With the blessings of technology, all major car makers are now tending to make self-driving cars (autonomous cars). Jeffrey Miller, IEEE member and associate professor of computer systems engineering at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, believes that by 2040 most of the cars will be autonomous.
When Apple launched iPhone 5 and announced that iPhone users will finally be able to use FaceTime over cellular networks, Apple users were ecstatic. They have long been demanding that the feature should be offered over regular calls, not just on WiFi. However, one of iPhone 5 carriers, AT&T, seems to be curbing the use of FaceTime through its restrictive policies.
Ever since Microsoft unveiled its Surface tablets, the world has been wondering about the price-points of these slates. While Surface tablets come with the software experience of Windows, easily the most popular OS worldwide, it also packs good hardware. And now, Steve Ballmer has dropped a few hints regarding the pricing of these tablets.
Without Nano-SIM, no user can use iPhone 5. So, T-Mobile is taking preparation to bring Nano-SIM for those customers who are using its network on earlier generation iPhone or on other phone, but now would like to use iPhone 5 on the same network. The customers who are interested to use iPhone 5 on T-Mobile network, will have to wait until the mid of October.
Although Apple revealed most of the relevant details about iPhone 5 during its launch event, it may have missed out quite a few features. For instance, Apple didn’t exactly specify the amount of memory that goes into the new device. However, a site claims to have deduced it through the markings on its A6 chip.
Apple made a lot of tall claims when it released iPhone 5 recently. It stated that the device comes with an A6 chip which provides 2X performance compared to the A5 chip used in iPhone 4S. Now, the score of iPhone 5 on Geekbench tests has affirmed this.
This year in May, Samsung launched its latest phone Galaxy S 3 and within 100 days, it has been sold 20 million units. On the other side, Apple’s latest iPhone – iPhone 5 has been launched on September 12 and its pre-order sold out within an hour from apple website apple.com. After the launch of iPhone 5, Samsung has found a new way to strike Apple. Samsung will start advertising its Samsung Galaxy S 3 in various national and regional papers on Sunday comparing Samsung Galaxy S 3 with the newly annonced iPhone 5 and encourage people to buy Samsung Galaxy S 3 rather than buying iPhone 5.
Anonymous members don’t really reveal their identities publicly. However, there are those who represent the hacktivist group in an unofficial capacity. Among them is Barrett Brown, who claims to represent Anonymous even though he doesn’t do so officially. Now, it has been reported that Brown’s house has been raided by FBI and he has been taken into custody.