The order excludes business methods, mathematical methods, computer programmes, and algorithms from the domain of patentable subject matter. In mid-2015, the patent office had modified the guidelines that allowed the patenting of software that demonstrated technical advancement. Section 4.5.4 of the guidelines published on August 2015 reads that “If a computer programme is not claimed by ‘in itself’ rather, it has been claimed in such manner so as to establish industrial applicability of the invention and fulfils all other criterion of patentability, the patent should not be denied....

The social network also introduced another feature called “Candid Stories”, which is based on a concept similar to the popular rival photo-sharing application, BeReal, among other features. Let’s check out the new features added to Instagram: Notes: The new feature “Notes”, inspired by Twitter, allow users to type out posts of up to 60 characters using just text and emojis. Notes:Candid Stories:Add Yours:Group Profiles:Collaborative Collections: To leave a note, you need to go to the top of the inbox, then select the followers you follow back or people on your “Close Friends” list....

It now appears that the chip-maker is preparing to release another 10 core SKU in its Comet Lake-S desktop family – the Core i9-10850K – which was found on the Geekbench database by the prolific leaker, APISAK (@TUM_APISAK). — APISAK (@TUM_APISAK) July 3, 2020 The i9-10850K, which could be a more affordable alternative to the rather expensive Core i9-10900K, features 10 cores and 20 threads. The clock speeds show reduced base frequency of 3....

The new Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X Series will drive new solutions with applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, faster trading, deeper insights into medical scans, and expands the reach of cloud computing solutions. Intel also promises higher endurance than your typical SSD. The inaugural Optane model can withstand stresses normally associated with RAM, writing about 12.3 petabytes of data in its lifespan. “Delivering an industry-leading combination of low latency, ultra endurance, high QoS, and high throughput, the Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X Series is the most responsive data center SSD....

When Apple officially announced its iPhone 7 without the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack, the decision irked a lot of Apple fans. The reason given by Apple for removal of headphone jack technology in favour of Bluetooth headphones was to make more room for internal hardware. However, a YouTube video has been doing the rounds of the internet, promoting a fake iPhone DIY hack that promises to “restore your headphone jack....

The data trove discovered by IBM X-Force IRIS researchers contained roughly five hours of video training that appears to have been recorded directly from the screens of hackers working for a state-sponsored group that it calls ITG18 (also called Charming Kitten, Phosphorus, or APT35), which has been associated with targeting of pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. presidential campaigns. The IBM X-Force IRIS researchers discovered the videos on a virtual private cloud server that were accidentally uploaded by hackers in May due to a misconfiguration of security settings....

If yes, you must be looking for websites or platforms where you can buy games at cheap prices. G2A.com is one such platform where you can buy games at cheap prices. But, is G2A legit? Is it safe to buy games from G2A? If yes then why is G2A so cheap? You must be having all these questions but don’t worry I’ll be answering all these questions in this article....

Space Data Corporation has now filed a lawsuit against Google by jury trial for patent rights infringement by Google and Alphabet accusing the companies of stealing their balloon based communication technologies. For the unintiated, Project Loon is Google’s pet project which seeks to send thousands of helium balloons around the world and deliver Internet to users in remote areas. The project was started in June 2013 by the top secret Google Division X and currently being tested out in India, Australia, New Zealand, Nepal and Latin America....

It now appears that the search giant has filed a trademark called ‘Pigweed’, which is likely a new operating system that the company is working on. Spotted by Reddit user Igats, the document filing was submitted by Google at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on January 31. The new trademark application has been filed under the name “Pigweed”, which according to Google will cover “computer operating software”....

This question may be coming to your mind after watching several viral TikTok or YouTube videos claiming that holding an iPhone and using it while charging can send electric waves to the body and cause electric shock. To clear all your doubts about these claims, we researched properly and have come up with a final answer. So, if you want to know whether it is safe to hold your iPhone while charging, read this article until the end....

Java got an approval rating of 19.804 % followed by C with 12.238 % while C++ came in third at 6.311 %. Python and C# continue to hang in there with a slight downtick in their popularity. Java’s popularity rose at 2.08 percent while C and C++ have a little worry as their popularity shrank at -3.91 % and -2.33 %respectively. PHP, the programming language of choice among web applications developers made it to the top 5, while C# slid from the top 5....

Now, an image of what is alleged to be the Galaxy S9 retail box was leaked by a Vietnamese website called Netnews, which has already been posted on Reddit. According to the packaging of the retail box, the Galaxy S9 will have a 5.8-inch 1440p Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display. It is said to feature a Super Speed Dual Pixel 12-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS). It will have two apertures: f/1....

Rumors of a fully Android-powered BlackBerry device popped up again last month, and today Evan Blass aka @evleaks came out on Twitter to say that BlackBerry’s Android-powered “Venice” smartphone is on its way to AT&T for an official launch later this year in the month of November. It’s not clear exactly which device we are looking at but it’s definitely odd. It features a physical keyboard along the bottom, however that is what looks to be an on-screen keyboard as well....

LG was able to make this possible by cutting a shallow furrow of 0.01 inches (equivalent to 0.3mm) thick on the lower backside of the cover glass and installed the fingerprint sensor inside of it using their supreme precision and combination technology. Since the sensor is placed behind the glass, manufacturers will be able to produce more handsets boasting smaller levels of thickness, because according to them, a smartphone being sleek is the definition of aesthetics....

Yes, that is correct, MacBook Pro 2016 models are going to be thinner and lighter and are going to feature a USB-C port. These ports are able to charge the notebook and transfer data at a rate of 10Gbps, which is twice the speed of USB 3.0. Additionally, this USB-C port will also be able to charger peripherals ranging from smartphones, tablets and of course the 12-inch MacBook itself. Another thing that is expected to be present inside the 2016 MacBook Pro family are Thunderbolt 3 ports and Intel’s Skylake lineup of processors....

Announcing an international takedown of the malware marketplace, federal officials say that the forum called Darkode has been dismantled and dozens of its members have been arrested. Darkode has been a marketplace where cybercriminals can purchase and trade hacking tools and it has been in existence since at least 2008. Investigators say that while the forum’s existence was widely known, it was often operating in a hushed way making the authorities difficult to penetrate it until recently....

Currently, the ad campaign is put up at Pennsylvania Station in New York City promoting WhatsApp over SMS or iMessage. The ad also pokes fun at the green bubble / blue bubble divide. It shows three text bubbles: the first one in green, the next one in blue, and the third one in white. For those unaware, text messages received from Android users appear in a green bubble on Apple-exclusive iMessage while messages received from iPhone users are shown in a blue bubble....

Sergey Brin, Page’s co-founder of Google, will become President of Alphabet and Eric Schmidt will be its Executive Chairman. Meanwhile, Sundar Pichai, Google’s former Senior Vice President of products will now become the CEO of Google under Alphabet. Even as it’s reorganized into Alphabet, Google will retain its core businesses like Search, Maps, Android, YouTube and Google’s cash cow, the ad business. Making way for the new corporation, Google will be reduced down slightly in areas mainly to do with new advancements that are recognizably different from the company’s internet-based offerings....

Realizing this, MegaBots has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise the $500,000, so that it can upgrade its mighty Mark II robot and increase its armor, speed and hand-to-hand fighting abilities, in order to defeat Kuratas. MegaBots first prototype, the Mark II, is 15 feet tall, lumbers along at just under 3 miles an hour, and fires giant paintballs from an arm cannon at 120 miles per hour. An updated version of Mark II would be 6-foot-long chainsaw provided with giant punching gloves....

Most of the devices will be able to get the upgrade facility depending upon the hardware and software requirements, he said. Since now, Microsoft has been charging for every OS, this will be the first time when a present Windows 7,8/8.1 user will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for a year for free. Though not the latest but Windows 7 is currently the most popular operating system leaving behind the current Microsoft’s Windows 8 which many users find a bit radical in approach and are still hesitating to upgrade too....