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This is the system stack that Project Halium is proposing. Image: Project Halium A group of developers hope to unite several Linux-based mobile distributions with a common Android base that will make it easier for them to run on Android hardware. The developers are aiming to create a better way for non-Android GNU/Linux distributions like Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish OS, Plasma Mobile and others to make progress in […]

Tencent’s cloud computing unit has launched a data centre in Silicon Valley and will open another four outside its domestic market, as it looks to expand its portfolio to include cloud and artificial intelligence. The Chinese internet giant said the following four facilities in Mumbai, Seoul, Frankfurt, and Moscow would be operational this year, adding to its global network of data centres that currently include Singapore, Toronto, […]

An estimated 2 million Android users have now fallen victim to malware mistakenly downloaded from Google Play, which was initially reported to have affected approximately 600,000 users. The malware, dubbed FalseGuide, was hidden in more than 40 guide apps for games, the oldest of which was uploaded to Google Play as early as November last year, security researchers from Check Point said. “Since April 24, when the […]

A demo booth at Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed recent violence on Facebook at the conference.(Photo: AP Photo/Noah Berger) SAN FRANCISCO — A distraught father in Thailand killed his 11-month-old child on Facebook Live, the latest in a string of disturbing incidents including suicide, torture and sexual assault that have reached millions on the live-streaming service, raising questions about Facebook’s […]

24 April 2017 Dubai – Dubai master developer Nakheel today broke ground on a new, 375-room hotel at Ibn Battuta Mall, with a total project value of AED240 million. The ground-breaking ceremony – Nakheel’s second in a week – was led by Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah and comes a month after the company handed a construction contract worth AED184.5 million to Dubai-based Parkway International Contracting LLC to […]

· Marassi Al Bahrain has been chosen as the first location for The Address Hotels & Resorts hospitality brand outside of the UAE · Linked to Marassi Galleria – the shopping, leisure and entertainment destination 23 April 2017 Manama – Eagle Hills Bahrain, developers of the urban waterfront project Marassi Al Bahrain, held a reception for invited VIP guests of its new-to-market hospitality brand, The […]

Omran and Saraya Holding Oman, developers of Saraya Bandar Jissah, Muscat’s resort village, has announced a full re-brand new brand name for the development. The branding to Muscat Bay marks a change of major proportion for the integrated tourism complex, the companies said in a statement. “The new brand positioning signifies a step further towards completion for the development, which is still on schedule to welcome its […]

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23 April 2017 Ras Al Khaimah, UAE – Novel international group, a leading highly diversified investment company from China, has signed an agreement with Al Marjan Island (AMI) Company to acquire 720.000 sq. Ft. of landon the man-made island in RasAl Khaimah. Alan Feng, Director, Novel company said that: “Our Group aims at enlarging its presence overseas via high standing partnerships, joint venture and other projects. The […]

Live Photos on the iPhone 6S and newer takes a 1.5 clip either side of a still photo and combines them into three-second clip with sound. Image: Apple Expect to see more of Apple’s Live Photos format moving images thanks to a new Live Photo API for sharing and playing them on the web. Live Photos is a nifty feature on the iPhone 6S and newer that […]

HMH – Hospitality Management Holding is all set for a strong presence at Arabian Travel Market 2017 (ATM). 21 April 2017HMH – Hospitality Management Holding is all set for a strong presence at Arabian Travel Market 2017 (ATM). Mr Ferghal Purcell, COO of HMH, said, “We have a number of strategic announcements lined up for ATM this year that is the MENA region’s largest B2B travel and […]

Oddball duo Rick and Morty, amid their frenzied travails moving from one bizarre realm to another, have now entered virtual reality, under the aptly named Virtual Rick-ality app. There’s no surprise too that the titular characters’ entry in the VR space is just as weird, childishly enchanting, and ridiculous as its TV adventures. It’s no secret that Rick and Morty is one of the funniest and critically acclaimed […]

Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Arthur Sinodinos has told ABC radio he does not want see any unintended consequences trickle into Australia’s tech sector as a result of the abolition of the current 457 visa program. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced he was scrapping the existing Temporary Work (Skilled) 457 visa on Tuesday, replacing it with a new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa in March 2018. […]

Waiting for a friend to message you back? Learn some vocabulary while you wait with WaitSuite. Credit: Jason Dorfman, MIT CSAIL Hyper-connectivity has changed the way we communicate, wait, and productively use our time. Even in a world of 5G wireless and “instant” messaging, there are countless moments throughout the day when we’re waiting for messages, texts and Snapchats to refresh. But our frustrations with waiting a […]

At the second day of its F8 Conference, Facebook announced the second-generation Surround 360 VR cameras, and the company is serious about commercializing them, as opposed to last time’s strategy. Facebook Outs 2nd-Generation Surround 360 Cameras Facebook unveiled the first Surround 360 camera last year not as a full-fledged product, but as an open-source guide for third-party developers to build upon. The second-generation Surround 360 cameras have been […]

Why is ZeroHedge site hosted on an open unsecured server? It is strange and hypercritical at best for ZH and ZH readers to post and read information and stories about net security, hacking and cyber crime (which is included on this site from time to time). There is no reason that ZH cant run a secure server — Everyone need ask why they don’t.  It certainly is […]

India’s government is allowing app developers to use its biometric database of more than a billion citizens as part of an initiative called “India Stack.” The developers can use customers’ fingerprint and iris scans to compare against records stored as part of the government’s vast biometric data-collection program, to create new ways to access insurance, banking, healthcare and employment. As outlined in a Wall Street Journal article, […]

Facebook is developing a system capable of typing 100 words-per-minute straight from the brain Facebook wants to read your mind. At least, when it comes to what you’d like to say or type. The social network giant, at its annual developers conference, unveiled Wednesday projects aimed at allowing users to use their minds to type messages or their skin to hear words. “Speech is essentially […]

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said India has ‘entrepreneurial energy,’ and that he hopes his company can harness India’s move to make its vast biometric database available to app developers. In Bangalore Monday, Mr. Nadella said he wanted Indians to be able to access Microsoft products using their Aadhar ID cards, and that his company was teaming up with Flipkart, India’s rival to Amazon. Here are five […]

Once upon a time, over a dozen large technology conferences and trade shows dotted the landscape—from COMDEX and CTIA to TechEd and WinHEC. They had a mechanical regularity: details about Windows in the early spring, x86 chip announcements in early autumn, and COMDEX in November. Now, with news of IDF’s demise, only Computex, CeBIT, Mobile World Congress (MWC), and CES remain, with company-specific developer gatherings […]

By Stephen Nellis | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO Apple Inc’s decision to stop licensing graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group Plc is the clearest example yet of the iPhone maker’s determination to take greater control of the core technologies in its products – both to guard its hefty margins and to position it for future innovations, especially in so-called augmented reality. The strategy, analysts say, has already […]

Pegasus spyware is used to monitor activities of individual targets. Image: iStock A new version of one of the most sophisticated forms of mobile spyware has been discovered, and this time it’s being used to spy on Android users. Made public last summer, the Pegasus mobile spyware was used by a nation state to monitor iPhones belonging to activists in the Middle East. Dubbed Trident, three separate […]

ZDNet ST. MAARTEN: The cybercriminals allegedly responsible for an attack on Bangladesh’s central bank which left the country’s wallet millions of dollars lighter is showing “no signs of stopping,” according to security experts. The group, dubbed Lazarus, managed to dupe banking staff into transferring $80 million from the Central Bank of Bangladesh’s New York Federal Reserve account after spending several months studying how the financial institutions communicated […]

The much touted Samsung Bixby smart assistant is exclusive to the latest Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ flagships, but it has already been unofficially ported to older handsets as well. Samsung introduced its new Bixby assistant last month, before the actual unveiling of the Galaxy S8 flagship series. The company promises a “fundamentally different” experience with Bixby as it’s not just another assistant similar to Siri, Cortana or Google […]

You need Javascript and either Adobe Flash or Html5 to view this video. You need Javascript and either Adobe Flash or Html5 to view this video. Video: Matthew Mirabelli Konrad Mizzi is refusing to reply to any more questions on his involvement in the Panama Papers, saying that he has now exhausted all questions on the matter. Following a press conference on a new joint venture with […]

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