The European Union has adopted new rules that should make it easier to repair your old household appliances in the future. The new Ecodesign Directive, which BBC News reports manufacturers will have to obey starting in 2021, will force firms to make spare parts available for up to a decade for common appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, and...
When it comes to the development of 5G network and compatible networking equipment, Chinese tech titan, Huawei comes out on top. While most countries in the world are still working to embrace 5G, which is deemed the next generation of mobile telecommunication, Huawei has already begun research on 6G claims company CEO, Ren Zhengfei.
According to the official translation of...
All residential buildings in the center of the capital will have been provided with broadband services as part of the Fiber to the Home project by Baku Telephone Communications LLC (Baktelecom) of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies by the end of the year.
Currently, AzEuroTel – communications operator of Baktelecom – is carrying out reconstruction work in...
The Third Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) with 145 years of history has completed its work in Geneva (Switzerland). The Congress was chaired by Director General of Turkey’s Post and Telegraph Organization, Chairman of the UPU Executive Board Kenan Bozgeyik.
The event was a particular importance for the future activities of the UPU. Thus, the main reason...
US researchers have developed an injectable implant that delivers multiple drugs to prevent and treat HIV and other conditions over long periods of time.
The device is the result of a seven-year collaboration between various departments of the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. It is comprised of three elements – an organic solvent, a polymer and...
The American company Apple has warned on Wednesday that its iOS 13 and iPadOS operating systems launched on September 19 have a critical error that affects third-party keyboard applications that use their iPhone, iPad and iPhone Touch.
These extensions can be executed independently, but the failure allows some to request permissions and obtain "full access" to applications such as spell...
Last year, Android (Go edition) launched with Pie, and Google today is detailing the latest version of its OS for entry-level smartphones with less than 1.5GB of RAM. Android 10 (Go edition) is “faster and more secure,” and coming this fall.
According to Google, apps now launch 10% faster in Android 10 (Go edition) compared to Pie’s low-power variant. Additionally,...
Facebook says it has reviewed millions of apps and suspended tens of thousands out of privacy concerns. The ongoing probe was launched in response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Facebook said Friday it has suspended "tens of thousands" of apps as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.
The apps were made by around 400 developers and have...
US-based PNC Bank is in the middle of a pilot project that aims to test out credit cards with constantly changing card verification values (or CVVs) to reduce online credit card fraud. The dynamic CVV is displayed on the back of such a card in e-ink and changes according to an algorithm supplied by Visa.
Credit card fraud has long...
Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without harming them.
Just 50 to 150 nanometers thick, the laser is about 1/1,000th the thickness of a single human hair. At this size, the laser can fit and function inside living tissues, with the potential to sense disease biomarkers or perhaps treat deep-brain neurological disorders, such...