Apr 25, 2014

Microsoft Has Started Focusing on Augmented Reality Too

Fig. Microsoft’s headset design for 3D virtual-reality devices

When it comes to innovations and gaming; Sony Xbox always come up with some interesting ideas and designs. Off late, Sony yet again revealed their yet another interesting project on PlayStation 4. There is an amazing news for all the Play Station fans – this time they are coming up with a thought of virtual reality in the video games which they are planning to release in 2015 or so. The idea itself is so interesting that it would definitely take the gaming into completely new dimension.

Apr 23, 2014

Facebook Introducing Nearby Friends Feature to Discover Your Nearby Friends

Facebook introducing a new optional feature called Nearby Friends which help you to discover friends which are nearby on go


Facebook, one of the popular social networking website that connects you worldwide with your friends, families, and many other to your network, introducing a new optional feature called Nearby Friends which let you to discover friends which are near to you when you are on the go.

Apr 21, 2014

Google Buys Drone Maker Titan Aerospace to Provide Internet Access to Remote Areas



Google has acquired a New Mexico based Drone-maker Titan aerospace in order to connect parts of the world which do not have internet access. Currently, about two-thirds of the world's population is not connected to the internet due to poor facility or infrastructure. Google is doing so to increase its core business by providing internet access to those parts of the world which are not connected to the internet.

Apr 16, 2014

Heartbleed Vulnerability-Internet Security Flaw: Internet Users Confidential Data at Risk

The much talked security threat these days that is faced by the OpenSSL cryptographic software library is Heartbleed bug which can affect 2/3rd of the world’s server. This bug allows anyone on the internet to read the memory of the system which have been protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software.


An OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) Model consists of 7 layers that characterize and standardize the internal functions of a communication system by partitioning it into abstraction layers. The model is a product of the OSI project at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Security Socket Layer) provides communication security over the internet. This major flaw on the OpenSSL actually boosts the cybercriminal acts as the system is not secure anymore i.e. our sensitive data like usernames, passwords, credit card numbers and more are at risk.

Apr 9, 2014

Twitter Acquires Cover, an Android Screen Locker - To Improve Its Mobile Services


 

Twitter has acquired Cover, an android screen locker app that lets you customise what apps you see and when. You can read more on how Cover works here.

“We’re excited to announce that we are taking a turn today as we bring the Cover team to Twitter to take these ideas even further” says on Cover blog post.

“Twitter, like Cover, believes in the incredible potential of Android. They share our vision that smartphones can be a lot smarter — more useful and more contextual — and together we’re going to make that happen. We’ll be building upon a lot of what makes Cover great, and we’re thrilled to create something even better at Twitter.”