New tools on Facebook and Instagram

As the two executives said, “Today we are announcing new tools to help people manage their time on Facebook and Instagram: Activity Checklist, Daily Reminder, and New Notification Limitation. We developed these tools based on cooperation and inspiration from leading mental health experts and organizations, academics, our extensive research and Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

A robot that shows its “feelings”

Are we not sometimes understanding the emotional reactions of the other from shaking? Don’t we use the expression “raised head hair”? Well, Cornell engineers have taken care of recognizing the emotional world of a robot in the same way. The robot prototype, a product of the American University’s “Human-Robot Collaboration 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 …

Microsoft is developing a cloud-based Xbox

According to a Thurrott website report, the US company is developing a console that will essentially be a streaming device and an additional “traditional” console. The technical features of the second implementation have not yet been finalized since it has just begun its development. The report says Microsoft will launch 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 …

Facebook is testing augmented reality advertisements

Facebook announced on Tuesday that it is testing augmented reality ads on its News Feed in view of the US holiday shopping season. These ads will allow users to interact virtually with different products, from the “trying” (see over them) sunglasses and accessories to the visualization / display of furniture Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft: Tries to add ad blocker to Edge for iOS and Android

Microsoft is reportedly trying to add Adblock Plus to the mobile versions of the Edge browser, iOS and Android. As the The Verge website reveals, Microsoft has already embarked on the blocking of ads in Edge beta editions for Android and iOS. At the same time, Adblock Plus has become Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft Brings Visual Search to Bing, Edge, and Launcher

Microsoft introduces a new search mode by announcing the Visual Search function for the Bing search engine, the Microsoft Launcher and Microsoft Edge browser. With Visual Search, the user can take a photo and then use it for Internet searches. The Bing search engine will be able to locate sites Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Microsoft renews Office 365 applications

Changes are being prepared by Microsoft for all Office 365 users with the emphasis on getting the most comfortable user experience. According to Windows Central, the updated Office 365 will feature simplified commands, improved search experience, and the ability to use new icons and charts in all Office applications. The Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

In the USA again the No1 supercomputer in the world

A new American supercomputer named “Summit” literally won the top of supercomputers, being the most powerful and “smart” in the world. “Summit” is based at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee and reaches 200,000 trillion petaflops. The title of the No. 1 supercomputer so far Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

New Chat Extensions from Viber!

Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging application, has announced new and innovative Chat Extensions, giving one billion registered users new fascinating ways to easily communicate and manage their conversations. In December 2016, Viber first introduced the Chat Extensions service, through which users have access to third-party content and services, 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 …

Better performance and… mixed reality promises the new iOS 12

More fast, more stable and with a whole new set of features will be iOS 12, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system (iPhone, iPad). At least this was supported by US giant executives during the WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple’s annual software developer meeting in San Jose, CA. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Norman: A “psychopath” artificial intelligence

Coming directly from a sci-fi thriller scenario is Norman: An artificial intelligence, inspired by Hitchcock’s “Norman Bates” character, who is “trained” to understand images, but has an overly “dark” perception of the world. As the BBC says, when a “normal” algorithm generated by artificial intelligence is asked what it sees Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The robot that will do your shopping, like in the movies

Telexistence is a startup based in Tokyo, which, when I learned about it, made me think about the future of retail. Telexistence, therefore, presented the first mass production of Model H robot. Its operation is simple: the robot is idle, but when the user activates the virtual reality mask, Model Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …