Intel No Longer Views PC As Main Priority, To Focus On VR And IoT
Aug 17, 2016 01:37 am UTC| Technology
Intel built its current enterprise by providing processors for personal computers over the last two decades. However, there are indications that the chip maker may no longer view PCs as its main priority. Its begun to...
2017 Audi Vehicles To Come With Traffic Light Timers
Aug 17, 2016 00:18 am UTC| Technology
According to a press release by Audi USA, the company is planning on implementing a system called vehicle to infrastructure (V2I), which will allow its vehicles to communicate with traffic lights. This is intended to alert...
Range anxiety? Today's electric cars can cover vast majority of daily U.S. driving needs
Aug 16, 2016 16:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Electrifying transportation is one of the most promising ways to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, but so-called range anxiety concern about being stranded with an uncharged car battery remains a...
As census failure blame points at IBM, why we shouldn't be surprised by its failings
Aug 16, 2016 15:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Politics
The Australian online census, which failed so spectacularly last week has still not succeeded in having enough people complete the process for it to be rescued from irrelevance. Fewer than half of Australias households...
What the nap apps can really tell you about your sleep
Aug 16, 2016 14:03 pm UTC| Health Technology
Did you sleep well last night? If your answer is no, there could be an app or a gadget that could help you with that. But are they any good? Do they really monitor how much you toss and turn while trying to sleep? And...
Solar households to lose subsidies, but it's a bright future for the industry
Aug 16, 2016 13:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Solar households in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales will this year cease to be paid for power they export into the electricity grid. In South Australia, some households will lose 16 cents per kilowatt-hour...
‘Snapchat’ Pays $200M To Acquire Mobile Search Startup ‘Vurb’
Aug 16, 2016 02:47 am UTC| Technology
Snapchat is expanding its offerings by acquiring the 5-year old startup called Vurb for nearly $200 million. The startup brands itself as an expedient way to offer information to users that are backed by the community,...