Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Samsung's Next VR Headset Won't Need a Smartphone: Report and other top stories.

  • Samsung's Next VR Headset Won't Need a Smartphone: Report

    Samsung's Next VR Headset Won't Need a Smartphone: Report
    The company is creating a design for a standalone VR headset that doesn't rely on a smartphone, like more-costly units from Oculus and HTC. Samsung is developing an advanced, stand-alone VR headset that won't require a user to link it to a compatible smartphone, which is necessary with the company's basic $100 Gear VR consumer headset. The upcoming stand-alone virtual reality headset will incorporate advanced features, including positional tracking that is not found in the Gea..
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  • When Can AppleCare Replace a MacBook's Battery?

    When Can AppleCare Replace a MacBook's Battery?
    MacRumors forum member MBP* posted this question about his 2014 MacBook Pro's battery under Mac Basics and Help:"I have a 2014 13" Retina MacBook Pro which I used extensively on a daily basis. I purchased AppleCare for the sole reason of protection against battery depletion over the coming years. It's hard for me to tell whether my battery has lost capacity, but I'm sure it has against the original figures when I first got the machine. My question is, when will AppleCare be willing to repla..
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  • Judge Seeking Data Shuts Down WhatsApp in Brazil

    Judge Seeking Data Shuts Down WhatsApp in Brazil
    Photo Young people checking their cellphones in São Paulo, Brazil, on Monday, after a judge ordered the messaging service WhatsApp shut down for 72 hours. Credit Andre Penner/Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook, was shut down in Brazil on Monday after a court order from a judge who is seeking user data from the service for a criminal investigation.Judge Marcel Maia Montalvão ordered telecom companies operating in Brazil to s..
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  • China's booming middle class augurs well for Apple, says Tim Cook

    China's booming middle class augurs well for Apple, says Tim Cook
    Apple CEO Tim Cook still sees great potential in the Chinese market despite a drop in its revenue from the country in the first quarter. In an interview to Jim Cramer of CNBC's Mad Money program, Cook said Monday that the middle class in China is expected to boom from 50 million people five years ago to almost 500 million in the next five years. “This is an unprecedented growth of the middle class,” said Cook, adding that he “could not be more optimistic about China.” To a question from Cramer..
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  • Google's latest acquisition is owned by an Indian-origin entrepreneur

    Google's latest acquisition is owned by an Indian-origin entrepreneur
    NEW YORK: Google has acquired a business technology startup founded by an Indian-origin entrepreneur as part of its plans to scale training offerings for Google Apps to its customers and customers' users. Varun Malhotra is the founder and CEO of Toronto-based Synergyse, which was launched in 2013 with an aim to teach users how to use Google Apps. Google did not disclose the financial details of the deal. Google Apps operations senior director Peter Scocimara said in a blog post yesterday that Go..
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  • Tesla: Bioweapon Defense Mode Even Cleans Air Outside the Car

    Tesla: Bioweapon Defense Mode Even Cleans Air Outside the Car
    Tesla says its HEPA air filtration system, which comes standard in the Model X and the new version of the Model S, not only scrubs the air inside the vehicle—it also reduces pollution directly outside the car as well. The company placed a Model X SUV in a large bubble with extreme levels of pollution, approximately 8,200% above the EPA’s “good” air quality index limit of 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air of fine particulate matter. Testers then closed the doors and hit the “bioweapon defense..
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Microsoft Only Allows Bing And Nothing Else In Cortana Searches .Dozing 'dragons' could change how we think about sleep - Tribune .
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