Month: February 2017

Amazon cloud storage failure causes widespread disruption

Amazon’s cloud-computing service, Amazon Web Services, is experiencing an outage in its eastern U.S. region, causing unprecedented and widespread problems for thousands of websites and apps. Amazon is the largest provider of cloud computing services in the U.S. Beginning around midday on the East Coast, one region of its “S3” service based in Virginia began to experience what Amazon, on its service site , called “increased error rates.”

Adesto’s DataFlash Memory Enables Smart Features and Longer…

Adesto Technologies , a leading provider of application-specific, ultra-low power non-volatile memory products, announced that its DataFlash memory device helps enable the intelligent operation of the Ozobot Evo, a new smart robot toy that connects learners and creators to explore, collaborate and share. Adesto’s DataFlash memory devices employ smart features to optimize energy consumption and provide fast, high-endurance data logging for consumer, communication, mobile and industrial applications.

Debut Of First Branded All-In-One VR/AR/360 Player At South By Southwest

The first of its kind, URTM is a sendable and brandable VR/AR/360 player that is ready to engage on demand. Showcasing their talent to create unique solutions for sales and marketing teams, UviaUs created this device to feature the sender’s brand and to leverage built-in technology that allows the user to immediately engage with the experience without any additional hardware, software or setup.

Rethink Robotics Reaches Agreement For Distribution In Spain

The deal with Spanish automation firm Aldakin will enable Sawyer – Rethink’s newest smart, collaborative robots – to be deployed to work alongside humans at Aldakin’s manufacturing customers throughout Spain. Sawyer debuted in 2015, three years after Rethink’s first collaborate robot, a larger system named Baxter , was introduced.

YouTube launches streaming TV service

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcickia said people around the world watch one billion hours of YouTube content each day, and younger generations don’t want to consume television through traditional channels. You’ll now be able to watch shows from over 40 networks including ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as Bravo, FX, ESPN and Fox Sports.

Amazon Web Services says it’s working to repair disruption

Amazon.com’s cloud-computing service was beset by “high error rates” on parts of its S3 data-storage system, disrupting many internet sites and mobile applications that rely on the company for their online presences. “We are working hard at repairing S3, believe we understand root cause, and are working on implementing what we believe will remediate the issue,” the company said on its website at 11:35 a.m. in Seattle.

Federal government buying new radar system to better detect severe weather

The government announced Tuesday that it has signed an $83-million contract for 20 state-of-the-art weather radars that are to be built across the country over seven years starting this fall. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said the radars, along with a recently acquired supercomputer, will give people more time to protect themselves and their property from severe weather.”

The Future of HOME

Here’s a brief audio update on the immediate future of HOME: Stories From L.A. The TL;DR version is, I’m slowing down the production schedule to make the project more sustainable over the long term. Give a listen for a little more background on the hows and whys of it all.

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Construction work, costing a 9 million, in the commercial triangle between Makarios Avenue, Evagorou and Stasikratous Streets is set to begin in Nicosia. With tenders having been received, the procedure is now in the hands of the Municipal Council, which is expected to make its decision to move forward with the project within the next few days.

Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

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Google officially reveals its latest robot

The Google-owned robotics company officially unveiled its latest robot, Handle, in a YouTube video posted Wednesday that immediately captivated the Internet. Handle, which stands 6-foot-6, looks vaguely human with a torso, arms and legs that have wheels instead of feet.

By Remy Merckx

In the old days of the hotel industry, prior to the dawn of digital age, the only important criterion for success was “location, location, location”. While this is still important for hotel owners, Remy Merckx, VP Marketing, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group writes that on the marketing side “content, content, content” has become key.

Bluefin Payment Systems and Pinnacle Corporation Announce Partnership…

Pinnacle clients can get the security and cost savings of PCI-validated P2PE through Pinnacle’s Palm POSa platform, with no change to their acquiring or processing relationship with NBS “There is a tremendous demand for PCI-validated P2PE solutions in the convenience store and fuel industries,” said Denise Lewis, POS and Payments Product Manager at Pinnacle. “Our clients understand the importance of encryption.”

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.

ADVERTISING: Another insight on PSFK for Members

The auto brand has created the Enter Sandbox program to have users create their own courses and test drive them using a VR device Audi wants to bring out the creativity of a driver’s inner child by using the Enter Sandbox program. The program combines the basic layout of a sandbox with a real-time virtual reality device to have users test drive an Audi vehicle.

Corsair reveals Hydro cooler and DDR4 Ryzen compatibility list

Corsair send out word about which of its products are compatible with the new AMD Ryzen processor, you can find an up-to-date list at the company’s Ryzen compatibility page . Several of the company’s Hydro watercooling kits like the H60, H100i, H110i and H110i GT are compatible out-of-the-box with Ryzen’s AM4 socket.

PulteGroup Introduces Virtual Reality Headsets To Expand The Consumer …

Homebuyers can now don goggles and take a virtual tour of their potential future home at PulteGroup’s Starkey Ranch community near “The VR experience is a phenomenal selling tool, especially with a new community like Starkey Ranch that still has its model homes under construction,” says “The breathtaking views of our home sites speak for themselves, but consumers want to see the inside of our homes and virtual reality can make that happen. With a headset, guests can see the home’s features and get a sense of how the spaces will feel like as they ‘walk’ through them.

Best retro phones we’d all like to see come back

And with Finnish firm HMD Global bringing back Nokia’s classic 3310 — one of the most recognisable phones ever made — we can’t help but think about all the retro phones we loved way back when and how awesome they’d be if a company rejigged them for modern times. Here are a few standout models, which we’re sure you’ll all remember, and now, just imagine how they’d look and work in 2017.

Jio enlists Airspan, Cisco for network upgrades

Reliance Jio Infocomm , India’s newest mobile provider, has begun preparing for the transition to 5G, announcing plans to increase the number of small cells in its network and selecting Cisco to further expand its all-IP converged network. Jio confirmed that it had installed 100,000 Airspan small cells in its network last year, and plans to increase that figure to 150,000.

Making Citizens, Reassembling Devices: On Gender and the Development…

Roughly once a month, small groups of volunteers gather at local museums, libraries, and other public venues to help visitors fix their broken stuff. Designated Repair Cafes, Fixit Clinics, or Fixers Collectives, the organizations bring together contemporary environmentalist concerns with time-honored techniques: disassembling toasters that no longer heat, testing Bluetooth devices without signals, and removing dust from unplayable iPods.

Pupils reach for the stars with visit to Cosmonaut training centre

PUPILS from Abingdon were just one step away from blast-off to the stars when they spent four nights living in Russia’s cosmonaut training school. During half-term 11 boys from Abingdon School and 18 girls from St Helen and St Katharine School in the town visited the Russian Space Agency’s Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre near Moscow.

OBS Studio v18.0

OBS Studio is a free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Record everything from your monitor/screen, window or camera/capture card and stream to youtube, twitch, etc or save to your HDD as mp4/flv.

Pepper the friendly android is now rolling up and down the fashion runway

SoftBanks’ friendly humanoid robot, Pepper, is showing up in an increasing number of locations since its launch in June, 2015. The amiable bot has been spotted toiling away in phone stores , hospitals , train stations , and airports around the world, helping visitors with basic questions, as well as entertaining them with its range of talents that include singing, dancing, and telling jokes.