With the growing number of tech companies dipping their toes into the virtual reality and augmented reality platforms, it is no longer a surprise that semiconductor manufacturer Intel is also joining the foray. Intel recently announced that it is planning to unveil its own augmented reality smart glasses called Remote EyeSight at the Intel Developer Forum scheduled next month.
AMD is once again raising the stakes when it comes to personal computers after the company recently unveiled a graphics card with a built-in solid state drive (SSD). The purpose of the SSD is for users to bulk up the graphics card’s flash memory by up to 1TB.
Despite being a newcomer in the laptop business, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is getting a lot of praises with its debut laptop, the Mi Notebook Air. While the laptop does sound a bit like the Apple MacBook Air, which is not the only aspect that it shares with Apple’s flagship device, the Mi Notebook Air looks hauntingly familiar as well.
Two major players in the robotics and artificial intelligence industry, Honda Motors and SoftBank Group, recently announced that they are working together on a project that will integrate AI-based emotion engine into vehicles.
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi continues to grow it portfolio of devices. The company is expected to debut its first line of notebooks along with the Redmi Note 4 in an upcoming event scheduled on July 27. A recent leak revealed that Xiaomi is planning to release a lineup of notebooks with metal casings. The leak also reveal a handful of information regarding the devices’ specs.
Social networking platform Twitter recently awarded $10,080 to Indian-born White Hat hacker Avinash Singh who was able to point out a security loophole in the company’s video-sharing service called Vine. The flaw discovered by Singh allowed him to access the entire cache of Vine’s online code.
American telecommunications giant Verizon Communications announced on Monday that it is acquiring the core internet properties of Yahoo for $4.83 billion in cash. This new acquisition is set to expand Verizon’s digital advertising and media business.
The Jackie Chan-starrer action comedy film "Skiptrace" heads this week's Chinese box office run, amassing $60 million through its four day opening. The film opened on July 21 and quickly gained traction in the box office closing its opening day with $14.7 million in earnings.
Alibaba’s entertainment division, Alibaba Pictures Group, was recently reported to have scored distribution rights in China for the South Korean romance-thriller film “Life Risking Romance.” The company will have full distribution rights for theaters and online platforms in China.
With the increasing hype being built around AMD’s upcoming Zen architecture, many tech analysts agree that it could revive the rivalry between itself and Intel in terms of the server chip business. AMD recently said that it is rebooting its server chip business with its upcoming Zen CPU architecture.
