2017-08-21 New Battery-Free Cellphone Is Powered by Radio Signals
Researchers have built a cellphone that does not need batteries. They say the phone can send and receive calls using…
2017-08-18 Social Media Used to Identify Charlottesville Protesters
People are turning to social media to identify white supremacists who attended last weekend’s violent protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. The…
2017-08-17 Facebook Offers New Video Service
Last week, Facebook announced its newest service: Facebook Watch, which lets you watch original videos on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, founder…
2017-08-10 US City Bans Texting while Walking
Parents usually teach their children how to cross the street safely, by looking both ways for cars. But do they…
2017-08-09 Google Fires Engineer Who Wrote Anti-Diversity Memo
Google has dismissed a male engineer who suggested that biological differences prevent women from progressing the same as men in…
2017-08-05 People Work, Make Connections at Silicon Valley Café
Coupa Café is a restaurant where, over the years, Apple’s Steve Jobs, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sergey Brin have…
2017-08-03 US Company Is Putting Microchips in Its Employees
Technology offers conveniences such as opening the garage door from your car or changing the television station without touching the…
2017-07-28 Kenyan Girls Develop App to End FGM
Five Kenyan schoolgirls have developed an app to help women and girls end female genital mutilation (FGM). The girls will…
2017-07-27 11 Apps to Help People Eat Healthy and Stay Fit
Eating healthy and staying fit can be difficult. You may want to eat tasty food that is easy to prepare.…
2017-07-21 5 Driverless Robots for Transporting Food and More
One of the latest trends in technology is the creation of personal robots to help people with day-to-day activities. Some…
2017-07-20 New App Helps Blind People Know the World Around Them
One of the best uses of technology is to make life easier. A new product from Microsoft Corporation can do…
2017-07-13 Why You Should Avoid Public USB Charging Areas
Your telephone is running low on power while you wait to fly out of an airport. Other people have connected…
2017-07-07 Volvo to Go All Electric by 2019
Volvo says all its new vehicles starting in 2019 will have electric motors. The Chinese-owned company is the first major…
2017-07-06 Tips for Using Google Maps When You Travel
Traveling somewhere new can bring exciting adventures. But it can also bring unwelcome surprises. The difference between the two may…
2017-07-05 Trying to Make High-Tech, Low-Cost Farming a Reality
Researchers are hoping to bring technology to small farms in developing countries. Ranveer Chandra works for Microsoft Corporation, the American…