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Mozilla to end Firefox OS smartphone support

New York: Free-software community Mozilla will soon end support for Firefox OS on smartphones after release of the operating system’s latest version 2.6, a media report said. “We are announcing our plan to end-of-life support for smartphones after the Firefox OS 2.6 release,” said the Mozilla community announcement, according to venturebeat.com. “This means that Firefox […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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InFocus launches new series of smartphones

New Delhi: US-based tech giant InFocus on Friday launched its BINGO series of smartphones targeted at young users in India. “BINGO series of smartphones from InFocus stands for unmatched quality and design, coupled with latest features that inspires young mobile users to do crazy, silly, fun things with their device,” said Sachin Thapar, country head […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Twitter suspends 125,000 terrorism-related accounts

San Francisco: Twitter said on Friday it has suspended 125,000 accounts primarily related to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) since the middle of 2015. The social media network that has more than 500 million users worldwide, said in a tweet that its policy does not permit the use of Twitter to promote terrorism, Xinhua […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Apple launches Airmail customisable mail client app

New York: US tech giant Apple has launched a new app “Airmail”, a lightning fast mail client for Mac and the iPhone to help user manage emails without any hassle by making them in-charge of customisation, including the way to read and respond to messages. Airmail for iOS, a new email app launched on Monday […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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70,000 Le1S smartphones gone in flat 2 seconds!

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker LeEco on Tuesday sold a whopping 70,000 units of its Le1s smartphones in just two seconds during a flash sale on Indian e-tail major Flipkart, a top company official said. “We have sold 70,000 phones in two seconds in our first flash sale and are extremely happy about it. I […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
Twitter-inspired Instagram working on 'Exclusive Stories' feature
Twitter-Inspired Instagram Working On 'Exclusive Stories' Feature

Inspired by the upcoming Super Follows feature of Twitter, Instagram is now working on a tool that will let creators post exclusive content to their Instagram stories only available to subscribers.

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Now, live-stream Facebook videos on your iPhone

New York: Facebook has rolled out an update for iPhone users that enables them to live stream videos on the social media website. The feature was rolled out in the US on Thursday and would be extended in other countries in the coming weeks, MIT Technology Review reported. The Thursday’s announcement comes after a month […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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Facebook's COO Sandberg donates $31 mn to charity

New York: After Facebook CEO and his wife making a pledge in December to give away 99 percent of their stock over their lifetime, the social networking giant’s COO Sheryl Sandberg has decided to donate $31 million in Facebook stock to charity, the media reported on Friday. She donated 290,000 shares of Facebook stock at […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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E-cigarettes not helping people quit smoking: Study

New York: Electronic cigarettes that are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes are not assisting much in this task, says a new study. A new analysis by the University of California-San Francisco has found that ‘vapers’ — dedicated enthusiasts of electronic cigarettes — are 28 percent less likely to stop smoking. […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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NASA probe reveals in finer detail crater on dwarf planet Ceres

Washington: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft that recently reached its lowest-ever altitude at the dwarf planet Ceres has sent fresh images that show Kupalo Crater, one of the youngest craters on Ceres, in a fascinating light. The crater has bright material exposed on its rim which could be salts and its flat floor likely formed from impact […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Beyond Einstein
Einstein's mass-energy equation inadequate: Indian researcher

Shimla, Jan 10 (IANS) Einstein’s mass-energy equation (E=mc2) is inadequate as it has not been completely studied and is only valid under special conditions, an Indian researcher has claimed in an international paper. Einstein considered just two light waves of equal energy emitted in opposite directions with uniform relative velocity, Ajay Sharma, a Shimla-based researcher […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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'Tablet computers facing pressure from big-screen phones'

Las Vegas: Seven-inch tablet computers, the stars of the tablet world in the last few years, are witnessing a shrinking percentage in global shipments due to severe competition from emerging big-screen phones or phablets, says a research firm. Seven-inch tablets monopolised 64.1 percent of global tablet shipments in 2014, but the ratio fell to 57.7 […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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Soon, enjoy Facebook Messenger on Mac computer at home

New York: Facebook is building an as-yet-unreleased Facebook Messenger app for Mac desktop that would help Apple users to instantly access it straight from the dock, a media report said. Instead of getting buried in one of many web browser tabs that users have to switch to so they can text friends, the dedicated Messenger […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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Letv to launch world's first smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip

New Delhi: Chinese internet conglomerate Letv said on Saturday it would soon launch a series of world’s first smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 820 processor from Qualcomm Technologies. The company’s Le Max Pro would be the first smartphone to pack the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor that offers better user-experience as well as the display quality […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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Tame selfie craze, treat selfies as fun activity: Experts

New Delhi: If the disturbing news of two selfie deaths – one each in Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir this weekend – shattered your Sunday morning, it is time to pause and see if your young ones are not trying a dangerous pose for a selfie to impress their peers. A college girl who fell […]

  • Wednesday, 30 June 2021
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