Microsoft demos pre-touch sensing smartphone technology

Microsoft has started testing and also demoed new touchscreen technology that intelligently anticipates your intended action even before you touch the screen. This can call up different controls, options, or menus to suit the current task. This determines how the user is gripping the phone, as well as where the user’s fingers are approaching the display. 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 announced, 2 times faster than GTX TITAN X

NVIDIA has announced GeForce GTX 1080, the company’s top-end gaming graphics card that claims to deliver 2x the performance and 3x the efficiency of TITAN X. It is based on the company’s new Pascal architecture and is built on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process.  It has support for DirectX 12, Vulkan graphics APIs and is designed to drive display devices beyond … Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 announced, 2 times faster than GTX TITAN X”

HoloFlex is the world’s first flexible glasses-free 3D smartphone

We had already seen glasses-free 3D displays in smartphone few years back, which did not do well. HoloFlex is the first flexible holographic smartphone that has been developed by researchers at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab that introduced the ReFlex earlier this year as the world’s first flexible smartphone with bend input and active haptic feedback. This capable … Continue reading “HoloFlex is the world’s first flexible glasses-free 3D smartphone”

Garmin vivomove analog watch with activity tracking announced

Garmin has announced vivomove, its new analog watch that has activity tracking to monitor steps, distance, calories burnt, sleep and also reminds users when they’ve been inactive too long with its move bar. It promises one-year battery life and has a water rating of 5ATM (50 meters).

You can soon control your smartwatch through skin inputs

Smartwatches are an interesting product but they have a long way to go before they provide true value to the users and also need a lot on improvements in terms of usability. A new technology called SkinTrack could perhaps be the next big thing that changes the way you use your smartwatch.

GoPro delays its Karma – Drone to be available only in Q4 2016

GoPro had teased us with the Karma, their first drone and told us that we could expect to see it hit the shelves during the first half of 2016. However, its already been 5 months into 2016 and now we receive news that the drone is delayed.

Samsung’s Lens Cover for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge now available in Europe

Back during MWC 2016 in February, Samsung showcased a really interesting accessory for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. The Lens Cover basically is a protective case for the flagship devices that also come with lens attachments to enhance your camera experience.

Windows 10 now running on more than 300 million devices, free upgrade offer ends July 29

Back in March at the //Build 2016 in San Francisco, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 is now running on more than 270 million active devices worldwide after 8 months of its launch, making it the fastest growth on any Windows ever, outpacing Windows 7 in the same time-frame by 145%. Today the company has announced that it … Continue reading “Windows 10 now running on more than 300 million devices, free upgrade offer ends July 29”

YU teases launch of new flagship smartphone this May

YU has released the first teaser for the launch of a new flagship smartphone later this month. The teaser shows that the company’s CEO Rahul Sharma breaking a model of a ship with a hammer. The CEO says that this hints that the smartphone will break other flagships. The company launched YUTOPIA, it’s current flagship back in December last year at … Continue reading “YU teases launch of new flagship smartphone this May”