Technological startup Mobvoi Beijing is readying to make the first attempt to conquer the western markets with launch online sales of its smart watches in the United States. The technological breakthrough, made lately by many Chinese companies, fueled ambitions of their leaders. Yet so far, no one manufacturer of smart devices from China failed to find its own niche in the western markets,...

Chinese media are beginning to express doubts about "practicality" and "expediency" of a "Bus of the Future", which was named Batie. This machine, about five meters height and 22 meters width, moves on two pylons, which are located along the edge of the road, so that smaller cars can sneak under its belly. The world's first such vehicle of its kind attracted a lot of attention after a 300...

On Wednesday, Facebook opened a production laboratory complete with equipment and machines for manufacture of prototypes of technical innovations. This workshop, called Area 404, has already became the largest of its kind from those available to the company. The laboratory will allow greatly accelerate development and testing of various devices. Total area of the facility’s premises is...

July 12, America counted 21 million active players in Pokemon Go app – this is a record for mobile games in the United States. According to Similar Web, Pokemon Go got ahead of Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp on the number of time a user spends in the application (43 minutes). Pokemon Go is a gaming application for Android and iOS, based on the principle of augmented reality....

Apple is going release an update that will allow iPhone owners to register in the donor base. The company thinks this would help solve the problem of shortage of donors. By the way, Apple’s founder Steve Jobs encountered the same problem. Apple is going to offer millions of iPhone users to register themselves as organ donors. Such an opportunity will appear in smartphones after the forthcoming...

According to The Times, Chinese consumers are actively buying up cars, which look like smaller copies of Land Rover and cost about $ 2700. CNEV Rover model is very popular among the middle class in China. The vehicle it is much smaller than its British original, it runs on an electric motor and, in fact, is an illegal copy of Land Rover. A small SUV CNEV Rover, or China Electric Vehicle Rover, is...

IBM Security Division published results of a global study on financial consequences of data breaches. The study by Ponemon Institute, supported by IBM, found that the average amount of losses from data leaks has increased by 29% from 2013 to $ 4 million per incident. Number and complexity of cyber security incidents continues to rise. In 2015, IT specialists reported 64% more attacks than in...

Virtual reality is boggling minds of many people, probably because most of the new technology’s application are related to the entertainment sphere. However, abilities of VR-technology are not limited by fun. For example, researchers in the United States are actively exploring prospects of virtual reality in medicine. Appalling number of opiate-dependent is one of the serious problems in the US...

John McAfee, creator of the first commercial anti-virus program and McAfee company’s founder hired hackers to protect his investment company MGT Capital Investments from burglary, according to Marketwatch. McAfee has formed a so-called Hacker Advisory Board, which includes Chris Roberts, Bryce Case (known as YTCracker), and Alexander Heid. Hacker attacks are becoming increasingly more...