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A shiny white, wide-eyed standing robot named Pepper in the lobby of the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel can answer a set of preprogrammed questions, including checkout time, how to connect to the Wi-Fi network and the location of the spa. (Photo:AP)

Las Vegas hotels bet on technology to attract, dazzle guests

Voice-assisted speakers and purification systems also are part of the push to attract ever-more-demanding customers.

11 Jan 2018 8:56 AM IST

Executives from both companies have also been turning up at press conferences held by other companies such as Panasonic, LG and Toyota at the CES 2018. (Photo: AP)

Amazon and Google are waging war behind the smart gadgets at CES

Both companies usually shun conventions like CES, preferring to debut gadgets at their own press events.

11 Jan 2018 8:38 AM IST

The CAV was designed and built in just three months. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing unveils prototype for unmanned electric cargo air vehicle

The CAV is powered by an environmentally-friendly electric propulsion system and can carry up to 500 pounds.

11 Jan 2018 8:24 AM IST

Furthermore, NVIDIA has provided separate packages for each desktop and notebook configuration.

Nvidia updates software, says graphic chips not hit by flaws

While Nvidia said its GPUs are not flawed, it was updating its drivers because they interact with potentially vulnerable...

11 Jan 2018 8:08 AM IST

CES organisers said power was restored within minutes to the convention centres South Hall, where many gaming companies had exhibits. (Representative Image: CES)

Brief power outage darkens CES tech, electronics show

Large swaths of the sprawling Las Vegas Convention Center lost power due to a fault in the power grid.

11 Jan 2018 7:52 AM IST

The prevalence of Bitcoins has caused some concerns in government due to its hidden nature.

Kodak creating KodakCoin, its own cryptocurrency system

Blockchain is a ledger where transactions of digital currencies, like bitcoin, are recorded.

10 Jan 2018 6:37 PM IST

We expect this smartphone to be the Honor 9 Lite, which was launched in China a few days ago.

Honor teases new quad-camera smartphone with flagship body

Honor is expected to launch the successor to last year's Honor 8 Lite.

10 Jan 2018 4:39 PM IST

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CES tech show stuffed with gadgets we don't need or do we?

The annual CES event showcases the latest innovations from big corporations and tiny startups.

10 Jan 2018 4:38 PM IST

The researchers found that iPhone users are also more likely to see their phone as a status symbol than Android users, have higher levels of emotionality, and are more likely to be extroverted.

Smartphones maybe making you antisocial and unhealthy!

Have you ever wondered that using your smartphone maybe making you loose out on a lot?

10 Jan 2018 4:15 PM IST

Few online reports also suggest that LG Display planned on supplying its flexible OLED panels to Apple for the iPhones. However the amount of supplies wasnt anywhere close to Samsung Display.

Apple store in Zurich evacuated as phone battery overheats

The incident prompted the evacuation of around 50 customers from the shop.

10 Jan 2018 2:19 PM IST

Apart from the futuristic keyboard, the new XPS models also feature Intel and AMDs new chipsets that claim to offer more graphical performance than NVIDIAs discrete GTX 1050 card.

CES 2018: Dell's Maglev' XPS 15 2-in-1 hogs attention

The new flagship ultrabook from DELL also comes with Intel's new Kaby lake G AMD-integrated chip.

10 Jan 2018 2:05 PM IST

Dell even claims that they will be able to provide these services to restricted iOS platform.

CES 2018: Dell shows off new iOS-like sync app for PCs and smartphones

The Mobile Connect app will allow you to sync call and message notifications as well as mirror apps on your PC.

10 Jan 2018 12:41 PM IST