French IT services firm Capgemini has announced the acquisition of technology and services company iGATE Corp. “The combined group strengthens Capgemini’s position as a leading company in IT services, outsourcing and…
This New technology “Bodyprint” turns your smartphone’s touchscreen display into a biometric scanner
A team of researchers from Yahoo Labs have created a new technology called ‘Bodyprint’ that turns your smartphone’s touchscreen display into a biometric scanner. Recent mobile phones integrate fingerprint scanners to authenticate…
3D display without the need for 3D glasses
Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology have shown the capacity of a technique using graphene oxide and complex laser physics to create a pop-up floating display without the need for 3D glasses….
MIT researchers Magnifying Vibrations in bridges and buildings
To the naked eye, buildings and bridges appear fixed in place, unmoved by forces like wind and rain. But in fact, these large structures do experience imperceptibly small vibrations that, depending on…
Twitter now permits anyone to send and receive direct messages
Twitter has changed its Direct Message feature that will now allow us to send a one-to-one message or group message to anyone even if they don’t follow us. Prior messaging feature allows …