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At precisely 9:26:53 am, on Pi Day is the Pi Second: the date and time of Pi day to the second will align and match up with the first 10 digits of pi, 3.141592653. and at an infinitesimally brief moment just after 9:26:53.58979 am but slightly before 9:26:53.5898 am, of Pi Day we’ll have the Pi Instant…and, technically Pi Day will be over in an instant. In that Pi instant the arbitrary date and time called Pi Day the match will be perfectly in tune with every single digit of pi, an irrational number that literally never ends and will stretch on to infinity....

Reacting to the EU ruling, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai in a lengthy blog post said that “the decision rejects the business model that supports Android, which has created more choice for everyone, not less.” The EU wants Google to stop pre-loading its Chrome browser and its search engine to Android. However, Google countered this statement by saying that the search giant doesn’t force anyone to use either of them and allows phone makers and developers to easily disable or delete pre- loaded apps on the phone and choose other apps instead....

Ahmed got a personal invitation from President Barack Obama for “Astronomy Night.” The president uses the event to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Last month, Ahmed brought the clock to his school to show a teacher, but another teacher thought it could be a bomb. The school contacted police, who ultimately chose not to charge Ahmed with having a hoax bomb, though he was suspended from school....

The deceased author’s work was uploaded on the Android’s software by the creators of android Dick along with conversations that he had with other writers. If the android was asked a question that had been raised to the real Dick, the robot would answer the question as Dick would. A series of complicated questions too were replied by the robot. Also, it’s software would make an effort to answer the question using “latent semantic analysis”, in the event the robot was asked a question that it was not known with....

Hopefully this post will help you to understand better — about what’s happening with you right now, without you even realising it. Their goal? Is quiet simple is to earn additional revenue from us. Yes, additional revenue on the connections & services that we’ve already paid for! To illustrate this with an analogy, it is like: • Your car audio system inserting its own ads between songs you’re playing via your iPod....

Airtel has partnered with Flipkart to sell the service bundled with the devices of brands like Xiaomi, Motorola, Lenovo, Asus and Huawei, online. Other than Flipkart for online sales, Airtel has also inked a deal with Samsung to distribute 4G. Under the partnership with the South Korean handset maker, both the companies will promote each others’ 4G offerings at their respective outlets. “We want our existing customers to be the first ones to enjoy the Airtel 4G experience and are offering them a free upgrade to Airtel 4G at the same price as 3G,” Gujarat Ashok Ganapathy Bharti Airtel CEO for Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa said in a statement....

Now, more specifications for the upcoming Nvidia RTX 40 Lovelace GPUs have been leaked on the Chinese website Bilibili, which includes details of the GeForce RTX 4090, 4080, 4070, and 4060. To start with, the RTX 4090 is expected to take a big leap in performance. This GPU is said to have 53% more CUDA cores (16,128) than the RTX 3090, resulting in a higher clock rate on the upcoming Ada Lovelace GPU architecture than its predecessor....

Fire TV Stick The all-new Fire TV Stick is powered by an enhanced 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, which makes it 50% more powerful than the previous generation. It delivers fast streaming in 1080p at 60fps with HDR compatibility. It features a dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi that supports 5 GHz networks for more stable streaming and fewer dropped connections. The new Fire TV Stick supports Dolby Atmos for immersive sound and comes with compatible content and speakers....

The Fire TV Cube is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, Dolby Atmos 7.1 channel sound and support for 4K and HDR-10 content. It has an HDMI 2.0a port, an Ethernet jack, an IR (infrared) port, and a micro-USB port and supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Thanks to a combination of infrared technology and HDMI CEC, the Fire TV Cube can be used to control your TV, sound bar, cable box, or other audio and video gear using voice commands....

In order to take advantage of the popularity of slim notebooks, AMD has introduced its XConnect technology. With this technology, a lightweight notebook or 2-in-1 with a Thunderbolt 3 port that is compatible with AMD graphics processors will easily be able to play games at the highest possible visual setting, (this will also depend upon which GPU is running inside). So how does XConnect technology work? You can connect a notebook that features a Thunderbolt 3 port and make a connection between the external the GPU computer casing that has been configured with an AMD R9 300 Series graphics GPU....

The study revealed that no less than two thirds of Americans expect robots to be in charge of most of the work currently done by humans in approximately 50 years, but when it comes to their jobs, they don’t think machines would be able to do them. The study reveals that Americans are pretty confident of the responsibility they carry out won’t be matched by robots even though they would take a chunk of the work limited to humans for now....

The update called Android Lollipop Build LMY48I is being rolled out for users on Sprint in United States and multiple Samsung smartphone According to Sprint update documents, the Google Nexus 6 and Google Nexus 5 should be receiving an update today while Samsung is rolling out OTA updates multiple devices given below. The Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Galaxy S5 and Note Edge are all receiving patches today, and you can find the update documents linked below:...

Developers have the option of submitting to alpha, beta, and production channels. They can also publish updates that use API 24 to their apps in Google Play. Google is also providing the final API to Android Studio 2.1.2 and higher, while also pushing system images to the emulator. Coming in a build number NPD56N, factory images are now available for the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, Pixel C, Nexus Player, General Mobile 4G (Android One) and the Sony Xperia Z3....

The Google Play Games app is currently available in three overseas markets: Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. Players in these regions can play Android games by signing up for the beta here and download Google’s new app for Windows PCs. To participate in the beta, the below hardware and software requirements for the Google Play Games app need to meet to run smoothly: Windows 10 (v2004) Solid state drive (SSD) Gaming-class GPU 8 logical cores of CPU 8 GB of RAM 20 GB of available storage space Windows admin account Hardware virtualization must be turned on Compatible PC device and configuration...

Angry Birds, one of the most popular mobile games has come out with several versions from the time it was launched in 2009. Since its launch, the makers have released a huge variety of updates, including Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Epic, as well as tie-ins with other franchises like Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Star Wars. However, Angry Birds 2 is the first update with a number even though not necessarily bringing as many changes as other updates....

Instead of thanking Lostutter for disclosing these criminals, the FBI raided his house last April. Initially, Lostutter denied that he was the man in the video; however, he decided to come forward after the rapists received astounding reaction once they were exposed. Lostutter is currently facing ten years jail term if accused for obtaining tweets and social media posts that disclosed the details of the rape as well as for dire consequences against the Steubenville rapists and school officials who assisted in covering up the crime....

When Samsung had launched its Galaxy S10 series phones in March, it had described fingerprint authentication as a “revolutionary new biometric authentication feature”. According to Samsung, the scanner sends ultrasounds to detect 3D ridges of fingerprints in order to recognise users quickly. News of the Galaxy S10 flaw came to light via The Sun, when a British user found that her phone could be unlocked regardless of the biometric data registered in the device....

“Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security central to the design,” the two companies said in a joint statement. “There has never been a more important moment to work together to solve one of the world’s most pressing problems,” Apple and Google said. “Through close cooperation and collaboration with developers, governments and public health providers, we hope to harness the power of technology to help countries around the world slow the spread of COVID-19 and accelerate the return of everyday life,” the statement added....

For years now, Google is paying billions of dollars to Apple to remain the default search engine service on Safari for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS platforms unless changed manually in Safari’s preferences. However, the deal between the two companies has caught the attention of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for violating the competitive policy. In a report released in July, the UK regulators stated that a deal was made in 2019 between Google and Apple, in which the former roughly paid £1....

Swift was introduced by Apple during 2014 WDC, until then developers used Apple’s Xcode IDE and Objective-C was used create all Apple apps. Exactly a year down the line, Apple has further opened up its rather closed architecture by open sourcing Swift yesterday. Apple hopes to get developers to contribute to Apple App development through this move. Along with the open source launch, Apple has already published a Swift port for Linux computers....