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Raspberry Pi 4 launch brings 4K display support and faster CPU for $35
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, maker of a favorite prototype production platform for inventors and “internet of things” developers, announced today the launch of its most recent product: the Raspberry Pi 4 on sale starting at $35. The newest incarnation of the Raspberry Pi brings with it a faster central processing unit, graphics processing unit, the ...
New Harry Potter AR game from ‘Pokemon Go’ developer launches a day early
A new augmented reality game from “Pokemon Go” developer Niantic Inc. for the Harry Potter universe “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” became available for download today on iOS and Android in the U.S. and U.K. Earlier this week, Niantic announced via a tweet that the game would launch this Friday, June 21, but it appears to ...
Polish bank Alior uses Ethereum blockchain to authenticate documents
The Warsaw-based financial institution Alior Bank SA Monday announced plans to use the public Ethereum blockchain to authenticate and secure sensitive documents for clients. According to a report in Forbes, the Alior announced that the public blockchain distributed ledger, which is second only to the bitcoin blockchain, will be used to provide a feature that will ...
FDA, IBM and Walmart join to track pharmaceuticals with blockchain pilot
The United States Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that the department wants to use blockchain distributed ledger technology to track and trace the production and movement of drugs and vaccines in the U.S. To do this, the FDA has joined forces with IBM Corp. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Merck & Co. Inc. and KPMG LLP ...
Visa launches commercial blockchain-based payments system with B2B Connect
Visa Inc. announced Tuesday the commercial launch of its blockchain distributed ledger technology payments system B2B Connect after three years of development. The network provides financial institutions the ability to execute high-value corporate payments across borders quickly and securely at very little cost. “Launching Visa B2B Connect marks an important industry milestone which will accelerate the ...
New blockchain-powered private chat app launched by Odin
Odin Blockchain, a community-driven distributed ledger blockchain ecosystem, announced Thursday the launch of its private messenger service Odin Chat, which has been in early access since May. This chat application has been launched in advance of other Odin services, which will include gaming and asset trading capabilities, and will allow users to exchange private messages ...
Blockchain-based gaming challenge platform Azarus raises $1.8 million
Azarus Inc., a distributed ledger blockchain service that runs video game challenges, today said it has raised $1.8 million from investors today. The company runs a “Smart Challenge” platform that enables new relationships between streamers and gamers by setting up victory conditions in games and then paying out to players and watchers when those challenges ...
New Mac Pro, iOS 13, iPadOS and more: Here’s all the news from Apple’s WWDC keynote
Confirming many reports and adding a bit more, Apple Inc. today debuted updates to the Apple TV, Watch and iOS and also announced a new iPadOS, iPad and a very pricey Mac Pro. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook (pictured) took the stage to talk about how developers creating apps enrich the world and Apple’s ecosystem, ...
Immersal releases commercial large-scale AR development kit
Immersal Ltd., developer of technologies for mobile augmented reality, Thursday announced the commercial release of its large-scale AR software development kit designed to allow the creation of immersive AR experiences. With Immersal’s platform, it’s possible to design what is called large-space AR, a capability that allows AR to be used in industrial spaces, movie theaters ...
Varjo adds extra ‘reality’ to augmented reality with new XR-1 photorealistic headset
Finnish hardware manufacturer Varjo Technologies Oy today announced the upcoming release of its next high-fidelity augmented reality headset, the XR-1 Developer Edition. This release, announced at the Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, follows Varjo’s launch of an extremely powerful virtual reality headset, with a price tag of $6,000, in February with the VR-1. The new release upgrades its ...