Virtual, Augmented Reality Will Change How We Work, Play and Live

Virtual reality, and its close partner augmented reality, used to be the stuff of science fiction. But now that both technologies have become more practical and accessible, they’re changing the…

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Xiaomi Mi 5 launched in India, priced at Rs 24,999

Xiaomi has launched its flagship smartphone, the Mi 5, in India. The device is priced at Rs. 24,999 and will be available for same on mi.com from April 6. The…

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Rocket League’s basketball-themed Dunk House mode is coming in April

As someone who spent about a week playing Rocket League very badly, the prospect of a basketball-themed mode makes me tense up. And yet, anyone who has played Rocket League for…

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Gionee W909 Flip Phone With Dual Touchscreens, Fingerprint Sensor Launched

As expected, Gionee on Tuesday launched its W909 clamshell Android smartphone in China. Priced at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 41,000), the handset is already up for pre-orders in the country.…

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Floating Solar Farm Prepares To Power Up

No turbines or chimney stacks, just 23,000 solar cells silently bobbing on the water. Europe's largest floating power station is near completion. When the £6.5m solar farm goes fully online,…

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Google announces data centre expansion plans: 12 more regions by 2017

Google has announced a major expansion of its cloud data centres, with two new regions to start running this year and another 10 to be available by the end of…

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Mass Effect Andromeda plot slips out in a survey

An EA marketing survey may have let slip plot details for Mass Effect Andromeda. 'May' because this comes from screengrabs posted by NeoGAF user anexanhume. For one thing, they'd be easy (if boring)…

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Apple Could Use Brooklyn Case to Pursue Details About FBI iPhone Hack: Report

\   If the US Department of Justice asks a New York court to force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone, the technology company could push the government to reveal…

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Yin and WAN? Analysing the relationship between network and cloud provider

More than half (56%) of businesses have expressed concern over security gaps at the point between their wide area network (WAN) and public cloud provider, according to a recent research…

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Avalanche Tech: Staying Safe On The Piste

Mountain guides are warning skiers and snowboarders to take care over the Easter holidays following a number of avalanches. In this week's Swipe, Angela Barnes went to Chamonix in the…

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