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Image Source : FILE Representational Image If you're an Android user, there's a nifty feature called Nearby Share. It works on Android devices (from version 6.0 onward), Chromebooks (from version 91 onward), and certain Windows PCs (64-bit versions of Windows 10 and up). This feature lets you effortlessly share files and links wirelessly with nearby devices, using a…

Research reveals that giant gas planets in other star systems often make their Earth-like neighbors uninhabitable by disrupting orbits and climates. Unlike Jupiter’s protective role in our solar system, these planets frequently prevent the development of stable, life-supporting conditions, highlighting the exceptional nature of our planetary configuration. Artist’s depiction of an extra-solar system that is crowded with giant planets. Credit: NASA/Dana BerryThe research also reveals how they can prevent life in other…

It seems like Google is planning to change the name of its Nearby Share service. As many of you know, Nearby Share comes pre-installed on Android devices, and it can be used for sending and receiving files via Wi-Fi. Think of it as AirDrop for Android. Nearby Share is getting a new name, and the choice here makes us wonder… This information comes from kamila, a tipster. After the tipster installed the latest beta update to Google Play services (version 23.50.13), the change occurred. Nearby Share got a new name, Quick…

Samsung and Google have partnered on several things over the past few years. After co-developing Wear OS 3 a couple of years ago, the two firms jointly developed IAMF to rival the Dolby Atmos standard in the spatial audio segment. It looks like Google is now merging its Nearby Share with Samsung's Quick Share. A new report claims that Google has started renaming Nearby Share to Quick Share. Android developer Kmila Wojciechowska spotted that Nearby Share has been renamed to Quick Share after installing the GMS (Google…

Target's shuttered small-format store on Folsom Street in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood, November 2023.Gabrielle FonrougeOn Sept. 26, Target set off a national firestorm when it said it would close nine stores in four states because theft and organized retail crime had made them too dangerous to run.On its face, Target's announcement was evidence that retail crime was preventing one of the country's most prominent retailers from operating stores profitably and safely. It challenged skeptics who believed that retailers…

A new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab offers fresh insights into the impact of wind farms on the values of nearby homes. The analysis, “Commercial Wind Turbines and Residential Home Values: New Evidence from the Universe of Land-Based Wind Projects in the United States,” scrutinized a dataset of 500,000 home sales near 428 wind farms across 34 states, spanning from 2005 to 2020. What’s unique here is the timeframe of the study – it covers a period from four years before announcement to…

Apple released iOS 17.2 earlier this week, introducing the highly-anticipated Journal app. While I initially thought I wouldn’t need it, I’m reconsidering the app for specific purposes, like traveling and workouts. Therefore, I will tweak the app’s Journaling Suggestions to meet my needs. I might not even use the suggestions and stick with manual entries.However, exploring the Journal app also made me realize there’s an important privacy setting iPhone users should consider turning on now that the Journal app is…

Electric eels can discharge a staggering 860 volts of energy into their surroundings – over seven times that of a standard US power outlet.That's more than enough voltage to punch holes in cell membranes, allowing large polar molecules like DNA to sneak inside."Electric eels and other organisms that generate electricity could affect genetic modification in nature," says Nagoya University molecular biologist Atsuo Iida, who tested this theory with other researchers in Japan.Led by Shintaro Sakaki, the team had baby…

A recent study has found that the electricity produced by an electric eel’s discharge is strong enough to cause the transfer of genetic material from the environment into the cells of nearby animals. The finding suggests that electric eels – and other electricity-generating organisms – could affect genetic modification in nature.In the lab setting, electroporation involves the application of an electric field to cells to increase the permeability of their cell membrane, which allows foreign DNA to be introduced. It’s the…

NASA’s Hubble Telescope accurately measured LTT 1445Ac, an Earth-sized exoplanet in a nearby triple star system. Initially discovered by TESS, this rocky planet is similar in size to Earth but much hotter. The research enhances our knowledge of exoplanets and their atmospheres. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen) Hubble Telescope confirms the size of Earth-like exoplanet LTT 1445Ac, offering new insights into its composition and the potential for further atmospheric study. Lots of planets around…