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Over the past decade, the number of virtual field trips created to simulate in-person field excursions has grown, but one aspect of physical fieldwork is not commonly replicated: Virtual explorers do not often return to their desks with collections of virtual rocks. Three-dimensional virtual samples can enhance

Visible Light Communication (VLC), sometimes also referred to as “Li-Fi,” uses standard off-the-shelf visible light LEDs to transmit data using the visible light spectrum. The idea is very simple: the light emitted by standard LED luminaries is modulated to transmit data at such high speed that the

Nobody said computer programming was easy. But maybe in the future, it could be. In order to simplify program development, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported project called Expeditions in Computer Augmented Program Engineering (ExCAPE), is developing technology that provides human operators with automated assistance. “Computers have revolutionized

Web apps are dead. Long live Web apps. Dissatisfied with the quality of Web apps compared to their native cousins, Google is pursuing its Progressive Web Apps concept, which looks to combine the best of the Web and the best of apps. Intended for any form factor,

Google has been working on machine learning for years deep inside its R&D labs, and some of the advances it’s made have found their way into products such as Google Photos. On Monday, it launched a new, open-source tool to help share what it’s learned. TensorFlow is

Online classifieds company Quikr has acquired online hiring platform Hiree in a bid to strengthen its own QuikrJobs offering. Hiree will be merged with QuikrJobs and will operate out of Quikr headquarters, the company said in a statement. Quikr said that the collective unit will create a

\ Windows XP will be getting even less secure next year, when Google stops updating Chrome for users of Microsoft’s nearly geriatric operating system. The company announced today that PCs running XP and Vista will be able to keep using Chrome after April 2016, but Google will

T-Mobile USA will exempt a list of video streaming services from monthly data caps with Binge On, a feature that could let some subscribers watch more clips and shows without buying a more expensive plan. Those users will have to be happy with DVD-quality video, though, because

Photo-filter app Prisma made its presence felt round the world last month and has given way to a host of other filter apps that are aiming to mimic the app’s success. Prisma also announced last month that it was working on a video-filter feature. However, there is

Walk into a minefield, enter a military base or simply cross the road without looking: fans of Pokemon Go are prepared to do whatever it takes to capture the likes of Pikachu and its friends. A virtual hunt that has taken players worldwide by storm, the game