Tech
Panasonic India Launches World's First Rugged Detachable Notebook
The new Panasonic ToughBook will be available in India from August 2016 at a price of Rs 2.25 lakh.
World's Thinnest Laptop HP Spectre 13 Launched in India at Rs 1.19 Lakh
The device will be available in India from July 25 with a starting price of Rs 1,19,990.
Tencent Buys 'Clash of Clans' Maker Supercell for $8.6 Billion
The purchase will expand Tencent's interests overseas, as the Chinese video game and social network group still relies mainly on its home market even though it has stakes in various foreign studios like Epic Games and Riot Games.
Facebook Partners Celebrities, Media Companies for Live Video: Report
Facebook has signed nearly 140 deals, including with CNN, the New York Times, Vox Media, Tastemade, Mashable and the Huffington Post.
Twitter Now Lets You Post Videos up to 140 Seconds
The change highlights co-founder Jack Dorsey-led Twitter's recent push into video, an area where it lags Facebook and Google's YouTube, and efforts to revive stalled user growth.
Blue Origin Conducts Fourth Successful Test of Reusable Rocket
Blue Origin, the space travel company founded by Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, is trying to cut the costs of space travel by developing reusable rockets to boost manned capsules into suborbital space.
Algeria Blocks Facebook, Twitter to Stop Exam Paper Leaks
Tens of thousands of high school students were retaking part of their baccalaureate exams after details were shared over social media.
Three Astronauts Return To Earth After 6 Months in Space
Tim Peake, the first British astronaut on the ISS, Russia's Yury Malenchenko and NASA's Tim Kopra parachuted down onto the Kazakh steppe in their Soyuz capsule at 0915 GMT after spending 186 days in orbit.
Over 40 Per Cent of Consumers Around the World Now Have a Tablet
New data from Global Web Index (GWI) shows that even though their popularity seems to be on the wane, tablets are just a few percentage points away from being ubiquitous household items.
Microsoft Acquires Messaging Startup Founded by an Indian
Microsoft has acquired California-based Wand Labs, a startup which builds messaging technology for apps.
OnePlus 3 Flagship Smartphone Launched at Rs 27,999 in India
Highlight of the flagship device is that it is not invite-based and anyone can purchase it without waiting for the invitation.
Karl Landsteiner's 148th Birthday: American Physician Who First Discovered Blood Groups
The ace physician has been credited for having first discovered the main blood types A, B, AB, and O way back in 1901.
SpaceX Developing 'Cargo Route' to Send People to Mars
Musk said he was planning to send the Dragon cargo capsule to Mars as soon as 2018.
TRAI Issues Pre-consultation Paper on Net Neutrality
TRAI has issued pre-consultation paper giving out certain possibilities to ensure a more democratic access to OTT service providers like Facebook and WhatsApp.
Twitter Hackers Put Stolen Data on Sale
Twitter was adamant that its computer systems had not been broken into by hackers, and that it was not the source of any account information being hawked on the internet.
Sennheiser Launch HD 630VB Headphones at Rs 39,990 in India
The new headphones feature a rotary bass dial, the HD 630VB allows user to customize the bass response according to their personal preferences.