Facebook confirmed the reports that advertisers were secretly using phone numbers given by members of the social network for enhanced security. A study by two US universities, first reported by news website Gizmodo, found that phone numbers given to Facebook for two-factor authentication were also used to target advertising. Two-factor authentication is intended to enhance […]

 Scientists are trying to learn more about the mechanisms behind cerebral disorders by mapping Chinese people’s brains to get a better understanding of how the influence of the Chinese language affects cognitive performance. Hospitals and universities in Shanghai and Shenzhen, Guangdong province, are the main participants in the joint study commissioned by the Shanghai Research […]

The 19th International Exhibition of Telecommunications (Iran Telecom 2018) was inaugurated by Information and Communications Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi in Tehran today. The event, sponsored by the Telecoms Ministry, Iranian Telecommunication Industries Syndicate (IT IS) and Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI), is running this year under the theme “New Achievements, Opportunities Ahead”, bringing together […]

 Head of Iran Space Agency said Sun. that the country is currently in possession of 30 geostationary (GEO) orbital slots, adding that Iran plans to fill the the slots itself by speeding up the preparation of necessary infrastructures. Morteza Barari, Head of Iran Space Agency, told Mehr News correspondent on Sunday that over 30 orbital […]

And so, it’s official. Samsung’s long-rumored first phone with three rear cameras, that is. The world’s largest phone maker just issued a press release announcing a Galaxy A7 (no year notion this time). Lo and behold, the A-series device does have no less than three camera sensors on the back, making it the first popular midrange line to include such […]

 Virtual reality from the gaming industry has been used in a research to treat people by exposing them gradually to their greatest terrors and fight disabling fears of flying, heights, spiders or dogs. Dick Tracey didn’t have to visit a tall building to get over his fear of heights. He put on a virtual reality […]

A security advisory has been released by Microsoft about a denial-of-service vulnerability that could render multiple versions of Windows completely unresponsive. The vulnerability affects all versions of Windows 7 through 10 (including 8.1 RT), Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and Core Installations that don’t have the latest set of security updates released as part of the […]

Reports suggest significant” design overhaul for the upcoming Galaxy S10, as Samsung’s mobile division CEO, DJ Koh, talked briefly about the product. Before we go further we’d like to ask you to take this with a serious dose of skepticism. Why? Because, for starters, it is really too early for Galaxy S10 rumors, even if […]

 According to security firm F-Secure, almost every computer is vulnerable to Cold Boot Attacks. Shutting down your laptop properly, or using hibernation and pre-boot authentication offer the best protection. At the heart of this attack is the way computers manage RAM via firmware. Cold boot attacks aren’t new — the first ones came along in […]

 As mostly as it is unconfirmed by Sony or Microsoft, it’s been said that the next generation of consoles powered by AMD processors are on the 2020 horizon. It’s been generally expected that AMD would continue to provide silicon solutions for both Sony and Microsoft in their next generation of consoles. We’ve seen numerous leaks […]