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What $1000 deposit gets you from Tesla

By Ajay Kadkol - Apr 03, 2016 04:21 PM EDT

Tesla motors on Thursday unveiled their new electronic car model "3".Tesla CEO Elon Musk assured that the car will seat about five people, andreach the highest safety marks, along with achieving at least 210 miles of coverage in a single charge.

Apple’s voice-assistant “Siri” now responds appropriately to Sexual Assaults

By Ajay Kadkol - Apr 03, 2016 07:44 PM EDT

Siri has been updated to more appropriately and consistently respond to statements involving sexual assault and abuse, Apple have reported. There was a report about how all voice assistants like Siri, Cortana and Google now responded in inconsistently and incompletely to phrases relating to abuse or sexual assault.

A new iOS Exploit Works only on Devices which are Managed

By Ajay Kadkol - Apr 03, 2016 02:07 PM EDT

Researchers found out that they can insert a scrote profile in an enterprise-configured iOS device requiring phishing to work. A new method to infect iOS with malware seems unlikely but easily possible except in very particular circumstances.

Apple's Strategy of Small Version Smart-Phones

By Ajay Kadkol - Apr 05, 2016 11:43 AM EDT

Apple's launch event on March 21st with the roll-out of their new hardware continues a trend that has seen Cupertino move away from a single device to a huge range of devices trying to satisfy everyone in the smartphone ecosystem.The three products were nowhere close to even being considered 'new' products. The iPhone SE is nothing special but the iPhone 5S with just some new chips inside.The iPad Pro is just another addition to the iPad lineby offering you the Apple Pencil on a 9.7-inch tablet but only if you buy a new tablet.

Samsung rolls out Samsung+ 3.0 with remote assist features for their new phones Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.

By Ajay Kadkol - Apr 03, 2016 07:46 PM EDT

Samsung released the update Samsung+ 3.0 which comes out with a new feature called “Samsung Assist”. Samsung Assist takes customer service to a whole new level. Any Galaxy S7 or S7 edge owner can let a Samsung representative take control of their phones and remotely troubleshoot their device at a tap of a button anywhere and anytime. Obviously, the user will have to permit their consent to the representatives before they can play around with the handset, and it can be done through voice call or video chat."Brand new for Samsung+ 3.0, 'Samsung Assist' feature brings users hands-on support, direct to their screens wherever they are," Samsung said.

Acer’s all-in-one Chromebase is designed for Video-Conferencing

By Ajay Kadkol - Apr 03, 2016 07:43 PM EDT

Acer is bringing out an all-in-one Chrome OS system purely dedicated to video conferencing, the latest addition to Google's larger Chrome for Work initiative designed to push the operating system into the enterprise space.

Nintendo fires their Product Marketing Specialist also a Female Gamer

By Ajay Kadkol - Apr 03, 2016 07:45 PM EDT

Nintendo have fired their marketing specialist Alison Rapp this week, a move that followed a ruthless online harassment campaign from gamers terrified by changes to their beloved games.

NASA's Opportunity Rover Tries To Conquer Mars' Steepest Slope

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 03, 2016 02:10 PM EDT

Having broken its earlier steep-slope record, NASA's Opportunity rover takes on an even steeper Mars terrain to set a new record.

Tesla Model 3 Attracts Over 200K Buyers In 24 Hours

By Peter R - Apr 03, 2016 07:33 AM EDT

The buyers had put down $ 1,000 for reserving the car that would release in 2017. Model 3 was unveiled by Elon Musk on March 31.

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