27, September Microsoft's attempts at capturing the smartphone market have all failed spectacularly, and it appears the company's co-founder has no faith in the current Windows 10 Mobile ecosystem. Under Satya Nadella's leadership, Microsoft has brought its much-used productivity software to both

26 September, United States A new source of vast amounts of renewable energy – the evaporation of water – has been discovered by scientists. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at Columbia University estimated that lakes in the US could generate 325 gigawatts of power, eq

Hyderabad: Toyota has no plans to launch an electric vehicle in India and would wait for the charging infrastructure to develop before taking a call on launching such models, according to a senior official of Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM). “We have no plans to go electric,” vice chairman and whole

SYDNEY: Smartphone apps are an effective treatment option for depression, a finding which may pave the way for safe and accessible interventions for the millions of people with the mental disorder, researchers have confirmed. The results showed that smartphones open up non-stigmatising and self-m

September 20, 2017 Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia will lift its ban on internet calling applications on Wednesday, authorities said. Voice and video calling apps such as WhatsApp and Skype will be "widely available to users", a government statement said on Tuesday, in a move aimed at improvin

Facebook said it has banned a Rohingya militant group from its site, designating it a ‘dangerous organisation’ as information on the deepening crisis is muddied by claims, counter-claims and hate speech on social media. The social network is a key tool in the information war taking place over vio

New Delhi: A new feature in WhatsApp with the beta version of WhatsApp on Android platform will allow users to free up space on your phone without deleting essential things. The feature has been available on iOS for some time. To put it in use, WhatsApp has included a new storage management secti

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday banned all anti-NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) protests in Tamil Nadu and directed the state government to ensure that no agitation takes place against the common entrance tests for admission to medical colleges. The bench of Chief Justice Dip

Washington: In a bid to avoid future accidents, a team of researchers has developed first-of-its-kind computer algorithms that can accurately determine when a driver is texting or engaged in other distracting activities while driving. According to the University Of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, th

The number of low-skilled workers in domestic IT and BPO service sectors could fall from 24 lakh in 2016 to 17 lakh in 2022 New Delhi,7 September 2017 : About 7 lakh low-skilled workers in IT and BPO industry in India are likely to lose their jobs to automation and artificial intelligence by 2022

New Delhi: Making its “Status” feature more interesting, Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out an update that lets the feature’s 250 million monthly users share creative text-based “Status” updates. “The text-based status feature allows you to update your contacts in a fun and personal wa

New York City: Android 8.0 Oreo has been officially started to roll out to devices. The 8.0 Android version has been revealed by Google at the time of the solar eclipse event which was also themed as the same. The search giant a few days ago had already confirmed that it will be unveiling the off

Santa Clara, California: Intel 8th Gen Core processors launched on Monday. The company announced on their website. The new processor range is extensively focused on the growing usage of high-resolution content such as 4K Ultra HD video, 360-degree video, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Mixed

New Delhi: YouTube has reportedly started rolling out a feature for ‘Breaking News’ in the users’ feeds. This will be a different one, as it is not restricted to a specific audience but is done on a wider scale. According to a report by GN, as first reported by Android Police, the section has a c

NEW DELHI: The Sultanate of Oman has announced scholarships for Indian Nationals under the Omani Programme for Cultural and Scientific Cooperation for the academic year 2017-18. The scholarship is open for all such students with age below 25 years. The complete application form along with Cover Lett

New York: Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have predicted that an Earth-like planet may be lurking in a star system just 16 light years away. The team investigated the star system Gliese 832 for additional exoplanets residing between the two currently known alien worlds in this system.

NEW YORK: Besides contributing to weight gain in adults, energy dense foods such as hamburgers and pizza may also increase risk of cancer, suggests new research. The researchers wanted to find out how the ratio of energy to food weight, otherwise known as dietary energy density (DED), contributes

New York: The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 might be announced soon as the company has already confirmed the news at a launch event called ‘Galaxy Unpacked’, scheduled to take place in New York City on August 23. After months of revealing leaks, Samsung will finally unveil the handset next week. And it l