European domain names‎ with Greek characters

After seven years of preparations, the Commission has announced that it will be possible for any interested party to create a fully-featured “.eu” website in the Greek alphabet. The aim is to support multilingualism and multiculturalism in the European Union, while at the same time allowing the Internet more choice Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

“Smart” digital bionic leg helps the disabled to walk better

“If you have seen the “Terminator”, something like that was”, ‎ ‎says Kerry Finn -60-year-old driver from Utah, USA- describing the ‎‎bionic leg‎‎ that he acquired as part ‎‎of a researchers’ program at the University of Utah.‎‎ The 60-year-old lost his left leg due to angiopathy caused by diabetes, and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎Alexa and Google Assistant monitor their users‎

New information that sees the spotlight reveal that ‎‎devices preinstalled with Google Assistant, as well as Alexa, can be exploited by hackers.‎ This is not the first time it is known that ‎‎Google’s and Amazon’s digital assistants can be used for malicious purposes by third parties‎‎ in order to monitor Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

See MIT’s new engineering achievement‎

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have created the first full-body remote control system that transmits a human’s motion to a two-legged robot. Thus, when a human operator walks, runs or jumps, the robot does the same in a synchronized manner. In the past‎‎, MIT Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎50 years since the “birth” of the Internet‎

The first Internet connection between two computers coincided with the first‎‎ moon landing. The ‎‎landing of man on the surface of the moon in 1969‎‎ was an event that overshadowed, of course, any other development and news from the field of science. Although the ‎‎economic and political consequences of internet Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How to get the most out of your old smartphone

Data show that smartphones worldwide are down significantly from the previous year, with 3.2%. Nor has the launch of the iPhone 11 helped substantially in the opposite direction, with consumers increasingly prolonging the life of their old cellphone. At the same time, mid-range smartphones have the largest market share, with Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎New artificial intelligence system detects small brain hemorrhages better than radiologists‎

Researchers in the US developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm, which manages better than experienced radiologists in detecting small cerebral bleeding.‎‎ This development is expected to ‎‎help physicians in the future to diagnose and better treat patients with head injuries, strokes and aneurysms.‎ The new system can relieve radiologists from Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎”Pythia” reads better than people half-ruined ancient Greek inscriptions‎

Researchers at Deep Mind, Google’s subsidiary artificial Intelligence company‎‎, led by a Greek, have created “Pythia”, a “smart” system that seems to do better than people expert at reading half-destroyed inscriptions in ancient Greek. The fully automated system, the first of its kind in the world, fills in the missing Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Smart headphones with Google’s signature

“Google Pixel Buds”‎‎ brings the convenience of ‎‎”Google Assistant”‎‎ directly to your ears‎‎, ‎‎without‎‎ the need to use ‎‎wires‎‎. ‎ The “Google Pixel Buds” fit easily to all ears, and their design allows them to stay firmly in place, without having to worry about the owner losing them even if Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Stalkerware: So easily someone can “trap” our smartphone

Large increase‎‎ show attempts to install ‎‎ ‎‎”Stalkerware”‎‎, ie software through which someone ‎‎monitors‎‎ ‎‎messages‎‎, ‎‎photos‎‎, ‎‎social media‎‎, ‎‎GPS‎‎, ‎‎recordings‎‎ or ‎‎cameras‎‎ on the victim’s smartphone, in some cases even in real time.‎ ‎Over 37,000 such attempts were recorded from January to august 2019‎‎, a figure corresponding to ‎‎an increase Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Your attention; your boss can read your emails

If you work ‎‎in a company that uses the paid version of Google’s G Suite and the products it provides‎‎, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, etc., you should be very careful.‎ ‎This is because ‎‎the company has full access to everything you do on these platforms‎‎, including ‎‎even your Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

“Smart” T-shirt monitors breathing, heart, lungs

A “smart” T-shirt that accurately monitors breathing and lung function by sensing chest and abdominal movements was presented by Dutch researchers at an international conference of the European Pulmonary Society in Madrid. The‎ ‎innovative T-shirt called “Hexoskin“ which sends data online in a mobile app, can be utilized in patients Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Amazon introduces a new way of communicating with Alexa

At a ‎‎last event‎‎, Amazon announced it would sell a limited amount of its new, experimental gadgets. The titles are “Day 1 Editions” and the news is that not everyone will be able to get them, but only anyone who receives an invitation from the company. Based on consumer reviews Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

‎Attention! New scam on WhatsApp: If you see this message erase it immediately! (pics‎)

At risk users of the popular application.‎ ‎At risk are the users of the application ‎‎”WhatsApp”‎‎ ‎since -according to what the ‎‎British “Sun” reports– ‎‎hackers have found a way to ‎‎ ‎‎ ‎‎”invade”‎‎ ‎‎the application‎‎ and, by extension, mobile phones stealing personal data.‎ ‎In order to prevent this from happening‎‎, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …