Monday 26 August 2013

Intel developing 3D laptop cameras that can follow your glare and read your emotions

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Intel developing 3D laptop cameras that can follow your glare and read your emotions

08.26.2013 6:55 AM

From mundane 2D devices, integrated cameras in laptops and tablets in the future will change into powerful 3D tools that can sense movement, track emotion, and even monitor reading habits of children, according to Intel.

The Moto X's innards aren't as interesting as its customizable exterior, teardown shows

08.26.2013 8:07 AM

In the case of Motorola's unique Moto X, it's what's outside that counts.

 

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Google blocks Chromecast app that streams local media files

08.26.2013 8:22 AM

The developer of the AllCast Android app claims that Google is intentionally nerfing the streaming abilities of its media dongle in order to placate Hollywood.

Leaked Droid 5 images may yet give hope to long-suffering QWERTY fans

08.26.2013 8:51 AM

Some people just like real keyboards, but they've had limited choices when it came to top-shelf smartphones. A series of leaked images of the new Droid 5 may give them hope.

Xbox 360 update starts cashing out on Microsoft Points

08.26.2013 11:09 AM

Microsoft announce an end to its Microsoft Points virtual currency last month; it's started making the switch to local currency as part of an Xbox Live update.

Facebook Gifts returns to marketing only virtual goodies

08.25.2013 1:52 PM

Less than a year after launching Facebook Gifts, the social network is dropping physical items from the selection and focusing on gift cards, primarily its own.

Amazon's cloud service problems wobble Airbnb, Vine

08.25.2013 7:15 PM

Amazon Web Services resolved service problems on Sunday that caused issues for several websites, including Airbnb's booking site and Twitter's Vine video application, which rely on its computing platform.

HP introduces SAP HANA based cloud service

08.25.2013 7:45 PM

Hewlett-Packard has introduced a cloud service around SAP's HANA in-memory database, targeting customers who want to analyze big data.

HSA targets native parallel execution in Java virtual machines by 2015

08.25.2013 9:00 PM

Industry consortium HSA Foundation intends to bring native support for parallel acceleration in Java virtual machines, which would make it easier to tap into multiple processors like graphics processors to speed up code execution.

SSDs still maturing, new memory tech still 10 years away

08.25.2013 10:40 PM

Solid-state drive adoption will continue to grow and it will be more than 10 years before it is ultimately replaced by a new memory technology, experts said.

Report: Windows 8.1 is ready to ship

08.26.2013 7:08 AM

According to multiple reports, Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 to manufacturing, known as RTM. That will give hardware makers time to test the new OS before its release on Oct. 18.

China suffers major DDoS attack on .cn domain

08.26.2013 7:10 AM

China's Internet on early Sunday morning suffered a major distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that briefly disrupted and slowed access to sites in the .cn domain.

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