It's no secret that one of the main new features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will be its advanced iris scanner. A new video shows how fast it unlocks the device, shows the updated TouchWiz "Grace UX," and confirms its 4 GB of RAM.Samsung is reportedly planning to have five million the Galaxy Note 7 units manufactured and ready to ship on the same day it unveils and releases the device at a press event on Aug. 2. The company has already received FCC approval for its next-gen Note, further implying a release is in the very near future.
Nvidia this week unveiled a new, super powerful Titan X graphics card.Boasting 12 billion transistors, 3,584 CUDA cores at 1.53GHz (up from 3,072 cores at 1.08GHz in the previous Titan X), 12GB of GDDR5X memory, and more than 10 teraflops of computing performance, the $1,200 GPU began with a bet."Brian Kelleher, our top hardware engineer, bet our CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, we could get more than 10 teraflops of computing performance from a single chip," Nvidia said in a blog post. "Jen-Hsun thought it was crazy."Well, we did it" the company announced. "The result is crazy. And, as of today, Jen-Hsun now owes Brian a dollar."
Google unwittingly planted the seed for "Pokémon: GO" two years ago in one of the many April Fools' Day jokes the internet company is famous for. In a mischievous 2014 post, Google announced a new training tool, created in conjunction with Pokémon and Nintendo, for hunting Pokémon using Google Maps. Its goal, the company said, was to hire the world's best Pokémon Master - because it valued technically savvy risk takers who can "navigate through tall grass to capture wild creatures."
WhatsApp post-acquisition by Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook has seen a quick makeover right from making it free for everyone to bringing new features just like that! In the past few years, WhatsApp has emerged as almost the most important mode of communication in several countries around the globe.
The Xbox Anywhere initiative is the best reason yet for gamers to upgrade to Microsoft's new operating system. At E3 last week, Microsoft announced its Xbox Anywhere initiative, its shift towards a unified Xbox ecosystem that would exist across the company's console, PC, mobile and tablet platforms.
A lot of fear and uncertainty has surrounded Motorola since it was bought by PC giant Lenovo. Many feared that the resurgent Android smartphone maker would lose its identity, focus and style within the coddling embrace of the world’s largest PC and laptop manufacturer. Although it’s still too soon to stop worrying just yet, the fourth-generation Moto G (or the Moto G4 as Lenovo are calling it) is so good that we can at least take a breather.
Intex has launched a new entry-level Aqua Sense 5.1 smartphone in India. The phone is listed on the company's website with a price tag of Rs 3,999, it is expected to be available for buying soon.
With barely any changes from the 2nd version, it seemed sad to see one of the previous kings of smartphones HTC last month unveiled the Desire 630 alongside several other handsets in India, however, it did not provide the price for the smartphone.
In a new development, Apple is pulling out its legacy MacBook Pro from stores, and may be discontinuing it altogether. The company has been pulling the non-Retina Macbook Pro units out of US retail stores, hinting further that the refreshed Macbook Pro release is on the onset.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
