Technology

Risky behaviour starts young on web, survey finds

SYDNEY, May 23 — Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five “tweens” admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know.

The report “Tweens, Teens and Technology” by online security company McAfee ... Read More

Chinese inventor Tao Xiangli modifies the circuits of his self-made robot at his house in Beijing, May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic

Chinese inventor Tao Xiangli modifies the circuits of his self-made robot at his house in Beijing, May 19, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Samsung developing smartphone fingerprint scanners?

SEOUL, May 23 — Samsung could be following Apple’s lead and testing biometric technology for future handsets.SamMobile, reputed for its Samsung insider knowledge, has published a set of leaked files that detail a firmware build for Samsung’s Galaxy S3 which incorporate fingerprint scanning ... Read More

Apple slips but still retains smartphone satisfaction crown

LOS ANGELES, May 22 – The iPhone still scores the highest consumer satisfaction marks but Motorola, Samsung and Nokia are slowly closing the gap.The latest American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report reveals that overall levels of satisfaction towards smartphones has improved by 2.7 per cent ... Read More

Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up

REDMOND, May 22 — Microsoft Corp unveiled the “Xbox One” yesterday, its first new gaming console in eight years, and its strongest push so far to dominate consumers’ living rooms with an array of exclusive media content.The Xbox One took four years to develop and will be the launchpad for a “Halo” ... Read More

Canon beats Nikon in accidental damage tests

NEW YORK, May 22 — Just as an argument has raged for the best part of 30 years between Windows and Mac users as to which operating system is the best, a similar tribal war has raged between professional (and talented amateur) photographers as to whether Nikon or Canon rules the SLR and latterly ... Read More