Articles by Poulami Nag

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Amazon's Alexa can now do medical diagnosis, thanks to WebMD

Amazon has partnered with WebMD to equip its voice assistant with medical diagnosis ability.

Mar 13, 2017

Smartphone manufacturers Apple, Samsung find fingerprint scanners old tech

KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also suggested that iPhone 8 may get rid of the fingerprint scanner in its upcoming iPhone 8

Mar 13, 2017

Samsung

Know how your social media hashtags can help predict floods

Study reveals "social sensors" can be used alongside with the instrument-based systems to predict natural hazards.

Mar 13, 2017

Viber aims to bolster privacy via self destructing 'secret chats'

Viber has also disabled the option to take screenshots of a timed chat on both Android and an iOS.

Mar 13, 2017

Oculus update: Live stream VR game sessions on Facebook

Gamers can livestream VR sessions with single tap via Facebook.

Mar 12, 2017

Google, Microsoft still waiting for Julian Assange to handover alleged CIA hacks

There was now concern that WikiLeaks had duped the public and pulled another PR stunt with no substance.

Mar 12, 2017

Google to relaunch project Loon, mulling to start maiden test soon

The existing project head has been replaced by Alastair Westgarth, erstwhile CEO of Quintel.

Mar 12, 2017

48 million users in Twitter are not human says study

While some of these social bots provide useful information, some can be turned into mere pawns to spread fake news.

Mar 12, 2017

Facebook takes on Google Trip by launching own city guides service

This update in Facebook also allows users to book reservations, which Google Trips doesn't offer.

Mar 12, 2017

Facebook

Twitter flags profiles with 'potentially sensitive content'

In this new feature some users' profiles are flagged as containing "potentially sensitive data".

Mar 12, 2017

Microsoft redesigns Cortana for iOS, introduces 'quick actions' feature

Changes have been made on the calling and messaging capacities of Cortana.

Mar 12, 2017

LeEco launches rehashed version of LeEco Le Pro 3, calls it LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite

There is not much different in the new LeEco phone except its cheaper price tag.

Mar 12, 2017

Tesla to fix Australia's power shortage problem in 100 days or services will be free: Elon Musk

He promised he will put the end to power shortage woes of the state of South Australia by building a 100MW battery storage farm

Mar 11, 2017

NASA releases fresh pictures of Saturn's moon Pan via Cassini Spacecraft

Cassini captured the latest images of Pan on March 7 and it rather looks like a ravioli, according to the Internet

Mar 11, 2017

WhatsApp to restore old text-based status feature

WhatsApp is currently testing beta version of old status feature for an imminent re-release.

Mar 11, 2017

Your fingerprints could give away your phone's password

Researchers have developed a technique with 80% accuracy in deducing the PIN or swipe pattern of a phone via thermal imaging camera.

Mar 11, 2017

Smartphone's spare computing power may help fight cancer

Every smartphone's spare computing power could be utilised by IBM's Android app for cancer research purposes.

Mar 11, 2017

Google to end checkbox for bot identification, start new system to analyse user interaction

Previously, Google had a captcha system where users had to write a number or letter.

Mar 11, 2017

Google Hangouts split into enterprise-focused Chat and Meet

While Chat's features look quite similar to that of Slack, Meet is here to create a better video conferencing experience for users.

Mar 11, 2017

Singapore enjoys 20.2 Mbps internet speed while global average is 7, says report

24% of all the Internet connections in Singapore are above or at 25Mbps, says report

Mar 11, 2017

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