Excessive smartphone use can make children cross-eyed: Study

Apparently, too much smartphone usage could cause convergent strabismus. One or both of the eyes may turn in, out, up or down. The study also found that the children held smartphones too close to their face. The researchers said that the condition is becoming more prevalent in children when it had previously been quite rare. This, they say, proves the link between excessive smartphone usage and the condition. Children showing signs of deviated eyes should consult a doctor immediately, they added....

April 25, 2016 · 1 min · 97 words · Lawrence Price

Find My iPad leads police to the stolen tablet and gang’s hideout

This is not the first time where the feature has brought criminals to justice. The security feature allowed authorities to save the day on different occasions. source: www.techworm.net

April 25, 2016 · 1 min · 28 words · Benjamin Barrett

Google building an in-house startup incubator ‘Area 120’

This entrepreneurial space will let Google employees develop their ideas, which will be supported and funded by Google. It will be headed up by Google executives Don Harrison and Bradley Horowitz, sources told The Information. The name Area 120 is a reference to Googles famous 20% time. This empowers them to be more creative and innovative. Many of our significant advances have happened in this manner. This idea nursery might not be enough....

April 25, 2016 · 1 min · 75 words · Anna Wilson

Judge says the police need a warrant even to peek at your smartphone screen

The case in question,Riley v. California, was a major privacy victory. The officer stated that he had opened the phone so that he could turn off the phone. Thus, The search of Bells cell phone violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. Source:Motherboard Read More source: www.techworm.net

April 25, 2016 · 1 min · 50 words · Heather Proctor

Find where Wi-Fi is located around the world with this world Wi-Fi map

Do you know where is the worlds Wi-Fi? At over 6 million, California has the most wireless networks in the US, followed by Texas. For instance, many countries are mentioned as having lesser than 10 identified networks. Whether its checking emails during the morning travel or high-tech military manoeuvres, Wi-Fi provides on-the-go connectivity. However, the quality of connections does vary. Every country is tested on the speed and quality of public hotspots depending on users experiences....

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 132 words · Steven Vargas

Get The Samsung’s ‘Always On Display’ On Any Android Smartphone

This new feature has been integrated in its latest devices to keep the user constantly updated. All of this information can be kept visible at all times, even when the screen is off. whether it is in use or sleep mode. As a result, the hardware aspect of the gear is impossible to emulate on any other gear. The widget this app displays is just white on a black background....

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 206 words · Jesus Davenport

KKK Website Shut Down by Anonymous Ghost Squad’s DDoS Attack

Ghost Squad, the group said to be behind this attack works with the online hacktivist Anonymous. The reason for attacking the KKK is the blunt racism in the name of free speech. We are not fascist but we certainly do not agree with the KKK movement. They are the Fascists and they are the Racists. An error alert The kkkknights.com page isnt working is displayed for those visiting the website....

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 103 words · Taylor Hernandez

LG G5 and HTC 10 USB Type-C not compliant with specifications

This time, Im reviewing Black Squids Full-Featured C-to-C cable! tl;dr: Good cable! Excuse the length of this review. I tested with 3 different chargers, one of them actually an external display dock with a 4K screen. source: www.techworm.net

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 38 words · Megan Cohen

Logitech Unveils Giant Wall Of Keyboard LED Showing G810 Gaming Keyboard

When the term Logitech comes to our mind, we immediately know that the company is a pioneer at producing gaming peripherals that are not only built to last, but look attractive while doing so. However, for those who do not know the origin and business model of the company, Logitech will see to it that a lasting image remains embedded in your head. In addition to making great headphones, microphones, gaming mice, the company also leads the front when making gaming keyboards and to remind the general public that it is still producing this particular gaming peripheral, Logitech unveiled a giant wall comprised of 160 Logitech G810 RGB keyboards....

April 24, 2016 · 2 min · 284 words · Gerald Smith

NASA Working On Solar Electric Propulsion For Deep Space Exploration

AEPS contract is a 36-month cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a performance incentive and total value of $67 million. SEP for these reasons works well in the vacuum of space, mainly on spacecraft with long mission lifetimes. source: www.techworm.net

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 37 words · Kimberly Chung

Soon sound of your skull could replace your online passwords

We have had researchers moving from fingerprint to iris scanning methods to look for most secure access. After that we have had researchers study ears, heartbeat, brain scan. Now the researchers are onto really eerie stuff, skull sounds. Move over from face recognition, fingerprint sensor, and iris scanning methods to log into sites and apps. However, there are a couple of problems to overcome before SkullConduct can become a viable proposition....

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 73 words · Ashley Clark

This hack can increase your Nexus 5 smartphone storage to 64GB

In fact, it was one of the best sellers for 2013 when it was launched. The Nexus 5 owner from Ukraine decide to physically hack his smartphone to install a 64GB memory. The hack is pretty difficult than a similarSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge hackwhich we reported earlier. It involves physically hacking into the smartphone insides and soldering. Nexus 5 ball grid array mounting makes it doubly difficult. The entire hack is documented on this XDA Forumsthread....

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 111 words · Melinda Lindsey

Wikipedia soon to be available on the Moon

Basically, this so-called payload is used for scientific experiments. source: www.techworm.net

April 24, 2016 · 1 min · 11 words · Shannon Garner