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You know how you do that thing where you cover your face in pictures so even if your friends put them up on Facebook (without your permission, obviously) no one will be able to tell who you are? Turns out Facebook knows exactly who you are even without seeing your face. New Scientist   reports  that Facebook’s got a new algorithm that allows recognition without needing to resort to anything as basic as facial features. Instead, the experimental (meaning it’s coming soon, don’t worry) algorithm looks at other recognizable characteristics to pick out who’s who in all those party pics that were shot in low light at bad angles. From  New Scientist : “There are a lot of cues we use. People have characteristic aspects, even if you look at them from the back,” [Yann] LeCun says [head of Artificial Intelligence]. “For example, you can recognise Mark Zuckerberg very easily, because he always wears a gray T-shirt.” The research team pulled almost 40,000 public photo...

Colombo: Sri Lanka teamed up today with Google to bring high-speed Internet access to the island using balloons, aiming to become the first country in the region with complete coverage. GOOGLE LOON 

The new Moto X is now official: it's a 5.7-inch Android Lollipop smartphone with "one of the best cameras in the world" and it carries the title of Moto X Style. This new Moto smartphone has a 21-megapixel image sensor and comes with a bold promise from Marketing VP Adrienne Hayes, who says that Motorola "can guarantee the cameras in our phones will now be best in class." Beyond the camera, the Moto X Style also has very small bezels around the screen, making it feel smaller than its large display would suggest, and it has "the world's fastest turbo charging" plus LTE compatibility with  all  US carriers. Motorola is opting to sell the Moto X Pure Edition in the US directly to consumers on its own website and through retailers like Amazon, as opposed to going with carrier partners. The Moto X Play, meanwhile, will get a 3,630-mAh battery, which means it can last two days on a single charge, and the company says you can get up to 8 hours of c...

There's a scary-sounding story going around this morning about the "worst Android vulnerability in the mobile OS history!" (Exclamation point theirs, not ours.) The gist is that malware could be embedded in a video, which theoretically could be exploited without you doing a single thing. And, oh, just about every Android phone is vulnerable.                                   So should you worry? Let's discuss.

About Z Camera Z was founded in March, 2013 by a vibrant team of digital imaging and information technology experts. We love to dream, create images, create video and push the boundaries of electrical engineering. Our goal is to separate ourselves from traditional photo and video products by rethinking things from the ground up. “After spending years in the camera industry, I realized that most companies are much more interested in cutting costs of their current products than investing in developing new ones and listening to what people want," said Jason Zhang, engineer and creatorGoPro has made millions selling its mini cameras to the adventurous among us. Of course, thrill-seekers aren’t the only ones interested in what the company has to offer. There are no doubt a number of people that have opted for a GoPro primarily due to its compact nature. For those buyers, a GoPro is a good – but not great – option due to the limitations of its form factor. If a versatile, small f...

The social network for connecting with others to discuss tough topics like politics, religion and social matters. Roust is a social network where people can connect with friends to discuss controversial topics such as politics, policy, religion and social issues. It’s a fresh start for people who want to discuss topics that can elicit an adverse reaction from the larger circles of friends on Facebook. Religion and politics: You just don’t discuss them at the dinner table. But even the most polarizing opinions have become fair game on Facebook, and that’s why Mark LaFay thinks the world needs his new social media platform,  Roust . Launching in beta sometime this October, Roust is designed to funnel impolite conversation away from the world’s most popular social network, and push it toward a new safe haven for disagreement and debate. Indeed, if Roust gains momentum, it could turn into a social media Thunderdome—but with threaded conversations and hashtags instead of ba...

UCWeb Browser updated for Windows PC and Apple iOS devices; to bring Data compression, cloud features and more UCWeb Inc. (also known as UC Mobile) is a Chinese mobile internet company that offers products and services including mobile browser, search and so on. UCWeb, which is the developer behind India’s No.1 mobile browser, UC Browser has rolled out two major updates for its Windows and iOS desktop browsers on Monday. It’s been long time for iOS users, who have not received an upgrade since October 2013. The move is an indication of the company’s plan to expand into other parts in an effort to provide uniform and streamlined browsing experience for its users. Kenny Ye, Head of Emerging Markets at UCWeb’s International Business Department said “In this era of multi-screens, daily life is now surrounded by different digital devices. People start their day with the smartphone and move on to the laptop.” “We’re making our browser available on multiple platforms to capture this ...

Facebook uses, maintains, and contributes to a significant number of major projects- in areas as diverse as native mobile tools, big data systems, client-side web libraries, backed run times and infrastructure, and through the Open Compute Project, server and storage hardware. Facebook’s GitHub account alone, now has more than 90 repose comprising over 40,000 commits and that have collectively been forked 15,000 times.

This afternoon Google made the official move to shut down Google+ Photos once and for all. This move comes soon after the opening of the doors to Google Photos+, effectively moving the addition sign from one place to the other in the name, but making a relatively big move of their Photos business in the process. For people still using Google+ Photos with the social network, there's a period of time where you'll be able to switch over the photos and videos you've got stored with the service to the new environment. Google has not yet set a deadline for movement.

Changing your phone plan between different carriers is a mammoth task these days. All those requests, applications, and SIM card replacements are just too much. But, in near future, this could be a thing of past, and switching your carrier will be a lot easier. This may happen as Samsung and Apple are working to make the SIM card disappear.

Xiaomi might launch 'smart' water purifier in India

Google ‘Safe Browsing’ alerts become more prominent; aims to stop unwanted software.

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Office 2016 for Mac launches today!   It's currently available only for Office 365 subscribers, but the preview versions of the new Word, Excel and PowerPoint are still available for all. Read on for more details about the new version of Office for Mac and the new preview versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint Welcome to our Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 release date, price, system requirements and preview article. We be bringing you everything you need to know about the new version of Office for Mac so you can know exactly when the new Office 2016 for Mac is coming out and how much Office 2016  for Mac will cost.