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Researchers have developed a tiny wireless camera that is light enough to be carried by live beetles. The team at the University of Washington in the US drew inspiration from the insects to create its low-powered camera system. It's beetle-cam can stream up to five frames per second of low-resolution, black and white footage to a nearby…

The industry-standard organization JEDEC, which is developing standards for the microelectronic industry, has approved the final specification of DDR5 RAM (Double Data Rate 5). The new standard for DRAM, widely used in consumer electronics, has received the internal designation JESD79-5 . Recall that, JEDEC announced DDR5 back in 2017 . That…

A year after the pre-alpha version appeared on the Internet, Microsoft Flight Simulator is almost on the market. The simulator will be released for sale on August 18th for PC. In addition, the game will be part of the Xbox Game Pass monthly subscription (PC version). This game will be one of the best flight simulators, at the graphic level…

After devoting several years to its research and standardization, Fraunhofer HHI (together with partners from industry including Apple, Ericsson, Intel, Huawei, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Sony) is celebrating the release and official adoption of the new global video coding standard H.266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC). This new standard offers…

Sony investors have given their stamp of approval for the longtime electronics maker to embrace a new, broader identity with its first renaming in more than six decades. Shareholders approved at Friday's annual meeting a proposal to change the name to Sony Group, effective April 2021. The old Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo was renamed to the…

Microsoft has published two images showing a modified view of the Start menu. The tiles of the start menu no longer have different colors, but adapt to the light theme. Microsoft published on Facebook through its Office 365 account the new images of it's redesigned sleeker Windows 10 Start Menu. The company did not mention anything about the…

Microsoft today introduced a mobile version of its proprietary antivirus Defender. The application is still under testing and can only be tried by owners of Android devices that have a corporate Microsoft 365 account . The antivirus will be released on iOS some time later in 2020. Microsoft Defender mobile version can scan your smartphone…

In Japan, the supercomputer Fugaku has been put into early use. The computer with ARM architecture on board is the fastest in the world and knocks IBM off the throne developed jointly by RIKEN and Fujitsu Limited . A long-awaited supercomputer called Fugaku, installed in the city of Kobe by the government-sponsored Riken Institute, took…

Since 2010, Apple has been making its own processors for the iPhone and iPad. Now, during WWDC 2020, Apple has announced that it will also be making its own chips for the Mac. Fifteen years ago, the switch from so-called PowerPC processors to Intel processors was announced. Apple states that such a move is once again necessary as Intel…

Introducing watch face sharing, sleep tracking, and automatic handwashing detection Apple today previewed watchOS 7, delivering enhanced customization tools and powerful new health and fitness features to the world’s most advanced smartwatch. Personalization is taken to an entirely new level with shareable and discoverable watch face…

Made-for-iPad app designs, streamlined system interactions with compact UIs for Siri, Search, and calls, powerful new handwriting features with Apple Pencil, and more Apple today previewed iPadOS 14, with new features and designs that take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad and its large Multi-Touch display. iPadOS 14 introduces an…

macOS Big Sur includes the biggest Safari update ever and powerful enhancements to Messages, Maps, and privacy Apple today previewed macOS Big Sur, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. macOS Big Sur introduces a beautiful redesign that is entirely new yet instantly familiar. Safari is packed with new…

Adobe Systems has said that it plans to phase out its Flash Player plug-in by the end of 2020. In 1996, a technology was born that changed the way we used the internet. Flash enabled animations, interactivity and rich video on what a largely static web but also let developers create annoying animated advertisements. The technology was…

According to Meticulous Research, a company dedicated to analysis, the global market for agricultural drones is expected to reach US $ 5.19 billion in 2025, obtaining a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 31.1% from 2019 onwards. The reason for this, according to analysts, is due to the increased financing of enterprises for the development…

BUSINESSES IN THE U.S. CAN NOW PURCHASE SPOT THROUGH THE BOSTON DYNAMICS WEBSITE Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, today debuted sales for Spot, the agile robot that climbs stairs and traverses rough terrain with ease. This launch marks the first time that businesses can purchase a Boston Dynamics robot, and represents…

The distrust with regard to security and privacy, of everything that is Chinese has always existed. Many times it's just conspiracies and rumors, but with COVID-19 the world has become even more suspicious. An Indian startup recently created an app so that users can remove all Chinese apps from their smartphone. The idea is radical, but the…