Audi is aiming for big things in the coming months. It has already made clear to spend 24 billion Euros or US $29.24 billion and now it is planning to make an electric crossover in the US to challenge Tesla Motors. Audi is investing big money into research and plans to invest another 24 billion […]
The Google self driving car is ready to hit the road
The search engine giant has finally unveiled its self driving concept car which Google calls “our first complete prototype for fully autonomous driving.” Scientists from the GoogleX lab have been working on its initial prototype over the past seven months since the two seater vehicle, without a steering wheel was first unveiled in May. Google […]
Amazon’s Troubled Fire Phone Gets a Huge Update
Amazon has not hung its boots on Fire Phone yet. Fire Phone got a meaty update on Friday which brings along a host of functions which will endear it to its users. The latest update adds to the Firefly feature and now it could recognize more than 2000 paintings. It will use the information available […]
BlackBerry Developing a Self-Destructing Smartphone with Boeing
Canadian mobile company BlackBerry LTD is working in partnership with Boeing Company to develop a smartphone which self destructs if it is tampered with by someone other than the user. The device will be known as Boeing Black. BlackBerry CEO John Chen said on a conference call held to discuss its mixed third quarter results, […]
Google Counter sues Mississippi Attorney General for Being In Cahoots With MPAA
Google has charged Hood for inciting an illegal campaign against Google and serving the interests of Hollywood lobbyist group Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).Hood had issued a subpoena for information about how Google hides ads promoting the sale of illegal as well as prescription drugs on its search engine and through You Tube. The […]
Google Cardboard –Virtual Reality Experience at Affordable Prices
Google Cardboard, the name sounds fanciful, akin to a school project for creating something for fun rather than for prolonged use. However it is exactly its prolonged usefulness which makes it stand apart. Google has created a cheap virtual reality head set made of cardboard and can be used in conjunction with smartphones to magnify […]
Facebook Bids Adieu to Microsoft Bing
The indicators were already there for everyone to see. In early 2013, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Facebook’s Graph Search product and it was the first sign that Facebook was in the process of bidding adieu to Microsoft Bing’s integration. Mark was asked then about his relationship with Microsoft and the response was ‘it’s complicated’ So it […]
Google to Cease Operation Of Its Engineering Office in Russia
According to Wall Street Journal, Google Inc. is planning to close its engineering office in Russia. Russia is increasingly cracking down on internet freedom and tightening law pertaining to data handling practices. The paper further added that Google will be retaining only a few employees who will assist the search engine giant’s sales, business partnerships, […]
Microsoft acquires cross-platform mobile app power with HockeyApp
Microsoft has added one more cross-platform mobile application to its toolset. Microsoft has just acquired a small German software company which specializes in crash analysis and beta testing of mobile applications. The company, HockeyApp is to be integrated into Microsoft’s very own Visual Studio Online, a hosted service for managing the lifecycles of applications being […]
