Microsoft’s new alarm app wakes you with physical challenges
“We’re a lot nicer than other alarms,” Allison Light, a Project Oxford program manager. “You start with dismiss or snooze. If you snooze, the default is five minutes to delay the game. If you dismiss, we mute the alarm – but then you have 30 seconds to complete this challenge. And if you don’t complete that game in time, we assume you’ve fallen back asleep and then the alarm will start ringing...
Apple Introduces Best iPod touch Yet
CUPERTINO, California — July 15, 2015 — Apple® today introduced the best iPod touch® yet and unveiled a new lineup of colors for all iPod® models, including space gray, silver, gold, pink and blue. The ultra-portable iPod touch features a new 8 megapixel iSight® camera for beautiful photos, an improved FaceTime® HD camera for even better selfies, the Apple-designed A8 chip with 10 times faster graphics performance for a more immersive...
Scientists use synthetic skin to test box jelly sting remedies
“What we needed were innovative models which would allow us to test how different options might affect the severity of a sting without putting anyone at risk,” Angel Yanagihara, lead author of the paper, said in a statement. “So we designed a set of experiments using live, stinging tentacles and live human red blood cells which allowed us to pit first-aid measures against one another.” The team wound up...
Scientists use synthetic skin to test box jelly sting remedies
“What we needed were innovative models which would allow us to test how different options might affect the severity of a sting without putting anyone at risk,” Angel Yanagihara, lead author of the paper, said in a statement. “So we designed a set of experiments using live, stinging tentacles and live human red blood cells which allowed us to pit first-aid measures against one another.” The team wound up...
Apple Reports Record Third Quarter Results
CUPERTINO, California — July 21, 2015 — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 third quarter ended June 27, 2015. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $49.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.7 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $37.4 billion and net profit of $7.7 billion, or $1.28 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.7 percent compared to...
