By Mohammed Shafeeq & Anuj Sharma Hyderabad/New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) In your youth, you must have played platform games like “Street Fighter,” “Pacman” and the quintessential “Mario” on huge coin-operated machines in dingy ice-cream…
By Mohammed Shafeeq & Anuj Sharma Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) In your youth, you must have played platform games like “Street Fighter,” “Pacman” and the quintessential “Mario” on huge coin-operated machines in dingy ice-cream parlors…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) To help make conversations better, Facebook on Friday launched a new, faster and easier-to-use camera with art and special effects in its Messenger app that will be rolled out globally…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) Using the internet in classrooms for study purposes, is likely to affect academic performance, even among the most intelligent and motivated of students, researchers warned. When internet is used in…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday that he will soon name the next Indian Army and Indian Air Force chiefs. He was speaking after paying tributes at the Amar…
San Francisco, Dec 16 (IANS) Responding to criticism from all quarters over the spread of fake news, Facebook has asked its users to flag fake news stories which will be verified by third party fact-checkers….
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) The US-based Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has said that Kuwait is seeking to make $1.7 billion worth of upgrades to its aging fleet of tanks, reports said on Friday. On…
San Francisco, Dec 16 (IANS) Facebook, Inc. said on Thursday it was stepping up efforts against fake news and hoaxes by testing several ways to make it easier to report a hoax if users see…
London, Dec 16 (IANS) The United Kingdom’s fertility regulator gave a cautious go-ahead on Thursday to the in-vitro fertilisation of human eggs carrying genetic material from three parents in a bid to avoid children inheriting…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India’s information technology sector is one that has escaped the depressing impact that demonetisation has had on economic activity in the country, an IT corporate leader has said. “India is…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) US space agency NASA launched a constellation of eight small satellites on Thursday designed to aid weather forecasters in understanding and predicting hurricane intensity. The eight observatories comprising the Cyclone Global…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) In a bid to boost digital payments, the government on Thursday launched two incentive schemes for both consumers and merchants, said Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant. For consumers, there is…
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Next time when you send a message intended for your girlfriend mistakenly to someone else on WhatsApp, relax as you may be able to revoke such messages in the near…
Noida, Dec 15 (IANS) Refuting reports that it has shut shop, Noida-based Ringing Bells — the makers of the world’s cheapest smartphone ‘Freedom 251’ (less that $4) — on Thursday said that they were very…
London, Dec 15 (IANS) Whim, a mobile app by Finland-based Mobility as Service (MaaS) operator MaaS Global, is set to be launched in the West Midlands metropolitan area in Britain in early 2017 which will…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) To provide its customers a streamlined experience, Singapore-based e-commerce firm Shopmatic on Thursday acquired Taiwan-based technology firm 5xRuby. “This acquisition will not only enable us to strengthen our stance as…
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Imagine grasping a mug of coffee sitting on a chair and a robotic hand brings it in front of you, thereby reducing your efforts of getting up and getting it…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) Nearly 50 per cent of citizens in large cities globally will benefit from smart city programmes by sharing personal data by 2019, market research firm Gartner said on Thursday. The volume…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Domestic mobile wallet platform MobiKwik and the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) on Thursday teamed up to empower over 30 lakh street vendors from 25 states to…
Gandhinagar, Dec 15 (IANS) To help accelerate the digital transformation of Gujarat, global networking giant Cisco on Thursday announced to explore setting up an Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Hub and deliver a smart city…