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Gaana Facebook Messenger Bot Launched
Gaana users can customise Facebook Gaana Bot by clicking on m.me/gaana.com.
Facebook Live To Get Artistic Prisma Filters But Only on iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 For Now
The feature is currently available only for Prisma's iOS app. And the new function can only be used on an iPhone 7 or an iPhone 6s.
RBI Dismisses Rumours of GPS-enabled Rs 2,000 Notes
Reports of a chip-enabled series of new currency notes had surfaced immediately after President Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday that the government was scrapping the existing denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.
After Cyber Attacks, IoT Companies Eyes to Make Smart Devices Safer
The problem for the device makers, though, is that few are well equipped to tackle the unfamiliar task of foiling hackers.
China Adopts Controversial Cybersecurity Law - Xinhua
Overseas critics of the law say it threatens to shut foreign technology companies out of various sectors deemed "critical", and includes contentious requirements for data to be stored on servers located in China.
Alphabet's Unit Discloses Snapchat Investment
CapitalG has not made a formal announcement and it was not clear when Google made the investment. The company was not immediately available to comment.
HTC Will Open Hundreds of 'Viveport' Virtual Reality Arcades for HTC Vive
The company is developing virtual reality games for its VR devices and hopes the gaming arcades will serve to promote its virtual reality Vive headset, the Taipei Times reported Saturday.
Facebook Reports $7 Billion Revenue in Q3
Mobile advertising revenue represented approximately 84 per cent of advertising revenue for the third quarter of this year, up from approximately 78 per cent of advertising revenue in the third quarter of 2015.
NASA Working on Air Traffic Control Tech to Enable More Aircraft to Land on Time
The technology, called Flight Deck Interval Management, or FIM, will also increase chances of your flights -- connecting or otherwise -- arriving on time.
Tablet Market Shrinks as Demand Grows for Detachable Hybrids
Tablet makers shipped 43 million units in the quarter, down 14.7 percent from the number shipped in the same period a year earlier, according to an IDC global quarterly report.
Toyota Creates Smartphone App to Start a Car
The app would only allow users that have previously signed up for the shared-use car to operate it, providing a more secure way of lending and renting cars.
Forget Cabs, Uber Wants to Fly You in Drones to Your Destination Soon
Uber Technologies Inc released a white paper on Thursday envisioning a future in which commuters hop onto a small aircraft, take off vertically and within minutes arrive at their destinations.
Twitter Shuts Video-sharing App Vine
The decision comes on the heels of a failed attempt to sell Twitter as it fights against stagnant user growth and mounting competition from other social media platforms.
Cyber Security Group For Car Makers in US Hires Boeing Veteran
Automakers use the Auto-ISAC to share certain information about cyber security threats and countermeasures without compromising competitive information.
Singapore telco StarHub Hit by DDoS cyber attacks
The attacks came from the machines of StarHub's own customers.
Uber Orders 100 Self-Driving Vehicles From Volvo
The cars are built on Volvo's Scalable Product Architecture, the same platform as its XC90, S90, and V90 cars.