Technology: News

20 Jan 2018

Wipro

Wipro struggles to keep employee strength

Wipro lost 1,206 employees in the last quarter of 2017.

20 Jan 2018

DC Comics

US engineers create thinnest memory storage device

Engineers from the US have developed the thinnest memory storage device that will help them with much faster and smarter computing.

19 Jan 2018

Technology

This gadget can see through the walls of your home

Israel-based company Vayyar has created a 3D RF imaging sensor called 'Walabot DIY' that allows users to see through walls.

18 Jan 2018

Amazon

Amazon's Alexa becomes feminist, and we couldn't have been happier!

Amazon's voice-based digital assistant Alexa has undergone an update that makes the software a proud feminist.

17 Jan 2018

Hike

Hike lets users read news,make payments without internet

Messaging platform Hike has launched a new service called 'Total' that allows Android users to make online payments, read news, and even send messages, all without using internet.

16 Jan 2018

India

Pollution-free Diwali: Scientists to create electronic, reuseable firecrackers

Scientists in India are developing electronic or e-crackers that will neither emit smoke nor be a fire hazard, in order to promote a smokeless and pollution-free Diwali.

16 Jan 2018

Google

Google Art & Culture app matches selfies to famous paintings

Google has updated its Arts & Culture app to add a facial recognition feature that matches your face to a museum portrait.

16 Jan 2018

Finland

Scientists develop printable film that can power Internet of Things

A team of scientists from Finland, including one of Indian origin, has developed a thin film that is printable and might help power the Internet of Things (IoT).

15 Jan 2018

Bharti Airtel

Vodafone begins its 4G VoLTE roll-out in India

Following an announcement last month, Vodafone has started rolling out its 4G VoLTE service in the country as promised.

Humans to understand pet language in a decade: Scientists

Scientists in the US are working on developing an instrument that will allow owners to understand their dogs by converting dog barks into human language.

15 Jan 2018

India

UIDAI adds another security feature to Aadhaar: Facial recognition

Less than a week after announcing a new two-layer safety feature, the UIDAI has come up with another facility to increase security: your face.

15 Jan 2018

Facebook

Facebook to launch voice-based video chat home device

According to media reports, Facebook is foraying into the devices market and has developed a voice-based home video chat device called Portal.

15 Jan 2018

San Francisco

General Motors reveals self-driving car without steering wheel, pedals

In a bold declaration, General Motors (GM) has revealed that it is making a self-driving car that will not have any traditional controls like a steering wheel or pedals.

14 Jan 2018

Samsung

Galaxy X: Samsung "secretly" unveils foldable smartphone at CES 2018!

After years of rumors and speculations, it looks like there's finally a solid word on Samsung's much-awaited foldable smartphone - dubbed the Galaxy X.

13 Jan 2018

LG

Suffering losses, LG decides not to release smartphones every year

LG Electronics has been struggling with its smartphone business for quite some time now. It now looks like LG isn't going to release smartphones every year anymore.

12 Jan 2018

Tesla

CES 2018: The rise of offbeat and bizarre gadgets

The ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 at Las Vegas, USA, is witnessing the launch of some truly innovative gadgets and products that go beyond smartphones and laptops and even VR headsets.

11 Jan 2018

Sony

CES 2018: Sony unveils new 4K HDR TV series

Sony has launched its newest 4K HDR TV family at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year in Las Vegas, USA.

11 Jan 2018

Hollywood

CES 2018: Dell launches jewelry line, uses recycled gold

In what has come as a pleasant surprise to users, Dell Computers has partnered with Hollywood actor Nikki Reed to launch a limited-edition jewelry collection.

10 Jan 2018

Smartphones

#CES2018: World's first smartphone with in-display fingerprint sensor is here!

Neither Apple's iPhone nor Samsung's Galaxy device, but a Vivo smartphone will have the world's first under-the-screen fingerprint scanner.

09 Jan 2018

Xiaomi

#CES2018: Facebook's Oculus, Xiaomi partner for two standalone VR headsets

In a surprise move, at the ongoing CES, Facebook's Oculus VR has announced a partnership with Xiaomi for building standalone VR (virtual reality) headsets.

08 Jan 2018

Siliguri

Drone by tea vendor's son to help Siliguri fight dengue

A drone made by Rajiv Ghosh, the 17-year-old son of a Siliguri tea-seller, will help the local government fight dengue.

07 Jan 2018

BBC

CES 2018: Here's what you can expect from it

CES'18 is all set to kick off next Thursday and tech enthusiasts from all over the world have started coming to Las Vegas.

04 Jan 2018

Samsung

CES 2018: What innovations to expect from Samsung Creative-Lab?

The countdown to the biggest consumer electronics/technology show, the CES 2018 from 7-12 January, in Las Vegas has already begun.

04 Jan 2018

Intel

Intel chips not secure: Major flaw revealed in their design

Intel chips have reportedly been identified with a "serious flaw" in design concerning cyber security.

02 Jan 2018

Samsung

Samsung to reveal next Exynos chip on 4th January

Samsung has announced that it'll launch its next generation Exynos chip on 4th January, just days before the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2018 in Las Vegas.

01 Jan 2018

Singapore

Your smartphone can be easily hacked using its own sensors!

For hackers, smartphones are a treasure trove of data, including emails, contacts, photos, passwords, valuable banking information, etc. Security experts have long warned that smartphones are due for a massive cyber-attack.

31 Dec 2017

Indian Startups

Drones, chatbots, AI: How will Indian e-commerce change in 2018?

The Indian e-commerce industry has been growing by leaps and bounds. Till 2016, it made up 2% of the total retail market, but this number is set to rise to 12% by 2026.

31 Dec 2017

Microsoft

#ThatWas2017: Biggest technologies that died in 2017

2017 saw the development and introduction of some wonderful new technologies.

31 Dec 2017

India

How Artificial Intelligence will affect your life in 2018

According to Pricewaterhouse Coopers report, using different data sets to make predictions, including predictions for shopping, is currently the biggest focus of Artificial Intelligence (AI) globally.

31 Dec 2017

India

World's first robot citizen's India debut at IIT Bombay

The world's first robot citizen, Sophia, made her first India appearance at the IIT Bombay's cultural extravaganza TechFest on Saturday.

30 Dec 2017

Google

What is Google planning for 2018? Here are top predictions!

The year 2017 has been pretty lukewarm for Google. It launched several new products/services this year, including Pixel 2 smartphones, Pixelbook, smart speakers, etc. But, most of them lacked innovation.

25 Dec 2017

Smartphones

#ThatWas2017: As 2017 wraps up, here are 9 hottest gadgets!

In 2017, the tech world witnessed a lot of changes and exciting launches as companies constantly tried to bring innovative products and improve their offerings as well.

23 Dec 2017

Microsoft

Magic Leap: $2 billion in funding, product still not interesting!

After raising about $2 billion in the last four years, augmented-reality company Magic Leap finally has a product to show.

22 Dec 2017

iPhone

Here's what Apple is likely to launch in 2018!

Apple has really been busy this year with a lot of product launches. It has also been an important year for the Cupertino-based tech-giant in which the iPhone celebrated its tenth anniversary.

21 Dec 2017

India

Flipkart's AI push: E-tailer investing millions of dollars for AIforIndia

Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is gearing up to bolster its push into the field of Artificial Intelligence by creating an internal unit "AIforIndia", as part of its efforts to put AI and machine learning at the core of its businesses.

19 Dec 2017

Technology

This method could "dramatically" reduce cost for high-speed Internet!

In a breakthrough in fiber optics field, researchers discovered a method for reducing cost and energy consumption of high-speed internet connections.

17 Dec 2017

US Air Force

Pentagon ran a secret multimillion dollar UFO programme

According to a New York Times report, the Pentagon has been running a secret multimillion dollar programme to investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).

15 Dec 2017

Samsung

Samsung's $200 Bixby-powered smart speaker to debut in early-2018

Five months after Samsung Mobile President, DJ Koh, confirmed they were working on a smart home speaker, reports surfaced that Samsung is gearing up to launch the device next year.

14 Dec 2017

India

Facebook to help young India create Virtual Reality products

Facebook partnered with Startup Village Collective (SV.CO), a Bangalore-based digital incubator, on Wednesday to help Indian students develop their ideas on virtual reality (VR) into globally marketable products and services.

08 Dec 2017

India

How fast are mobile-apps? You can soon test on Speedtest!

Global broadband testing leader Ookla's popular Internet performance monitoring platform Speedtest.net would soon allow users to test speeds of mobile apps.