Google has unveiled a new virtual reality (VR) immersive experience based on a novel system that captures and renders high-quality, realistic images from the real world using light fields. Created by a team of leading researchers at Google, Welcome to Light Fields is the tech giant’s splash into the nascent arena of light fields VR […]
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Navigating A City Without Getting Lost
How often do you get lost in a city even when using GPS? Has a taxi hailed using a mobile app been unable to find your correct location? The reason is because GPS has an average error of 10 to 30 meters, and other indoor navigation techniques using WiFi and Gateway have positioning errors, too. […]
Researchers Discover ‘Severe’ Bluetooth Communication Breach
Researchers in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Computer Science Department and the Hiroshi Fujiwara Cyber Security Research Center at the Technion have successfully deciphered Bluetooth communication, which was previously considered a safe communication channel against breaches. This was done as part of Lior Neumann’s master’s thesis, supervised by Prof. Eli Biham, head of the Hiroshi […]
AT&T Reports Adding Postpaid Phones in Mixed Second-Quarter Results
AT&T added 73,000 net postpaid wireless customers in the second quarter as the telecom giant reported mixed results following its acquisition of Time Warner. The number of postpaid connections was below the 125,000 forecasted by Wells Fargo analysts, but the total included 46,000 net added postpaid phones. Wells Fargo had instead projected a loss of […]
TinkerENG: Steve Goldberg Shares ToastBaker Update
In this episode, TinkerENG co-host Peter Ragonetti gets an update from Steve Goldberg, creator of ToastBaker, on new design elements based on feedback from the TinkerENG team and engineers from Mars International. Plus, Goldberg shares his plan to submit ToastBaker to EdisonNation. For past episodes of TinkerENG, visit TinkerENG.com.
Verizon Reports 531,000 Net Postpaid Additions, 0.97% Churn for Q2
Verizon reported adding 531,000 net postpaid accounts in better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter of the year. The overall postpaid numbers included 398,000 net smartphones added, company officials said, while the number of added phones totaled a net of 199,000, according to a note from Wells Fargo analysts. Wall Street analysts, the note added, […]
U.S. 4G Networks Are Improving Across The Board
While the United States is one of the leading countries in the world in terms of smartphone penetration, the country’s mobile networks haven’t always been up to speed. According to a global comparison conducted by OpenSignal in Q4 2017, U.S. 4G networks were lagging in terms of average download speed. With an average download rate of 16.3 Mbps, […]
Crown Castle Site Rentals, Earnings Narrowly Exceed Expectations
Cellular tower giant Crown Castle raised its financial outlook for the year after reporting second-quarter results that edged analysts’ projections. The company reported nearly $1.17 billion in revenue from site rentals, as well as adjusted earnings of $769 million. Wall Street forecasters had anticipated $1.16 billion in rental revenues and $765 million in earnings, according […]
The Top 3 Robot Artists Of 2018
It’s that time of year again—the 2018 Robot Art Competition winners have been announced. Last year, the competition focused more on the technical side of things, specifically the physical transition from raw color to applied color on a canvas. You can read all about 2017’s winners here. A new year brought about a new contest focus—2018 was all about […]
Kenya To Get First Deployment Of Internet Balloons From Google Parent
The first commercial deployment for Project Loon—the “balloon-powered internet” being developed by Google parent Alphabet—is headed for Kenya, the US tech giant said Thursday. In a collaboration with Telkom Kenya, Loon will provide internet service from high-altitude balloons whose paths across the sky are choreographed to maintain coverage, according to Loon, the newly independent business unit within […]