NEW DELHI (TIP): The Freedom 251 may be the world’s cheapest smart phone but the device released by Noida-based Ringing Bells is riddled with problems, including a possible copyright infringement of Apple’s iconic iPhone, HT […]
Two days after closing down its controversy-ridden Free Basics programme, Facebook India Managing Director Kirthiga Reddy stepped down from her current role and will relocate back to the US. In a Facebook post, Reddy says […]
WASHINGTON: A team led by an Indian-origin scientist in US has discovered a new kind of 2D semiconducting material for electronics that opens the door for much speedier computers and smartphones that consume a lot less power. The semiconductor, […]
Reports suggest Apple is on target to introduce its next iPhone and iPad models on March 15, and aims to start selling the devices in the same week, technology blog 9to5Mac reported. Apple, which will introduce […]
TOKYO (TIP): High-schooler Nao Noguchi is a perfect illustration of why Japanese camera sales have plunged the past few years — she uses her smartphone for everything and cannot understand why anyone would bother with […]
NEW YORK: A tweet by Facebook board member Marc Andreessen implying that Facebook’s Free Basics is the same as colonialism created a storm on Twitter on Wednesday, with many Indians lashing out against him on […]
LONDON (TIP): An international team of scientists –recently returned from a 47-day research expedition to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean – have collected an unprecedented sequence of rock samples from the shallow mantle of […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A long standing environmental mystery appears to have been solved – and it may contain lessons for today’s runaway global warming. Scientists have long puzzled over the fact that twenty thousand years […]
How about brushing your teeth and seeing Google Now cards on your restroom mirror? No, this is not a tease, well, at least for one Googler. Google software engineer Max Braun has designed such a […]
WhatsApp has just bumped the user limit in chat groups on its platform to 256 members from 100 irrespective of the mobile platform -Android and iOS. The popular messaging app, which just crossed a billion users globally, had initially raised […]
MOUNTAINVIEW, CA (TIP): As one of Google’s earliest search pioneers steps down and the company’s leader in artificial intelligence takes his place, analysts say the move signals the company’s desire to make its search engine […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Charles Bombardier, the man behind the concept aircraft Skreemr which could travel at Mach 10, has now unveiled the Antipode, a hypersonic jet that he claims will cover the distance between London […]
BOSTON (TIP): Diabetes may soon be cured after scientists have managed to halt the condition in mice for six months, thanks to the use of insulin-producing cells that had been generated from human stem cells. […]
LONDON (TIP): Scientists expect that, for the first time, the internet traffic could travel at the speed of light, while being completely open and programmable courtesy of revolutionary internet technologies. The current internet infrastructure is […]
Microsoft has announced a new set of integrations with Dropbox primarily aimed at offering more productivity and features while on the move. Starting Wednesday, Office subscribers will be able to work on documents, spreadsheets and […]
I am happy to note that the Indian Panorama is bringing out a fully illustrated issue to mark the 67th Republic Day of India. On this occasion, I congratulate the Indian community based in US […]
LONDON: Companies in the UK hiring non-European Union workers like Indians are expected to face a new 1,000 pound annual surcharge per employee. The UK’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) used the Indian information technology sector as […]
FLORIDA (TIP): A Florida woman has sued Twitter for allowing the social media platform to be used by Islamic State (ISIS) militant group to spread its messages all over the world. Twitter is being sued […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): TomTom, the Amesterdam-based technology company, is all set to return to India with another set of its smartwatches after exactly a year. The company had launched its GPS fitness watches with heart-rate […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Google Search has been including a lot of features to make its search engine easier, intuitive and fun to use. After launching the image search option, now the California-based Internet major is […]
Next time you wan to talk to someone in Chinese Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, just call them on Skype. Or text in 50 different languages and the recipient will receive the […]
A 14-year-old boy has become the first patient in the US to undergo a successful nose transplant using 3D printing technology after his face was disfigured when he fell on a live power line. Reconstructive […]
There was a time when hoverboards and robots were popularised by sci-fi movies as the technology of the future. Well, that future has now arrived. From robots taking over the world to bots akin to Samantha […]
Twitter Inc is building a new feature that will allow users to post tweets as long as 10,000 characters, technology news website Re/code reported on Tuesday. Twitter, which currently has a 140-character limit, may launch […]
Chinese electronics and content giant Letv, after delaying its entry into India for almost over a year, debuted their first products on Monday without letting know about their prices. The company showcased a 3D Helmet or […]
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