Technology
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Radio frequency chip makers tune in to smartphone race
Radio frequency chip makers are set to gain as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and Apple Inc. unveil ever more sophisticated smartphones and tablets to battle for the No. 1 spot in the global mobile devices market. Investors and analysts say they like...
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Putting life into a vintage computer – a labour of love
When I first started the hobby of collecting vintage computers, I soon realised that to preserve these machines, information must be gathered, before troubleshooting the inside and cleaning process. At the time, back in 1996, internet was still...
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Eye-tracking Galaxy S4 unveiled
Dominic Harris Technology giant Samsung has unveiled its new Galaxy S4 smartphone, a handset which allows users to control the screen using their eyes. A host of new features were revealed at the global launch in New York, including a dual camera...
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71 per cent of business mobile customers use a smartphone
As a result of the explosion in the popularity of mobile devices, 71 per cent of business segment customers in Vodafone Malta’s market use a smartphone. That is compared to 22 per cent of personal users, Vodafone’s acting head of enterprise and...
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Digital solutions for when disaster strikes
Over the last six to seven years the world has witnessed disaster on a scale of ever-increasing occurrence and ferocity. The Sumatran tsunami of 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the numerous floods across Europe are some events that have...
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Grand coalition for digital jobs in the EU
European Commission president José Manuel Barroso called on Europe’s digital businesses, governments, training and education sectors to join a “grand coalition for digital jobs” to address up to 900,000 job vacancies expected to exist in Europe in...
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Making computers understand what humans can see
We all know how science fiction movies tend to depict computers or robots which are able to interact with human beings. These robots are often much more logical than humans and have a complete understanding of the world we live in. In order for...
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Facebook reveals personality clues
Facebook users’ online behaviour reveals intimate details about their personality which could allow strangers to predict their sexuality, political views and religion, researchers say. Experts say that by studying ‘likes’ – the system used to show...
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Editorial: Finding your position
Until a few decades ago, even parts of Gozo were probably unexplored or only known to a few locals. But nowadays, thanks to technology, man’s flip-flopped footprint can be found everywhere. And exploration has become so easy that you would almost...
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Here, take this ring...
British writer Colin Wilson has been challenged time and again and many of his theories have been disputed, disproved and discarded on the rubbish heap of dubious philosophy. Yet the author of The Outsider and The Occult did come up with some...
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Private rules, private lives
To be truly effective, the proposed Data Protection Regulation needs to bring privacy rules in line with the life we’re living, says Antonio Ghio. The right to privacy does not exist in a vacuum. Likewise, the tools available to protect such rights...
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Making sense of touch
In our ever increasingly busy lives, it’s easy to forget the fact that although our country is hardly visible on the map, there are still remarkable people in our midst whose work has a global impact. Adrian Attard Trevisan is one of them. Dr...
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Deployment abroad
Any job, be it in Malta or anywhere else, requires dedication, professional approach and commitment, says Christopher Demicoli, Smart Technologies business development manager. In the past few years, Smart Technologies Limited has embarked on an...
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Cruise out of control
Nowadays, even the most basic car models are sardine-tin packed with technology. You have your remote central lock, stereo controls mounted on the steering wheel and air conditioner. And if you forget to strap on the seatbelt, a warning beep will...
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Digital multitasking
Windows 8 and its touchscreen interface have caused quite a stir in the IT world and helped the industry produce a totally new breed of devices that are part tablet and part laptop. One such device that immediately caught my attention is Acer’s...
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Weird and wonderful
Proteus is one of the most unusual games I’ve ever played. A very minimalist game of exploration and discovery in a musical wilderness environment, Proteus has no challenges or goals other than those set by the player. I know, it doesn’t really make...
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A picture says a thousand words
Online chatting has taken an interesting and different turn with picture chat. Friends can send snapshots to one another that often express much more than just text. Snapchat allows you to do just that – messaging but only using images. And this is...
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Worth saving
An application that every smartphone should have is the VoucherCloud app. This is a free app that gives you discounts from places around you without having to print out vouchers. In the past few years such vouchers have become very popular with...
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The magic of movies
Behind the magic of movies is a backstage of explosions, technology and long nights, special effects expert Kenneth Cassar tells Andrea Faye Christians. From astronaut or butler on a private island to racing car driver or model, most people have a...
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Maltese enterprises use the internet but hardly sell on it
The latest figures on the use of internet by Maltese enterprises shows that while they have totally embraced computers and the internet, especially mobile devices and e-government services, they are still not selling or buying online to any...
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