Fitbit has released a major software update for its "smart" Surge watches and the Charge HR fitness bracelet, which will support the automatic detection of the type of SmartTrack activity. In parallel, the company improved the performance of the heart rate monitor during active workouts, and users had the opportunity to set goals for the whole week.

Are you used to taking the Internet for granted? Some 4 billion people can only envy you. According to the UN, 57% of the world's population still do not have regular access to the Internet. The problem, first of all, concerns inhabitants of poor countries and territories outside the city limits, where it is technically difficult or too expensive to build a traditional infrastructure. From a business perspective, the IT giants are missing out on a huge chunk of the market pie, if not the most nutritious, for sure. To turn even more people into customers, big tech companies are hard at work figuring out new ways to deliver the internet. A vanguard of sorts has already formed, including Alphabet, Facebook, OneWeb and SpaceX with their ambitious ideas. Balloons, satellites, lasers and drones are being used.

3D printing is finding more and more practical applications. We have already seen printed dentures and a bunch of other interesting stuff. At the Dubai Airshow, the company Stratasys  and Aurora  showed a drone, which is interesting because it uses a jet engine and at the same time 80% of the parts are printed using a 3D printer.