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Firefox gives up on connected devices
Published in News
Friday, 03 February 2017 11:31

Firefox gives up on connected devices


Lays off 50 people and lays down

Big Cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation have given up on connected devices and have eliminated the team connected to bring the browser to the internet of things.

Epic games boss slams Windows 10 Cloud plans
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 02 February 2017 11:59

Epic games boss slams Windows 10 Cloud plans


Calls it Crush Steam Edition

Epic Games founder has slammed Microsoft over its rumoured move to build a version of Windows 10 that can only install apps from the Windows Store.

Voice assistants are a priority in smartphone launches
Published in News

This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports.

Google about to give Raspberry PI a brain
Published in Transportation
Wednesday, 25 January 2017 11:37

Google about to give Raspberry PI a brain


And a few machine learning tools


The Raspberry PI will get AI programming later this year thanks to a cunning Google  plan to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning tools the board later this year.

Google may sell off its satellite imaging division
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Planet Labs is a potential fit


According to the latest reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, there is an effort underway by Alphabet Inc. to slash some of its long-term projects and R&D divisions, including Google’s own satellite imaging unit.

Android Wear 2.0 update may arrive on February 9th
Published in IoT


Along with two new LG flagship smartwatches


Google’s software platform for wearables may be receiving its first major update on February 9th, according to the latest information from at least one known reliable Twitter source who does his job fairly well.

Chrome cops some FLAC
Published in News
Monday, 16 January 2017 14:15

Chrome cops some FLAC


In a good way


Google has begun adding FLAC support to Chrome, and it should be rolling out to the great unwashed very soon.

The bezel will be a celeb death this year
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 12 January 2017 15:24

The bezel will be a celeb death this year


Living on the edge


This year we will see the end of the bezel, or at least phones with very slim ones.

Google brings Tango augmented reality to museums
Published in News


Just pick up a Lenovo Phab 2 Pro at front desk


Google’s augmented reality platform, Tango, is set to appear in museums later this year for visitors to interact with a variety of exhibitions and cultural artifacts using their smartphones, according to the company’s latest blog post.

Apple to invent AR glasses
Published in IoT
Wednesday, 11 January 2017 11:19

Apple to invent AR glasses


It is going be a game-changer

The super-cool and innovative tech power house Apple is rumoured to have come up with some game-changing glasses which superimpose information and pictures onto reality.