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Bigger in some ways, smaller in others You probably don't need me to tell you that Apple made its Watches bigger this year: we're looking at 40mm and 44mm bodies, up from the classic 38mm and 42mm. What has really stuck with me so far is…

Why it matters: While Amazon has ruled the e-tailer business for the past few years, physical stores represent a considerable investment which Jeff Bezos is willing to undertake for longer-term profitability. Amazon is set to get into the…

One of the most interesting things in August (there were a lot) was that a company in China invested the best part of 400 million RMB / $60 million USD in a custom processor for its upcoming console and PC hybrid system. This processor…

While it was roughly 2 years from Maxwell 2 to Pascal, the journey to Turing has felt much longer despite a similar 2 year gap. There’s some truth to the feeling: looking at the past couple years, there’s been basically every other possible…

Siemens Mobility opened up its first digital rail maintenance center and is using 3D printing to manufacture parts, reduce inventory and get trains running faster. The rail center--the Siemens Mobility RRX Rail Service Center. Located in…

Why it matters: Newegg is the latest online retailer to be targeted by Magecart, the data hacking group that also struck British Airways and Ticketmaster. Odds are, it probably won't be the last, either. Computer hardware and electronics…

The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) is taking emergency action against cryptocurrency scammers, peddling fake endorsements and posing as well-established blockchain services. In a statement from yesterday, TSSB Commissioner Travis J.…

Image: Supplied Customers of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) can now ditch their plastic bank cards, with a few thousand of ANZ ATMs now accepting cash withdrawal via smartphones and smartwatches. The cash withdrawal…

Wow: Matt Denton, an engineer from Hampshire, UK has built a record-breaking hexapod (six legs) robot called "Mantis." The ridable contraption measures 2.8m x 5m and weighs nearly two tons. The mech made it into the Guinness Book of World…

Digital cameras and camcorders employ memory cards (flash-based removable media) for storage of captured content. There are different varieties of memory cards catering to various performance levels. CompactFlash (CF) became popular in the…