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The more features and more services our mobile phones provide, the more we use it and accordingly the amount of energy required for the operation of the device increases, which of course leads to the rapid consumption of its “fuel” and the need for continuous battery charging. The Swiss company “pCloud” conducted a study in which Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The Web browser “Internet Explorer” will “expire”, after almost 27 years of life, and it will not reappear in versions of “Windows 10” after June 15, 2022, according to Microsoft. Discontinuing support also means that the company will not release periodic security updates for “Explorer”. The once hugely popular browser appeared in 1995 with “Windows 95” and between 2000-2005 had Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) welcomed the initiative of the European Commission for artificial intelligence (AI) and its goal to develop a European excellence and trust ecosystem around AI. ACEA supports the approach set out in the proposal. Indeed, a key element of a successful European approach to artificial intelligence is that the requirements set out in the regulation are commensurate with Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The tests of a satellite telecommunication system that will allow the secure and high-quality connection to the Internet inside the planes are in the final phase. For various reasons, airline passengers cannot use their mobile phones; and at the same time, the Internet connection is not easy and widely available. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The ability for Facebook users to determine whether their emails, or phone numbers were in the social network’s recent major data leak, is given by the website “Have I Been Pwned” (https://haveibeenpwned.com/). As part of this leak, data from more than 530 million people was leaked to an online database; to a large extent this data consisted Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A new generation of live “Xenobot” robots have been created by scientists in the U.S. These are tiny life forms, which self-assemble a body from simple frog cells, do not need muscles to move and have memory capability. These “collective” cells have the ability to work together in swarms and in the future will undertake various tasks; such Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
After of course the search engine and email services, Google’s hugely popular service is the one with its maps. The online services giant has announced that it has created a number of new apps for “Google Maps”. The most interesting is an augmented reality app that the company called “Indoor Live View”. Users can activate it when they are indoors; such as airports, train stations, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
In “Android” there is an application named ‘System Update’. But it’s not what it looks like. That is, a system upgrade. As researchers at mobile phone security firm “Zimperium” discovered, it’s a malicious app that says it will update, but if you download it, it will steal all the data you have on the phone; and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Even preschoolers spend time with all kinds of electronic devices found in homes. For various reasons, young children are exposed to mobile phones, computers and tablets. Previous studies have shown that between 2013 and 2017, the time that preschoolers spent into electronic devices tripled. Although there is no recent relevant research, it should be considered Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Microsoft presented “Mesh”, its futuristic holographic communication / collaboration platform with “mixed reality”. As part of the presentation, Guy Laliberte, co-founder of “Cirque du Soleil”, appeared at the company’s “Ignite” digital conference through “holoportation”, which uses “3D capture” technology to project a “live” image of someone in a “virtual” scene. In the company’s first Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
An underwater rescue robot —designed to support rescuers attempting to save drowning people— has been developed by researchers from the “Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB”, in Germany, in collaboration with Halle’s rescue service. According to the German rescuers’ association, around 420 people drowned in Germany in 2019, with the majority of them losing their lives Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A group of hackers allegedly linked to China “looted” “inboxes” of email accounts using vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s “mail server” software, the company and outside investigators reported on Tuesday. In a related “blogpost” Microsoft states that this cyber espionage company used four vulnerabilities in different versions of the software and was the work of a group it calls “HAFNIUM”. According Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Researchers at “Tel Aviv University” said they were able to successfully connect the ear of a dead grasshopper to a robot that receives electrical signals from it and reacts accordingly; the result is the robot moves forward when the grasshopper’s ear hears clapping once and moving backwards when they clap twice. The results Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Twitter has announced that in the coming months it plans to launch a new feature called “Super Follow”, which will allow its users to charge their followers to access exclusive content, which will not be freely available to others. Also, it progresses “Spaces”, competitive of “Clubhouse”, which enables users to participate in audio Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The next feature to be added to Google’s “Messages” app will be especially useful to those who want to be the first to send wishes just as the day changes, but also to those who love to constantly reminding others of their tasks at certain times. As the “Techgear.gr” website states, “Android” devices Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
In 2020, every second fraudulent transaction in the financial industry was an account breach, as a “Kaspersky Fraud Prevention” research reveals. According to statistics from anonymous sources on events identified by “Kaspersky Fraud Prevention” from January to December 2020, the proportion of these incidents increased from 34% in 2019 to 54% in 2020. Two tricks for accessing Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …