New York, July 9 (IANS) Facing flak for temporarily removing the video of Philando Castile, an African-American who was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop last week, social media giant Facebook…
London, July 9 (IANS) A team of scientists has demonstrated how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic ‘windfarms’ – or other man-made micro-machines such as smartphone components. Using…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Singapore-based Creative recently launched a brand new variant of the popular Sound Blaster Roar portable Bluetooth wireless speaker — the smaller and lighter Sound Blaster Roar 2. The all-new portable…
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Authorities on Saturday suspended mobile internet services in Kashmir Valley to check spreading of rumours by anti-social elements following the killing of Jammu and Kashmir’s most wanted guerrilla Burhan Wani by…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) In a bid to address the issue of harassment of women on social media platforms, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi met Twitter India team on Friday. A Ministry…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Kudankulam nuclear power plant’s second unit is expected to go critical in a few days after the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) gave the final clearance on Friday, informed…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Keeping up with its promise, Noida-based Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd on Friday dispatched 2,240 “Freedom 251” smartphones priced at less than $4 to those who had booked the device in…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Reacting sharply to the Congress’ charges of “mal-intent” in the central government ordering an alternate audit by the Telecom Ministry of six telecom companies, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad…
London, July 8 (IANS) Following allegations that Facebook censors viewpoints its employees dont like, Finland-based cyber security company F-Secure has suggested certain steps that people can take to “uncensor” the Facebook News Feed to give…
Hyderabad, July 8 (IANS) Jade Global Software, which opened a new facility here on Friday, has set a target of $100 million revenue by March 2021. The US-based advisory, integration, testing, cloud & consulting services,…
New York, July 8 (IANS) A muffled voice hidden in a YouTube video can issue commands to a nearby smartphone without you even knowing it, researchers reveal. According to Micah Sherr, professor at Georgetown University,…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha on Friday said the next round of spectrum auctions for telecom operators will be finalised by September — and it will be the…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Indian consumer robot maker Milagrow on Friday launched the country’s first full wet mopping and dry cleaning, floor vacuuming robot with the world’s largest smart mop to suit Indian household…
Tokyo, July 8 (IANS) A dead Japanese X-ray satellite has offered astronomers, including an Indian researcher, the capability to measure detailed dynamics of extremely hot gas in a distant cluster of galaxies — allowing them…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said India’s digital revolution will be routed through the Common Service Centres (CSCs), which are playing a greater role in…
New York, July 8 (IANS) Social networking sites such as Facebook provide the ideal environment for insecure narcissists to promote themselves and seek the admiration of others on a grand scale, a study says. For…
New York, July 8 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy and his mother have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, alleging that the photo-and video-sharing app’s Discover service routinely exposes minors to sexually explicit content without warning them…
New York, July 8 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter started streaming from Wimbledon, one of the most-watched tennis tournaments of the year, a media report said. Wimbledon’s official Twitter account tweeted the live feed early Wednesday…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) The US Internal Revenue Service has sued social networking giant Facebook for the delay in sharing documents related to transferring its assets to Ireland in 2010 to cut corporate taxes. Irelands…
New York, July 8 (IANS) Reacting to the fatal shooting of a black man in Minnesota which went viral on social media after it was uploaded on Facebook Live, the social media giant’s CEO Mark…