Archive for Technology
Get ready for the onslaught of software Bots
Why meet when you can Facetime? Why Facetime when you can chat? Inevitably, the human combine (well the smartphone-enabled ones anyway) is headed toward a reality of growing increasingly accustomed…
Infosys results Q4 2016
On Friday, CEO Vishal Sikka announced per cent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) rise in Infy's consolidated net profit at Rs 3,597 crore for the quarter ended March 2016. Infosys had registered net…
Punit Soni quits Flipkart
Punit Soni, the much heralded Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Flipkart, has quit. Soni, a former Google top executive from Silicon Valley has put in his papers barely a year…
Twitter websites and app services goes down
Twitter and its services were down last night for nearly 40 minutes. Users were unable to access the service on a native web browser or from apps from about pm…
Facebook F8: 10 Announcements You Need to Know About
Facebook's annual developer conference F8 began on Tuesday with a host of announcements, and there was a strong emphasis on virtual reality and augmented reality. Earlier this year at MWC,…
Facebook Brings ‘Chatbots’ to Messenger
Facebook on Tuesday extended its reach beyond online socializing by building artificial intelligence powered "bots" into its Messenger application to allow businesses to have software engage in lifelike text exchanges.…
Apple iPhone SE on lease – Rent it @ Rs 999 a month
NEW DELHI: Apple wants Indian corporates to use its latest iPhone SE and has made, what watchers claim, an attractive offer of leasing the phone for Rs 999 a month…
BlackBerry to launch mid-range Android smartphones this year: CEO John Chen
After the Priv, BlackBerry plans to launch two new Android smartphones this year. In an interview with The National, CEO John Chen said BlackBerry plans to launch new Android phones…
HCL Tech’s Rs 1,283 Crore Deal Sends Geometric To 52-Week High
Geometric shares surged nearly 19 per cent to hit their 52-week high today as investors reacted positively to two separate acquisition deals. HCL Tech will acquire Geometric's IT services business…
Google has rolled back Gmail’s April Fool’s prank
NEW YORK: Internet giant Google has rolled back its April Fool's Day prank that it played by introducing "send + drop the mic" feature in Gmail for its users that…
Microsoft announces new free development tools for developers
Technology giant Microsoft has unveiled new free development tools for its developers including those in India to help them easily build apps and reach the largest possible number of customers.…
App storing driving licence, other papers launched
A mobile application offering a simple and efficient single-screen display for important vehicle-related documents was launched today. ‘RTA m-Wallet’ helps motorists avoid physically carrying documents like driving licence, registration certification…