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Microsoft also bags a cohort of patents for building foldable smartphone devices
The next innovation to take the smartphone ecosystem by a storm would be foldable displays in an array of different devices. Microsoft has also...
Tesla finally rolls out Autopilot update to all 2nd-gen vehicles, but you cannot use it yet
Following its claims from last week, Tesla is today rolling out the much-awaited Autopilot update to all cars packing the 2nd-gen hardware and sensor...
Online art gallery The Artling raises $1.78Mn, also acquires Chinese counterpart Artshare.com
Singapore-based The Artling Pte Ltd has secured $1.78 million from Edipresse Media, a European luxury lifestyle media company. Talenia Phua Gajardo...
HP launches the world’s first mini workstation ‘Z2 Mini’ in India, goes for sale on January 25
HP announced its all new Z2 Mini workstation for India with sales to initiate from January 25th. The workstation is priced at Rs. 72,000 specifically...
Facebook to debut fake news detection tools in Germany, in wake of upcoming federal elections
After detailing its Journalism Project last week, Facebook is now taking the first step towards its implementation — at least a part of it. The...
Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, debuts a new studio in London
Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, has opened up a brand new game studio in London with a focus on mobile massively multiplayer online games...
Post a year of its acquisition, the trio of CommonFloor co-founders exit Quikr
CommonFloor, an online real-estate platform was acquired by Quikr back in January 2016 for a sum of $200 million. A few months after the...
Workforce development app Leadburg secures seed funding through the IvyCamp Platform
Leadburg, a workforce development startup, has today raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its seed round steered by enterprise tech...
Galaxy Note 7 investigation probe reportedly lists ‘battery’ as the root cause of explosions
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 investigation probe had reached its conclusion last month. And we’ve since been waiting for the results to be...
Alibaba Cloud collaborates with NUS, EZ-Link to drive Singapore’s big data capabilities
Alibaba Cloud has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore’s card-based wallet system...
South Korean prosecutors seek to arrest Samsung head Jay Y. Lee, for involvement in corruption scandal
After a prolonged twenty-two hours of questioning round, Korean prosecutors now issued an arrest warrant against Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee...
UK-based startup for personalized baby gifts ‘My 1st Years’ raises £5Mn in growth funding
My 1st Years, an e-commerce startup based in the U.K. that offers personalised gifts for babies and children, has managed to rake in £5 million in...
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Microsoft also bags a cohort of patents for building foldable smartphone devices
The next innovation to take the smartphone ecosystem by a storm would be foldable displays in an array of different devices. Microsoft has also...
Tesla finally rolls out Autopilot update to all 2nd-gen vehicles, but you cannot use it yet
Following its claims from last week, Tesla is today rolling out the much-awaited Autopilot update to all cars packing the 2nd-gen hardware and sensor...
HP launches the world’s first mini workstation ‘Z2 Mini’ in India, goes for sale on January 25
HP announced its all new Z2 Mini workstation for India with sales to initiate from January 25th. The workstation is priced at Rs. 72,000 specifically...
Microsoft also bags a cohort of patents for building foldable smartphone devices
The next innovation to take the smartphone ecosystem by a storm would be foldable displays in an array of different devices. Microsoft has also...
Tesla finally rolls out Autopilot update to all 2nd-gen vehicles, but you cannot use it yet
Following its claims from last week, Tesla is today rolling out the much-awaited Autopilot update to all cars packing the 2nd-gen hardware and sensor...
HP launches the world’s first mini workstation ‘Z2 Mini’ in India, goes for sale on January 25
HP announced its all new Z2 Mini workstation for India with sales to initiate from January 25th. The workstation is priced at Rs. 72,000 specifically...
Facebook to debut fake news detection tools in Germany, in wake of upcoming federal elections
After detailing its Journalism Project last week, Facebook is now taking the first step towards its implementation — at least a part of it. The...
Galaxy Note 7 investigation probe reportedly lists ‘battery’ as the root cause of explosions
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 investigation probe had reached its conclusion last month. And we’ve since been waiting for the results to be...
Hotstar strikes an exclusive content deal with Disney India
Hotstar, in order to stay competitive in India’s rapidly growing content streaming market (which now also has Amazon), has now announced a...
After doormats with India’s national flag, Gandhi flip flops on Amazon cause widespread outrage
Amazon has been having trouble with coming to terms with many symbols held in reverence by India, the second most populous country in the world...
Samsung Galaxy S8 is still expected to sport the 3.5mm headphone jack: Reports
The hope of tech enthusiasts around the globe is now hinged on Samsung’s next flagship release — Galaxy S8. There have previously been...
Udacity has launched a foundation program for deep learning nanodegree in partnership with YouTube star Siraj Raval
Udacity, the online platform for learning technologies that are not to be found in many universities and colleges, is offering students the chance to...
Sony Entertainment CEO steps down, takes up chairmanship at Snapchat parent
Snap Inc seems to be bulking up its executive as it moves towards an IPO. And the latest to join the company Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony...
With thin margins on rocket launches, SpaceX may look to satellite Internet business to boost revenue
Private space exploration is a relatively new thing, and it came up very suddenly too. It seemed as if, one moment rockets and space were something...
Tesla rolls back speed limit for the autopilot software
A while ago, Tesla owners were disappointed to discover that an update pushed to their cars would force the autopilot to adhere to the speed limit...
startups
Singapore-based The Artling Pte Ltd has secured $1.78 million from Edipresse Media, a European luxury lifestyle media company. Talenia Phua Gajardo, The...
CommonFloor, an online real-estate platform was acquired by Quikr back in January 2016 for a sum of $200 million. A few months after the acquisition, Quikr...
Leadburg, a workforce development startup, has today raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its seed round steered by enterprise tech veterans, Harsh V...
UK-based startup for personalized baby gifts ‘My 1st Years’ raises £5Mn in growth funding
My 1st Years, an e-commerce startup based in the U.K. that offers personalised gifts for babies and children, has managed to rake in £5 million in...
ZoloStays secures Rs. 26 crore in Series A from Nexus Venture Partners
If you had thought that budget accommodation providers like Oyo and Zo were done in India, here’s something that’ll cheer you up...
Watch SpaceX finally return to flight after its Falcon 9 explosion last year
Today, SpaceX is taking its first flight back to the skies after the unfortunate Falcon 9 explosion during pre-flight checks in September of last...
Reliance Jio announces a humongous Rs. 30k crore investment to enhance network coverage
India’s newest telecom major Jio now has secured more than 70 million users within four months, thanks to its free voice and data plans. It...
Crowd finance data intelligence firm Crowdsurfer secures £1Mn in angel funding
In recent times, crowd finance has risen the ladder of a new and exciting way of raising money. Thousands of online money marketplaces move many...
B2B furniture solutions startup Hipcouch secures $700k in seed funding
Hipcouch, an online business to business (B2B) furniture solutions startup, has announced that it has raised $700,000 in seed funding from a clutch...
CultureSphere accuses HCL of confidential information misuse, files lawsuit
Social media startup CultureSphere has accused Noida based IT company HCL, of using their confidential information in building a rival product. HCL...
Moon Express finances maiden lunar mission with $20 Million raised in Series B-1
Moon Express has managed to fully finance its maiden mission to the Moon by raising a $20 million sum in its latest round of funding. This round...
apps
Mobile usage hits critical mass, social apps take lions share of time spent over mobile
As per a recent report from Flurry Analytics, which is part of the Yahoo Mobile Developer Suite, mobile usage has continued exhibiting signs of...
Vulnerable ‘security backdoor’ discovered in WhatsApp’s encryption, debunked as being a feature
Widely popular messaging app WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, has garnered immense praise for being one of the first to implement end-to-end encryption...
Foursquare launches a brand new feature that can let you look for the best lists in your area
Maps have always been some of our best companions. From guiding sailors to new lands to the newer maps that take us to the best pizzeria in a new...
Spotify the top non-game app by revenue, as the world shifts closer to streaming
It’s time for certain companies to rejoice over their hard work as Sensor Tower has released its new year-end reports detailing the top...
Now MobiKwik takes the multilingual route to further expand its existing user base
E-wallets have seen massive growth post demonetization and due to government’s push towards digital economy. Various schemes, discounts...
Google makes it possible to hail cabs from within Maps
We have all looked at Google Maps at least once, and wondered why it didn’t offer more usability — say in form of the ability to hail and...
Snapchat launches a universal search bar for its app
Snapchat is taking care of one of its biggest failings. One of the most prominent complains you hear about the platform is how it makes finding new...
Microsoft’s scheduling app StaffHub launched for Office 365 customers.
Microsoft today declared the general availability of its StaffHub scheduling app. The app is accessible for customers of Microsoft’s Office 365...
gadgets
The next innovation to take the smartphone ecosystem by a storm would be foldable displays in an array of different devices. Microsoft has also decided to join the...
HP announced its all new Z2 Mini workstation for India with sales to initiate from January 25th. The workstation is priced at Rs. 72,000 specifically designed to assist...
Galaxy Note 7 investigation probe reportedly lists ‘battery’ as the root cause of explosions
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 investigation probe had reached its conclusion last month. And we’ve since been waiting for the results to be...
South Korean prosecutors seek to arrest Samsung head Jay Y. Lee, for involvement in corruption scandal
After a prolonged twenty-two hours of questioning round, Korean prosecutors now issued an arrest warrant against Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee...
Samsung Galaxy S8 is still expected to sport the 3.5mm headphone jack: Reports
The hope of tech enthusiasts around the globe is now hinged on Samsung’s next flagship release — Galaxy S8. There have previously been...
Apple faces major setback in antitrust case involving iPhone app sale
Apple has faced a setback, as a federal appellate court in San Francisco on Friday, gave a green signal to further proceedings in an antitrust...
code
Google aims to simplify exchange of public encryption data with its Key Transparency initiative
While sharing our data on the interwebs, we’re not extremely concerned with how securely it is being transferred. But numerous encryption...
Microsoft accidentally releases new Windows 10 Mobile preview build for Fast Ring Insiders
A couple days ago, Microsoft finally released a HUGE Windows 10 update on PC for Fast Ring Insiders. There had been a lack of a preview build for...
Freecharge announces native integration of its payment service within Indus OS
Snapdeal-owned online payments platform, Freecharge has announced a partnership with Indus OS to introduce us to an integrated payment solution for...
Android Wear 2.0 is finally making its official debut in early February
Google is yet again readying itself to take the reigns of the smartwatch ecosystem, which is facing a rapid decline in sales. Android Wear 2.0, the...
Latest Windows 10 Insider build intros ‘Dynamic Lock,’ to automatically lock your PC when you walk away
At last, the cravings of Fast Ring Windows Insiders have been fulfilled with the release of a new build. This preview build (#15002) arrives at least...
AOL’s photo-based messaging app Kanvas gets its own SDK
AOL’s Kanvas messenger service has thrown open its software development kit (SDK) that will let third-party developers integrate its photo and...
Lineage OS, formerly CyanogenMod, is getting off the ground, starting with a new logo
Cyanogen Inc. has been going through a phase of internal trouble for the last couple of months. Starting with layoffs, closure of one of their...
To enable remote development, Facebook open-sources its web-based IDE ‘Atom in orbit’
Software developers, rejoice! At a hackathon event earlier this year, an engineering team at Facebook decided to port the capabilities of the widely...
the internet
The New South Wales(NSW) government has announced that it will be turning to Twitter to announce delays and details on the state’s train network...
A couple of years ago when Amazon acquired Twitch for over a billion bucks, we just knew that at some point Amazon Games Studios titles would be...
Arduino makes hardware hacking easier than ever with its new ESLOV IoT Invention Kit
The electronics market today is filled with hundreds of thousands of devices. And yeah, that means there is more than one device that has the same...
Google Optimize 360 becomes free, new analytics solutions announced
Google made an announcement at SMX East in New York City, that its Optimize 360 service is getting a new free version that anyone can use. The...
Project Springfield: Microsoft’s new AI-based fuzz-testing tool
Fuzz testing, one of the oldest methods of finding vulnerabilities and bugs in a software, is finally getting a dose of innovation thanks to...
AMP comes to Bing search results on both Android and iOS
Last year, Google announced the Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) program in an attempt to make mobile browsing faster and more efficient. The project...
this is our future
Following its claims from last week, Tesla is today rolling out the much-awaited Autopilot update to all cars packing the 2nd-gen hardware and sensor suite. Though the update has been made available for downloading, there’s still a catch. You...
With thin margins on rocket launches, SpaceX may look to satellite Internet business to boost revenue
Private space exploration is a relatively new thing, and it came up very suddenly too. It seemed as if, one moment rockets and space were something...
Tesla rolls back speed limit for the autopilot software
A while ago, Tesla owners were disappointed to discover that an update pushed to their cars would force the autopilot to adhere to the speed limit...
GM to launch new electric vehicles based on the Bolt EV platform
Tesla’s mounting authority in the electric automobile market is set to be challenged by General Motors’s Bolt Electric Vehicle platform...
Nissan’s European self-driving car trial run will take place in London
Nissan is gearing up to test its self driving cars on the European roads. As per a Reuters report, the car maker would be testing a particular...
Volvo is joining the growing list of automakers with independent mobility units
Automakers seem to be in a frenzy now a days. Most are investing in self-driving tech and the few that aren’t (and many that are) are pumping...
Elon Musk teases Tesla’s Ludicrous+ mode’s potential capabilities (0 to 60 mph in 2.34 s)
Tesla’s cars have been redefining the old concept of boring EVs. From sleek designs to cutting edge features, the cars are loaded with...
Google is shutting “Project Titan” down, employees asked to move to other projects
Google is only one of the many corporations attempting to conjure up ways of offering low cost Internet to the world. Interestingly, nearly all of...
Tesla to power its Gigafactory with a huge, roof mounted solar installation
Tesla is planning to give the world, one of its largest roof- mounted solar installation. The U.S. electric vehicle maker is planning to build a a...