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The ice of Pluto is a two-lobed formation on its surface which has sparked the interest of researchers ever since NASA's New Horizons discovered it back in 2015. One of the two lobes, the western one, has been subjected to more scientific attention due to its mysterious formation and the types of ice it hosts. The lobe was named Sputnik Planitia informally, and it is a deep basin containing carbon monoxide, methane and frozen nitrogen. The lobe appears to be opposite

Microsoft Ventures, Microsoft's venture-funding group, has been adding more companies to its investment portfolio over the last couple of months.In May, Microsoft announced plans to create Microsoft Ventures,

Shortly after Marvel vs. Capcom 3 developer Ryota Niitsuma said that the next installment in the crossover fighting game franchise is not in the works, rumors surfaced that Marvel vs. Capcom 4 would be announced at Sony's PlayStation Experience 2016. It seems that the rumors turned out to be true. The next game is not titled Marvel vs. Capcom 4 though, as it will instead be released as Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Unveiled The announcement of the fighting game was accompanied by a

Sennheiser's new MB 660 UC wireless headset is a serious piece of kit in many respects. A chunky headset with large ear cups and a solid, no-nonsense headband, it's designed to take a few knocks -- both in the office and at home.When it needs to travel, the MB 660 UC sits in a tough, zippable

One of CES' major trends over the last few years has been the connected car -- the concept of adding Internet connectivity and networking to our vehicles.Stealing the spotlight this year was Nvidia, which launched the

Google refreshed its Daydream View VR device with two new colors, crimson and snow, expanding the number within the virtual reality headset range to three variants. When the device was unveiled last October, it only had the Slate coloring. New Colors, Same VR Technology The new colored headsets will not come with different or improved hardware specifications. Both variants are similar to the standard version under the hood as well as in terms of pricing as all devices retail for $79. Both colors are

Apple has written a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration telling that new companies entering the auto industry should be given the same rights as established companies. This letter hints that Apple has the rumored iCar in the works. Apple's Letter To NHTSA Apple's letter to the NHTSA indicates that the company still has plans of testing autonomous cars. "Apple uses machine learning to make its products and services smarter, more intuitive, and more personal. The company is investing heavily

It's becoming an increasingly difficult chore trying to scour the App Store for decent apps given its very saturated library. A plethora of excellent apps intermingle with shovelware, and it's often a tall order to sort the ones worthy of downloading from the ones that aren't. A tall order, sure, but not impossible. Here's a chief list of the best iPhone apps for 2016. Evernote Evernote has struggled to sustain its relevance given the amount of alternative note-taking apps available in the App

British Telecom (BT) has appointed a new general director for its operations in Brazil.Alex Inglês joined the company eight years ago and spent his four initial years working at the company's London offices before returning to

The Samsung Galaxy S8 seems to be the blue-eyed boy of the rumor mill and the latest buzz is that the impending flagship will not sport a dual-camera setup. Previous reports have suggested that the Galaxy S8 would pack in two rear-facing cameras - a 12-megapixel one and another with a 13-megapixel resolution (with a Sony module). The news comes courtesy of a new leak from Weibo leakster Ice Universe, who is usually on the money and has a good track record when

The "Click" website Your web browser holds a lot of information about you, and this information is available to websites who want it. Want a peek at the sort of information that a website has

An international team of researchers led by Gaia Novarino, a scientist at the Institute of Science and Technology, Austria, discovered a new genetic cause for autism spectrum disorder. Autism Spectrum Disorder In Humans About 1 percent of the population in the world is currently suffering from autism and experiences a range of debilitating symptoms including difficulties in communication and interaction with people. Novarino said that autism is caused by a variety of genetic mutations and the heterogeneity makes it tedious for development of

The managed services provider (MSP) model has had a remarkably long run, considering how much IT has changed over the last 20 years or so. Written off by many as the economics of cloud bit into

For the past few months, a number of Microsoft watchers have been predicting and hoping (incorrectly) that Microsoft was ready to roll out a competitor to Amazon's Echo and Google Home.

In a new research published in the journal PLOS One, archeologists claimed that the mummified knees that were discovered in a tomb in the Valley of the Queens in Egypt likely belonged to Queen Nefertari, the royal wife of Pharaoh Ramses II. Lavish Tomb Ransacked By Robbers The Egyptian queen was laid in a lavish tomb during the19th Dynasty, which was around the 13th century B.C, when she died but robbers eventually managed to ransack her tomb. It was likely during the raid

iPhone 6s batteryiFixitDo you have a problem where your iPhone 6s randomly and unexpectedly shuts down for no reason? Apple is blaming air for the issue.Seriously, the problem is down to air. In a support document

Frequent tornadoes and thunderstorms that kill people and destroy property have become a matter of grave concern. In the United States alone, the insured losses caused by severe thunderstorms have been put at $8.5 billion from the period between January to June 2016. A new study has tried a linkage between climate change and the increasing incidents of tornadoes. Calling for a deeper study on some meteorological factors, the paper zeroes in on vertical wind shear as an important variable in triggering

Juniper Networks announced Thursday it plans to acquire AppFormix, providers of cloud operations management and optimization technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2013 by former Microsoft and Cisco executive Sumeet Singh,

DirecTV Now reestablishes the channel paradigm in a system built for appsGraduations are often accompanied by proclamations. Such was the case for Apple TV when Apple's former hobby became a full-fledged OS vessel as Tim Cook

Spending more time in the great outdoors early in life offers some form of protection against visual problems later in adulthood. Findings of a new study have revealed that additional exposure to sunlight can help ward off nearsightedness later in life. For the new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association - Opthalmology, Katie Williams, from King's College London, and colleagues involved 371 individuals with nearsightedness and 2,797 without the condition, who were at least 65 years old. Exposure

This week was full of Big Data news, including new releases, a brand new product, a new acquisition and an update to one of the major Hadoop distros. Let's get a survey of what was

Apple has started to reduce its orders for the iPhone 7 amid declining demand for the smartphone, according to a report by DigiTimes. The publication's sources, which come from the supply chain in Taiwan, said that demand for the iPhone 7 in China and other markets has decreased significantly since the smartphone was launched in September. Massive Demand For iPhone 7 At Launch Now Fading According to the sources of DigiTimes, the massive demand during the launch of the iPhone 7 was fueled by

Everyone wants to know when fully self-driving cars will be ready for the road. The companies developing the technology usually give a timeline of several years to decades away. Automotive parts manufacturer Delphi and Mobileye are no different, and during a media roundtable this week in San Francisco, Delphi's VP of services, Glen DeVos, envisioned a long-term timeframe for the widespread use of the technology. He expects that fully autonomous driving will first be deployed on commercial vehicles since businesses will

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 was just spotted on GFXBench running Android 7.0 Nougat, suggesting that an upgrade rollout is just around the corner. The 2015 phablet should also get the Galaxy Note 7's Grace UX. (Via TechTimes)

The notion of machine-powered facial recognition is one that predates today's actual technology for it by many years, thanks to robot POV shots from sci-fi films such as The Terminator and Robocop. But while many advances

The threat of disruption means CIOs and their c-suite peers are under more pressure than ever before to develop creative solutions to business challenges.Almost three quarters (73 per cent) of companies around the world believe they

While one can say that Motorola's MotoMods feature is yet to take off, the fact remains that it is one of the most compelling reasons to buy a Moto Z, the company's flagship device. The Lenovo-owned company has been trying to aggressively push it of late and its latest move involves the announcement of two new modules. These include Incipio's Car Dock and Mophie's Juice Pack mods. For the uninitiated, MotoMods are detachable modules that can add new features and functionalities to

Despite powering dashboards for at least two years, Android Auto lacked a Google service that is probably one of the most useful for driving, which is the OK Google voice command. Interestingly, the feature had a low-key rollout. As of this writing, Google has not officially issued a statement announcing the update. If not for Reddit user neo5468, the world would probably have trundled on, without ever noticing that the hotword is now available in the Android Auto app. Finding The Voice Command

MIT researchers have developed a computational model which aims to capture the human elements of facial recognition and implement it in our artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems. On Thursday, MIT revealed the research, conducted

As a microcosm of the wrenches and stresses enterprise services are experiencing, Cognizant's week has been pretty fascinating. Last weekend Elliott Management took an activist controlling role in Cognizant, one of the most strategic services