognition.
13 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM
Wellness
Can playing video games be good for your child? An expert’s view
9 Nov 2024 - 5:15PM
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Apps
What Google Maps’ new AI features are and how they will help you
2 Nov 2024 - 2:15PM
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Wellness
Have you heard about Apple AirPods Pro 2’s new hearing aid feature?
The AirPods’ ability to serve as hearing aids may help more people with hearing loss access the tools they need for better overall health.
30 Oct 2024 - 7:15PM
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved software from Apple that can turn AirPods Pro 2 into hearing aids. Photo: AP
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Fame and celebrity
Check world chess No 1 Magnus Carlsen’s next move, a chess app
Carlsen, the world’s top player, talks about getting older and his new app Take Take Take, which makes following chess games easier.
29 Oct 2024 - 7:15PM
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South Korea
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South Korean team designs ‘flying cart’ to overhaul shopping experience
The prototype can carry up to 3kg (7lbs), but larger payloads may be possible soon.
23 Oct 2024 - 4:01PM
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Artificial intelligence
Meta teams with Hollywood filmmakers to test its AI video generator
Movie Gen creates realistic video and audio clips, says Meta. The Purge maker Blumhouse Productions, Casey Affleck and others will test it.
18 Oct 2024 - 8:12PM
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Smartphones
Google releases mobile phone antitheft tool powered by AI, for Android 15
Google’s Theft Detection Lock can sense when a phone has been snatched, and owners can remotely lock the device to protect data.
17 Oct 2024 - 9:49AM
Google’s Theft Detection Lock, released with Android 15 can sense when a phone has been snatched, and owners can remotely lock their device. Photo: Reuters
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Social media
Australia plans teen social media ban, raising concerns about isolation
Experts warn a proposed age-based ban on social media access could reduce social support for vulnerable young people and is unrealistic.
17 Oct 2024 - 4:35AM
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American cinema
Director mocks Tesla’s Musk over sci-fi movie looks of Robovan, Optimus
Director of I, Robot film suggests Elon Musk copied its designs for Tesla’s Robovan autonomous bus, Cybercab and Optimus robot.
16 Oct 2024 - 2:42PM
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Xiaomi
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Xiaomi Mix Flip may be the best foldable flip phone money can buy
High-end hardware, flagship-level cameras and clever software make the Xiaomi Mix Flip possibly the best foldable flip-style phone currently.
1 Oct 2024 - 4:15PM
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Music
Samsung Music Frame or Ikea Symfonisk frame? A pros and cons breakdown
Is that a picture frame or a speaker? It is both. We break down options from Ikea and Samsung with big differences in shape and price.
1 Oct 2024 - 11:15AM
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Is that a picture frame or a speaker? It is both. We compare the Samsung Music Frame (left) and Ikea Symfonisk frame. Photo: Samsung/Ikea
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Smartphones
Review
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max: impressive video, but AI nothing special
iPhone 16 Pro Max has amazing mics and video recording; coming AI features are useful but lag other brands’ AI; hardware upgrades are minor.
19 Sep 2024 - 7:45AM
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Wellness
Apple set to disrupt hearing aids market with US approval for AirPods Pro 2
A software upgrade will turn the ear pieces into hearing aids that conduct hearing tests and will work with online audio and mobile phones.
29 Oct 2024 - 12:03PM
Entertainment
Asia travel
Why retro video game and console collectors are flocking to Japan
Fans of old video games, consoles and arcade machines are heading to Japan to snap up bargains and rarities. We talk to some avid collectors.
7 Sep 2024 - 5:15PM
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Social media
Want to be a social media star? Earn a bachelor’s degree in influencing
A university in Texas, in the US, has launched a degree for wannabe digital influencers – think photo editing, data analytics and more.
7 Sep 2024 - 4:36AM
Victoria Jameson (pictured) is a content creator and influencer who earns over US$100,000 a year. A Texas university is launching a bachelor’s degree in influencing so people can make a living from it like her. Photo: TNS
Gadgets
Conservation
Flying a microlight aircraft, human foster parents guide birds’ migration
Looking like a flying go-kart with a giant fan on the back, a microlight aircraft carries conservationists as they guide northern bald ibises on their winter migration from Austria to warmer climes.
31 Aug 2024 - 2:15PM
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American cinema
Barbie flip phone launches with retro styling, no social media access
The HMD Barbie Phone by HMD Global and Mattel cannot access Instagram, TikTok or any other apps, and has a keypad that lights up in the dark. Good for ‘the odd day of detox’, one analyst says.
28 Aug 2024 - 10:36AM
Big Tech
Apple
Apple to hold ‘Glowtime’ iPhone 16 launch event on September 9
The keynote’s biggest component will be the discussion of Apple Intelligence, a set of AI features coming to all new iPhone models.
27 Aug 2024 - 10:26AM
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Smartphones
Google shows practical uses for AI in new Pixel 9 smartphones
Pixel 9 phones can use AI in practical ways, from taking notes during phone calls to searching screenshots for information. Application of AI impresses tech analysts at launch event in California.
14 Aug 2024 - 11:47AM
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Google’s line-up of new Pixel 9 smartphones with enhanced AI features at their launch in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024. Photo: Kyodo
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Smartphones
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Xiaomi Mix Fold 4, the world’s thinnest foldable phone
With an 8,999 yuan price tag, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 is the new thinnest foldable phone, but our review finds it still packs impressive specs, including six Leica-branded cameras and a large battery.
8 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
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Photography
Pentax 17, its first film camera in 21 years, rides ‘nostalgic’ photo wave
The success of the new Pentax 17 film camera is part of a retro revival that has also benefited the Fujifilm Instax, as a growing number of young people take an interest in analogue photography.
25 Jul 2024 - 6:19PM
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Smartphones
Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 first look: Samsung bets on software
While Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 feature better hardware and design, it is in the software that the new foldable phones – priced US$100 more than last gen – look to challenge Chinese rivals.
10 Jul 2024 - 9:46PM
OPINION
Jason Wordie
Then & Now
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Why the telegraph was life-changing for Hong Kong, used to snail mail
21 Nov 2023 - 7:45AM
Fionnuala McHugh
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50 years of mobile phones, and I still haven’t bought a smart one
3 Apr 2023 - 10:03AM
Stephen McCarty
Opinion
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Keep e-scooters out of Hong Kong, it’s not ready. Just look at the drivers
11 Oct 2022 - 8:15AM
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Jason Wordie
Then & Now
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Brighter light: the illuminating story of pressure lamps across Asia
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Kevin Kwong
Opinion
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How I said goodbye to my BlackBerry after 14 years of keyboard addiction
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You can’t fault Hongkongers’ ingenuity, but logic isn’t their strong suit
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