Author: Joshua White
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Android Nougat release date soon, Fifth preview released
Google has released the Android Nougat developer fifth preview before the scheduled final refined release within the next upcoming months. The preview is available for Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Pixel C devices including Android One devices. As a user, you will be able to fetch the update both via OTA and system images. Touted…
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NASA continues to explore solar system in depth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is currently exploring the behavior of our solar system to fetch answers to basic questions such as how humans came to the earth, where humans are going. Moreover, the US-based space agency is also gearing up to find whether humans are alone in the universe. These experiments are reportedly…
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Malicious Pokemon Go apps invades Google Play Store
Pokemon Go is an addictive app released recently, which make use of Global Positioning System (GPS) functionality of the smartphone coupled with Google Maps. However, few untrusted app developers have started to load Google Play Store with malicious Pokemon apps under different names. The game places virtual creatures in the real-world location, which you have…
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Apple A10 chipset revealed: Intel 10nm processors with multi-threading
The upcoming Apple iPhone 7 is expected to ship with Apple A10 processor with six cores manufactured by Intel. When Apple launched the A9 processor, the company claimed that the processor offers 70 percent enhanced performance on the processing side and 90 percent improved performance and ability over the A8. According to sources, the upcoming…
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NASA’s Mars rover mission to hunt alien life in 2020
NASA is gearing up to proceed with the final design, development, and construction of its upcoming Mars rover mission scheduled to launch in 2020. The vehicle will analyze the existence of past life on the red planet, human presence and also prepare for the future manned missions after 2020. According to reports, the Mars rover…
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WhatsApp withdrawing support for Nokia, BlackBerry, Windows phones
If you work with old Symbian OS based Nokia smartphones, you will not be able to work with WhatsApp messaging app from December 31, 2016. Moreover, WhatsApp has decided to drop support for older versions of Android, Windows Phone, and iOS by the year end. If you make use of a smartphone with Symbian OS,…
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Newly discovered smart pressure sensors are inspired by octopus
A team of researchers based in Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has reportedly developed a flexible pressure smart adhesive sensor by imitating the suction cups on octopus’s tentacles. They explained the various techniques used to study the adhesive mechanism of octopus suckers, which are used…
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Facebook Messenger for iOS enable 3D Touch feature on iPhone 6s
Facebook has updated its mobile messenger app for iOS with extended 3D touch support, which enables you to peek and pop from within the app using iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. Introduced as part of version 79.0, the upgraded 3D Touch support enables you to not only view a quick preview but also access vital…
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Tesla Model X 60D is a cheaper version of Model X luxury SUV
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has launched a new variant of its Model X luxury all-electric SUV named Model X 60D starting at $74000. As per initial reports, we inferred that the car derived its name from the integrated 60-kWh battery pack and offers a 200-mile driving range. However, Tesla sources confirmed to us that although the…
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Apple ‘Planet of the Apps’ reality TV show aims to fetch top iOS app developers
Apple announced that an unscripted reality TV show named “Planet of the Apps” will be aired by the middle of January 2017. Aimed to target popular iOS app developers, an open call launched early this week has announced that the show requires 100 of the world’s most talented app creators. As part of the initial…