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April 5, 2016 Microsoft, Nasa Partner to Bring You Closer to Mars With HoloLens
The US space agency and tech giant Microsoft have teamed up to create “Destination: Mars”, a guided tour of Mars using the same HoloLens headset technology that helps scientists plan the Curiosity rover’s activities on Red Planet. It will offer people a guided tour of an area of Mars with astronaut Buzz Aldrin this summer […]
ELECTRONICS April 5, 2016 Google Launches VR View Tool For Easy VR Content Embedding
Google on Wednesday introduced VR View, a tool to let developers easily embed 360-degree virtual reality photos and videos on Android, iOS, and the Web. The content can be viewed using the Google Cardboard or a single lens “Magic Window” viewer. The Mountain View-based tech giant also expanded its accessibility by adding iOS support to […]
ELECTRONICS April 5, 2016 Oculus Rift VR Headset Shipments Delayed Due to Component Shortage
Facebook-owned Oculus VR last month started shipping its Rift virtual reality headset to those who pre-ordered it earlier this year. Company Founder Palmer Luckey himself delivered the first order of the headset. However, the company is now facing an unexpected component shortage because of which the shipping dates of the wearable device for some buyers […]
ELECTRONICS April 5, 2016 Samsung Gear VR Update Brings WebVR Support to the Headset
Samsung, after having a dedicated Web browser for its Gear VR headset, is now expanding the wearable device’s coverage by adding experimental support for WebVR, a work-in-progress standard for virtual reality devices to access VR content in browsers. This comes as a part of Samsung Internet for Gear VR 1.0 update, which until now was […]
NEWS April 4, 2016 Huawei Expected to Enter PC Market With Matebook Laptop at MWC 2016
Chinese technology conglomerate Huawei could enter the PC business as soon as next week. The company has posted a media invite, in which it seems to be teasing the arrival of a “new” product category for launch on February 21. The product in question is widely believed to be the long-rumoured Matebook 2-in-1 notebook which […]
COMPUTERS April 4, 2016 New 5-Dimensional Storage Pushes Bounds of Digital Data Archiving
Opening a new era of eternal data archiving, scientists at University of Southampton have developed the recording and retrieval processes of five dimensional (5D) digital data using ultrafast laser writing in nanostructured glass. The storage allows unprecedented properties including 360 TB (terabyte)/disc data capacity, thermal stability up to 1,000 degree Celsius and virtually unlimited lifetime […]
NEWS April 4, 2016 New 3D Printing Technique Can Produce Human Tissue, Organs
A group of US scientists have successfully transplanted living tissue constructed by a sophisticated and improved 3D printer, according to a study released on Monday by British scientific journal Nature. This research, developed by the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre in North Carolina, represents a breakthrough for regenerative medicine, as it suggests that these tissues […]
COMPUTERS April 4, 2016 Mattel Unveils a 3D Printer You Can Actually Afford
We are sure you’ve heard about 3D printing and the opportunities for advancements it has brought to engineering and health, among other industries. But an issue with this nascent technology space is that despite being around for a couple of years now, 3D printers are still very expensive to purchase and use, making them inaccessible […]
COMPUTERS April 4, 2016 Apple to Replace Some Faulty USB-C Cables That Shipped With MacBook
Apple has launched a replacement program for a limited number of USB-C cables that it shipped with its last year’s MacBook. The worldwide program will see Apple offering a free replacement for the USB Type-C cable for the MacBook that it shipped between April and June last year. Apple says that it will provide a […]
NEWS April 4, 2016 Apple Launches Repair Program for Late 2013 Mac Pro Due to GPU Issue: Report
Apple has reportedly quietly launched a new Repair Extension Program for (Late 2013) Mac Pro models to cover an issue being faced by users. As part of the program, the Cupertino-based company is addressing the video issues on the aforementioned lineup, caused by faulty graphics cards. Apple this week sent out details to its authorised […]
COMPUTERS April 4, 2016 Meet the Laptop With 64GB RAM, 5TB SSD, and 6 USB Ports
If the current lineup of high-end laptops in the market isn’t cutting it for you, Eurocom’s new offering may interest you. The Canadian computer manufacturer has launched its Sky X9W laptop, a ‘mobile workstation’ upgrade to its already impressive Sky X9 that it released in October last year. Much like many other good things in […]
NEWS April 4, 2016 Canonical Launches BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition Tablet
As the world embraces the power of two-in-one computers, Canonical is also not sitting behind. On Thursday, the company, best known for providing commercial support to the open-source UbuntuLinux distribution, unveiled the BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet that can also serve as a full-fledged desktop computer when connected to a keyboard and mouse. Made […]
