Researchers have found new information on one of the molecular mechanisms behind light harvesting. Light harvesting is the process that enables photosynthetic organisms to thrive whatever be the weather conditions. The research was presented at the 58th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting in San Francisco between February 15 and 19. During the meeting, Hsiang-Yu Yang, a graduate student, … [Read more...]
Kickstarter website hacked, user passwords safe
Website hacked!!! This is becoming a very common affair these days in the web world. Hackers are rampantly attacking websites and gaining access to user profiles and personal information of internet users. The latest victim is the crowd funding site, Kickstarter. The company on Saturday revealed that the hackers have stolen user information from its website, although no credit card information … [Read more...]
Office suit for iPad likely to be unveiled in early 2014
Here is a piece of good news for those eagerly waiting for the Microsoft Office suite for their iPad. The industry insiders say it is likely to be launched in the first half of 2014. According to a reliable industry source ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, the program is alive and well and should arrive sometime in the first half of 2014. The sources also say, the iPad edition is likely to be released … [Read more...]
Apple, Google say no to games with ‘Flappy’ title
Apple and Google are rejecting the games which have “Flappy” in its title after the ‘addictive’ game ‘Flappy Bird was taken off from the Google Play and Apple iOS stores on February 8 by its Vietnamese creator, Dong Nguyen. Both Apple and Google’s app store's top charts are overflowing with clones of this year's viral hit "Flappy Bird" with many game developers giving ‘Flappy’ title to their … [Read more...]
Now, robotic termites to build homes for you
Just imagine a fleet of robots constructing big buildings, small homes and other structures for you. You will not need to rack your brain in instructing these robotic construction workers as they will work autonomously, harmoniously and most importantly without any supervision. A team of researchers from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for … [Read more...]
Hackers using IE 10 flaw for cyber attack
Cyber crime and cyber attack have become a common phenomenon these days. Adding to the woes of internet users, researchers have exposed another internet attack that is seeing many online data including those of government. According to the researchers, the hackers are now using a previously unknown technical flaw in the 10th version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser to breach the … [Read more...]
Windows 8 Usage Crosses 200 Million, Still Lagging Behind Windows 7
When Microsoft had launched its Windows 7 OS it had recorded a sale of 240 million copies in just the first year. A year and half ago, Microsoft launched Windows 8 which has sold 200 million copies in this period. The figures have been officially announced by Microsoft through their head of marketing Tami Reller during a Goldman Sach technology conference. The report comes to us from Seattle. … [Read more...]
Tizen Association Welcomes 15 New Members
SoftBank Mobile and Sprint are two big names amongst the 15 new firms who have teamed up with Tizen Association in their open source venture. So far, it was thirty six companies that formed Tizen Association. This is an open-source OS for the mobile gadgets, for those who are new in this aspect. SoftBank Mobile is the mother company to which Sprint belongs and therefore along with the mother … [Read more...]
Sprint Galaxy S4 Users Getting Android KitKat Update
A leak recently appeared on the kernel for the updated Android version to be running on Galaxy S4 smartphone from Sprint. The official confirmation from Sprint has now reached its subscribers that the update is indeed on the way which would update their OS to Android 4.4 Kitkat. Users would get a prompt on their devices when the update is available for their region as Sprint is posting the update … [Read more...]
Japan Based Rakuten Acquires Viber Messaging App For $900m
Viber is a voice and messaging service that has high subscriber base for their services. The service has now been bought over by Rakuten for a sum of $900 million, as revealed in a statement issued by Rakuten, a Japan based e-commerce company. Viber has been formed in 2010 by Talmon Marco an entrepreneur based in Italy. Since its beginning the company has gained in rapid steps in the field of … [Read more...]
