Microsoft may have killed off its Windows Media Center software for PCs. But that doesn’t mean the company is turning its back on software that lets you record live TV programs for later viewing. According to Paul Thurrott, an update for the Xbox One game console/media center is coming soon, and it will bring support for […]
Report: DVR functionality coming soon to the Xbox One is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft may have killed off its Windows Media Center software for PCs. But that doesn’t mean the company is turning its back on software that lets you record live TV programs for later viewing. According to Paul Thurrott, an update for the Xbox One game console/media center is coming soon, and it will bring support for […]
Report: DVR functionality coming soon to the Xbox One is a post from: Liliputing
Ein Head-mounted Display mit integriertem Prozessor für Augmented und Virtual Reality: Im Sulon Q steckt ein Carrizo-Chip von AMD, es kommt ohne Kabel aus und basiert auf einem 1440p-Bilschirm. (Head-Mounted Display, AMD) 
Ein Head-mounted Display mit integriertem Prozessor für Augmented und Virtual Reality: Im Sulon Q steckt ein Carrizo-Chip von AMD, es kommt ohne Kabel aus und basiert auf einem 1440p-Bilschirm. (Head-Mounted Display, AMD) LG bringt das G5-Smartphone Anfang April auf den Markt. Wer das neue Oberklassesmartphone jetzt vorbestellt, erhält es mit Kameragriff im Wert von 100 Euro. (LG G5, Smartphone) 
LG bringt das G5-Smartphone Anfang April auf den Markt. Wer das neue Oberklassesmartphone jetzt vorbestellt, erhält es mit Kameragriff im Wert von 100 Euro. (LG G5, Smartphone) Das US-Justizministerium verlangt von Whatsapp Echtzeitzugriff auf Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselte Nachrichten. Wie im Fall des FBI gegen Apple könnte dies zu einer Forderung nach generellen Hintertüren für die Regierung werden. Präsident Obama hat sich gerade erst dafür ausgesprochen. (Whatsapp, Apple) 
Das US-Justizministerium verlangt von Whatsapp Echtzeitzugriff auf Ende-zu-Ende-verschlüsselte Nachrichten. Wie im Fall des FBI gegen Apple könnte dies zu einer Forderung nach generellen Hintertüren für die Regierung werden. Präsident Obama hat sich gerade erst dafür ausgesprochen. (Whatsapp, Apple) Zentrale Kompetenz statt verteilte Zuständigkeiten: Bundeswirtschaftsminister Sigmar Gabriel will eine neue Digitalagentur schaffen. Zur heutigen Eröffnung der Cebit konkretisiert er seine Pläne für die neue Behörde. (Netzpolitik, Internet) 
Zentrale Kompetenz statt verteilte Zuständigkeiten: Bundeswirtschaftsminister Sigmar Gabriel will eine neue Digitalagentur schaffen. Zur heutigen Eröffnung der Cebit konkretisiert er seine Pläne für die neue Behörde. (Netzpolitik, Internet) 
Samsung’s Creative Lab is an incubator for projects from current and former employees. The company showed off some of the first projects from C-Lab at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, including the TipTalk wearable that turns your finger into a sort of smartphone headset and a couple of other device prototypes. Now Samsung is […]
Samsung’s next C-Lab showcase features music transcription, VR, and social media tools is a post from: Liliputing
Samsung’s Creative Lab is an incubator for projects from current and former employees. The company showed off some of the first projects from C-Lab at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, including the TipTalk wearable that turns your finger into a sort of smartphone headset and a couple of other device prototypes. Now Samsung is […]
Samsung’s next C-Lab showcase features music transcription, VR, and social media tools is a post from: Liliputing
Mit dem US-Präsidenten als Stargast versucht das SXSW-Festival in Austin, das Misstrauen zwischen Politik und Technikbranche abzubauen. Doch auch Obama enttäuscht. (Silicon Valley, Urheberrecht) 
Mit dem US-Präsidenten als Stargast versucht das SXSW-Festival in Austin, das Misstrauen zwischen Politik und Technikbranche abzubauen. Doch auch Obama enttäuscht. (Silicon Valley, Urheberrecht) Open source AIX platform will be released for free this summer.
Computer scientists at Microsoft have developed a new artificial intelligence platform atop the hugely popular video game Minecraft. Dubbed AIX, the platform hooks into Minecraft and allows the AI to take control of a character and learn from its actions. It's early days for the project; so far, the scientists have been hard at work getting the the AI to learn to climb a hill.
It's a simple enough task to program directly, but for an AI that starts out knowing nothing at all about its environment or what it's supposed to be doing, that's a big ask. The AI not only needs to understand its surroundings, but it also needs to figure out the difference between day and night, why walking on lava is probably a bad idea, and when exactly it has achieved its goal via a system of rewards.
Microsoft's AI isn't quite there yet, but those wanting to program their own can do so this summer when the AIX software will be released for free and as open-source code. Budding programmers and researchers need only purchase a licence for the Java version of the game, which currently goes for £17.95 ($26.95/€19.95). AIX will run on Windows, Linux, or Mac OS, and researchers can programme their AI in any programming language they like. The only proviso is that AI experiments won't be able to interact with other players online—at least not yet.
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Search and ad giant has to tweak contracts with smartphone makers in the country.
Google has suffered a major blow in Russia, after a court sided with an earlier ruling that the ad giant had violated the country's anti-trust rules by having its services bundled on Android-based devices.
Last September, competing search engine—Yandex, which is headquartered in Russia—brought a successful complaint against Google pre-installing its products on Android phones and tablets. At the time, the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) ruled that users of Google's operating system shouldn't be lumped with the ad and search giant's other services.
On Monday, Moscow's Arbitration Court chucked out Google's appeal against that ruling, and said that it "fully supports" the earlier FAS decision. "Google['s] actions led to prohibition of pre-installation of apps of other producers," it added.
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Philips will vor dem drohenden Ende der Halogenstrahler den perfekten Ersatz entwickelt haben. Der neue GU10-LED-Spot arbeitet mit Glas und strahlt selbst zur Seite LED-untypisch Licht aus. Für Niedervolt-Lampen kommt erst später eine Option. (