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Tech companies form coalition to advance AI knowledge

Sep 28, 2016

A new coalition to advance knowledge and set standard practices for the use of artificial intelligence has emerged, which includes tech giants Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and IBM. Calling itself the Pa...

NASA to carry Microsoft HoloLens to International Space Station

Jamie Hacking

Jun 28, 2015

Innovation

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will have a veritable tool which will provide them superior vision for repairs and other operations. The tool is Microsoft’s virtual reality headset, HoloLens. ...

Nokia plans to return Consumer Phone Market next year, claims Report

Jamie Hacking

Apr 20, 2015

Innovation

Nokia who had ruled the roost once but collapsed in the wake of arrival of new players who brought new ideas and was buried under Apple iPhone and Google Android smartphones. However it is not curtains and Noki...

Dirt cheap Google Chromebook for $149 now available on Amazon

Jamie Hacking

Apr 1, 2015

Innovation

Google has unveiled its economy Chromebook laptops, two iterations priced at $149 and it will be locking horns with Microsoft’s Windows franchise and will be targeting students and teens. Google has been clo...

Microsoft announces Surface 3: ditches ARM processor/Windows RT for Intel Atom/Windows 8.1

Abby Smith

Mar 31, 2015

Innovation

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) today unveiled a brand new version of the Surface tablets, which was running on the full version of the Windows 8.1.The thinnest and lightest tablet yet from Microsoft has a...

Microsoft acquires Powerpoint cloud plugin LiveLoop

Abby Smith

Mar 28, 2015

Innovation

In a recent report, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the acquisition of LiveLoop, a San Francisco-based start-up that has developed a plugin for the Powerpoint which allows the users to collaborate and work t...

Microsoft Outlook for Android and iOS gets PIN lock feature

Abby Smith

Feb 18, 2015

Innovation

Microsoft just released a new version of the Outlook for iOS and Android that goes along the corporate security standards. Previously the app faced a lot of criticism for not matching with the industry safety s...

Raspberry Pi Foundation unveils low cost $35 Pi 2 computer that runs Windows 10

Abby Smith

Feb 2, 2015

Innovation

Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced yet another addition to their low-cost credit sized computer family. Ebon Upton, CEO and founder Raspberry Pi, this Monday unveiled the latest addition, Raspberry Pi 2. Thi...

Facebook starts Amber alerts to help find missing children

Siddhant Ghatge

Jan 14, 2015

Innovation

The timelines of Facebook users will now have Amber alerts, which will help find missing children in areas near them. In coalition with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Facebook will star...

Want to know where is Santa: Google and Microsoft help you trace him

Amanda

Dec 24, 2014

Innovation

It is that time of the year when an adorable old man dressed up in bright red visits children all over the world and gives them wonderful gifts. Having spent the entire time after the Christmas 2013 up at the N...

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