European aerospace giant Airbus and Paris underground operator RATP will study the viability of adding flying vehicles to the city’s urban transport network, the companies said Wednesday. The firms will “explore the feasibility of urban air mobility services” in the French capital and the broader Ile de France region, they said in a statement. “Airbus…
App Usage Soars As Smartphones Take Hold
Global app usage soared in 2015 as a growing base of smartphone users found new ways to use their devices, a study showed Tuesday. The survey by Yahoo-owned analytics firm Flurry found app usage on mobile devices jumped 58 percent last year, cooling slightly from 76 percent growth in 2014. A big factor was growth in “personalization” which allow…
Oculus to Start Taking VR Headset Orders
Facebook-owned Oculus VR will begin taking orders for its Rift virtual reality headsets on Wednesday, as the doors of Consumer Electronics Show gadget extravaganza officially open in Las Vegas. Oculus on Monday did not disclose pricing or when headsets would ship, but promised to share “everything you need to know to order your Rift” when…
Underworld Wide Web: Moscow to Launch WiFi in Cemeteries
Residents in Moscow already enjoy free wireless Internet in cafes and on the metro system but now authorities in the city have also decided to bring wifi to a more unusual setting—some of its most storied cemeteries. The free services are set to start working next year for visitors of the Vagankovo, Troyekurovo and Novodevichy…