Internet giant Google is making a version of its Android operating system to power virtual reality apps, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Facebook-owned Oculus VR has hired Google X executive Mary Lou Jepsen to join the virtual reality company, an Oculus spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
Business
Mar 6, 2015
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The earliest known record of the genus Homo—the human genus—represented by a lower jaw with teeth, recently found in the Afar region of Ethiopia, dates to between 2.8 and 2.75 million years ago, according to an international ...
Archaeology
Mar 4, 2015
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How was human evolution and migration influenced by past changes in climate?
Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2015
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A professional skier will battle against two online gamers in the world's first interactive 'mixed reality' downhill ski race using technology pioneered by European researchers.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 2, 2015
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Oculus Rift, a gaming headset, can help teach nurses how to communicate better, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 26, 2015
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Vaccines developed using proteins rather than live viruses can help protect animals and subsequently humans from insect-borne viruses, according to Alan Young, chief scientific officer for Medgene Labs, an animal health company ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 20, 2015
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With the recent acquisition by Facebook of voice-recognition company Wit.ai, all four major players in the post-PC market (Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook) now have a significant infrastructure for hands-free communication ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 15, 2015
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Welcome to "The Matrix"? Not quite, but new technologies are pushing ultra-convincing virtual realities out of the realm of science fiction and into the now.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 9, 2015
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South Korean electronics conglomerate Samsung launched Milk VR on Tuesday, a new app that lets users download and stream free 360-degree videos to watch on Gear VR headsets.
Consumer & Gadgets
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