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A fingerprint scanning sensor designed to fit under the touch screens of mobile phones and tablets announced Qualcomm. As the company claims, this scanner can even work with wet fingers or into the water and can be used to measure heartbeat. As BBC reports, this development paving the way for Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Thousands of computer users around the world today tried to reboot their systems after a new cybercrime, which began yesterday from Ukraine and spread to Russia, Europe and the United States. Malicious software required ransoms of $300 (about 260 euros) to unlock the files they had locked at companies and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The two billion active monthly users –over a quarter of the global population of 7.5 billion– have now reached Facebook, as Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO, has officially announced. The number of users is now bigger than the population of six of the seven continents (except Asia) and certainly of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Apple has recently launched a major cleaning process in the “App Store” to remove clones and spam applications, and it looks like the company is running it so fast in China as well. A report from the Chinese website “People.cn” reveals that Apple has removed at least 58,000 apps from Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The European competition authority will impose a fine of more than 1 billion euros on Google, said well-informed sources in the Wall Street Journal. According to a report in the American newspaper, the European Commission will announce that Google has manipulated search results to promote its own services. The announcement Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A security problem recently detected in widely used network software makes tens of thousands of computers likely vulnerable to a cyber-attack similar to that caused by “WannaCry”, which infected more than 300,000 computers around the world, cyber security researchers said on Thursday. Reuters reports that the US Department of Homeland Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Spotify offers a new feature for its subscribers using “Facebook Messenger”. In fact, Spotify’s new feature works through a “Facebook Messenger” plug-in that allows you to create playlists together with your chat friends. To make this possible, a person using Spotify can start a collective list and then invite other Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A video that refers to a short film has been posted by the Greek Police in its social media accounts, highlighting the dangers that the Internet “hides” for young people. The 10-minutes and 35-seconds video shows teenagers chatting with their alleged peers on the Internet and two stories unfold: The Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Google and Facebook seem to be dominating internet advertising, since they have earned nearly 50% of the total revenue, while no third player has yet emerged to claim the rest of the digital market share. Especially in the US, where the digital market grew last year by nearly $12 billion, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Lenovo presented its own proposal for the laptop of the future as part of the Transform event in New York. Lenovo has shown a proposal for a small laptop that is permanently in operation, with a built-in keyboard on its flexible body, a light weight to always have it with Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
“Industroyer” is a sophisticated and extremely malicious malware capable of disrupting critical industrial processes. ESET researchers analyzed malware samples —which were detected by ESET as “Win32 /Industroyer”— that are capable of attacking power supply infrastructures. There is a strong possibility that this malware will be involved in the attack against Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Notifications on Facebook are not always useful or informative, as shown by a study of what the social network highlights every day. There are no more moments when Facebook displays a large number of notifications on our profile, from which many times none of them have any social value for a person’s actual encounters. Thus, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The Firefox Focus browser was available on iOS-enabled devices and is now coming to Android. Mozilla Firefox Focus is a varied version of the Firefox browser that offers special security features along with the special action button that allows you to instantly clear your web browsing history every time you Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
What is the real value of the Social Media platform? It is certainly important to have a good overview, experience, skills and, of course, a professional photo on LinkedIn. All this is the minimum pre-requisite for someone looking for a job and wants his profile to appear high in the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
One of the most historic names in video games is Atari, but its glow has declined for decades, as it is a company that is best known for its achievements in the “sunrise” of the field, rather than the way it kept pace with the advancement of technology. So the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The startup “Sphero” became known for its “connected toys”, most notably for the Star Wars-inspired “BB-8 drone” droid. Recently, he founded a new spin-out company, “Misty Robotics”, which has highlighted its relatively “modest” goal of equipping every home and office with robots. “Misty” aspires to create robots like “R2-D2”, or “Rosie” from “The Jetsons”· a useful friend with personality. “Misty Robotics” was founded by former Sphero Technology Leader Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …