WhatsApp introduced the ‘forwarding’ label last year to help curb fake news The Facebookowned company is working on two new features as an update to this First spotted by WABetaInfo a new beta update for WhatsApp on Android shows two features on forwarding messages One adds an additional ‘frequentl

23-03-2019

MIT has released a video which shows its new fourlegged robot Mini Cheetah doing backflips MIT claims the 9kg robot can trot on uneven terrain twice as fast as an average persons walking speed and is the first fourlegged robot to do a backflip In the video it can also be seen walking sideways and pi

04-03-2019

A California resident has filed a classaction lawsuit against Apple alleging the iPhone maker deliberately disabled old iPhone chargers with an iOS update in 2016 The complainant’s iPhone allegedly displayed ‘this accessory may not be supported’ after a software update in 2017 Apple forced users to

06-02-2019

UC Berkeley researchers including PhD scholar Indrasen Bhattacharya have created a light powered 3D printer that can transform liquids into detailed objects within minutes The researchers first created a video of a 3D model’s images which was beamed to a rotating container with a lightsensitive liqu

02-02-2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched its 46th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLVC44 and put into space MIcrosatR an imaging satellite and studentmade Kalamsat a communication satellite named after former President Abdul Kalam from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

25-01-2019

Facebook will be rolling out a new feature to Messenger which will let users unsend messages within 10 minutes of sending Facebook’s plans of working on an unsend button for Messenger has been in the news for quite some time now The company also confirmed the feature which it will release soon More 

08-11-2018

Samsung has unveiled its firstever foldable smartphone prototype which when opened transforms into a small pocketsized tablet The smartphone’s cover screen acts as a fullyfunctional smartphone with calling feature and converts into a main 73 inch tablet display when opened Samsung calls its foldable

08-11-2018

Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest watch series 4 that can detect when the user falls and calls emergency services if it detects no movement for a minute The watch can also take an electrocardiogram ECG through its crown within 30 seconds facilitated by electrical heart sensor The new watch has

13-09-2018

Advocating free flow of data beyond borders Google CEO Sundar Pichai has written to IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying the step will encourage startups and global firms to contribute to India digital economy “Free flow of data across borders – with a focus on user privacy and security – will enc

10-09-2018

USbased company Gaumard Scientific has developed a child robot called HAL which is allegedly worth nearly ₹35 lakh to help train medical students The robot is made of sensors which give the robot a pulse help respond to certain questions bleed and convulse The robot can also mimic emotions of distre

09-09-2018

A massive ring of celestial bodies either made of black holes or Neutron stars has been found by astronomers using NASAs Chandra Xray Observatory The ring was found in a galaxy that is about 300 million light years away The one ring does not really wield power over its nearby galaxies but can be use

07-09-2018

Apple has announced that it will launch a global web portal for processing and tracking requests from law enforcement officers for data requests by the end of 2018 It will also create a team to train law enforcement officials globally in digital forensics A website would offer a more convenient cent

07-09-2018

Facebook has announced a partnership with telecom infrastructure operator GlobeNet to build a 2500km subsea cable called Malbec for highspeed internet in Argentina The system will connect Argentinas capital of Buenos Aires with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil When completed it will be the fir

07-09-2018

Vivo V11 Pro is the Chinese phone makers latest smartphone in the Indian market At a price of Rs 25990 the V11 Pro is the most affordable handset in the country to sport an indisplay fingerprint sensor Other highlights of the phone include 6GB of RAM a 1959 display with a waterdropstyle notch a vert

06-09-2018

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a method to send messages in English by using vibrations on a persons skin The device used works by playing a specific vibration assigned to a given English phoneme or the smallest unit of sound on a users forearm The device is further encoded to gener

06-09-2018

Asus has released an OTA OverTheAir update for Zenfone5Z that adds 12 new functionalities and 4 camera improvements The update ups the Zenfone5Z flagship experience with clickfree Face Unlock new gesture navigation controls auto antiflicker settings new camera enhancements like live filters panoram

04-09-2018

Google has confirmed a WiFi bug in the Android OS which exposes the location data of users smartphones However the company said that the bug will only be fixed in the latest Android 90 Pie which was launched earlier in August However Android Oreo and older OS versions which power more than two billi

03-09-2018

While talking the Indian smartphone market OnePlus founder Pete Lau said Being number one is not our goal We are focussing on producing the best product possible OnePlus has no plan to launch phones in the sub₹30000 category he said while adding that it plans to set up 14 offline sales points along

03-09-2018

Researchers have used an artificial intelligence AI technique to successfully treat a patient with advanced cancer completely halting the disease progression In a study a patient suffering from metastatic prostate cancer was given a novel drug combination The team then used the AI to continuously id

03-09-2018

According to Reports Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO is gearing to conduct 19 launches including the Chandrayaan2 mission “We are going to conduct 19 missions including 10 satellites and nine launch vehicles between September and March For ISRO this will be the highest density period for lau

03-09-2018

A hotel in Japan has installed robot dinosaurs which serve guests at the reception wearing tiny bellboy hats The robots which feature sensors to detect motion process checkins through a tablet system that also allows customers to choose the language for communication The robots gesticulate with thei

02-09-2018

Instagram has launched an inapp feature to allow users to apply for a blue tick verification badge On Instagram blue check marks are fairly rare even among pretty big brands and public figures To access the feature users can tap the menu icon in their profile select Settings at the bottom and then

29-08-2018

Softbank Robotics today announced that its robot Pepper will now use emotion recognition AI from Affectiva to interpret and respond to human activity Affectivas Emotion AI software will give Pepper the ability to detect more advanced states of human facial expressions For instance Pepper will be abl

29-08-2018

Skype the platform famous for its widelyused videocalling facility now finally comes with endtoend encryption This feature has been the backbone of security for WhatsApp over the years and continues to be so even today The endtoend encryption E2EE standard ensures that messages videos or even photos

27-08-2018

The Supreme Court on 27 August issued a notice to WhatsApp Inc the IT Ministry and the Finance Ministry demanding a detailed reply as to why the popular messaging platform hadn’t appointed a grievance officer in India to address concerns arising from its usage This comes days after Information Techn

27-08-2018

Google’s France division has announced that it is shutting down its official page on its own social networking website Google The Google France wrote a post on Google announcing that it is shutting down its own page on the service this weekend but did not know how to announce it directing its users

26-08-2018

A study by USbased Vanderbilt University has claimed that Androidoperated smartphones are collecting almost 10 times more data than Apple iOS devices The researchers found an idle Android phone with Chrome browser active in the background sent location information to Google 340 times within 24 hours

24-08-2018

POCO F1 is an upcoming flagship smartphone the first to be announced under Xiaomis POCO subbrand Ahead of launch Jai Mani who is now product head and also the brains behind Poco or Pococphone as it will be called globally has teased a couple of images shot using the Poco F1 Its features include the

22-08-2018

Facebook has removed 652 fake accounts for coordinated inauthentic behaviour that originated in Iran and Russia and targeted people across multiple Internet services in the Middle East Latin America Britain and the US According to Facebook some of the fake Pages groups and accounts originated in Ira

22-08-2018

According to Reports Apple may release a new lowcost Mac laptop and an upgrade to the Mac Mini desktop later this year The new laptop and desktop may be Apples move to end the diminishing sales of Apples computers The new MacBook will look similar to the MacBook Air It will probably retain the 13inc

22-08-2018

ISRO deploys 5 satellites for Kerala flood relief operations Five satellites of the Indian Space Organisation played a major role in monitoring the flood situation and aiding in relief work–Oceansat2 RESOURCESAT2 CARTOSAT2 and 2A and INSAT 3DR They have been gathering data and are sending realtime i

21-08-2018

OPPO introduced OPPOF9Pro a new smartphone which offers gradient color Waterdrop display VOOC Flash Charge unmatched security and performances OPPOF9Pro runs on Android and has some of the leading specifications reigning in the world of technology The new product is taking the Notch at a Pro level 

21-08-2018

As an iPad battery exploded and released harmful chemical substances an Apple store in Amsterdam has been temporarily closed The store was evacuated as a precautionary measure and three employees who reportedly experienced trouble breathing were treated Due to the chemicals potentially released the

20-08-2018

According to a new research done by Insurance 2Go smartphones are one of the dirtiest commodities you are bound to encounter in life on a daily basis In fact an average smartphone screen has been found to be three times dirtier than your toilet seat The researchers carried out their research on thre

19-08-2018

China’s space agency has revealed images of the exploration vehicle with which it hopes to reach the far side of the Moon by the end of this year According to reports in December the vehicle will travel aboard the unmanned lunar probe Chang’e 4 which is expected to land in the Aitken basin on the fa

17-08-2018

More than 1000  Google employees have signed a letter protesting against the company’s secretive plan to build a search engine that would comply with Chinese censorship The letter alleges that employees lack the information required to make ethically informed decisions about work It added that most

17-08-2018

The Chennai Airport introduced two humanoid robots on a trial basis on Wednesday to provide information on the airport and its amenities The robots can navigate on their own identify and greet passengers respond to queries deciphering variances in accents and converse with fun the airport tweeted On

16-08-2018

Scientists including one of Indian origin have developed an app that can help smartphone users reduce the energy consumption and extend the battery life of their device for up to an hour each day The app was evaluated in a trial involving smartphone users who used it while they had multiple windows

15-08-2018

Vivo Y81 smart phone was launched in Vietnam this year in June and now it will be available in India The sale of Vivo Y81 smart phone has already started in India and its price is Rs 12999 Vivo Yi 81 is available for sale at Vivo Online Store Amazon and Flipkart With this price the phone will be cha

14-08-2018

Apple to delay  its Group FaceTime feature which  allowed up to 32 people to simultaneously participate in video calls on iOS devices According to a report Group FaceTime has been removed from the initial release of iOS 12 and will ship in a future software update later this fall Apple described Gro

14-08-2018

Ten years after the 2611 attacks where lakshar conspirators sitting in pakistan occupied kashmir used voice over internet protocol voIP services to communicate with 10 terrorists the ministry of home affairs on Wednesday admitted that security agencies find it difficult to track calls over VoIP In a

26-07-2018

As you might imagine you cantt just grab extrasoft sea creature like jellyfish or octopuses when you want to study them Not if you want them to remain intact anyway Thankfully researchers at Harvards Wyss institute have a far more delicate solution They have created a robot arm the RAD sampler whose

24-07-2018

Google received a record 43 billion Euro antitrust fine from the European Union and was ordered to change the way it puts search and web browser apps on Android mobile devicesGoogle has used Android as a vehicle to cement to the dominance of its search engine EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Ve

18-07-2018

Bengaluru a city which is quite infamous for its incredibly slowmoving traffic is all set to heave a sigh of relief all thanks to JapanThe Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA is planning to invest about Rs 72 crore in Bengaluru to reduce the waiting time at signals by 30 per cent Soon waitin

14-07-2018

The company behind this project is called Scandi Electronics and the team is creating Bluetooth earrings for pierced ears They’re called Swings and they look like your average beaded earrings The lower larger bead is an inear headphone in disguise To switch between earrings and headphones all you ha

14-07-2018

Newdelhi In a bid to save water required for cleaning trains an automatic train washing system has been installed by Northern Railways at Hazrat Nizamuddin Station in Delhi The washing system has a capacity of 250 coaches per day and takes 7 to 8 minutes to wash a 24 coach rakeEarlier the Indian Rai

14-07-2018

Sun Tianqi the founder of China –based electronics startup Vincross has developed a plantcarrying robot called Hexa which can chase the sunlight or retreat into the shade automatically Hexa is also programmed to get ‘grumpy’ and do a dance when the plant needs water Tianqi described the project say

13-07-2018

New zealand scientists have performed the first ever 3 D colour  Xray on a human using a technique that promises to improve the field of medical diagnostics said Europes CERN physics lab which contributed imaging technologyThe new device based on the traditional black and white Xray incorporates par

13-07-2018

Newdelhi The Delhi cabinet on Wednesday approved the engagement of 1000 low floor environment friendly Electric busesThe cabinet presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appointed Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit System 40DIMTS41 as a Project Consultant for this projectThe cabinet approval the

12-07-2018

New Delhi iPhone users in the US who call 911 will be able to automatically and securely share their location data with first emergency responders beginning later this year with iOS 12 “Communities rely on 911 centres in an emergency and we believe they should’ve the best available technology at the

19-06-2018

The 15 footlong robot has six wheels which can move backandforth at a speed of 1 ms on the tracks It is equipped with ultrasonic and infrared sensors to collect data and send it to a microcontroller microchip inside the robot It is not only light weight but can move on the tracks even when there is

16-06-2018

Scientists have created a robot that is able to draw and test blood samples in an effort to quicken treatment methods Researchers have developed an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results and allows health care practitioners to spend more time treating patients The stu

13-06-2018

In a first Researchers at UKs Newcastle University have 3D printed human corneas outermost layer of the eye There is a significant shortage of corneas with 10 million people worldwide repairing transplants to prevent corneal blindness said researchers Donor cornea stem cells were mixed with collage

30-05-2018

Underscreen display sensor technologyThe X21 comes with an underscreen fingerprint sensor It is the successor of the X20 plus unveiled at the CES 2018 tech show featuring a synaptics underdisplay fingerprint sensor This is also the first underdisplay fingerprint sensor smartphone to be launched in I

29-05-2018

Facebook is working on designing computerchips that are more energyefficient at analyzing and filtering live video content its chief artificial intelligence scientific Yann LeCun said ‘Let’s imagine someone uses Facebook Live to film their own suicide or murder You’d like to be able to take down th

27-05-2018

Indian IoT company Smartron has launched its first wearable in the country called tband for Rs 4999 It comes with a silicone strap and a stainless steel buckle but as a launch offer users can also get the tband with an additional premium leather strap The wearable is available in black color and wil

13-05-2018

 The instant messaging serviceWhatsapp  has been continuously rolling out new updates and features in a bid to keep the app engagingAs outlined by Wabetainfo the messaging service is reportedly working on a new feature dubbed Chat filter which is set to come to the WhatsApp Business app for Android

13-05-2018

SoftBankowned USbased research firm Boston Dynamics has announced that its autonomous fourlegged robot SpotMini is in preproduction and will be commercially available in 2019 After 26 years  they are  finally getting ready to start selling some robotsThe announcement came onstage at TechCrunch’s TC

13-05-2018

NASA has confirmed it is sending an autonomous helicopter to Red Planet that will travel with the Mars rover mission currently scheduled to launch in July 2020The small lightweight Mars Helicopter will demonstrate the viability and potential of heavierthanair vehicles on the Red PlanetThe idea of a

12-05-2018

Google is reportedly developing a Pixel Watch to be launched as the companys firstever smartwatch later this year Another report claimed the tech giant is developing three Pixelbranded smartwatches codenamed Ling Triton and SardineNotably the company recently rebranded its Android Wear to Wear OS an

12-05-2018

Frontline ecommerce firm Flipkart will be listed on the stock market The company said it will be listed on the market after completing its acquisition within four yearsWalMart has purchased a majority  of 75 shareholdings in the companyThe acquisition was for 21 billion about Rs 101020 crore The w

12-05-2018

 It becomes extremely difficult to realize the grand plans you might have made for your mommy dearest on thi Mothers Day Technology will come to your rescue through these 5 apps and help you to gift your mum a day like never before HAPTIK While you can keep making the grandest of pla

10-05-2018

Switzerlandbased bank St Galler Kantonalbank ran a pilot project where it replaced seven of its employees with five robots The bank is so satisfied with the test results that it wants to decide on further assignments by the end of May We’ve seen that’s technically feasible and now we’re exploring wh

07-05-2018

French company SeaBubbles has developed an electric selfdriving water taxi called Bubble which glides through water without creating waves When the vehicle reaches 10 kmph it rises above the water level to avoid motion sickness sudden movements or rolling waves The company tested its latest prototyp

07-05-2018

Twitter has urged all users to change their passwords after a bug was found that stored passwords in an internal logAn official statement from Twitter insisted that this unpleasant incident did not rendering its 330 million users to any security fall foul of or breachWe recently found a bug that sto

04-05-2018

USbased autonomous delivery startup Starship Technologies has developed sixwheeled selfdriving robots to deliver food to customers within a threekilometre radius The company claims the robots can complete their deliveries in as little as 1530 minutes Founded in 2014 Starship Technologies plans to la

02-05-2018

Social media major Facebook on Tuesday announced a new feature called Dating within its app for dating and relationships Users will be able to create a separate profile with their first name It will only be visible to nonfriends who also opted into dating Facebook will match you by a slew of prefere

02-05-2018

Stanford researchers have developed a waterbased battery that could provide a cheap way to store wind or solar energy The manganesehydrogen battery is three inches tall and generates 20 milliwatt hours of electricity Despite the prototypes diminutive output researchers hope to scale up the device to

01-05-2018

Apple will remove the 3D Touch technology in its 61inch iPhone which is set to launch this year Apple is expected to completely ditch Touch ID on its iPhones in 2019The company is introducing new display construction technology which separates the touch sensor from the display but is incompatible wi

01-05-2018

In its attempt to fight fake news Facebook has said it will reduce the size of the posts which feature fake news in News Feed We reduce the visual prominence of feed stories that are factchecked false a Facebook spokesperson said The company will also display factchecked links in the Related Article

29-04-2018

Paytm has launched a payment mode called Tap Card in pilot mode in Chennai which allows users to pay offline within a second A user can scan the QR code on the card to transfer money from Paytm wallet without requiring internet The card which uses nearfield communication NFC technology has been intr

29-04-2018

Scientists at John Hopkins have developed a method called video DOT Directly Observed Therapy which can be used as an effective substitute to inperson visits by healthcare professionals for TB treatment Video DOT is basically a smartphone based app which can empower patients to manage TB The app was

27-04-2018

Gionee has launched its two new midrange selfiecentric smartphones in India today The two phones are the Gionee F205 and the Gionee S11 Lite which are priced at Rs 8999 and Rs 13999 respectively The F205 will be available in Gold Black Rose and Blue colour models whereas the S11 comes in Black Gold

26-04-2018

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a paper attached to a conductive material that can track touch and transfer the written data to a device in real time The paper itself is your typical runofthemill paper but conductive material is applied to the back While looking for the best

25-04-2018

echnology giant Apple is reportedly planning to launch iPhone SE 2 in May this year without the 35 mm headphone jackThey also expect no changes to the front of the iPhone SE 2 which will preserve both a fourinch screen and Touch IDladen Home button though there is still some uncertainty as to whethe

23-04-2018

Technology giant Apple might launch a 61inch LCD iPhone with dualSIM support for around ₹42000 as per reports The Cupertino major has already started working on the new iPhones and going by Apples track record the company will most likely announce the new iPhones this fall According to past reports

20-04-2018

Facebook has announced itll ask all users to review information about how their data is used and make choices about their privacy This is to comply with EUs General Data Protection Regulation under which the changes eventually will be rolled out globally Facebook will also let users choose whether t

19-04-2018

WhatsApp has released a feature for its Android beta users which allows them to Request Money from other users on the platform The Unified Payment Interface UPIbased payment facility allows users to send money to their friends and contacts Since the launch the service has been updated with various f

17-04-2018

Flipkart to launch its own smartphone with a tagline disrupt the mobile phone landscape Today the ecommerce unicorn made two announcements with the tagline disrupt the mobile phone landscape Company is going to develop its new smartphone in collaboration with a tech company information regarding the

16-04-2018

OnePlus has launched another teaser for the OnePlus 6 At first glance it looks like just the OnePlus 5T but on closely examining the picture one can see that the OnePlus 6 is placed below the OnePlus 5T Reports state that the positioning of the volume rocker has been switched while the alert slider

15-04-2018

Sriharikota The Indian Space Research Organization  successfully launched the IRNSS1I navigation satellite  with the PSLV C41 rocket in the wee hours of today at Sathish Dhawan  Space Centre in Sriharikota This the eighth such satellite to be a part of a constellation It brought smile back on the f

12-04-2018

SAN FRANSCISCO Apple is likely to introduce the red colour to its iphone 8 and 8 Plus lineup  today It is part of its partnership with Product RED an  advocacy group dedicated to combating HIV AIDS in Africa Apple has been working with the organization since 2012 when it launched  the first red iPod

09-04-2018

Whatsapp for Android has received a new beta version that brings the ability to lock recording of voice messages It should be noted that the feature is already available for iOS users and is designed to let users conveniently record long voice messages without holding the record button down the enti

09-04-2018

As spotted by Nashville Chatter a listing on the Bluetooth certification site reveals the listing of a product called the OnePlus Bullets Wireless The report doesnt clarify whether theyll be fully wireless or still include a wire that wraps around the neck The report also states that this product wi

08-04-2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today sought another chance for himself to lead the social media giant despite acknowledging mistakes that his company made in sharing its users information with a thirdparty Embroiled in a massive data breach following the Cambridge Analytica scandal Facebook yesterday

05-04-2018

Minors whose Aadhaar card has already been generated cannot opt out of the Aadhaar scheme after attaining majority the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI told the Supreme Court Attorney General KK Venugopal was referring to the written replies of UIDAI chief executive officer Ajay Bhusha

04-04-2018

Samsung Galaxy S8 Galaxy S8 have received a price cut in India following the launch of Samsungs latest flagship the Galaxy S9 The previous flagship models are now being made available at a reduced cost as per the companys official website and even Samsungs offline retail channels The Samsung Galaxy

03-04-2018

India is one of the prime markets for Google right now and the company has largely tried to make sure its products make it to the country in their first wave Even Android Go Googles initiative to create a strippeddown version of Android for entrylevel smartphones has been developed with India as one

02-04-2018

As many as 1372 robots danced together in Italy to set the Guinness World Record for the most number of robots dancing simultaneously The attempt was made using the Alpha 1S robots which are almost 40 cm tall each and made of aluminium alloy with a plastic coating The earlier record was set by 1069

02-04-2018

Photosharing app Instagram has restored the Giphy feature which it pulled from the platform earlier this month after users spotted a racial slur in a GIF The Facebookowned app had earlier pointed that such content has no place on the platform Giphy said it has reviewed its GIF library and apologised

30-03-2018

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg apologised for “a breach of trust” in advertisements placed in papers including the Observer in Britain and the New York Times Washington Post and Wall Street Journal“We have a responsibility to protect your information If we can’t we don’t deserv

26-03-2018

USbased Tufts University researchers have developed toothmounted sensors which can wirelessly communicate and transmit information on glucose salt and alcohol intake The sensor is made up of three layers whose electrical properties change depending on food causing it to transmit a different spectrum

24-03-2018

Apple proposed new emoji today that would better represent hearing aids guides and people with disabilities in a submission to the Unicode Consortium as noted by Emojipedia Apple wrote in its submission “Apple is requesting the addition of emoji to better represent individuals with disabilities Curr

24-03-2018

Apple users have been complaining about their devices accidentally sending emergency SOS alerts to the police when worn or used in a wrong way The feature is called Emergency SOS which was rolled out as part of WatchOS 4 and iOS 11 OS It works when a user is in danger or otherwise in need of help It

22-03-2018

New delhi The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully flight tested from Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range this morning The missile files almost three times the speed of sound at March 28 and has a range of 290 km The range of the Brahmos missile an IndoRussia joint venture can be extended

22-03-2018

Apple has been working on the development of its own display screens according to sources It’s the first time the company has developed its own screen technology as opposed to buying screens from suppliers like Samsung or LG These efforts are being driven out of a secret research and manufacturing

19-03-2018

Several Apple users have been complaining about an unusual activity where their iPhone and Apple Watch devices are accidentally sending emergency SOS alerts to the police when worn or used in a wrong way as per a report The wrong usage patterns include sleeping on Apple Watch and a mispress on the i

19-03-2018

Google has rolled out a feature that will show “wheelchair accessible” routes in transit navigation to users The users can type the desired destination into Maps tap on ‘Directions tab select the public transportation icon and then click on ‘Options’ under Routes section to access wheelchair accessi

16-03-2018

A cloned Assamese buffalo male calf has been born for the first time the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes CIRB claimed hereWe used unique methods and produced this clone calf SachGaurav on December 22 2017 through a normal delivery CIRB cloning team head P S Yadav said on Thursday The cal

15-03-2018

Google Cofounder Larry Pagebacked startup Kitty Hawk has developed an air taxi that can take off like a helicopter and transition to fly like a plane Called Cora the air taxi is an allelectric vehicle with 12 independent lift fans and has the capacity to accommodate two people The vehicle can fly at

13-03-2018

New Delhi The National Crime Records Bureau NCRB on Sunday launched a mobile app for providing better citizenfriendly services by law enforcement agencies The app has been developed inhouse by the NCRB bureau Director Ish Kumar said on the occasion of the organisations 33rd Inception Day here It ca

11-03-2018

A patent filed by Apple has revealed that the company was working on a new charging connector to juice up its devicesAccording to Patently Apple the US Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published a pair of Apple patent applications that show the change in the shape of the charging adaptor know

11-03-2018

Chinese researchers have developed hybrid solar cells that can generate power from sunlight as well as raindrops Researchers improved upon previous studies which placed triboelectric nano generators TENG over solar cells to generate energy from the motion of raindrops They added a polymer coating wh

09-03-2018

University of Hyderabad researchers have discovered a new antibioticproducing bacteria species isolated from an aquatic plant Hydrilla in their campus lake The species Planctopirus hydrillae could help overcome the challenge of antibiotic resistance in diseasecausing germs The bacterium also cleans

09-03-2018

Android Cofounder Andy Rubins startup Essential has been granted a patent for a popup selfie camera for its smartphones The patent reveals a phone with a small panel on the top of the frame that pops up to reveal a frontfacing camera However the startup has made no confirmation whether it will imple

06-03-2018

Realtime messaging app WhatsApp has been testing an update that will let users delete sent messages even after an hour The update has been rolled out for Android beta users The exisiting Delete for Everyone feature which was rolled out in November last year only allows deleting sent messages within

04-03-2018

Facebook launches a new feature called “Add Voice Clip” that appears in its status update composer menu that allows users to record a short audio snippet to use as a status update The new feature was spotted by an Indian user and the social media giant testing “VoiceClips” as a status update option

04-03-2018

Instagram reportedly working on a feature which allows users to voice or video call other users using the platform Analysis of Instagram’s code has revealed several files that labeled “call” and “video call” with phone and camera icons that are present in the app’s Android application packages The n

04-03-2018

USbased startup AliveCor has developed a band for the Apple Watch that monitors a users heart rhythm to check if its normal Called KardiaBand it features a sensor over which a user is required to keep the thumb for 30 seconds to record the hearts rhythm The results can then be accessed by the user o

01-03-2018

The Nokia 8110 is back in the new designNokia has released their baby phone at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona HMD global states the phone as 8110 reloaded handset Nokia has retained that special feature in 8110 which gave it the name banana  phoneBut Nokia did not give it the antenna like 

27-02-2018

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei claimed that its Mate 10 Pro phone has become the first artificial intelligence AI enabled phone to drive a car It first allowed a Porsche car to be robotically controlled and then mounted a camera atop the car which was tethered to the smartphone The smartphone then

27-02-2018

German carmaker BMW has developed an autonomous i3 electric car that riders can summon with their smartphones The cars entertainment system allows users to control some vehicle functions like flashing the headlight door locking and unlocking and also the horn Once the rider reaches the destination t

27-02-2018

NASAfunded Faculty and students at Florida Polytechnic University are developing a critical component for the next generation of spacesuits that will not only make astronauts more comfortable and efficient but will also keep them happy The Smart Sensory Skin in the happy suit would use wireless sens

24-02-2018

The Dubai Police display Home Security Smart Dog for an extra pair of cameras to guard home A model was displayed as part of the UAE Innovation month exhibit at the City Walk in Dubai “The smart dog weighs 35kg It has a CCTV camera atop with 360 degree view which is wifi enabled It can transmit ima

23-02-2018

A Chrome extension called View Image has been found displaying the View Image button exactly where it was before Google removed it from image search results The extension which already has more than 8000 downloads also displays Search by Image button Google removed the View Image button after it sig

20-02-2018

Israeli visual aid company OrCam the founders of Mobileye NV a maker of autonomous vehicle technology which Intel Corp acquired last year for about 15 billion has developed a device for visually impaired users which can be attached to a pair of eyeglasses and can read text aloud The OrCam unit which

20-02-2018

Google has removed the View Image option from image search results which allowed users to open the image without visiting the site that hosts it The change is part of a deal announced last week to show copyright information and improve attribution of Getty Images Additionally Google also removed the

18-02-2018

Newage onskin wearable to monitor patients biometric vitals It has been developed by scholars at University of Tokyos Graduate School of Engineering in collaboration with Dai Nippon Printing DNP a renowned local printing company The onskin sensor which looks more like an ultrathin bandaid can work a

18-02-2018

Samsung which is confirmed to announce the 2018series Android flagship phone Galaxy S9 series is also rumored to unveil the new premium tablet Galaxy Tab S4 Now the device has been spotted on a benchmarking website giving us a glimpse into its key features The 2017series Galaxy Tab S3 was a powerful

18-02-2018

Stanford University scientists have found that injecting mice with radiationinactivated stem cells significantly boosted the animals defences against recurrence of breast lungs and skin cancers Such a vaccine is years from fruition for use in humans and may never pan out in the long run said a New Y

17-02-2018

A team led by Canadian astrophysicist Hanno Rein from the University of Toronto Scarborough has predicted that the car launched into space on February 6 could crash back to the Earth The reason behind the possible collision is its chaotic orbit and the researchers say that the electric car could ste

17-02-2018

University of Washington engineers have turned tissue paper – similar to toilet tissue – into a new kind of wearable sensor that can detect a pulse a blink of an eye and other human movement The sensor is light flexible and inexpensive with potential applications in health care entertainment and rob

16-02-2018

An MIT team has developed a system called NanoMap that allows drones to fly through dense surroundings such as forests and warehouses Being able to avoid obstacles while travelling at high speeds is computationally complex especially for small drones that are limited in how much they can carry onboa

13-02-2018

Secretive robotics firm Boston Dynamics has posted a new video showing off its creepy SpotMini robocanine where he can be seen opening a door all on his own In the 45 –second video titled  ‘Hey Buddy Can you give me a Hand’ a SpotMini walks over to a before realizing it can’t get through Another S

13-02-2018

The Instant messaging application WhatsApp has launched a new feature for its users to make their life more easy and smooth Earlier there were many expectations have been made for the upgradation and many new changes in the application like group video calling feature to introduce in the appAfter gi

12-02-2018

US based Kyle Adelman has developed a rechargeable device called ‘Radius’ which repels mosquitoes using heatwaves up to an area of 110 square feet The device uses heat to activate a scentfree repellent made from flowers which the company claims does not affect user’s skin or breathing The portable d

11-02-2018

A startup called Bird Control Group has developed autonomic a fullyautomated laser device to shoo away those tiny little creatures Once they are dispersed they won’t come to the area the developer claims Like other airline industries across the world the UAE is also spending billions every year to

11-02-2018

Social media major Facebook is now testing a downvote button on a limited set of public Page post comment reels the company confirms to TechCrunch A Facebook spokesperson said that the intention behind the test is to gain feedback from users about comments on the posts The test is currently running

09-02-2018

Billionaire Elon Musk  Shared a final photo on Wednesday of the Tesla Roadster that he launched into space on Tuesday  With a dummy astronaut  ‘Starman‘ inside of the car musk’s photo showed the roadster in an elliptical orbit around the sun with an increasingly distant crescent  earth in the backgr

08-02-2018

Google India with awareness campaign titled  SecurityCheckKiya to protect young and firsttime web users from account hijacking safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all their personal data if they lose their device To safeguard Android devices from malicious apps users can check A

05-02-2018

USbased developer invisaWear has developed smart jewellery which alerts friends and police in case of an emergency invisaWear is a smart and stylish wearable that instantly sends your location to emergency dispatchers and loved ones during an emergency For all the other moments they provide you wit

04-02-2018

Instagram to introduce Snapchat like Feature According to reports Instagram is all set to add one to one private video chat feature Instagram is currently offering the facility of sending  text messages to each other But it only have  video chat facility with live video chats which is visible to eve

01-02-2018

The Kerala Police has now Introduced Three New Mobilie Applications for the people The aim of these apps which made with  the help of Keltron is to make travels more secure for people out there and to have  more transparency about the services of police These apps include Citizen Safety App Police C

01-02-2018

US Google updated its Flights app With the new updating the company said that it will analyze historical data of flight delays and will alert users only if its more than 80 sure The app uses artificial intelligence AI to predict upcoming flight delays including information regarding the delay It wil

01-02-2018

Xiaomi redmi 5 a rose gold colour option debut in India The new redmi 5A rose gold model made available for the first time on 12 PM iST on Thursday February 1 via micom and flipkart at the starting price of Rs 4999 It certainly make sense for  Xiaomi to launch the new colour variant of the redmi 5A

01-02-2018

Googles Former Engineers   Waymo Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu  developed a  selfdriving car projectto transport local goods The company called Nuro was founded by two former lead Google engineers who worked on the famed selfdriving car projectThe electric vehicle can read traffic signals identify pe

31-01-2018

Google launched Hindi Google Assistant on Allo messenger The feature can be enabled by setting English India as the primary language on Android phones It can also understand commands in Hindi transcribe the command to English and reply in proper Hindi 

31-01-2018

The developers of privacyobsessed crypto currency zcash used nuclear waste from Chernobyl in its latest ceremony to ensure the digital currency’s security As part of their ‘Powers of Tau’ ceremony designed to create and then dispose of cryptographic “toxic waste” Ryan Pierce and Andrew miller used r

31-01-2018

California Facebook to prioritize more local news in the News Feed section The changes are currently limited to the US but the company plans to roll out them globally Facebook also said it considers publishers local if their links tend to be clicked on by readers in a tight geographic area By promot

30-01-2018

Apple has introduced a new update to the health app with the iOS 113 beta The company has added a feature which enable customers to see their medical records on their iPhone The update will also offer features such as giving users power to control their batteries augmented reality AR upgrade and ani

28-01-2018

Instagram is now introducing a new feature to its users named Profile Visits The new feature is in a testing stage  The  feature helps to know  how many times other users have visited a users profile Many users of Instagram were using thirdparty apps to know about profile visitors While it shows you

27-01-2018

Apple now came with its  new voicecontrolled wireless HomePod smart speaker priced at 349 about ₹22200 It is expected to be a rival on Amazons Alexa and Google Assistant Apple said the Sirienabled HomePod can send messages set a timer play a podcast check the news sports traffic and weather The onli

24-01-2018

According to reports NASA has been successfully developed an aircraft with a new technology of folding wings while inflight Built from a shape memory alloy the system operates without a hydraulic system reducing the wing weight by up to 80 The technologys potential aerodynamic benefit includes incre

20-01-2018

WhatsApp launched its Business App which lets businesses set up their profiles and add business description email address and website  focusing on  on connecting users with small businesses for Android The app lets businesses set up their profiles and add business description email address and websi

19-01-2018

Microsoft has added a new feature  named Quiet Hours to Windows 10 as now the Users can set their schedule during which they will only receive notifications from people and apps on the priority list The feature will also automatically switch on while playing a DirectX game and while duplicating the

14-01-2018

According to  reports the Samsung company has revealed the news of their new product the First Foldable Smartphone in a private meeting  tech show CES 2018 It is also telling that they have  developed a 73inch foldable panel Samsung showcased two versions of its foldable device with one folding inwa

14-01-2018

According to Reports Whatsapp is all set to allow its users especially group admins  to “dismiss” administrators of group chats that lets the group admins demote other group admins and take control over conversations The feature is available in the beta version of WhatsApp on Android and is under de

13-01-2018

Emineo a robotic mannequin is developed by a French company named Euveka The speciality of this mannequin is that it could change shape in seconds and is priced at Rs 72 lakh The Mannequin offers scalable measurements of sizes 3646 and can be controlled from a tablet or a PC The changes happen over

10-01-2018

A French start up called Cosmo Connected has unveiled a smart light called Cosmo Bike at CES 2018 which features fall detecting sensors that alert predefined familyfriends of accident cases via its appThe Cosmo Bike as it’s called is quite small at 80 grams about 017 pounds with eight LED lights fou

08-01-2018

HewlettPackard HP is conducting a Worldwide voluntary recall program for some computer and mobile workstation batteries The company has announced that batteries have a potential to overheat or pose a fire hazard The affected devices were sold worldwide between December 2015 and December 2017    

07-01-2018

Sophia the worlds first robot to be granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia talked to humans not to be fearful of machines It was Sofia’s first appearance in India and the venue was at the annual festival of IITBombay Sofia was draped in a sari and greeted the audience with a ‘Namaste’ Sophia talked a

31-12-2017

How about having a wireless charging transfers so that power gets first to the specified device first and then to the other Apple has already developed this idea and has filed a patent application It is said that wireless power developer Energous and the Cupertinobased company have been working tog

31-12-2017

World’s first smart policing robot was launched in Hyderabad city A life sized robot is of fivefootseveninch and is equipped with cameras and an array of sensors connected to GPS in its beta version This new smart robot is developed by a Hyderabadbased robotics technology company named HBots Robotic

30-12-2017

A team of US students has developed a browser extension called Open Mind alerts a reader if astory shared on social media is fake or unbiased is getting wide attention It was developed earlier this month during a 36hour hackathon at Yale Universitythe team includes four students namely Michael Lopez

27-12-2017

UK phone company Zanco has unveiled the Zanco tiny t1 the smallest practical phone Measuring just 467 x 21x12 mm 18x 08x047 inch the retrostyled candybar phone is smaller than thumb and it weighs 13g 046 oz or about as much as two and a half nickels Its resolution of 64 x 32 pixels The 200mAh bat

27-12-2017

The firstever sampletosequence process performed entirely abroad the International Space Station by recordbreaking astronaut Peggy Whitson has been termed successful after reanalysis of samples brought to Earth The ability to identify microbes in space could aid in diagnosis and treatment of astrona

20-12-2017

Facebook today is launching a new feature designed to give users more control over what content they see in their News Feed a “Snooze” button The option which will become available via the topright drop down menu on a post will mute content from a person Page or group for 30 days The new feature can

16-12-2017

Chennai A restaurant in Chennai employs robot waiters to serve food to its patrons The restaurants called Robot and located in Semmancheri is built around a Robot theme with neon lights robot displays and in a strange techpopculture mashup a robot sitting on the iron Throne The crowning grace though

12-12-2017

A unit of China Three Gorges Corp is building a 1 billion yuan 151million floating solar power plant the world’s biggest in the nation’s eastern province of Anhui China Three Gorges New Energy Co started building the 150 megawatt project in July and part of the plant has connected to the grid acco

11-12-2017

Those who have friends whose phone is always dying here’s a gift that will help them get their life together while looking good at the same time the “Bolt Charging Bracelet”

07-12-2017

New Delhi Nov 22 Indian Space Research Organiszation ISRO is planning to develop a small launch vehicle for communication satellites that could be assembled in just 3 days These launch vehicles will cost 110th of the cost of conventional launch vehicles and will be much lighter A normalsized PSLV ta

22-11-2017

After conquering the moon and mars the Indian Space research Organisation has set its sights on the sun with the Aditya L1 mission “AdityaLI India’s maiden mission to the Sun will be launched in 2019” ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar told the reporters on the sidelines of the ‘International Seminar on 

21-11-2017

Bengaluru The Indian Space Research Organization ISRO on Sunday launched a rocket with a difference while the premier space agency is used to putting satellites in space on Sunday they launched a water rocket in the middle of a school field to mark the launch of a competition which saw participatio

13-11-2017

India successfully test –fired its indigenously designed and developed longrange subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay on Tuesday The missile can carry  warheads up to  300kg and was fired from a test range at chandipur along the Odisha coast According to officials the missile has a strike range of 1000 k

08-11-2017

India’s largest digital wallet app Paytm is all set to take on Facebookowned WhatsApp as it announced the launch of inapp messaging facility on Friday Called Inbox the feature enables users to chat with friends and family as well as send and request money Inbox is now live for Paytm for Android use

04-11-2017

Mumbai’s long wait for zeroemission ecofriendly public transport buses is now over The city received its first batch of four battery operated buses this week If you live in the island city you will be able to ride in one of these by the end of the month Of the budget allotted to it by the civic bod

04-11-2017

Truck driving is an exhausting job that requires constant attention to the road Falling asleep during long stretches is an occasional – and sometimes lethal—concern That’s why Ford helped develop the Safe Cap a hat that senses head movements associated with sleepiness and wakes the driver up with s

04-11-2017

New Delhi Jo Johnson has  announced the first two winners of the Newton Prize 2017 during a twoday India visit where he outlined the strength of collaboration with Indian partners and the UK’s ambitions to develop the relationship further The winning projects which will each receive a £200000 gran

03-11-2017

A US based team called intelligent functionality and a timeless aesthetic with breakthrough solar technology Designed with travelers outdoor enthusiasts and watch to recharge using a variety of light sources The device displays dual time zones tracks a user’s activities is water resistant and provid

31-10-2017

From today Whatsapp is slowly rolling out the Delete for Everyone feature for iOS Android and Windows Phone users The feature allows you to delete messages in private chats or group conversations The caveat here is that both the sender and receiver need to be on the latest Whatsapp version The dele

27-10-2017

BlackBerry introduced new cyber security consulting services aimed at enabling enterprise ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ GDPR compliance and mitigating security risks in connected automobiles that threaten personal and public safely ‘BlackBerry Cyber security Consulting’ will guide organizatio

26-10-2017

Samsung launches a new camera called ‘the 360 Round’ It shoots as you can likely infer from its name 360degree footage It’s equipped with 17 lenses including 8 stereo pairs that are positioned horizontally and a single lens positioned vertically The camera and its lenses are water and dust resistant

20-10-2017

Google has removed the headphone jack in its ‘Pixel 2’and Pixel 2 XL’ smartphones that were launched on Wednesday Google also launched wireless earphones called Pixel buds that are available at a price of 159 over rs 10000 The Android Oreo powered devices are water resistant and include features lik

06-10-2017

Apple has launched its long awaited anniversary edition the iPhone X and boy Lets compare to the best available Android phone Price The iPhone is costlier The Note 8 retails for about Rs 67900 for the 64 GB variant while iPhone X comes at Rs 89000 for the same storage The Note 8 support expandable

13-09-2017

Bashware is the name of a new technique that allows malware to use a new Windows 10 feature called Subsystem for Linux WSL to bypass security software installed on an end point Microsoft announced WSL as a way to run a Linux shell Bash inside the Windows 10 operating systems This was done to appeal

13-09-2017

Apple iPhone 8 specifications leaked wireless charging face ID to be introduced among other features Apple is all set to come up with its iPhone 8 which is expected to have interesting new features for the users The 2018 iPhone launch event will be the company’s biggest samartphone launch ever which

11-09-2017

If there is one trend that has caught up with almost all smartphone companies in 2017 it has to be a bezelless display design Newly leaked images and information has suggested that Chinese smartphonemaker Vivo might also introduce a near bezelless design with its upcoming X20 and X20 plus smartphone

05-09-2017

Washington NASA next mission to Mars which is expected to be next year will focus on examining the deep interior of the planet The mission will be based on the information gathered by the Insight The mission will place a stationary lander near Mars equator and will make use of two instruments namely

29-08-2017

Google has officially unveiled the next version of its mobile operating system with the official introduction of Android 80 ‘Oreo’  The highlight features for the release include a redesigned notifications system with both a visual and functional overhaul new adaptive icons improved sound quality an

22-08-2017

Google has introduced a new mobile voice search app Thus  got 8 more Indian languages to search in voice Bengali gujarati kannada malayalam marathi tamil telungu and urdhu are the languages  Gboard application in android phones and google app support these Indian languages Language can be selectecte

16-08-2017

The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO plans a new set of future satellites called hyperspectral imaging satellites The satellites aim to see in 55 spectral or colour bands from 630 km above ground It can be used for a range of activities from monitoring the environment crops looking for oil an

12-08-2017

Microsoft launches new application with Watsapp a prominent messaging application The name will be titled Kaizala If only 256 members are able to make membership in a group on Watsapp many people can be members in Kaizala without any control There are also facilities to conduct polls and send them d

29-07-2017

Google has decided to remove the instant search tool that could be found on the search engine and search result when typing in Google search About 50 percent of Googles dependents are mobile phone users and changes in the nature of searches have led Google to remove the instant search system In goo

28-07-2017

Geo comes with a plan to provide free WiFi to students up to  3 crore Free WiFi scheme is being planned in 38000 colleges The Reliance scheme was submitted to the Union HRD Ministry The introduction of the Mukesh Ambanis Geo comes at a time when the telecom industry is in the forefront 

25-07-2017

New Delhi According to Norton WiFi Risk report it is believed that public WiFi’s that are not secured via passwords can easily be hacked and all transactions through that particular wifi can be monitored and even duplicated This includes even the minute of details such as which video you have watch

19-07-2017

 Thiruvananthapuram After the successful flight test of the first prototype RLVTD Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator last year ISRO now plans to launch the second of its kind The launch will be from Sriharikota and this time around the prototype will land on land rather than on water T

17-07-2017

India has overtaken the US to become Facebook’s largest country audience with a total 241 million active users The change came few days after Facebook announced it has more than two billion monthly users around the world Statistics show that active users in India are upto 27 per cent in the past six

14-07-2017

Multan The owners of a pizza shop in Pakistan said business was booming now as they had introduced a robot waitress The robot resembles a short slender woman wearing a long dress and a apron A scarf is wrapped around its neck so as not to offend conservative patrons Osama Jafri the engineer who

08-07-2017

 Aadhar Card to be made mandatory to use Skype The world renowned application – Skype may only be used by Indian citizens after incorporating their aadhar card to it This move was manufactured so as to prevent any sort of online fraud and increase the already persisting security in place Aadhar wil

07-07-2017

 Florida In its third attempt Space X launched a commercial communications satellite using a Falcon 9 rocket The successful launch was on Wednesday evening at 738pm at the Kennedy Space Centre It was the third attempt from the califonia based company The launch was cancelled in the final seconds of

06-07-2017

 World’s most popular messaging app in the world – WhatsApp has raised the bar with a series of updates With over 12 billion users globally and 200 million users in India the mobile application continues to listen to user’s suggestion The most latest of all feature is the night mode Whatsapp always

04-07-2017

South Korean smartphone maker Samsung on sunday said its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be recycled sold in its homemarket for Rs 40000 The Galaxy Note FE phone using unused parts in the recalled Note 7 smartphones costs almost three quarters of the original phone The original Note 7 was

03-07-2017

 After Newyork London has become the first city to launch free WiFi kiosks called InLinks which have a touch screen tablet to offer free phone calls USB charging maps and other local information like weather forecasts Tube service community messages etc These stalls are funded by revenues from adve

29-06-2017

The European Space Agency has just given the nod to the LISA mission The mission aims to find the warping of space time by bouncing lasers off three identical satellites separated by 25 million kilometers The changes in the space –time continuum are generally caused by cataclysmic events The success

29-06-2017

The telangana government has launched a new project named “Hyderabad City WiFi” which provides wireless networking technology at over 1000 public places in the city This project would be made at an invest of Rs 300 crore made by service operators and infrastructure providers  This government had lau

23-06-2017