Artist's illustration of a spacecraft powered by an "electric sail," which would gain momentum from protons in the solar wind. Credit: Alexandre Szames, Antigravite, Paris, France
Ever since quantum computer manufacturer D-Wave announced that it had created an actual system, there have been skeptics. The primary concern was that D-Wave hadn’t built a quantum computer as such, but instead constructed a system that happened to simulate a quantum annealer — one specific type of quantum computing that the D-Wave performs — more effectively than any previous architecture.
BYADITYA TIWAR VPN is a technology used to setup a private network over the internet to share the resources of a corporate intranet with remote users and other office locations of the company.
A developing technology called Li-Fi promises Wi-Fi speeds 100 times faster than conventional technology using the visible light spectrum.
Do you find those blazing-fast MU-MIMO 802.11ac routers still too darn pokey? One start-up hopes to turn your light bulb into a data transfer connection capable of speeds 100 times faster than current Wi-Fi by 2020.
Google’s new patent has come up with an innovative design to prevent dropping of mobile phones. The design suggests of including a housing that consists of ridges which ensures a firm grip of the user on the phone. Hence , preventing it from dropping.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is expected to deploy the world’s first laser-based air defense system. The new system, known as “Iron Beam,” was developed by Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
by Natalie Morin Sometimes, it feels as if technology has become so embedded in people’s lives that they barely notice it. If your memory fails you, a quick Google search will do the #remembering for you; your phone is your compass; Your computer let’s you talk face to face with those an ocean away.
A Michigan State University research team has finally created a truly transparent solar panel — a breakthrough that could soon usher in a world where windows, panes of glass, and even entire buildings could be used to generate solar energy. Until now, solar cells of this kind have been only partially transparent and usually a bit tinted, but these new ones are so clear that they’re practically indistinguishable from a normal pane of glass.
It seems the competition among the four major networks in the country has entered gear 4 this time around again, and that is what competitive market situation is all about, as competing companies fight to offer best services at best prices.
Just after mentioning to you that MTN has launched cheapest data of 500MB for N500 and 2GB at N1500, Airtel on their part has just launched hourly/time based unlimited internetdata plan.
Facebook Is Finally Developing a ‘Dislike’ Button.
A “Dislike” button is coming to Facebook, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He announced the news during a Town Hall Q&A today from Facebook’s headquarters.
While some may associate CO2 pollution mainly with industrial plants and giant chimneys releasing the gas into the atmosphere, the reality is that emissions from the transport sector, represent about 24% of global CO2 emissions and have the highest emissions growth of all. They are also harder to limit and capture -
Google has the ability to drive millions of votes to a candidate with no one the wiser.
America’s next president could be eased into office not just by TV ads or speeches, but by Google’s secret decisions, and no one—except for me and perhaps a few other obscure researchers—would know how this was accomplished.
Watch Google’s ‘terrifying’ two-legged robot walking in the wild (Video)
BY KAVITA IYER
Google has released its “Terminator-like” and “terrifyingly lifelike” humanoid robot out into the wild known as Atlas. Created by Boston Dynamics, an American robotics
The space game is hot and only the strongest are going to survive. One Canadian company feels like its in a good spot to succeed, having just been awarded the patent for a “space elevator.”
We all know NSA is powerful. Getting into your email accounts and accessing all the private information that include your pictures, voice calls, private webcam photos (dickpics too), your passwords and they can even watch your Skype sessions just by typing your name and email address. And this is just the beginning. No one knows how far is NSA’s reach and if something called “Private” still exists with the national agency lurking in the shadow keeping an eye over you 24/7.
If you are a movie maniac and love watching movies at home by downloading them illegally by torrents or any other warez websites, you would read terms like DvdScr or Bluray very often. In this article I will be discussing about these formats and usage.Those who dont encounter terms like CAM, DVDScr, Webrip, BRRip, BDRip, DvdRip, TS Rip, HDTV, Web Rip, Web-DL etc in their daily lives, you should be knowing that all these are different types of pirated movie
Seriake Dickson, Godswill Akpabio, Emmanuel Uduaghan, and Rotimi Amaechi, some Nigerian governors hacking telephones. Creative: Mohammed Lere
The governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, is not the only politician hacking phones and intercepting communication of political peers and rivals in Nigeria.
Almost all recent governors of the South South region of Nigeria intercepted calls and hacked phones and computers, an illegal practice that gave them backdoor access to many people’s private lives, an ongoing PREMIUM TIMES investigation has revealed.
These days, we can almost connect any two devices wirelessly on the same network. Mirroring your Android device can be very useful in many ways. You could play the games on your mobile and see them on a big screen. It works just like a wireless projector.
Android is a Linux-based operating system developed mainly for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android Inc. is owned by Google and the first commercially available phone to run Android was the HTC Dream, released on October 22, 2008. The Android Operating System (OS) is named after a deserts:
A ADM- Android Debug Bridge. A tool used to connect and sends commands to your Android phone from a desktop or laptop computer.
AMOLED- Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode. Basically, a very colorful, bright, display found in some smartphones.
B BOOTLOADER– An internal mode on a phone that helps in the flashing of ROMs and other behind-the scenes actions.
C CLOCKWORK- Developer of the ClockworkMod custom recovery mode for Android.
D DALVIK CACHE– Writable cache- that contains the optimized bytecode of all apk files (apps) on your Android device. Having the information in it’s own cache makes applications load faster and performBETTER.
F FASTBOOT– Another mode akin to the bootloader, from which you can manually flash low-level components onto a phone.
FC– Short for “force close,” meaning an app that has crashed.
G GEOTAGGING– Wherein in your phone finds your LOCATION via GPS and attaches coordinates to pictures you’re taking. Can be a privacy/security concern.
GOOGLE PLAY– Google’s one-stop online shop for movies, music, apps, games and books. At the time of its launch on March 6, 2012, it basically was a rebranded Android MARKET.
H HACK- Modifying the Android system to add customization, features, or bypass carrier and manufacturer restrictions.
HARD RESET- The act of resetting your phone to its “factory” state. Erases all user data, logins and passwords. May or may not erase what’s on the internal storage or microSD card, too.
I IMEI– Stands for INTERNATIONALMobile Equipment Identity. Basically a unique identification number ASSIGNED to every phone.
IPS– Stands for “in-plane switching.” Gives better viewing angles and better color REPRODUCTION. First gained popularity in Apple displays, then made its way to mobile devices.
J JIT– The Just-in-Time Compiler. Released with Android 2.2, it’s a method of greatly speeding up apps in Android on the software side.
K KERNEL– The basic Linux building block of Android. It’s what lets your phone do its thing.
L LAUNCHER– Collectively, the part of the Android user interface on home screens that lets you launch apps, make phone calls, etc. Is built in to Android, or can be purchased in the Android Market.
N NFC– Near-field Communication. Short-range communication between your phone and something else — another phone, a cash register, etc. Used by some credit cards as a method of quick payment.
O OEM– Stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. Usually a company that produces a component or entire device for another company. (Example: HTC was the OEM for the Google Nexus One.)
OPEN SOURCE- Software which is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code.
OTA– Stands for Over the Air. The act of moving data to your phone — downloading, really — without having to plug it in. Most Android system updates are OTA, as are application downloads.
R RESET– The rebooting of the phone. A soft reset is turning your phone OFF and ON, or pulling the battery. A hard reset also is referred to as a factory reset, and wipes your personal information from the device.
ROM– Literally, “Read Only Memory.” In Android, it’s what you load for a major software update. “Custom ROMs” are just that — developed OUTSIDECONTROL of a manufacturer or carrier.
RECOVERY MODE– A small separate operating mode you can boot your device into, used for device administration. Two popular custom recovery modes are Amon Ra and Clockwork.
ROOT– A method of unlocking the Android operating system to allow deeper programs deeper access than is allowed out of the box.
ROOT (SD CARD)– The base folder (or top level) of the card. Often referred to as /sdcard in a file structure.
S SIDELOAD– The act of installing an app outside of the Android Market.
SOFT RESET– The act of rebooting your phone, whether intentionally or otherwise. Same effect as when you remove and replace the battery
T TETHERING– The act of using your smartphone’s data to provide INTERNETaccess to another device, such as a laptop. Can be done wirelessly, or via a USB cable.
U USB– Stands for Universal Serial Bus. Is a method of connecting devices to a COMPUTER. Most smartphones now use microUSB cables to charge and sync.
V VANILLA– A term used to describe STOCK Android.
W WIDGET– A slice or certain view of an application that can be placed on one of your homescreens, for quick and easy access.
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Android is the Leading Mobile Operating system in Nigeria but Sadly , Nigerian Apps are not popular. If I should conduct a survey , I wouldn’t be surprised to know that 70% of Nigerians don’t use local apps.
Inspite of this , there are still some awesome Nigerian Apps that deserve your attention. I have combed the web for local apps and I bring to you , Top Nigerian apps you should download.
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has invented the coolest car with truly fantastic and versatile technological advancements. NASA Engineers recently revealed their new creation named Modular Robotic Vehicle which can drive sideways and will eventually be autonomous.
You may have never heard of it, but if you are a Chrome user, chances are you’ve used Google’s QUIC protocol already. As Google disclosed this week, about half of all requests from Chrome to Google’s servers are now served over QUIC.
So what’s the big deal here? QUIC is Google’s experimental, low-latency Internet transportation protocol over UDP, a protocol that is often used by gaming, streaming media and VoIP services. The name ‘QUIC’ stands for Quick UDP Internet Connection.
Thomas Peter/ReutersA man wears the new HAL device during a presentation at Haneda airport.
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