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The US space agency and tech giant Microsoft have teamed up to create " Destination: Mars ", a guided tour of Mars using the same Hololens headset technology that helps scientists plan the Curiosity rover's activities on Red Planet . It will offer people a guided tour of an area of Mars with astronaut Buzz Aldrin this summer in an interactive exhibit using the Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality headset. “ Mixed reality ” means that virtual elements are merged with the user's actual environment, creating a world in which real and virtual objects can interact. The "Destination: Mars" exhibit will open at NASA ’s Kennedy Space Center's visitor complex in Florida this summer, the US space agency said in a statement. Guests will “visit” several sites on Mars, reconstructed using real imagery from NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover, which has been exploring the Red Planet since August 2012. Aldrin, an Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon in 1969, will ...

Chinese smartphone maker has finally launched its new flagship smartphone - Mi 5 - in India. While the phone comes in three storage options, the company has introduced only the 32 GB variant in India at a price of Rs 24,999. Xioami's latest flagship phone will go on sale in India from April 6. It will be available on Mi.com. The Xiaomi Mi 5, which is the successor to the Mi 4, is said to be inspired by the design of the Mi Note. The new phone features curved edges and sports a slim metal frame with a 3D ceramic body which is claimed to be durable, wear resistant, and feels like marble. As Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra explains, the 3D ceramic body is 75 per cent more expensive than 3D glass. Touted to be "insanely fast", the Mi 5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit quad-core chipset, which is the latest Snapdragon processor in the market and is claimed to offer 200 per cent improved performance with 50 per cent reduction in power consumption. It includes 3 GB of RAM....

At the #Build2016 developers conference, Microsoft announced that its  Windows 10 Anniversary Update  will be soon coming to PCs, tablets, phones, Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and IOT. The anniversary update promises a host of improvements to Windows 10 which was launched eight months ago and powers over 270 million active devices. Here is a sneak peek into the new version of the popular operating system: 1. Windows Hello biometric security to apps and Microsoft Edge Windows Hello – the biometrics-based sign-in feature for Windows 10 will come with enterprise-grade security. The new update allows users to use the same security of Windows Hello with Windows apps and Microsoft Edge. Microsoft says that its new Edge is the first and only browser to support biometrics with compatible sites. Biometrics-based access to apps and the browser means more control over how and by whom the device is being used. 2. Windows Ink integration to apps With the latest update, Windo...

In its 40 years of existence, Apple, which is celebrating its anniversary on April 1, has revolutionized the history of the personal computer by widening the public's access to computing and excelling at innovation. Here's a selection of 10 iconic Apple computers. 1976: The Apple I This was the very first computer put on sale by the Californian company. Less than 200 copies were produced. Designed by Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne and Steve Jobs, this rather rudimentary product required a keyboard and a TV to be able to function. It is now a highly prized collector's item. 1977: The Apple II Steve Wozniak's Apple II was a more complete model, with a screen, keyboard and data cassette storage. It made Apple a wealthy company. It was the first in a series of models which were produced until 1988, during which time a floppy disk drive and new peripherals were added. 1984: The Macintosh Unveiled to the general public via a now legendary TV commercial (Ridley Scott...

BlackBerry 10 customers can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Canadian technology company says that it has worked with Facebook to launch an updated "web-based Facebook app" which people can use to continue enjoying the features of the BlackBerry 10 OS and BlackBerry OS app for Facebook. BlackBerry is now urging users to switch to the mobile Web client as soon as they get a moment. Facebook announced earlier this month that it was discontinuing support of their essential APIs for BlackBerry. The social giant noted that as of March 31, BlackBerry users will have to perform a mandatory update for the Facebook for BlackBerry app (for BB10, BBOS), which will take away a number of features from the app. BlackBerry now announces that it has worked with Facebook to create a new Web-based app. BlackBerry says that the two companies found making a Web-based app the "best solution" for their situation. Users are required to update their app, as not doing so, as previou...

In the past two years, under the realm of Satya Nadella, Microsoft has partnered with many of its competitors to embrace rival platforms. Working together, these companies have enabled new features and capabilities, enhancing user experience. A similar example is expected to be on display later on Wednesday when, according to a report, Microsoft will announce support for Ubuntu on Windows 10 at its Build conference. Microsoft has partnered with Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu, reports ZDNet. As a result of the collaboration, Microsoft will announce on Wednesday that users will be able to run Ubuntu on Windows 10. The report follows recent speculation about users getting the option to run Bash shell on Windows 10. ZDNet claims that the collaboration between the two giants will bring "more than just that." The report further claims that users won't be running Ubuntu in a virtual machine, a suite that allows users to run an operating system on ...

Homegrown smartphone-maker Lava has launched a new feature phone - KKT Ultra+ Union - which supports 22 official Indian languages. Priced at Rs 1500 , the new phone allows users to send and receive messages in 22 languages including Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Manipuri, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The phone has a 2.4-inch screen and includes a dual-SIM slot, with GSM operating frequency. It is packed with a 1750 mAh Li-ion battery that is claimed to offer talk time of 18 hours. The Lava KKT Ultra+ Union is equipped with a wireless FM support and comes with Bluetooth functionality. The phone will be available in black and grey colour variants. It comes with a one-year warranty for the device and 6 months warranty for accessories which include battery, headset and charger.