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While the world is yet to get over the shocking demise of eye-wearable device Google Glass, Japanese multinational firm Sony has launched a cheaper edition of its device known as SmartEyeglass.

Available in the US, Britain, Germany and Japan for $840 from March, the high-tech spectacles are now on sale for pre-order bookings in Britain and Germany, CNET reported.

Though not as elegant as Google Glass, the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED-E1 is like regular spectacles with a transparent screen in the lenses.

At least 1.2 billion smartphones were sold in the year 2014, according to analysts at Germany-based Gfk.

According to Tech Crunch, analysts say that in 2014 there were 1.2 billion smartphones sold, up 23 percent on the year before and crossing the billion-unit point for the first time.

However, it has been predicted that in 2015, the sales will go down to 14 percent growth, resulting in overall sales of 1.368 billion devices.

The Shanghai auto fair exhibitors will no more hire attractive models to promote their fancy motor products.

According to China Daily, organizers said that car models will become a thing of the past at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in April as its organizers decided to drop them from the event.

The organizers announced that the auto shows are supposed to give audiences an enjoyment of art and that they were hopeful that exhibitors would promote their products in a healthy and classy way.

A cyber-espionage group based in the Middle East has attacked more than 3,000 victims in about 50 countries across the globe, including India, and has stolen over one million files in the process.

Desert Falcons, a cyber espionage group targeting multiple high profile organizations and individuals from Middle East countries, is believed to be the first known Arabic group of cyber mercenaries to develop and run full-scale cyber-espionage operations and was discovered by Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team.

Twitter has come up with a new feature that lets users share team accounts without having to share passwords.

According to Tech Crunch, like a number of Twitter’s power-user-focused features, the new Team tool is built into TweetDeck as opposed to the more standard Twitter client.

The new update is now available on the web/Chrome/Windows versions. (ANI)

A new tool developed by researchers after a thorough study will now help the Twitterati to construct the ” perfect tweet .”

A study backed by the National Science Foundation and Google used an algorithm to thoroughly analyse the sentence constructions, rhetoric and keywords that makes certain tweets get more attention than others. The findings were then used to create a tool that weighed two wordings of the same tweet to ascertain a percentage chance that one is likely to be more popular than the other, reported Mashable.

Blackberry has once again filed a lawsuit against Ryan Seacrest’s keyboard startup Typo over alleged theft of designs and patents.

According to the Verge, the company is now suing Typo over the Typo 2, claiming that the case maker has once again copied its designs and patents.

The complaint reportedly reads that The Typo2 Keyboard still blatantly copies BlackBerry’s iconic keyboard trade dress designs that have been embodied in numerous BlackBerry smartphones from the 2007 BlackBerry 8800 to the current Q10 and Classic models

A new tool developed by researchers after a thorough study will now help the Twitterati to construct the ” perfect tweet .”

A study backed by the National Science Foundation and Google used an algorithm to thoroughly analyse the sentence constructions, rhetoric and keywords that makes certain tweets get more attention than others. The findings were then used to create a tool that weighed two wordings of the same tweet to ascertain a percentage chance that one is likely to be more popular than the other, reported Mashable.

Leaked details about the Apple Watch have revealed that the tech giant has already ordered five to six million watches to be ready to ship when the device hits the markets in April, a report said.

According to News.com.au, the revelation indicated Apple’s “ambitious plan” to quickly dominate the thriving smartwatch market.

Ever fancied a 3D selfie of yours? Well, that’s perhaps going to be the next cool thing in the realm of selfies.

Dusseldorf-based DOOB 3D can produce a detailed, four-inch figurine of your body, or in other words, a 3D selfie, reported Wired.com.

Making one of these figurines requires a massive pile of hardware and software – 54 DSLRs, 54 lenses, a complex 3D modelling pipeline, and an $80,000 full-colour 3D printer, not to mention a room-size scanning booth.

The company has four 3D scanning booths (called “Doob-licators”) scattered in strategic locations throughout the world.

Reliance Communications (RCom), part of the Anil Ambani-led group, which is the global telecom sponsor of the ICC World Cup 2015, has partnered with Twitter to provide its customers with a platform to follow the global commentary as the world’s 14 best cricketing nations compete for the tag of the champion team, with no data charges.

Nokia India, now subsidiary of Microsoft Mobile, has signed a fresh 3-year contract with IT services and product distribution company HCL Infosystems to sell its mobile devices.

“NISPL, subsidiary of Microsoft Mobile OY, and HCL Infosystems Ltd have signed a contract that will enhance the footprint of Microsoft Mobile devices across the Organized Trade and General Trade channels and rural India,” HCL Infosystems said in a statement.

Facing growing competition from brands like Micromax and Xiaomi, Samsung on Monday launched the Galaxy J1 4G – to be priced at Rs 9,900 in India – as the Korean electronics giant looks to protect its turf in one of the world’s fastest growing smartphone markets.

It launched two other 4G enabled smartphones – Galaxy Grand Prime 4G and the Galaxy Core Prime 4G. Samsung also unveiled its slimmest Galaxy handset — the Galaxy A7, priced at Rs 30,499. Galaxy A7 is available in India from Monday, while the other three smartphones will hit the domestic market from the second week of March.

The legendary Tricorder from the movie ‘Star Trek’ is now a real medical device developed by scientists recently.

In 2013, a man bilked investors into funding a medical device that worked like the Star Trek tricorder and he even named it after the grumpy doctor who used in on the iconic show, The “McCoy Home Health Tablet,” the CNN reported.

The device works by placing it on a patient’s forehead. In a matter of seconds, a sensor measures vitals such as heart rate , temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen levels. It even provides a complete ECG reading.

Facebook has rolled out a new feature which allows individuals to decide who controls their account after they die. Through their security settings, users can assign a “legacy contact,” or steward, to manage their Facebook account.

“This has been an incredible opportunity to support the development of a product that can help millions of people,” said Jed Brubaker, candidate in informatics at University of California, Irvine.