ARM acquires entertainment lighting firm Geomerics
ARM has acquired a company that specializes in graphics technology for games as the race to produce better mobile device chips for entertainment purposes continues. To make its mark in...
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Google’s Ingress to become a platform for other augmented reality games
Eventually, Google's Niantic Labs will have to wind down Ingress' storyline. However, that won't be the end of the developer's augmented reality efforts. Niantic says that it's working on programming kits that would...
Amazon’s got the CIA cloud, but VMware can claim the Israeli Defense Forces
The Israeli Defense Ministry will use vCloud Enterprise Suite aboard to virtualize IDF data centers in a deal worth “multiple tens of millions of dollars". There are probably few organizations...
New mobile app helps you find ‘cruelty-free’ places to eat
A lot of restaurants serves meat that comes from farms where the animals are cruelly abused, but how can you know which one? Fortunately, a nonprofit organization called America for Animals is...
Google’s reported chip plans could hurt Intel
Another potential cloud has appeared on the horizon for Intel and its server-chip business as Google is reportedly considering making its own server chips, using a design from British firm ARM...
Governor Inslee ‘disappointed’ as Boeing moves up to 1,200 tech jobs out of Washington
Aerospace giant Boeing is restructuring its Research & Technology Unit, shifting between 800 to 1,200 jobs from Washington state to new R&D locations in Huntsville, Southern California; St. Louis, and North Charleston....
Sony’s new tiny USB flashdrive can plug into your Android device
We’re always being offered new ways of getting the photos stored on our phones or tablets into the cloud, where they can be shared with other devices. However, there are times this...
Bitcoin hoax dupes Apple users into destroying their Macs
Looking to capitalize on the surge of Bitcoin’s popularity, some mischievous pranksters from 4chan’s random image board are trying to convince Mac users to trash their computers. The hoax claims that...
Chromecast now able to stream web-based Google Play content
Google’s Chromecast has been on a roll lately with its updates as not only did a new build for the streaming dongle release recently, but it also received the support of...
EFF criticizes Google for removing ‘vital privacy feature’ with Android 4.4.2
The Android 4.4.2 update that began to roll out Monday to Google's Nexus devices removed a feature that gave users fine-grained control over app permissions, prompting criticism from the Electronic...
Microsoft joins the FIDO Alliance to put an end to passwords
The FIDO Alliance already has support from heavyweights like Google and Lenovo in its quest to eliminate password-based sign-ins, and it's now bringing Microsoft into the fold. The software pioneer is taking a seat at...
Autonomous robotic security guards may be headed out into the streets
Seeking a significant amount of funding on WeFunder, Knightscope is developing a new type of crime-detection robot that could help police departments by using predictive algorithms to determine where crime will occur....