Ubisoft’s Star Trek: Bridge Crew has an exciting bit of news for fans looking forward to the virtual reality simulator. They not only unveiled the official release date for the game, but they also rolled out details for another bridge crew that will be playable upon release.
Day: February 10, 2017
Has Premier Christy Clark had her enough’s enough scandal?
Premier Christy Clark used voicemail to apologize to NDP Leader John Horgan, who, in turn, said he was no hurry to make amends over what he called ‘just the weirdest thing in the world.’ Premier Christy Clark used voicemail to apologize to NDP Leader John Horgan, who, in turn, said he was no hurry to make amends over what he called ‘just the weirdest thing in the world.’
Clark High students semifinalists in international STEM competition
A group of Clark High School juniors spent winter break contemplating a lofty goal.” We sat around the table and talked about what we could fix in the world,” said Andy Wang, 16.The students are semifinalists in an international STEM competition called the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge.
Apple, Inc. CEO Tim Cook Talks Up Augmented Reality’s Potential
Despite the company’s penchant for secrecy, it’s become increasingly clear that Apple has something in the pipeline given that CEO Tim Cook keeps talking about AR’s transformative potential. This is that whole “ship leaking from the top” bit that Steve Jobs always referred to.
Now you can “build your own” bio-bot
For the past several years, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been developing a class of walking “bio-bots” powered by muscle cells and controlled with electrical and optical pulses. Now, Rashid Bashir’s bioengineering research group is sharing the recipe for the current generation of bio-bots.
As promised, Oracle just filed its appeal in its massive case…
If you thought the loss Oracle suffered in May in its ongoing lawsuit against Google over Android was the end, think again. The two tech giants have been battling it out for years in two separate court cases over whether Google must pay Oracle billions of dollars for bits of code copied from Java and used in Android .
Fremont: Fallen tree in Niles Canyon delays eastbound ACE train
An ACE commuter train pulls into Centerville Train Station in Fremont on July 6. ACE is seeking to increase daily round trips from four to six by 2020 and from six to 10 by 2025.
TV billionaire Bruce Gordon has news for rival Nine
Local pride: Billionaire owner of WIN Bruce Gordon at his regional network's Wollongong HQ this week. Photo: Sylvia Liber The network that supplied his top-rating shows for almost three decades may have launched a direct assault on his TV company’s flagship program, but WIN Corporation owner Bruce Gordon has a news flash for Nine: WIN News is not going anywhere.
Five questions with Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science
Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science, says fostering curiosity is critical to helping students achieve their full potential in a rapidly changing work force. Bonnie Schmidt, president of Let’s Talk Science, says fostering curiosity is critical to helping students achieve their full potential in a rapidly changing work force.
Fossil Group Inc (FOSL) Downgraded by Mizuho
They presently have a $19.00 target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of $25.00. Shares of Fossil Group traded down 1.84% on Friday, hitting $22.88.
Cloud Analytics Market Studies Research 2017 Detailed Analysis and Forecast by 2025
With a continuous rise in the use of digital tools across every possible application of organizations and the mounting volumes of digital data produced by a vast number of digital terminals, effective ways of storing accessing, using, and analyzing this data to gain rich insights have been long sought. Of the several technologies to have evolved in response to these requirements, cloud computing has established itself as one of the most reliable, flexible, economical, and efficient of the lot.
Cloud Billing Market Deep Research Study with Forecast by 2025
Global Cloud Billing Market: Overview Cloud billing involves traditional billing combined with cloud technology. It is a billing solution for both digital as well as non-digital services.
Data Center Networking Market Trends, Regulations and Competitive Landscape Outlook to 2025
Present-day enterprises are highly dependent on the efficiency of their data center and performance of applications to excel on the fronts of enhances employee productivity, increases revenues and, reduced operational costs. In order to achieve these objectives, simplification of internal networks, virtualization, and consolidation are three crucial aspects that enterprises need to work upon.
Your first look at ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ – CNET
Iron Man. Spider-Man. Guardians of the Galaxy. Doctor Strange . They’re all together in “Avengers: Infinity War,” the culmination of Marvel’s superhero epic, where they’ll fight the ultimate supervillain .
Update 12.1 Strengthens Editing Capabilities in Packing Pro
Today, QuinnScape announces the release of Packing Pro 12.1, an important upgrade that augments existing features, like search and multi-select editing, as well as fixes several iOS 10 related bugs.
The best Outlook msg and winmail.dat reader for macOS just got better
Trusted by governments, blue chip businesses, security agencies, small businesses and individual users, MailRaider 3.0 is the only tool you need to read Microsoft Outlook formatted email.
UK Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media 2017 Market Size, Status and Forecast to 2022
The UK’s telecom market, one of the largest in Europe, is characterised by fierce competition in the mobile and broadband sectors. This has helped push up service penetration while helping to reduce consumer prices across the board.
Haynes and Boone Trial Team Helps Win $500 Million ZeniMax Verdict
A Dallas federal jury on February 1 returned a $500 million verdict for Haynes and Boone, LLP clients ZeniMax Media Inc. and idSoftware in a high-profile trial followed closely by the technology industry. The ZeniMax trial team combined a Haynes and Boone team led by Partner Phillip Philbin and included Associates Mike Karson and Tiffany Cooke , with a group from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led by Tony Sammi.
Apple’s iPhone 8 Could Represent a Big Break with the Past
But a new set of reports also suggest the device could represent a sea change in terms of how Apple prices and manufactures its latest flagship model. In addition, one of the reports indicates Apple will be doubling down on its efforts to differentiate its costliest iPhones via camera technology.
Tim Cook thinks augmented reality is a ‘big idea like the smartphone’
It’s no secret Apple CEO Tim Cook is bullish on augmented reality . He has shared his belief that AR, and not VR , has the potential to change the world.
Foreign hacker gets 8 years in $55M US scam case
A prolific foreign hacker behind sophisticated cyberattacks that netted an estimated $55 million was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison in rare win for law enforcement officials who have identified, but failed to arrest, hundreds of others like him. Prosecutors in federal court in Brooklyn had sought up to 14 years behind bars for Ercan Findikoglu, a Russian-speaking Turkish national so skilled with computers that he tracked the sprawling international heist in real-time to make sure a small army of thieves wouldn’t cheat him out of his share of the proceeds.
Ford to invest $1B in A.I. startup toward self-driving cars
Ford announced today it’s investing $1 billion over the next five years in an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Google and Uber employees to further the development of autonomous vehicle technology. The massive investment will make Ford the majority stakeholder in Argo AI, but the automaker said the software company has been structured to operate with “substantial independence.”
B.C. Premier Christy Clark apologizes over claims NDP hacked her party’s website
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has apologized to New Democrat Leader John Horgan over her accusations that the Opposition was involved in criminal hacking of her Liberal party’s website. The acknowledgment is the latest twist in a spiralling storyline that unravelled Friday when Independent member of the legislature Vicki Huntington came forward to say her staff had access to the private information – without any attempt at hacking.
3 Beaten-up High-Yield Dividend Stocks: Are They Bargains?
These three REIT stocks have experienced double-digit drops over the past six months. Here’s why you may want to consider them.
‘The Space Between Us’…
Asa Butterfield plays a boy who was born and raised on Mars, and what happens when he returns to Earth in “The Space Between Us. “The Space Between Us” is basically “The Martian” told somewhat in reverse, and featuring forgettable characters and a romance that is faintly ridiculous.
Sealed Air Corporation (SEE) Stock Price Down 1.4% Following Analyst Downgrade
Sealed Air Corporation ‘s share price dropped 1.4% during trading on Friday after Jefferies Group lowered their price target on the stock to $45.00. The stock traded as low as $45.44 and last traded at $47.81, with a volume of 2,235,206 shares traded.
ITEXPO: The UC Outlook
I spoke with a few VoIP executives including CoreDial at ITEXPO. There are two separate layers: cheap voice or POTS replacement and people who want a comms platform.
Kohl’s Corporation (KSS) Downgraded to “Hold” at Vetr Inc.
The brokerage currently has $43.22 price objective on the stock. Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on KSS.
The Week in iOS Cases and Accessories: BeatsX earphones arrive
Finally, BeatsX Earphones are available- or will be Friday , at any rate. They provide up to eight hours of audio playback on a single charge; the “Fast Fuel” feature lets you charge the earphones for five minutes to get two hours of playback.
Valve is working on three full VR games
Valve is working on three new virtual reality games, which company chief Gabe Newell describes as full games rather than tech demos. At a media round-table at the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters yesterday, Newell said that the games represent a second generation of VR releases, which will be longer and more in-depth than previous demo-like experiences.
Need some soothing? Listen to elevators talk
Need some soothing? Listen to elevators talk A Finnish company lets you listen in as its elevators send it real-time reports. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2kv6k1z A screen shot from a website provided by the Finnish elevator company Kone, of its elevator in Illinois talking to it via the cloud.
8 8 Inc (EGHT) Director Eric Salzman Sells 25,000 Shares
The shares were sold at an average price of $15.41, for a total value of $385,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 73,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,126,409.36.
“Moontopia”: The Future Life of Humans on the Moon
Testlab is designed as the future of living and space exploration. Focusing on how long it would take to develop a proper moon base, Testlab’s structure is one that builds over time.
Ad Dollars Help Fuel Proliferation of Beacons and Proximity Sensors
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Apps: App Diary: Leo’s Fortune, Minimize, Stagehand, Word Cookies
Leo’s Fortune – As much as I was impressed by 1337 & Senri’s award-winning platformer when it debuted three years ago , like many iOS games it was just one of those that I was never able to fully appreciate and get into with the iPhone’s smaller screen and more limited control interface. Therefore, it goes almost without saying that when I saw it show up on the Apple TV earlier this year, I was intrigued, and with the full TV presentation and proper game controller support, I was able to jump in with more enthusiasm than before.
Women engineers discuss a Hidden Figuresa and lingering challenges – 3:45 pm updated:
The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s: a cohort of black women who, despite segregation and discrimination, applied their genius in math and engineering to help send our rockets and astronauts into space and bring them back safely. CLEMSON – The non-fiction book and its film counterpart “Hidden Figures” revealed the genius behind the American space race in the 1960s: a cohort of black women who, despite segregation and discrimination, applied their genius in math and engineering to help send our rockets and astronauts into space and bring them back safely.
Grateful Deada s former publicist reflects on years with Marina s most famous band
I hung out with rock historian Dennis McNally one rainy afternoon this week to take a look at some of the photos he’s curating for the California Historical Society’s upcoming exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. At the same time, I was there for a little preview of a talk he’s giving – an insider’s account of his years with the Grateful Dead – at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin later this month.
Snapchat Gets Its First TV Show – & You Might Want To Watch
The future is here, so make sure you have a strong wi-fi connection. 45th & Dean, the digital storytelling hub of cable network A+E, is going to be producing shows for Snapchat under a new deal with the social media platform.
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Reduce some of that cable clutter with the ultra compact Jackery Bolt 6,000mAh external battery charger that features a built-in Apple Lighting cable for your iPhone or iPad and a built-in micro-USB cable for other mobile devices. With an additional open USB port you can charge up to 3 devices at once.
Sentencing of hacker in $55M scam is a rare win for feds
A prolific Russian-speaking hacker behind cyberattacks that netted an estimated $55 million is facing sentencing by a U.S. judge on a conviction considered an unusual win for law enforcement officials who have identified, but failed to arrest, hundreds of others like him. Ercan Findikoglu, a Turkish national who also speaks English, pleaded guilty last year conspiracy charges that could land him in prison for up to 14 years.