The Indian railway has decided to withhold their project to provide an internet connection inside the train because it was not cost-effective. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav confirmed it through a written reply to a question in the Loksabha. Initially, The WiFi-based internet facility was given in the Howarah Rajasthani express train through satellite communication technology. ” This technology was capital intensive with recurring costs in the form of bandwidth charges and thus was not cost-effective. Also, the internet bandwidth available to passengers was inadequate. Hence the project was dropped. At present,…
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Facebook to roll out a new design for the settings menu in the app
Facebook Inc announced that they will redesign the settings menu of the FB mobile application. The new design will be available on the application later this week. Both android and iOS users will get to see the new design and it’s even applicable in Facebook Lite. The new design is aimed at providing the user with an easier way to navigate and find tools.” Whether it’s managing the ads people see, adjusting sharing settings, or curating an audience for posts, people shouldn’t have to think too hard about where to start,”…
Read MoreGoogle meet integrates with Miro in early 2022
Google workspace intends to add third-party tools into a user existing workflow as Google meet is going to integrate another whiteboarding option Miro next year. As the reports from 9to5 Google, Miro comes with a collaborative whiteboard that already integrates with Google docs, sheets, and slides. All the shared documents can be easily viewed and edited by adding them to a Micro canvas. “You can also save your Miro boards to drive, and Docs, Sheets, and slides automatically sync across both applications, so you’re always working with the…
Read MoreiOS 15 to automatically remove lens flare from photos: Latest Beta reveals
Apple rolled out the latest beta of its upcoming operating system iOS 15 featuring the removal of unwanted lens flare in images taken in certain lighting conditions. The camera hardware plays a significant role in the quality of photos along with the default processing by the image signal processor. ISP has been further improved in the latest beta version. The latest ISP is reportedly smart enough to remove unwanted artifacts like lens flare. The change was first brought to light on Reddit and further publicized by the popular iPhone camera…
Read MoreA battery-less pacemaker that uses hearts energy for power
The researchers at Shanghai jiao tong university find a way to power the cardiac pacemaker with the kinetic energy from the heart itself. The team will present the research paper ” Mechanism on buckled piezoelectric energy harvesting for battery-less heart worn pacemaker” at AIP publishing Horizon- energy storage and conversion virtual conference. Traditional pacemakers run on a battery power supply to keep the hearts beating the way they should be. The latest research led by Yi and the team tried to figure out battery-less powering and leadless pacing. “If the…
Read MoreiPhone users can now detect pegasus spyware
The Pegasus spyware built by Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO created storms around the globe. Pegasus is potential spyware that can hack computers or mobile devices to fetch data without the consent of the user and provide it to attackers. Recently the spyware targeted the smartphones of some high profile individuals in society and push them to panic attacks. But the latest reports coming out provides much relief to iPhone users since an application called iMazing promises to detect pegasus. The new feature is available on the iMazing 2.14…
Read MoreFacebook reality lab wants people to see your eyes when you are in virtual reality: Everything you should know
Facebook reality lab released a paper on “reverse passthrough VR” to help people see the real world while they are in virtual reality. The researchers at FRL developed a technique for bringing your face onto the front of a virtual reality headset so that the outer world can see it. The term passthrough VR defines a feature that allows live video feed from a headsets camera lets the user see the real world while wearing a VR headset. FRL further reports the people surrounding someone who wears the headset…
Read MoreA new chip to fight off hacker attacks using quantum computers
A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has designed and assigned the production of a computer chip that could protect from cyber-attacks using quantum computers. The researchers integrated hardware Trojans in the chip for detecting types of malware from the chip factory. To prohibit attackers from stealing information from the factory, the communication between the chips in the individual components is encrypted. The conventional processes that can fight off attacks initiated with today’s computer technologies will be defenseless against quantum computers. This is especially critical for equipment with a long lifespan…
Read MoreGoogle leaks its nest camera images in the online store.
Google surprised everyone with the release of it’s Nested security camera images on the online store. Google confirmed its plan to launch a new lineup of security cameras back in January. The leaked images just revealed few details of what can be expected. The new devices feature a combined outdoor/indoor battery-powered Nest Cam, a Nest Cam with floodlight, an indoor wired Nest Cam, and a battery-powered Nest Doorbell. Google has not yet commended anything officially and, the images were withdrawn by google after a while. The new addition…
Read MoreThe Apple online store gets a new design
The Apple online store adopts a brand new look and a dedicated tab on Apple’s top-level navigation. The online store was down for about 30 minutes on Tuesday and it came back with a major redesign. The new design includes several images and links with some of them connected to newly developed store pages. The new pages show what models are available and point to resources like shopping guides, accessories, and support. On the main Store page, there are also sections for what’s new, links to support pages, and more….
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