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Amazon gets approval to test drone delivery system - 03/20/2015

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the US has approved e-commerce giant Amazon Logistics to use drones for delivering customer orders in an experimental basis.   This approval from the US government’s aviation space regulator will allow the company to do more extensive R&D and crew training for the delivery system with drones, called as Amazon Prime Air.   The FAA...

Windows 10 to launch this summer - 03/19/2015

Following the news of the closure of Internet Explorer brand, US-based software company Microsoft has now announced its plans for the future, including the launch of Windows 10. The company, in the recent Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) event in Shenzhen, China, has announced that Windows 10 would reach as soon as this summer in 190 countries and 110 languages. The software...

Alibaba: Let me Take a Selfie - 03/18/2015

Founder of Internet giant Alibaba Group Jack Ma hopes that in the near future the process of making a payment will be as simple as making selfie, in the truest sense. At the presentation a new payment system, where the confirmation will be just a snapshot of the payer’s face, was announced. Selfie introduction is intended to ensure safety when making payments - the system is able to recognize the...

Microsoft to axe Internet Explorer - 03/18/2015

US-based software company Microsoft Corporation has finally put the death knell on its web browser Internet explorer. With competition steering ahead of the erstwhile popular web browser, Microsoft has given the go-ahead to completely scrap the Internet Explorer. Meanwhile, the company is looking at introducing a new, more-web-usage-friendly, modern web browser which they have codenamed...

Revolution in Energy Storage - 03/17/2015

Mars is expected to be the future source of power generation. Scientists have invented a new device that can harvest CO2 in a way so as to empower life on Mars. The research plans a kind of engine to facilitate production of energy through Leidenfrost effect, a phenomenon that occurs when a liquid comes in direct contact with a hot surface even hotter than boiling point. This research was...

The Story Of Innovation Is Linked With Warfare Technology - 03/17/2015

The technology of warfare is responsible for innovative discoveries that have been affecting the civilian life-style from a long time. War history provides an insight into the subject. Greg Satell highlights few such examples from the World Wars that played a crucial life-changing role. Greg Satell – 14 March 2015- writes that history of warfare prepares the foundations for tomorrow’s...

Adobe launches Document Cloud service - 03/17/2015

US-based software company Adobe has launched a new cloud-based service designed to help consumers and businesses manage, share, edit and work with digital documents more easily. The company has also unveiled mobile apps which could ease up how consumers and business store their data and eliminate paperwork.   Adobe senior vice president and general manager of document services at Adobe...

Can energy be harvested from tires? - 03/14/2015

Can electricity be generated out of tires? Goodyear’s engineer certainly do hope so. Electric vehicles are jaw dropping and incredible, however as amazing as they are, one of their aspect that makes a sore selling point is their limited range.   To arrive at a solution to this end, in the past, engineers have tried to make them more efficient by inventing regenerative breaking. It involves...

iPhones with New Touch Sensitive Technology to Create New Gaming Sensation - 03/12/2015

Wall Street Journal offers a glimpse into the Apple’s upcoming iPhone launch which is about to integrate the “Force Touch Technology”. Consequently, a seemingly promising dawn awaits to be explored which could lead to a revolutionary future of the gaming world. The Wall Street Journal- 3 March 2015- revealed that the “Force Touch technology” which appears in the latest version of Macbook and...

Solar Impulse 2 completes second leg of its world tour - 03/11/2015

World’s first fuel-free airplane Solar Impulse completed its second leg of attempt to go around the world. The plane cruised for over 15 hours from Muscat to India crossing the Arabian Sea, according to the project chairman Bertrand Piccard who piloted it. The landmark journey is aimed to promote green energy in the aviation sector and also tests the endurance of its pilots. The distance...
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