Tech
The digital impact on climate: An email adds 4g of CO2e into the air, web search on a desktop adds 4.5g
A parallel realm of carbon-polluting activity has slipped largely unnoticed under the climate change radar.
Denmark's military intelligence service starts hacker academy to train spies
The secretive Danish Defiance Intelligence Service said the academy 'will not teach them how to hack' but will 'target their mindset and skills so that they can be used' by the agency which spies outside Denmark's border.
Upset on being stopped from using smartphone, boy cuts off finger
A self-harming incident involving an 11-year-old-boy from China shows that smartphone addiction is catching up with kids - consequences of which are unlikely to please parents.
India's sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F launched from Sriharikota
The 44.4 metre tall IRNSS-1F has a liftoff mass of 1,425 kg and would be launched in sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub GTO). It has a 12 year mission life.
German court allows Facebook to prevent users from using pseudonyms
Facebook’s 'real name' policy has been one of the most controversial rules on the site.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes to India: Price, availability, specifications
The Redmi Note 3 is the first Redmi phone to have a metal body, and the first-ever Xiaomi phone to come with a fingerprint sensor.
Facebook has 69 million daily active users in India
The platform also boasts of having in India 142 million monthly active users (MAU), including 133 million accessing it on mobile.
Popular smartphone app Instant Blood Pressure fails to give accurate results: Study
The app, which was available for $4.99, was removed from the Apple store in August 2015 for reasons that are unclear, said the study.
WhatsApp adds (limited) document sharing feature
The feature, however, appears to be limited to PDF files only.
NASA astronauts Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko head home after a year in space
By the time their capsule lands in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, the pair will have traveled 144 million miles through space, circled the world 5,440 times and experienced 10,880 orbital sunrises and sunsets.
Freedom 251-maker Ringing Bells now comes under Enforcement Directorate radar
It is raining cases for the Rs 251 Freedom 251 phone manufacturer Ringing Bells.
Obama launches 'take your child to lab' day to encourage kids to pursue STEM fields
It's part of Obama's effort to encourage young people, especially girls and minorities, to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
Freedom 251 maker Ringing Bells starts refunding money to customers
About 30,000 people paid for booking the phones and over 7 crore people registered for it.
Google asked to choose telecom partner for Project Loon in India
In India, Google has approached the government to set up the Loon project that has the potential to replace mobile towers as it can directly transmit signal on 4G mobile phones.
Twitter to launch redesigned timeline on March 3
This update is more than just a facelift, says Twitter.
Iconic board game Monopoly ditches paper money for credit cards
There was a time when true success was measured by the height of your Monopoly cash stack but these days, it is calculated with your credit score.