WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will allow users to quickly switch from voice to video call while the voice call is in progress. Continue reading Switch from voice to video call on WhatsApp soon as you talk
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Facebook launches new tools for video creators
In yet another attempt to take on Google-owned YouTube, Facebook has announced new tools for video creators to join its platform. Continue reading Facebook launches new tools for video creators
Google Glass returns from the dead as tool to help kids with autism
Those who declared Google Glass a failure perhaps spoke too soon as it is now resurfacing as a tool to help children with autism improve their social skills. Continue reading Google Glass returns from the dead as tool to help kids with autism
Researchers develop novel motion sensors
Researchers have developed new motion sensors that could herald a near future of ubiquitous, fully integrated and affordable wearable technology. Continue reading Researchers develop novel motion sensors
‘Invisible glass’ could solve smartphone glare problem
Reading a message on your smartphone under sunlight could become a lot easier as researchers have found a way to make glass antireflective, reducing reflections so much that it essentially becomes invisible. Continue reading ‘Invisible glass’ could solve smartphone glare problem
Facebook activates safety check following New York attack
Facebook activated its safety check feature for users after a truck ploughed into pedestrians in Lower Manhattan in New York on Tuesday killing eight and injuring 12. Continue reading Facebook activates safety check following New York attack
Your phone can help map global mosquito distribution
Indian-origin researchers at Stanford University in the US are working towards creating a global map of mosquito distribution with the help of cellphone recordings of mosquito hum shared by citizen scientists from across the world. Continue reading Your phone can help map global mosquito distribution
Smart fabric could store passcodes in your clothes invisibly
Scientists including one of Indian-origin have created fabrics and fashion accessories that can store data—from security codes to identification tags—without needing any on-board electronics or sensors. Continue reading Smart fabric could store passcodes in your clothes invisibly
NASA’s 2020 Mars rover to have 23 ‘eyes’
NASA said its Mars 2020 mission will have more “eyes” than any rover before it – a grand total of 23, to create sweeping panoramas, reveal obstacles, study the atmosphere and assist science instruments. Continue reading NASA’s 2020 Mars rover to have 23 ‘eyes’
Morocco to launch earth observation satellite
Morocco is set to join a select group of countries in Africa that have a satellite in orbit with the launch on November 8 of its earth observation satellite. Continue reading Morocco to launch earth observation satellite