The popular application WhatsApp will stop operating starting the next year for millions of mobile devices which are not updated, informs the application's blog. The WhatsApp Messenger, accessed by more than a billion people monthly, will no longer be compatible with older mobile phones, as a result of the modernization of the used technology. The application was launched on … [Read more...]
The motor vehicles with diesel fuel to be eliminated from the world’s capitals
The municipal authorities of several capitals on the planet, among which are Madrid, Athens and Paris, intend to completely eliminate the use of the motor vehicles that operate with diesel fuel, in the next 9 years, according to a plan adopted at the C40 conference of mayors from Mexico, writes The Guardian and BBC. 'Mayors have already stood up to say that climate change is … [Read more...]
Stephen Hawking opens up about Brexit and Donald Trump
The cosmologist, author, professor and physicist Stephen Hawking stated that it would be a 'terrible mistake' to ignore the populism from the back of the votes for Donald Trump at the White House and in favor of the Brexit. The 74 years old scientist also stated that 'we are at the most dangerous moment in the development of humanity. We now have the technology to destroy … [Read more...]
George R.R. Martin talks about ‘The Winds of Winter’ and about ‘Game of Thrones’
The writer George R. R. Martin, the author of the famous literary series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' which represents the basis of the TV series 'Game of Thrones', was welcomed like a star at the International Book Trade from the Guadalajara Convention, Mexico. He answered to some of the fans' questions regarding the end of the series of which he revealed that will be … [Read more...]
A vaccine against HIV is tested in the South Africa
The largest study made in the last seven years regarding the effectiveness of a vaccine against HIV (the Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has started in South Africa. At this test participate 5,400 persons that will receive the injectable doses to prove the efficiency of this treatment, the EFE reports. The volunteers, all of them being adults and sexually active, which are the … [Read more...]
Record sales for guns on Black Friday, according to the FBI Director
The Federal Bureau of Investigation calculated that the sale of weapons in the United States of America reached a new record on the day of discounts known under the name of Black Friday, the number of checks for a criminal record, processed by the Federal Agency, increasing by 0.2%, transmits the EFE. A spokesman for the FBI, Stephen Fischer, indicated for the EFE Agency that … [Read more...]
Japan will build a super computer that will cost $173 million dollars
According to the detailed budget numbers, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will spend $173 million dollars for a supercomputer, in accordance with the governmental strategy to restore Japan on the first position in the world of technology. In the last few years, Japan has lost the advantage in many electronic sectors, the intensification of the competition … [Read more...]
The headphones connected to a PC can be transformed into a recording device
A group of researchers from the University of Ben Gurion in Israel managed to show that one pair of audio headphones connected to a personal computer can be transformed into a device for listening with which they can record the call in the respective room, writes the engadget.com. portal. The researchers created a malware program that exploited a function of the package of … [Read more...]
An underground layer of ice discovered on Mars, has more water than the Lake Superior
A huge deposit of underground ice on Mars contains as much water as Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes of North America, indicates a new study, reports the Live Science. The ice layer which extends an area greater than New Mexico, is located in the northern hemisphere and is covered by a layer of soil of one to ten feet. For this reason,it represents a possible … [Read more...]
A satellite of last generation was launched by NASA to improve the weather forecast
NASA launched on Saturday, the first in a series of four geostationary meteorological satellites of the latest generation, with the capability of observing, in almost real-time, of the lightning storms over the American continent and which allows a considerable improvement of the weather forecast, informs the AFP. The satellite, called GOES-R, will provide images with the … [Read more...]