London, July 23 (IANS) Contrary to the rising privacy and safety concerns for people posed by photo-sharing app Snapchat’s Snap Map feature that allows certain users to track down your exact location, a study has…
New York, July 23 (IANS) Clothes that double up as cell-phone charger could be a reality soon as researchers have found a way to generate electricity from human motion. Researchers from Nanomaterials and Energy Devices…
San Francisco, July 23 (IANS) Google’s parent company Alphabet and scientists in the US have teamed up to release 20 million machine-raised mosquitoes to shrink the numbers of the disease-carrying ones. According to the plans,…
San Francisco, July 23 (IANS) If you are an Apple device user and want to dodge a potential hacking, you must download the new software update for iOS and MacOS that the Cupertino-based giant has…
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) A total of 3,918 illegal websites were shut down by China’s internet watchdogs from April to June, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has said. The websites included those that published…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India’s flood forecasting stations network was largely non-operational with 222 out of 375 telemetry stations not working, said a CAG report. The Central Water Commission (CWC), which undertook the work…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Consumer electronics accessories player Bingo Technologies on Saturday launched ‘F1’ and ‘F2’ waterproof fitness bands that are compatible with all devices featuring Android and iOS through Bluetooth 4.0 and below….
San Francisco, July 22 (IANS) In an application filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Facebook is exploring the development of a ‘modular electromechanical device’ (read smartphone) which will allow users to add different…
San Francisco, July 22 (IANS) Google has denies reports it is planning to revamp the desktop version of its Google.com homepage. The development came after a report in The Guardian on Friday claimed that Google…
San Francisco, July 22 (IANS) Apple is secretly working with a Chinese battery manufacturer on automotive battery research and development, indicating its continued pursuit of its electric car project. The Cupertino-based tech giant is working…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) In a bid to provide a convenient solution for those with sight or hearing problems, tech start-up Origami Labs has launched a smart ring that gives hands-free control of a…
San Francisco, July 22 (IANS) US Tech giant Microsoft is going after a Russian hacking group believed to be connected to the country’s intelligence agency GRU and behind several high-profile cyber attacks including on the…
San Francisco, July 22 (IANS) Apple has appointed Deirdre O’Brien as Vice President of People, who will report to CEO Tim Cook. A nearly 30-year Apple veteran, O’Brien, currently Vice President of Worldwide Sales and…
Frankfurt, July 22 (IANS) The German auto manufacturer Audi AG announced that it will recall up to 850,000 cars with six-cylinder and eight-cylinder diesel engines worldwide except the US and Canada, to improve emissions of…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Telecom majors in India under-reported their revenues to the tune of Rs 61,064.5 crore during 2010-11 and 2014-15, leading to a “short payment” of Rs 7,697.6 crore to the government,…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the data belonging to an individual was intimate to and an extension of one’s personality that resides in Article 21 of…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) The first phase of India’s much-awaited fast breeder nuclear reactor in Kalpakkam is likely to be commissioned by the end of this year, India’s atomic power regulator said on Friday. “It…
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) In an action-packed Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries Limited on Friday, its Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani announced the launch of zero cost ‘intelligent smartphone’ as well as recommended…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Riding on its $78.51 billion revenue, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei has been ranked 83rd in the 2017 Fortune 500 list released by Fortune business magazine, the company announced on Friday….
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The first batch of 10 Indian start-ups was on Friday graduated from the “Nexus Incubator”, a collaboration between the University of Texas and the US State Department, during at event…