From CNET: It wasn't Siri, nor a souped-up Scarlett Johansson.
However, it seems that artificial intelligence has gone even further toward a time when it will fool us that it's just like us.
A Russian-based team is said to be the first to create a program that passed the Turing Test. Named after...
From DailyTech: As promised, Microsoft is today opening up sales of its Xbox One console that isn’t bundled with the Kinect camera accessory. First announced back in mid-May, the Kinect-less console won’t hit your wallet as hard thanks to its price tag of $399 ($100 less than the Xbox One/Kinect...
Since November of last year, I have been taking pictures with my dSLR, as I picked a Canon T3i during the most recent Black Friday. Hopefully you have seen the difference in the photos compared to my last camera, a small Canon PowerShot SD780 IS. Of course, I still have a lot to learn, and getting a better camera does not necessarily make you a better photographer, but it sure makes it more fun. After that, the next thing I purchased was a Canon...
From InfoWorld: Safari on OS X Yosemite will mask most of a URL in its top-of-window address bar, following in the footsteps of Safari on iOS, and beating Google's Chrome, which is experimenting with the same design, to the desktop.
While not strictly a trend, the decision by Apple to mask all but...
From PC World: Verizon has threatened to sue Netflix after the video streaming company started displaying error messages that blamed Verizon for low-quality video streams.
In a letter Thursday to Netflix’s General Counsel David Hyman, Randal S. Milch, Verizon’s general counsel referred to reports...
From CNET: PlayStation 4 fans who have long pegged Microsoft's competing Xbox One as the weaker console may have to rethink their stance on the next-gen graphics crown.
After Xbox head Phil Spencer tweeted yesterday that June Xbox One developer kits would have access to more juice from the console...
From DailyTech: The first components of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows Phone 8.1 invasion have arrived courtesy of its Nokia Devices unit. Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) Verizon Wireless is offering up the Lumia 929 "Icon" (a version of the Lumia 930) for $99 USD with a two-year contract. AT...
From InfoWorld: Sprint has reached a deal to buy T-Mobile US for about $50 billion, according to news reports on Wednesday.
Sprint, owned by Japan's Softbank, would pay about $40 per share for T-Mobile, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could still...
From PC World: Cheaper smartphones running Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system are on the way, a Microsoft executive said Wednesday.
Speaking at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Microsoft’s Nick Parker, who handles the company’s partnerships with device makers, said the new handsets could...
From CNET: Twitter has over the last several months considering buying music streaming companies but subsequently backed off the idea, according to a new report.
Twitter has bounced around the idea of acquiring Soundcloud, Spotify, and even Pandora recently, according to the Financial Times, citing...
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