If you are a regular user of Google’s video Hangouts service, you’ll be glad to know that the experience on desktop for this service is about to get a little more stable. Google has announced that Google Hangouts will no longer require a plugin for Chrome users.
Each year at I/O, Google gives all of the developers in the audience a gift. Some years it’s a tablet while some years, it’s a laptop. But this year at I/O, Google has given the attendees a piece of cardboard! Actually it’s an app that lets Android users transform their phones into Virtual Reality headsets.
The pace of technological advancement today is so rapid that there is an ever-greater need for better computing solutions. HP is offering one in the shape of ‘The Machine’, a computing setup that rethinks even the basics and offers a truly next-generation solution.
The frequency and severity of cyber attack has sharply risen over the past few years. With the key targets being financial institutions, banks and industry entities, it isn’t surprising to note that these cyber attacks cost the global economy a cool $400 billion each year.
Ever since his death, Einstein’s brain has been somewhat of a mystery for scientists. A 1985 study famously suggested that his brain was different from other, normal brains. But a new study refutes this claim, citing that Einstein’s brain is perfectly normal.
There is a lot going on in the field of quantum physics and quantum technology these days. Dutch scientists have now joined the fray by successfully teleporting information over a distance of 10 feet, exploiting a phenomenon called ‘quantum entanglement.’
Wind turbine makes some kind of obnoxious noise. But lately, Rotterdam-based tech firm The Archimedes has officially introduced a wind turbine called Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine which makes very little noise. Most importantly, the turbine is said to be considerably more efficient than most other conventional turbines.
Flameless heaters are nothing new. They have long been used to cook up rationed food by the U.S. military and are now becoming popular with the outdoor-camping crowd. Mealspec recently unveiled a new ‘Heater’ bag which is one of the most effective flameless heaters in the market.