Watch for an Apple Sneak Attack on Living Room Gaming |
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technewsworld How could Apple possible take on Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PS4? Sneakily. The Apple TV doesn't have to be the hardware processing brains of the gaming system -- your iPhone or iPad or Mac could be the processor, which is, when you think about it, the ultimate console gaming sneak attack. Boom. New rules for gaming in the living room. |
Intel launches fourth-generation Core processors in India |
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ndtv Intel has officially unveiled the fourth-generation Core processor family in India. Fourth-generation Intel Core processors - codenamed Haswell - were unveiled earlier this month at Computex. The processors deliver up to 50 percent increase in battery life over the previous generation, equating to 9 hours of battery life in day-to-day usage for some ultrabooks based on the new processors. |
Toshiba to Restructure TV Business to End Losses |
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bloomberg Toshiba Corp. will present a restructuring plan in July designed to turn around television operations that have lost $1 billion in the past two years. The Japanese maker of flash-memory chips, elevators and reactors plans to make the unit profitable in the second half of this business year ending March 31, Hisao Tanaka, who became president yesterday, told reporters in Tokyo earlier this month. |
Even Hands-Free Phone Use May Be Hazardous in Cars |
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technewsworld The risk of driving while using a cellphone isn't limited to the potential hazard of having one hand holding a device instead of on the steering wheel. The problem is that most people tune out pretty much everything else while on the phone. It's possible to force one's concentration on the road while talking, but the brain wants to lapse into default mode and focus more on the conversation. |
Sony Smartwatch 2 Introduced At Mobile Asia Expo |
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techtree Sony, as expected has introduced the next-gen Smartwatch, called the Smartwatch 2 at the Mobile Asia Expo in Shanghai, China. This device is water-resistant, and supports Near Field Communication. The Smartwatch 2 comes with the Presentation Pal that enables users to remotely control Presentations. |
WD Challenges Seagate With Thinnest 1 TB Laptop Hard Drive |
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techtree Western Digital has announced that its new 2.5-inch WD Blue 7mm hard drive is the world's thinnest 1 TB HDD. Having already begun shipping in India through select distributors and resellers, it offers OEMs, system integrators and consumers a storage solution for thin and light laptops (also called ultrabooks). It retains compatibility with industry-standard 9.5mm drive slots of mainstream laptops. |
Sony Unveils Its Humongous Xperia Ultra Z Smartphone |
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techtree As expected, Sony unveiled its Smartwatch 2 at the Mobile Asia Expo, Shanghai. Along with the waterproof smartwatch, it also broke cover on its gigantic Xperia Ultra Z. Competing with the Samsung Mega, this new monstrous phablet packs in a 6.4" full HD screen with something called as a "TRILUMINOS Display for mobile powered by X-Reality" (marketing mumbo-jumbo for crisp pictures on a huge screen). |
Satellites to bring fast, cheap Internet to 'under-connected' |
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japantoday The first four of 12 satellites in a new constellation to provide affordable, high-speed Internet to people in nearly 180 “under-connected” countries, will be shot into space on Tuesday, the project’s developers said. The orbiters, part of a project dubbed O3b for the “other 3 billion” people with restricted Internet access, will be lifted by a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. |
Delhi School Students Discover Asteroid |
| siliconindia A new asteroid has been discovered by two students from a Delhi school and the find has been confirmed by the international space community, an NGO for popularizing space said Saturday. Shourya Chambial and Gaurav Pati from Amity International school in south Delhi's Pushp Vihar made the discovery as part of the All India Asteroid Search Campaign. |
Xbox And PC Games Coming Soon On iOS And Android |
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siliconindia There’s a good news for game geeks who missed PC and Xbox games on their iOS and Android devices, as Microsoft will soon offer them on the two popular mobile platforms. The company is to tie up with Japanese Smartphone game maker Klab for the purpose, reports Nikkei via Reuters. |
Xbox And PC Games Coming Soon On iOS And Android |
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siliconindia There’s a good news for game geeks who missed PC and Xbox games on their iOS and Android devices, as Microsoft will soon offer them on the two popular mobile platforms. The company is to tie up with Japanese Smartphone game maker Klab for the purpose, reports Nikkei via Reuters. |
Microsoft considered buying Nokia's devices business |
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ndtv Microsoft was in talks to boost its position in the mobile phone market by buying the devices business from Nokia but failed to seal a deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The Journal cited unnamed sources as saying the US technology titan and the pioneering Finnish mobile phone company were involved in serious talks that recently faltered. |
Microsoft to bring "Age of Empires" to Apple, Android phones |
| reuters Microsoft Corp will offer its popular "Age of Empires" game for Apple Inc's iPhone and other smartphones through a tie-up with Japan's KLab Inc, seeking to capture growth in a booming mobile game market. |
Hewlett Packard bags deal worth $4 million in India |
| timesofindia Technology major Hewlett Packard's storage division has won a $4 million (Rs 24 crore) deal from an Indian manufacturing company, making it the largest ever deal this division has won from the fast-growing Asia Pacific region, according to a senior company executive. |
NREL reports world record 31.1 percent efficiency for III-V solar cell |
| phys The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Lab has announced a world record of 31.1% conversion efficiency for a two-junction solar cell under one sun of illumination. NREL Scientist Myles Steiner announced the new record June 19 at the 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference in Tampa, Fla. The previous record of 30.8% efficiency was held by Alta Devices. |
Wanna see iOS 7 on an iPad? Videos pop up after latest beta |
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cnet No surprise here, but numerous videos of iOS 7 beta 2 -- which adds support for Apple's iPad and iPad Mini -- have popped up, showing the software running on Apple's tablets. The videos show just how the software has been adjusted to work on the larger screen, as well as how it performs on various tasks in Apple's first effort. |
China targets U.S. products, calls them 'terrible security threat' |
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cnet Cisco, Google, and Apple are among the companies singled out in state-run media reports that suggest China reduce its reliance on their products. Cisco's routers in particular could take a hit. |
If Microsoft Built a Car, It Would Be Like a Tesla |
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technewsworld Car companies largely build for the world that was. The Tesla is built by a technology company, though, and it's more like a consumer electronics product than any ordinary car. That said, like any technology product, it needs to be rebooted from time to time. I think the world Tesla anticipates is a better world -- just one we aren't ready for yet. |
New Samsung tablets mimic Galaxy phones |
| japantoday Samsung is making its tablet computers look more like its hit Galaxy phones in the hope that the success of the smartphones can boost tablet sales. Samsung Electronics Co, the second-largest maker of tablets after Apple, is putting three new tablets in the Galaxy Tab 3 series on sale in the U.S. on July 7. The cheapest, $199 device will have a screen that measures 7 inches diagonally. An 8-inches model will go for $299 and a 10-inch one for $399. |
Will the World Tolerate a Clip-On Camera That Takes Pictures Every 30 Seconds? |
| bloomberg It's hard to imagine Sweden's Memoto, a startup that lets people capture the moments of their lives in 30-second intervals, being born anywhere else. The Scandinavian country is known for freedom of speech and relaxed attitudes toward privacy. |
Microsoft Joins Oracle in Cloud-Computing, Rivalry Thaws |
| bloomberg Microsoft Corp.'s cloud-computing service will offer Oracle Corp.’s database and Java tools as an option as the companies cast aside a longstanding rivalry to attract businesses moving their software online. |
Vodafone Reaches Deal to Buy Kabel Deutschland |
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bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc agreed to buy Kabel Deutschland Holding AG after increasing its bid for Germany’s largest cable company to 7.7 billion euros ($10.1 billion) in the second-biggest takeover of a telecommunications network in Europe this year. |
Lenovo Playing Games in China to Challenge Samsung Phones |
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bloomberg To offset falling PC sales and reduce its reliance on ThinkPad notebooks, Lenovo Group Ltd. is adding a gaming service that the computer maker says can help it overtake Samsung Electronics Co. in smartphones in China. |
Fujitsu, Cybozu collaborate to offer groupware as SaaS |
| japantoday Fujitsu and Cybozu Inc have reached an agreement to collaborate on providing Cybozu Garoon, Cybozu’s enterprise groupware product, under the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. |
SoftBank chief aims to create world's No.1 company |
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japantoday TOKYO — The flamboyant founder of SoftBank, which is close to a $21.6 billion takeover of U.S. firm Sprint Nextel, on Friday added a new goal to his lofty agenda: creating the world’s biggest company. |
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Microsoft And Oracle Will Be Announcing A New Partnership On Monday |
| businessinsider The plot thickens. First Larry Ellison spills the beans about looming partnerships between Oracle and several big-name cloud companies, including Microsoft. Now Microsoft just hastily sent out invitations to a press conference which will feature Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, his top cloud guy Satya Nadella and Oracle president Mark Hurd. |
Tokyo court says Samsung infringed Apple "bounce-back" patent |
| reuters A Tokyo court ruled on Friday that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) had infringed rival Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) patent for a so-called bounce-back feature on earlier models of its popular smartphones. |
A new Apple product seems to have Wi-Fi issues |
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cnet New Apple products and Wi-Fi issues go together like, well, Apple pie and ice cream. It usually goes like this. Apple announces a new iPad, iPhone, or MacBook, and within days users spawn long threads about Wi-Fi issues. It's no different this time with Apple's new Haswell-based MacBook Air. |
How 3D Printers Could Feed Astronauts and Mine Asteroids |
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discovermagazine Two recent developments demonstrate that 3D printers have a more uplifting potential as tools for exploration, by opening up new ways to feed astronauts and build crucial components for satellites and spacecraft. Spin-offs from those efforts could raise the quality of life all across the globe. |
Scientists Guide Flying Robot with Their Thoughts |
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scitechdaily Using noninvasive 3-D brain-computer interfaces, scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed technology that allows them to use their thoughts to steer a flying robot. It’s a staple of science fiction: people who can control objects with their minds. |
NASA Data Suggests Black Holes Abundant Among the Earliest Stars |
| scitechdaily A newly published study suggest that black holes were abundant among the first stars in the universe, finding that black holes are responsible for at least 20 percent of the cosmic infrared background, which indicates intense activity from black holes feeding on gas during the epoch of the first stars. |
3D map of human brain is the most detailed ever |
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newscientist The folds, creases and intricate internal structures that make up the human brain are being revealed in unprecedented detail. A new three-dimensional map called BigBrain is the most detailed ever constructed, and should lead to a more accurate picture of how the brain's different regions function and interact. |
Wood is key ingredient in cheap rechargeable battery |
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newscientist A battery made from wood doesn't exactly scream high-tech innovation – more like something cooked up round the campfire. But a device that exploits wood fibre could be the key to cheap, renewable power. Lithium-based rechargeable batteries are too expensive to use on a large scale because there is so little lithium available. |
Facebook bug exposed contact info of 6M users |
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cnet The social network is embarrassed by a glitch in its "Download Your Information" tool that unintentionally shared some members' phone numbers and e-mail addresses. |
Scientists Discover a Turbocharger for Nerve Cells |
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scitechdaily In a newly published study, scientists from the Max Planck Institutes of Experimental Medicine and Biophysical Chemistry reveal a key mechanism that boosts the signaling function of neurons in the brain. |
AT&T unleashes solar-powered phone chargers into New York parks |
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techspot Mobile battery life can go from full to nada in just a few hours. To combat this pesky problem, AT&T is unveiling free phone charging stations in a multitude of New York parks. Each station will contain a microUSB port, as well as iPhone 4 and iPhone 5-compatible plug-ins. USB ports that support several other smartphone manufacturers and models will also make an appearance. |
Control Center Is The Best Feature In Apple's New iPhone Operating System |
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businessinsider Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 7, has stirred up some mixed reactions. Some professional designers aren't impressed by the design, calling it "ugly and "inconsistent." But other people think it looks pretty cool. |
Apple says adverse ruling in e-book trial could have "chilling effect" |
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techspot Apple lawyer Orin Snyder recently suggested that an adverse ruling in the company’s e-book pricing trial would have a chilling effect on how businesses investigate new markets. It would set a dangerous precedent moving forward as companies would be reluctant to negotiate when entering a new market as they have for years. |
Harvard 3D Prints Tiny Batteries For All Your Nanomachine Needs |
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webpronews What’s the one thing standing in the way between ourselves and a future ruled by nanomachines? Well, actually a lot of things are standing in the way, but one of the most prominent is a lack of tiny batteries to power the devices. Harvard researchers announced on Tuesday that they have finally overcome the tiny battery problem thanks to 3D printers. |
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Google Tests ‘Google Mine’ App Internally [Report] |
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webpronews Google is reportedly testing a new service called Google Mine internally at the company. It appears to be an app that lets you keep track of the things you have, and the things you want, and share them with friends. |
Virgin Mobile Gets The iPhone 5 On June 28 |
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webpronews Virgin Mobile announced today that it will be offering the iPhone 5 starting June 28. As the carrier is pre-paid only, consumers will have to pay the full price of the device. The 16GB iPhone 5 will be sold online, in stores and at Radio Shack for $550. The larger 32GB and 64GB iPhone 5s will only be available via Virgin Mobile’s Web site for $650 and $750 respectively. |
Even After Yahoo Defends Itself, Security Expert Still Calls Email Address Plan ‘Trash’ |
| webpronews Yahoo has raised a pretty good amount of concern regarding account security with a recently announced move to shut down inactive Yahoo IDs and email addresses and give them to other users that desire them. As previously reported, security experts and others in the industry have been criticizing the company, calling the move names like “stupid,” “moronic,” and “a terrible idea”. |
iTwin adds SecureBox encryption to Dropbox |
| techrepublic The latest update to Singapore-based iTwin adds SecureBox encryption for Dropbox. TechRepublic contributing writer Paul Mah has the details. iTwin didn’t offer anything that standard and free encryption software can be made to do. He questioned what else iTwin offers beyond being a “clever way” of distributing encryption keys, suggesting that the inclusion of onboard encryption would make it more desirable. |
BlackBerry fights to hold market share in India |
| techrepublic BlackBerry’s strategy for the Indian market is to target customers with focused solutions and the robust security architecture that is long-favored by IT managers. BlackBerry is valiantly trying to hold on to its position in a mobile-addicted India, but its market share in the world’s second biggest wireless services market is waning. In a fierce marketplace with over 860 million mobile subscribers, the Canadian brand is trailing behind aggressive, nimbler rivals such as Samsung and Nokia in sales numbers. |
TechEd 2013: Microsoft welcomes developers to the cloud |
| techrepublic TechEd, Microsoft’s flagship annual technology conference, descended on New Orleans this week (June 3-6) as thousands of attendees (including myself) gathered to hear the latest and greatest from the Redmond giant. I was initially disappointed with TechEd 2013 because it seemed to focus solely on the cloud theme, however, mixed among the many announcements and promises were substantial changes for developers. |
Sun-Powered Plane “Solar Impulse” Takes Off for Cross-Country Trip |
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discovermagazine The much-anticipated private solar-powered plane Solar Impulse took off from California this morning on a flight across America that is expected to last approximately two months. From Mountain View the plane will fly to New York without using a drop of fuel, making stops along the way in Phoenix, Dallas, St. Louis, AND Washington, D.C. |
Scientists create first 3D digital brain |
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bbc Researchers have created the first high-resolution 3D digital model of the human brain, which they have called "Big Brain". The reconstruction shows the brain's anatomy in microscopic detail, enabling researchers to see features smaller than a strand of hair. It will be made freely available to neuroscientists to help them in their research. |
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E3: PlayStation 4 console priced cheaper than Xbox One |
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bbc Sony is set to sell the PlayStation 4 for a cheaper price than Microsoft's rival Xbox One. The Japanese firm announced at the E3 trade show that its machine would be sold for £349 in the UK, $399 in the US and 399 euros across Europe. It added that it would not impose restrictions on second-hand games. |
Paris Air Show: Aircraft tech that works best on the ground |
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bbc The aircraft didn't fly, and it didn't fire up its engines. But it did move very slowly. And this was what was drawing the crowds . Amid the fighter jets' screaming overhead and the gleaming new airliners, an old Airbus A320 was getting a lot of attention during Paris Air Show week. |
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Google given 35 days to delete data |
| bbc Google has been given 35 days to delete any remaining data it "mistakenly collected" while taking pictures for its Street View service, or face criminal proceedings. Its investigation into Google reopened last year after further revelations about the data taken from wi-fi networks. |
Google Glass apps for enterprises coming by early 2014 |
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pcworld A company that specializes in Google apps is developing a series of enterprise applications for Google Glass that should be available late this year or early 2014. “We’re in the early stages of developing for Google Glass,” said Dan McNelis, co-founder of Dito, a company that provides services for Google applications. |
Video comes to Instagram, with filters and stabilization |
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techhive Step aside, Vine: 15-second videos are coming to Instagram on iOS and Android, complete with basic editing, filters, and stabilization. Announced at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park on Thursday, video on Instagram is an expansion of the formerly photos-only sharing service, and brings videos straight to Instagram's feed. "It's the same Instagram that we know and love, but it moves," said Instagram's cofounder and CEO Kevin Systrom. |
