Sci/Tech

New Facebook Update Will Give You More Control Over Data Sharing With 3rd Party Apps

By Kamal Nayan - May 02, 2015 02:23 AM EDT

Facebook is updating its terms to give more control to users for sharing data with 3rd party apps. The social networking giant also introduced an Anonymous Login feature that lets you log into apps without sharing personal information.

Apple Confirms Tattoos and Apple Watch May Not Play Nice Together

By Kamal Nayan - May 01, 2015 02:12 PM EDT

Dark tattoos may interfere with the Apple Watch's ability to capture a person's heart rate, Apple confirmed on the device's product support page.

NASA's Mercury Orbiter Messenger Crashes Leaving a Massive Crater

By Peter R - May 01, 2015 02:15 PM EDT

The probe crashed into Mercury on Thursday ending a 11-year journey that began in 2004.

Microsoft Acquires Touch Screen Technology Company N-Trig Ltd

By Kamal Nayan - May 01, 2015 02:01 PM EDT

Microsoft has acquired the touch screen technology company N-Trig. The company components are used in Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3 tablets.

IBM Researchers Take a Step Closer to the Elusive Quantum Computer

By Peter R - May 01, 2015 09:52 AM EDT

Researchers at the T.J. Watson Research Laboratory were able to detect two quantum errors simultaneously and also developed circuitry that can be scaled up.

Grooveshark Finally Shuts Down, Apologizes to the Music Industry

By Staff Reporter - May 01, 2015 04:01 AM EDT

The online streaming website Grooveshark lost its battle with the music industry on Thursday, shutting down immediately as part of a settlement agreement.

Apple Watch (Sport 38 mm) Components Reportedly Cost Just $81.20; Lowest Hardware Cost to Price Ratio Yet

By Kamal Nayan - May 01, 2015 02:01 AM EDT

Apple Watch has the lowest ratio of hardware costs to retail price across any Apple product, according to a new report. Components of the basic model (Sport 38 mm) Apple Watch cost a total of $81.20.

Apple Introduces App Analytics (Beta) For iOS Developers

By Kamal Nayan - May 01, 2015 01:50 AM EDT

Apple has introduced a new beta version of App Analytics tool for iOS developers that will enable access to multiple useful stats. Earlier iOS developers had to rely on third-party analytics software to track the app performance.

Twitter Lets You Embed Old DOS Games Inside Your Tweets; Good Bye Productivity!

By Kamal Nayan - May 01, 2015 01:39 AM EDT

Apart from embedding media in your tweets, you can also embed old DOS games. However the catch is that to embed them, the games should be hosted on the Internet Archive (archive.org).

Google Adds Custom Voice Actions For NPR, Zillow, Shazam

By Kamal Nayan - May 01, 2015 01:27 AM EDT

Google has announced custom voice actions for third party apps like NPR, Zillow and Shazam. From now, you could say something like "OK, Google, listen to NPR" and Google app will open up the NPR app to play a new story.

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