Google won't approve Glass apps for facial recognition

Google announce late Friday in a post on its Google+page for project Glass that it won't approved apps designed for Glass to recognize the faces of people without their consent.
According to Google,

Glass and Facial Recognition
When we started the Explorer Program nearly a year ago our goal was simple: we wanted to make people active participants in shaping the future of this technology ahead of a broader consumer launch. We've been listening closely to you, and many have expressed both interest and concern around the possibilities of facial recognition in Glass. As Google has said for several years, we won't add facial recognition features to our products without having strong privacy protections in place. With that in mind, we won't be approving any facial recognition Glassware at this time.
We've learned a lot from you in just a few weeks and we'll continue to learn more as we update the software and evolve our policies in the weeks and months ahead'' Google said.

This report by no means  Google won't approve facial recognition apps for glass in future, Google just wants to calm everyone for now..

Canadian Researchers communicate with coma patients through mind-reading computer

Recent findings by Researchers at University of Western Ontario will enable them to build a mind-reading computer that would lets us communicate with those in coma. The team were able to find answers as to how we could better communicate with coma patients by carrying out a study about what we are thinking.
They asked the participants to answer questions on a ''Yes'' or ''No'' response without speaking it, but only think their response.
They answered questions as shown in the scanner, and their response without speaking it.  Whereupon the researchers studied their brain activity as they give answers to the questions shown, and were able to translate the correct answers for each participant.
The team are now using this method to communicate with people in coma.

Apple take down gay ''cure'' app from its app store

An anti-gay app made especially to help free people from the captive of homosexuality has been taken down by Apple from its app store. The app titled ''setting captives free'' was built by a non interdenominational ministry, after the founder Mike Cleveland,  a formal airline pilot was completely free from homosexuality.
Apple took down the app because so many gay users and groups started a petition to have the app pull down. From what I read, more than 150,000 homosexuals signed to pull down the app.

Samsung finally introduces Galaxy S4 Mini

Finally, the little brother of the ''next big thing'', the Galaxy S4 has been launched today by Samsung. Samsung broke the news on its official blog that it has launched the Galaxy S4 Mini, which will arrive in black, brown or white editions.
“We appreciate the unprecedented demands for the Galaxy S4 that we aimed to provide users with life companion for a fuller, richer, and simpler life. And now, we want to give people more choices with the GALAXY S4, similar look & feel of GALAXY S4 for mor compact and practical usages,” wrote Samsung CEO JK Shin in an official statement. “The new GALAXY S4 mini provides consumers with a new way to enjoy the flagship GALAXY S4 experience.”
The S4 Mini is a 4.3-inch Android smartphone with 8MP front-facing camera and 1.9MP rear-facing camera. It also sport 8GB of internal storage, 1.5GB of RAM, and powered by a 1.7GHz dual-core processor.

Apple unveiled $229 iPod Touch today

Apple today launched a $229 16GB iPod touch with retina display. The new iPod touch looks very much like the 2012 iPod touch, but with a little difference in terms of screen size(4-inch),1,136-by-640 screen and dual-core A5 processor, comes in gray and camera(1.2 mega pixel). No rear-facing camera.
The new iPod touch plays all games and apps made just for the iPhone 5 and the 2012 iPod Touch

Apple's CEO Tim Cook says people won't buy Google Glass

Tim Cook is of the opinion that people won't buy Google set of computer Glasses. In an interview hosted by AllthingsD with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the D11 conference on Tuesday night,The Apple CEO said people don't wear glasses for fashion, and as such.doesn't think people will buy the device.
He, however, think people will go for smart watches than Google Glass. Please the interview above...!

400 year-old plant comes back to life

On an annual trip to the Arctic, a Canadian scientist spotted some moss that had previously been frozen under glaciers for about 400 years. When she took the plant back to the lab, she wondered if it could be brought back to life. Yes, yes it could.
University of Alberta biologist Catherine La Farge and her colleagues go on an
nual trips to the Teardrop glacier on Ellesmere Island, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
In the past few years, she’s watched the glacier retreat, exposing rock, mud and ancient moss that had been buried under the ice since the Little Ice Age, which lasted from 1550 to 1850, Sheila Pratt reported in the Edmonton Journal.
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Facebook launched 'verified' profiles and pages to help users find authentic accounts

Facebook has decided to take a page out of Twitter's book by launching 'verified' pages to help users find the true identities of celebrities, Journalists, Government officials, businesses and profiles on the social network. The social media giant made the announcement today.
According to Facebook, verified accounts of profiles and pages will feature a blue check mark, a feature very similar to Twitter's verified pages.
Facebook said the move is to help users of the social network find the authentic accounts of Celebrities, Journalist, businesses, Government officials etc, as there are fake profiles and pages of these high profile people on the social network.

Huawei revealed price of its flagship device, the Ascend P6

Finally, Huawei has announced price of its latest flagship device, the Ascend P6 before its official launch in London on June 18, and said the smartphone will be price at $300.
The Huawei Ascend P6 runs on Google's Android 'Jelly Bean' operating system, 4.7" 720p screen (312ppi), 2GB of RAM, an 8MP front camera and 32GB of internal storage.

A team of hackers hack 16-character passwords

If you think having 7 to 8 character passwords, will get your account

secured, and makes it so difficult for hackers to find, then you need

think again. Those passwords are now the easiest to crack.

A team of hackers have successfully hack more than 14,800 random

passwords of a list of 16,449 tech sites. According to them, the

success rate for each hacker range from 62% to 90%. Wow! It took one

hacker 60 minutes to cracked 16-character passwords;even hacked those

confusing passwords such as 'qeadzcwrsfxv1331'.

They, however, gave us tips in order to get our accounts secured from

hackers. They said it is imperative for every internet user to have

more than 7 to 8 characters passwords, with upper and lower case.

Also, do not use real names such as Jesus as passwords, these are

easily hacked.

Sony to launch Xperia Z tablet in South Africa

A few weeks after Sony announced the Xperia Z , which is a

water-resistant and dust-proof smartphone, the firm is looking forward

to launch the Xperia Z gaming tablet in Cape Town, South Africa in two

months time.

The 10.1-inch gaming tablet is believe to be the slimmest Long Term

Evolution, LTE tablet out there. It is a waterproof tablet that is

very much like the Xperia Z smartphone.

The device, just as the Xperia Z smartphone, runs on a quad-core

Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset, comes with16GBs of storage, 2GBs of RAM,

Near Field Communication, NFC support, and a microSD slot.

Sony said the device will sale between R7000 and R10,000.

Huawei Ascend P6 will be officially launched on June 18

First introduced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the Ascend P6 is believe to be the world slimmest smartphone with its 6.18mm thickness. Its maker, Huawei has announced that the smartphone will be officially launch on June 18 this year.
The Huawei Ascend P6 runs on Google's Android 'Jelly Bean' operating system, 4.7" 720p screen (312ppi), 2GB of RAM, an 8MP front camera and 32GB of internal storage.
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Etisalat Nigeria launched easier way to pay for internet access in the country

Paying for a new Etisalat data plan just got better with the telecom operator new Direct Data Voucher cards, that enables customers to purchase data bundle by simply topping-up their lines with the data scratch card E-pins instead of buying airtime recharge card, and sending the required pin before they can subscribe.

The Direct Data Vouchers cards come in different data bundles: 200MB(N1000), 500MB(N2000), 1.5GB(N4000). To subscribe, all you need do is, buy Direct Data Vouchers cards, scratch to reveal the 15 digits pin and you are done.
The telecom operator also added that these cards or E-pins are available at the firm partner outlets across the country.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9195 shows up in white and brown editions

Samsung only revealed the black edition of the Galaxy S4 Mini I9195 to us, and decided to keep the other editions a secret. But Samsung recently let the cat out of the bag when it posted image of black, white and even brown editions of the Galaxy S4 mini. I personally loved the idea of offering the device in more than one colour. We all have taste!

Do WiFi signals affect plant growth?

Recent findings by five girls from a primary school in Denmark have proved that plant growth could be affected by WiFi signals. The five girls decided to carry out the experiment after noticing that when they slept with mobile phones near their heads in the night, they realized they could not focus on their studies the following day.
So in order to find out if wireless signals truly affect the human brains, they decided to make do with the equipment they had at their disposal, they placed plants near WiFi routers---what they found out shocked them.
The group took six trays of a garden cress herb and placed them in one room without WiFi routers, and another six tray with same seeds placed with WiFi routers in a different room.
The seeds placed in a room without WiFi routers, after during 12 days of the experiment, grew well while the other seeds placed near the WiFi routers did not. As you can see in the photo above, the seeds placed near the WiFi routers died.

Apple smart watch 'iWatch' to come next year

Guys,  Guess we just have to wait until next year before we could lay our hands on Apple iWatch. The company recently announced that it will begin production of the iWatch in Q3 next year, and said it will launch towards the end of next year.
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Real-life Iron Man suit developed and, will allow astronauts fall to earth without using parachute

Hey! have you watch the movie ''Iron Man''? I guess you love the way Tony Stark jumps from high attitudes without parachute. Soon, you would experience such feeling. A real-life Iron Man suit has been created by two firms, Solar System Express and Biomedical design company. The suit will allow individuals fall to earth without parachute.
Named the RL Mark V1 look very much like the suit used in the Iron Man movie, and comes with power gloves, set of goggles that work in a way similar to Google computer glasses, and movement gyros.

Individuals or astronauts who put on this suit, can fall from high-attitude without using parachute. The firms hoped to begin full production of the Iron Man suit in 2016, if after a successful test dive.

Google unite with Microsoft to build YouTube app for Windows phone 8

As the saying goes '' there is a time for war and a time for peace'', Microsoft and Google have decided to welcome peace. The two biggest technology firms in the world will teamed up to build YouTube app for windows phone 8.
Google revealed this on Friday that they will build a YouTube app for windows phone 8 that will meet YouTube terms of services. The YouTube app will come later next month.
Here's the joint statement by Google and Microsoft
Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update the new YouTube for Windows Phone app to enable compliance with YouTube's API terms of service, including enabling ads, in the coming weeks. Microsoft will replace the existing YouTube app in Windows Phone Store with the previous version during this time.
 What led to the disagreement was that, Microsoft developed a YouTube app for windows phone that allowed users to download videos via the app without running ads. Google got angry since the app does not meet YouTube terms of service, and shot down the app.

Rocket powered bicycle set a land speed record of 263km/h

This is simply awesome! watch as French Cyclist Francos Gissy set a new land speed record of 263km/h on a rocket bicycle run by hydrogen peroxide

3D-Printed ''Bionic Ear'' may hear beyond human ear

Researchers at Princeton University, led by Michael McAlpine  have successfully built the world first ''bionic ear'' that can pick up sounds 1 million times higher than the normal human ear. It was created with cells and nanoparticles, then added a small coil with bony process.
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World largest lego model unveiled by LEGO in Times Square

Unbelievable! LEGO has unveiled the largest Lego in history, a 5 million bricks of LEGO x-wing.

The unbelievable facts

Here are all details about the model:

• Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks
• Weighs 45,979.61 pounds (including bricks and steel infrastructure)
• Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters
• Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters
• Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters
• 32 builders spent 17,336 hours (about 4 months) to construct

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Google using computer vision and machine learning to find your Google+ photos on Google.com

Run by Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Google now makes it so easy to search for Google+ users to search for their own photos on Google.com, provided they have them all stored on the social network.
Google revealed this on Thursday in a blog post written by the company product Manager, Matthew Kulick that users of its social network, Google+ can now search and find their own photos on the search engine.

Amazon ''Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 now available in 170 nations

Amazon, the world largest online retailer announced today that the Kindle Fire HD and the Kindle

Fire HD 8.9 devices will not only be available in the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan, but in 170 nations for pre-order. It also added that its App store is now available in 200 countries. Amazon also used the announcement to offer two of its popular apps , 'Fruit Ninja' and 'Cut the rope' for free on May 23 -24.
Consumers can pre-order their devices at Amazon starting today at $214 for the Kindle Fire HD and$284 for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9.
You can pre-order both device here

HTC First ''Facebook phone'' will never go on sale in the UK

Too bad, HTC first and Facebook smartphone, which come preloaded with ''Facebook home'' software will no longer go on sale in the UK as planned. From what I read, the decision not to 'never' launch the smartphone in the UK came from Facebook itself.
The reason is that,  after the phone went on sale in the US, sales were poor, and moreover the phone lacks some features. Facebook said it will add more customization features for the next couple of months.
Customers who had preordered the device will be informed about this shortly.
However, those wish to try Facebook Home can still do so if they have the supported devices for which Home can be downloaded from Google Play.

Could these be the world first 3D-printed bullets

I found this video on the internet with the caption ''world first 3D printed bullet''.

Samsung Galaxy S4 hit 10 million global sales within a month

Samsung announced last week that Galaxy S4 will break its predecessors record of selling 10 million phones within a month. Samsung just announced that the Galaxy S4 has hit 10 million channel sales in 27 days, compared with the 50 days it took S3 to reach that figure.

Mashable sent popular Comedian and Film maker, Malkoff to fool New yorkers into believing he was wearing Google Glass

Any Individual wearing Google set of computer Glasses always draws attention from the Public. They love to show-off their Google Glasses if they eventually own one.

Recently, Mashable decided to play a fast one on New Yorkers by sending popular Film maker and Comedian, Mark Malkoff onto the streets of New York City to make them believe he was wearing the real Google Glass. So do you think Mark can play a fast one on New Yorkers? let's watch the video.

Finding happy faces in Google Maps terrain, what can you see?

Something our human eyes seem to do, without any prompting, is to pick out shapes and structures that resemble other shapes and structures. Called pareidolia, it's a form of pattern recognition -- and a good example is the way we often see a human face where only a random collection of shapes or shadows exists. This, it is now known, is the reason for the infamous face on Mars.
Our own Earth, as folded and rippled as it is, is also prone to this phenomenon when viewed from above: the Badlands Guardian, discovered on Google Earth in 2006, for example. But we're sure there are many more human-esque faces lurking in
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Cat bearding is the new internet craze

We have seen people produce crazy videos dance steps like the ''Gangnam style'' and ''Harlem shake'', but we haven't witness any crazy photos yet.
Cat bearding is the new internet craze. It's an insane act! it involves cat owners sticking their chin to the bottom half of a cat face, and then strike a photo. Crazy right? But it could help if find it so difficult cultivating a beard. See more photos after the jump break!
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Xbox One unveiled, watch the New Xbox One in action

Finally the Xbox one has been unveiled by Microsoft yesterday. The new Xbox One is all in one Entertainment console: play games, music and watching TV. Guys, watch the New Xbox one in action!

Good news: here comes Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013

Hello, are you an Android Developer and have all what it takes to build a great app? if yes, then you are on your way to pocket Samsung $800,000 Smart App Challenge 2013 for Galaxy smartphones.
Samsung made this known yesterday that its aimed at creating apps just for Samsung Galaxy smartphones. The contest runs from late June to August 3, and all Developers across the globe are cordially invited to participate in the challenge.
Samsung said the winner will go home with $200,000, while the runner-up with go with $100,000 and six of the remaining winners will receive $50,000 each. The winners of the challenge will be announce in December.
''Held for the second consecutive year, this challenge will determine the best GALAXY S4 apps that make use of the Samsung Chord SDK.
The 10 winning entries will receive $800,000 in total prizes and be eligible for investment evalutation from From what Samsung said ''Held for the second consecutive year, this challenge will determine the best GALAXY S4 apps that make use of the Samsung Chord SDK.
The 10 winning entries will receive $800,000 in total prizes and be eligible for investment evalutation from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation
as well as multiple marketing promotion'', Samsung said yesterday..
To enter the challenge, click here Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013
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Ex-criminal built Theif-proof device to help protect world ATMs while still serving six year jail term

Just as Martin Lawrence said in a movie ''If, I was a thief, I would definitely know where and how to break into this building''.
Valentin Boanta is a Romanian computer specialist who is currently serving a five-year jail term after he was found guilty of supplying a gang of Romanian robbers  with gadgets with which they used to scan magnetic strip of  bank cards and used them to withdraw cash via ATM. But, he tuned a new leaf after he was cut. To my surprise, he said he became happy after he was caught.
While still serving his six year jail term, he thought of a way to help protect world's ATMs. He built his SRS, Secure Revolving System, which can help to protect cardholders against Skimmers.
Here's how the device works:

First, the cardholder insert the card into the SRS long edge. By this, Skimmers or any Skimming gadgets would find it so difficult to scan the magnetic strip at the back of the card.

Teen invention could charge your cell phone for 20 seconds

You want to make an important call, but your cell phone battery is dead. What are you going to do? well, you have one option left: wait for hours before your cell phone battery is fully charged. But not anymore, a device that could charge your phone for 20 seconds has been invented by a teen.
18 year-old Eesha Khare of Saratoga, California won the Intel International Science and Engineering fair for building a device that could charge a cell phone for 20 seconds. Yes 20 seconds!
The Super-capacitor stored a lot of energy into a small space, charge the battery in seconds and holds that charge for a long time than ordinary batteries.
She showed us how the device works by using it to power an LED bulb. She said the device could fit into cell phone batteries, that means it could charge electronic portable devices.
She received the $50,000 prize money for wining Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

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Samsung announced high resolution Notebook that has 3200x1800 pixel resolution

When it comes to Samsung everything is different. Almost a year now when Apple launched its 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display that has 2,560x1,600 pixel resolution. But today Samsung announced at the Society for information Displays(SID) week in Vancouver a 13.3-inch WQXGA+ Notebook display with 3200x1800 pixel resolution, which has greater pixel resolution than the MacBook Pro and the ChromeBook pixel.
According to Samsung, the Notebook Display LCD can deliver up to30 percent greater power saving than most existing LCD tablet displays.

British Explorer makes first ever live video call from a smartphone on Mount Everest peak

In an effort to raise funds for the comic relief charity, British Explorer Daniel Hughes made history when he makes the first ever live video call from a smartphone on Mount Everest's summit.
Hughes is hoping to raise one million Great British Pounds for the charity.


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Aston Martin celebrate 100th birthday with new CC100 Speedster concept car

Aston Martin today celebrate its 100th birthday, and to mark the celebration, the company announced the CC100 speedster concept car. The car was announced in recognition of the Aston Martin's DBR1 victory at the Le Mans in 1959.
The 1,200kg car can sprint at O-60mph in four seconds and a maximum speed of 180mph.
Surprisingly, the car has been sold to a wealthy client for Five hundred thousand Great Britain Pounds.
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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Amazon has hit the top-mark in mobile technology when it introduces the Kindle Fire into the mobile market. Amazon has since made huge sales from the kindle fire and its app store. Consumers are rating the Kindle Fire to be a better competitor to the iPad and other tablets brands. Since the inception of the Kindle Fire, sales from other tablets brands has seriously dropped. Several factors contributed to kindle high sales which make consumers to pick it as a better option when shopping for a tablets.
The Kindle Fire has many features in one: Watching TV shows, streaming videos, play games, reading E-book, and surfing the internet. With all these features, it has in no doubt be the 'world best sold gadgets'. But what makes it a must buy?
The Price: The price tag on the Kindle Fire HD is probably one of the facts that made it have an edge on other tablets. At $269, the Kindle Fire is half the price of the new iPad 3. With almost the same features as the iPad, consumers tend to go for the Kindle Fire for it's low price.
Portability: The kindle is more portable than the iPad. Not heavy, not small and just right for the palm. With the 7-in touchscreen, makes it suitable for watching streaming videos, TV shows, play games, read e-book and movies. Consumers prefer to go

around with a portables, and they see the Kindle Fire as best option.
Colors touchscreen: like i mention above on the portability section, the 7-colour touchscreen display of the Fire is one thing consumers finds amazing. Thi7 tablets utilize in-plane switching technology panel ( IPS). This technology has small crystals which lie parallel to the IPS touchscreen. This means an exciting scene when you are watching movies with others. You don't have to be directly towards to the monitor in order to see the screen display. IPS technology has definitely improve the color quality by providing 16 million colors in high definition.
The Kindle Fire is no iPad. Though it lack some features as the iPad, it could still be a better option
shopping for a tablet. Amazon should be commended for introducing such a wonderful gadget at half the price of the iPad.
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How to detect a phish or phishing website

Hey guys, we just entered into a new week, How was last week? mine was great and I hope yours was the same as well.. Anyways, to kick-off my posts for this ''great'' new week, I really want to touch an issue that has been heating me up lately. It's phishing. These guys or websites have rendered many bankrupt due to the fact that these victims doesn't know to detect them. So, I decided to write on it.

What is phishing?
Phishing is a form of online identity theft in which fraudsters trick internet users into submitting personal information to illegitimate websites.
it is really very sad and regrettable that internet users are now victims of Phishing scam.They are not aware of the tricks use by
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Simeon Eyituoyo ''NCC, please respect Nigerians''

Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, is proposing to enact a law that will allow security officials in the country to have access to our private communications. According to what I read,It decided to propose the law because of the  present security situation in the country. Nevertheless, I personally believe such act is an infringement of fundamental human rights.
As Nigerians, we all know how security officials behave in this country. Give them one minute of liberty,and they turned everything up and down. Some of them might even trade with our identities.
What does this mean? it means if am making a phone call, everything I say is recorded by  an ''oga at the top'', thereby giving them access to do whatsoever they so desire with my info. It is that bad.

By the way, I heard NCC is also planing to ban Blackberry service in Nigeria. Hmmm! I rest my case. But I must not fail to write this, NCC whatever you do, please put the interest of Nigerians at heart.

World fastest convertible is the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse convertible set a new Guinness world record of fastest convertible car. This car has a supersonic speed of 254.04 miles per hour or 408.84 kilometers per hour.

How to enable Hangout in Gmail

Google may've said during Wednesday's keynote that it planned to roll out Hangouts to Gmail users gradually, but if you just can't wait to integrate the new messaging service into your e-mail dashboard, there's a way to gain early access. Simply log into Gmail, ensure you've signed into Google Talk (if you're having trouble enabling Talk, try installing the browser plugin), click on the thumbnail associated with your account in the Talk sidebar, and select the "Try the new Hangouts" option.

If you don't see

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Photos: Saudi Arabia has the world most luxurious metro station

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Who just made a billion dollars?

Yahoo wants to buy blogging platform, Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash

From what I read, Yahoo is looking to acquire blogging platform, Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. The reports suggested that Tumblr is impress.. But, I personally,  believe Tumblr is not impress at all . I say this because, Tumblr is fast growing, in order words it receives around 120-170 million visitors monthly and also has ''important'' demographics which Yahoo doesn't.

Google Glass: How Facebook and Twitter Are Co-Opting the Device

Facebook and Twitter introduced tools to integrate their services with Google Glass, the computerized eyewear touted by the search provider as an alternative for Apple and Samsung's smartphones.

Mercedes ''C 63 AMG Edition to cost 66,960 pounds for Saloon, and 68,000 for both the coupe and Estate''

Mercedes has announced price of its 2014 C63 AMg Edition 507 for the UK market. The Edtion 507 will go on sale in July and will come in three variant: the Sedan will cost 66,960 Great British Pounds, while the Estate and Coupe will both sale at 68,000 Pounds respectively.