Facebook: 26% of US users are deleting the application from their mobile

A quarter of Facebook users in the United States (26%) abolished the application of the social networking site in their mobile phones in the past year, according to a survey released today by the independent institute “Pew Research Center”. It is not surprising that mainly young people aged 18-29 were the ones who led the movement, since almost one in two (44%) Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

“Art Selfie”: A new Google app “finds” your “double” in artworks

Google announced that makes available worldwide the new application “Art Selfie”, which analyzes the user’s ‘selfie’ photos and discovers their doubles by searching in thousands of artworks in the collections of museums around the world. The “Art Selfie” app is based on visual computing technology and machine learning. By taking a “selfie”, the user’s photo is Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

“180 degrees Turn” from Skype after user complaints for updates

Microsoft has announced that it will remove Snapchat features from Skype, following intense user reactions. As the BBC said, the company had made these updates in June 2017, triggering reactions from Skype users who spoke of the “worst update ever made“. Microsoft has announced that it accepts that the new features are “coming in the way” Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

MagicScroll: The first tablet-roll that resembles papyrus! (Video)

Researchers in the UK have created MagicScroll, the first touch-screen tablet computer, folding like a roll, reminiscent of an ancient papyrus (hence its name). The new invention is pushing even more beyond the boundaries of flexible device technology, opening up a new range of capabilities. The device, creation of mechanics from the University of Queen’s, has a 7.5-inch flexible display Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Video: This robot has the most expressive and realistic eyes you’ve seen in… robots!

The eyes always tell the truth and by looking at someone in the eyes you can understand a lot about his personality and his psychology, or so it is called more or less. At the same time, their eyes and movements are one of the most difficult obstacles in Robotics and 3D Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Original Bionic Eye through 3D printing

 “Bionic eyes are usually treated as science fiction, but now we are closer than ever before, using a multi-materials 3D printer“, said Michael McAlpine, one of the researchers in the research -which was published in Advanced Materials– and an associate professor at the university. The researchers began with a hemispherical glass dome to show how they Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …