Kodi, a free open source media player software that gives users access to a massive content library, is steadily growing in popularity. While the app is easy to use on PCs and laptops, users can also install Kodi in a variety of other devices. Here is a tutorial on how to get the software into three TV-focused hardware namely the Amazon Fire TV Stick, the Roku TV, […]
Image: WayRay Augmented reality (AR) navigation startup WayRay has raised $18 million in a Series B round led by China’s Alibaba Group. The latest round brings the total amount raised by the Swiss startup to $30 million. WayRay, which develops holographic AR navigational solutions for connected cars, has also entered into a partnership deal with China’s Banma Technologies, an Alibaba and SAIC Motors-backed internet-connected car maker, to […]
When Intel’s chief executive addressed shareholders at last month’s investor day, he insisted that the “traditional market view” of the company as a Silicon Valley stalwart making chips for PCs and servers was wrong. “The way we look at the world is a bit different,” Brian Krzanich said. “We are a data company.” Investors would soon discover just how differently Mr Krzanich was looking at Intel’s world. […]
By Yashaswini Swamynathan The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were slightly lower on Monday as gains in financials shares – ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike – were weighed down by losses in drug stocks. The Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank’s policy-setting board, is expected to lift interest rates by a quarter point to 0.75 percent-1.00 percent after a two-day […]
In the tech industry, it’s easy to get caught up in the minutiae. But we should all step back and witness an industry in transition. Here are a few things I believe will shape the next few years. Smartphone Hardware Runs its Course As my colleague Carolina Milanesi recently wrote, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to innovate in the smartphone space. After a decade […]
By Tova Cohen and Ari Rabinovitch | JERUSALEM JERUSALEM U.S. chip giant Intel (INTC.O) has agreed to buy Israeli driverless technology firm Mobileye (MBLY.N) for $15.3 billion, the largest ever acquisition of an Israeli high-tech company. The $63.54 per share cash deal is the world’s biggest purchase of a company solely focused on the autonomous driving sector. Mobileye accounts for 70 percent of the global market for […]
Nvidia has now unveiled the latest generation of the Jetson platform for edge-of-network devices, dubbed the TX2, which is capable of doing a handful of things, including powering commercial drones, factory robots, and smart cameras. The credit card-sized platform comes with the “embedded AI supercomputer” Jetson TX2, which is able to power 4K drones that use up only about 7.5 watts of power. Video drones with the TX2 […]
Inside the Nintendo Switch iFixit It didn’t take long for the folks at iFixit to get their hands on the new Nintendo Switch and carry out a teardown. It reveals a massive battery and the sort of cooling system usually reserved for laptops. Must read: How to make Google Chrome use less battery power Nintendo Switch tech specs Customized Nvidia T1 Tegra chip 6.2-inch, 1280 × 720 […]
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Image: Nvidia Nvidia has lifted the lid off its new GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics processing unit (GPU), touting its new offering as the “fastest ever” gaming GPU. The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti delivers up to 35 percent more performance than the GeForce GTX 1080 and up to 78 percent faster performance than the GTX 1070. The latest GPU comprises 3,584 Nvidia […]
Developer BioWare’s last release was Dragon Age: Inquisition and the title succeeded in satisfying most fans of the Dragon Age series. The company is well known for making role playing games which are not only entertaining, but also tend to create some very well drawn out characters. The developer’s next game Mass Effect: Andromeda is slated to be released in the U.S. on March 21 while a multiplayer beta of the game could launch before […]
By Yashaswini Swamynathan U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday as investors digested the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting, which pointed to an interest rate hike “fairly soon”. Still, policymakers did not appear to show a sense of urgency in raising rates as inflation remained below the long-term target of 2 percent, effectively taking a rate hike in March off the table. […]
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is losing one of its star technology and intellectual property litigators in Silicon Valley. Neel Chatterjee, a 19-year Orrick veteran, has joined Goodwin to help build its technology litigation practice in Northern California, his new firm said. Mr. Chatterjee has represented Silicon Valley stalwarts like Facebook Inc., Oracle Corp., NVIDIA Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., […] (via WSJ)
While the year continues to be dominated by headlines touting the universal appeal of Alexa, there’s another gives a glimpse of what the big next step in human-computer interaction will be: eye tracking. The concept of measuring and responding to human eye motion isn’t new, but the past year saw a rising interest in the technology. There have been a slew of acquisitions of eye tracking startups by large […]
The Chuwi Hi13 looks like the Microsoft Surface Book on the outside, but its insides and price say otherwise. Many Chinese manufacturers produce devices that will never reach North American shores, save through online importers, but Chuwi is an exception that sells its offerings directly through Amazon. So when the company preps a new system like the Hi13, it may be of greater interest than just to […]
Last year, Google Chrome was the speediest Windows 10 web browser by a mile. This year, it’s a different story. Picking out the best Windows 10 web browser isn’t easy at all. The worse, however, by a country mile, is Internet Explorer 11. sjvn To put today’s browsers to the test I ran them on the latest shipping edition of Windows 10 Home: Version 10240.17236. I ran […]
Starting Tuesday, Comcast will allow its customers to use Roku as a secondary cable box. Those who have a Roku — one of the best streaming devices around — released in the last couple of years or a Roku TV can install the Xfinity TV app and try the feature out before it heads for a wide rollout later in 2017. Xfinity TV For Roku The news comes nearly […]
Monash University has implemented a multi-petabyte deployment at its eResearch Centre, giving the Melbourne-based advanced computing facility the capacity to store and manage massive workloads of data. The university implemented a software-defined solution that uses Red Hat Ceph Storage on Dell EMC PowerEdge R630 and R730xd rack servers that it expects will accelerate application performance, simplify systems management, and address the university’s growing data storage requirements. The […]
The Nintendo Switch is all set for its March 3 global launch, when it will be hitting markets with a $299 price tag. While that date is just over a month away, many questions still remain regarding the upcoming hybrid console. Thankfully, the U.K. version of the official Nintendo website published the official technical specifications of the Nintendo Switch, providing gamers with more information regarding the highly anticipated […]
We are in between CES and Mobile World Congress, but as you can hear in MobileTechRoundup show #389 Kevin and I still have plenty of mobile tech to chat about. Image: ZDNet Someone on the show sold a Pixel. How many did Google sell? Thoughts on a potential Android One program in the U.S. Samsung reveals Note 7 battery investigation results Google releases final Android Wear 2.0 […]
Resident Evil 7 is finally out, and the hype was justified. Critics applaud the series “return to form” by bringing the game back to its roots, which is raw, psychological, survival horror. The game will put you as Ethan Winters, an ordinary husband searching for his wife in a creepy homestead in rural Louisiana. The game’s claustrophobic atmosphere, eerie lighting, hair-raising sounds, complex puzzles, and bloodthirsty enemies will […]
IBM said it is offering support for Google’s open source machine learning technology TensorFlow with its PowerAI software. special feature How to Implement AI and Machine Learning The next wave of IT innovation will be powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. We look at the ways companies can take advantage of it and how to get started. The move highlights ongoing collaboration between tech giants in […]
In my 35 years covering the tech market, I have heard from executives—over and over—how their inventions will change the world. And while at times, this is true—the semiconductor, PC, and smartphone come to mind—I have been wondering lately if Silicon Valley should take stronger aim at solving the world’s major healthcare dilemmas. On cancer, Silicon Valley has been pretty active already. Nvidia, for example, […]
If you still think laptops are generic and the only difference between them are their price-tags, Dell invites you to think again. The latest Dell XPS 13 developer editon is everything a programmer could want from a high-end laptop. The latest Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is the best of the best Linux laptops. (Image: CNET) You don’t have to believe me. Linus Torvalds himself picked out […]
It’s impossible for one person to see everything on display at CES each year. I had three staffers helping me cover the show, and PCMag had a dozen people on the ground in Las Vegas for its coverage. Being at CES provides valuable hands-on time with gadgets on the floor and in closed-door briefings. Based on what I saw, it’s clear that some amazing new […]
