After accidentally showing to the world that the upcoming XPS 13 would indeed be a convertible, Dell’s latest notebook can also transform into a 2-in-1 giving you the option to turn the notebook into a product for either completing your work in a flexible manner or completing your day’s entertainment run. One thing you should know is that the XPS 13 [pictured above] isn’t armed with a regular Core i5 and Core i7 processor.
Day: January 9, 2017
Rising Star Nvidia at CES 2017
For most of its 33 years, Nvidia was best known for building graphics processors that helped computers display high-powered computer games. Now, rising interest in the hardware that powers self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and virtual reality has taken the Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker, little known outside the high-tech industry, to new heights.
Here Come Smart Stores With Robots
Tomorrow’s retail stores want to take a page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology — everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors. The goal: Use these real-world store features to lure shoppers back from the internet, and maybe even nudge them to spend more in the process.
Apple could launch a 10-10.5-inch a high enda iPad Pro model this year
A new report suggests that a new 10.5-inch iPad Pro model with a bezel-less screen will launch in the first half of this year. Even as there’s huge excitement around Apple ‘s next generation iPhone, the company seems to have something interesting planned for its iPad lineup as well.
Video: Home Automation in 2017 Means “Talking IP in the Cloud”
CNET held an interesting Smart Home discussion during last weeks CES. The panel was made up of industry insiders from SmartThings, Amazon Echo, Google Home and August Locks.
Ethiopia: Honey – Yet Untapped Foreign Trade Commodity
A new study suggest that poorly performing farms could significantly increase their crop yields by attracting more pollinators to their land. Ethiopia stands out when it comes to the number of bees in Africa.
#BizTrends2017: Fashion disruption
Disruptive dynamics, disregard for convention, customisable brands and the rise of the ‘nodel’ are a few of the fashion trends we can look forward to experiencing this year. Jackie Burger, salonniere of www.salon58.co.za and editor-at-large, unpacks these trends and more.
#BizTrends2017: Audiences have increased control on digital platforms
A: Audiences will have increased control on digital platforms, whilst media and advertising agencies will look more to platform solutions and partnerships to deliver the right type of content, to the right audience, on the right device. In 2016, we’ve seen platforms provide new solutions and ways for consumers to interact with their content, as well as new ad formats and placements.
[Agenda] Malta presidency in full swing this Week
While Malta has officially taken over the EU’s rotating presidency on 1 January, the real show will begin when European commissioners pay their traditional visit to the incoming presidency of the EU Council on Wednesday . Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and his 26 colleagues – Bulgaria has still not appointed a successor to Kristalina Georgieva who left for the World Bank at the end of the year – will discuss the presidency’s agenda with the government of Joseph Muscat.
NASA’s NuSTAR Spacecraft discovers two nearby Black Holes that have been hidden until now
Monster black holes sometimes lurk behind gas and dust, hiding from the gaze of most telescopes. But they give themselves away when material they feed on emits high-energy X-rays that NASA’s NuSTAR mission can detect.
Glasgow firm’s ‘lost keys’ gadget wins 100,000 investment on Dragon’s Den
A TECH business that developed a gadget to locate lost keys and other misplaced items has landed a A 100,000 investment on the Dragons’ Den television show. Raj Sark and Vincenz Klemt, founders of Glasgow-based Connect-In, developed the Bluetooth tracker Xupo to solve the age-old problem of locating lost objects.
Government modifies Fiscal Code. BNR warns about domestic risks…
The Government modified the Fiscal Code through an emergency ordinance adopted on Friday, in order to implement the fiscal measures included in the governing platform confirmed by Parliament on January 4. Thus, the tax exemption for R&D companies will be in force in the first 10 years of their activity. Likewise, for newly established taxpayers that are exclusively active in the innovation and R&D sector, as defined by law, the exemption is offered for a period of 10 years since the emergency ordinance comes into force, in observance of the state aid legislation.
NASA sees storms affecting the western US
VIDEO: This animation of visible and infrared imagery from NOAA’s GOES-West satellite shows a series of moisture-laden storms affecting California from Jan. 6-9, 2017. view more Extreme rain events have been affecting California and snow has blanketed the Pacific Northwest.
NASA spots short-lived Tropical Depression 01W
In just 24 hours after Tropical Depression 01W formed in the Philippine Sea it was already falling apart. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the depression and saw the large, weakening depression being affected by wind shear.