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Mozilla questions Apple's privacy practice

Mozilla, the maker of the Open Source browser Firefox, has launched a campaign asking Apple to make it harder for advertisers to track iPhone users by changing the unique ID for each iPhone every month and building comprehensive profiles of users over time.

Insect Arm inspired drones invented using in-flight adjustments technology

Researchers have developed a drone with 'movable-arm technology'. It is inspired by the wings and flight patterns of insects. The new technology enables the drones to function in windy conditions along with making it more energy efficient.The details about the technology is published in the Journal - Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control.Drones are used to assist in end number of functions, such as disaster relief, surveillance and spying, mineral exploration, geological surveying, agriculture, archaeology. Several other industries too use drones to achieve accurateness."Our drone design was inspired by the wings and flight patterns of insects. We created a drone design with automatic folding arms that can make in-flight adjustments." said Xiumin Diao. Diao worked with the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization to patent his device. They are looking for additional researchers and partners to license the technology.Diao said the design provides drones with improved stability

Deepest radio images of Sun created

Scientists have captured the deepest radio images of the Sun, an advance that may help reliably predict space weather and its possible effects on Earth. The Sun is probably the most studied celestial object, but it still hosts mysteries that scientists have been trying to unravel for decades, for example, the origin of coronal mass ejections which can potentially affect the Earth. A team of scientists at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune, Maharashtra have been leading an international group of researchers to understand some of these mysteries. "The sun is a surprisingly challenging radio source to study. Its emission can change within a second and can be very different, even across nearby frequencies," said Divya Oberoi, from NCRA, who led the study published in the Astrophysical Journal. "In addition, the radiation due to the magnetic fields is so weak that it is like looking for the feeble light from a candle in the beam of a powerful headlight," Oberoi ...

Apple, Qualcomm drop all litigations in race to 5G

In a surprise move, Qualcomm and Apple have announced an agreement to dismiss all ongoing litigations, including with Apple's contract manufacturers, between the two companies worldwide.

Google, Apple block TikTok download in India

Google and Apple have blocked the download of TikTok from Play Store and App Store respectively in India, following a request from the government to ban access to the Chinese short video-sharing app that has been downloaded over 230 million times in the country.

Tim Cook proves he's better Apple CEO than Steve Jobs

Book: Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level; Author: Leander Kahney; Publisher: Penguin Business; Pages: 304; Price: Rs 699

Google Pay starts allowing access to loyalty cards, tickets via Gmail

First tested earlier this year, Google Pay is now allowing some users to import their data from Gmail to gain access to loyalty cards and tickets in the payments app.The server-side update, as spotted by 9to5 Google, shows a new setting for Google Pay users on Android. The feature allows the app to pull out relevant data from their Gmail automatically and show in the payment service app.Each added pass also alerts the user that if it is removed from Gmail, it will also be removed from Google Pay. The extent to which Google has rolled out the feature to end users is not known, but it is available to users with Google Pay version 2.86 or higher on Android.

Apple to introduce full dark mode in iOS 13

If you love Dark Mode, Apple is going to make it available with system-wide support in its upcoming iOS 13 update.The software update is expected to bring a full dark mode to iPhone and iPad, 9to5 Mac reports. It will also include a high contrast version.Apple is expected to introduce its iOS 13 at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 3, 2019.

Facebook explored plans to sell users' data: Report

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg discussed for years plans to sell access to users' data to fight rivals, NBC News reported on Tuesday, citing leaked documents.

Rare spying platform TajMahal discovered after 5 years

Researchers with cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a sophisticated spying platform, TajMahal, that has been active for more than five years now and appears to be unconnected to any known threat actors.

Small-scale desalination made easy with solar evaporators

In recent research, engineers have successfully prototyped an inexpensive solar evaporator, made of wood, for affordable small-scale desalination.According to the study published in Advanced Materials, the evaporator generates steam with high efficiency and minimal need for maintenance.About a billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water. Desalinating salty water into drinkable water can help to fill this dangerous gap. But traditional desalination systems are far too expensive to install and operate in many locations, especially in low-income countries and remote areas.The design employs a technique known as interfacial evaporation, "which shows great potential in response to global water scarcity because of its high solar-to-vapour efficiency, low environmental impact, and portable device design with low cost. These features make it suitable for off-grid water generation and purification, especially for low-income countries," said Liangbing Hu, senior author of

Govt asks Google, Apple to comply with court order prohibiting TikTok download

The government has asked tech giants Google and Apple to comply with the Madras High Court's order that had banned popular mobile app TikTok, according to sources. Sources said instructions in this regard were sent to the two American companies on Monday after the Supreme Court refused to stay the April 3 order of Madras High Cout that had directed the Centre to ban Tiktok app over concerns about access to pornographic content through it. E-mails sent to Apple and Google did not elicit a response. On Monday, the Supreme Court said the ban directive was just an interim order and that the high court is scheduled to hear the matter on April 16. In its April 3 order, the Madras HC said it was evident from media reports that pornography and inappropriate content were made available through such mobile applications. It had also directed the media not to telecast video clips made with TikTok. The app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, allows users to create short videos and then ..

Hacker dumps 1bn user records in 2 months

A serial hacker who goes by the name of Gnosticplayers has released another 65.5 million records of users last week taking his grand total of 932 million records overall.

New way to create fast-charging lithium-ion batteries discovered

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a way to make lithium-ion battery that can charge within minutes but still operate at a high capacity, an advance that may improve performance for smartphones and electric vehicles. A lithium-ion battery charges and discharges as lithium ions move between two electrodes, called an anode and a cathode. In a traditional lithium-ion battery, the anode is made of graphite, while the cathode is composed of lithium cobalt oxide. These materials perform well together, which is why lithium-ion batteries have become increasingly popular, but researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US believe the function can be enhanced further. "The way to make batteries better is to improve the materials used for the electrodes," said Nikhil Koratkar, a professor at Rensselaer. "What we are trying to do is make lithium-ion technology even better in performance," Koratkar said in a statement. The team improved battery performance by ...

'Insect-inspired drone can fly in windy conditions'

Scientists have come up with a patented design for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, that works in windy conditions, is more energy efficient and can handle a larger payload. Most drones are not able to withstand wind because of their fixed-arm design, according to the study published in the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control. "Our drone design was inspired by the wings and flight patterns of insects," said Xiumin Diao, an assistant professor at Purdue University in the US. "We created a drone design with automatic folding arms that can make in-flight adjustments," Diao said in a statement. He said the design provides drones with improved stability in windy conditions because the folding arms can move and change the centre of gravity of the device during flight. Diao said the design also makes drones more energy efficient because the movable-arm technology allows for the use of the full range of rotor thrust. "The drones on the market now have fixed arms and ..

New way to develop fast-charging batteries found

As technology firms scramble to develop long-lasting powering devices, a team of researchers, including one of the Indian-origin, has discovered a new method to build better performing Lithium-ion batteries, which can be charged in matter of minutes.

This drone can fly in windy conditions

A Purdue University researcher has developed a patented design for drones that works in windy conditions, is more energy efficient and can handle a larger payload.

GAME, Facebook team up to help Indian entrepreneurs scale up

Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) and Facebook Tuesday said they have collaborated to help small entrepreneurs in India build their businesses using digital platforms to aggregate demand, market products and acquire customers. The objective of this partnership is to ramp up job creation and to further empower entrepreneurs, in line with Facebook's commitment to train 5 million people with digital and entrepreneurial skills by 2021, a statement said. "GAME and Facebook will kick-start their engagement with a project empowering local communities of rural entrepreneurs - using digital and physical modes, a landscape review and identification of solutions for women entrepreneurs and a grand prize challenge for innovative models that spur new business creation," it added. Phase I will be rolled out this year covering 10 states including Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir and Maharashtra among others. "Imagine the power of a platform that can bring ...

Google's Pixel 3a, 3a XL launch date revealed

The much-anticipated mid-rangers from Google -- the Pixel 3a and 3a XL smartphones could launch on May 7, said the company's own store page.

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