Technology

  AFP A Google empire built on search has shifted attention to high-speed Internet networks, 360-degree video broadcasting and other bets as parent company Alphabet logged disappointing earnings. Alphabet said net income hit US$4.2 billion in the first three months of this year, but shares sank more than five percent to US$714 in after-market trades that followed release of the ...

  Relaxnews Windows has announced the release of the new PC and mobile OS build, allowing users — among other updates – to try out Windows Ink, a hub for writing and sketching apps. As part of the new Windows 10 Build 14328, users will be able to test the system’s new features, most notably Windows Ink, whose workspace includes ...

  Relaxnews After spending time with the recently released consumer editions of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive virtual re.ality systems, here are the 10 best VR titles out now: Adr1ft If the film “Gravity” was a video game, it would be “Adr1ft.” The weightless saga for Oculus casts players as an astronaut struggling to survive while exploring a shattered ...

  AFP GoPro has announced it is teaming up with outside developers to make it easy to use the company’s mini cameras with apps or synch them with other devices. The effort to make GoPro products more versatile and, ideally, more tempting to buyers was revealed a day after the California-based company announced that it hired away an Apple veteran ...

  Protecting nature? There are apps for that AFP Apple set out to inspire people to protect nature with a special collection of apps whose proceeds will go toward doing just that. The technology powerhouse behind the iPhone and the iPad worked with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and developers from around the globe to launch Apps for Earth at ...

  Relaxnews The Rolly Keyboard 2, has unveiled, offers the productivity-conscious access to a full-size keyboard with five rows of keys that can connect wirelessly to a phone or tablet. The new accessory is powered by a single, replaceable AAA-size battery and when it’s not in use rolls up (hence the name) into a hexagonal shape. LG is by no ...

AFP Facebook ramped up its challenge to Twitter-owned Periscope with upgrades to the social network’s live video broadcasting feature. After taking to the air with drones to provide Internet to remote spots, Facebook has unveiled new land-based systems to provide connectivity to people in urban settings. “We are really going at this problem from every possible angle,” Facebook co-founder and ...

Relaxnews Beyond the razzle-dazzle of the company’s new Hololens, the biggest takeaway for consumers following the conclusion of this year’s Microsoft BUILD developers’ conference is the importance that the company is putting on ‘chat’ as a platform. As consumers’ primary screens get smaller — no matter how big phablets become, they’re still less cumbersome and more portable than the average ...

Relaxnews New data from Kantar Worldpanel shows that for the first time in almost two years well-heeled Chinese consumers are looking beyond Apple for a premium phone or phablet. “For the first time since August 2014, iOS share did not grow in urban China in the three months ending February,” said Tamsin Timpson, strategic insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech ...

Relaxnews Unlike when Google Glass was first unleashed on the world, the hype surrounding virtual reality and headsets from the likes of Oculus and HTC is clearly not misplaced. According to the latest data from research firm Strategy Analytics, revenues generated from headset sales alone are expected to generate some US$895 million before the end of 2016. However, the cutting-edge ...