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Cortana for Xbox One Finally Released: Your Personal Gaming Assistant

Lucky summers for Xbox One users as they will be getting one of the much-awaited updates from Microsoft, the Cortana is about to be rolled out.
For those who have no idea what Cortana is, well, it is a Microsoft’s virtual assistant which lets you communicate with your device like "Siri" on Apple iOS and "Google Now Assistant" for Android. You can talk to your device by saying “Hey Cortana” and you can then give all the instructions through voice.

The purpose of launching Cortana is to integrate Windows 10 and the Xbox console. Though initially the update will not be available for Windows 10 but at a later stage, you will be able to use it with Xbox app on Windows 10.

Xbox Cortana



What to Expect

So how Cortana will change your gaming experience? How can it be of any help? Is it really a much needed feature?

Cortana is referred to as the ‘personal gaming assistant’. It will assist you in gaming, of course, but this is just the beginning. Right now, you will be able to use Cortana for gaming features only but in near future, it will work with other devices and will include a whole lot of other exciting features.

Cortana lets you communicate with your console over voice. It can let you find new games, turn on the Xbox, you can start a party, and you can perform several other tasks. You can also use it to search stuff on Bing, simply give a voice instruction to search something and voila, you are done.

The good news is that there are multiple updates that will be rolled out so you will see some nice changes this summer, for example, a new game collection will be rolled out, improvements in screenshot sharing feature, some of the famous PC games will be added to your Xbox live, and much more.

This is just the beginning. Microsoft is very enthusiastic about the update and it has already announced that Cortana is not limited to gaming only, so you should expect some good new features being added in recent times.

Android Marshmallow Based OxygenOS 3.0.2 Update Starts Rolling Out For OnePlus 2

The much touted, affordable, flagship killer phone OnePlus2 was being bogged down by a "not so refined" Oxygen OS. Thankfully, after a long wait - Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 based OxygenOS 3.0.2 update for OnePlus2 has started to rollout for users now via OTA update in a phased manner.

OnePlus2 Oxygen OS 3.02 Android Marshmellow

"This update is packed with new features and enhancements. One thing to note is that this update will clear your stored fingerprints. If you have fingerprint authentication setup, you will need to re-enroll again before use."

Here are some of the highlights of this update:

[Video] Windows Holographic: Enabling a World of Mixed Reality

Windows Holographic enables a world of mixed reality – where devices work together – regardless of whether they are developed for virtual reality, augmented reality, or anything in-between. Windows Holographic will help expand the Windows ecosystem far beyond the PC.

[Video] Samsung Demo's Rollable OLED Prototype

The dream of having folding screens and computers seems to be finally taking shape, the very first building block of the concept is already here as demostrated by Samsung in the video shared below.

[Video] Take A Glimpse Into Virtual Desktop's Of Future Using VR

There is a lot more to Virtual Reality than just games and entertainment, Virtual Desktop is an application developed for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that lets you use computer in Virtual Reality. Virtual Desktops as shown in the video below allow users to browse the web, watch movies, play games on a giant virtual screen.

Samsung Safety Screen - Android App Protects Kids Eyes On Electronic Devices

With the vast amount of useful content available on mobile devices one cannot simply deny consumption of it to kids, however if the viewing distance from their eyes is not ideal - which is the case most of the time their eyes are going to suffer and lead to computer vision syndrome, strain to the brain, and attacks to the cornea.

Samsung has now came up with an innovative mobile application which once installed on your tablet/smartphone monitors the distance of the user's face from the screen in the background utilizing the the front camera on the device and facial recognition technology to calculate the optimal distance. When too close to the screen, the app will block a big part of the screen and advises the child to move back using a friendly animation.

Samsung Safety Screen

NHAI FASTag E-Toll Collection Rolls Out All Over India, 10% Cashback On Toll Charges...

The National Highway Authrority Of India (NHAI) debuted their "RFID Electronic Toll Collection" system FASTag on selected few toll-palazas almost 2 years ago, the same has now been extended to 275 toll-booths across nation.

A FASTag is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag affixed on the windscreen of your vehicle which allows automatic toll payments directly from the prepaid account linked to it. The system allows users to drive through toll plazas offering near non-stop movement of vehicles through toll plazas and the convenience of cashless payment of toll fee with nation-wide interoperable Electronic Toll Collection Services.

How to fix FASTag RFID tag on your vehicle?

Taking care of your FASTag...

Smarttress - The Smart Mattress With Lover Detection System

Everything is getting smarter so why shouldn't your mattress? Well it did, Smarttress is a "Smart mattresss" which comes with 24 intelligent sensors to fix a issue - "detect if your partner is cheating you in your bed, when you are not around". The "Lover Detection System" captures “suspicious” bed movement when you are not at your home and send an alert to your mobile when the mattress is being used for making love.

Getting sold with the tagline - "If your partner isn't faithful, at least your mattress is.", the mattress advertisement video deserves a watch. Do share this story with your friends, specially if you think they need it ;)

The Smart Mattress With Lover Detection System

[Video] Magic Leap's New Video Provides A Glimpse Into Our Future Mornings....

Magic Leap has once again released a brand new video demostrating futuristic capabilities of their technology. Do watch the video posted below and share the future of computing with your friends.

Rook: World's 1st Fly-From-Anywhere Home Drone...

Drones are in-vogue these days and here is yet another excellent crowd-funding project offering a camera drone which can not only stream live video and photo by connecting to your home wifi but also get controlled from anywhere in the world. Think Rook as a flying security camera which can monitor your baby/pet/nanny/family/home etc. from anywhere in the world, want to take a tour of your house while you are away - just control the drone using the remote mobile app and be free to check whether you turned off the stove, locked the front door, or where you left your wallet from anywhere in the world.

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