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Third-party sellers in Germany no longer have to agree to “price parity” clause. Germany’s antitrust regulation authority announced earlier this week that it is dropping an inquiry into Amazon’s pricing tactics, after the retailer abandoned a contentious pricing policy. In th
A $500 “nano-camera” that can operate at the speed of light has been developed by researchers in the MIT Media Lab. The three-dimensional camera, which was presented last week at Siggraph Asia in Hong Kong, could be used in medical imaging and collision-avoidance detectors for cars, and
The National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board has deemed small robots a high-acquisition priority for bomb squads throughout the country. However, despite the necessity for bomb squad robots, police squads across the country simply don’t have the money to acquire any. Police squads across
Syme is a new privacy-centered social network that encrypts all of its users’ content so that only people invited to a group can view it. The social network was created by three students at the McGill University in Montreal and has been completely self-funded. With the look of Google Plus and
Apptricity, the maker of logistics software that is used to track down the location of soldiers as well as shipments in critical missions, is claiming that the U.S. Government has unlawfully installed the software on 93 servers and approximately 9,000 devices. The company has lost an estimated $224
The news comes not long after leaked documents showed the NSA was bugging and spying EU offices around the world. But the U.S. agency can likely be ruled out as a suspect in this latest hack, following reports from German media. The European Parliament has shut down its public Wi-Fi network in Stras
Sixteen to 24-year-olds are known as the super-connected generation, obsessed with snapping selfies or downloading the latest mobile apps, so it comes as a surprise to learn that 62% prefer print books to ebooks. Given what digital media options have done to CDs and newspapers, you probably assumed
A new study has shown that the monthly Wi-Fi and data consumption for people who use large screen phones is actually higher compared to those using smaller devices. According to the numbers, owners with devices whose screen sizes are 4.5” or larger use 7.2GB of data per month on average, which is ab
Since EA released Battlefield 4 there have been countless bugs and issues that have plagued the game. EA has been receiving a never-ending storm of complaints from players. EA’s VP acknowledged this in an interview and admitted that the company’s games need better bug testing . It has been ano
Video game console generations have usually lasted about 5-6 years in the past but this last generation of consoles managed to last 7-8 years before the next generation came in. However, according to the EA Studios executive vice president, this current generation will only last about 5-6 years. The
An experimental device is letting paralyzed people drive wheelchairs simply by flicking their tongue in the right direction. Users have their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewelry and acts like a joystick, in the hope that it will offer them more mobility and independence. Getti
ZTE, a Chinese manufacturer, announced earlier this year that it would be entering the smartwatch market. It is believed that the ZTE smartwatch will be able to make phone calls as it will be able to house a micro-SIM card inside. A couple of weeks ago it was rumored that Chinese manufacturer ZTE is
