Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Thanks to Augmented Reality, Your Desk Will Soon Be a Computer Too

Desktopography projects an interactive AR interface onto your desk that you can tap, swipe, and control just like a screen.
Source: Wired

How the Large Hadron Collider Almost Didn't Work

When physicists first switched on the particle collider, the world worried about black holes. But they ran into a totally different kind of problem.
Source: Wired

Jill Tarter Never Found Aliens—But Her Successors Might

The long-time leader of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence—and inspiration for the movie Contact—has scores of astronomical devotees.
Source: Wired

Filtering the Movies You Watch With VidAngel Might Be Understandable—But It's Not Helpful

Scrubbing the bad stuff from your social media and movies won’t make the world better. And it might make you worse.
Source: Wired

Xiaomi and Nokia teaming up to work on VR, AI and more – CNET

A deal signed by the two companies will see Xiaomi acquiring patent assets from Nokia in exchange for network infrastructure equipment.
Source: CNET

Microsoft’s Steven Bathiche redefined the PC, and he wants to do it again

Microsoft’s Surface line has proven the company knows how to build hardware, but it wasn’t built overnight. It was founded on a long history of research and innovation by scientists like Steven Bathiche.

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Source: Digital trends

US lifts laptop ban on passengers flying with Etihad, Emirates and Turkish Airlines

 The U.S. government has lifted the controversial laptop ban for flights to the U.S. for three major airlines. Effective immediately, Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline and Turkish Airlines have all been cleared to allow customers to bring electronic devices, including laptops, tablets and e-readers, on flights from the Middle East into the U.S.. That still leaves another six airlines, each of… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Game studio Mighty Bear rises from the ashes of King’s former Singapore office

 Office closures don’t just mean unemployment and uncertainty, they can lead to new opportunities. That’s the case for Mighty Bear Games, a Singapore-based games studio that grew out of the closure of King.com’s local office. As part of streamlining following its $5.9 billion acquisition by Activision, King.com shut down the Singapore office it picked up when it bought Non… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Push Doctor, an app that lets you video call a doctor, raises $26.1M Series B

 Push Doctor, a U.K.-based startup that lets you book a video consultation with a doctor and manage other aspects of your health digitally, has raised $26.1 million in Series B funding. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Nokia and Xiaomi ink patent and equipment deal, Xiaomi buys Nokia patents

 A year after buying 1,500 patents from Microsoft, Xiaomi is digging into the global intellectual property pool once again. Nokia has announced that it has entered into a wide-ranging patent licensing and purchase deal with Xiaomi, the Chinese maker of smartphones, wearables and other hardware, which will also become a customer of Nokia’s for networking equipment. The deal covers three… Read More

Source: TechCrunch