Technology

  Relaxnews It might already be the Year of Virtual Reality as far as high-end PC users are concerned, but console brands PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo see things panning out in quite different ways. Microsoft’s gaming arm Xbox was the first console manufacturer on stage for the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo. While it didn’t tackle virtual reality head-on, Xbox did …

  Relaxnews The LG 32LH520D broadcasts ultrasonic sound waves as well as viewers’ favorite shows. And these waves should be enough to scare mosquitos away in the same way that a high-pitched whistle drives dogs crazy because only they can hear it. The integrated Mosquito Away Technology, as LG calls it, has in recent years become a staple feature of …

  Relaxnews Google has incorporated a new feature that will make finding time to do things so much simpler. Even though smartphone screens are getting bigger, finding a free slot on a schedule or agenda still means an awful lot of scrolling and swiping. To combat this, and to help people fit more into their day, Google’s calendar app now …

  Relaxnews Photo messaging service Snapchat is launching its own online tech magazine, Real Life, reports Venture Beat. The company has revealed that they will be publishing around one article every weekday on the subject of technology, starting on June 27. Snapchat employee and social media critic Nathan Jurgenson commented that, “Real Life will publish essays, arguments, and narratives about …

  Relaxnews Mercedes-Benz has become the first automotive company to bring active safety systems to its commercial vehicles. The new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks for cross-continental haulage is the first with active pedestrian and cyclist detection technology. With the new Sideguard Assist, when behind the wheel of the sometimes huge rig, drivers will be alerted to pedestrians or cyclists at road …

  Relaxnews New data from Global Web Index (GWI) shows that even though their popularity seems to be on the wane, tablets are just a few percentage points away from being ubiquitous household items Across the 32 regions around the world that GWI monitors, 44% of internet using adults claim to have a tablet. When the data is sifted further, …

  Bloomberg Asking Apple Inc’s voice-activated assistant, Siri, what the company plans to unveil at its Worldwide Developers Conference next week elicits the response, “If I told you, they’d probably make me sit through product security again.” Witty, perhaps, but Siri will have to supply more satisfying answers if it’s going to convince customers, developers and investors that Apple is …

  Relaxnews Motorola’s high-end Moto Z line is doing away with the traditional headphone jack, anticipating the superior quality of USB-C connectors in personal, portable audio. Wafer-thin USB-C connections are capable of carrying higher quality signals, and a lot more besides: they can transmit video and power as well, representing a convergence in cable technology. The 2015 Apple MacBook and …

  AFP Tens of millions of stolen Twitter credentials evidently lifted from web browser programmes were put up for sale online, according to a search engine devoted to leaked data. Twitter was adamant that its computer systems had not been broken into by hackers, and that it was not the source of any account information being hawked on the Internet. …

  AFP Chinese computer titan Lenovo showcased a series of new smartphones, including a keenly-awaited Tango handset and new Moto Z models that can be transformed into video projectors or powerful speakers. A market-ready PHAB2 Pro smartphone imbued with Google-created Tango augmented reality technology was given star treatment at a Lenovo Tech World gathering in San Francisco. PHAB2 can sense …