Professional camera for beginners
If you like photography, don't just stick with the photos you take with your smartphone. We know that there are some models that take very good photos, such as the Nokia Lumia, iPhone, and some Samsung and LG models. But now is the time for you to switch to something more pro, and a good way to start ...
How to prevent Facebook from showing you personalized advertising? (also on mobiles)
Recently, Facebook announced that it would start using your browsing data and personal information to "serve" you new personalized advertising. Like many, this strategy seems like another deceptive trick to benefit brands at the cost of your privacy. But avoiding it is very simple. Go to the Digital Advertising Alliance page from your browser. On …
"Aromatic Message" Arrives from Paris to New York
An e-mail encoded with the scent of Paris reached the Natural History Museum in New York. Originating at Le Laboratoire in Paris, the aromatic message was called oNote. It consisted of a photograph of some macaroons and a glass of champagne and they tagged it via an iPhone application called oSnapp with the elements: #tropical fruits, # cocoa beans ...
Can there be a true love between a software and a human?
The movie Her tells a love story between a man and a software. Although it seems implausible, researchers say that it is absolutely plausible; if they wanted to, they point out, they could unite existing systems to create an irresistible romance algorithm. Part of Her was developed ten years ago, when writer and director Spike Jonze was interacting with a chatbot ...
Cicada 3301: The Net's Best Kept Secret
In a lengthy investigation for the Telegraph, journalist Chris Bell immersed himself in the fascinating puzzle that has been holding the world's best cryptographers in suspense for two years: Cicada 3301. It is a series of coding and general culture tests of a group or a person who has resources to ...
Control a cyborg cockroach by remote control with your Android with Roboroach
Anyone who is a lover of science fiction will know very well the term cyborgs, living beings that have electronic devices implanted for various functions, from the beneficial ones such as increasing memory and memory to the negative ones, such as mind control. We are going to talk about this second, although in a way that will be a bit ...