Articles by Aaron Mamiit
'Dead or Alive 5' coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round will be the third version of the game, and will be released in Japan in the spring of next year. Ryu Hayabusa will be returning as one of the popular characters of the franchise.
Shore Google Glass app can recognize human emotions
The Sophisticated High-speed Object Recognition app, or Shore, uses the video camera of Google Glass to guess the feelings, age and gender of a person.
Scientists look into evolution of the angry face
Researchers have studied the evolution of the angry face and have found out that the facial expression of anger is universal and crosses cultures.
New Novartis drug cuts heart failure mortality, hospital admission
A new drug by Novartis can reduce deaths and hospital admissions due to heart failure by 20 percent. Novartis is hoping that the drug will rejuvenate the company as its Diovan blood pressure pill is facing stiff competition from generic medicines.
Swatch will respond to Apple iWatch threat with Swatch Touch
Swatch will be releasing the Swatch Touch next summer in response to the growing smartwatch trend, which the company sees not as a threat but as an opportunity.
Intel hires senior executive from rival Qualcomm
Intel has hired Amir Faintuch, the former president of Qualcomm Atheros to become the company's senior vice president and co-general manager of the Platform Engineering Group.
U.S. judge unfreezes Microsoft search warrant on overseas email
A federal judge unfreezed a search warrant on Microsoft over emails held in Ireland that are part of a criminal case. Microsoft is looking to appeal the ruling enforcing the search warrant.
Sprint might offer next Sony Xperia smartphone in U.S.: Rumor
Sprint may offer the next Sony Xperia smartphone in the United States. Both Sprint and Sony will benefit from the partnership.
Apple: Developers cannot share user data collected through HealthKit platform
Apple is enforcing stricter rules on apps the use the HealthKit platorm, saying that developers are not allowed to sell the data that their apps collect to advertisers.
Kraft recalls almost 8,000 cases of American Singles cheese. Here's why
Kraft has recalled almost 8,000 cases of American Singles Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product as precautionary measure, after a mistake made by a supplier.
Will Apple iPhone 6 come with NFC mobile payment capability?
Apple has so far decided not to include the NFC mobile payment technology into the iPhone. Will the iPhone 6 come with NFC, or something else entirely?
USPTO grants Apple patent, design protection for glass cube Fifth Ave. store
Apple receives a patent for the iconic glass cube design of the Fifth Ave. Apple store in New York City. Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is credited as one of the inventors of the structure.
Ford begins production of 2015 Mustang. Vroom vroom
Ford has officially started production of the 2015 Ford Mustang, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Good sales of the vehicle will further bring back to life the Flat Rock Assembly Plant, which was in danger of being shut down two years ago.
Google removes Disconnect Mobile, other privacy apps from Android Play Store
Google took down Disconnect Mobile from the Android Play Store because it violated the rule that apps should not interfere with other apps.
Like2Buy turns Instagram into instant shopping haven. Ready, set, click!
Curalate is rolling out the Like2Buy platform, which will turn Instagram into a shopping haven for its users. Nordstrom already has the platform up and running, with Target and Charlotte Russe to follow suit.
Olympus E-PL7 sports potent imaging technology, selfie-friendly display
The Olympus E-PL7 replaces the E-PL5, featuring both style and powerful features. The camera features a revolutionary Selfie Mode that utilizes a downward-flipping 3-inch LCD.
IBM Watson to analyze big data to accelerate scientific research, discoveries
IBM announced the release of the Watson Discovery Advisor, a tool that can be used by researchers to take advantage of the capabilities of the Watson supercomputer. The Baylor College of Medicine and Johnson & Johnson have already used the tool to great effect.
PC market decline will slow down, suggests latest IDC forecast
The latest forecast by the International Data Corporation suggests that the decline of the PC market is slowing down. However, the PC industry should not be celebrating just yet.
Nine-year-old girl accidentally kills instructor while learning to fire an uzi
A 9-year-old-girl accidentally killed a shooting instructor after an Uzi went out of control in her hands. The instructor was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
Qualcomm may face EU antitrust investigation
Qualcomm may be facing an antitrust investigation from the European Union, relating to a complaint filed four years ago by an Nvidia subsidiary.
Giant Panda in China fakes pregnancy. Here's why
A giant panda named Ai Hin at the Chengdu Breeding Research Center faked her pregnancy. This caused the cancellation of the first ever live broadcast of a giant panda giving birth to an offspring that was being planned.
Google snags cloud-based special effects firm Zync
Google has acquired video and cloud-based special effects startup company Zync. Zync's technology has been used in several popular movies such as Star Trek: Into the Darkness, American Hustle and Looper.
Apple is creating a 12.9-inch iPad. Perhaps to kill Microsoft Surface Pro 3?
Apple is planning to launch a 12.9-inch iPad, as Apple CEO Tim Cook looks to rejuvenate sales for the tablet.
Snapchat on new round of investments, company valued at almost $10 billion
A $20 million investment by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers pushes Snapchat's value to almost $10 billion, which is impressive for a company that generates no revenue.
Operation SLOG: Uber poaches drivers, makes life difficult for Lyft
Uber's Operation SLOG, which the company says is a marketing strategy to recruit drivers, looks to crush its competitors such as Lyft. The Verge was able to interview contractors and acquire internal documents exposing the strategy.
Why Amazon spent almost $1 billion to snatch Twitch
Amazon announced that it had acquired Twitch Interactive for the amount of $970 million as part of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' ongoing campaign to transform Amazon from a retail company into a complete Internet destination.
Microsoft 'DeLorean' cloud gaming research can predict your next move. Buh-bye lag
Microsoft researchers are working on the DeLorean cloud gaming system, which is able to drastically reduce lag by predicting the actions of gamers. The researchers had gamers test the system on Doom 3 and Fable 3.
Meet ICReach, the NSA Google-like surveillance search engine
The ICReach is the Google-like search engine that allows the NSA to share its surveillance reports to domestic agencies such as the FBI.
Facebook tweaks algorithm to fish out clickbait headlines
Clickbait headlines are posts that do not reveal much information about the link, which makes these posts receive a high number of clicks. These posts, however, drown out the more meaningful content in News Feed for users.
Rain extinguishes Burning Man opening excitement, closed until midday Tuesday
A rare event of heavy rain in the Nevada desert forced organizers to cancel the opening of the annual Burning Man festival, which allows attendees to exercise radical self-expression.
