‘Minecraft VR’ On ‘Oculus Rift’ Released, Test Bed For Reasons Behind Player Dizziness

Aug 17, 2016 01:38 am UTC| Technology

Playing games on VR so far has proven challenging for some because of nausea that the experience induces on certain people. To find out what exactly is causing dizziness among players, Microsofts decision to release...

Intel No Longer Views PC As Main Priority, To Focus On VR And IoT

Aug 17, 2016 01:37 am UTC| Technology

Intel built its current enterprise by providing processors for personal computers over the last two decades. However, there are indications that the chip maker may no longer view PCs as its main priority. Its begun to...

2017 Audi Vehicles To Come With Traffic Light Timers

Aug 17, 2016 00:18 am UTC| Technology

According to a press release by Audi USA, the company is planning on implementing a system called vehicle to infrastructure (V2I), which will allow its vehicles to communicate with traffic lights. This is intended to alert...

Electric Vehicle Series

Range anxiety? Today's electric cars can cover vast majority of daily U.S. driving needs

Aug 16, 2016 16:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Electrifying transportation is one of the most promising ways to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, but so-called range anxiety concern about being stranded with an uncharged car battery remains a...

As census failure blame points at IBM, why we shouldn't be surprised by its failings

Aug 16, 2016 15:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Politics

The Australian online census, which failed so spectacularly last week has still not succeeded in having enough people complete the process for it to be rescued from irrelevance. Fewer than half of Australias households...

What the nap apps can really tell you about your sleep

Aug 16, 2016 14:03 pm UTC| Health Technology

Did you sleep well last night? If your answer is no, there could be an app or a gadget that could help you with that. But are they any good? Do they really monitor how much you toss and turn while trying to sleep? And...

Solar households to lose subsidies, but it's a bright future for the industry

Aug 16, 2016 13:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Solar households in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales will this year cease to be paid for power they export into the electricity grid. In South Australia, some households will lose 16 cents per kilowatt-hour...