Alibaba is trialling its ‘smile-to-pay’ facial recognition technology at a KFC in Huangzhou. The process does not require a smartphone. So long as a customer has signed up to the service, a facial scan is all that is required. However, if further  verification is required, a smartphone is needed. Alibaba is using the technology developed ...

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Toshiba has launched a microSD UHS-I card with a read speed of up to R100 MB/s and which is shock proof, water resistant and x-ray proof. Available in memory capacities from 16GB to 256GB and targeted at the mainstream customer with its cost-effective entry-level design in the UHS-I category, the microSD M203 offers mobile users ...

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On Wednesday the EU Court of Justice, Europe’s highest court, is expected to rule on the Intel anti-trust fine imposed eight years ago. The ruling will have a big effect on how US companies react to EU legal penalties. In 2009, Intel was hit with a $1.26 billion fine for abuse of a dominant market ...

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Fujitsu Laboratories has expanded its Creative Digital Space User-Interface (UI) technology which enables co-creation activities across multiple locations. Previous Creative Digital Space technology has streamlined the sharing of information amongst numerous people by enabling collaboration through connecting multiple large screens and other devices in a single location. When sharing data between multiple locations, however, the ...

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Lam Research has bought Coventor – the simulation and modeling specislist for semiconductor process technology and MEMS. The combination of Lam and Coventor supports Lam’s advanced process control vision and is expected to accelerate process integration simulation. “We see a strong synergy between our modeling capability and Lam’s desire to enable virtual experimentation of process development ...

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