Beijing continues to suffer from pollution, but Delhi's air quality is 150% worse
While Beijing residents continue to struggle through a period of unusually high air pollution, similarly high smog levels are a fact of life for many in different parts of the world, where Beijing-style warning systems aren't in force. In the past week, during which Beijing's air pollution has been at its most severe, air quality has been 150% worse in Delhi, India's capital.
Dec 11, 2015 7:49 AM EST
November NPD: PlayStation 4 overtakes Xbox One and there's no stopping Call of Duty
November was a good month for next gen-consoles and also an important month for sales in the video game industry. American consumers spent $2.47 billion on new game softwares, hardwares, and accessories at physical retailers in the United States last month. That is up by 2 percent from 2014, when gamers spent $2.42 billion. Most of that growth came from hardwares, which saw an increase in revenue despite price cuts. PlayStation 4 emerged the victor, but it was a good month for all console hardware makers.
The Internet is for humans, not robots
The really good robots just can't seem to keep up with the growing number of humans and bad robots on the web. Good robots are the helpers, they're designed to crawl the web for archiving purposes, to populate RSS feeds and search engines, and to help with other automated tasks that assist humans. Bad bots, by contrast, are the impersonators, data thieves, and other rogue agents.
Tesla says Australian utility Origin to market solar battery
Tesla Motors Inc. listed Australia's largest power and gas retailer, Origin Energy, as one of the distributors for its solar battery storage product, Powerwall, which the company is launching globally in two other countries. The Powerwall is initially targeted at early adopters, both by Tesla and by Origin. The product will be available for installation starting February 2016.
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SpaceX to relaunch Falcon 9 by December 19
After a lengthy hiatus from spaceflight, SpaceX will launch its next Falcon 9 rocket again on December 19th. A recent tweet by ORBCOMM’s CEO, Marc Eisenberg, on Dec. 9, 2015, stated that the spacecraft were set and ready to be launched on the first flight of a Falcon 9 since one of the rockets was lost earlier this year. Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, also revealed the launch date on Twitter early this morning, noting that the launch would be "about three days" after December 16th.
Dec 11, 2015 7:10 AM EST
Drones with Night Vision Use Thermal Camera
Drone maker DJI with FLIR, to develop a new drone camera that can shoot in complete darkness. Drone maker DJI on Thursday said it is working with FLIR, to develop a new drone camera that can shoot in complete darkness.
Dec 11, 2015 3:54 AM EST
Ford to invest $4.5 billion on electric cars by 2020
Ford said it is investing $4.5 billion in electric vehicles by 2020. It will add 13 new electric cars to its lineup in the next five years.
Dec 11, 2015 3:35 AM EST
The 2016 BMW diesel X5 SUV will go on sale next month as EPA emission test checked out
The U.S. EPA announced it has approved the sale of the new BMW diesel X5 as the testing found that there is no evidence of a defeat device to cheat emission tests. The diesel SUV will be going into production soon and will be available on the market in January.
Dec 11, 2015 1:55 AM EST
In Australia, banks disrupt Apple with mobile payments power
The US technology giant Apple Inc is struggling to forge an alliance with Australian banks to spread its mobile payment system. Australian banks have already their own apps and supporting technology platform for the contactless payment system. At this juncture, Apple Inc is finding it difficult to make the partnership with Australian banks. After launching mobile payment service in Australia last month, Apple Inc is planning to roll out in China soon.
Dec 11, 2015 1:09 AM EST
Verizon to begin testing 'toll-free' data
Verizon will start testing sponsored data program in the next following days. The program will let Verizon users to access certain data without using up their monthly data plan.
Dec 11, 2015 1:07 AM EST
Boyalife in China to launch biggest animal cloning factory in 2016
Livestock company Boyalife in China is nearing the completion of its giant animal cloning factory. It has the capacity to produce 1 million beef cattle per year.
Dec 11, 2015 1:05 AM EST
Facebook at Work: A Facebook App that Your Boss Wants You to Use
Facebook has released details of its newest app called Facebook at Work. The app is focused on becoming the social network of the workplace.
Dec 10, 2015 10:59 PM EST
Samsung Electronics and Baidu to form auto team in search of growth driver
On Wednesday, Samsung announced to start a team to work on self-driving car technologies. It focuses more on car components rather than the whole of the vehicle. It was compelled to choose an alternative business due to its struggling company.
Dec 10, 2015 10:46 PM EST
This Ibuprofen can relieve pain for 12 hours and it comes in a patch
Scientists at the University of Warwick and Medherant have created a patch delivery system for ibuprofen that spreads the drug's effect for up to 12 hours.
Dec 10, 2015 10:14 PM EST
Google launched Cloud CDN to compete Akamai
Google launched a new content-delivery network service, Google Cloud CDN. The service will enable the independent developers to load their applications quickly. Google has done the partnership with world leading CDN provider, Akamai Technology Inc. and has become its competitor too.
Dec 10, 2015 10:02 PM EST
Flipboard’s Integration in Facebook Messenger Makes Article Sharing Easy among Friends
The tie-up between Flipboard and Facebook will offer easy and convenient sharing of articles. You can continue a conversation about the article or story on the Flipboard with your friends.
Dec 10, 2015 11:24 AM EST
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