Microsoft used to be king of the classroom, but Google has increasingly muscled in on its turf. Google announced Chrome OS nearly eight years ago, and the first few waves of devices were of little interest to anyone. Then, Chrome OS became more powerful and easier to manage, and schools …
Read More »Google Unveils Stunning 17-Camera VR Video Rig
Virtual reality is more accessible than ever with devices like Gear VR and Daydream that can plug into your smartphone. However, there’s dearth of worthwhile VR video content out there. Google is trying to fix that with its Jump video platform. Today, the company has announced a new and improved …
Read More »Nikon unveils D7500 midrange DSLR with many of the D500’s features
The slowing of DSLR sales hasn’t stopped the steady stream of improved models coming out of the major players. Today Nikon introduced an upgraded version of its prosumer DSLR, the Nikon D7500. Borrowing some of the best features from the higher-priced Nikon D500 and adding a few tricks of its …
Read More »Everspin unveils MRAM SSDs aimed at the storage accelerator market
Intel and its 3D XPoint memory have dominated recent headlines on NAND flash alternatives, but they’ve never been the only game in town. Everspin, a company whose technology we’ve covered several times in the past, announced today that they will bring new MRAM-based drives to market with new partners and …
Read More »Sony unveils SD cards so fast, they’ve bumped up against interface speed limits
Sony has announced a new line of SD cards that aren’t just fast — they’re capable of hitting the fundamental performance limits of the Ultra High Speed II (abbreviated UHS-II) specification. That standard offers up to 312MB/s of performance, while Sony is claiming 300MB read/write speeds for its new line …
Read More »Google unveils playable ads for Android game developers and other tools
Google rolled out a series of new tools for Android game developers at GDC in San Francisco this week that offer new ways to entice users to download their games, as well as ways to make more money from the games and track how users are interacting with their titles. …
Read More »Starbucks unveils a virtual assistant that takes your order via messaging or voice
Starbucks is embracing the trend towards voice-based computing with the launch of a new feature in its mobile app called My Starbucks barista, which allows customers to order and pay for their food and drinks just by speaking. This includes being able to modify their drink order, as if they …
Read More »Branch unveils AMP Deepviews, so content in uninstalled apps can be previewed from search results
links Let’s say you create a mobile app. And you get it accepted into Apple’s and Google’s app stores. Now what? There are zillions of apps added to the app stores every week, so your biggest problem is simply getting found. Maybe you could luck out and get featured by …
Read More »Dell unveils 8K 32-inch monitor at CES 2017, and it’s shipping this year
It was only a few years ago that 4K panels were the cutting-edge technology on display at CES. For the last few years, we’ve seen 8K televisions popping up here and there, more as proof-of-concepts than actual practical products. Dell’s new display announcements aren’t just products the company plans to …
Read More »Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon 835 SoC details
Late last year, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 835 would be its next-generation smartphone SoC. The new chip is built on a 10nm process in partnership with Samsung, but Qualcomm hadn’t unveiled much in the way of additional details. This week at CES, the company shared new details on the upcoming …
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