Panos Panay, the guy who turned Microsoft upside down

Here we have a huge departure, which will definitely affect the course of the company. In a surprising turn of events, the tech world was shocked last September when Panos Panay, the visionary behind “Surface” devices and Windows 11, said goodbye to Microsoft. This departure is pivotal for him, but Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Seven tips for safe online shopping

Black Friday is approaching, and many stores are already advertising tempting discounts and other offers. But dealers aren’t the only ones looking for buyers. Fraudsters try to take advantage of this circumstance and extort money from unsuspecting consumers. Cybercriminals lurk and outdo themselves by creating fake websites that look very Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

metaverse: Microsoft in the “race” against Facebook

Microsoft opposes Facebook by announcing that it is bringing “metaverse” into “Teams” —its own version of “Zoom”— which has also been integrated into Windows 11. Users, in the first phase, will be able, from 2022, to appear as live cartoons, or 3D digital personalities (“avatars”) in their web chats; as Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google: Debut for the streaming videogame service

Streaming ‎‎Video‎‎ has already started to transform music, cinema and television. Now comes the time for videogames, as ‎‎Google launches the new game-streaming platform Stadia, which will be in cloud computing and accessible to users online on November 19th. The new platform, based on the huge power of Google’s computing 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 …

‎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 …

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 …

Even “smarter” speakers and home appliances with “intelligence” from Amazon

The new, even more “intelligent” speaker Echo, with the voice of “Alexa”, presented by Amazon, and other devices with “intelligence”, such as the first “smart” microwave and more “gadgets”, in an effort to keep in the forefront in this area compared to competitors “Apple” and “Google”. All devices are controlled by the voice of the embedded personal digital assistant “Alexa”.  The objective of Amazon is -as the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Facebook is developing its own smart speaker!

According to Internet information, Facebook is developing its own smart speaker with a 15-inch diagonal screen. To do this, Facebook is working with the Taiwanese “Pegatronics” company, while the finished product is expected to be launched in China in the first quarter of 2018. Facebook’s smart speaker is expected to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Dominants of advertising on the internet Google – Facebook!

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 …

Apple wants to create its own TV content!

Everything shows that Apple wants to create its own entertainment content, following the steps of Netflix. In this way, Apple aspires to enrich Apple TV services in collaboration with some former Sony executives, according to “Slashgear”. Apple seems to want to follow the example of both Netflix and Amazon, which Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Netflix, HBO, and others against online piracy!

Netflix, HBO and 28 other companies have created an alliance that aims to fight online piracy. The alliance of the 30 major artists and entertainment distributors is called ACE, a name derived from the phrase Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. ACE also includes other vocal names other than Netflix and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …