39% internet users in US believe they were affected by Heartbleed

The Pew Research Center report found 39% of US internet users took steps to protect their data such as changing passwords or cancelling accounts.

WASHINGTON: Many Americans scrambled to protect their personal information online after learning of the Heartbleed internet flaw, and some believe their data was stolen, a survey showed Wednesday.

The Pew Research Center report found 39% of US internet users took steps to protect their data such as changing passwords or cancelling accounts.Six percent of the online users said they believed they lost data as a result of Heartbleed, Pew found.

Split bills, tip with new PayPal's MyCheck

New technology for PayPal users called MyCheck will give more options like 'split bills' and 'tip the server.'

WASHINGTON: New technology for PayPal users called MyCheck will give more options like 'split bills' and 'tip the server' with their phone when dining out.

According to CNET, Paypal has collaborated with MyCheck, and now it allows users to pay for select restaurants, split bills and tip their server right from PayPal mobile app.

MyCheck offers a consumer-facing app of its own, available for Android and iOS, the report added.

PayPal's app already offered some features like "pay at table", order-ahead and other such services by working with various companies.

Soon, charge mobile phones with your body heat

LONDON: Scientists have devised new technology which generates electricity from body heat, allowing you to charge electronic devices on the go. 

Professor Byung Jin Cho from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea is leading the team working on a thermoelectric (TE) generator. 

The small and flexible generator, made from glass and fabric, can be used to power up heart monitors, smartglasses and other wearable tech. 

"Mobile phones consume high electrical energy compared to electrical sensors. Right now we are trying to make a sample that provides electricity for medical sensors," Cho said. 

"After that, smartphones will be the next application of the TE generator," Cho added. 

Nokia appoints Rajeev Suri as new CEO: All you need to know about India-born Nokia veteran

Nokia today announced 46-year-old India-born Rajeev Suri will be its new CEO. Suri had been the leading candidate for the position, ever since it was known that there will be a re-organisation within Nokia post the Microsoft takeover. “I am honored to have been asked to take this role, and excited about the possibilities that lie in our future. Nokia, with its deep experience in connecting people and its three strong businesses, is well-positioned to tap new opportunities during this time of technological change. I look forward to working with the entire Nokia team as we embark on this exciting journey,” Suri in a statement released by the company.

Chrome Beta Gets Another Update; Start Page Now Gets A Cleaner, Refreshed Look

The last update to Chrome Beta brought a nifty undo feature that allowed users to reopen a previously closed tab. Moreover if you kept clicking on the floating notification, you could undo all the previously closed tabs in the session.

This time around Google has given Chrome Beta’s start page a refresh and it certainly looks good. If you ask us, it now looks a lot similar to the desktop version of the Chrome browser with a leaner look. That lean look comes from the new Google start page which seems to be flatter and minimal compared to the current non-beta Chrome browser.

Now, manage emails better with 'Sanebox'

There are various services that let you send emails to others which get deleted once they read them.

WASHINGTON: A new mail management system is launched that analyzes user's emails, and sorts them according to one's past behavior.

According to The Good Techie, Sanebox separates important and unimportant emails according to user's behavior and automatically filters out unimportant email into a folder and summarizes it in a daily digest.

The result of which is that one's inbox is left with important and high priority emails.

This lamp can record and live-tweet your conversations

The lamp dubbed Conversnitch surreptitiously listens in on nearby conversations and posts snippets of transcribed audio on-line.

NEW YORK: Next time you lean against a lamp post while having a private conversation, think twice! 

Two US artists have developed a creepy new lamp that secretly records people's conversations and live tweets them. 

The lamp dubbed Conversnitch surreptitiously listens in on nearby conversations and posts snippets of transcribed audio on-line. 

New-York based artists Kyle McDonald and Brian House hope to raise questions about the nature of public and private spaces in an era when anything can be broadcast by ubiquitous, internet-connected listening devices, 'Wired.com' reported.