New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Deepening its strategy to introduce localised internet services on its smartphones in India, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has made a $25 million investment into Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. Other investors…
Patna: Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses a press conference in Patna on Feb 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) US software major Adobe has appointed noted computer scientist Dr Anandan Padmanabhan as vice president, Adobe Research, to head its Big Data Experience Lab (BEL) in Bengaluru, the company announced…
New York, April 4 (IANS) In a first, a team of US researchers used 3D printing technique to create a handheld sponge-like structure that could help in mitigating pollution. Led by chemistry professor Matthew Hartings…
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Four groups of Indian students are part of nearly 80 teams that will participate in the US space agency’s “Human Exploration Rover Challenge” to help NASA realise its goals for future…
Bengaluru, April 4 (IANS) Global private equity Fund Blackstone on Monday said it has reached an accord with Mphasis to buy a majority 60.5 percent stake in the leading IT services player. The deal is…
New York, April 4 (IANS) Internet giant Google has released a new feature, Google Search, that will enable parents to teach children about different noises that animals make. A quick search for “animal noises” on…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Canadian mobile manufacturing company BlackBerry on Monday launched a new BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) update that will provide users enhanced privacy and control over messages and content. The update, rolled for…
New York, April 4 (IANS) Technology major Apple may get its new spaceship-lookalike campus in California completed much before its planned completion date that was originally set for end of 2016 or early 2017, a…
New York, April 4 (IANS) Software giant Microsoft has rolled out a Windows 10 update which will enable users to get notifications from Windows 10 and Android devices directly on the desktop. With new update,…
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) Global private equity Fund Blackstone on Monday said it has reached a pact to buy a majority 60.5 percent stake in Mphasis, a leading IT services player, in a deal valued…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Indian scientists have developed an eco-friendly nanotechnology for water-softening applications that could be used in civic water treatment plants for generating potable water, said the official of a technical institute. The…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) More and more women are taking up an active entrepreneurial role in solar power projects at the grass roots in India, says The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) director general Ajay…
London, April 3 (IANS) A new explanation of how gypsum forms may change the way we process this important building material, as well as allowing us to interpret past water availability on other planets such…
New York, April 3 (IANS) Researchers have developed a portable and affordable balance machine that is about twice as effective as the most widely used balance test for concussion. When athletes gets their bell rung…
Riyadh, April 3 (IANS) Visiting the first-ever all-women IT centre here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called it the glory of Saudi Arabia. “I am meeting those professionals who are now the glory of…
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) A Chinese firm has developed the country’s first 300-megawatt nuclear reactor cooling pump and is ready for bulk production. The developer, Harbin Electric Corp., on Sunday said that the cooling pump…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who recently completed a year-long mission on the International Space Station (ISS) during his 20-year-long association with the US space agency, retired on Friday. The veteran astronaut…
New York, April 2 (IANS) Running low on space on your iPhone? Just rent a movie on iTunes and get a few gigabtes of space on the iPhone. People who are using Apple’s 16GB iPhone…
New York, April 2 (IANS) Search engine giant Google and Taiwanese hardware and electronics firm Acer have released “Chrome-base for meetings” – an all-in-one standalone secure video conferencing device. The $799 device, which has a…