Beware! Excessive dependence on Smartphones and internet may lead to Digital Amnesia

Researchers thus feel that the Google effect is affecting the ability of humans to remember essential data. They further believe that this drastic change is occurring as human brain is getting adapted to internet. Do ponder and have a go at find out a solution before it becomes too late! source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 52 words · Christina Branch

BlackBerry’s first Android smartphone ‘Venice’ is on its way to AT&T for official launch

Its not clear exactly which gear we are looking at but its definitely odd. Venice sports specs like a possible 5.4-inch screen with QHD resolution and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Processor. This gadget looks to be similar in shape of the BlackBerry Passportnot precisely a slider. source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 48 words · Tyler Ortiz

Facebook developing laser system that can beam data from the sky to provide cheap high speed Internet

According to Zuckerberg This will dramatically increase the speed of sending data over long distances. The visible range includes wavelengths between 0.4 to 0.7 microns. Facebook Labs made use of visible lasers for the demonstration. Connectivity Lab is working hard on building drones. source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 45 words · Haley Henderson

Ford recalls 433,000 cars over a software bug, a OTA update would have done the trick

The recall covers some model 2015 Focus cars, C-Max hybrids and Escape sport utility vehicles. About 375,000 of the recalled cars were sold in the U.S., 52,000 in Canada and 5,000 in Mexico. This recall is not only bad for the Ford but equally frustrating for those 433,000 car owners. source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 52 words · Daniel Cobb

Man at Volkswagen Plant in Germany killed by a Robot

He later died from the injuries. Volkswagen did not release the mans name. Generally, the throw in of robot that crushed the employee is kept in a cage. The man was grabbed while he was working on the robot inside the cage. Another worker was present when the incident occurred, however, he was not harmed, Hillwig said. He refused to give any more information about the case, citing an ongoing inquiry....

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 73 words · James Swanson

Modders hack N64 controller to work with Xbox One

The controller is said to be available at a steep price of $150. They modified a N64 controller to work with Microsofts current generation console, which they succeeded in. They have done most of the hard work which is revealed in their video clip above. However, Hyperkin is not giving up. It almost certainly goes without saying that they need to somehow get a second analog stick. Does it imply that Hyperkin will actually sell a N64-styled controller for the game?...

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 100 words · Amanda Kelley

OnePlus Cardboard VR headset to be on Amazon India for Rs.99 starting third week of July

To get the virtual reality experience, OnePlus has released the OnePlus Cardboard. Looks like OnePlus is very serious about its launch and the company should be. Virtual reality holds a monumental amount of potential. With cutting-edge technology, we can explore corners of the world like never before. Regarding OnePlus Cardboard, a statement from OnePlus said This is not just a product; its an initiative. We arent making any money by offering OnePlus Cardboard....

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 212 words · John Smith

Researchers use Femtosecond lasers to create Holograms you can touch and feel

Table Of Contents Researchers turn to Femtosecond lasers to display touchable images in the air! These holograms are made up of tiny points of plasma light called asVoxels. Focused energy of a laser was used to ionize the surrounding air which resulted into creating the Voxels. The highlight of this study was that theseholograms could be felt and touched by humans safely without any burns. A Galvano scanner helped the researchers to precisely target the lasers....

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 149 words · Tyler Pittman

Take a look at the brand new Facebook logo changed for the first time since 2005

Facebooks logo was quietly altered to make it more friendly and amicable. Take a look at the brand new Facebook logo! Well, its generally new. The blue color and letters k and f is absolutely the same. The difference is most visible when you look at the way the letter a is written. Facebook 10 years ago is very different from Facebook now. source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 65 words · Frederick Nelson

United States and Canada run out of IPv4 Addresses

The IP address are the numbers that recognize every smartphone, gear and computer connected to the Internet. There are five huge nonprofit regional organizations that hand out those addresses around the world. For example, 74.125.224.72, is the address that should take you to Google. ARIN has now activated its IPv4 Unmet Requests Policy. Till recently, organizations in the ARIN region were able to get IPv4 addresses as needed. The demand for Internet addresses will only continue to grow....

July 3, 2015 · 2 min · 221 words · Natasha Patterson

Windows 10 may not reach everyone on July 29

This would mean that not every PC thats eligible for an upgrade will receive it on launch day. to make it mange the demand, Microsoft says that it has chose to go for a phased roll-out. From there, we will start notifying reserved systems in waves, slowly scaling up after July 29th. Windows 7 remains the most popular version of the software. The company has plans to go beyond the traditional PCs....

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 98 words · Susan Olson

YouTube under threat : Facebook is dabbling in video ads

48,821 crores), growing slightly more than a third from the $5.81 billion (roughly Rs. 36,845 crores) spent in 2014. 48,202 crores) in gross revenue last year, according to eMarketer. 60,242 crores) globally this year. YouTube splits ad revenue with content creators. source: www.techworm.net

July 3, 2015 · 1 min · 43 words · Emily Beasley

CyanogenMod Team releases teaser of a flexible open-source Chromium based browser called ‘Gello’

Are you ready for a new Android web app? CyanogenMod team offers first look at its own take on Chromium called Gello. Instead, it will be available in a future version of CyanogenMods Android ROM. Some of the most notable options in Gello include: CyanogenMod doesnt yet have a release date for Gello. The team noted that its surfing app wont be compatible with older devices that have a small storage partition....

July 2, 2015 · 1 min · 74 words · Jordan Hall