IT&Software
Microsoft, Facebook and Friends Looking to Drive Data Portability
Moving your data between any two services can be complicated because every service is built differently and uses different types of data that may require unique privacy controls and settings. For the companies involved - DTP makes it so they don't have to gather all your data manually, and they can instantly get access to your existing data that can be used to provide a more personalised service... [Full Article...]
Honda Jazz Facelift Launched | Suzuki Burgman Street Launched | Lexus ES 300h Launched
The Burgman Street is India's only maxi scooter and also the most expensive Suzuki scooter on sale. This is Suzuki's third scooter in India after the Access and the 113cc Lets and comes at a time when the scooter segment has started showing signs of slow growth after years of exponential increase in sales. [Full Article...]
Alphabet to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya with Telkom in 2019
Loon "graduated" from Alphabet's X "moonshot factory" to become an independent subsidiary firm of Google's parent company on July 11, with pledge to go ahead with its commitment to the business of using high-altitude balloons to deliver WiFi Internet service to "unconnected and under-connected people around the world". [Full Article...]
Oculus announces $399 Rift bundle with Marvel Powers United VR
It goes on sale on July 31. That means you're essentially getting a copy of the game for free. The bundle includes the headset and touch controllers, used by players to wield their Super Heroes' abilities, such as "blasting enemies with photon beams, or slicing away with dual katanas" among other abilities. [Full Article...]
VirtualLink standard could pipe VR pixels through one USB-C cable
The new headset spec combines four lanes of HBR3 ("high bitrate 3") DisplayPort video (for a total of 32.4 gigabits per second of video data), along with a USB 3.1 generation 2 (10 gigabit per second) data channel for sensors and on-headset cameras, along with 27W of electrical power. [Full Article...]
Fortnite Is Celebrating Its First Birthday With Free In-Game Cosmetic Items
According to a new study conducted by research firm SuperData , Fortnite has amassed over $1 billion since it was released a year ago. While Fortnite's battle royale mode pits 100 players against each other in any given server, playground mode made matches for groups of one to four players at a time. [Full Article...]
New Walking Dead VR game lets you live the TV show
This includes VR, a first for the franchise as a whole, as well as the new setting of New Orleans. Skydance Interactive, the VR developers behind Archangel: Hellfire , announced The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners today at San Diego Comic-Con. [Full Article...]
Samsung might merge the Galaxy S and Note lines
The Gear moniker is nearly certainly set to be dropped for the Galaxy Watch name, and the release date would appear set for 9 August, but the actual look of the device and the software that will be packed inside is still somewhat up in the air. [Full Article...]