Apple confirms PrimeSense acquisition

The rumours about Apple purchasing Microsoft Kinect technology maker, PrimeSense, has recently been confirmed. Apple bought PrimeSense for about $350 to $360 million. The company was behind the technology for the original Microsoft Kinect and does more work with 3D-sensing technology. Apple would not comment about what they plan to do with PrimeSense’s offerings but we can speculate that you might get some interesting 3D motion capabilities from your Apple products.

Source: Gizmodo

Twitter adds age verification to keep young ones away from alcohol

Twitter introduced a screening-age feature for alcohol brands using the social network. Mashable reports that if you plan to follow Heineken on Twitter, you will get a direct message linking you to the age verification page. You will be given 24 hours to state your age and if you meet the requirement, you can then follow the brand. Other partners Twitter has for this feature include Bud Light, Bacardi, Jim Beam, and Knob Creek. The feature works on the web as well as Android and iOS apps.

Samsung debuts Galaxy Grand 2

Samsung’s not yet done releasing giant smartphones. The new Galaxy Grand 2 is a 5.25-inch smartphone with 1280 x 720 TFT screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, and 1.5GB RAM. The HSPA+ phone is also equipped with 8GB storage with microSD support, 8-megapixel shooter and dual-SIM card slots. It will come in white, black, and pink. No word on availability and price yet.

Source: Mashable

HTC to release One in gold

Gizmodo reported that HTC plans to release a gold-coloured version of the One smartphone. It won’t cost you a pretty penny though as the blinged out version will supposedly cost the same as the silver model.