October 2015

SP’s: Apple has announced two clean energy programs in China for reducing carbon footprint. They aim at expanding more energy efficient projects across the country like solar projects and installing more than 2 gigawatts of new…

SP’s: A Dutch startup is ready to launch first ever consumer-ready modular smartphones in December in select European countries beating Google’s Project Ara for world’s first modular smartphones. Since Google announced a delay in its Project…

SP’s: KEYi Technology had invented the world’s first modular robot which is offering 100 robots in a device. It can be configured and re-configured for performing various tasks. It is app-enabled and mainly consists of a…

SP’s: The US District Court has dismissed a lawsuit by Wikimedia against the NSA surveillance. The District Court ruled that the lawsuit merely rested on “the subjective fear of surveillance” and it was “unpersuasive,” “incomplete,” and…

SP’s : xCraft, the drone manufacturer company that creates high-end affordable drone, has landed a deal with the Sharks at the Shark Tank with $1.5 million for 25%. It means that their idea of PhoneDrone, a…

SP’s: Accomplished Google hacker James Forshaw thinks that Microsoft has delivered a “good” operating system, but it has failed to ensure the overall user security. He praised it for some improvements and called it the “Two…

SP’s: Every alternate day, we are amazed by the ever-increasing applications of 3D printing. Ranging from printing prosthetics for children to a whole car, 3D printing is establishing itself as the future of manufacturing. Along the…

SP’s: With the ever advancing fast-paced technology, we are now more open to the more intimate devices like wearables. They are connected to our body and continuously record our movements, giving us the regular feedback. This…

SP’s: Driven by the open source philosophy, two Facebook interns won $5,000 at a Facebook Hackathon. They performed a codeless hack and made a tool to debug the failed Battery Backup Units (BBU). Read more to…

SP’s: Mira Modi, an 11-year-old girl, has started a business of selling cryptographically secure passwords for $2 each. She generated Diceware passwords, writes them by hands and sends by postal mail. The unprecedented speed, at which…

SP’s: As the latest employee surveys indicate, Facebook is one of the best places to work for. But, getting a job offer from Mr. Zuckerberg’s company isn’t so easy. Here we are with a compilation of…

SP’s: Most of us can not imagine life without access to the internet for reasons ranging from social networking to doing projects and collecting information. But, not all of us know about these interesting facts about…

SP’s: Health and education are closely connected and very important for a child’s growth. Aiming to combine both the aspect together, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are opening a free K-12 school…

SP’s: Taking inspiration from another’s designs is an old tale in the smartphone industry. The latest controversy is revolving around iPhone 6-inspired HTC One A9. Defending HTC, a top executive said that it was Apple that…

SP’s: As we advance more and more in artificial intelligence and related technologies, we must solve some complex ethical problems. A similar dilemma is faced in the case of self-driving cars and how they should act…

SP’s: During a recent interview with Bloomberg, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer targetted Microsoft’s rivals Apple and Amazon. He said that Microsoft did a crazy thing saving Apple from bankruptcy in the past and bashed Amazon…

SP’s: WiTricity, a Watertown-based company, committed to the idea of wireless electricity, has emerged with a new technology that uses coupled resonators to power electronic devices wirelessly. Professor Morin Soljačić and his team from MIT are…

SP’s: Researchers at SEAS have developed a metamaterial with zero refractive index that will allow a phase of light to go at infinitely fast speeds.  Prepare yourselves to put silicon-based electronics in the archives as the…

SP’s: To make its search more functional, Facebook has indexed about 2 trillion public posts. Now, you can search the pictures, news and posts of your interest by entering some phrases in the search box. However,…

SP’s: All big companies are battling each other to become winners in the race of the ultimate hybrid tablet. Taking inspiration from Microsoft Surface tablet, Apple and Google have revealed their new products. Let’s take a…

SP’s: Microsoft has been unable to bring momentum to the Edge browser adoption rate and this could be largely attributed to the lack of Chrome-like Microsoft Edge Extensions. In a disappointing development, Microsoft has confirmed that…

SP’s: Augmented Reality startup Magic Leap gave a teaser of its developing technology at WSJD live event with a floating solar system in an office. Google-backed Augmented Reality startup Magic Leap had promised the world a…

SP’s: Internet of Things are constantly being targeted by attackers to get the better off of the companies or individuals. CCTV surveillance cameras are generally preferred for the purpose. Make sure you do not come under…

SP’s: – A hacker that operates a Twitter handle named Amped Attacks, is taking down the websites spreading homophobia and racism one by one. Via the Twitter account, the hacker tweets the next targets and…

SP’s:  A year ago, Hendo was introduced and it claimed it to be the world’s first real hoverboard. The early demo videos showed that this claim had some credibility. Now, on the occasion of the…

SP’s: Facebook has launched its learning initiative in the form of Facebook TechPrep, which will help the students and parents to develop a strong computer cognizance.  Facebook was created in a dorm of Harvard University…

SP’s: Ubuntu 15.10 is now released by Canonical and available for download. Read this article, know the features of Ubuntu 15.10 and take your upgrade decision. After six months in development, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf is…

SP’s: Linux Ubuntu 15.10, this year’s second Ubuntu release is finally here. You can find the download link below or check for the update in you already Ubuntu 15.04 running system. Canonical has finally unwrapped the…

SP’s: This year’s Doodle 4 Google contest has been flagged off by Google on October 19, asking to create something refreshing this time, an art unprecedented. The theme is ‘What makes me…me’ Did you always wonder…

SP’s: The proliferation of new applications for machine learning hints at its vast potential. Companies, governments, and researchers innovate new ways to mine big data for useful insights constantly. All it takes is some creativity and…