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Microsoft has revealed an early version of an augmented reality headset called HoloLens that creates interactive holographic imagery in the wearer's field of vision. Shaped like a pair of chunky wraparound sunglasses, Microsoft HoloLens is a cordless headset with transparent lenses – intended to offer a mixed reality where digital objects are laid over the physical world. Rather than creating an entirely virtual universe, like the Oculus Riftheadset, HoloLens will conjure high-definition digital holograms in existing spaces as if they are really there. Unlike Google Glass, HoloLens promises to dress the real world with complex objects or menus that can be interacted with via motion-control technology, using points of the finger and other hand movements. Revealed yesterday at a special Windows 10 event in Redmond, Washington, where Microsoft is based, a concept video shows a kitchen adorned with interactive holographic displays typical of the tiles in the...

The big focus for Microsoft was the unification of all its products, and trying to offer users a seamless experience whether they’re on their phone, tablet or computer. However, the biggest news was Microsoft’s new virtual reality glasses. Here are the biggest things Microsoft announced: Windows 10, the start menu returns Microsoft is still trying to make an operating system that will work well on both PCs and mobile devices, and it hopes Windows 10 is it. It now includes a start menu that expands to look like Windows 8’s home screen and a new Action Center where you can quick toggle settings. There’s also a new feature called continuum designed to make the switch from keyboard and mouse to touchscreen seamless. They all seem like little things, but Microsoft is confident it will significantly improve the whole experience. The update will be free for a year for everyone who is already on Windows 8 Your phone is now your computer ...

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Galle Road, this city’s main thoroughfare was closed to traffic. Rather than the usual cacophony of blaring horns and veering tuk-tuks, streams of pilgrims flowed along the asphalt to the hypnotizing sound of hymns broadcast from PA systems and floating over the surrounding office blocks and hotels. It was peaceful. By contrast, the pilgrims’ final destination, Galle Face Green, was absolutely jammed with humanity. This 12-acre lawn situated between the city and the Indian Ocean held an estimated 500,000 people, which is extraordinary considering Catholics make up perhaps 6% of Sri Lanka’s population, or just over 1 million people. That’s when one could realized Pope Francis’s visit – the first papal visit to Sri Lanka since John Paul II’s in 1995 — had transcended faith. Looking around, there was an evidently mixed crowd. There were Sinhalese, Tamils, Eurasians, Muslims, and a sprinkling of foreigners. Driven by faith and determined to see Pope Francis ...