What’s new
NASA launched a new multimedia search engine called the NASA Image and Video Library
The space agency has launched a a new image, video and audio library for the public, allowing users to download NASA’s digital content. Users can “download a treasure trove of more than 140,000 NASA images, videos and audio files from across the agency’s many missions in aeronautics, astrophysics, Earth science, human spaceflight, and more,” NASA says.
You can read more here.
USA Congress voted to let internet providers sell user’s browsing history
Internet providers will be free to sell user’s personal information to the highest bidder without the need for consent. Most likely they will sell the data to advertisers when given the chance. There’s no policy justification and no public interest in passing this bill.
More info are available here.
New products
ZTE Nubia Z17 Mini
The smartphone will have a 5.2-inch Full HD display, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage. The primary camera will have 13MP, the front one 16MP and it will come with a 2930mAh battery.
More info here.
Huawei Honor 8 Pro
The Honor 8 Pro comes with a 5.7-inch Quad HD screen, HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor and 6GB of RAM. It has a 4,000 mAh battery and dual 12MP+12MP primary camera.
More info here.
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Google has reintroduced the Translate mobile apps to China
“With today’s update, we’re hoping to make the Translate experience better for Chinese users, helping break down language barriers by connecting people around the world,” Google wrote in a blog post. Google added that users of the Chinese version have full access to the service, which includes Word Lens, the feature that translates text from photos snapped inside the app.
You can read more here.
The keyboard app Gboard is now available on both iOS and Android devices
The Gboard app offers a variety of tools aimed at enhancing mobile messaging, including the ability to search for emoji instead of scrolling, built-in GIF search, support for glide typing, and voice transcription. It also offers the ability to search Google and quickly send information you find.
More info can be found here.
Fun stuff
UK has introduced “the world’s most secure coin”
The new one-pound coin has numerous anti-counterfeiting features usually only found in banknotes: micro-lettering, holograms, and an embedded high security feature curiously named iSIS (Integrated Secure Identification Systems). This is the one-pound coin’s first update in more than 30 years.
You can read more here.
