Tourism gets a virtual lift from new app

A new virtual reality app is allowing people across the world to “visit” landmarks like the Falkirk Wheel and New Lanark world heritage site. These attractions are among an elite band of 26 sites to feature in special apps launched by tourism body VisitScotland, ScotlandVR is billed as a ground-breaking virtual travel experience that allows people, wherever they are in the world, to be immersed in Scotland’s remarkable attractions.

Citrix and Rehab Management Help Australians Get Back to Work

With 210 employees working across 56 offices and in the field, Rehab Management needed a solution to resolve connectivity issues impacting the quality of services provided by its regional and remote offices. The organization also wanted to boost employee morale and productivity by enabling them to work regardless of location and device.

Visitors can fully immerse in Scotland through their mobile devices

Edinburgh, Feb 28 People across the world can now instantly walk through the prehistoric village of Skara Brae in Orkney, soar over Edinburgh Castle like a bird, journey into the depths of The Hollow Mountain of Ben Cruachan and experience the Northern Lights – all from the comfort of their own home, with the release of a new virtual reality app from VisitScotland. ScotlandVR is a virtual travel experience, and the tourist boards first step with interactive virtual map technology, that allows people wherever they are in the world, to be fully immersed in this soulful destination.

You could virtually be in Dark Sky Park with new app

The launch of a new virtual reality app from VisitScotland means that people across the globe can now experience the dark skies at Galloway Forest Park. The launch of a new virtual reality app from VisitScotland means that people across the globe can now experience the dark skies at Galloway Forest Park.

Boss delivers dire warning about Amazon

Gerry Harvey said Amazon was “not a good corporate citizen” and if Australia had a choice, it should stop the retailer coming in, “like Donald Trump not letting the Muslims in”. Photo / 123rf Harvey Norman boss Gerry Harvey has slammed Amazon as a “parasite” that “contributes virtually nothing to society”, saying Australia should enact a Donald Trump-style ban on the e-commerce giant.

Waking climate change’s sleeping giant

A world-leading glaciologist visiting New Zealand says scientists are fast running out of time to fully understand dramatic changes under way in climate change’s sleeping giant: Antarctica. Professor Eric Rignot, based at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will this week give a free talk in Wellington , outlining growing concerns scientists have about the frozen continent and pressing the urgent case for action on climate change today.

Amazon launches Aussie jobs bonanza

Amazon is setting up shop Down Under, with local warehouses set to open in September, allowing customers to get items delivered in lightening speed. The company is officially on a hiring spree, with more than 100 roles advertised in IT, marketing, sales and HR – and that’s just the beginning.