NEWS 
March 22, 2016 Google Mastered a Game That Vexed Scientists – and Their Machines – for Decades
Artificial intelligence took a historic step forward last week when a Google team announced that it taught a machine to master the ancient Chinese game Go, a feat researchers have chased for decades. While computers learned to outclass humans at checkers and chess in the ’90s, Go – a 2,500-year-old game – was still vexing […]
NEWS March 22, 2016 Broomstick Flying or Red-Light Ping-Pong? Gadgets at CeBIT 2016
Virtual reality and 3D printing are among top technologies showcased by thousands of IT companies attending this year’s technology show CeBIT in the northern German city of Hanover. Here are some eye-catching gadgets from the annual fair: Quidditch on a broomstick Harry Potter fans dying to get a taste of what playing quidditch on a […]
COMPUTERS 
March 22, 2016 Apple’s OS X 10.11.4, watchOS 2.2, and tvOS 9.2 Now Available for Download
Apple on Monday finally put an end to rumours by officially launching its iPhone SE, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch Bands. It also released OS X El Capitan v10.11.4, along with watchOS 2.2 and tvOS 9.2, all featuring new functionalities and improvements over the previous versions. Apple alsoreleased iOS 9.3 on Monday for […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 22, 2016 Apple Launches USB-C to Lightning Cable, Tipping New Port for Mac Lineup
While the iPhone SE, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch bands got attention on stage at Apple’s “Let Us Loop You In” media conference, the company also quietly added two USB Type-C to Lightningcables to its online store. The cables could potentially shed some light on the company’s upcoming Maclineup. According to Apple, the […]
COMPUTERS 
March 22, 2016 BBC Micro:bit PC Begins Shipping to Kids; May Soon Be Available to Buy
The BBC has begun delivering the Micro:bit (also known as Micro Bit) to school children in the United Kingdom. The miniature computer is a take on the BBC Micro, which was provided to hundreds of thousands of students in the 1980s. The Micro:bit fosters program learning among kids. The Micro:bit was originally announced last year […]
COMPUTERS March 22, 2016 Intel Mastermind, Silicon Valley Statesman Andy Grove Dead at 79
Andy Grove, the Silicon Valley elder statesman who made Intel into the world’s top chipmaker and helped usher in the personal computer age, died on Tuesday at age 79, Intel said. The company did not describe the circumstances of his death but Grove, who endured the Nazi occupation of Hungary during World War Two, living […]
NEWS March 21, 2016 Casio Smart Outdoor Watch to Be Available From March 25
Casio launched its first Android Wear smartwatch named the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 at CES and promised it to release in March. The Japanese company is indeed keeping its promise and is making the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch available to buy starting March 25. Casio has confirmed that the Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 will […]
NEWS March 21, 2016 Fossil Launches Activity Tracker, Android Wear Smartwatches
Fossil, the company known for its watches, is not new to the smartwatch industry. The US-based company launched its first smartwatch as a part of its Fossil Q line of connected wearables in October last year. However, the firm on Tuesday launched two more smartwatches in the same lineup – the Q Wander and Q […]
ELECTRONICS March 21, 2016 New App to Enable Mid-Air Commands on Smartphones, Smartwatches
As wearable devices grow and screens shrink, a team of Indian-origin researchers has developed a new sonar technology that allows you to interact with smarwatches by writing or gesturing on any nearby surface – a tabletop, a sheet of paper or even in mid-air. Called FingerIO, it tracks fine-grained finger movements by turning a smartphone […]
NEWS March 21, 2016 Apple vs the FBI: How the Case Could Play Out
Apple is getting ready for a busy week. On Monday, the company is holding an event at its Silicon Valley headquarters to unveil smaller versions of its iPhone and iPad Pro. Then on Tuesday, Apple will face off against the US government at a hearing in federal court in Riverside, California, over whether it must […]
ELECTRONICS March 21, 2016 Apple Aims to Bolster Lineup With New iPhone
New iPhone and iPad models likely to be unveiled Monday are aimed at helping Apple keep momentum in the fast-evolving mobile device market. The media gathering at the company’s intimate Town Hall auditorium in Silicon Valley will also give Apple a chance to restate its case for fighting a US government demand that it break […]
NEWS March 21, 2016 Apple Said to Have Hired a Corporate Security Officer Amid Legal Battle With the US
Apple Inc, amid a pitched battle with the US government over law enforcement’s desire to crack into iPhones, has hired a new security executive to oversee its corporate digital defences, people familiar with the matter said. Apple appointed George Stathakopoulos, formerly vice president of information security at Amazonand before that Microsoft Corp’s general manager of […]
