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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 review

Samsung makes good smartwatches. The fact tends to get lost in discussions about a category that’s traditionally been so dominated by a single player. Things have shifted a bit of late, globally. Appl

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Apple watchOS 7 preview

Of the big three Apple operating systems, watchOS arguably gets the least love. That goes double in a year that sees macOS getting its biggest overhaul in recent memory. On the whole, the Apple Watch

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Google Maps comes to Apple’s watchOS and CarPlay dashboard

Google Maps is now also available on the Apple Watch so you can get your walking, biking and driving directions right on your wrist.Don’t expect to get a full-blown Maps app on your wrist, thoug

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India's COVID-19 cases surpass 2.1 mln, deaths rise to 43,379

A health worker collects swab samples from a resident for COVID-19 tests in Delhi, India, Aug. 4, 2020. (Photo by Partha Sarkar/Xinhua)A total of 64,399 new cases were

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The bezel is back for Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3

The rotating bezel has always felt like Samsung’s secret weapon in the smartwatch battle. It is, without question, the best input device. No one, not even Apple’s crown, comes close. For that reason,

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Google's bid for Fitbit investigated by EU amid fears over health data

Regulators are worried the deal may give Google an advantage over rivals by having access to data from Fitbit's fitness trackers.

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The hype, haplessness and hope of haptics in the COVID-19 era

In March, Brooklynite Jeremy Cohen achieved minor internet fame when he launched an elaborate scheme to court Tori Cignarella, a cute stranger living in a nearby building.After spotting Cignarella acr

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What to expect from tech’s historic antitrust showdown with Congress

Chief executives from four of the world’s most powerful companies will defend the vast empires they’ve built in testimony before Congress on Wednesday.In a hearing held by the House’

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Children jump from high-rise block into onlookers' arms to escape fire

00:32 Two young brothers managed to escape from an apartment fire in the southeastern French city of Grenoble on Tuesday, when they dropped 10 meters from a window into the arms of onl

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Samsung will introduce five new devices at its upcoming Galaxy Note event

August 5 is Samsung’s turn to enter the uncanny valley of live virtual product launches. As the company prepares to take the stage in its native South Korea to launch the Galaxy Note S20. The company’

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Two different apps, two different applications of the rules

Editor's note:Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication expert, lecturer-scholar at the United States International University-Africa, author and international affairs columnist. The article

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Violin-manufacturing reverberates improved livelihood

Cui Fachen works on a violin at his home in Xingtai, North China's Hebei province on July 1, 2020. The 61-year-old farmer has been making violins for 36 years. [Photo/Xinhua] Zhang Tingting, a

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The top 4 centers of the 1990s – Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal #34 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks in the game against the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, 2004. /VCG When the Los Angeles Lakers knocked out t

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This material can heal itself when cut

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Tokyo are showcasing a new composite material with self-healing properties that take cues from lizard tails and starfish arms. MWCNTs-PBS — a compos

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UK femtech startup Astinno, which is working on a wearable to combat hot flushes, picks up grant worth $450k

London-based femtech hardware startup Astinno has picked up an Innovate UK grant worth £360k ($450k) to fund further testing of a wearable it’s developing for women experiencing a perimenopause

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Smartwatch shipments grew during the first quarter of 2020, with Apple Watch still in first place

Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research fi

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Shaolin Dharma Sword

05:31 Why do we practice the sword?To find direction and keep our thoughts focused. Only by concentrating your mind on the sword, can you cultivate its essence.This is