WhatsApp bigger than Twitter, says CEO; denies Google takeover rumours

WhatsApp messaging app now has more users than Twitter, company founder and CEO Jan Koum Mobile conference in New York at AllThingsD Dive said.

Declining to cite specific figures, Koum WhatsApp 8 billion and 12 billion inbound messages and outbound messages per day produced an average of more than 200 million monthly active users, said. Twitter has 200 million monthly active users.

Which is available for iPhone WhatsApp Messenger, BlackBerry, Android and Nokia, users can communicate without having to pay for SMS allows.

After its founding in 2009 to provide a free service, WhatsApp slowly away in the annual fee is 99 cents. WhatsApp on Google is negotiating to sell Koum He denied the rumors.

"Our goal of sustainable, is to build an independent company. We want to build a business," he also ruled out running ads against the policy of WhatsApp abandoned where mobile conference, at the Dive said.

"The only thing we are mobile and messaging," Koum games, advertising and other features include a comprehensive platform that rejected the idea of ​​turning WhatsApp said.

TV Viewing get Smarter

Technological progress means that our everyday gadgets have become more smart and user friendly. And associated companies manufacturing these gadgets for the best effort. That one of India's largest electronics companies, Samsung Electronics has been the case. The company, which is home devices, ACS, television, smartphones and computers, among others products like the recently launched its new Smart TV Lineup of Premium Smart TV Series 8 and 7 were announced.

Bollywood actress Yami Gautam launched in Bangalore and were enthusiastic about the Smart TV category. Samsung ultra-high-definition TV, which is the ultimate blend of technology and craftsmanship, "while 8 series so wonderful, I love 85". She said, these images are beautifully detailed, clear and vivid picture Unmatched quality in real life. "

The event SK Kim, vice president, senior, Consumer Electronics, Samsung India, who said, "Our 2013 Smart TV range class design, superior performance and innovative features that our customers love the products were the best. Has given users a reason In order to upgrade their existing TV, because they are inactive, while the ultimate home entertainment experience to share content to create a more intuitive way to search. "

Samsung Series 8 and 7 single processor quad - core, and 40-65 inch screen sizes are available with. Smart TV rich color, deep black levels and high contrast images offer a more dynamic. They provide modern Smart Interaction, your speed and voice response, this makes it easy for you to navigate and control your TV. Samsung Smart TV series and screen sizes available in 32 "and 75" are `` priced between 37,900 and 7,50,000. Samsung 7 Series and 8 Smart TV users in 2012, the company is an evaluation kit is available that provides both the processor and the software and hardware upgrades quad - core CPU, dual-core converter to set up, will result in faster internal process the speed.

Researchers Replace Passwords With Mind-Reading Passthoughts

Remember passwords for all the sites you can get frustrating. There are just too many punctuation, numbers, substitution and large variations you can remember, and write them all down to find is rarely an option.

Thanks to researchers at UC Berkeley School of Information, you may need to type in the future pesky passwords. Instead, you only need them to feel that.

Biosensor technology by measuring the brain, researchers for the computer authentication "passthoughts" able to change the passwords. A $ 100 headset wirelessly connects to a computer via Bluetooth, and device sensors are set against the user's forehead, the (EEG) electroencephalogram provides a signal from the brain.

Other biometric authentication systems, fingerprint or retina scan for security, but they're expensive and often requires extensive resources. The NeuroSky mindset looks like any other set of Bluetooth and more user friendly, the researchers say.

But the brain is unique to each person, so if someone knew your passthought, their EEG signals emitted may vary.

Series of tests, the participants in seven different mental tasks with the device to move up and down his finger imagination and choose a personal secret, including full. Breathing, or ten seconds, with a focus on simple tasks such as resulted in a successful authentication.

Passthoughts researchers found the key, a mental task that users are searching for on a daily basis will be repeated objections. Most participants is difficult to imagine their favorite sport in a job because they imagine their muscles without the use of unnatural movement was found. Passthoughts preferable that where a particular color themes for the substances were calculated or imagined singing a song.

Mind - mind reading is very convenient, but if the devices are not accessible to people no matter exactly how the system will refuse to use the researchers explain.

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