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New touchscreen material to end daily smartphone charging

British scientists have invented a new type of touchscreen material that requires very little power to illuminate, with vivid colours and high visibility in direct sunlight.Developed by Bodie Technologies, a University of Oxford spin-off company, the new technology could spare the consumers the pains of charging their smartphones daily. Last year, the researchers published a paper describing how…

LG Display plans multi-billion OLED plant

LG Display plans multi-billion OLED plant

South Korea s LG Display said Friday it planned to invest close to $9.0 billion in a new plant to produce organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, anticipating a surge in demand for the ultra high-definition technology. Total investment in the plant, to be built in Paju near the border with North Korea, is expected to top 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion), the company said. Expenditure in the…

Here’s What About Facebook Account If You Died

As a user of social media such as Facebook, of course we are concerned if someday die, what will happen to our Facebook? But do not worry, Facebook has prepared an interesting features, namely features Contacts Heir. So, when a person dies, his Facebook account can still be accessed by the heirs, which can be used to jot down memories, answering friend requests, and update your profile picture or…

Facebook Login Comes To The Apple TV

  The biggest shortcoming in Apple’s newly launched Apple TV is the lack of a Remote app for the iPhone.But Facebook’s new SDK for tvOS seems like a good way to avoid this cumbersome onboarding experience. Like on iOS, Facebook lets you integrate its SDK in your apps so that developers can leverage the ‘Log in with Facebook’ feature. But there is a twist on tvOS. Instead of asking for your…

WhatsApp for Android update brings Bengali, Urdu support

  The messaging app WatsApp,  has released a new update version 2.12.367, which supports Urdu apart from other additions. In order to access WhatsApp in Urdu hit the update button on your Google Play Store; simply change your handset’s language settings to Urdu. The update version 2.12.367 also brings additional features such as per chat custom notification settings and mute options, mark chats…

LiFi | Coming Soon

The Li-Fi technology used by Velmenni in the pilots is able to send data at up to 1GBps – more than 100-times faster than current Wi-Fi technologies. At these speeds, a high-definition film could be downloaded in just a few seconds. “We are doing a few pilot projects within different industries where we can utilise the VLC (visible light communication) technology,” Deepak Solanki, CEO of…

Mobilink and Warid merging?

Mobilink and Warid are merging into one company, we have received the confirmation that we were looking for over several weeks now.  For now, there’s nothing much we can say about the deal specifics, but sources at government of Pakistan have confirmed us that deal is through and that VimpelCom will be announcing the details in few hours from now. For now we know that both Mobilink and Warid are…

BANGLADESH BANS FACEBOOK, CHAT APPS OVER ‘SECURITY’

  Bangladesh authorities have insisted that an almost weeklong ban on Facebook and mobile messaging services would remain until security in the tense country improved. “They [services] will be reopened the moment the government feels it’s safe,” Shahjahan Mahmud, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, told AFP. Bangladeshis slammed the ban on Twitter, saying it was…

Google Chrome Support on Older Operating Systems Ends in 2016

  Last year, Google said it would continue to support Window XP for one year beginning on April 8, 2014, and ending in 2015, even though Microsoft stopped supporting it. But Google extended the support until the end of 2015, because of the sheer number of people that still use XP around the world. At the time, Google said, “Such older platforms are missing critical security updates and have a…

China launch of Google Play app store

  The Google Play app store would be set up specifically for China, and not connected to overseas versions of Google Play, two of the people said.Chief Executive Sundar Pichai and other top brass have made no secret that the company wants to get back into China, and Google Play would likely be its first foray. But critics say Google has lost basically all ground in most of its major services,…

Instagram Builds Its Own Version of Snapchat Live Stories

  Instagram is taking cues from Snapchat and Twitter with its latest update — curated content streams for specific events.“This is a new way to experience events and big moments, as they happen, through the eyes of the Instagram community,” a spokesperson told Re/code in an email, adding that this is “just the start” for these kinds of curations. nstagram isn’t alone in this effort. Snapchat was…

Galaxy S7 Leaks Surprise, Microsoft Abandons Android

While Samsung’s Galaxy S6 family of devices were exclusively powered by the in-house Exynos chipset, leaked details on the Galaxy S7 models point to four variants, powered equally by Exynos and Qualcomm chipsets. Gordon Kelly looks at the leak from SamMobile and its impact on the flagship South Korean devices: With the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge expected early in 2016, the ever reliable…

Google offers YouTube copyright support

  YouTube owner Google says it will help fund up to $1m (£650,000) in legal fees for some content creators who have received copyright takedown notices. It will step in if it feels their material is considered to be fair use. However the firm admitted that only a handful of people have been chosen to benefit from this support. Copyright holders are able to make requests to Google – or other sites…

Bitwalking dollars: Digital currency pays people to walk

A digital crypto-currency has launched that is generated by human movement. Bitwalking dollars will be earned by walking, unlike other digital currencies such as Bitcoins that are “mined” by computers. A phone application counts and verifies users’ steps, with walkers earning approximately 1 BW$ for about 10,000 steps (about five miles). Initially, users will be given the chance to spend what…

YouTube’s offering new translation tools and legal support for its creators

  YouTube has released  a new set of tools for creators to help them broaden their appeal by offering translation services for their videos. YouTubers can now crowd source subtitles from their viewers and also get professional translation for their titles and descriptions through a new YouTube-hosted marketplace. It’s not long since YouTube announced its new ad-free subscription service, YouTube…

Put your feet up guys, Google knows who’ll be shopping this Christmas

  Google has unveiled an update to its shopping experience, as well revealing some of its own gender assumptions. Google says that it’s made this change because 40 percent of shopping searches are made on broad terms.But it appears to have then taken the liberty of assuming those people struggling to be more specific, as well as those ultimately taking responsibility for loading the space under…