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Tesla provide Ludicrous Mode retrofit to P90D owners

23/03/2016 | Lifestyle

Somehow the car doesn’t feel fast enough without the upgrade. When Tesla introduced Model S P90D that superseded the P85D, owners of the P85D no longer had the best performance version of the luxurious electric sedan. Tesla naturally gracefully offered a discounted Ludicrous Mode retrofit for the...

autoblog, gear, ludicrousmode, model s p90d, p90d, retrofit, syndicated, tesla, TeslaMotors, transportation, upgrade, video

Stagefright exploit can compromise your android smartphone in 20 seconds

21/03/2016 | Lifestyle

A must read for Android Smartphone users. Knowledge is power. The Android operating system has a vulnerability that you really need to be aware of so that you can protect yourself. Although theoretically lethal, its tedious elaborate to implement in a reliable manner. A proof of concept...

android, aslr, exploit, gear, metaphor, mobile, northbit, security, smartphone, stagefright, video, vulnerability

Upcoming energy efficient technologies

19/03/2016 | Innovation

Here’s the weekly capsule that captures upcoming green technologies. Can you imagine installing solar panels by rolling them out, as you would do with a carpet? Roll-Array promises exactly that. Their flexible solar power system can be setup in two minutes flat. Talking of solar power...

BMW, boeing, deltec, gear, green, hyperloop, inhabitat, InhabitatWeekInGreen, partner, roll-array, science, syndicated, tesla, teslamodels, weekingreen

Broad based exemptions to drone pilots could lead to emergency situations

19/03/2016 | Management

Although private drone operators have signed up in droves to help during emergencies, their broad based exemptions provided by the FAA can lead to potentially critical situations. Although civilian drone operators tend to cause many emergency situations, in a twist of fate, it turns out many are...

culture, drone, emergency, faa, gear, government, regulation, robots, searchandrescue

A necklace that monitors your diet

19/03/2016 | Lifestyle

Researchers from the University of Buffalo have built a prototype of a necklace that determines your calorific intake depending on the noises that you make while chewing and swallowing. For the tech conscious amongst us who count calories of what they eat, image recognition to count calories is so...

autodietary, diet, food, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, health, medicine, science, universityatbuffalo, wearable, wearables

DoD reports the deployment of military drones in the United States

10/03/2016 | World

As per the report there has been 20 such instances. The Pentagon has deployed military drones in the United States. Before you start your journey on the road of a conspiracy theory, be assured that the situation isn’t as bad as you think. As per a recently published report by the DoD,...

culture, departmentofdefense, drone, gear, government, military, pentagon, privacy, robots, spying, surveillance, uav

White House launches crowd sourcing neighborhood project

09/03/2016 | People

The Opportunity Project is aimed at empowering citizens and communities through easily accessible low hanging fruits which can be beneficial to one and all. The White House has recently announced the launch of one of its most ambitious online program that aims to support communities and families...

bigdata, data, gear, internet, opportunityproject, whitehouse

Microsoft’s SQL Server can now run on Linux

09/03/2016 | Innovation

A yet another instance of Microsoft warming up to the Linux community under Satya Nadella. It was unthinkable that software giant Microsoft under Steve Ballmer who equated Linux with cancer would openly court the open source crowd. Since then the tech giant has made some rather significant changes,...

database, enterprise, gear, Linux, linux, Microsoft, personal computing, personalcomputing, Red Hat, software, sql, SQL Server, sqlserver, Ubuntu

Google’s Project-Fi now open to all Americans

09/03/2016 | People

Are you in the market for a mid-range smartphone with a data-savvy cellular service? Google’s Project-Fi will give you that and a lot more. The invite-only project is now open to all Americans. After more than a year since its launch, Google has finally made its Project Fi initiative accessible to...

carrier, gear, google, mobile, projectfi, smartphone, sprint, t-mobile, wireless

FCC catches Verizon playing with supercookies

08/03/2016 | Lifestyle

When the FCC had ruled that Verizon must provide options to its customers to opt out of its usage of supercookies, Verizon played smart and used supercookies, by default, leaving customers the option to opt out. The FCC has now ruled that Verizon’s customers must opt in for the use of its...

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USAF deploys exploit platform to shore up its defenses

08/03/2016 | Innovation

In the wake of increased cyberattacks by foreign governments and agents, the USAF is taking steps to secure its operational striking capabilities in cyber space. Not one to take it lying down, the U.S Air Force's Space Command has now announced its latest cyber initiative, a cyber weapon dubbed as...

CVAH, cyber, gear, network, security, USAF, weapon

Comcasts acquires OneTwoSee

08/03/2016 | Lifestyle

The most immediate benefit for you will be smarter stats for your sports watching sessions in front of the telly. In case you had any stray doubts regarding Comcast’s ability to seriously improve your television-watching experience, the cable giant is trying to make its efforts abundantly clear...

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Is Amazon coming with its own video platform for VR videos?

08/03/2016 | Lifestyle

A quick look into an ad post at Glassdoor will suggest just that. Job postings can be quite revealing. Going by Amazon’s job posting on Glassdoor, it is cooking up quite an initiative for virtual reality. As per the ad spotted by UploadVR, Amazon is in the market looking for a...

ad post, amazon, amazonvideo, gear, Glassdoor, services, virtualreality, VR

Energizer introduces recycle rechargeable batteries

02/03/2016 | Innovation

Energizer makes first headway in its efforts to introduce more eco-friendly products in the market. In efforts that further the realms of reusability, battery manufacturing giant Energizer has broken fresh grounds with the first of its kind disposable batteries from their recycled counterparts....

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Preciflex’s micro-fluid watches to hit stores within the next 3 years

01/03/2016 | Lifestyle

Beautiful luxurious watches costing you a body part are a thing of the past. In fact, you can snag one from Preciflex within the next 3 years. Aficionados of high-end watches perk up and take note. If you are looking to stand out from the crowd, take a look at HYT's H series. Instead of relying...

automotive, gear, hydromechanical, hyt, luxury, medicine, microfluidic, preciflex, watch, wearable, wearables

Leica Huawei partnership has immense business potential

29/02/2016 | Lifestyle

With this strategic partnership one can expect a significant jump in the pixel department of Huawei’s smartphones. The big event at the CP+ camera show in Japan showcases the coming of age of the smartphone’s camera. Chinese electronics giant Huawei has disclosed that it has entered into a...

cameras, CP+2016, gear, Huawei, Leica, lenses, mobile, partnership, smartphones

France gives Google a $1.76 billion arrears tax notice

29/02/2016 | Management

Unlike Britain, France is not willing to compromise, yet on its tax demand for arrears. As per a source from the France’s Ministry of Finance, the French government is demanding that U.S. internet search engine giant Google pay 1.6 billion euros in back taxes. Google has been criticized for using...

financeministry, france, gear, google, internet, mobile, Reuters, taxes

CowTech’s $99 3D Scanner can captures small objects in 2-8 minutes

29/02/2016 | Innovation

Open source DIY lovers are going to dig this. With 3D printing being the rage in today’s cutting edge manufacturing process, the increase interest in 3D scanners is a matter of only a logical conclusion. CowTech has proven that you do not have to sell your heart and kidney to one. CowTech has...

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