WSJ: Retina Display MacBook Air is coming soon
Buried
in a lot of stuff we may not believe about a 12.9-inch iPad, the Wall
Street Journal believes that a new MacBook Air is on the way. According
to the paper's gang of people familiar with the matter, the company's
suppliers are working on a 12-i... Read More ...
After Swype, HTC taps China's TouchPal for new Android keyboard
Tech-savvy
users may have already come across TouchPal when trying different
keyboards on Android and iOS 8 (and maybe even Windows 8), but it looks
like a whole lot more people will be introduced to it soon. According to
the Shanghai-based keyboard ... Read More ...
The creators of 'Monument Valley' are redesigning your car dash
The
developer of Monument Valley, Ustwo, isn't just content with designing
beautiful puzzle games and tablet software -- it wants to rethink your
car's dashboard, too. The company has partnered with Car Design Research
to build a prototype for an ins... Read More ...
Hillary Clinton: 'I want the public to see my email'
Hillary
Clinton's exclusive use of a self-hosted email address has been at the
center of controversy over the last few days, and now the former
Secretary of State tweets that she wants those emails -- or at least the
55,000 pages she has shared with ... Read More ...
Hyundai lets owners control their cars with smartwatches
Hey,
Hyundai owners, it's finally here: the Blue Link companion app for
smartwatches that the automaker promised back during CES this year. And
yes, you can use it to remotely lock/unlock doors, start/stop the
engine, flash lights or honk any Blue Li... Read More ...
Etsy wants to raise up to $300 million by going public
Etsy,
yes that marketplace for handcrafted and bespoke goods, plans to raise
money not by selling custom crocheted rabbit hats or bohemian jewelry,
but by doing an initial public offering. The Brooklyn company has just
filed an S-1 form at the US Sec... Read More ...
The big US carriers will shut down their mobile wallet this month
There
was no question that AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon gave up on
their Softcard mobile payment service when they agreed to pre-install
Google Wallet, but it's now apparent that they're beating an especially
hasty retreat. Softcard is telling users th... Read More ...
FTC offers a $25,000 prize if you can trap robocallers
Yep,
the Federal Trade Commission still hates robocalls as much as you do.
The agency has launched a contest where you'll get a $25,000 top prize
if you develop technology that sends illegal automated telemarketing to a
honeypot system, which makes i... Read More ...
Daily Roundup: Nintendo and indie gaming, HTC's attempt at VR and more!
In
today's Daily Roundup, we take a look at Nintendo's relationship with
indie game makers, find out how Valve wants to change VR and chat with
HTC's chief designer. Head past the break to get caught up on all of the
day's top stories.... Read More ...
The Associated Press is automating college sports news, too
In
an effort to bring the masses more sports news, the Associated Press
plans to use automated tech for stories it wouldn't normally cover. The
AP is working with the NCAA this spring to produce game reports across
Division I baseball, Division I wom... Read More ...
Here's how Minecraft creates its gigantic worlds
Have
you wondered how Minecraft can produce massive worlds that are still
chock-full of little details, like elaborate cliff faces and waterfalls?
PBS' Game/Show is more than happy to explain in a new video. As you'll
see below, Mojang's game relies ... Read More ...
YotaPhone 2 will come to the US via Indiegogo
The
second generation of YotaPhone's dual-display smartphone is finally
coming to the US, but not in the way you may expect. In an interview
with PhoneScoop, the company's Matthew Kelly said that the e-ink
display-toting device will be made available... Read More ...
Bloomberg: A 12.9-inch iPad is still coming, just later this year
If
you're holding out hope for a super-sized iPad Pro, Bloomberg is still
in your corner. The outlet previously reported 12.9-inch iPad production
could start as early as Q1 of this year, but now says suppliers are
gearing up to start production in S... Read More ...
A visual history of Valve's work in VR
It's
been a long road from where Valve started with VR. It was only a few
shorts years ago that the company was letting select industry folk demo
prototype VR hardware in its QR code-laden "Room." And now, Valve has
its own consumer-facing VR headset... Read More ...
Xbox Live and ID@Xbox are coming to Windows 10
If
the news of Xbox games coming to HoloLens and Elite: Dangerous hitting
Xbox One this summer wasn't nearly enough, Microsoft has a few other
tidbits to share from this year's Game Developers Conference. First up:
Redmond is bringing the Xbox Live S... Read More ...
Valve's push into VR will span many headsets from many companies
Currently,
the HTC Vive is the only virtual reality headset that's part of Valve's
Steam VR push. That's not because it's the only one, but because it's
the only one we know about thus far. "You should think of the Vive as
the first in the same way t... Read More ...
US tech companies have stashed over $420 billion overseas
It's
no secret that the US government wants companies to bring more of their
offshore profits back home for the sake of taxes, and it's now
exceptionally clear as to why. Bloomberg has sifted through financial
filings and discovered that the top eigh... Read More ...
EA shuts down the studio behind 'SimCity'
The
studio that created SimCity and The Sims is no more. Today, EA
confirmed that it will shut down Maxis Emeryville, displacing the folks
primarily responsible for the aforementioned titles. In a statement, EA
said that it'll relocate Maxis' develop... Read More ...
Lockheed Martin's laser can stop a truck from over a mile away
Lasers
have staggering range, can attack land or air-based targets and are
dirt-cheap to fire, making them ideal for a military with one eye on the
budget. Now, Lockheed Martin has worked out that the technology could
also be used for stopping a car ... Read More ...
NVIDIA's got a new GPU monster, and it's called Titan X
NVIDIA
just announced the Titan X, its latest powerhouse graphics card, at
Epic Game's GDC session this morning. And boy, it sounds like a monster:
According to NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, it's now the world's most
powerful GPU with more than 8 billio... Read More ...
Valve's final Steam Controller is still missing something
I
spent roughly 10 minutes with the final Steam Controller at GDC 2015,
playing snippets of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, The Talos Principle
and Unreal Tournament on various Steam Machines. The body of the
controller is wonderful to hold. Two long... Read More ...
Steam Machines are coming this fall and this is what they look like
Steam
Machines. Maybe you've heard of them. They're Valve's oft-talked about,
rarely seen in the wild solution for streaming PC games to the fancy
HDTV in your living room. And at GDC this week, the company brought us
closer to the promise of that co... Read More ...
HTC's design lead on the One M9, criticism and the promise of VR
The
story of HTC's recent fortunes is one of the more bizarre tales in
modern technology. What other company releases award-winning flagship
after award-winning flagship, only to see revenues and market share
drop? For a while, HTC's phones truly sto... Read More ...
HBO's standalone streaming service reportedly costs $15 per month
Wondering
how much HBO's hyped-up standalone streaming service will cost you when
it (hopefully) arrives this April? Considerably more than your Netflix
subscription, it seems. The International Business Times hears that the
internet-only offering, r... Read More ...
Valve is solving virtual reality's input problem
Among
the handful of announcements Valve made at this year's Game Developers
Conference was a subtle and hugely important one: Lighthouse. What in
the world is Lighthouse? It's the "base stations" referenced in Valve's
VR headset announcement, and it... Read More ...
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