Tech
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StumbleUpon Shifts to a New Discovery Platform called Mix
StumbleUpon is reportedly shifting to a new discovery platform after sixteen years, as conveyed through a tweet by the StumbleUpon Team. StumbleUpon is a fairly old social networking platform that was there way before tweets, posts, snaps and pins were in fashion. According to the official website, the platform had…
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Opera Allows Users to Upgrade to the Latest Version of Their Browser
The Opera web browser released version 54.0.2952.41 today, and precompiled binaries are already available for several popular platforms. It looks like Opera’s current developers are rededicating themselves to ensuring that their browser is compatible with as many different desktop and laptop platforms as possible. The official FTP site is currently…
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Rugged Smartphone based on Snapdragon 210 Costs More than iPhone X
Under its Toughbook series, Panasonic has been selling rugged devices for quite a long time. A recent announcement made by the company declared that Panasonic Toughbook FZ-T1 is out in the market as a new smartphone. Similar to other Toughbook devices, this new addition to the series has arrived with…
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Dropbox Releases Code for New DivANS Compression Algorithm
If you thought that 7-Zip provided excellent compression ratios, then you might be in for a treat since Dropbox released their new DivANS compression algorithm as an open-source project. Developers claim that DivANS can compress data more densely than 7-Zip, Brotli or even Zstandard. The code makes extensive use of…
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Adobe’s Engineers Develop AI Routine to Track Fake News Images
Adobe announced that they were working on new artificial intelligence technology that could spot the differences between genuine news photos and fake ones. Their flagship product Photoshop has long been used by those who had wanted to generate phony images for use with manufactured news stories. Considering the recent attention…
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Apple, Microsoft and Google introducing standardized USB HID for visually impaired
Within the fast moving world of today, a life without having know how of technology is just as living in the stone age in the modern times. Having access to technology is a right of all. This fact got perceived by Apple, Goolge and Microsoft which led them to the…
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Intel introduces cost-effective memory stick Optane DC dual in-line memory module
The bridging of new technology gap has been very challenging for Intel and almost three years later after the reveal of 3D Xpoint memory, the company finally came up with Optane DC and define it as an “entirely new class” of data storage and technology. Optane DC works different from…
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HP announces Omen 15 laptop and ear-cooling gaming headsets
At the HP Gambling Festival in Beijing, the company demonstrated its new Mindframe headset. It uses a patented active cooling system, so that the user’s ears do not feel like in the oven – this is usually a problem with large ear-hook headphones, especially in a warm environment. Hewlett-Packard said…
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Samsung takes the initiative in establishing 5G standards
5G wireless communication standards all set to hit the market as Samsung took the lead by hosting a 3GPP conference (Third Generation Partnership Project) in the companionship of more than 80 telecom companies and 1500 standard experts including; Qualcomm, as well as major mobile operators such as Verizon, AT&T, NTT DoCoMo,…
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Uber launches its new in-app security features in the US
Uber, an app often discredited for lacking security measures and seldom pursuing unethical conduct was able to somewhat improve the situation when its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi finally took matter into his own hands and introduced Uber riders with a new safety feature to ensure them of their protection as they…
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Is Pretty Similar To The Note 8
Renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 reveal that the changes are very subtle and all in all, the design is pretty much the same as the Note 8. What are the differences you ask? For starters, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a bit shorter. Other than that the chin…
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Microsoft unveils Xbox 360 console update now since 2016
Xbox 360 that rolled out back in 2005 was veiled by the release of Xbox One in 2013 and Xbox One X in 2017 and a large number of user shifted from the previous console to the modern ones which holds all the features of the old machine and more…
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Freesync supporting Samsung TVs for smoother gaming experience
Good news for gamer(s) on the release of Freesync supportive new line of TVs by Samsung that will help with a smoother gaming experience by preventing screen tearing. This software update was rolled out to specifically support QLED line of TVs 2018 and Microsoft’s Xbox is working in partnership with…
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HTC Vive Focus new system update 2.0 lets you take call and messages while in virtual world
HTC made sure not to let you miss any important messages or calls while you’re having an exciting experience in the virtual world. Being said that, the availability of Vive Focus is only in China, to make this possible the company launched their exciting new update under the name of…
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14 security flaws found in BMW cars
With the passage of time, computerized automated systems have taken over most of the technological advancements. Same is the case with vehicles, where the giant manufacturers like BMW, Mercedes, and Audi etc are embedding such automated systems into their cars to get further ahead. But as we all know, innovation…
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Ride hailing giant Uber plans to flock Paris skyline with hovering flying taxis worth $23.4 million
The concept flying car will seize to just stay an invention from the future when Uber brings the hot new plan to life in Paris within a design center specialized for the purpose. The ride giants laid it’s basis for the big plan on French grounds by constructing the Advanced…
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LG, Google redefined the future of VR with 18 MP 3xPPI OLED digital display
After the reveal of a “secret project” been worked on since March, the future of virtual reality was given an uplift of redefinition by Google and LG with launch of OLED. Currently being labelled by Google as the “World’s highest resolution OLED on glass display” with a resolution of 3,840…
