Technology

  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 ...

  AFP Shares of Apple sank below $90 for the first time in nearly two years during trade , ceding the title of the world’s largest company by market valuation to Google. With investors souring on the outlook for sales of its iPhones and iPads, and no new blockbuster consumer electronics product in its offerings, Apple shares fell sharply to ...

  Bloomberg Polycom Inc., the video-conferencing company that agreed last month to be bought by Canadian technology company Mitel Networks Corp., received a takeover offer on May 6 from a separate party, according to a regulatory filing. That party, identified as ‘Sponsor 1’in the filing, is Siris Capital Group, people with knowledge of the matter said. Siris didn’t immediately respond ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Huawei — a leading global ICT solutions provider — took home the award for Best 5G Innovator at the inaugural LTE & 5G MENA Awards held at the Conrad Dubai. Sun Xiaofeng, the Vice President of Solution Sales and Marketing in the Middle East said, “We are excited by the award and this reflects our ...

  San Francisco/ AFP Netflix released a new tool to help people viewing streamed television shows on mobile devices avoid costly bills for high data use. The move comes shortly after Netflix expanded its service to nearly every country on the planet, wooing potential subscribers in vast array of places where smartphones are preferred devices for connecting to the Internet. ...

  San Francisco/ AFP Microsoft announced that its latest Windows operating system designed to work on laptops, desktops, smartphones, Xbox One consoles and more is powering 300 million devices around the world. “We’re seeing people at home, at schools, at small businesses, at large companies, and other organizations adopt Windows 10 faster than ever, and use Windows 10 more than ...

  Washington/ AFP IBM opened its quantum computer processor to anyone who wants to try what is expected to be a new kind of computing with enormously improved power and speed. The cloud-based computing system will allow users to explore the technology, which scientists say may solve certain problems that are impossible to solve on today’s supercomputers. “This moment represents ...

  DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Panasonic announced the launch of their new HJX20 and HJX5 high-end in-ear headphones. Along with a dual axial drive, a second coil and neodymium magnet are added to the speaker diaphragm of the RP-HJX20. Powerful magnetic forces from both front and rear effectively drive the diaphragm to produce powerful yet crisp, clear sound. An axial ...