en_il-hotdailynews: 2015-06-27 Israel Sci/Tech

NASA to beam ISS astronauts' view
The Hindu
NASA is sending Microsoft's virtual reality headset to the International Space Station (ISS) to beam back to the Earth what astronauts see in space. NASA and Microsoft are teaming up to develop Sidekick, a new project using commercial technology to ...

Microsoft's HoloLens: An attempt to Provide Virtual Guidance to NASA Astronauts   West Texas News
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT): A New Mission Statement And Sending ...   LearnBonds
Microsoft HoloLens Is Headed Into Space   eWeek
ReadWrite
The Market Business
KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest
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Delphi says self-driving car didn't come close to Google's car
Reuters
June 26 Delphi Automotive PLC on Friday offered a new description of an encounter on a California road between one of its prototype self-driving cars and a self-driving vehicle operated by Google Inc, saying "the vehicles didn't even come close to each ...

Google starts road tests of new self-driving cars   Hindustan Times
Close call for rival self-drive prototypes   Irish Examiner
Google starts testing of prototype self-driving cars   Financial Express
CBS Local
Chicago Tribune
The Register
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Microsoft went all out for its Windows 10 desktop background
Mashable
Microsoft partnered with San Francisco designer Bradley G. Munkowitz, whose worked on films such as Tron, to create a spectacle out of the desktop background. Microsoft used lights, projectors, camera mapping and even a fog machine to create a ...

Navy pays Microsoft $9 million a year to support Windows XP   KHON2
With Windows as a Service, Microsoft changes how it reports revenue for ...   VentureBeat
Navy pays Microsoft $9 million a year for Windows XP   CNNMoney
ZDNet
Express.co.uk
Ubergizmo (blog)
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CNET

How to show off your pride on Facebook
CNET
Facebook has rolled out a new tool that lets anyone easily show off their support for marriage equality. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally announced the Celebrate Pride tool on his personal page following the US Supreme Court's ruling that ...

See 7 tech companies support today's same-sex marriage ruling   TechRadar
Facebook Has A Tool That Lets You Rainbow-ify Your Profile Pic   Ubergizmo (blog)
Facebook Will Rainbow-fy Your Profile Picture For Gay Marriage   PopSugar Australia
NBC New York
WOKV
Yahoo Tech
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Samsung will stop blocking Microsoft software updates 'within a few days'
PCWorld
Owners of Samsung PCs will begin receiving automatic software updates from Microsoft again soon, after Samsung said it will end its practice of blocking automatic Windows Updates on its computers. “We will be issuing a patch through the Samsung ...

Samsung's Update Software Breaks Windows Update   Dispatch Times
Samsung PCs will unblock Windows Update 'in a few days'   Engadget
Samsung Will Stop Breaking Windows Update With Its Crappy Bloatware   Gizmodo Australia
The Verge
The Register
Ubergizmo (blog)
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Fallout Shelter (for iPad)
PC Magazine
Combines the appeal of Fallout with the lure of addictive mobile games. Cute art contrasts ironically with dark subject matter. Eschews exploitative free-to-play tactics. Cons Limited number of things to do at a time. Sketchy breeding feature may bother some ...

This week in games: Man buys Fallout 4 with bottle caps, The Rock's in ...   PCWorld
Here Are The Phones That Will Fit Your 'Fallout 4' Pip-Boy Edition   Forbes
Your iPhone 6+ and other 'phablets' won't fit in Fallout 4's wearable Pip-Boy   VentureBeat
Hindustan Times
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TIME

iOS 9's Low Power mode may make your iPhone around 40% slower
Toronto Sun
Apple said at its Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month that the upcoming iOS 9 would increase the iPhone's battery life by one hour and with its Low Power mode enabled, users could get up to an addition three hours of power. However, the ...

Low Power mode in iOS 9 saves battery life by slowing performance   Macworld
Apple's iOS9: A look at the new operating system   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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Amazon announces Alexa now open for third-parties developers
Financial Express
Washington, June 26 (ANI): Amazon has announced that it is making Alexa, the Echo's cloud-based virtual assistant open to thirds party developers and manufacturers. By: ANI | Washington | June 26, 2015 9:28 pm. Amazon has announced that it is making ...

Releasing Amazon's Alexa in the Wild Will Change Computing   PC Magazine
Beyond the Echo: Amazon opens its Alexa digital assistant to developers   Fox News
You're About To Start Finding Amazon's Echo AI In Unexpected Places   Gizmodo Australia
CRN
The Guardian
Inquirer
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Cat owners 'in denial' over wildlife toll
Irish Examiner
Cat owners are claimed to be in denial about the murderous impact their pets have on wildlife. A study of 86 cats living in two UK villages found that owners had little understanding of the scale of the slaughter. In a survey, 60% disagreed that cats were ...

Your Cat May Be Much More of a Killer Than You Think   Newser
Cat owners 'in denial on killings'   Belfast Telegraph
Your Cat Isn't Cute and Harmless   Laboratory Equipment
Daily Mail
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Mini Clubman revised
Irish Examiner
Another chapter has opened in the regeneration of the Mini model family, with the debut this week of the new Mini Clubman. Following on from the 3-door Hatch and the 5-door Hatch, Mini says the new model offers customers a premium vehicle featuring the ...

Why don't auto makers kill off unpopular models?   The Globe and Mail
Would You Rent Out Your Brand New Car?   Forbes
BMW releases images of the second generation Mini Clubman   Firstpost
autoevolution
The Auto Channel (blog)
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