Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) From the Brahmi script of the Gupta age to the rock inscriptions and copper plates dating back to the fourth and fifth centuries, Assam has much to persuade the US-based Unicode…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Although young shoppers are increasingly buying smartphones online, they believe brands can further improve this by providing a seamless experience across a variety of channels on the path to purchase,…
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Long spells of bad night sleep do not only put you at the risk of developing day-long tiredness, crankiness or distraction but also lead to compulsive Facebook checking too,…
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) The Facebook app that enables your conversations with your friends on the popular social network has now made it simple to play chess from a computer or a smartphone. To…
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) A man in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri has landed up behind bars after his rant against a local political leader on Facebook went viral. Without taking any names, Rohit Pashi, a resident…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A small asteroid that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on March 5 will pass peacefully without disturbing our world at a distance of between 9,000-17,000 km. According…
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) In an attempt to bring tweets to more people across the globe, microblogging site Twitter is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline like Facebook as soon as next week, a…
New York, Feb 6 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook has blocked dispensary pages selling cannabis for medical purposes in the US state of New Jersey, even as medical marijuana has been legalised in the state,…
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, a module pilot on Apollo 14 mission that touched down the lunar surface on February 5, 1971, died in Florida this week on the eve of the 45th…
San Francisco, Feb 6 (IANS) 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…
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) A Google engineer has developed a smart Android-powered bathroom mirror which automatically displays the latest updates on date, time and weather, and lets you do voice searches on Google, a…
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) Free software community Mozilla will soon end support for Firefox OS on smartphones after the release of the operating system’s latest version 2.6, a media report said. “We are announcing…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) In yet another example of Pluto’s fascinating and abundant geological activity, NASA’s New Horizon has captured nitrogen ice glaciers carrying an intriguing cargo – numerous, isolated hills that may be fragments…
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics(ICRISAT) said on Thursday it has helped develop first machine harvestable variety of chickpea in Andhra Pradesh. The global organisation, headquartered in Patancheru near…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Over 70 percent of android smartphone users in India do not receive an update to the latest Android operation system (OS) or its latest features at the time of purchase,…
New Delhi, Feb 04 (IANS) Moved to a new city and need to settle down quickly? Well, here are some pocket-friendly apps that will help you to sort out things and bring you out of…
Rome, Feb 4 (IANS/AKI) An Italian priest has offered to bless users of smartphones, tablets, computers and laptops “to protect them from any harm these devices may bring”. Don Giorgio, parish priest of Citta di…
New York, Feb 4 (IANS) As the world gets ready to watch Super Bowl coming Sunday, a new Facebook study has revealed that the volume of Facebook shares and posts from its users 15 minutes…
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) Set to arrive at Jupiter this year to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully executed a maneuver to adjust its flight path on…
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) India-born Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of Google’s Internet search business, will leave the company on Feb 26 and be replaced by the head of the technology giant’s artificial intelligence (AI)…