Friday, 21 August 2015

16 year old guy develops search engine:believed to be better than Google

The moment you think of a search engine, it's Google that comes to our mind.But this time, you have come out of it. Meet Anmol Tukrel, the guy who developed a search engine that is 20% more accurate(average) than Google.Yes,this sixteen year old guy is crazy about it when we guys are still on the basics.

The fact is that Anmol is still doing his 10th grade

It all started when Anmol developed this search engine which he claims to have taken a couple of months to design and around 60 hours to code as part of his submission to the Google Science Fair, a competition that is open to students for age group 13-18 years.
Want to know the kit he used to develop it?Simple-A computer with 1 gigabyte of RAM, a python-language development environment,a spreadsheet program and a access to Google and the New York Times.
To test the accuracy,he limited his search to this year's news articles from New York Times.He created fictitious users with different interests and the corresponding web histories. Anmol then fed this information to Google and the search engine he developed.Finally, it was his own search engine that was found to be accurate.It is also said that the algorithm would understand what user would like before it serves the results by going deep into the content of the text.
Looks like Anmol is going to have a great future ahead.He has submitted his paper to the International High School Journal Of Science and hopes to study Computer Science at the Stanford University.

Sunday, 9 August 2015

Android Vulnerability now can steal your fingerprints


Recent research has revealed a lot on on the vulnerabilities on android.Adding to this thing is a serious bug that would steal the finger print,a feature used to lock your device. Biometric security has been the latest trend as well as the best way to secure your device in the current tech world.But now,even this has been under scanner.But the vulnerabilities in android has been a issue on this security system.
This research was to be announced in the recent Black Hat conference that was held in Los Vegas in which hackers can steal the fingerprints using four methods.One being named as the 'fingerprint sensor spying attack' which can remotely steal the fingerprint data.
The attack has been confirmed in two most popular smartphones-Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One Max..Although only two devices have been reported,it can be said that the fingerprint sensors must be reviewed.It's also said that affected manufacturers have patched the vulnerability and there is nothing to worry for now.
If you guys really want to know all the details on this,view the presentation slide and the research paper.

Monday, 27 July 2015

Another Android vulnerability uncovered 

Recent studies and researches are raising questions on the how secure android is. Adding to it,a new research by zimperium has revealed a much easier way for hackers to exploit the device.
According to Drake,a researcher in zimperium, the hacker would send you a malware-laden video through an MMS and that's enough to exploit the device. Apps(such as the Hangouts) would instantly process the video so that viewers can view the content without waiting. More details on the new exploit are yet to uncovered in the zimperium's black-hat event at Los Vegas that is to be held next week.
But it doesn't mean that all devices are at 100% risk. The newer technology used in the latest Android devices make it difficult to perform such vulnerabilities. The sandbox contains the user data that is highly secure.
So, we just have to wait and watch on how it would be overcome.

Monday, 13 July 2015

Android Wear soon to offer watch-to-watch communication

Can you just imagine the world of communication through watches?Soon this is going to be a reality.Android Wear is set to launch a collection of new features in it upcoming wear devices.
The first feature will be new watch faces that will bring the one tap gesture to the Android Wear.The current Android 5.1.1 update allows the activation of launcher by swiping from right to left.Once the new Android Wear update is release,this will be the only way to open the launcher.
Android Wear is growing day by day

The next version is also set to bring a cross-device communication feature that would allow us to communicate with other watches.The android wear users would be able to send messages,emojis and doodles but is limited to just one watch face.
Although this feature may take the world of Android Wear devices to a new level,the fact that it is limited to just a single face may add to the negativity of the device.

Wednesday, 8 July 2015

The new TrueMessenger app to fight spammers


First, it was TrueCaller that would help you to keep spammers out. Now,True Software Scandinavia AB. has now come up with a new app TrueMessenger.
TrueMeasenger is aimed to make SMS smarter and contain less spam. The app achieves its aim by simply verifying the identity of those who sends an SMS and allowing us to mark the senders as spammer(just like the way TrueCaller works).
Although, the app is made available only in India.

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Optical Fibre now can handle more data


With the amount of internet connected devices increasing day-by-day, the capacity to handle them must also increase. Not to forget that the means for faster internet will also increase. Researchers have come up with a solution for this.
Engineers from University of California have worked on this regard and have come up with a new research that would  increase fiber optic capacity nearly 20 times by successfully sending a signal through 7456 miles cable without the need of any electrical generators.
This news has come handy at a time when there was a panic on knowing that the standard optical fibre cables can't handle the growing capacity of internet connected devices.
With this, people can expect a faster internet speed once these cables are used. Although, it would buy some time to implement these fibres into practical environment.

Friday, 19 June 2015

5G network speed determined as 20mbps


Sounds like a nightmare isn't it? But it's not. The International Telecommunication Union(ITU) has agreed upon on a 5G speed of 20mbps . A conference was held in San Diego(June 10th to 18th) to decide on the future successor of 4G. The 12 member delegation had met to draw the specifications on it.
Comparing to 4G,5G would have speeds up to 20mbps(not that it may not be exactly 20mbps) than the present 4G network which means that it would be almost 20% faster.The big increase in the speed would mean that one can easily access a 4K content hasslefree.
Although, this is just a beginning, the final details on the 5G network would be only available in the month of October with the approval of all the 193 members of the ITU.