Coin-operated parking becomes ancient history as apps, sensors take over cities Coin-operated parking becomes ancient history as apps, sensors take over cities:- LOS ANGELES — The last coin-operated meter was yanked out of the Portland, Oregon downtown area in 2016 and now resides in a local historical museum. Welcome to […]
Standalone Oculus Go VR headset shipping next year for $199 Standalone Oculus Go VR headset shipping next year for $199:- Facebook will sell a $199 standalone Oculus Go VR headset, part of the social network’s mission to get 1 billion people on board with the virtual technology. Facebook CEO Mark […]
Here’s why your old iPhone feels slow – and what you can do about it Here’s why your old iPhone feels slow – and what you can do about it:- The other day benchmarking firm Futuremark published a report that attempted to put an end to the long-held urban legend/conspiracy […]
Windows 10: Fall Creators Update SDK is now available for all developers Windows 10: Fall Creators Update SDK is now available for all developers:- Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK allowing developers to begin building apps for the fourth major update to Windows 10, due out […]
​Samsung unveils slimmer image sensors for large-screen phones ​Samsung unveils slimmer image sensors for large-screen phones:- Samsung has unveiled two new image sensors in its ISOCELL brand that offer high resolution in a smaller chip packages, the company said. The 1.2 megapixel ISOCELL Fast 2L9 comes with dual pixel, while […]
Dow Jones: ‘Google acquires Apple’ news was ‘error’ Dow Jones: ‘Google acquires Apple’ news was ‘error’:- A bombshell appeared on the Dow Jones financial newswire on Tuesday: “Google to buy Apple for $9bn”. But the story, that the acquisition had been suggested in the will of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, […]
Spacewalking astronauts grease robot arm’s new hand Spacewalking astronauts grease robot arm’s new hand:- Spacewalking astronauts hustled through a lube job and camera swaps outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, their second trip outside in less than a week. Astronaut Mark Vande Hei made fast work of greasing the […]
SpaceX, SES ready for sunset launch of previously flown Falcon 9 from KSC SpaceX, SES ready for sunset launch of previously flown Falcon 9 from KSC:- A previously flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to vault through the sunset-soaked sky above Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, marking satellite operator […]
Google, Facebook, Twitter Scramble to Hold Washington at Bay Google, Facebook, Twitter Scramble to Hold Washington at Bay:- Last month, Google summoned about 200 staff from around the world for an annual policy meeting. One agenda item was very different this time: How to deal with the sudden drumbeat of […]
Google uncovered Russia-backed ads on YouTube, Gmail : source Google uncovered Russia-backed ads on YouTube, Gmail : source:- Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, […]
