Social media is all about sharing images of family, friends and travels and now blind people might be given the chance to 'see' these pictures on Facebook. Currently, apps designed for blind people can read text from screens, offering the same experience as anyone browsing online. But the barr

Microsoft has now updated Skype with an interesting feature which enables the users to answer video or audio calls without installing Skype account in the device. This new Skype update is Microsoft’s diligent effort to make the app available for everyone, Kdrama Stars reports. Microsoft has intro

The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to join Russia’s ambitious plan to colonize the Moon, with an announcement that it will provide key tech for a planned exploration mission in 2020, and possibly help construct a permanent outpost. Announced by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos last November,

So, you want to get in touch with Bill Gates, or Richard Branson, but have no clue how to go about it? Well, you can always look them up on Google, and get contact details that are, probably, no longer in use. Or, you can use Connect6°. Connect6° is a platform that helps people discover and conta

Some simple yet powerful ideas for job search. Moderate The Amount Of Time You’re Investing If you are unemployed, you should be spending ~35 hours/week on your search and if you’re employed, you should be spending ~15 hours/week on your search. Most job seekers fall at one end of the spectrum

Drones can drop supplies to hidden Special Forces or essential medical kit in warzones, but there’s the risk that their presence may give away the recipient’s location, or that the technology ends up in enemy hands. To solve this problem, the Pentagon is calling for designs for ‘vampire’ drones t

Researchers at the University of Utrecht say that Dutch cyclists live longer than people who do not use a bike. They say the evidence proves that cycling is not just good for your health but adds an average of six months to life expectancy. People in the Netherlands cycle an average of 74 mi

An ‘administrator’ of a WhatsApp group in Latur district has been arrested for objectionable content posted on the group. Police in Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Marathwada arrested the admin and three other members of the WhatsApp group after noticing objectionable content, including video

Akshay Acharya, a first-year BCom student from Hubballi, wanted to prepare for Common Proficiency Test (CPT), the first level of Chartered Accountancy (CA) examinations, after passing PUC II this year. But lack of good coaching institutes in his hometown proved a hurdle. "There are no good instit

NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad has launched Note 3, a budget smartphone with fingerprint sensor at Rs 8,999. The phone will be available starting October 20 on Amazon.in and registration for the same will commence today at 8pm IST. Coolpad Note 3 sports a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280p) disp

At Infosys, where I was Global Head HR, my company received around 1.4 million resumes annually and we made around 55,000 offers. That's a conversion of 3-4%. Global stats says 98% of resumes hit the trash bin. Ouch! Each of us want to be in that 2% and none of us want to lose the chance before we e

Psychologists advised parents to keep a constant tab on their children as many teenagers are getting addicted to Internet. This is having an adverse affect on academic performances of the children, they said. Addressing a meeting organised by Sai Prema Parents Association for Mentally Challenged

DUBAI:  An 18-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has become the youngest affiliate with a global body for professional accountants, according to a media report.A graduate from the Indian High School, Dubai, Ramkumar Raman has to complete three years of qualified work experience in order to attain the As

The gap between urban and rural Karnataka when it comes to collegiate education is huge and yawning. The total number of graduates in urban Karnataka stands at 13.67 per cent of the total population of 5.99 crore, compared to a meagre 3.61 per cent in rural pockets. This is one of the outcomes of

Design is important, and being distraction-free, even more so. There are so many different apps that are constantly competing for our attention that actually getting anything done at all can be a challenge, and the Punkt MP01 mobile phone purports itself to be the answer to this huge problem. All yo

After months of waiting, Google has finally started rolling out the next version of its mobile OS Android, Marshmallow. Also, the next update of the OS is numbered Android 6.0, instead of Android 5.2 as previously speculated. Announced at Google I/O 2015, Android Marshmallow brings with it a numb

PARIS: A practicing Muslim man is four times less likely to get a job interview in France than a Catholic counterpart, according to a study published on Thursday. The research was carried out by the Montaigne Institute think tank which sent out thousands of responses to job adverts using fictional

Yu Televentures has announced a Rs. 500 price cut for its Yu Yuphoria smartphone in the country. The handset is now available to purchase at Rs. 6,499 from Amazon India. Also, the smartphone is now available running Android 5.0 Lollipop out-of-the-box instead of Android Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS 12