Tokyo Metropolitan Government Use VR Movie to Promote for Tourism
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is using VR to promote tourism around the region. With Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games within the horizon, Japan is promoting tourism attractions linking Tokyo to Tohoku, Chugoku and Shikoku regions with the help of websites and VR movies. TMG recently worked with foreign media and travel bloggers to share and report […]
Twitter Stretches Character Limit for Replies (Sort of)
Twitter is letting you write more with 140 character limit. Twitter announced that when reply to a user or a group, the @usernames won’t count towards the 140 character limit of tweets. According to a blog post written by Product Manager Sasank Reddy, Twitter made some changes to the way Tweets work. With this update, who […]
Bait and Switch: “Free Nintendo Switch Emulator” is a Scam
Nintendo Switch released on 3 March and has already garnered much attention, with sales looking promising and potentially rivalling the Wii. However, the popularity also means they will be the subject for many scammers to take advantage of. Symantec recently wrote on their blog about fake emulators intended to get users to fill out survey […]
After Mobileye Sold, Founder Aims to Make Orcam Public
Recently acquired Mobileye may be comfortable with the $15 billion price tag, but the founder is not sitting still. Israeli entrepreneur Amnon Shashua is already making his next plans – this time aiming to make public his other venture OrCam. The first prototype was released back in 2013, OrCam uses a camera mounted on eyeglass frames […]
Panasonic Establishes Division For Entertainment Industry
Panasonic Corporation announced their North American counterpart will be establishing a new division, called Panasonic Media Entertainment Company, specialised in serving sports and entertainment industries. Based in Newark, New Jersey within the headquarters of Panasonic’s operations in North America, the division will be launched officially on April 1; it will also maintain offices in Denver, Colorado, […]
What Ban? Qatar Airways Offers Free Laptops Onboard US Flights
When the world throws lemons, you make lemonade. That’s exactly what Qatar Airways has come up with thanks to the recent rule by UK and US to restrict in flight carrying of devices larger than a smartphone. The airline company is offering free laptops for passengers use instead, filling the needs of their customers 30,000 feet […]
