Intelligent Phones; Speedy Game Streaming; and more [Weekly Computing Newsletter]

March 12, 2015 Weekly Computing Newsletter

NEWS Qualcomm’s Next Chip Lets Phones Recognize the World Smartphone apps will be able to perceive objects and perform other intelligent tricks thanks to Qualcomm’s newest mobile chips.     NEWS The Secret to Nvidia’s Game Streaming Console Nvidia’s Shield console uses a range of tricks to reduce latency during gameplay.

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NEWS Groupon Founder Andrew Mason on His New Startup, Detour With the Detour iPhone app, Groupon founder Andrew Mason wants to make location-aware audio tours where technology seems to fade into the background.     NEWS By the Numbers: the Internet’s Language Gap Efforts to bring Internet connectivity to developing countries don’t address the fact that little content is available in local languages.     NEWS Wireless Innovation Is Challenging Internet Incumbents Beyond the U.S., many ISPs have less of a grip on their communications markets.     VIEW Seven Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (Week Ending March 7, 2015) Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.       VIEW Apple's Lovely, Potentially Overwhelming Wristwear My admittedly short time trying the Apple Watch makes me wonder if it might be able to do too much.     VIEW Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending March 7, 2015) A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.     SEE MORE STORIES »

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