Google Announces HDR Video Support Available for Chromecast Ultra

Google Announces HDR Video Support Available for Chromecast Ultra

13.07.2017

Ultra HD and HDR are both becoming more common on devices, and we've seen support for both roll out amongst various services. If you're looking to kick back and watch a movie with truly mesmerizing quality, and assuming that you have a Chromecast Ultra and appropriate HDTV handy, you might want to take a fresh look at the Google Play Movies & TV app.

The First Louis Vuitton Smartwatch Is Here

The First Louis Vuitton Smartwatch Is Here

13.07.2017

Oh, and it starts at $2450. There's 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM, and Android Wear 2 .0. The device doesn't come with a heart rate monitor, though, so this isn't geared for folks focused on fitness features. Another app is called My Flight, and it's pretty self-explanatory, as it tracks the wearer's flight and displays notifications related to it, such as gate changes or delays.

Apple adds PayPal as a payment option for its services

Apple adds PayPal as a payment option for its services

13.07.2017

After over 16 years of accepting payments for music, and later, apps and streaming services, Apple Inc . Your PayPal account can be linked directly to a banking account as well, and PayPal offers several security features that can prevent fraudulent transactions taking place.

Big name companies gear up for net neutrality

Big name companies gear up for net neutrality "Day of Action"

13.07.2017

Details of the FCC's plans for rule changes remain unannounced. Today's action is a grassroots effort lead by Fight For the Future , Free Press , and Demand Progress and involves some of the people behind the largest online protests in American history.

Apple Unveils 2017 Back to School Promo in the United States, Canada

Apple Unveils 2017 Back to School Promo in the United States, Canada

13.07.2017

The Back to School deal is only available to students enrolled in college; verification is required at checkout. Purchasing a 10.5-inch or 12.9-inch iPad Pro will either net you a free pair of BeatsX earphones, or a $150 discount on the Solo3 or Powerbeats3.

Reliance Jio in hot water after claims of leaked user data

Reliance Jio in hot water after claims of leaked user data

13.07.2017

The company has so far denied media reports and user accounts of a leak. He claimed to provide Jio user data through his website, police said. Following which, a Jio spokeswoman said that they had informed the law enforcement agencies about the claims of the website, and are going to follow through to ensure strict action is taken against the perpetrator.

Microsoft's Seeing AI app helps describe the world to the visually impaired

Microsoft's Seeing AI app helps describe the world to the visually impaired

13.07.2017

The app uses artificial intelligence and neural networks to identify the world around you. The app shows off Microsoft's current capabilities in AI, while also addressing a group that the technology industry too often ignores. Microsoft's Seeing AI app can be used as a scanner to scan bar codes of products - and, when available, give more information about the product. It also reads and scan documents, and recognizes United States currency.

Reliance Jio unveils unlimited Rs399 plan for prime members

13.07.2017

These plans were offered to consolidate the healthy subscriber base which the company had amassed during its free offer period. Apart from data benefits, customers will continue to get unlimited free local, STD and national roaming voice calls as well as unlimited national SMS.

Apple plans local iCloud data center

Apple plans local iCloud data center

13.07.2017

Apple's data center will be located in the southern province of Guizhou, and it will help the US firm comply with new cybersecurity laws introduced last month in Beijing. Privacy campaigners have also expressed concerns that data will be less secure, with processes behind accessing citizens' data varying considerably in China and the USA, where all Apple data is now stored.

Astronomers Just Discovered The Smallest Star Ever Known to Science

Astronomers Just Discovered The Smallest Star Ever Known to Science

13.07.2017

EBLM J0555-57Ab has just enough mass to create the pressure that enables this reaction: With any less mass, it would be a brown dwarf , which is an object in between a planet and a star. Despite it's just about the smallest star physics allows, EBLM J0555-57Ab is also one the densest active stellar objects. "Our discovery reveals how small stars can be", Alexander von Boetticher, a master's student at Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory and Institute of Astronomy, said in a news release.