Quantcast
Channel: Gigaom » solar cells
Browsing all 98 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

AI startup Expect Labs raises $13M as voice search API takes off

There’s more to speech recognition apps than Siri, Cortana or Google voice search, and a San Francisco startup called Expect Labs aims to prove it. On Thursday, the company announced it has raised a...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Flickr kills sale of Creative Commons prints, issues refunds

Flickr has abruptly ended a service that allowed people to buy canvas or wood prints based on pictures that appeared in its Creative Commons gallery, the photo sharing site announced on Thursday. The...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Uber compromises with Portland and stops service for three months

The unthinkable has occurred: Uber has compromised with a local government, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Uber has agreed to suspend its operations for three months in Portland,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Deep learning now tackling autism and matching monkeys’ vision

Two studies published this week provide even more evidence that deep learning models are very good at computer vision and might be able to tackle some difficult problems. The study on computer vision,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Unlocking a Chromebook with an Android phone moves forward

After months of waiting, Google now seems to be moving quickly when it comes to unlocking Chromebooks with trusted Android devices. Mention of the feature appeared as far back as April and finally...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

What to expect for IoT for 2015

The smart home, smart grid, IoT platforms, and industrial IoT applications are key sectors that will lead in innovation. Table of Contents What to expect for IoT for 2015 originally published by...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Apple-backed patent troll Rockstar signs $900M peace deal

A long-running war over smartphone patents came to an end this week as a consortium of Google rivals, led by Apple, announced they have a sold key portfolio of patents in a complicated $900 million...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How LG and Motorola are assailing Samsung

Since the rise of the original Galaxy S, Samsung has sat atop the Android handset market, furthering its distance over other rivals supporting the operating system over the years. The company’s...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Europeans have two weeks to return iTunes purchases for a refund

Apple has quietly introduced a 14-day return policy for iTunes, App Store, and iBooks purchases in several countries in Europe, according to 9to5Mac. The new policy is apparently in response to a...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Google goes to court for antitrust claims over Android apps

Google will try to persuade a federal judge in San Jose, California on Thursday that its Android agreements, which requires Samsung and other phone makers to include products like Google Search and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

AI startup Expect Labs raises $13M as voice search API takes off

There’s more to speech recognition apps than Siri, Cortana or Google voice search, and a San Francisco startup called Expect Labs aims to prove it. On Thursday, the company announced it has raised a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Flickr kills sale of Creative Commons prints, issues refunds

Flickr has abruptly ended a service that allowed people to buy canvas or wood prints based on pictures that appeared in its Creative Commons gallery, the photo sharing site announced on Thursday. The...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Uber compromises with Portland and stops service for three months

The unthinkable has occurred: Uber has compromised with a local government, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Uber has agreed to suspend its operations for three months in Portland,...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Deep learning now tackling autism and matching monkeys’ vision

Two studies published this week provide even more evidence that deep learning models are very good at computer vision and might be able to tackle some difficult problems. The study on computer vision,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Unlocking a Chromebook with an Android phone moves forward

After months of waiting, Google now seems to be moving quickly when it comes to unlocking Chromebooks with trusted Android devices. Mention of the feature appeared as far back as April and finally...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Apple-backed patent troll Rockstar signs $900M peace deal

A long-running war over smartphone patents came to an end this week as a consortium of Google rivals, led by Apple, announced they have a sold key portfolio of patents in a complicated $900 million...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

How LG and Motorola are assailing Samsung

Since the rise of the original Galaxy S, Samsung has sat atop the Android handset market, furthering its distance over other rivals supporting the operating system over the years. The company’s...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Europeans have two weeks to return iTunes purchases for a refund

Apple has quietly introduced a 14-day return policy for iTunes, App Store, and iBooks purchases in several countries in Europe, according to 9to5Mac. The new policy is apparently in response to a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Verizon pushes Android 5.0 Lollipop to the Samsung Galaxy S5

Good news for Samsung Galaxy S5 owners on the Verizon network in the U.S.: Android 5.0 is ready for your device and Verizon has made it available. A notification should appear on your handset to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Motorola sales double in 2014 as the brand re-enters China

Lenovo reported its earnings for the past quarter on Tuesday. During the quarter, the company officially completed its $2.91 billion acquisition of Motorola from Google. Lenovo announced its smartphone...

View Article
Browsing all 98 articles
Browse latest View live