Armchair oceanographers, take note: This week, the research ship Okeanos Explorer will send a remotely operated vehicle into the depths of the Pacific Ocean, seeking out exotic sea animals like the “walking” fish called a sea toad and other curiosities. And, you can have a front-row seat.
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HTC will launch mobile VR device as follow-up to Vive – CNET
“We have a good plan in terms of combining mobility with VR,” said Chia-lin Chang, HTC’s chief financial officer at a HTC U series launch event in Singapore. “Vive is very top end, and in the coming months you’ll see our plans in terms of mobility and VR, and it’s not a phone slapped onto a headset.
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.com | Stolen antique gramophone takes centre stage in murder trial
Johannesburg A stolen antique gramophone took centre stage on Tuesday in the murder trial of two men accused of killing a Midrand marketing and advertising consultant. The body of Thabo Seutloadi, 42, was found in the bath at his home on September 3, 2014, Netwerk24 reported .
Shopify ends 2016 with solid results, forecasts stronger 2017
Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc logo is shown on a computer screen in the illustration photo in Encinitas, California May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc logo is shown on a computer screen in the illustration photo in Encinitas, California May 3, 2016.
Portland Port Tops in Auto Exports
The Port of Portland, a premiere auto gateway, is a leader on the U.S. West Coast for auto exports. In 2016, more than 50,000 exports moved through Portland.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is set to announce its Q416 earnings results on Thursday, February 16th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.71 per share and revenue of $126.20 million for the quarter.
India Launches Record 104 Satellites on a Single Rocket
Several launches happened in 2016 after India launched its own space shuttle on May 23, 2016. 20 satellites launches happened on Sriharikota in June 2016 by Isro, and then on Wednesday the space research organization launched record 104 satellites in one go.
The Sherlocks – that’s what’s on at Sin City 2
IF you’re thinking of hacking into Wikipedia in order to blag your way in to seeing The Sherlocks, you’ve probably missed the boat. That’s what one teenage fan of the Sheffield indie rockers did last week, when he changed the band’s profile on the online encyclopedia, in order to access the band’s VIP section when they appeared at Manchester’s Albert Hall.
Global Virtual Reality Market 2016-2020: What is Really Happening in the Virtual Reality Space?
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Virtual Reality Market 2016-2020” report to their offering. Unlike most reports that you may have seen in the past 2 years, this report provides detailed numbers per vendor and shows exactly how the numbers add up to define the market size.
Comedy writer Armando Iannucci backs Plymouth library campaign
Armando Iannucci , the brains behind The Thick of It, In The Loop and Veep, re-tweeted a message from Plymouth resident Fiona MacLachlan regarding the council’s plan to shut North Prospect library. Her tweet was also endorsed by actress Annette Badland , known for her roles in Doctor Who, Cutting It, Eastenders and The Archers.
Internet Solutions and Accuris Networks Introduce Pan-African Wi-Fi Network
Internet Solutions’ various independent Wi-Fi networks in the region are now consolidated using the Accuris Wi-Fi Server, enabling a carrier-grade, homogenous network accessible anywhere with single sign-on. This creates a pan-African Wi-Fi fabric for ‘Internet of Things’ applications demanding a consistent, low-cost, IP access network.
Apple’s CFO explained why its research and development costs increased to $2.8 billion
Apple spent $2.8 billion on research and development in its most recent quarter, and $10.39 billion through 2016, according to its fourth quarter earnings report. According to chief financial officer Luca Maestri, research and development spend is Apple’s biggest differentiator from the competition, and stems from the company’s expansion into new areas.
Intel IGP driver update adds official Vulkan support
While we mostly focus on AMD and NVIDIA graphics drivers, there are a lot of gamers out there using the integrated graphics found on Intel’s processors. Intel just rolled out a new driver for its integrated graphics and this is the chip giant’s first release with official support for the Vulkan API.
India scripts history, launches 104 satellites at one go
Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launch a record 104 satellites, including India’s earth observation satellite on-board PSLV-C37/Cartosat2 Series from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Wednesday. Photo – PTI Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launch a record 104 satellites, including India’s earth observation satellite on-board PSLV-C37/Cartosat2 Series from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Wednesday.
Illegally downloading movies and media from the internet is about to get a lot tougher
The highly-anticipated 89th Academy Awards are less than a fortnight away and online piracy websites are being flooded with high quality copies of the latest movie releases. Suppliers of the copyrighted material take advantage of the fact that movie studios send advance copies of films – known as ‘screeners’ – to members of The Academy for their consideration in order to help them decide how to cast their Oscars vote.
AKVIS Pastel 3.0: Instant Abstract Paintings from Photos
AKVIS announces the update of AKVIS Pastel to version 3.0. Version 3.0 enhances its functionality with the new Abstract Art tab, additional built-in presets, and other changes including full compatibility with CC 2017. AKVIS has the highest quality software for graphics and photography.
Jewish Museum Presents Charlemagne Palestine Concert, 3/16
The crisply sparkling sonority creates a sense of drift, a foreword carrying motion propelled by colliding tones. Buoyed by slow changes that create illusions of movement, the experience of listening to the piece is one of floating between parallel worlds of harmony and noise.
San Francisco Bay turns brown after nonstop storms
Satellite images taken by NASA in April 2016 and February 2017 show the impact of rivers dumping fresh water and sediment into San Francisco Bay. The Bay resembles the muddy Mississippi, and the paddle wheeler “San Francisco Belle” docked on the Embarcadero is looking more and more at home.
KidCheck Express Check-In Allows Children’s Check-In on Smartphones
KidCheck is pleased to announce Express Check-In is now available on both Apple iOS and Google Android mobile devices, which allows families to check children in right from their own phone at organizations using KidCheck. More about KidCheck can be found at http://www.kidcheck.com .
RWC Asset Management LLP Increases Position in Amazon.com, Inc.
RWC Asset Management LLP boosted its position in Amazon.com, Inc. by 15.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 71,332 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock after buying an additional 9,652 shares during the period.
2nd Watch Earns Spot on CRN 2017 MSP500 List
The distinction is the third CRN recognition for 2nd Watch, an original AWS Premier Consulting Partner, in the past year, including the 2016 Next-Gen 250 and the 2016 Emerging Vendors . The MSP500 is CRN’s annual list recognizing the top managed service providers in North America.
Whoever you bank with, there’s a new Trojan intended to steal your credentials
The Trojan, according to security software company Dr Web, who claim to have found it, tries to induce infected PC users to spill their credentials by performing ‘web injects’. That is to say, the Trojan injects arbitrary content into all web pages browsed by the user, such as fake forms.
LGBT Events, Apollo Theater, PACER, More: Wednesday Buzz, February 15, 2017
A new Web site provides information on LGBT events worldwide . “So far, the website has over 5,000 events listed for more than 45 countries and 700 cities.
Virtual reality industry ‘in need of a jump-start,’ Imax CEO says at new VR center
A guest plays a virtual reality game based on Lionsgate’s “John Wick” at Imax VR Experience Centre in Los Angeles A guest plays a virtual reality game based on Lionsgate’s “John Wick” at the Imax VR Experience Centre in Los Angeles A guest plays a virtual reality game based on Lionsgate’s “John Wick” at the Imax VR Experience Centre in Los Angeles Richard Gelfond, chief executive of big-screen company Imax Corp., unveiled his new virtual reality center Tuesday with a bullish plan to turn the nascent VR industry into a mainstream art form, the way that movies and traditional video games are today. It won’t be easy.
Samsung to confirm launch date for Galaxy S8 at MWC: Report
Some reports indicate Samsung will hold an event in New York on March 29 to unveil its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone. Samsung will announce the launch date of its upcoming flagship smartphone Galaxy S8 at annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 27. The Korean Economic Daily quoted Kim Dong-jin, chief executive of Samsung’s wireless business, who told the site that official schedule for the Galaxy S8 will be announced at MWC.
Maximizer Services and Trujay Group Launch Gmail Integration as Major …
The technology partnership between Maximizer Services and Trujay Group extends Maximizer’s open platform strategy to include major business tools, beginning with Maximizer Connect for use with Gmail. /PRNewswire/ – Maximizer Services , a leader in Customer Relationship Management solutions for almost 30 years, and Trujay Group , a talented team of SaaS integration and systems experts, today announced they have teamed up to extend the Maximizer CRM ecosystem with an integration for Gmail.
NASA Is Looking At Three Spots For the Mars 2020 Rover To Explore
As NASA continues to build the Mars 2020 rover and plan for the robot’s mission to the Red Planet, government scientists are also tackling the quandary of what part of the planet the rover will explore.
3dcart to Exhibit at Miami Small Business Expo
The expo will take place at the Miami Convention Center. For more information, and free registration, visit the Miami registration page.
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Brainvire Retail Omnichannel ERP – One Stop Destination for Arrays of…
To keep up with the avowedly inexorable march of advancements in retail technology, Brainvire has launched the unrivaled all-in-one solution for retail businesses – The Retail Omnichannel ERP, eventually marking a culmination to never ending retail woes. The requisite for well- synchronized and connected multichannel retail solution is more in demand as compared to previous years.
China Said to Mull Resuming Coal Output Curbs for Six Months
China, the world’s biggest producer and consumer of coal, is considering reinstating output restrictions to avoid the return of a glut after easing limits during winter. Shares in the country’s coal miners jumped along with futures prices.
Better in Britain? FTSE 100 Might Become a Bit More National
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc’s FTSE Russell is proposing changes to how it assigns nationality to firms on its global equity indexes. These benchmarks include the 2 trillion-pound FTSE 100 Index.
English sparkling wines pushing Champagne off its pedestal
English sparkling wine is now a serious industry player. In 2015, more than five million bottles of sparkling and still wines were produced in the country.
Always ‘Just Around the Corner,’ AI Finally Arrives
After years of being on the verge of arriving, the AI revolution is here, says Heavy Reading Senior Analyst Steve Bell. “There’s a saying that AI is going to be big in the next ten years, but they’ve been saying that for the last 20 years,” the Heavy Reading man said in a wide-ranging interview with Light Reading.
Ubiquiti Labs Amplifi HD Wi-Fi router review: There are better Wi-Fi systems for your Mac
Note: This review is based on the performance of the Amplifi HD with Mac clients. If you’d like to read a version with analysis based on performance with Windows clients, follow this link .
Google asked to take down over a million websites
PanARMENIAN.Net – It’s no secret that online pirates have plenty of websites to choose from. This is also exemplified by a new milestone just reached by Google .
Get your feet wet as a marine biologist in a VR coral reef
A team of technologists and marine biology experts have produced a virtual reality coral reef based off the Sisters’ Islands Marine Park in Singapore. The demo, named “Eyes on Habitat: Coral Reefs” was unveiled on Wednesday.
Forget flowers, ‘love insurance’ was a trending gift on Valentine’s Day
The idea behind it is that couples pay companies a one-time fee to agree to get married within a set time frame. If they do end up getting married, they receive a payout, usually in the form of a larger amount of cash.
As E-Commerce Looks for a Local Edge, In-Person Return Services Expand
Some online-only retailers have tried to combat this by opening pop-up shops or putting their boutiques inside larger department stores, while others are finding that partnerships with local service startups can give them a footprint in communities. Just this morning, the e-commerce fashion marketplace Tradesy is announcing an extended partnership with Happy Returns , a consumer returns startup that offers in-person returns for online retailers that don’t have stores.