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Google Street View now lets you explore the International Space Station

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Google Street View now lets you explore the International Space Station (ISS). This marks Street View’s first foray into space and gives those of us who will likely never get to visit the ISS a chance to explore [...]

MIT is building a system that can identify a recipe using pictures of food

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Having mastered the ability to distinguish hot dogs from not hot dogs is truly one of mankind’s greatest achievements. Attempting to one-up that sort of masterstroke would surely be flying too close to the sun — but researchers [...]

Viber acquires Chatter Commerce, the startup behind its shopping keyboard

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Messaging app Viber earlier this year made its first foray into shopping services with Instant Shopping, a feature that suggested items for sale based on your chats and a keyboard to help you navigate this. Today, the company [...]

Petcube Bites treat camera lets you monitor and reward your pet from afar

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Petcube’s existing pet camera iss basically an advanced video camera and voice intercom, but the new Petcube Bites is also a treat flinging machine that gives you more ways to interact with your pet while you’re not at [...]

GoDaddy sells PlusServer for $456M, kills off its AWS-style cloud services

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

As web hosting and domain registration business GoDaddy prepares to report its quarterly results in a couple of weeks, the company is making some moves to reorganise its business. Earlier this week it confirmed that it would sell [...]

Citymapper will offer actual paid bus service in London this year

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Citymapper has long been a top option for navigating in major urban centers thanks to its app, but now it’s getting even closer to the heart of the problem – by operating its own buses, starting with its [...]

US lifts laptop ban for all remaining airlines and airports

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

The U.S. has now lifted entirely a controversial ban on laptops in hand luggage for passengers flying to the country from the Middle East or via certain Middle Eastern airlines, with the Department of Homeland Security professing itself [...]

Luma launches a home tech support service for $5 a month

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

The Luma was a compelling product when it was announced back in late-2015 — we even went so far as declaring the WiFi-extending home mesh system, “fun.” That descriptor doesn’t really apply the startup’s new offering, and indeed, [...]

Chinese brands have invaded Indonesia’s fast-growing smartphone market

July 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

If you’re looking for a market with smartphone sales growth potential then India usually comes to mind, but the market is moving forward with much promise in Indonesia, the world’s sixth largest country. A new report from IDC [...]