Amazon.com Inc is working on its first wearable device – a pair of ‘smart glasses’, the Financial Times reported. Continue reading Amazon working on ‘smart glasses’ as its first wearable device: FT
Monthly Archives: September 2017
With new operating system, Apple revamps its money-making App Store
Apple Inc’s newest operating system for iPhones and iPads introduces changes to its marketplace for third-party software to satisfy app developers and add new so-called augmented reality apps. Continue reading With new operating system, Apple revamps its money-making App Store
Proterra electric bus travels 1,100 miles without recharging
A 40-foot (12.19-meter) electric bus from Proterra Inc traveled 1,101.2 miles (1,772.21 km) at low speed without recharging, cruising to a new electric vehicle range record, the California manufacturer said on Tuesday. Continue reading Proterra electric bus travels 1,100 miles without recharging
Google Search now shows ebooks in local library
Google has rolled out a new feature in Search that allows users to check if an e-book is available to borrow from the local library. Continue reading Google Search now shows ebooks in local library
Intel joins Alphabet’s unit Waymo on self-driving car technology
Intel is working with Waymo—formerly the Google self-driving car project and now with Google’s parent company Alphabet—to advance self-driving car technology. Continue reading Intel joins Alphabet’s unit Waymo on self-driving car technology
Android users to soon manage chat data storage on WhatsApp
WhatsApp Beta has added granular storage management—which was earlier available only on iOS—to Android that will allow users manage their chat data storage better. Continue reading Android users to soon manage chat data storage on WhatsApp
Researchers see rapidly spinning star emitting polarised light
More than 70 years after Indian astrophysicist and Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar first predicted the emission of polarised light from the edges of stars, a team of scientists have for the first time observed rapidly rotating stars emitting polarised light. Continue reading Researchers see rapidly spinning star emitting polarised light
Paper patch could help diabetics monitor sugar level
Researchers have developed a new paper-based sensor patch that could allow diabetics to effectively measure glucose levels during exercise. Continue reading Paper patch could help diabetics monitor sugar level
Smart roads could power street lamps, electric cars
Researchers in Britain are working on smart materials that when embedded in road surfaces would be able to harvest and convert vehicle vibration into electrical energy to power street lamps or electric vehicle charging points. Continue reading Smart roads could power street lamps, electric cars
Amazon to test one-hour catwalk-to-doorstep deliveries at Nicopanda show
Online retailer Amazon aims to take the “see now, buy now” model of making clothes seen in catwalk shows quickly available to consumers to a new level, offering one-hour delivery on items shown in a fashion show on Saturday night to customers in London. Continue reading Amazon to test one-hour catwalk-to-doorstep deliveries at Nicopanda show