Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China on Tuesday launched its most sophisticated observation satellite, Gaofen-4, as part of the country’s high-definition (HD) earth observation project, Xinhua reported. Gaofen-4 was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Micro-blogging site Twitter will help Delhittes know the best mode of transportation and route to take during the 15-day odd-even car scheme. Twitter India has partnered with the Delhi government…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The new year will see more banks, insurers and credit-rating firms across the globe turning to enhanced security measures to guard against online fraud more effectively, global software and cloud…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Looking for a good plumber or a reliable electrician to fix a nagging problem in your house? You will soon be able to find local service providers on Facebook. The…
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Want to connect with the best of academicians in India? Wish to know what is happening in their labs? Log in to Techtud, a new platform that acts as a social…
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) Even as disruptive technologies rolled out game-changing products and software majors vied for more outsourcing, the start-up revolution and the government’s Digital India initiative dominated the Indian IT industry landscape in…
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) Chinese scientists have announced the initial results of the country’s dark matter probe will be published within six months, the media reported on Sunday. Chang Jin, chief scientist of China’s Dark…
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) During 2015, social networking giant Facebook was truly a uniting force through both good times and tragedies and focused its efforts on boosting internet connectivity in India, says its COO…
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) Twitter users in India may soon be able to pay their bills through the micro-blogging site, the media reported. The company has announced a partnership with India-based start-up Lookup to…
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Facebook was yet again pivotal in reuniting two little ones with their family – in this case two stolen lambs who were reunited with their mother and delivered to a little…
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) Researchers from US Department of Energy (DOE) have completed the production of a specialised fuel to power future deep space missions. The production of 50 grams of plutonium-238 – roughly the…
Credits: NASA New York, Dec 25 (IANS) On Christmas Eve in 1968, millions around the world listened in a live broadcast to the book of Genesis that describes the creation of the Universe. The only…
New York, Dec 24 (IANS) An algorithm developed by Brown University researchers may help bring high-quality 3D scanning capability to off-the-shelf digital cameras and smartphones. “One of the things my lab has been focusing on…
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) NASA scientists have generated the highest-resolution images to date of an Asteroid that will safely fly past Earth on the Christmas eve at a distance of 11 million km. Using the…
Joining Hands with Microsoft Xiaoice, Dragon TV Launches First AI Program Ever (PRNewsFoto/Microsoft) Shanghai, Dec 24 (IANS) Shanghai Dragon TV has employed an artificial intelligence (AI) robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) When it comes to science, exploring the future and digging into the past are equally crucial to enable the human race to learn, survive and thrive. Here, 2015 will be…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) India became the world’s third country with the prowess to manufacture raw materials for nanomedicines, addressed a growing public health concern by approving a new drug for hepatitis C and made…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) From reading the news to playing games, people use Facebook for various reasons but those who use the social media site to meet new people are the most dependent on…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) To challenge rivals like Facebook, global internet search engine giant Google may be building a new app that lets users chat with friends or message a chat-bot for answers. With…
Wellington, Dec 23 ( IANS) A German millionaire should be sent to the US to face internet piracy charges, a New Zealand judge ruled on Wednesday. Kim Dotcom, who headed the Megaupload online file-sharing site,…