Customize on screen game controls using GestureWorks Gameplay

Are you tired of using the same routine gestures and touch controls while playing games in your touch-pc, tablet or mobile. Have you ever thought of creating your own controls on the screen and assign your own functionality for that controls and play games as your wish.

Reason behind 64 bit processor in iphone 5s

Moving from 32 bit processor to 64 bit processor in the mobile industry is the remarkable achievement. Apple is the first smartphone vendor who moved from 32 bit to 64 bit.

The reasons behind this remarkable and massive upgrade are:

Calls are back in Gmail hangouts

Good news for those who are using Hangouts in Gmail, Google+, and the Chrome extension.
Recently Google conducted a feedback program on the new feature in Gmail i.e., Hangout replacing GTalk. In most of the feedback's, users stretched and mentioned about a missing feature ( which is degraded ) i.e., calling from google talk. 

Now Gmail group announced that the feature is back and it's better than before. And the most important thing is calls to the US and Canada are now free from all the countries where Hangouts calling is available. This is very good feature not only in US and Canada but also across the whole world as directly you can call to friends, family who are staying in the two places without spending a penny. International calling rates remain super, super low.

Curved OLED TV gets released in South Korea

Samsung officially launched it's curved OLED TV in  south korea. Even though both samsung and lg displayed their product at CES, samsung is the first to launch it.

The Curved OLED TV has a 1920 x 1080 resolution display panel with a built-in face- and motion-detecting camera in the top bezel, and comes with a host of Smart TV features such as Samsung Smart View and Smart Hub. Samsung says that by keeping the distance between viewer and TV the same from almost any angle or vantage point, users benefit from a true-to-life, flawless watching experience.

Iphone 5s/6 rumours

The most awaited mobile in the world now is iphone 6. Even we have no confirmation about the name. According to the iphone naming strategy which apple is following now some guys are thinking it as ‘Iphone 5s’ some are saying apple is trying to skip ‘Iphone 5s’ as it didn’t announce it in WWDC which was finished recently.

Mail filters in gmail

Most of the mail accounts are now with google ( gmail ), even the corporate users are migrating to gmail, as all the google services are easily pluggable and useful via gmail.Now we will find how to use custom filters ( searching mechanism simply 'Advanced Search' ) for searching the mails.

Firefox OS usage tips and tricks

In the previous post ( Overview of Firefox OS ) we mentioned about a brief overview on firefox os. Now we are going to have some tips and tricks which are very useful for using a smartphone with firefox os more handy than others.

Overview on Firefox OS

Most of the 'Tech' lovers are waiting for firefox mobile operating system and ubuntu mobile operating system. Now, its the turn of firefox os. Let's have a brief overview about this smartphone operating system.

Firefox OS (also referred to by its codename "Boot to Gecko" or "B2G") is Mozilla's open source mobile operating system based on Linux and Mozilla's Gecko technology. Firefox OS is a mobile operating system that's free from proprietary technology while still a powerful platform that provides application developers an opportunity to create excellent products. In addition, it's flexible and capable enough to make the end user happy.

iOS 7 release may get flickr and vimeo integration

If you love making heavy use of whatever popular social media apps are available on the App Store for your iPhone, you may be interested in the following rumor. We know that iOS 7 is on the way to WWDC 2013 for a grand unveiling, but now we hear that it may be coming with some brand new social integration, following on from the popular Facebook and Twitter integration built into iOS 6.

Finis releases Neptune bone conduction waterproof audio player

Finis has significantly upgraded its SwiMP3 underwater audio player with the release of the Neptune waterproof audio player.

Like the Finis SwiMP3, which has been on the market for five years, the Neptune waterproof player uses bone conduction to deliver sound to the audio canal.In creating the new Neptune player, Finis has drawn heavily on its experience with the SwiMP3, and has redesigned all components, including the bone conduction speakers.The new Neptune offers 4GB of memory, an integrated OLED display, improved file transfer compatibility with iTunes and is waterproof to 3 meters (10 ft).

Don't snatch! Disney Research builds robot that takes objects more naturally

They may not make for the showiest videos, but some of the most interesting problems in robotics are to do with the subtleties of human interaction. Even something as apparently simple as receiving an object poses great difficulty, but it's a problem that will need to be solved before multipurpose robots are ready for the home. By building a database of captured human motion, Disney Research and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are making strides towards building a robot that can take an object handed to it by a human.

New iphone may have new 30-second battery charge technology

IDevices are meant for their innovation. Now the same applies to the new iphone. There are few rumors that iphone is going to adopt a new battery technology which can charge the smartphone battery in 20-30 seconds. If this rumor is going to be true, then definitely apple gonna be rock and completely take over samsung.

The details of the technology are:

As Yahoo buys Tumblr, Ghost offers bloggers a third way

With eight days of his already successful Kickstarter campaign still remaining, John O'Nolan has cited the uncertainty surrounding Yahoo's newly-announced US$1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr as a reason to back his open source, non-profit blogging platform, Ghost.

Apple to Begin Ramping Up Production new ipad

Digitimes reports that Apple will soon begin trial production on its fifth-generation iPad, with full production said to be planned to begin in July. Based on that schedule, Apple could hit monthly production of 2-3 million units by September as it prepares to launch the updated version of its full-size tablet. 


Mockup of iPad 5 next to iPad mini and iPhone 5

A Sneak Peek into Windows OS with Leap Motion

Leap Motion is on its way. With the clock ticking down to the PC gesture controller’s July 22 launch, Leap has a brand new teaser video that showcases the device’s interaction with Windows. If you'd forgotten how exciting Leap was when we first got the chance to play with it, this might be enough to get your blood pumping again.

Fabric which absorbs sweat

Unsightly underarm sweat patches could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new fabric developed at the University of California, Davis. Instead of simply soaking up sweat like conventional fabrics, the new fabric is threaded with tiny channels that pull the sweat from one side to the other where it forms into droplets that drain away.

The paper is the circuit: Scientists create graphite-based paper circuitry

Given the low costs and extensive applications that could be possible with flexible paper circuit boards, we've seen many ideas for their production, from printing with silver ink to embedding chips within paper. Now, however, scientists have developed an elegant method for selectively changing the very nature of the paper itself into conductive graphite. Unlike polymer-based flexible circuits, these paper circuits are, ironically, able to withstand the high temperatures generally used in the production of electronics.

Cloud storage in your hands

Most cloud storage solutions like Dropbox and Amazon Drive give users space at a premium, but the actual data is stored in a data center in some remote location. 

A new product called Space Monkey aims to take the storage out of the data center and put it back in the hands of the user. This allows it to offer more data than traditional cloud storage solutions for a much lower price. Not only more data it gives more fast access to the data.

Water cooled smartphone from NEC

The phrase “the phones are running hot” has the potential for a double meaning in the smartphone age, with increasingly processor-intensive apps being used on mobile devices. Desktop computers make use of water cooling to keep their CPUs from overheating, so why can’t smartphones? Why not, indeed. NEC has done just that with the Medias X N-06E, the world’s first water-cooled smartphone.

IOS 7 CONCEPT IMAGINES CLEANER, SIMPLER, FLATTER DESIGN

There were many imaginations before any gadget comes into picture. These imaginations will be more for Apple devices as they are more precious and valuable features. Now its turn for ios 7 features, the existing ios interface is looking old as it is from the beginning  of ios. There were almost 6 releases and people accepted the same interface but this time as per the rumors from the cupetrino based company there may be change in interface which is having simpler, cleaner and flatter design.

Google Now improvements: better on Android, and coming soon to PCs

As search technology advances, it’s going to become more and more like human interaction. Apple’s Siri might have popularized conversational search, but many of us feel that Google Now quickly surpassed it – with its faster and more accurate results. Soon much of Google Now’s functionality will be arriving on PCs, by way of the Chrome OS and web browser. Not stopping there, Google also added some improvements to Android’s Google Now.

Before long, when you use Google search in Chrome, you’ll be able to search using only your voice – no button-pressing required. Just say “Okay, Google” followed by your search, and you’ll get a spoken Google Now-like response. It’s all right in your browser.

Send money to friends with Gmail and Google Wallet

Paying back your friends is now as simple as sending an email, whether you’re chipping in for lunch or reimbursing your roommate for your share of the rent.

Google Wallet is now integrated with Gmail, so you can quickly and securely send money to friends and family directly within Gmail -- even if they don’t have a Gmail address. It's free to send money if your bank account is linked to Google Wallet or using your Google Wallet Balance, and low fees apply to send money using your linked credit or debit card. 

STRaND-1 – world's first smartphone-based satellite set to launch

The University of Surrey’s Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) are set to launch the world’s first smartphone-based satellite. Built around a Google Nexus One smartphone running on the Android operating system, the STRaND-1 (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator) satellite will also be the U.K.’s first CubeSat to go into space.

Weighing only 4.3 kilograms (9.5 lb) and standing 30 centimeters (11.8 in) tall, its one of a special class of satellites known as nanosatellites (nanosats), which are satellites with a wet mass between 1 and 10 kg (2.2 and 22 lb). Relying on a off-the-shelf consumer gear helped the team complete building and testing of the STRaND-1 in just three months. The logic is that smartphones already contain much of what a satellite needs, such as cameras, radio links, accelerometers and high performance computer processors. According to SSTL, the only things it lacks are solar panels and propulsion.

PowerUp 3.0 lets you control a paper airplane with your smartphone

About a year and a half ago, we took a look at something called thePowerUp. It’s a capacitor joined to a propeller by a carbon fiber shaft, that can be used to power a user-supplied paper airplane. At the time, we suggested that it would be good if the user could actually steer the PowerUp-powered plane by remote control. With the soon-to-be-released PowerUp 3.0, it turns out, that’s just what they’ll be able to do.

As with Tailor Toys’ original PowerUp, the 3.0 is attached laterally to any folded paper airplane, made from regular A4 or 8.5 x 11-inch copier paper. However, whereas planes equipped with the original simply flew in a straight line, planes sporting the latest version can be controlled via the company’s flight control app – a Bluetooth 4.0-equipped smartphone is required.

Golden-i wearable hands-free computer interface

Computers are an alloyed blessing for many professions. They’re a great way for the likes of aircraft workers or emergency responders to quickly get the information they need, but they also require you to have your hands free to operate them ... often at exactly the moment you don't have a hand to spare.

Back in 2009, the Kopin Corporation’s Golden-i headset promised a hands-free, natural-speech-recognition interface for wireless remote control over a range of devices including mobile phones, PCs, company networks and wireless systems, but it was also little more than a concept. Four years on, the company is marketing the wearable, hands free computer interfacing devices for heavy and light industries, professionals and first responders. The Golden-i headsets allow the user to send and receive audiovisual information from multiple platforms by means of both voice and motion control.

BlueStacks delivers 750,000 Android apps to Microsoft's Surface Pro

Microsoft’s Surface Pro runs millions of desktop Windows apps. Few of those apps, though, were designed for touch. Though Microsoft is pitching the device to professionals, sometimes even the pros like to get theirTemple Run on. Enter Android emulator BlueStacks, which brings over 750,000 mobile apps to the Surface Pro.

BlueStacks’ app player has been available for Mac OS X and Windows for over a year. However, this is the first version that's optimized specifically forWindows 8 and the Surface Pro. It offers a Metro-like full-screen mode for apps, and a Charms menu that activates with an edge-swipe. Android apps will (almost) run like native Windows 8 apps.

Breakthrough laser cooling system could save space and energy

A research team at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has successfully used a laser to cool down a semiconductor material known as Cadmium Sulfide. The results of the recently published study could lead to the development of self-cooling computer chips and smaller, more energy efficient air conditioners and refrigerators that don't produce greenhouse gases.

Laser device designed for Mars unmasks counterfeit honey

When someone mentions counterfeiting, it brings up images of money, watches or DVDs. It certainly doesn't make honey spring to mind, yet honey smuggling and counterfeiting is an international problem involving hundreds of millions of dollars. In an effort to combat this, the European Space Agency (ESA) is funding a demonstration project to adopt lasers designed to study the Martian atmosphere, to detect fake honey.

3D print your own robot with Hello Robo's MAKI

Hot on the heels of InMoov, the 3D-printable android, comes a similar but much less intimidating project for DIYers by Hello Robo. MAKI is a cute communication robot that can be assembled from 3D-printed parts and some off-the-shelf electronic components for less than US$500, making it an affordable platform for hobbyists and university labs. Hello Robo has opted to launch MAKI via crowdfunding site Kickstarter, where a $30 pledge will net you the 3D blueprints.

Hong Kong Chinese Opera Centre To Be Designed By Bing Thom

A Vancouver-based architect has been tapped to design a massive new opera house in Hong Kong.

Bing Thom has been selected to design the $347-million Chinese Opera (Xiqu) Centre, said a news release by the West Kowloon Cultural District on Monday.

New tests developed for the addictive potential of computer games

Have you ever felt that one computer game is more "addictive" than another? Leaving definitions aside for the moment, it's fair to say that an addictive computer game is likely to be a more successful product than a game that is merely fun to play. Gaming developers apply numerous techniques and tests in an attempt to evaluate which games will hit the right buttons. Now researchers at Academia Sinica and the National Taiwan University (ASNTU) have developed a direct test for the addictiveness of a computer game based on physiological responses of a group of new players.

Online gaming is a massive enterprise involving millions of players and billions of dollars. Indeed, computer gaming is a major influence in driving personal computer processing speed increases, and advances in internet access.

NVIDIA GeForce Titan Packs 512-Bit Memory Interface, Has The Same Clocks As The GTX 690

NVIDIA’s GeForce Titan has been the subject of talk and speculation over the last couple of weeks, the flagship GPU is supposed to be extremely powerful as evident by it’s leaked performance. With that said, the GeForce Titan is making it’s presence known every weeks, not officially but you get the deal. The latest bit sheds more light on the GeForce Titan.

How to jailbreak any iOS 6 device, including iPhone 5

If you've been waiting to jailbreak your iPhone 5, or any device running iOS 6 and higher, today is your lucky day. A new tool called evasi0n was released just this morning.

Epiphany onE Puck charges your phone with the power of a drink

It seems as if every other day we see a new method for charging a cell phone. With a strong possibility of power outages coming to Northeastern portion of the United States due to winter storm Nemo, other methods of keeping cell phones alive could certainly come in handy. The Epiphany onE Puck uses the power of your drink to keep your mobile device alive and kicking for a little while longer.

iXY™ microphone and RØDE Rec app for iPhone and iPad

RØDE is proud to announce the iXY, a stereo microphone for iPhone and iPad with 30-pin connector that allows high quality recording at sampling rates up to 24-bit/96kHz, the only microphone on the market to do so.

Plastic used to replace and regrow bone

Over the past several years, a number of research institutes have been exploring the use of implants made from material with a scaffolding-like structure, as a means of regrowing bone at severe injury sites. Both MIT andTufts University, for instance, have been working on collagen-based materials. Now, England’s University of Southampton has announced the development of a new type of bone-growing substance, made from plastic.

Electromagnetic Harvester claims to charge batteries with ambient energy

We're surrounded by electromagnetic fields almost everywhere these days. Just because they're almost imperceptible doesn't mean they can't be used as a source of energy though. One student in Germany recently built the Electromagnetic Harvester, a small box that allegedly charges an AA battery using just the electromagnetic fields given off by the likes of power lines, vehicles and electronic gadgets.

Microsoft Surface Pro vs. MacBook Air

Here’s a quick comparison of Microsoft Surface with Windows Pro and Apple MacBook Air. Both the devices have almost identical internals with a major difference of Surface being a Touch device with detachable keyboards.

Spec	Microsoft Surface	Apple MacBook Air
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Size	10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53in	11.8 x 7.56 x 0.68in
Weight	Less than 2lbs	1.08 kg (2.38 pounds)
Display	1920×1080	1366 x 768
Touch Screen Support	10-point multi-touch	No
Pen Input	Supported and Included	Not supported
CPU	3rd Gen Intel Core i5 Processor	3rd Gen Intel Core i5 Processor
Memory	4GB RAM	4GB RAM
Storage	64GB, 128GB	64GB, 128GB
Wireless	Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 4.0 technology	Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Battery	42 W-h	35 W-h
Cameras	Two 720p HD cameras, front-facing and rear-facing	720p Front camera
Ports	Full-size USB 3.0 microSDXC card slot  Mini DisplayPort	2 Full-size USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Port Mini DisplayPort
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Digital Compass	Ambient light sensor
Keyboard	Detachable Touch Cover/Type Cover	Full-size backlit keyboard
Operating System	Windows 8 Pro	Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Pricing	From $1020 with Touch Cover/Type Cover	From $999

source : Microsoft-news

Curiosity collects first bedrock drill sample

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity collected its first drilling sample on Saturday. The 4x4-sized robot used the drill in its hand to collect samples from the interior of a flat, veiny sedimentary bedrock that was formed by ancient Martian water.

Wikipad gaming tablet

We first saw the Wikipad tablet, which features a detachable game controller and runs on Android OS, way back at CES 2012. After that though, its release date passed, and we didn't hear anything new about the gaming-centered device. But that doesn't mean the Wikipad disappeared – the developers have been busy over the past year redesigning the tablet with almost completely different features, including a 7-inch screen, extra storage space, and Android 4.1 support.

The new Wikipad still retains the ergonomic, attachable game controls, but now features a slew of upgrades. Most noticeably, the screen has been changed to a 7-inch, 16:10 IPS display with a 1280x800 resolution, and the whole device is smaller overall. Without the controller, the tablet weighs only 0.71 lbs (320 grams) and has a thickness of 0.42 inches (10.6 mm), putting it almost on par with the Nexus 7 in terms of size.

Inside the case, the Wikipad now comes with 16 GB of flash storage, which can be increased up to 32 GB through a Micro SD slot. It also features a new NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with a quad-core CPU and 5th battery saver core, plus a 12-core GPU – perfect for playing even the more graphics-heavy games. All of this will be running on the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS with 1GB DDR3 of internal memory.