Amazon has talked about it, but now a Chinese online retailer is doing it: using drones to deliver goods to customers. Alibaba is roughly the Chinese equivalent of combining Amazon and eBay and last year took in revenue of 52.5 billion yen (approximately US $8.4 billion.) Its subdivision Taobao is running a very limited trial: […]
The number of tablets shipped by manufacturers has fallen year-on-year for the first time. Lenovo was the only one of the top five tablet makers to increase shipments, with Apple and Samsung both losing market share. The figures come from IDC and cover October through December 2014. The comparisons are with the same period in […]
The name of the game is #IDARB, and you either know how this magical game was born into this world or you don’t. Though upon first glance, it may look like just another fun, frantic indie game, there is much more going on here. This game was created like a Mad-Lib, with many creators and […]
Breakups suck. That is something most people can universally agree upon. In our current world of social media it is even worse because, often, we wear our relationships on our sleeves through the photos and statuses we share. One man named Matthew Swarts had a bad breakup recently and found moving on difficult, so he […]
Time is an illusion put forth to control how we spend our days and ensure we do them as efficiently as possible. Or time is a unit of measurement, in the same way inches are a unit of measurement. Truth is, time is a mystery to us, even though we pretend we have a grasp […]
The Federal Communications Commission has changed the “official” definition of broadband to 25Mbps downloads and 3Mbps uploads. But the new threshold will largely affect statistics rather than practicalities. The FCC definition had been set at 4Mbps downloads and 1Mbps uploads since 2010. By a vote of three to two, the commissioners ruled that this was […]
The latest idea for making slimmer and/or more powerful batteries uses Kevlar, the material from bullet-proof vests. University of Michigan researchers believe Kevlar could reduce the likelihood of batteries shorting out, something that not only makes them useless but risks a fire or explosion. They point to such problems grounding all Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes […]
Just read the above title a few times and try to process it. If you brain cannot wrap around the concept, maybe this will help. German researchers have developed an AI that allows Mario to experience emotions and act autonomously in response to them. The AI also understands voice instructions and questions. It’s sophisticated enough […]
A drug-smuggling drone has crashed near the US/Mexican border. It appears these smugglers were over-ambitious, but some of their counterparts may be more successful. The drone crashed into a Tijuana supermarket parking lot where it was reported to police. An NBC freelance reporter says the drone, which flew thanks to six propellors powered by a […]
Microsoft had its Windows 10 press conference recently and unveiled some rather interesting features that seem to be aimed at their hardcore gaming audience. From being able to stream your Xbox Live games to your computer to the potential for holograms to make an appearance, we shouldn’t count Windows out as it seems the OS […]