Apple Registers Its Lowest Smartphone Market Share In Three Years

Apple has long enjoyed the position of being the undisputed champion of the smartphone arena. Until now the company was in the lead, in terms of profits, but Samsung has taken away the crown recently along with the crown for sales volume. In the light of the quarterly sales figures for the second quarter, Apple has hit the three-year low in terms of smartphone market share.

Continue Reading Apple Registers Its Lowest Smartphone Market Share In Three Years

Google Pulls Back Bonus Netflix Offer For Chromecast

Google launched its tiny video-streaming dongle, Chromecast, on July 25th. Together with the dongle, Google was offering a 90-day free Netflix access, as part of the promotions. However, the company has now cancelled that offer due to the ‘overwhelming demand’ of Chromecast.

Continue Reading Google Pulls Back Bonus Netflix Offer For Chromecast

Leap Motion Controller Lets You Control Your PC Through Gestures

When you are interacting with your PC through a mouse or a keyboard, the medium of interactions are fairly limited. Imagine being able to interact with your PC simply by waving hands in the space in front of it. Now, that offers infinite possibilities. And Leap Motion Controller lets you have a glimpse of what it is like.

Continue Reading Leap Motion Controller Lets You Control Your PC Through Gestures

Google Is Seeking License For Internet-Streamed Television Service

Recently, many tech sites reported about Apple trying to finalize deals with content producers, so as to kick start its own online video streaming services. Now, reports suggest that Google is making a similar move, trying to bag the license for an Internet TV streaming service.

Continue Reading Google Is Seeking License For Internet-Streamed Television Service

Paralyzed Artist Paint With Mind, Exhibition Running

Heide Pfüetzner is a paralyzed woman and loves to paint. But her paralysis condition couldn’t stop her from painting. This artist can paint using an Intendix Painting software from biomedical engineering firm Gtec that lets her control digital brushes with brainwaves.

Continue Reading Paralyzed Artist Paint With Mind, Exhibition Running

NASA’s Next Mars Rover Will Search For Ancient Life

We reported that NASA has announced to send a new rover to Mars in 2020. However, lately Mars 2020 Science Definition Team, a NASA-appointed group has confirmed that the rover it will send to Mars in 2020 will look for ancient life.

Continue Reading NASA’s Next Mars Rover Will Search For Ancient Life

Weightless Technology May Tell You When A Bridge Could Fail

Bridges play very important role in communication. But every bridge has its durability and after expiry, it may collapse anytime if necessary steps are not taken. However, keeping that in mind a design group in the U.K. has showed off a model of a bridge equipped with a series of sensors that will offer governments and structural engineers a way to see weak spots in a bridge before it fails.

Continue Reading Weightless Technology May Tell You When A Bridge Could Fail