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Global businesses are embracing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to connect with consumers around the world. The technologies offer new ways to get a feel for products before buying—for everything from virtually trying […]

The ubiquitous QR (“quick response”) codes that appear on everything from parking pay stations to soda cans and promotional flyers have become an increasingly popular target for cybercriminals to exploit through QR code–based phishing attacks, […]

Gaming is one of the biggest industries in the world. In fact, in 2024, the revenue from the worldwide gaming market was estimated at almost $US455 billion. For context, the gaming industry is now generating […]

Sony PlayStation’s online services came back online on Saturday, the Japanese group said, after a 24-hour outage frustrated gamers around the world.This post was originally published on this site

Science fiction film and television has long been fascinated by robots. But stories that show us uncannily human cyborgs have often tended to veer towards either comedy or horror. Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1927) and Ridley […]

Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they’re privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you’ve been—if you let them.This post was originally published on this site

Ever notice that batteries in electronics don’t last as long as they did when they were brand new?This post was originally published on this site

Katy Perry is in a recording booth. She turns to the camera, smiles and begins to sing: “Badipsa frooby noop.” As if to confirm that we didn’t mishear her, she repeats “Badipsa frooby noop” and […]

Apple on Thursday disclosed its iPhone sales dipped slightly during the holiday-season quarter, signaling a sluggish start to the trendsetting company’s effort to catch up to the rest of Big Tech in the race to […]