Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) The reach of the digital payments platform Freecharge has grown from 17 percent to 30 percent in the period from October 2015 to April 2016 in India — the highest growth…
Sydney, May 30 (IANS) Road drivers can see trains approaching but cannot accurately judge their speed when proceeding through a passive level crossing, Australian researchers have found. “Railway crossings calculate the sighting distance required to…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The government said on Monday it was discussing US tech giant Apple Inc’s foreign direct investment (FDI) application that seeks exemption from the norm on compulsory local sourcing. “We took…
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) China on Monday launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province. The 2.7-tonne Ziyuan III 02 satellite soared on the back of a…
New York, May 30 (IANS) Social networking platforms like Facebook can not only get you more likes, it can also influence the price of your home if you intend to sell one, say researchers. House…
Seoul, May 30 (IANS) Women are using smartphones for four hours a day or longer and are more prone to succumb to smartphone addiction than men, the first-ever academic study on this topic has revealed….
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Taiwan-based computer hardware company ASUS and Republic of Gamers (ROG) have launched a virtual reality (VR) ready gaming graphics card that is environmentally friendly and reduces power consumption by up…
May 30, New Delhi (IANS) Microsoft’s focus on India is to empower every citizen and organisation so that they can perform better than their potential and achieve more fopr themselves and the country, the US…
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) China on Monday launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province. The Ziyuan III 02 satellite took off on the back of a…
New York, May 29 (IANS) The success of a global renewable energy project on Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago has given a major boost to the idea of sustainable development, according to a report. Meeting 30 percent…
Toronto, May 29 (IANS) Mathematicians have developed a new 3-D model that reveals how invisible internal sea waves move over long distances microscopic organisms, contaminants and nutrients necessary to support aquatic life. The simulation developed…
Washington, May 29 (IANS) US space agency NASA successfully deployed the first experimental inflatable room attached to the International Space Station. NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams began introducing air into the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module on…
Beijing, May 29 (IANS) China will launch its first experimental quantum communication satellite in July, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Friday. This will be the first quantum communication through a satellite…
Pyongyang, May 28 (IANS) Shortly after being spotted online, a clone of the Facebook social network apparently set up in North Korea has been hacked. The website, StarCon, is modeled on the famous social network,…
New York, May 28 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has paid $322,420 to researchers and bug hunters who, under its bug bounty “HackerOne” program, have disclosed vulnerabilities in the last two years. “We maintain a secure…
New York, May 28 (IANS) In a bid to expand its user base, social media giant Facebook has announced it will begin displaying ads to web users who are not members of its social network….
New York, May 28 (IANS) Without user self-reporting, beacons or other supplemental location technology, a mobile device location is only accurate to within about 93 feet, a study has found. Conducted by PlaceIQ — a…
New York, May 28 (IANS) A team of US engineers has created the world’s fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits — a technological feat that can revolutionise the Internet of Things (IoT) and high-speed wireless world…
New York, May 28 (IANS) Engineers from University of Michigan have developed a Batman-inspired software that can allow users to command their smartphones with sense force or pressure on its screen or body. “ForcePhone offers”…
New York, May 28 (IANS) If you thought that only men post abusive words on various social media platforms, you are wrong. Researchers have found that half of sexist comments women face on the micro-blogging…