[ad_1] Facebook is now so much more than a social network, but of course, you already knew that.  At this week’s F8 2017 developer conference, the company that has its fingers in seemingly everything – from virtual reality to internet drones – brought its vision of how it plans to connect us all into focus,Read more about From bots to your brain: Facebook's vision for the future comes into focus[…]

[ad_1] Stream-ripping threatens music industry, as companies struggle to make streaming profitable – annotated infographics As if a beleaguered music industry didn’t already have enough to contend with, the rise of streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music, Pandora, Deezer and Tidal –  yes! even Tidal! – have changed the way many people listenRead more about Stream-ripping threatens music industry, as companies struggle to make streaming profitable – annotated infographics[…]

[ad_1] Negotiations between Imagination and Apple are likely to see a cut in royalties from 30 cents per product sold using Imagination IP to 10 cents per product sold. The 30 cent royalty rate brings in around $80 million a year for Imagination which is about half its total revenues. UBS reckons that, without Apple’sRead more about Apple to cut Imagination royalty to a third, says UBS.[…]

[ad_1] Not content with laying out a full-blown augmented reality (AR) platform with its new smartphone camera software, Facebook has launched two, brand new 360-degree video cameras to jump start that end of the immersive social media revolution. During Facebook’s second and last keynote address at its F8 developer conference in San Jose, California, FacebookRead more about Facebook looks to upgrade 360-degree video with Surround 360 x24, x6 cameras[…]

[ad_1] Kazan, Russia’s most dangerous nuclear attack submarine – an annotated infographic Russia has floated its newest nuclear-powered multi-purpose attack submarine. The launch of Kazan, considered a counterpart to U.S. Seawolf and Virginia-class, comes as Moscow claims its submarine fleet has increased combat patrols to levels last seen during the Cold War. The Kazan is theRead more about Kazan, Russia’s most dangerous nuclear attack submarine – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Samsung is expected to ramp 64-layer NAND in H2 with a new plant coming on-stream in Pyeongtaek in July. Micron is expected to be in volume production of 64-level 3D NAND in Q2. Toshiba is producing 64-layer chips and Hynix says it has a 72-layer chip. Yields, which were poor, have now improved andRead more about 3D NAND to overtake 2D in Q4[…]

[ad_1] In an age where most people have a camera in their phone as standard, Fujifilm’s INSTAX range of instant film cameras has been a smash. And now, the company has sought the blend the best of both digital and analogue formats with a hybrid extension to the line. The INSTAX SQUARE SQ10 adds aRead more about Fujifilm unveils hybrid INSTAX SQUARE SQ10 camera[…]

[ad_1] #GreatBarrierReef off coast of #Australia hit by mass bleaching – an annotated infographic Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering from another massive bleaching event, the first time in memory such episodes have hit in back-to-back calendar years. Experts fear the proximity of the two events gives the coral little chance to recover. Key areas ofRead more about #GreatBarrierReef off coast of #Australia hit by mass bleaching – an annotated infographic[…]

[ad_1] Julian David “Tech businesses will be looking to the UK’s political parties to set out clear plans for how they intend to support economic stability and to keep the UK at the forefront of global technological innovation and digitisation,” said David. Brexit is likely to dominate the election campaign. The eventual Brexit deal is expected to haveRead more about General Election “extraordinarily important” for UK digital, says techUK[…]

[ad_1] Modern phone cameras can take stunning print-quality photos, and you probably have some real gems stored on your handset right now – so why leave them there? Individual prints look great, but a printed collage is a great way to show off several snaps at once. A collage based around a particular theme orRead more about The best free photo collage maker 2017[…]