Google teams up with GSK to develop ‘bioelectronic medicines’
Under the agreement, both companies will invest up to £540 million ($715 million) to form a new company, Galvani Bioelectronics. It’s named after Luigi Aloisio Galvani, an 18th century Italian scientist who was one of the early pioneers of bioelectricity (he was also the guy who found that frogs legs twitch when exposed to an electric current). According to GSK’s press release, it’ll be headquartered in the UK, with...
OS X El Capitan Available as Free Update Tomorrow
CUPERTINO, California — September 29, 2015 — Apple® today announced that OS X® El Capitan, the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac® users. El Capitan builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design of OS X Yosemite, refining the Mac experience with updates to window management, built-in apps and Spotlight® search,...
HTC Vive price rises to £759 after Brexit
Ready to take the plunge with a high-end VR headset? Bad news. If you live in the UK, the price of admission is now a little more expensive. At least if you want the HTC Vive, anyway. Starting today, the hardware — which includes two wand controllers and room-scale tracking — will set you back £759, rather than £689 in Britain. HTC has blamed “recent currency valuation changes” and “the current value of...
HTC Vive price rises to £759 after Brexit
Ready to take the plunge with a high-end VR headset? Bad news. If you live in the UK, the price of admission is now a little more expensive. At least if you want the HTC Vive, anyway. Starting today, the hardware — which includes two wand controllers and room-scale tracking — will set you back £759, rather than £689 in Britain. HTC has blamed “recent currency valuation changes” and “the current value of...
Apple Updates iMac Family with Stunning New Retina Displays
The idea behind iMac has never wavered: to craft the ultimate desktop experience. The best display, paired with high-performance processors, graphics, and storage — all within an incredibly thin, seamless enclosure. And that commitment continues with the all-new 21.5‑inch iMac with Retina 4K display. Like the revolutionary 27‑inch 5K model, it delivers such spectacular image quality that everything else around you seems to disappear....
