Google Car!!

Internet giant Google will soon launch a car that can drive by itself.   Google engineers have tested a “self-driving” car on the streets of California and covered 140,000 miles on the road, BBC reported. The cars use video cameras mounted on the roof, radar sensors and a laser range finder to look out for [...]

Wi-fi in homes can be hacked in five seconds

Wireless internet networks in millions of homes can be hacked in less than five seconds. The wi-fi hacking means criminals can spy on the activities of families, perhaps stealing their identity and banking details to raid their accounts, says a new study. The hackers could also use the wi-fi access to tap into illegal pornography [...]

Threats of cyber-war, as viruses get smarter

The debate over Iran’s nuclear programme heated up over the summer, with advocates for a military strike against Tehran at loggerheads with analysts calling for a diplomatic resolution. Unknown to many of them at the time, a computer virus, likely written by a government, was moving quickly around the globe, infecting specific computer systems at [...]

Face recognition may replace passwords in mobile phones

A new software that can track your facial features in real time is likely to replace passwords and PIN numbers when you log into internet sites from a mobile phone.   Eventually, it will be able to tell who the user is, where they are looking and even how they are feeling. Face verification is [...]

‘Wireless’ humans could backbone new mobile networks

People could form the backbone of powerful new mobile internet networks by carrying wearable sensors.   The sensors could create new ultra high bandwidth mobile internet infrastructures and reduce the density of mobile phone base stations. Engineers from Queen’s Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology are working on a new project based on the [...]

Google bans phone application used in spying

A controversial mobile phone application, which helps a cell phone user read the text messages of others secretly, has been removed from sale by internet search engine Google.   Google said the application, called SMS Secret Replicator, violated its terms, The Independent reported Friday. Once installed on a mobile phone, the Android phone application automatically [...]

Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak may become a reality

A new material designed by British scientists could help create a real-life Harry Potter-style ‘invisibility cloak’. The material, called “Metaflex” may in future provide a way of manufacturing fabrics that manipulate light. Metamaterials have already been developed that bend and channel light to render objects invisible at longer wavelengths, says the New Journal of Physics. [...]