Scientists figure out how to create affordable smart windows
They prepared some small pieces of material for their experiments, adding color to them by mixing in micron-sized dye particles. MIT describes the group’s process as follows: In initial experiments, the researchers shone a light through the polymer structure infused with dye particles and characterized the amount of light transmitted through the material, without any deformation. They then stretched the polymer perpendicular to...
Microsoft Selfie app now shares your iPhone self-portraits
The app also brings in a few interface tweaks, although you aren’t about to get lost if you’ve been trying Selfie already. As for versions on Android or (logically) Windows 10 Mobile? There’s still nothing concrete, but Microsoft is promising to bring Selfie to “more platforms.” The iOS edition was just the first app out of the gate. Read more: Microsoft Selfie app now shares your iPhone...
Former Mozilla CEO’s browser blocks (and replaces) web ads
When Brave is ready, it’ll replace the missing content with its own ads, splitting the revenue between itself (15 percent), publishers (55 percent), ad suppliers (15 percent) and even you, the user (10 to 15 percent). Eich sees it as an attempt to “chlorinate the pool” for ads, starting from scratch to build a better business model that respects web surfers. The Brave spots will be based on tags from your browsing...
Windows Phone’s keyboard is coming to your iPhone
Microsoft is only inviting Windows Insiders to a preview program at the moment, but it’s promising an App Store release. We wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an Android version soon after, for that matter. Between this, the Cortana release and existing cross-platform Microsoft apps, you won’t have to suffer many Windows withdrawal symptoms at all in the future — the biggest absence may simply be that tiled...
Windows Phone’s keyboard is coming to your iPhone
Microsoft is only inviting Windows Insiders to a preview program at the moment, but it’s promising an App Store release. We wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an Android version soon after, for that matter. Between this, the Cortana release and existing cross-platform Microsoft apps, you won’t have to suffer many Windows withdrawal symptoms at all in the future — the biggest absence may simply be that tiled...
