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Four Apple contractors accuse Qualcomm of antitrust violations

Four Apple contractors accuse Qualcomm of antitrust violations

Technology July 19, 2017 at 6:52 pm 0 comments

iPhone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc faces a fresh set of antitrust allegations from a group of four companies that assemble the iPhone and other products on behalf of Apple Inc. Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Wistron Corp, Compal Electronics Inc and Pegatron Corp alleged that Qualcomm violated twoRead More

Most users can’t detect fake news on social media

Most users can’t detect fake news on social media

Technology July 18, 2017 at 5:36 pm 0 comments

London As the spread of fake news on social media gains momentum, researchers now reveal that people can detect a fake image of a real-world scene only 60 per cent of the time. Even then, they can only tell what is wrong with the image only 45 per cent ofRead More

Babies start learning language in the womb

Technology July 18, 2017 at 5:36 pm 0 comments

Washington Language learning begins in the womb, say scientists who have found that babies can distinguish between someone speaking to them in English and Japanese a month before they are born. Previous studies have demonstrated this by measuring changes in babies’ behaviour — for example, by measuring whether babies changeRead More

New species of human-sized dinosaur discovered

Technology July 18, 2017 at 5:35 pm 0 comments

Toronto, July 18 Scientists have discovered a new species of 71 million-year-old bird-like dinosaur in Canada that is roughly the size of a human. Palaeontologists initially thought that the bones of the dinosaur — Albertavenator — belonged to its close relative Troodon, which lived around 76 million years ago —Read More

Now make, share GIFs with Facebook camera

Now make, share GIFs with Facebook camera

Technology July 16, 2017 at 5:26 pm 0 comments

San Francisco, July 16 Facebook has quietly rolled out a new feature that allows users to make short “GIFs” using the in-app camera. The GIF could be customised using several frames and filters and shared on Facebook, Engadget reported on Saturday. Users can tap the camera icon on the appRead More

New robots can follow spoken instructions

Technology July 16, 2017 at 5:25 pm 0 comments

Washington Scientists, including those of Indian origin, have developed robots that can follow spoken instructions, an advance that may make it easier for people to interact with automated machines at home and workplaces. “The issue we’re addressing is language grounding, which means having a robot take natural language commands andRead More

75 per cent of human genome is junk DNA: Study

Technology July 16, 2017 at 5:25 pm 0 comments

New York, July 16 At least 75 per cent of human genome is junk DNA, or useless but harmless DNA, suggests a new research. The functional portion of the human genome probably falls between 10 and 15 per cent, with an upper limit of 25 per cent, according to theRead More

Now, you can watch 3D movies at home sans glasses

Now, you can watch 3D movies at home sans glasses

Technology July 13, 2017 at 5:54 pm 0 comments

Washington, July 13 MIT scientists have developed a new system that can allow users to watch 3D movies at home without having to wear inconvenient special glasses. While 3D movies continue to be popular in theatres, they have not made the leap to our homes just yet. Theatres generally eitherRead More

Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica

Technology July 13, 2017 at 5:54 pm 0 comments

Paris, A trillion-tonne iceberg, one of the largest ever recorded, has snapped off the West Antarctic ice shelf, scientists who have monitored the growing crack for years said on Wednesday. “The calving occurred sometime between Monday, July 10 and Wednesday, July 12, when a 5,800-square kilometre section of Larsen C (iceRead More

Google Earth to let users post stories, photos in coming years

Google Earth to let users post stories, photos in coming years

Technology July 12, 2017 at 8:27 pm 0 comments

Rio de janeiro Alphabet Inc wants users to post millions of stories, video and photos on its Google Earth platform in the next few years, the programme chief said at a launch event in Brazil for content focused on showcasing the Amazon rainforest. The “Voyager” tool allows internet surfers toRead More