NASA’s next Mars Rover discussion on Facebook Live
New York, July 15 (IANS) NASA will host a Facebook Live event at 10:30 p.m. India time on Friday to discuss the science and technology aboard NASA’s next Mars rover — Mars 2020. The scientists…
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Copy of Pokemon Go tops charts in China
Beijing, July 15 (IANS) The world’s latest favourite smartphone game Pokemon Go might never release in China owing to strict censorship and other technical problems but a clone called City Spirit Go, is now topping…
France terror attack: Facebook activates Safety Check tool
Paris, July 15 (IANS) Facebook on Friday turned on its Safety Check feature after a large truck mowed through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, killing at least 80 people. According to CNET,…
Late Chinese student remembered in video game
Beijing, July 15 (IANS) Amid the science-fiction battlegrounds of hit video game “Overwatch”, many gamers will have been surprised to find the figure of late Chinese college student Wu Hongyu. Wu, studying at Guangdong University…
US software firm opens development centre in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) US-based quote-to-cash solution provider Apttus on Thursday opened a software development centre here for serving local business enterprises in diverse verticals. “Opening of our second centre in India after the first…
Mobile phone services suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 14 (IANS) The authorities on Thursday evening suspended all mobile phone services throughout the Kashmir Valley without any notice. The subscribers of different mobile phone companies suddenly found their services snapped. Authorities said…
LG Stylus 2 Plus to be available in India soon
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) LG Electronics India Ltd on Thursday announced the launch of its latest smartphone Stylus 2 Plus in India. LG Stylus 2 Plus has a 5.7 inch full HD IPS (In-plane…
LeEco ‘superphones’ work best with Qualcomm processors: Top executives
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) At a time when the war of providing best software and hardware at a disruptive price to the consumers is hot, LeEco’s hardware is best suited for Qualcomm’s latest processors…
Playing action video games may boost driving skills
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) Playing action-based video games may boost the players’ ability to coordinate visual information with their motor control — a skill critical to many real-world behaviours including driving, says new research. The…
Freecharge partners with Shuttl for cashless commute in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Freecharge, a digital payment platform, on Thursday announced its partnership with bus aggregator platform Shuttl to help over 15,000 commuters in Delhi-NCR to go cashless for daily commuting. Our partnership…
SoftBank, Aeris to expand internet of things business globally
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Japanese telecommunications and internet corporation SoftBank and Internet of Things (IoT) service provider Aeris on Thursday announced a joint venture to provide IoT and telematics services globally. Called Aeris Japan…
We touch smartphones at least 2,617 times a day: Study
New York, July 14 (IANS) As smartphones become centre nucleus of our lives, a new study says that we touch our smartphones 2,617 times a day on average — and the heaviest smartphone users are…
Tata, Bell Helicopter sign agreement for collaboration
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Bell Helicopter have signed an agreement to work together in support of India’s aviation and defence modernisation initiatives with an emphasis on ‘Make in India’….
Indian Opera Mini users saved Rs 690 crore in data usage: Report
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The users of Opera Mini mobile browsers in India have saved 36K terabytes of data in one year amounting to Rs 690 crore when calculated on the basis of 1GB…
Why does Facebook never slow down on older phones
New York, July 14 (IANS) If you want to know why Facebook never hangs or slows down on your old smartphone, this is because a team of engineers is working to improve the functioning of…
Lenovo launches wooden-edition Vibe K4 Note
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Chinese smartphone major Lenovo on Thursday launched Vibe K4 Note in a wooden-edition variant at Rs 11,499 which is now available for purchanse on Amazon. K4 Note features 5.5-inch full-HD…
Pokémon Go pips Twitter, Facebook in terms of daily users
New York, July 14 (IANS) The newly-launched famous Augmented Reality (AR) game Pokémon Go has overtaken Twitter in terms of daily users and has seen people spending more time on its app than on Facebook….
Nintendo shares rise 16% due to Pokemon Go
Tokyo, July 14 (IANS) Shares of Japanese video games giant Nintendo soared on Thursday by 16 per cent at the Tokyo Stock Exchange due to the stupendous success of its new smartphone augmented reality game,…
Order from Pizza Hut on Twitter, Facebook now
New York, July 14 (IANS) Pizza Hut has announced a new social ordering platform or “chatbot” which will allow conversational ordering of pizzas and other menu items on Facebook Messenger and Twitter. The platform, which…
First digital student incubator launched in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Billed as the first of its kind – a digital student incubator went online on Wednesday when Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan unveiled SV.CO, the digital makeover of Startup Village designed…