Facebook engineering team has clarified that it has discovered a security issue that affected almost 50 million accounts. It also mentioned that the investigation is still in its early stages but said that it’s clear that attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that impacted “View As” a feature that lets people see what their own profile looks like to someone else. Continue reading “Facebook security breach allowed hackers to control 50 million accounts”
Acer in collaboration with Yulon Group has introduced its self-driving concept car at the Taiwan Automotive Technology Innovation Summit 2018. This self-driving concept car comes integrated with Acer’s autonomous driving system with the Luxgen S3 electric vehicle platform. Both companies demonstrated their level 4[i]-ready self-driving concept car, showcasing their shared vision of AI (artificial intelligence) and autonomous driving technology. Continue reading “Acer self-driving concept car with Luxgen S3 electric vehicle platform unveiled”
Ministry of Indian Railways today announced its partnership with Google to bring the history of Indian railways on Google Arts & Culture. This move comes as a mark to celebrate the historic journey of Indian railways, highlighting the deep-rooted connection of railways with the country. The new online project “The Railways — Lifeline of a Nation” has also been unveiled at the event. Continue reading “Google Arts and Culture to bring rich history of Indian Railways exhibits across 22 stations”
Arm today has announced Safety Ready Program that is aimed to develop solutions for self-driving cars and has also launched the Cortex-A76AE; its first processor IP designed specifically for autonomous vehicles. The Cortex-A76AE processor comes integrated with redundancy and can compute complex relies on up to 16 Cortex-A76 cores. Continue reading “Arm Cortex-A76AE 7nm ‘autonomous-class’ car processor announced; Safety Ready Program initiative unveiled”
Google, as part of an ongoing collaboration with photo industry consortium CEPIC, and IPTC, the global technical standards body for the news media, today announced that now users can access rights-related image metadata in Google Images which was difficult to prior to the announcement.
Continue reading “Google Images will now come with Creator and Credit metadata”
Finnish holdings firm MPH Technologies has filed a fresh lawsuit on Apple in federal court accusing the company of patent-infringing with products including iMessage and FaceTime. MPH Technologies attempted to license its IP to Apple in 2016. The lawsuit is being filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Continue reading “Apple hit with patent infringement lawsuit over iMessage and FaceTime encryption tech”
Google with an aim to make travel planning easier today is announcing a new update to Trips which starting from October will help you manage the travel by organizing what you’ve saved and searched for and letting you resume where you left off before.
Continue reading “Google Trips planning gets customized suggestions, flight price tips and more”
Xiaomi today at an event in India has launched the Mi Home security camera 360. It features 360-degree viewing angle, 1080p HD video recording with infrared night vision to ensure no detail is lost even during challenging light condition, and the AI motion detection to detect and alert you of any unwanted movement in the house.
Continue reading “Mi Home security Camera 360 with AI motion detection, Infrared night vision launched in India for Rs. 2699”
Fortnite today announced an open beta that will allow for cross-platform gameplay, progression, and commerce across PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Mac operating systems. The company will use beta as an opportunity for testing cross-platform. Continue reading “Fortnite beta for PS4 gets cross-play support for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and more”
Oculus today has announced its new headset; the Oculus Quest which is its first all-in-one VR gaming system. It offers six degrees of freedom and Touch controllers. The company has lined up around 50 titles for launch including games like Robo Recall, The Climb, and Moss. It also unveiled the Oculus Insight that powers inside-out tracking, Guardian, and Touch controller tracking. Continue reading “Oculus Quest standalone VR headset announced at $399; Rift Core 2.0 update to roll out from October”
Xiaomi today at an event in India has launched the Mi Luggage with scratch-resistant design in two sizes; 20 and 24.” These come with four adjustable handles and the wheels fit closely to the housing frame to enhance stability and reduce noise when dragging.
Facebook today announced that Facebook Stories ads available to all advertisers around the world. The company says according to Ipsos survey of stories users commissioned by Facebook IQ, 68% of people say they use stories on at least three apps regularly, and 63% plan to use stories more in the future.
Apple iOS 12.1 Beta has introduced the support for eSIM that lets you activate a cellular plan from your carrier without the need for a physical SIM. This eSIM on the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, the eSIM pairs with the included nano-SIM to enable dual-SIM functionality. Continue reading “Apple iOS 12.1 Beta brings support for eSIM Functionality”
At the opening of Photokina 2018, Leica Camera AG, Panasonic, and Sigma announced a strategic partnership. The collaboration enables Panasonic and Sigma to make use of the L-Mount standard developed by Leica for their own developments and to offer both cameras and lenses utilizing this lens mount. Continue reading “Panasonic, Leica, SIGMA team up to bring L-mount mirrorless camera lens”
Vivaldi today has launched a new version of its browser; Vivaldi 2.0 with features like customizable sleek user interface, private and secure syncing across computers, tools for smart browsing, revamped theming, and more. Continue reading “Vivaldi browser 2.0 with refreshed UI, tab management and more released”
