Microsoft Archive
04 Apr 2015
Finger Mounted Camera Turns Any Book into Audiobook
Finger Mounted Camera Turns Any Book into Audiobook Technology has dramatically evolved over the years and it has paved way for endless possibilities. Camera technology is no different in that regard. Take FingerReader for that matter that hints at that very fact. It’s a prototype, developed by Media Lab at MIT especially for the
04 Apr 2015
Samsung, BlackBerry and IBM team up to make SecuTablet
Samsung, BlackBerry and IBM team up to make SecuTablet Blackberry is returning to the tablet market, this time with the help of Samsung and IBM. The three have teamed up in an effort to make a spy-proof tablet for enterprise users. The tablet is not a successor to the BlackBerry Playbook; in fact, the
04 Apr 2015
Samsung Announces Budget Tablet Galaxy Tab 3 V
Samsung Announces Budget Tablet Galaxy Tab 3 V In another event in Malaysia, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 3 V which will join its more capable brethren, the more powerful Galaxy Tab A pair, announced in Russia earlier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V can be seen as a successor to the Galaxy Tab
04 Apr 2015
Microsoft Announces the Ultra Low Cost Lumia 430
Microsoft Announces the Ultra Low Cost Lumia 430 In the low-end segment of the smartphone market, one can argue that only Motorola and Microsoft offer phones with a decent experience. It is no surprise then that the latter is further lowering the bar now with the announcement of the $70 Lumia 430, which offers
04 Apr 2015
Meet PlayPod, a Made in Pakistan Racing Simulator for Enthusiasts
Meet PlayPod, a Made in Pakistan Racing Simulator for Enthusiasts It is easier these days to spot people who fancy first-person shooter games than those who are into racing simulators. Besides the element of fun, it’s all about making the experience mimic reality as closely as possible. Unlike the former, racing simulators can
03 Apr 2015
Finger Mounted Camera Turns Any Book into Audiobook
Finger Mounted Camera Turns Any Book into Audiobook Technology has dramatically evolved over the years and it has paved way for endless possibilities. Camera technology is no different in that regard. Take FingerReader for that matter that hints at that very fact. It’s a prototype, developed by Media Lab at MIT especially for the
03 Apr 2015
Quell: The World’s First Pain Relief Wearable Is Here
Quell: The World’s First Pain Relief Wearable Is Here Quell, one of the wearables announced at CES 2015, is a drug-free device that will help in relieve chronic pain. The wearable stimulates your nervous system to create a natural response that blocks out the pain signals. The wearable was part of an indieGoGo campaign
03 Apr 2015
Kingston Launches High Performance Predator PCIe SSD
Kingston Launches High Performance Predator PCIe SSD While Samsung and others have already announced the high speed next-generation PCIe SSDs, it is Kingston with its HyperX Predator M.2 SSD which will be the first wide-scale commercially available SSD to use this tech. It is still in its nascent stages and as you would expect,
03 Apr 2015
Microsoft Announces the Ultra Low Cost Lumia 430
Microsoft Announces the Ultra Low Cost Lumia 430 In the low-end segment of the smartphone market, one can argue that only Motorola and Microsoft offer phones with a decent experience. It is no surprise then that the latter is further lowering the bar now with the announcement of the $70 Lumia 430, which offers
03 Apr 2015
Apple Drifts Away From Jobs
Apple Drifts Away From Jobs Steve Jobs’ Apple displayed a rather fascinating balance between design and utility. Granted, it often shifted more toward the design side, which resulted in problems like Antennagate, but that tended to happen when Jobs wasn’t around. He made sure the products worked well and looked good — he understood