Google+ deletes user data on April 2

Google+ leaves the online reallity, inviting users to download their data until early April.  Already since February 4, it is not possible to create new Google+ profiles, communities, events, and pages, which shows that Google+ isa social network that will soon cease to exist. In order not to lose user data, Google+ invites everyone to download what they Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Instagram forbids photographs showing self-harm

Instagram, the very popular new social networking site, has decided to ban photos showing self-harm, thus participating in the fight against self-harm and suicide, announced today the platform belongs to Facebook. Very recently: “We found that, as far as the issues of self-harm and suicide are concerned, we are not there and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Facebook proceeds to consolidate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger

Facebook plans to unify Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger applications. Although they would retain their autonomy, on a deeper level it is now possible users’ messages to “travel” between the three services. As Athens News Agency (ANA) broadcasts, Facebook has made a point about the begining of a “long process”, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Android will support flexible, folding screens

Android is also present in the new field of competition that now defines devices with a retractable and flexible screen. Android -as the operating system used on the majority of mobile devices– could not help but move quickly to be able to include within those devices equipped with retractable screen, such as that recently Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Fraudulent bank applications deceive users around the world

Malicious imitations use fake forms to fill in credit card data, and/or login credentials for user accounts. Another group of forged banking applications discovered by “ESET” at the official “Google Play” store.  These are said to-be applications from six banks in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Poland, and the Austrian Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Colossians record child data

The law that protects the privacy of minors violated online advertising companies, a property of “Google” and “Twitter ‘, according to a complaint report lodged judge of the US state “New Mexico”. The lawsuit was filed following complaints by parents who found that seemingly childless games collected personal data, such as the exact location of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

An artificial intelligence system detects obesity from… space!

Does Nea Smyrni or neighboring Kallithea have the most obese? One could try to answer this question by analyzing recorded statistics. Or it could do something more original: put an artificial intelligence system to analyze satellite images of Google Maps. This is what the US scientists have imagined, opening a new way, far cheaper than on-site Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Some things you can do on Google and you do not know them

For everything you use google, from fun to research, even to find -literally- your way with Google Maps. But there are some tricks and little secrets you might not know. Here are some of them: You can turn the screen 360 degrees You just need to write “do a barrel roll” on the search bar and press enter: Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

“Art Selfie”: A new Google app “finds” your “double” in artworks

Google announced that makes available worldwide the new application “Art Selfie”, which analyzes the user’s ‘selfie’ photos and discovers their doubles by searching in thousands of artworks in the collections of museums around the world. The “Art Selfie” app is based on visual computing technology and machine learning. By taking a “selfie”, the user’s photo is Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google gave control of cooling its data centers into artificial intelligence

According to MIT Technology Review, in recent years, Google has been testing an algorithm that “learns” how to better adapt the operation of its cooling systems to reduce energy consumption. This system previously operated by making recommendations to data center managers, who decided whether or not to follow them, resulting in a 40% energy savings in these systems. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google’s new smartest Android 9 Pie is released

Android 9 Pie (Pie or Tart) is the ultimate name (originally known as Android P). Google has traditionally selected sweet names for Android (Oreo, Nougat, Jelly Bean, Kit Kat, Lollipop, Marshmallow). Pie allows mobile users, among other things, to set time limits on the use of various apps so they Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

How Google will make artificial intelligence accessible to businesses & developers

The company made announcements on how “machine learning” and “artificial intelligence” would be made more accessible to developers and businesses. One of these announcements was the “Cloud AutoML” service, which allows developers to create machine learning programs without specific machine learning or code knowledge. These services are available to the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The new Chrome 68 arrived with a big change

Over the past two years, Google has intensified its efforts to make the HTTP protocol past. With its basic tool, Chrome, the browser used by the majority of Internet users and its owner, wants to show that the safe road is one and hears it in the name of “HTTPS”. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Happy World Emoji Day! 12 things you may not have known about today’s hieroglyphics

 From hieroglyphics to emoticons and emojis, the symbols speak the human language. On the occasion of World Emoji Day celebrated every July 17th follows a short history lesson about the symbols that are spreading faster than anything else on the internet. These are some things you may not have known Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Google: Tips for securing Gmail privacy

Securing Gmail’s security and privacy is a top priority for Google, which protects users from malicious or misleading applications. This is what the company said in a statement, following clarification and advice after yesterday’s “noise” due to the revelation that sometimes third parties can read user emails. In essence, Google Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Edge computing… decentralizes data storage

Asia’s largest technology exhibition, Computex Taipei, opens its gates within the week. Visitors will come in contact with high-speed computer chips, PCs for gamers, and innovative startups. However, as far as money is concerned in the field of technology, to a large extent within Asia, it is enough to look Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …