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Is Google Building Voice Assisted Smart Headphones?

Roma Christian August 22, 2017 No Comments

Code discovered in one of Google’s Android apps may reveal future plans to launch voice assisted smart headphones, which will provide direct access to Google Assistant, and allow users to…

“Best VR System” HTC Vive Drops Price $300, Increases Market Reach

Roma Christian August 22, 2017 No Comments

Today, HTC Vive™ announced a $300 price drop for its Vive product, claimed to be “the best virtual reality system” globally. The item will now retail for $999. Vive has…

AI Milestone: Microsoft Voice Transcription Beats Humans

Roma Christian August 22, 2017 No Comments

In October last year, Microsoft revealed voice recognition technology which could transcribe the words of a phone call just as well as a trained human transcriber. Professionals hit a 5.9%…

Google, Corporate Villain One Day, Handing Out New Biscuit OS The Next

David Richards August 22, 2017 No Comments

Despite being under investigation for questionable marketing and sales practises, Google is set to roll out a new version of the Android OS which is named after Oreo chocolate biscuits.…

CE Retailers To Benefit From 40% Boost In Performance From New Intel Chips

David Richards August 22, 2017 No Comments

Australian consumer electronics retailers along with the specialist PC channel are tipped to get a major boost in sales in the last quarter of 2017 with the announcement by Intel…

Facebook’s VR Glasses Design To Replace Smartphones

Roma Christian August 21, 2017 No Comments

Facebook’s patent application has given further information on its virtual-reality smart glasses, claimed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg to be the “next major computing platform capable of replacing smartphones and PCs”.…

Samsung Gear’s VR Headsets Aid Visually Impaired

Roma Christian August 21, 2017 No Comments

Samsung’s C-Lab program has launched Relumino, a Gear VR app which uses augmented reality to alleviate vision problems. The app can adjust the contrast of what a user is looking…

Will Consumers Pay Apple $50 For A Movie?

Roma Christian August 21, 2017 No Comments

Some of Hollywood’s most influential heavy-weights, Warner Bros and Universal Pictures, are continuing discussions with distributors as Apple and Comcast to offer digital download rentals of films, some hoping for…

Big Week For Samsung, Note 8 & Bribery Decision For Boss

David Richards August 21, 2017 No Comments

This week is a big week for Samsung, On Thursday we will see them roll out their new Galaxy Note 8 in New York at the same time senior management…

OZ Law Enforcement Set To Be Nobbled By Apple Technology

David Richards August 21, 2017 No Comments

We all know that Apple loves to control everything you buy from them, now the big tech Company is set to stop even law enforcement from getting access to one…