Oculus Rift VR headset will come with a free game when it launches
When the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset goes on sale next year it will come with a free adventure game called ‘Lucky’s Tale’.
The game...
Apple to pay Italian tax authorities 318 million euros over tax fraud
Apple has to pay a reported 318 million euros ($348 million) to settle a tax dispute with Italian tax authorities.
The California-based tech giant...
Deadly extreme weather event over USA viewed by NASA satellite
A deadly extreme weather event over the USA was viewed and analyzed by NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission core satellite. The extreme weather...
House prices rose at fastest rate in December since April
House prices rose at their fastest rate in December since April 2015, says the Nationwide Building Society. An average house in the UK today...
Amazing four legged robot for rescue operations and industry
Scientists in Italy have developed a four legged robot for rescue operations and uses in industry that you cannot knock down – not for...
Russian space programme to get less funding as economy falters
The Russian space programme is in for some serious funding cuts as the national economy falters as a result of crashing crude oil prices,...
Giant sea spiders in Arctic Ocean puzzle scientists
Giant sea spiders, as well some other oversized creatures found in the seas around the North and South poles have long puzzled scientists, who have...
Intel acquires FPGA giant Altera for $16.7 billion
Intel has acquired the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) giant Altera for $16.7 billion after receiving regulatory approval from the European Commission.
The acquisition will...
Samsung launching Internet of Things (IoT) ready smart TVs in 2016
Samsung is rolling out a new lineup of smart TVs that will be ready for its Internet of Things (IoT) platform called ‘SmartThings’.
According...
Disney and ETH create a wall-climbing robot ‘VertiGo’
Disney Research Zurich and ETH have created a wall-climbing robot capable of driving on the ground and then transition to climb up vertical walls.
The new...