Month: April 2017

Nintendo say goodbye to 3DS

On April 12, Nintendo held an online “Nintendo Direct” presentation, which the company claimed would focus primarily on the upcoming Switch games Arms and Splatoon 2. The entire presentation lasted about 40 minutes, the last 10 of which were devoted to the aforementioned games and the Switch itself.  Other Switch games briefly mentioned during the …

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Apple working on true wireless charging but it probably won’t come to iPhone 8

Apple is working on wireless charging technology that may allow you to charge your smartphone mid-air, away from your charger sometime in future. This wireless charging won’t be like what Samsung and LG offer on its latest flagships that requires you to place the phone on the charger. The technique was laid out in a …

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Facebook’s Instagram clocks 700 million monthly active users

Instagram now has over 700 million monthly active users. The photo and video sharing app, which is owned by Facebook, added 100 million new users in just over four months. The growth rate is faster than the six months it took the popular app to grow from 500 million to 600 million users. And before …

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Intel 3D XPoint Optane Memory and SSD is available now

On March 19, 2017, Intel announced that their first 3D XPoint memory will be available in the second half of 2017. As promised, this week Intel’s Optane SSD memory officially became available. In 3D XPoint storage, each data cell does not need a transistor so the storage density can be up to 4 times that of standard …

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Google driverless cars free to public in Phoenix

(By bbc.com) Google is letting people use its driverless car service for any ride at any time. The search firm’s sister company Waymo has created a free “early rider” programme in Phoenix, Arizona. Hundreds of families are expected to take part. Waymo has equipped a fleet of 500 minivans with its self-driving technology to handle …

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New approach to increase the performance of high-power batteries

Scientists have developed a new approach that may lead to increase in the performance of high-power electrical storage devices such as car batteries and also decrease their size. Researchers from Stanford University in the US developed a mathematical model for designing new materials for storing electricity. “The potential here is that you could build batteries …

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Google Plans Ad-Blocking Feature in Chrome Browser

Google is planning to introduce an ad-blocking feature in the mobile and desktop versions of its popular Chrome web browser, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. The ad-blocking feature, which could be switched on by default within Chrome, would filter out certain online ad types deemed to provide bad experiences for users as …

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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 can possibly run Windows 10

(by AMRITANSHU MUKHERJEE | DECCAN CHRONICLE) Windows 10 is a highly productive operating system that has the capability to make a major part of our lives easier. However, the problem with Windows 10 is that it needs a powerful machine to stretch itself and show its true potential. If the device has to have powerful …

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