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Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Meet PM Modi, President Mukherjee
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first visit to India since he took the top job in August. There will…
Twitter warns some users of possible state-sponsored cyber attack
San Francisco: Twitter Inc. issued an alert to some users warning them that state-sponsored hackers may have tried to obtain sensitive data from their accounts, the company said, the first…
Infosys invests $3 million in sports startup WHOOP
BENGALURU: India's second largest software exporter InfosysBSE % has invested $3 million in US-based technology startup Whoop Inc, which develops wearable devices and performance improvement tools for professional athletes and…
Google’s Project Loon will interfere with cellular operations, says government
NEW DELHI: Google's Project Loon, through which the online search giant plans to provide internet connectivity using balloons, will interfere with cellular transmissions of mobile operators in India, the government…
Samsung Patent Hints at Phones With Interchangeable Camera Module
Samsung's new patents based on phones with optical zoom module, dual xenon flash, and more have been spotted at the KIPRIS, the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service website, which…
Facebook service aimed at professionals to launch in coming months
Facebook at Work, Facebook Inc’s professional version of its social network, is expected to launch in the coming months, after spending a year in tests, a company executive said. The…
Microsoft to open source a part of its Edge browser
As we’ve been witnessing over the past several months, Microsoft is on a solid path to broaden the reach of its technologies, even if it means going the open source…
Facebook introduces live video streaming and collages
Facebook's new update now lets you share live videos and collages. A few days ago Facebook began to test the ability to share live videos on facebook, starting with a…
Former Microsoft CEO Ballmer Insists Windows Phone Needs Android Apps
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's ongoing big initiative to save Windows Phone won't work, believes Steve Ballmer. The former chief executive, who is also the biggest individual shareholder in the firm,…
Uber’s Ride Request button might soon come to your favourite app
The next time you’re looking up the timings of a concert or booking a table at your favourite restaurant from an app, you might spot an Uber button. Tapping it…
Facebook activates Safety Check feature in Chennai
Social networking giant Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature in Chennai. The website activated the feature early Thursday morning. The Safety Check feature allows people to mark themselves as…
This internet technology is 100 times faster than Wi-Fi
A new type of wireless internet technology has been developed that could provide a connection that's 100 times faster than traditional WiFi. The tech is called LiFi, and was tested…