Virtual reality is boggling minds of many people, probably because most of the new technology’s application are related to the entertainment sphere. However, abilities of VR-technology are not limited by fun. For example, researchers in the United States are actively exploring prospects of virtual reality in medicine. Appalling number of opiate-dependent is one of the serious problems in the US...

John McAfee, creator of the first commercial anti-virus program and McAfee company’s founder hired hackers to protect his investment company MGT Capital Investments from burglary, according to Marketwatch. McAfee has formed a so-called Hacker Advisory Board, which includes Chris Roberts, Bryce Case (known as YTCracker), and Alexander Heid. Hacker attacks are becoming increasingly more...

Microsoft will be predicting results of each match within the 2016 European Championship which starts on June 10. The forecasts will be made by a team of Microsoft experts using the most modern technologies, such as cloud advanced analytics and machine learning Cortana Intelligence Suite. According to preliminary estimates, the German national team will win over the Spanish national team with a...

Founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, engineer and billionaire Elon Musk delivered a speech on Code Conference in California. There, he said that his company may start sending humans to Mars already by 2024. Mr. Musk is going to present full project of Mars development by September. For now, he told the forum participants about how wonderful the future would be if it was possible to extend the life...

Japanese Nintendo, specializes in the development of game consoles and games for them, is going to try its hand at filmmaking. Now, it’s not about granting licenses for use the characters in movies, but about its own production. Asahi Shimbun newspaper, quoting Nintendo’s President Tatsumi Kimishima, says that the company intends to do filming with heroes from the company’s games. Thus, the...

Virtual reality got Google interested so much that the corporation may issue new headset complemented with specialized software, which already has a name - AndroidVR. There’s a week before start of a new developers’ conference. Presumably, there will be introduced a new virtual reality helmet. In addition, Google may announce software called AndroidVR, traces of which were found in a recent patch...

Airbus, along with scientists from France and Japan, is developing humanoid robots that will work on assembly lines and inside aircraft side by side with humans. This is a significant advance in the use of industrial robots. The company hopes that such creatures will appear at its plants in 10-15 years. Aircraft manufacturers are lagging behind the automakers in using robotics. The lower volume...

CareKit, a new programming environment from Apple created to give everyone the opportunity to actively monitor their health, is now available for developers. iPhone applications, which use CareKit, help people monitor implementation of medical recommendations, manifestation of symptoms and medication taking. The ability to transmit information to doctors, nurses and family members through CareKit...

Chinese Huawei company introduced its virtual reality helmet, called Huawei VR. The device is designed to compete with Samsung Gear VR. Like its South Korean "colleague", the Chinese helmet is paired with a flagship smartphone. In this case, this is Huawei models P9and P9 Plus. Huawei VR is compatible with several new models of Huawei smart phones - P9, P9 Plus and Mate 8. Outwardly, it looks...