Robots that move without battery and motor

©naftemporiki.gr The new propulsion system is based on strips of a flexible polymer that bends when it is cold and stretches when it is hot. This polymer is positioned to activate a switch in … Caltech and ETH Zurich engineers have developed robots capable of moving on their own without Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Significant security gap in email encryption technology

© naftemporiki.gr Significant security gap in email encryption technology An important vulnerability was found in a widely used email encryption technology, according to researchers. PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a data encryption method sometimes added to programs that send and receive emails. Details of the security gap were made public Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Twitter takes action against “trolls”

©www.cnn.gr Tech Twitter has announced that it is taking additional measures against “trolls” that distort public debate on its platform, making their posts less visible and harder to access. For several years now, the social media tool, founded in 2006 and popularized by the freedom allowed by it, attempts to address Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The Facebook Messenger design changes radically

© Provided by: pestaola.gr Facebook Messenger is changing its design once again, focusing on the functions of the conversation. The purpose of Facebook Messenger is to return to simpler forms, making it easier -with the new user interface- to make daily contact with the user. According to Verge, the change Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

In the future, Google’s artificial intelligence will phone for you!

© Sofokleousin.gr In the future, Google’s artificial intelligence will phoning for you! Google has introduced a new Artificial Intelligence software that makes an appointment or phone bookings on behalf of users, making voice conversations on their behalf e.g. with a doctor, a hairdresser or a restaurant. As CEO Sunart Pinchai Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Artificial intelligence that mimics the brain by finding the way into virtual labyrinths

©www.cnn.gr Tech Deep Mind, Google’s subsidiary in the field of Artificial Intelligence, unveiled a new program that can successfully find its way into a virtual labyrinth. The originality lies in the fact that the deep learning algorithm of the new artificial intelligence system can “spontaneously” mimic the activity of human brain Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

ZooPark: New malware campaign targeting Android devices

© Provided by: pestaola.gr Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered “ZooPark”, a sophisticated digital espionage campaign that has been targeting Android devices for several years, based in several Middle Eastern countries. Using legitimate websites as sources of “contamination”, the campaign appears to be supported by nation-states and targets political organizations, activists Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Now Android in refrigerators also

© Provided by: PROTO THEMA S.A. Google created the “Android Things” platform to bring the “Android” operating system to all kinds of “smart” home appliances and other IoT devices such as refrigerators, robots and automatic vending machines . As with mobile phones, Google does not intend to charge manufacturers of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

YouTube Remix will replace Google Play Music

©Provided by: pestaola.gr The official launch of the “YouTube Remix” streaming service is expected to mark the end of “Google Play Music”. According to reliable sources reported in various Internet articles, “Google Play Music” is expected to stop at the end of 2018 and will be replaced by the new Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How do you protect your children from Internet threats?

© Provided by: pestaola.gr The risks associated with raising a child in an online world not only cause headaches to parents but also a real concern about the time their children spend in this online world. As a result, one in three parents limits the time their children spend surfing Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

“Smart” car window for blind passengers

© naftemporiki.gr “Smart” car window for blind passengers A “smart” car window that gives blind passengers the ability to “see” the landscape that passes their vehicle is developed by Ford. As the BBC says, the prototype, “Feel the View”, uses high-contrast photos to reproduce the landscape using LED lights. What Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Robot for skull operations

© naftemporiki.gr Robot for skull operations Opening a hole in the skull for surgical purposes requires great precision and often long hours are required, which makes it a very difficult test for the surgeon, which is why researchers at the TU / e (Technical University Eindhoven) developed a surgical robot Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Opera Touch is a mobile browser for use with one hand

© Provided by: pestaola.gr Opera Touch is available on Android-powered mobile phones and emphasizes one-handed use. Opera Touch has always enabled the search field, and the keyboard is always available to write a URL or search term on the Internet. At the same time, there is special provision for synchronization Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft and Facebook move against cyber attacks

©Provided by: pestaola.gr Microsoft, Facebook and several other big names in the Cyberspace want to end cyber attacks of all kinds. The purpose of Facebook and Microsoft’s moves is to enhance Internet security, but also to further sensitize the public in this direction. The big internet players have come up Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The next big upgrade of Windows 10 starts today

© Provided by: pestaola.gr Microsoft announced that today, April 30, Windows 10 April 2018 Update, the latest upgrading of the company’s latest operating system, will begin. According to the company’s blogpost, the upgrading will be available to users as of today, and more widely available from May 8 onwards. This Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The “smart” cameras with AI will know exactly what it is they see

©Provided by: pestaola.gr The Internet of Things endows the smart cameras with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to perceive the engines what they see. As Wired informs, the use of AI technologies in a camera can provide several interesting services, such as confirming that a person has reached its destination, or that Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …