The “father” of SMS (short message service) text messaging has died aged 63. Matti Makkonen came up with the idea in 1984, though it was eight years before the message was first sent. Makkonen had downplayed his status in text messaging’s development, noting that while he came up with the idea — first discussing it […]
Three separate research projects could make life easier for both fixed-line and mobile Internet users. Qualcomm, Samsung and LG have unveiled work, covering fiber optic cables and rechargeable batteries. The Qualcomm Institute, based at the University of California, San Diego, says it has found a way to dramatically increase the capabilities of fiber optic cables. […]
Rival self-driving cars have avoided a collision on the streets of Palo Alto. While some reports are referring to the incident as a near miss, one maker says the cars did exactly what they are supposed to do. The news was broken by Reuters, which spoke to John Absmeier, the man heading up Delphi Automotive’s […]
What’s planned to be the first 1,000 mph car has come a step closer with the fitting of the tailfin that will keep it on a straight line. Bloodhound is now scheduled for its first public run in November. As we’ve previously covered, the British based Bloodhound project has been in the works since 2008. […]
A British man who is building a 16-bit computer by hand fears it may not fit into his house. James Newman’s machine is so big because he’s using individual transistors rather than an integrated chip. According to Newman, the idea of the project is to build a computer he can literally see working. That means […]
Google has published pictures produced by the closest thing to a computer dreaming. The pictures come from Google’s attempts to refine image recognition. That remains a subject where computers lag far behind human beings, despite having the advantages of speed, accuracy and endurance. The problem for computers is that their traditional approach of breaking a […]
Last Guardian. Last Guardian. Last Guardian. Last Guardian. Last Guardian. Last Guardian. Last Guardian. Last Guardian. Last Guardian. And Last Guardian. As you will see, the above list is a great deal more open-minded and actually picked ten DIFFERENT games from E3 2015 to make you drool. I won’t say someone “won”, but I will […]
Jaguar is experimenting with several biological sensor tools to improve driver safety. They include remote brain wave monitoring and vibrating pedals, but it’s unclear how close they are to practical solutions. The Jaguar Land Rover company says it’s running a series of projects under the code name ‘Sixth Sense’. One is to use brain wave […]
A California authority has ruled that Uber drivers are employees rather than contractors, something that could threaten its business model. The company is fighting the ruling and argues it is not a precedent. Uber uses a GPS-based app for passengers to request a ride from their current location to their chosen destination. Registered Uber drivers […]
While testing his NAO humanoid robot, Youtuber “Unbox Therapy” ran into a small problem involving a pop-tart. This might be the solution we’re looking for if Skynet ever becomes a problem. [Unbox Therapy]