Twitter users lack global awareness: Study
Geographers at the University of California Santa Barbara and San Diego State University used Twitter data to identify how aware Americans are of global cities …
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5G Wi-Fi service launched in AP
Passengers travelling from the APSRTC bus station can now access 5G Wi-Fi services on their cellphones free of cost as BSNL General Manager Anantaram and RTC …
Maggi ban will not result in job cuts, says Nestle India
The ongoing ban on Maggi instant noodles will not result in job cuts, Nestle India’s newly appointed Managing Director Suresh Narayanan has said while …
Three super-Earths found 21 light years from Earth
A new “secret” planetary system that includes three super-Earths and one outer giant planet has been discovered by astronomers at a distance of …
This new memory chip is a thousand times faster than flash storage used in smartphones today
Chipmakers Intel and Micron Technologies say they’ve made a major breakthrough by creating a new kind of memory chip that’s a thousand times faster …
Will the Internet listen to your private conversations?
The Echo, a $180 cylindrical device that began general shipping in July after months of public testing, is the latest advance in voice-recognition technology …
50% of world’s online population uses Facebook
Half of the world’s estimated online users log on to Facebook at least once a month, the social networking site has claimed. According to the company, …
Google pays special tribute to Kalam with ‘black ribbon’ on India homepage
Google today paid a special homage to “missile man” A P J Abdul Kalam by displaying a black ribbon on its homepage. The solemn mark of respect on …
Google to provide free WiFi through Internet balloons across Sri Lanka by 2016
Free Wi-Fi connections will be available across Sri Lanka by March 2016 under an agreement the government signed on Tuesday with multinational technology …
Facebook tests LinkedIn-style profile tags; to let users highlight their strong points
Facebook confirmed they are testing the new feature to help users highlight their strong points. The feature was created during an internal Facebook hackathon …