sábado, 12 de mayo de 2018

Founder of WhatsApp invited to remove Facebook

- One of the founders of WhatsApp universal instant messaging, Brian Acton invited users to uninstall the social network Facebook from their devices.

Through the social network Twitter, Acton wrote "it's time to #remove Facebook".

The label used, "remove Facebook" (#deletefacebook, in English), can also be translated into imperative as "remove Facebook", so the message of the computer aims to be a recommendation to Internet users to delete their account in the program , reviewed RT.

It is presumed that Brion's reaction was caused by the scandal of Mark Zuckerberg's company about the possible leakage of user data from the digital platform.

According to British media, The Observer and The New York Times reported that the company Cambridge Analytica accessed millions of Facebook profiles without prior authorization and used information to create personalized political announcements and presumably influence the 2016 presidential elections in the US. UU


iOS 11.3 will allow managing old equipment batteries

iOS 11.3, the latest version of the operating system for iPhone, launches a new feature called Battery Health, which allows you to track the performance of the battery, and activate (or not) the security functions that slow down the iPhone, when the battery is old or has lost performance.

Other new features of iOS 11.3 are ARKit 1.5, the update of the tool for creating augmented reality apps, as well as new animojis, a new app called Chat for Clients, and other improvements.

To download iOS 11.3, simply access Settings on your iPhone or iPad, and click on Update software.

The company asked for forgiveness, offered the solution for this new operating system and told users, a solution: all iPhone 6 and later models can change the battery at a reduced price in some countries.

He also promised that it would be the users themselves who would decide whether or not they want to slow down the iPhone, when the battery is worn out.


Facebook adds a new function to greet your contacts

The social network Facebook has begun to add, little by little, new features. The latest news is the greetings feature, a new way to greet contacts and followers on Facebook.

This new feature is reminiscent of the old "touch" that Facebook facilitated between contacts. This time the tool appears as a new tab in the profile of our friends: say hello. When you hover the mouse over it, there are several options to send a greeting to that person: you can say hello, send a hug, a wink, hit the five or the well-known touch.

Users who receive the greeting may respond or simply hide the notification. Also, users will have the option to undo the action if it was accidentally sent. The company, announced, a few months ago that "the new function will be tested in several countries to improve the user experience." Now it has started to appear after testing its beta version in different points and profiles.

The option not only appears on computers but also on mobile devices. After the serious crisis that Facebook has suffered, the platform is trying to recompose itself with new fun tools that generate connection between users and more transparency.

Bionic hand controlled by brain signals

It allows people without fingers to have fully functional hands capable of picking up and handling delicate objects. It is completely controlled by the brain and does not require surgery. Touch Bionics, the company that produces the Pro Digits hand, is able to install the entire hand with "living skin", a plastic coating that looks like human skin, for less than $ 50,000



Recently, another bionic hand has come to light that offers a sense of touch. The new prosthesis, developed by an international team of scientists and named Lifehand 2, requires surgery to connect it to the patient's nerves. The device, which has been funded by the European Union, is still in the experimental phase, but has already been successfully tested