Technology News

Senior al-Qaeda leader Qari Yasin killed in US drone strike

Opponents of Russia in Syria control 13 drones to frequently attack military base camps

Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that drones owned or captured by opposition rebel camps in Syria attacked their military camp

Jan 11, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Install Facebook++ on iOS 11.1/11.2 iPhone, iPad to use Messenger from within

The latest Facebook++ version brings the key to that restriction on top of the other features that the official Facebook app does not have.

Jan 11, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Facebook

Emotional robots can take care of the old; soon to replace friends and loved ones

Forpheus, an emotional robot, developed by Japan-based Omron Automation is capable of reading a person's body language, offer advice and encouragement.

Jan 11, 2018

By Sanchalita Mullick

Artificial intelligence

New men's underwear could help preserve male fertility

The SPARTAN Boxer is made of the same technology used in spacesuits that can block 99 per cent of cellphone and Wi-Fi radiation.

Jan 11, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Mothers behind newborn's SIDS risk; New monitoring device developed

CDC has claimed that parents have some habits which are harmful to their newborns and designed new monitoring device to track sick babies.

Jan 11, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Leaving home? You need Kevin speaker to ward off burglars

The Kevin speaker will be available on Kickstarter.com in the coming weeks for US$150.

Jan 11, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Apple growth in India may prove Steve Jobs wrong soon

Steve Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, did not consider India a significant opportunity a decade ago but now Apple is making in-roads into Indian smartphone market

Jan 11, 2018

By IANS

Facebook to start new feature in local news

Facebook's Journalism Project announced in January last year to curb the spread of fake news on its platform and build out local news partnerships

Jan 11, 2018

By IANS

Winter Olympics 2018: Banned Russia back in hacking game?

Hackers, reportedly associated with the Russian government, were calling themselves "Fancy Bears" - a trolling reference to the Winter Olympics 2018 Games' mascots.

Jan 11, 2018

By IANS

YouTube cuts ties with vlogger Logan Paul over Japan suicide video

Vlogger Logan Paul was banished from Youtube, which took serious note of his video showing the suicide park in Japan and making fun over a dead body

Jan 11, 2018

By IANS

Meet the self-driving suitcase that will automatically follow its owner through airport

The self-driving cars may take a while to hit the roads, but the self-driving suitcase is already here to wade you through the airport without a hassle.

Jan 11, 2018

By Aastha Agnihotri

Artificial intelligence