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CHINA-BEIJING-CHINESE NEW YEAR'S EVE-HOSPITAL (CN)

(230121) -- BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Xiaolan, chief resident doctor of the emergency department in Peking University First Hospital, checks on medical history of patients on a computer at the hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 21, 2023. Medical staff of the emergency department in Peking University First Hospital stick to their posts on Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve or "Chuxi" in Chinese. "Chuxi", which falls on Jan. 21 this year, is one of the most important days for family reunion in China. (Xinhua/Li He)

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How quantum computer is assembled

STORY: How quantum computer is assembled DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:24 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of building the quantum computing system STORYLINE: After more than two months of hard work, China's quantum computing enterprise QuantumCTek successfully assembled its second quantum computing system in early January 2023. The system, "Zuchongzhi 2," has achieved quantum advantages in two mainstream technical routes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China. (XHTV)

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US: FAA System Failure Disrupts Thousands Of Flights Across Country

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed a nationwide ground stop on Wednesday, January 11 after a system failure occurred. The ground stop lasted for about two and a half hours and disrupted more than 10,000 flights across the country. This video shows passengers getting off a plane prior to takeoff at Orlando International Airport (MCO) as the flight was grounded.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition attendee experiences the feeling of color and light projection delivered by optical fibres to her eyelids during the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 9, 2022. The SIGGRAPH is a premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINESE LUBAN WORKSHOP-VOCATIONAL TRAINING

(221227) -- CAIRO, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Trainees learn circuit connection at the computer numerical control (CNC) installation training area of Luban Workshop at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 21, 2022. At a workshop in Ain Shams University in Cairo, a number of engineering students were being trained on how to use G-code, a programming language, to create an automated control of a machine. The workshop, also known as "Luban Egypt Center for Vocational Training," is one of the many exemplars of the education cooperation between China and Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese Luban Workshop helps train Egypt's future engineers

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Sony to sell latest PlayStation console in China

SHANGHAI, China - Officials of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Chinese joint ventures announce in Shanghai on Dec. 11, 2014, the start of sales in China from Jan. 11, 2015, of its PlayStation 4 home-use video game console and PS Vita handheld gaming console.

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Toshiba completes new flash memory line at Yokkaichi plant

TSU, Japan - Toshiba Corp. holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Yokkaichi plant in Mie on Sept. 4 to mark the completion of a new flash memory production line. The facility line is designed for Toshiba's joint operations with U.S. computer chip maker SanDisk Corp. to produce NAND flash memory chips that can quickly write and erase data, company officials said.

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China says Chinese hacker allegations of 'grave concern'

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao smile during a walk at a Beijing park on Aug. 27. Wen dismissed allegations that his government has ties to Chinese hackers who are reported to have broken into German government computer systems. (Pool photo)

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Computer software beats top shogi pro

HIMEJI, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - Amahiko Sato (front), a Meijin grandmaster, or top professional player of shogi Japanese chess, loses to shogi software "Ponanza" on May 20, 2017, in the final round of the human vs. computer two-match shogi series, at Himeji Castle in western Japan. Sato had also lost in the first round.

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Tokyo Game Show kicks off amidst changing industry trends

TOKYO, Sept. 17 Kyodo - Photo taken Sept. 17, 2015 at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo, shows Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s VR headset for its game console PlayStation 4 "PlayStation VR." The device, which will be released in 2016, is on display at the event.

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Softbank tests wearable computer at dinosaur museum

FUKUI, Japan - A Softbank Mobile Corp. official tests a wearable computer at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2015.

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer.

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer.

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer.

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NTT unveils system to locate workers' whereabouts

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. unveils in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015, a system to locate the whereabouts of people involved in athletic and other events by means of a global position system on smartphones. The system shows the locations of staff and other data on maps displayed on smartphone and personal computer screens.

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Benz unveils prototype smart car at trade show in U.S.

LAS VEGAS, United States - German automaker Mercedes-Benz unveils a prototype computer-driven car at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2015. The car features a touch-screen display panel on one of its doors that allows passengers to choose their desired destination and other functions.

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People walk by landmark Akihabara building

TOKYO, Japan - People walk by the Radio Kaikan building, a symbol of Akihabara in Tokyo, on Jan. 4, 2015. The building houses shops for consumer electronics, computer game consoles and other items.

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Softbank releases wireless music keyboard for iPad

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Commerce & Service Corp. announces the release of wireless music keyboard "C.24," manufactured by U.S. startup Miselu Inc., that can be used with Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer by installing a specific application, as shown in this file photo taken on Dec. 10, 2014.

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Sapporo company develops software for multilingual menus

SAPPORO, Japan - Nobuyasu Fukunishi, president of a computer software company in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, explains about the "Sekai Menu" system, which enables restaurants to provide foreign customers with menus in various languages via a smartphone application through the scanning of QR codes, in the northern Japanese city on Dec. 8, 2014.

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84% success rate for brain-tied remote control of TV

OSAKA, Japan - A man with a brain-computer interface device attached to the head operates a TV set remotely by combining thought and near-infrared spectroscopy with an 84% success rate derived in a test at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2014.

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Kobe aquarium holds mapping event from December

KOBE, Japan - Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, western Japan, unveils to media its "Suma Aqua Illuminage" event projecting computer graphics images on the surface of an outdoor pool on Nov. 29, 2014. The event publicly opens from Dec. 1 to March 1, 2015.

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Computer programming class for 1st graders in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - City-run Yamauchinishi Elementary School in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan, shows to the press an extracurricular class in computer programming for 1st graders on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Computer programming class for 1st graders in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - First graders learn how to program a computer at city-run Yamauchinishi Elementary School in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, during an extracurricular class.

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Child sees pre-quake scenery with tablet on Hokkaido isle

HAKODATE, Japan - An elementary school girl uses a tablet computer on Oct. 8, 2014, to see a virtual scene of her town as it looked prior to its destruction in the 1993 earthquake that struck Okushiri, a small island off the southwest of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The scene being viewed is created by an application based on augmented reality technology and built into the tablet. The quake and ensuing tsunami left some 200 people dead or missing.

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Sharp to release tablet with new panel next year

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils a business-use tablet computer with a new display panel, to be released in 2015, at the Makuhari Messe convention center outside Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2014. Sharp developed the panel jointly with Qualcomm Inc. of the United States.

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Tokyo Game Show 2014 begins

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. demonstrates its virtual reality headset designed for use with its game console, PlayStation 4, at the Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of the capital, on Sept. 18, 2014. One of the world's three major game shows begins the same day for a run until Sept. 21, expecting to draw 220,000 visitors.

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Tokyo Game Show 2014 begins

CHIBA, Japan - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. demonstrates its virtual reality headset designed for use with its game console, PlayStation 4, at the Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of the capital, on Sept. 18, 2014. One of the world's three major game shows begins the same day for a run until Sept. 21, expecting to draw 220,000 visitors.

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Records of instant score bulletins from 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Printed records of results from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the first time score bulletins were made possible by an online computer system, are shown in this photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Engineer recalls developing 'online system' for 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former IBM systems engineer Toru Takeshita recalls in an interview at his home in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, how he worked to develop an online computer system for instant reporting of scores at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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34 games, incl. Dragon Quest, for PS4 to be released

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Morita (L), an executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., explains in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, about the release of Square Enix Co.'s Dragon Quest Heroes, one of 34 new software games for the PlayStation4 scheduled to be launched by the end of 2015. The game will go on sale next spring as the first Dragon Quest game for the PS in about 10 years.

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Boy experiences SNS in class for safe use of Internet

TOKYO, Japan - A boy experiences a social networking service via a tablet computer during a class held in Tokyo on July 29, 2014, to help parents and children learn how to use the Internet safely.

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Head of ex-Sony brand VAIO computer maker meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Takayuki Sekitori, president of VAIO Corp., meets reporters in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, at the launch of the new company, the successor to the former Sony brand of computers.

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DeNA's Namba, Takeo mayor meet press

SAGA, Japan - Tomoko Namba (L), founder and board member of DeNA Co., and Takeo Mayor Keisuke Hiwatashi meet the press in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on June 25, 2014, on computer programming education for elementary school students.

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Japan Coast Guard tablet shows navigation tips with graphics

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard official holds a tablet computer showing a navigation warning with graphics on the screen in Tokyo on June 18, 2014, unlike the previous system offering only textual information.

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Sony unveils new head-mounted 3D display for games

LOS ANGELES, United States - A visitor uses a prototype head-mounted display that projects a 3D theater of games on the screen, presented by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, on June 11, 2014.

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Andrew House

LOS ANGELES, United States - Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., holds a press conference in Los Angeles on June 9, 2014, ahead of the start of the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3.

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Taiwan's ASUSTek unveils smartphone-tablet-laptop

TAIPEI, Taiwan - ASUSTek Computer Inc. of Taiwan unveils its three-in-one Transformer Book V combining a smartphone, a tablet and a laptop in Taipei on June 2, 2014, before the start of a major computer fair.

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Sony vows to complete restructuring in FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai announces the company's management policy for fiscal 2014, at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo on May 22, 2014. Hirai vowed to complete a series of restructuring measures in the business year through March 31, 2015, by selling off the company's personal computer business and drastically cutting costs to revive its flagging electronics operations.

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Sony vows to complete restructuring in FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai announces the company's management policy for fiscal 2014, at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo on May 22, 2014. Hirai vowed to complete a series of restructuring measures in the business year through March 31, 2015, by selling off the company's personal computer business and drastically cutting costs to revive its flagging electronics operations.

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Microsoft launches larger Surface tablet

NEW YORK, the United States - Photo of Microsoft Corp.'s new Surface Pro 3 tablet computer. Microsoft unveiled Surface Pro 3 in New York on May 20, 2014, which has a bigger screen than previous models to take aim at the laptop market and demonstrate the company's ability to make its own devices.

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Microsoft launches larger Surface tablet

NEW YORK, the United States - Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a presentation for the company's new Surface Pro 3 tablet computer in New York on May 20, 2014. Surface Pro 3 has a bigger screen than previous models to take aim at the laptop market and demonstrate the company's ability to make its own devices.

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Sony expects 50 bil. yen group net loss in FY 2014 on restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Yoshida, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sony Corp., briefs reporters on his company's group earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2014. Sony expects to remain in the red in the year ending March 2015 with a group net loss of 50 billion yen due to restructuring costs including expenses related to the sale of its personal computer business.

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Sony expects 50 bil. yen group net loss in FY 2014 on restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Yoshida, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sony Corp., briefs reporters on his company's group earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2014. Sony expects to remain in the red in the year ending March 2015 with a group net loss of 50 billion yen due to restructuring costs including expenses related to the sale of its personal computer business.

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Panasonic displays computer-controlled plastic greenhouse

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. displays a plastic greenhouse with a computer system that controls the inside temperature, incoming sunlight and other cultivating conditions in Osaka, western Japan, on April 21, 2014.

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Vocational trainees in Syria learn how to use computer

DAMASCUS, Syria - Trainees at a vocational training facility near Damascus learn how to use the computer on March 12, 2014, in war-torn Syria.

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Professional shogi player beats computer program

OSAKA, Japan - Masayuki Toyoshima, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "YSS" in Osaka on March 29, 2014, with an industrial robotic arm moving the shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Toyoshima scored the first win by a pro shogi player in the third of five matches in this year's human- versus-computer series.

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Museum's airport diorama revamped to work with smartphone

NARITA, Japan - A diorama of Narita airport at the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences, which has been revamped to show computer graphics of airplanes taking off and landing when viewed on a smartphone, is pictured March 25, 2014, at the museum in the town of Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Shinya Sato, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Yaneurao" at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 22, 2014. The computer's robot arm moves shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sato was beaten in the second of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional shogi or Japanese chess player who holds the 5 "dan" ranking, plays a game against a computer program dubbed "Shuso" at the 3rd Denno shogi championship at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014. Shuso won the first round of five planned matches between the program and professional players.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Shuso" at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014, with an industrial robot arm moving shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sugai was beaten in the first of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.