Technology

  New Delhi / AFP Apple said it will open a development office in Hyderabad, as its chief executive Tim Cook continued his India charm offensive with an investment boon to one of the country’s top technology hubs. The IT giant said the new centre will focus on developing maps for its products, including iPhones and iPads, and create up ...

  Relaxnews Mark Zuckerberg posted Facebook’s first 360-degree video, filmed by the social network’s teams, in a bid to inspire the platform’s 1.5 billion users. Facebook is now hoping to welcome user-created videos and photos of this kind. The video posted by the Facebook CEO was filmed in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. The social network’s first 360 video plunged ...

  LOWELL, Mass / AP Four sister robots built by NASA could be pioneers in the colonisation of Mars, part of an advance construction team that sets up a habitat for more fragile human explorers. But first they’re finding new homes on Earth and engineers to hone their skills. The space agency has kept one Valkyrie robot at its birthplace, ...

  Berlin, Germany / AFP Try looking for a free wi-fi connection in the cafe down the street in Germany and, more likely than not, there isn’t one. Forget about looking for open connections in parks or at key monuments. They just don’t exist. In an age when almost everyone carries a smartphone, the absence of such free hotspots can ...

  Las Vegas, UNITED STATES / AFP The possible future of transit zipped along a short track in the desert outside Las Vegas on Wednesday before sliding to a stop in a bed of sand, sending up a tan wave. Hyperloop One, a start-up hoping to revolutionize transport systems, held its first public test of engine components being designed to rocket pods ...

  Washington / AP Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot cars chauffeuring children to school, dance class and baseball practice. The disabled and elderly will have new mobility. Commuters will be able to work, sleep, eat ...

  Relaxnews Thousands of developers from all over the world will be heading to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, May 18 – 20, to discover the latest version of the Android operating system — expected to land this autumn — as well as other innovations in the pipeline at Google. Android N Although the final version of Google’s ...

  Relaxnews More than one million people used a Samsung Gear VR last month. That’s according to new stats released by Oculus, the virtual reality company that powers the Gear VR. The company also revealed more details on new programming that includes a 360 3D virtual reality series that follows the lives of yak herders on the Mongolian Steppes, Maasai ...

  Relaxnews Opera claims its new power-saving mode can extend battery life by up to 50 percent compared to Chrome. Opera has released a number of improvement to its web browser in the last couple of months. It added an ad blocker to its latest release in May, and added a virtual private network to its developer version in April. ...

  Relaxnews YouTube has launched a messaging feature that allows viewers to share videos and chat with friends without leaving the mobile app. Wired reports that the new ‘native sharing’ feature went live for a small percentage of users. Instead of having to forward a video to Facebook or copying and pasting links to email, users can start message threads ...