Facebook to Discontinue Email Service

Facebook has announced on Monday it will close down the @facebook.com email service that was available for users beginning in 2010.

The service is retiring and users are being notified via email about the closure of the service, and emails sent to the @facebook.com email address will be forwarded to their primary email address connected to your account.

Gionee Elfie S5.5 Is Apparently The Worlds Thinnest Smartphone

A number of manufacturers have claimed that their smartphones are the worlds thinnest, until another company releases an even thinner one, and now we have the Gionee Elfie S5.5 which is apparently the worlds thinnest handset.

The Gionee Elfie S5.5 measures just 5.5 mm thick, and the device comes with a 5 inch display and is powered by a quad core 1.7GHz processor.

Facebook buys WhatsApp

In a play to dominate messaging on phones and the Web, Facebook has acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion.

That’s a stunning sum for the five-year old company. But WhatsApp has been able to hold its weight against messaging heavyweights like Twitter (TWTR), Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) and Microsoft’s (MSFT, Fortune 500) Skype. WhatsApp has upwards of 450 million users, and it is adding an additional million users every day.

Supersonic Jet Will Use Live Displays Instead Of Windows

Windows on a Airplane apparently make the planes less aerodynamic, and military airplanes generally do not come with them, although passengers on commercial airplanes and jest are used to them.

Now Spike Aerospace, who are developing a new Supersonic Jet, have come up with a solution, instead of windows, their new jet will feature large display that will give passengers a live view of outside the plane.

12.9-inch iPad and Next-gen iPad Mini Unlikely This Year

We’ve seen countless rumors about the oversized 12.9-inch iPad in the past few months, with rumors hinting about its launch in 2014.

Recently, a new rumor mentions 12.9-inch iPad is unlikely to see the light of the day in 2014. It’s not just the oversized iPad, but there will be no third-generation iPad Mini either. The only iPad  that will get a refresh is iPad Air, which will come with Touch ID and A8 processor.

One in four Americans do not know the Earth circles the Sun

Just 74 percent of respondents knew that the Earth revolved around the Sun, a shocking new study into the scientific knowledge of American has found.

The survey included more than 2,200 people in the United States and was conducted by the National Science Foundation.

Ten questions about physical and biological science were on the quiz, and the average score – 6.5 correct – was barely a passing grade.

Fewer than half (48 percent) knew that human beings evolved from earlier species of animals.

The result of the survey, which is conducted every two years, will be included in a National Science Foundation report to President Barack Obama and US lawmakers.

One in three respondents said science should get more funding from the government.

Nearly 90 percent said the benefits of science outweigh any dangers, and about the same number expressed interest in learning about medical discoveries.

The National Science Foundation said nearly half of all Americans said astrology is either ‘very scientific’ or ‘sort of scientific’.

It said young people in particular were more likely than ever to consider the pseudoscience at least ‘sort of’ scientific.

‘Fewer Americans rejected astrology in 2012 than in recent years,’ the 2014 Science and Engineering Indicators study report said.

‘In 2012, slightly more than half of Americans said that astrology was ‘not at all scientific,’ whereas nearly two thirds gave this response in 2010.

‘The comparable percentage has not been this low since 1983.’

Skepticism of astrology hit an all-time high in 2004, when 66 percent of Americans said astrology was total nonsense.

But each year, fewer and fewer respondents have dismissed the connections between star alignment and personality as fiction, the NSF said.

It claims the question was ‘focused on the public’s capacity to distinguish science from pseudoscience.’

Young people are also especially inclined to offer astrology scientific legitimacy, with a majority of Americans ages 18 to 24 considering the practice at least ‘sort of’ scientific, and the 25-34 age group is not far behind them.

John Besley of Michigan State University, the lead author of the report’s chapter on public attitudes toward science, told Mother Jones he thinks we need to wait ‘to see if it’s a real change’ before speculating about what the data really means, but said the data ‘popped out to me when I saw it.’

The results come just days after the recent debate between Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ and young-Earth creationist Ken Ham, but reveals perhaps views of what constitute a ‘real’ science are not as good as researchers had hoped.

By contrast, 92 percent of the Chinese public think horoscopes are untrue.

First Lady Nancy Reagan famously employed the services of an astrologer after the assassination attempt on her husband.

When asked in 1989 whether she thought astrology could be credited for her husband’s success at avoiding any further danger, she said: ‘I don’t really believe it was, but I don’t really believe it wasn’t.’


பூமி சூரியனைச் சுற்றி வருவதை அறியாத அமெரிக்கர்கள்

அமெரிக்கர்கள் அறிவியலில் ஆர்வம் கொண்டவர்கள். ஆனால் பூமி சூரியனைச் சுற்றி வருவது பற்றி நான்கில் ஒருவருக்கு (26%) தெரியவில்லை என ஒரு ஆய்வு முடிவு தெரிவிக்கிறது.

அமெரிக்காவின் தேசிய அறிவியல் அமைப்பின் சார்பில் நாடு முழுவதும் ஒரு ஆய்வு மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளது.

பல்வேறு பகுதிகளைச் சேர்ந்த சுமார் 2,200 பேரிடம் இயற்பியல் மற்றும் உயிரியல் தொடர்பான 9 கேள்விகள் கேட்கப்பட்டன.

இதன்படி, ஆய்வில் பங்கேற்றவர்களில் 74 சதவீதம் பேர் மட்டுமே சூரியனை பூமி சுற்றி வருவது தெரியும் என கூறியுள்ளனர்.

இதுபோல, விலங்குகளிலிருந்து பரிணாம வளர்ச்சியின் மூலம் மனிதன் தோன்றினான் என்பது 48 சதவீத அமெரிக்கர்கர்களுக்கு மட்டுமே தெரிந்துள்ளது.

அறிவியல் துறைக்கு கூடுதல் நிதி ஒதுக்க வேண்டும் என ஆய்வில் பங்கேற்றவர்களில் மூன்றில் ஒருவர் கூறியுள்ளார். மருத்துவக் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளைத் தெரிந்துகொள்ள விரும்புவதாக 90% பேர் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.

இரண்டு வருடங்களுக்கு ஒரு முறை மேற்கொள்ளப்படும் இந்த ஆய்வு முடிவுகள், அதிபர் ஒபாமா, பாராளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்களிடம் சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட்டு தேசிய அறிவியல் அமைப்பின் அறிக்கையில் சேர்க்கப்படுமென தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

AT&T Slashes The Price of Samsung Galaxy Gear by $100

Believe it or not, Samsung Galaxy Gear is not the most popular wearable gadget from the Korean OEM. It turned out to be a big disappointment, and didn’t receive a lot of positive reviews.

One of the reason why it has failed to create an impact in the market is its high price tag. If you like the Samsung Galaxy Gear, but didn’t buy it due to it’s high price tag, there’s a good news for you. AT&T has slashed the price of the Galaxy Gear by $100, bringing it’s price down to $199.

It’s not as simple as it sounds. There’s a catch hear (as always): to avail this deal, you have to purchase a compatible Galaxy device, which includes the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active, or the Galaxy Mega, from the carrier.

Users with an eligible Galaxy device tied to AT&T can also make full use of the promotion, and enjoy a $100 discount on the Galaxy Gear, which is available at AT&T retail outlets.

There’s no word about the ending date for this promotion, so make use of it while it lasts. Are you going to get the Samsung Galaxy Gear from AT&T?

Test shows crows are frighteningly clever (Video)

In a test that would stump a small child, a crow has figured out an eight-stage puzzle in order to get to a piece of food.

Dr. Alex Taylor has been studying wild birds which he keeps three months at a time.

This particular crow, called 007, had been shown each of the puzzles individually but this was the first time it had had to solve all eight in order.

He had shown 007 the puzzles individually before. This, however, is the first time the crow will see them arranged in this order and he needs to figure out in which order to solve them to be successful.

The BBC showed the crow surveying the puzzles and then getting to work. He jumps up and unties the short stick from the rope. He tries the short stick to reach the treat but realizes he needs a longer one. He then uses the short stick to pull out three individual rocks from three individual cages.

When he looks like he’s stumped over what to do with the rocks, he figures it out and uses the rocks as weights to retrieve the longer stick needed to score the snack.

புத்திசாலிக் காகம் - ஆய்வின் மூலம் நிரூபணம்

குடத்தினுள் கற்களை நிரப்பி நீர் அருந்திய புத்திசாலிக் காகத்தின் கதையை சிறு வயதில் படித்திருப்பீர்கள்.

நேரில் பார்க்க இதோ ஓர் சந்தர்ப்பம்!

ஒரு சிறிய உணவுத் துண்டை பெற்றுக்கொள்ள காகமொன்று எவ்வாறெல்லாம் முயற்சிக்கின்றது என்பதை காணொளியில் காணுங்கள்.

Apple To Release iOS 7.1 To Launch in March

Not too long ago, Apple started seeding the iOS 7.1 Beta 5 to developers for testing purposes and strip out any bugs  that are present in the release.

If you’re one of those people wondering about the launch of the latest operating system from the Cupertino giant, a new report from 9to5Mac pegs the launch date by the end of March. It’s the first major update, but it will not bring any surprises, and will come with the same features that were introduced in the earlier betas of the application.

Along with numerous bug fixes and performance improvements, the latest iOS 7.1 is expected to come with some user interface tweaks, with some of them to be found inside the phone dialer and calls on the lock screen. Additionally, Apple might introduce iOS in the car and several other features found in earlier betas.

The folks at 9to5Mac also mentions Apple might schedule an event in March which will be focus on the next-generation Apple TV, and it might be the stage where Apple will showcase the upcoming iOS 7.1 operating system. If any such thing happens, we will update you about it. Until then, just take it as a speculation and wait for an official word from Apple.

அப்பிளின் iOS 7.1 பதிப்பு 

அப்பிள் நிறுவனம் தனது புதிய iOS இயங்குதளத்தின் புதிய பதிப்பான iOS 7.1 இனை எதிர்வரும் மார்ச் மாதம் வெளியிடவுள்ளதாக தகவல்கள் வெளியாகியுள்ளன.

சில தினங்களுக்கு முன்னர் iOS 7.1 Beta 5 பதிப்பினை வெளியிட்டிருந்த நிலையிலேயே இத்தகவல் தற்போது வெளியாகியுள்ளது.


இதற்கு முன்னர் வெளியிடப்பட்டிருந்த iOS 7 ஆனது பல்வேறு வகையிலும் பயனர்களைக் கவர்ந்துள்ள நிலையில் புதிய வசதிகள் உள்ளடங்கலாக வெளிவரவுள்ள iOS 7.1 இயங்குதளத்திற்கு பலத்த எதிர்பார்ப்பு நிலவுகின்றமை குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

Nokia X Android Phone To Be Released Later This Month

For the past few months we have heard rumors about Nokia working on an Android smartphone, the Nokia X. We even heard that Microsoft was pressuring the company into giving up this project. It looks like Nokia has done it anyway, with The Wall Street Journal claiming to have heard from people familiar with the matter that the Nokia Android phone is going to be released this month. At least we won’t have long to wait.

Nokia is expected to unveil this smartphone, codenamed Normandy, at the Mobile World Congress 2014 later this month in Barcelona. It is being claimed that Nokia’s Android phone doesn’t promote several key features that were originally developed by Google as part of its Android platform. What can we expect? Well, the software should be similar to what we see on Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets, basically a highly customized variant of Android. Apparently, this Nokia Android phone won’t promote Google Play Store, instead its going to come with a Nokia app store that will host Android apps. Here Maps and Mix Radio should be onboard as well.