Sci/Tech

Google Translate App Is Smarter Than Ever, Integrated With Word Lens

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 15, 2015 12:40 AM EST

Google has announced a major update to its Google Translate app for Android and iOS. The new features include Word Lens integration, allowing users to automatically translate written text on street signs or menus and other printed items. The new update has also been powered with enhanced real-time conversation translation.

Google Reveals Most Advanced Prototype of Project Ara, To Launch Modular Smartphones In Puerto Rico This Year

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 14, 2015 11:56 PM EST

Second Project Ara developer conference was held Wednesday, where Google showcased its most advanced prototype of Project Ara - an open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones.

Launched: Super-Cheap Microsoft Lumia 435 and 532, Price Below $100

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 14, 2015 02:05 PM EST

Microsoft has unveiled two new models of Lumia smartphones : Lumia 435 and Lumia 532, both below the $100 mark. Lumia 435 is Microsoft's cheapest Lumia to date - costing $81.

Samsung Launches First Tizen OS Based Smartphone In India

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 14, 2015 01:10 PM EST

Samsung has launched its first Tizen operating system based smartphone in India. Tizen is Samsung's own operating system powering its smartwatches, TVs, appliances and now a phone.

iPhone 6S Rumors: Dual Lens Camera, HealthKit Sensors

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 14, 2015 01:05 AM EST

The latest rumors regarding iPhone 6S suggest that the next version of iPhone would include dual-lens camera. Sony - camera hardware manufacturer for Apple's iPhone - recently announced mobile devices with a "dual lens" which makes the rumor sensational.

Firefox 35 Released With Plugin Free Video Chat Service, New HTML5 Features

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 14, 2015 12:52 AM EST

Mozilla has released the Firefox 35 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The highlighted features of the new update are: room-based Firefox Hello conversations, MP4 playback on Mac and integration with the Android download manager.

Z13 Is The Most Sophisticated And Powerful Computer IBM Ever Built

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 14, 2015 12:07 AM EST

IBM might have given up some hardware business, but when it comes to mainframes, the company excels. The American multinational technology is introducing z13, the most powerful and sophisticated computer ever built, costing $US 1 billion.

GoPro Shares Dip As Apple Patents For a More Efficient Wearable Camera

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 13, 2015 11:42 PM EST

Apple has been awarded a patent for a wearable camera that, if launched, could give action cameras made by GoPro a hard time. The shares of the action-camera maker GoPro dropped more than 12 percent after the reports of Apple's new patents surfaced.

Curtains Down on Free Support for Windows 7

By Peter R - Jan 13, 2015 04:35 PM EST

Microsoft will end stop providing free support for Windows 7 which was launched in 2009.

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