Wednesday 17 February 2016

Microsoft promises less lag in its updated Wireless Display Adapter

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Feb 17, 2016

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Your Must-Read Stories

•	Microsoft promises less lag in its updated Wireless Display Adapter

•	Why the FBI's request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generation

•	Microsoft Azure continues open source love affair

•	Gmail for Android adds new features for Outlook.com and Yahoo! Mail accounts

•	New MIT tech could help robots and humans work together

•	DTS:X is now available on select A/V receivers from Denon and Marantz

•	Tidal's Kanye West exclusive is good for Tidal and for music pirates

•	AMD, Nvidia graphics cards come bundled with March's hottest games

•	Startup launches a $4 smartphone for the masses, in India

•	Spotify deal throws in a free Chromecast with three months of Premium

•	IBM dangles $5 million prize for major breakthroughs using Watson

Microsoft promises less lag in its updated Wireless Display Adapter

Microsoft's Display Adapter uses the Miracast technology to establish a private wireless connection with your Windows tablet. Because the Wireless Display Adapter had to send what your phone or tablet wanted to display over the air, a bit of lag tended to occur. Microsoft promised it's eliminated or at least mitigated this issue. Read More ▶

Why the FBI's request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generation

No legal case applies in a vacuum, and in this case the FBI needs the precedence more than the evidence. Read More ▶

Microsoft Azure continues open source love affair

Microsoft has been aggressive in embracing open source technology on its Azure cloud platform, and that continued Wednesday with the launch of several new features powered by open source projects. Read More ▶

Gmail for Android adds new features for Outlook.com and Yahoo! Mail accounts

If you connect your Yahoo or Outlook email address to Gmail, you'll have access to Google Now cards, spam protection, and improved organizational capabilities. Read More ▶

New MIT tech could help robots and humans work together

There's no shortage of dire warnings about robots taking over human jobs, but often overlooked is the potential for robots and humans to work together. Read More ▶

DTS:X is now available on select A/V receivers from Denon and Marantz

It's unclear when other manufacturers will release DTS:X firmware updates. Read More ▶

Tidal's Kanye West exclusive is good for Tidal and for music pirates

Tidal is at the top of the app charts, but West's album is being torrented at a furious pace. Read More ▶

AMD, Nvidia graphics cards come bundled with March's hottest games

Hitman and Tom Clancy's The Division sweeten the deal on AMD and Nvidia GPUs, and highlight each brand's graphics tech. Read More ▶

Startup launches a $4 smartphone for the masses, in India

An Indian startup Ringing Bells has aroused curiosity by promising to launch a 251 rupees (US$4) smartphone, in the latest bid to take communications to the country's masses. Read More ▶

Spotify deal throws in a free Chromecast with three months of Premium

Spotify's Chromecast deal saves you $5 on the hardware and provides three months of service to boot. Read More ▶

IBM dangles $5 million prize for major breakthroughs using Watson

IBM has been encouraging developers to build apps using its Watson artificial intelligence system, which it hopes will be a big money maker for the company in the future. It kicked off the latest effort on Wednesday, pledging $5 million in prize money to whoever makes the biggest breakthroughs with Watson by 2020. Read More ▶