Facebook tool converts smartphone photos into 3D images in a jiffy

New York (IANS) A team of Facebook researchers has created an end-to-end system that helps users turn photos they take on their smartphones into 3D images within seconds.

The new framework provides users with a more practical approach to 3D…

Sundar Pichai rolls out new privacy tools to keep your data safe

San Francisco (IANS) Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced new privacy improvements to keep your information safe, including changes to its data retention practices across core products to keep less data by default.

Starting today,…

Arctic sea ice witnessed massive decline in 2019: Scientists

New Delhi (IANS) The National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has found a dramatic decline in the Arctic sea ice due to global warming and said that the largest decline took place in July 2019.

The decline of sea ice has led to localized…

Twitter flags Trump tweet for violating its abusive behaviour policy

San Francisco (IANS) Twitter has once again flagged a tweet from US President Donald Trump which promoted violence by saying if protesters tried to set up an "autonomous zone" in Washington, DC they would be met with "serious force".

This is…

Samsung launches new curved gaming monitor Odyssey G9

Seoul (IANS) Samsung on Wednesday launched a 49-inch curved gaming monitor called Odyssey G9 which is the world's first Dual QHD gaming monitor that offers an industry-first, deep and immersive 1000R curvature.

Unveiled at CES 2020, the…

Early face mask adoption helped 42 nations avoid Covid mayhem

Hong Kong (IANS) You see billions of people around the world wearing face masks to avoid Covid-19, but did you realise that countries like Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and China and some other South-East Asian countries controlled the coronavirus…

Microsoft rolls out personal version of Teams on iOS, Android

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft has rolled out in preview the personal version of its video calling app Teams for consumers on mobile for both Android and iOS, where the users can perform text chat and video calling, share lists, documents, calendars…

India needs to revolutionise drug research with AI: Dassault Systemes

Bengaluru (IANS) As researchers and institutions the world over scramble to find a drug or a vaccine to fight Covid-19, 3Dexperience major Dassault Systemes on Tuesday hosted a virtual event to help advance the pace of discovery of new drugs and medicines…

Here are some cool, safe alternatives to 'red flagged' Chinese apps

New Delhi (IANS) As Intelligence agencies in India red flag over 50 China-linked mobile apps over concerns related to safety and privacy of millions of Indian users, here are some cool and secure alternatives to some of the listed Chinese apps.

Large-scale phishing attacks using Covid-19 as bait, govt warns

New Delhi (IANS) The government has warned of a major upcoming phishing attack which promises free Covid-19 testing across India. A large-scale cyber attack has been planned by cyber crooks where they may use Covid-19 as bait to steal personal and…