Staff Reporter | Jun 25, 2013 08:50 AM EDT
According to the Sina Technology News on June 25, 2013, Microsoft has announced that it will launch a special version of Bing - Bing for schools, which this version is specially designed for students. Microsoft has promises "Bing for schools" will provide educational institutions ad-free search results, no adult content, as well as enhanced specialized learning features. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 25, 2013 08:49 AM EDT
Tesla Motors Inc has announced that it has developed a system that will let drivers swap out the battery in a Model S in only about 90 seconds, which it will take less time than it takes to fill up a traditional car at the pump. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 22, 2013 10:48 AM EDT
According to the British Daily Mail reported on June 19, scientists from the University of Oxford said that, after comparing the composition of Martian meteorites with Mars rocks, they made a conclusion that, as early as 40 million years ago, Mars is rich in oxygen in the atmosphere. This means that the oxygen presented one billion years earlier than that in earth. American magazine Nature published this new study reports. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 21, 2013 04:12 PM EDT
At the Paris Air Show, AgustaWestland Company shows off an exotic single-person aircraft, the plane is designed to investigate all-electric, no-hydraulic flight systems. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 21, 2013 10:34 AM EDT
"How can we be sure that the incoming phone calls are really from customers and not an overseas criminal intent on fraud?" This is one of the big concerns for most financial services companies. Pindrop Security, a company based on technology developed at Georgia Tech has developed a technology system - "acoustic fingerprint" as a solution to solve the phone fraud problem. Pindrop Security says "it can restore trust to the telephone network and help stem the tide of phone fraud" by using the "acoustic fingerprint" detection technique. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 20, 2013 08:45 PM EDT
On June 20th, China's first space science lesson came to a complete success. Chinese astronauts demonstrated the physical phenomena of weightlessness during the lecture from their position onboard China's Tiangong 1 space module. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 20, 2013 03:00 PM EDT
According to the Sina Technology News on June 18, 2013, Microsoft has announced that Hotmail and Outlook.com will soon stop supporting linked accounts. The switch multiple accounts function was added in 2006, by using this function, users are able to switch quickly between multiple email accounts, however Microsoft will be dropping this function in favor of using aliases. read more
Chinatopixstaffwriter | Jun 20, 2013 03:02 PM EDT
As the popularity of using smartphones has keep increasing these days, people will spend their time at the bar staring at their phone instead of making connection with their friends. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 20, 2013 03:01 PM EDT
According to the report from one of the most influential blogs - The Next Web, Facebook has decided to start rolling out ability to insert images natively into comments on Web, and then to mobile. For now, this feature only appears to work with profile pages, but not at the events pages. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 19, 2013 04:51 PM EDT
According to Netease on June 18th, Qihoo 360 plans to launch a mini wireless router. The device is very small, it can plug into any computer's USB port. The router costs 19.9 RMB ($3.27). Except for the cheap price, the router will allow anyone to create a wireless network simply by plugging the router into a computer that has Internet access. The smart dongle will make setting up Wi-Fi easier for mobile devices, all you need to do is find a computer with and Internet connection and plug in your mini router. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 19, 2013 03:22 PM EDT
According to the Sina Technology News on June 19, 2013, researchers at Cornell University have developed a mind-reading robot that can predict what people want to do next. With this technology, you could achieve your dreams of having a cold drink magically in your hand on a hot summer day or your cup got refilled magically when it gets empty. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 19, 2013 03:21 PM EDT
This is absolutely not a film prop of a science fiction! This is a real workstation, an amazing workstation produced by the MWE Lab. This is a science fiction-inspired chair, the best when it comes to comfort, it is the ultimate workstation ever created. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 19, 2013 03:16 PM EDT
According to the Sina Technology News on June 17, 2013, Google's secretive research team Google X has recently launched a new project called "Project Loon". The task of this project is to launch a giant air balloon to the stratosphere Earth, which will allows Google to provide free Internet access around the world. The project's goal is to erode the Internet gap 4.8 billion inhabitants of the earth. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 19, 2013 08:10 AM EDT
Paris Air Show on June 18th-The fiftieth Paris Air Show is held at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France from June 17th to June 23rd. During the Paris show, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) will present to visitors up to 9 models of aircraft and aviation products, including models of the JF-17 Thunder (CAC FC-1 Xiaolong), the L-15 Falcon advanced trainer aircraft, the Wing Loong multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicles, the MA-60 and MA-700 regional airliners, the ACA-312 helicopter, and avionic systems of civil aircraft. read more
Staff Reporter | Jun 18, 2013 06:02 PM EDT
On June 18th, the Jiaolong manned deep-sea submersible carried its first passenger during a deep-sea dive. The special passenger is Zhou Huaiyang, a professor of Tongji University. The deep-sea dive with a scientist aims to collecting biological and mineral samples in the cold seep of South China Sea. During the dive, Jiaolong discovered variety of large marine life for the first time. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more