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Windows Mixed Reality: everything you need to know

Windows Mixed Reality: everything you need to know

[ad_1] Windows Mixed Reality (MR) can be a confusing concept. Is it virtual reality (VR), like the Oculus Rift, or it is more like augmented reality that Microsoft has already delved into with the HoloLens? The answer is: it’s kind of both, really – though far more like the former than the latter. Microsoft’s blendedRead more about Windows Mixed Reality: everything you need to know[…]

Android platform stats: Nougat swells as Lollipop melts

Android platform stats: Nougat swells as Lollipop melts

[ad_1] To be precise, the stats are based on active devices interacting with Google Play over the period of a week. Movement among the versions tends to the glacial, but Android “Nougat” 7.x has notably gained 2 extra points in percentage share. That might not sound impressive, but it represents a 12.7% increase month on month.Read more about Android platform stats: Nougat swells as Lollipop melts[…]

This car key made someone go ‘OMG, that's so cool, I'm telling everyone!’

This car key made someone go ‘OMG, that's so cool, I'm telling everyone!’

[ad_1] “What’s that you’re paying with?” It’s not often that a car has people questioning your payment methods, but some how the DS 3 Connected Chic managed exactly that – and numerous times to boot.  There’s a good reason of course (and the answer isn’t the car, don’t be ridiculous). I’ve always been a fanRead more about This car key made someone go ‘OMG, that's so cool, I'm telling everyone!’[…]

SIA backs Trump corporate tax plan

SIA backs Trump corporate tax plan

[ad_1] The proposal is expected to be considered by Congress in the coming weeks. “Over the past three decades, the U.S. semiconductor industry has unleashed tremendous innovations that have transformed America’s economic, technological, and national security landscape. America’s corporate tax system, meanwhile, has remained largely unchanged, leaving U.S. businesses at a disadvantage to their overseasRead more about SIA backs Trump corporate tax plan[…]

Oxford cluster takes on the world in self-drive cars and quantum computing

Oxford cluster takes on the world in self-drive cars and quantum computing

[ad_1] The Oxfordshire Transformative Technologies Alliance’s science and innovation report highlighted the quality of research and development in these four technologies already operating in Oxfordshire Oxford quantum key The Oxford report suggests these technologies have the potential to be worth in the region of £180bn to the UK economy by 2030. Oxfordshire is home toRead more about Oxford cluster takes on the world in self-drive cars and quantum computing[…]

Equifax data breach: how to find out if you're one of the 145.5 million consumers affected [Update]

Equifax data breach: how to find out if you're one of the 145.5 million consumers affected [Update]

[ad_1] Update: Equifax announced on October 2 that an additional 2.5 million US consumers may have been impacted by the massive data breach that was first disclosed on September 7.  The company in charge of the forensic analysis of the hack had revised the number, Equifax said, bringing the total of potentially impacted consumers toRead more about Equifax data breach: how to find out if you're one of the 145.5 million consumers affected [Update][…]

UK researchers cool superconducting sensors for cancer treatment

UK researchers cool superconducting sensors for cancer treatment

[ad_1] It uses a new form of cooling technology developed for space astronomy, but which could allow superconducting detectors to be used in cancer treatments, driverless cars and practical quantum communications. Figure 1: schematic of cold finger mechanism alongside the cryostat design with new parts for SNSPD mounting added. The research centres around extremely sensitive lightRead more about UK researchers cool superconducting sensors for cancer treatment[…]