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Facebook's Oculus, Samsung and LeBron James Team Up In 'Virtual Reality' Film

An NBA legend, LeBron James has teamed up with Oculus and Uninterrupted to introduce a brand new virtual reality experience for Samsung Gear VR. The 12-minute short film will reveal the training routine of James during the basketball season. VR is often labelled just for video games, but James starring in the short film will break the stereotype that VR is only appealing to gamers.

Dec 29, 2015 6:03 AM EST

Safety agency investigates the hoverboard fires, injuries on holiday

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has started an investigation after they received accident cases due to the hoverboard. Approximately, there were 70 visits of hoverboard injuries, mostly due to falls and collisions to emergency rooms. The safety standards have been issued to avoid further accidents and organization will continue to investigate more.

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The next generation of Google Glass is the real deal

The new Google Glass, dubbed "Enterprise Edition", has been revealed by a filing to the U.S. FCC. The new device will be foldable, waterproof, and more durable.

Apple demands additional $180M from Samsung in patent dispute

Previously, Apple penalized Samsung with $548 million for infringing iPhone patents and designs. It now wants additional $180 million to cover up interest and supplemental damages. However, Samsung is also working as partners with Apple as it supplies processors and screens for Apple's iPhones and iPads.

The world’s first true hoverboard is now available to pre-order for $20 K

Spacecraft company Arca Space announced the world's first true hoverboard, the ArcaBoard. The fan-powered board can lift a person one foot off the ground.

Dec 28, 2015 4:22 AM EST

China passes new controversial anti-terrorism law

China’s legislature passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law that allow the government to request for sensitive information from technology firms. Among the information that could be requested includes encryption keys for individual data.

Dec 28, 2015 4:03 AM EST

Regulators penalized BMW $40M for slow mini car recall

U.S. safety regulators have fined BMW with up to $40 million for failing to conduct prompt recalls notification. The company signed a consent order which clarifies that if it failed to comply or broke other safety regulations, it will be fined with additional $20 million. However, the company did not respond to requests for interviews.

Dec 27, 2015 4:10 AM EST

The Beatles arrival on streaming service on Christmas eve will decline download rates

This Christmas eve will come up with The Beatles' catalogue on streaming services, a good news for the music fans. The band has been quite slow in adopting and adapting to the new technology as it took 6 years to arrive on iTunes music. The Beatles arriving on streaming services will tend to decrease download rates and draw the people more towards streaming.

Dec 26, 2015 7:50 PM EST

Samsung announces the new Galaxy A9 with 6 inch display

Samsung has unveiled the new Galaxy A9 smartphone with 6 inch display, in the Galaxy A Party event in China this week. The A9 will be on sale in China later this month.

Dec 25, 2015 9:28 PM EST

Palantir Technologies Reached $2 Billion in Valuation

Palantir Technologies Inc., the data analysis company has raised another $200 million funding, adding up to its $2 billion of company's valuation.

Dec 25, 2015 7:47 PM EST

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Brings New, Helpful Features to the Android OS

Google's new updated OS, Marshmallow will allow its users plenty of new features and extended functionality.

Dec 24, 2015 4:03 AM EST

Shopify gifts employees with $1,000 in holiday bonus

Shopify had a great year in 2015. The company decided to give its employees $1,000 worth of holiday bonus that they can spend in Shopify.

Dec 23, 2015 10:06 PM EST

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Makes it to Space and Back for the First Time

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was able to successfully launch, deploy its payload and land. This is the first successful landing for SpaceX.

Dec 23, 2015 9:59 PM EST

Jeff Bezos tweets a snarky congrats to Elon Musk

On Monday night, Elon Musk and his company SpaceX made history by vertically landing the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket after blasting off into orbital space - equivalent of launching a pencil over the Empire State Building and landing it in a shoebox back on the ground, in the words of one expert. It was an enormous victory, a moment of history and elation for Musk and his SpaceX engineers, Jeff Bezos, currently the chief of rival rocket-builder Blue Origin, reminded the world Blue Origin was already a member of the vertical-landing club

Dec 23, 2015 9:44 AM EST

Spotify Wins Over Apple in Music Streaming Market

Spotify has solidified its spot as the winner of digital music battle over Apple music. The Swedish company is now leading the digital music streaming over Apple Music and other players like Rdio or Rhapsody.

Dec 22, 2015 11:25 PM EST

Google's new feature allows users to login without password

Google is testing a new feature that will allow the users to sign into their Google accounts without having to type password. The users will only have to authenticate the login with their smartphones.

Dec 22, 2015 10:35 PM EST