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COMPUTERS March 22, 2016 BBC Micro:bit PC Begins Shipping to Kids; May Soon Be Available to Buy
By: sristy SahaThe 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 […]
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ALL DEALS March 17, 2016 Microsoft Is Training AI With Minecraft, and Soon You Can Help Too
By: sristy SahaSome of Microsoft’s top minds have been training a computer to make it understand the concept of learning by way of playing Minecraft, and the software giant now wants your help. “We’re trying to program it to learn, as opposed to programming it to accomplish specific tasks,” Fernando Diaz, a senior researcher at the company’s […]
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NEWS March 16, 2016 Soon You May Be Able to Share Your Xbox One Games Like Steam Games
By: sristy SahaAlthough the Xbox One was designed as an always online console, much of these features had to be scrapped following an overwhelming surge of consumer backlash. It’s something that Microsoft hasnever quite recovered from. Nonetheless, it scrapped some of its intended functionality such as the need to be always online even when in single-player and […]
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ALL DEALS March 9, 2016 WeWork plans India foray very soon: Adam Neumann
By: sristy SahaPrime Minister Narendra Modi WeWork founder and Start Up India participant Adam Neumann, in New Delhi on 15 January 2016. Photo: PTI New Delhi: WeWork, a New York-based provider of shared office space, is planning to set up a business in India, founder Adam Neumann said at a conference on start-up businesses on Saturday. WeWork […]
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ALL DEALS March 9, 2016 Company iPhone Users May Soon Be Constantly Reminded About Supervision
By: sristy SahaAn upcoming iOS update could bring a feature that would inform users if their iPhone handsets are under company supervision. The iPhone maker has been spotted testing the feature in the latest beta of iOS 9.3. According to Reddit user MaGNeTiX, the latest beta of iOS 9.3 reminds people if their Internet traffic and location […]