Thanks to Google, there is now going to be a web viewer for VR which can be integrated right into a website along with apps for Android and iOS. The new HTML and JavaScript code is up on Github for you to start embedding your vacation 360 images right away.

I’ve embedded a sample VR View of the coral reefs just above this text. You’ll need to be using the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari all for desktop, iOS 8 and above, or KitKat 4.4 and above for mobile.

The desktop viewer is a simple image viewer which can go fullscreen and allows…

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Microsoft has announced some new features which will be rolling out to Windows 10 customers in the next coming months. Cortana is now going to be incorporated with Outlook and will be able to check your email and calendars in order to help you keep track of your own emails.

Cortana will be able to take context of your emails and things you commit to and will automatically create events that correspond with such events. Cortana will also be able to send an email to a contact with an attachment. The demonstration shows the presenter ask Cortana to “Send Chuck that PowerPoint I was working on…

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Holo Lens is Microsoft’s foot in the door for incorporating virtual reality into the world of every day computing. With that said, today’s Microsoft event brought more information about the Holo Lens and what it could mean for developers.

Microsoft has mentioned at today’s event that it is now shipping these Holo Lens developer kits to those development teams who have signed up and pre-ordered the $3K dev kit to those who fit Microsoft’s qualifications. The following companies have shown interest in Holo Lens for developers.

Microsoft has also announced that it has released its…

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Mobile devices and sports generally mix quite well, especially when we’re talking about sponsorship deals signed by phone and tablet makers with various clubs or national teams. Samsung has however decided to go one step further in Portugal.

Samsung tablets will be used in the Portuguese football league to compile and file official match reports. These will be used by the staff of the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), making their jobs much easier through a dedicated app installed on the tablets.

Previously, such forms had to be filled out by hand and then faxed over…

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A couple of weeks ago OnePlus started soak testing its update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the OnePlus 2 with a few users to check for bugs and whatnot. That test was not an open one, but things have changed now.

Starting today you too can download and try a beta build of Marshmallow for the OnePlus 2, namely OxygenOS 3.0. You do need to manually flash it though, because it’s not available as an over-the-air update. That’s because the Chinese company wants to make sure all possible kinks have been ironed out by the time the OTA rollout starts. The good news is that this build will…

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The Huawei P9 and iPhone SE aren’t the only smartphones that have been revealed to have been put through the paces of the AnTuTu benchmark today. The ZTE A2017 joins them, and this might just be the Chinese company’s next Axon-branded handset.

Earlier this month the A2017 was spotted in the GFXBench database sporting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset and 4GB of RAM. Now those specs have been confirmed by AnTuTu’s info screen, along with other hardware details.

The ZTE A2017 has a QHD touchscreen (which GFXBench pegged at 5.5″), a 20 MP rear camera, an 8 MP selfie shooter, 64GB of…

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At its Build conference today Microsoft has officially announced the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. This will be the first major update for the company’s latest operating system version, and so far it’s been known only by its codename – Redstone.

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update will roll out sometime this summer, and it will be free for everyone running Windows 10.

It will bring with it support for Windows Hello biometric ID in more apps, including the Edge browser – so you’ll be able to sign into websites with your fingerprint. The Linux command line shell will be in too,…

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T-Mobile has a new deal for you if you’re a fan of Apple’s iPhones. Starting tomorrow, the magenta carrier will give you half off one iPhone when you purchase two of them. So you pay the full price for one iPhone, and half of it for the second one. That’s the theory.

In practice, you’ll find that the discount will come to you in the form of a prepaid MasterCard. Oh, and you need to add a line for the second device. This line needs to remain active until at least July 15.

The deal works with any iPhone model currently sold by T-Mobile, so you can pick and choose from the iPhone 6s Plus,…

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A few days ago the stable release of the MIUI ROM based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow was released for the Xiaomi Mi 3, Mi 4, and Mi Note in China.

As of today, the stable Marshmallow-based MIUI 6.3.17 is available in Global Beta and can be installed on the Xiaomi Mi 3, Mi 4, and Mi Note outside China.

Being a global ROM means the devices outside China can use Google Play Services and Play Store.

Xiaomi Mi 5 was the device to introduce the Android Marshmallow with MIUI 7, but Xiaomi seems to be working hard on bringing the update to as many devices as possible.

If you have an…

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The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL provided the answer to the platform’s fans starved for quality hardware and the complete flagship experience. The budget-friendly Lumia 550 that launched alongside didn’t get as much attention, but served its purpose just fine – introducing the new Windows 10 to the masses.

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