Digitimes Research: Google to expand Chromebooks into consumer market: Introduced in 2011, the Chromebook was initially developed mainly for the education sector and has achieved outstanding sales in the past two years. During Google I/O 2014, Google announced plans to further integrate Android with the Chromebook, and Digitimes Research believes the tech giant is looking to expand the Chromebook' presence in the consumer market in the second half of 2014, an expected business direction after Google placed both its Android and Chrome teams under the management of Sundar Pichai in March 2013.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Estonia will hand out digital ID cards to non-residents
Estonia will hand out digital ID cards to non-residents: 
Digital ID cards are still a rarity in most countries, but they're a staple of everyday life in Estonia -- locals use them for everything from e-voting to buying mass transit tickets. You currently have to live in the country to take advantage of...
Digital ID cards are still a rarity in most countries, but they're a staple of everyday life in Estonia -- locals use them for everything from e-voting to buying mass transit tickets. You currently have to live in the country to take advantage of...Rumor: Microsoft smartwatch coming in October, features 11 sensors and supports multiple platforms
Rumor: Microsoft smartwatch coming in October, features 11 sensors and supports multiple platforms: 
Forget about that idea we mentioned the other day, about Microsoft sitting back and collecting royalty fees on smartwatch patents, while others do the heavy lifting. A new rumor has just started spreading about Microsoft's entrant into the smartwatch business. According to the speculation, the timepiece will carry 11 sensors, support multiple platforms, and feature a display on the underside of the band. Some of you watch wearers do find it easier to turn your palm up, to look at the time.
Instead of going with a larger rectangular display like the LG G Watch, or a circular one like the ...
Forget about that idea we mentioned the other day, about Microsoft sitting back and collecting royalty fees on smartwatch patents, while others do the heavy lifting. A new rumor has just started spreading about Microsoft's entrant into the smartwatch business. According to the speculation, the timepiece will carry 11 sensors, support multiple platforms, and feature a display on the underside of the band. Some of you watch wearers do find it easier to turn your palm up, to look at the time.Instead of going with a larger rectangular display like the LG G Watch, or a circular one like the ...
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Audi says it plans to bring Apple CarPlay to its cars next year
Audi says it plans to bring Apple CarPlay to its cars next year:
Audi today announced in a press release that it plans to integrate Apple’s CarPlay technology to its vehicles possibly as soon as next year. This makes Audi the first automobile company to join Apple’s initial list of committed partners since the Cupertino-company announced the feature’s roll out plans in detail earlier this year in March although Alpine and Pioneer have been added for announcing support for aftermarket solutions.
Audi has not yet been added to Apple’s CarPlay microsite which lists each car company with a commitment to support CarPlay, but Audi says that CarPlay integration with its vehicles “is taking place through intensive dialog between the Audi development lab in Silicon Valley and Apple.” While its unclear just how far along Audi’s partnership with Apple is since Apple hasn’t added Audi to its list of partners, for its part Audi says it plans to roll out the first models supporting CarPlay in 2015.
To date, models from Ferrari, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo have been announced with CarPlay support in 2014, while Honda is on Apple’s list to support the feature this year as well.
Audi joins a massive list of other automobile manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and more.
CarPlay, of course, is a feature supported by iOS 7.1 and later on iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, and iPhone 5c to project content from iOS apps like Music, Maps, Podcasts, and Messages to the infotainment system built into supported cars.
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Audi today announced in a press release that it plans to integrate Apple’s CarPlay technology to its vehicles possibly as soon as next year. This makes Audi the first automobile company to join Apple’s initial list of committed partners since the Cupertino-company announced the feature’s roll out plans in detail earlier this year in March although Alpine and Pioneer have been added for announcing support for aftermarket solutions.
Audi has not yet been added to Apple’s CarPlay microsite which lists each car company with a commitment to support CarPlay, but Audi says that CarPlay integration with its vehicles “is taking place through intensive dialog between the Audi development lab in Silicon Valley and Apple.” While its unclear just how far along Audi’s partnership with Apple is since Apple hasn’t added Audi to its list of partners, for its part Audi says it plans to roll out the first models supporting CarPlay in 2015.
Audi joins a massive list of other automobile manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and more.
CarPlay, of course, is a feature supported by iOS 7.1 and later on iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, and iPhone 5c to project content from iOS apps like Music, Maps, Podcasts, and Messages to the infotainment system built into supported cars.
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This Weird Morphing Skin Could Make Future Vehicles Super Aerodynamic
This Weird Morphing Skin Could Make Future Vehicles Super Aerodynamic:
This strangely alive-looking blob isn't a prop from a sci-fi movie. It's a smorph, a morphing material that could make the cars, trains and airplanes of tomorrow extremely aerodynamic, using the same trick that helps golf balls fly faster and straighter.
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This strangely alive-looking blob isn't a prop from a sci-fi movie. It's a smorph, a morphing material that could make the cars, trains and airplanes of tomorrow extremely aerodynamic, using the same trick that helps golf balls fly faster and straighter.
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What 'Ultra High-Definition' really means
What 'Ultra High-Definition' really means: 
In yet another successful attempt at making the Quad HD / 4K / Ultra HD situation as clear as mud, this week the CEA updated its official... definition of the term "Ultra High-Definition." The original spec was established in late 2012 just as the...
In yet another successful attempt at making the Quad HD / 4K / Ultra HD situation as clear as mud, this week the CEA updated its official... definition of the term "Ultra High-Definition." The original spec was established in late 2012 just as the...Google is bringing Android to your Chromebook
Google is bringing Android to your Chromebook:
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