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21 Apr 2017

South Africa

Thumbs up, Mastercard! Fingerprint sensor-enabled payment cards unveiled

Mastercard unveiled the gen-next biometric payment card featuring a built-in fingerprint sensor after successful-trials in South Africa.

20 Apr 2017

Bose Corporation

Spying through headphones: Bose Corporation sued for millions

Renowned audio company Bose Corporation has been accused of handing over its users listening history to third parties without informing them, violating their privacy rights.

20 Apr 2017

Facebook

Facebook F8: Day 2 brings in more surprises

Facebook F8 conference held at San Jose, has already showcased new features on day 1 ranging from AR innovation to developing codes to facilitate Messenger bots.

20 Apr 2017

Space News

Satellites at risk: Scientists warn of aggravating space debris problem

Scientists speaking at the seventh European Conference on Space, warned the international community on the increasing danger posed to space exploration by space debris from over 60 years of exploration.

19 Apr 2017

India

Addiction to internet and social media on the rise

Technology has opened the doors to a whole new range of addictions, the most noteworthy being addiction to internet, or specifically, social media.

19 Apr 2017

Xiaomi

Xiaomi Mi 6 finally launched

Xiaomi has launched the Mi 6, one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year at an event in China.

19 Apr 2017

Google Earth

A brand new twist to the old Google Earth tale

Google has updated one of the most intriguing services provided by them - the Google Earth.

18 Apr 2017

India

Snapchat brings AR to your screen, brace for awesomeness overload

Staying ahead of Facebook or providing a new feature for Facebook to copy? This is one question we are going to ask ourselves very soon.

18 Apr 2017

Facebook

Undesirable human biases creeping into AI

AI and algorithms are increasingly becoming part of our lives, influencing decisions about what we see on the internet to the likelihood of us committing crimes.

18 Apr 2017

India

MapmyIndia introduces new features and key partnerships

MapmyIndia has recently announced a plethora of new features and several critical partnerships in order to improve its services in a bid to stay ahead in the game.

17 Apr 2017

Health & Wellness

Gin aids in weight loss by increasing metabolism

A study conducted at the University of Sigulda in Latvia claims that Gin aids in burning calories.

17 Apr 2017

Facebook

Facebook says it has ended a "coordinated operation" of spammers

Facebook has recently been in news for fake news and spamming which seems to have become rampant on its platform.

16 Apr 2017

India

India has its own "desi" version of Google Earth

While we wait with bated breath for the new revamped version of Google Earth, this will be a good time to reflect on the fact that India too has its own homegrown version powered by ISRO.

15 Apr 2017

Technology

Apple to produce self-driving cars, granted test permit

Apple is the newest company to jump into the self-driving car race.

14 Apr 2017

iOS

Revamped Google Earth to be unveiled on April 18

Google is going to unveil a new version of Google Earth at an event in New York's Whitney Museum of Art on April 18th, just before the Earth Day.

14 Apr 2017

Space News

Extraterrestrial life could possibly exist in our solar system

In a press conference last night, NASA shared its latest findings in the search for extraterrestrial life in our solar system.

14 Apr 2017

Parsi

Brain Cell Therapy can be the miracle cure for Parkinson's

By replacing cells to cure a damaged brain, scientists now claim they have managed to slow down and reverse the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

13 Apr 2017

India

Areo, Google's hyper local services app gets launched in India

Google has launched its new hyper-local delivery services app called Areo in India for Bengaluru and Mumbai residents.

12 Apr 2017

Facebook

Facebook now has 5 million business advertisers on its platform

If you are from the 21st century, you are on social media, so it is inevitable that companies are now more focused on Facebook advertisements than ever.

12 Apr 2017

Mumbai

BMW Motorrad bikes officially enter the Indian market

German car-maker BMW manufactured Motorrad bikes that were earlier imported by dealers for stores in Mumbai and New Delhi, are now ready to start their own operations in India.

11 Apr 2017

BBC

Bimek SLV - the next possible male contraceptive

In a fresh development, a German company has designed the Bimek SLV - a valve that diverts sperm back to the testicles.

11 Apr 2017

India

Nokia's comeback arsenal includes 5G plans

It's the return of an old friend and Indian consumers can't help but dive in nostalgia when it comes to Nokia.

11 Apr 2017

TechCrunch

Google to invest $875 million for curved Pixel screens?

According to reports by the South Korean press, Google is engaged in talks to invest $875 million in LG Display, a world leader in producing screens for smartphones and tablets.

10 Apr 2017

SpaceX

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is still not in everyone's dictionary

Starting from an app in the smartphones to a car that doesn't need a driver- almost all new technologies now make use of artificial intelligence.

10 Apr 2017

Technology

Male entrepreneurs love their companies like their children

In a study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping, researchers found that male entrepreneurs experienced a feeling similar to fatherly love when showed pictures of their company.

09 Apr 2017

Uber

Hoverbikes - next leap for modern-day transport

The 21st century may have hugely disappointed nerds with limited modes of transportation but there is salvation at hand.

08 Apr 2017

Google

Google Fact Check tool rolled out to combat fake news

Google has globally launched its fact-checking tool in a bid to tackle the spread of misinformation or fake news.

07 Apr 2017

YouTube

Uber's drivers are guinea pigs for its experiments

Uber after recent fiasco has repeatedly said it is trying to change.

07 Apr 2017

India

Google Play Music subscription launched in India; priced at Rs.89

Google Play Music subscription service has finally been launched in India, at an introductory price of Rs. 89 per month.

06 Apr 2017

Spotify

Spotify finally moves from free service to paid premium

Spotify along with Universal Music announced that it will release some of the albums by Universal Music artists exclusively for paid subscribers.

Self-healing material is a sci-fi dream come true

Smartphone displays getting cracked is not a far-fetched scenario in modern times.

04 Apr 2017

India

Start-up pitching "love" against "porn" fails to impress investors

MakeLoveNotPorn (MLNP) lets its users upload videos of them engaging in consensual sex.

04 Apr 2017

India

WhatsApp prepping for digital payments segment entry in India

According to FactorDaily, WhatsApp is prepping up to launch peer to peer payments in India.

04 Apr 2017

India

Security breaches are rising at an alarming rate in India

In 2016, India witnessed 36.6 million data records being compromised according to a Gemalto research.

04 Apr 2017

Android

Android becomes Internet's favourite OS, surpasses Windows

According to a research based on 2.5 million websites, it was found that Android now dominates over Windows on Internet usage.

04 Apr 2017

WhatsApp

WhatsApp's encryption veils terrorists?

The Government of UK is creating pressure on WhatsApp for access to encrypted communications after the Westminister attack.

Wag does (p)awe-some job of getting $19 million in funding

Wag, a dog-walking venture has managed to secure $19 million with General Catalyst giving $4 million and Sherpa Ventures contributing $15 million.

02 Apr 2017

Facebook

Snapchat takes swift jab at Instagram on April Fool's day

Mark Zuckerberg has apparently decided to turn both Facebook and Instagram, into Snapchat clones.

01 Apr 2017

India

IIT-Madras students develop mechanical toilet cleaner

5 students from IIT Madras have developed a hands-free mechanical device that sanitizes and cleans toilets before use.

01 Apr 2017

Bangladesh

Bangladesh relives its freedom war through video games

A majority of the gaming population in Bangladesh are now hooked to "Heroes of 1971: Retaliation".