Microsoft bets on Multi-User Virtual Reality
Oct 13, 2015 08:59 am UTC| Technology Business
Microsoft researchers are exploring multi-person virtual reality at VR expert Jaron Laniers lab which will enable people to share the experience of mixed or augmented reality, MIT Technology Review reported. Augmented...
Internet of Things competition heats up with Amazon’s AWS IoT
Oct 13, 2015 06:38 am UTC| Technology
Foraying into Internet of things market, Amazons cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, has launched a service called AWS IoT to help customers build applications to connect devices to AWS Services and other devices,...
Apple restricts 'News App' in Chinese Mainland
Oct 13, 2015 06:36 am UTC| Technology
In a move that seems to be driven by the stringent rules in China, Apple has disabled its news app in the country, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, the New York Times reported. While using...
Pensioners hurt as US Steel’s restructuring plan gets approval
Oct 12, 2015 12:13 pm UTC| Technology
United States Steel Corp. has received approval from a Canadian court to separate its failing Canadian division, U.S. Steel Canada, and cut-off health-care benefits to retired workers. When it filed for bankruptcy...
Users wary of using Samsung Pay after LoopPay breach
Oct 12, 2015 12:12 pm UTC| Technology
Samsung has assured its users that the recently launched mobile payments system is unaffected after its crucial technology, called LoopPay, was hacked. The tech giant acquired LoopPay, an American payments startup, in...
Chinese, Taiwanese users feel the pinch of new iOS malware YiSpecter
Oct 12, 2015 09:33 am UTC| Technology
After the XcodeGhost malware shook the Apple ecosystem, Palo Alto Networks has identified a new Apple iOS malwareand christened it YiSpecter. So far, it has been found affecting iOS users in China and Taiwan. The...
It’s not “Dislike”: Facebook surprises with “Reactions”
Oct 12, 2015 09:30 am UTC| Technology
Facebook Inc., the social media giant, announced last week that it is launching a pilot test of Reactions with users able to select from various emotions love, ha-ha, yay, wow, sad and angry. The feature is being offered...