Iran bans 'Pokemon Go' over security concerns
Iranians are no longer allowed to catch Pikachus after authorities decided to ban the "Pokemon Go" mobile game because of security concerns.
Software
Aug 8, 2016
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News tagged with virtual space
Reach in and touch objects in videos with 'Interactive Dynamic Video'
We learn a lot about objects by manipulating them: poking, pushing, prodding, and then seeing how they react.
Computer Sciences
Aug 2, 2016
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Serious simulations upskill defence and police personnel
Simulating World War Three scenarios to train military personnel are within the grasp of Perth-based Calytrix Technologies thanks to their virtual simulation technology platform Titan Vanguard CX.
Space Exploration
May 27, 2016
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Study says smartphones are eroding personal privacy
Private v. public, virtual v. real have converged in a world saturated by information technology. It seems impossible to divide the public from the personal. But when and where do we choose to share information about ourselves? ...
Security
Apr 18, 2016
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Review: Microsoft's HoloLens offers glimpse of holographic future
My entry into the holographic world last week didn't exactly go smoothly.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 6, 2016
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Seeing Earth from space changes you—and you don't even have to leave the planet
People who have seen Earth from space report a "cognitive shift in awareness". Space philosopher, Frank White, calls this "the overview effect". It is often experienced as a profound feeling of awe and interconnection, and ...
Space Exploration
Jan 19, 2016
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Long haul, night repairs for British, US spacewalkers
The first-ever spacewalk on Friday for British astronaut Tim Peake will require a long journey outside the space station to replace a failed power unit while under cover of darkness, NASA said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jan 12, 2016
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A method to simplify pictures makes chemistry calculations a snap
A method smartphones use to simplify images when storage space is limited could help answer tough chemistry problems. In a report appearing in ACS Central Science, researchers apply this technique, called compressed, or compressive ...
Materials Science
Mar 23, 2015
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Virtual reality system simulates the International Space Station
They say space is the final frontier, but it's just another day at the office at Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center.
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2014
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Cutting the cloud computing carbon cost
Cloud computing involves displacing data storage and processing from the user's computer on to remote servers. It can provide users with more storage space and computing power that they can then access from anywhere in the ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 12, 2014
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