Friday, March 25, 2016

Virtual reality is back with better graphics and processing power - Pittsburgh Post and other top stories.

  • Virtual reality is back with better graphics and processing power - Pittsburgh Post

    Virtual reality is back with better graphics and processing power - Pittsburgh Post
    Putting on one of the new virtual reality headsets is like stepping into Alice’s looking glass Wonderland. It’s a color-drenched new world with 360-degree perspectives. People can watch their hands reach out to grab objects that aren’t even there. The mind knows that what it is seeing is not real, but it’s fooled into a sense of being and moving through this other space. This new generation of VR is science fiction turned science fact. Cyberpunk fans will recognize shades of William Gibson’s pr..
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  • A hydrogen car just set the record for the world's longest continuous journey

    A hydrogen car just set the record for the world's longest continuous journey
    There's no doubt that electric cars have a big role to play in the future of personal transport, but they're not the only alternative to petrol-powered vehicles in the pipeline. Cars running on hydrogen fuel cells are also in development, and a new trial in London just showed how much potential they really have. A Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell car has just completed a record-breaking 9,810-km (6,096-mile) unbroken trip around the M25 (the motorway that encircles the capital) over the course of six day..
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  • Fitness Trackers – Not Tracking What You Think

    Fitness Trackers – Not Tracking What You Think
    Photo Via: http://techfaqs.net With the Fitbit and Bellabeat LEAF available for consumers at reasonably expensive prices, it’s safe to say that we expect them to do exactly what they say they’re going to do: track our fitness. However, a recent study has revealed that this isn’t exactly the case. In fact, fitness trackers are actually glorified pedometers. This new study suggests that rather than tracking the energy we burn, fitness trackers are actually only good at counting the steps we take ..
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  • Microsoft received more than 500 requests to take down revenge porn

    Microsoft received more than 500 requests to take down revenge porn
    Last year, Microsoft said that it would help combat so-called revenge porn by allowing people to request that it take down naked photos of them that were posted without their permission. On Friday, it released the first numbers showing how many requests it has received.During the last six months of 2015, Microsoft received 537 requests to take down content through a submission form dedicated to revenge porn. The company granted 63 percent of those requests, de-listing content from its Bing sear..
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  • Budget brand Hyundai builds luxury sedan to take on BMW and Mercedes, the Genesis G70

    Budget brand Hyundai builds luxury sedan to take on BMW and Mercedes, the Genesis G70
    Hyundai’s new Genesis G70 is the company’s attempt to take on BMW and Mercedes Benz in the luxury market. Picture: Supplied.Joshua DowlingNews Corp Australia NetworkTHIS could go down in automotive history as the boldest move ever.Budget brand Hyundai is poised to launch a new challenger to the luxury market.The South Korean car giant that built its reputation on $13,990 drive-away deals now wants to compete with BMW and Mercedes with a sleek sedan.The Genesis G70 concept car, unveiled at the Ne..
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  • Google was busy depending upon European Court Decisions – Tempe Technology

    Google was busy depending upon European Court Decisions – Tempe Technology
    We did not remove the pages from search results. According to the legal complaint, there were a lot of users sold out over the course of the deal: “over 400 million profiles were aggregated, along with over 15 billion “friendship” connections between people and 3 billion “likes”. The ruling, which came into effect in May past year, gives those living in Europe the opportunity to request the removal of links to webpages containing information deemed to be irrelevant, out of date, or inappropr..
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  • Google's Nik Collection of Photo Plugins Now Free

    Google's Nik Collection of Photo Plugins Now Free
    If you’re an avid photo editor, you probably already have a pretty decent workflow for transforming so-so shots into lovely digital images. Those who want a little bit more of a helping hand, or just a few new tools in their bag of tricks, will welcome Google’s latest announcement. The company’s Nik Collection of plugins and apps is now completely free—a $150 discount from the collection’s normal price. And this isn’t just a time-sensitive deal. The tools will be free for all to download for..
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  • 2017 Audi R8 Spyder Unveiled At New York Auto Show

    2017 Audi R8 Spyder Unveiled At New York Auto Show
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  • Your favourite porn website now offers VR porn, this is how it feels

    Your favourite porn website now offers VR porn, this is how it feels
    India is the third largest contributor to traffic on PornHub and your favourite porn website is now running a free channel on Virtual Reality Porn. Incidentally, companies like Samsung and Lenovo have been marketing their Gear VR and AntVR headsets very aggressively for a while now. Many OnePlus fans already have the Google Cardboard (you may know it as the OnePlus Cardboard), and Amazon is selling Google Cardboard variants at as low as Rs. 300. So, once you have amassed the right tools, read fu..
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Santos CEO plans dash to China to eyeball ENN .Gutierrez suing Newcastle over treatment after cancer diagnosis .
Telstra provided the biggest lift on the index on Tuesday, rising 1.4 per cent to $5.26. Photo: Supplied .Females are more pessimistic than males about economy, Mastercard survey says .

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