Daimler’s Chief Executive told Reuters that a German auto maker consortium which controls the Here digital mapping business is in talks with potential new members. In August last year, German carmakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes,…
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Dartmouth’s ‘Magic Wand’ Pairs Medical Devices to Wi-Fi
Doctors could keep better tabs on their patients between visits with a simple wave of a magic wand-like device being developed at Dartmouth College. The prototype, dubbed “Wanda,” is part of a multi-university project to…
Amazon Named India’s Most Trusted Online Shopping Brand: TRA
World’s largest e-retailer Amazon is India’s most trusted online shopping brand followed by home-grown Snapdeal and Flipkart, a survey said. Other firms to figure in the top 10 trusted online shopping brands are eBay, Myntra,…
Ray Tomlinson, Inventor of Modern Email, Dies at Age 74
Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email and a technological leader, has died, his employer said Sunday. Tomlinson died Saturday, the Raytheon Co. said; the details were not immediately available. Email existed in a limited…
Isis Hackers Target Wrong Google, Takes Down Small Indian Firm: Report
Hackers affiliated to Isis terror group who promised to take down International search engine giant Google has instead targeted a small Indian tech firm, according to a media report. Cyber Caliphate Army (CCA), a hacking…
Donald Trump’s Voicemail Allegedly Hacked by Anonymous
Infamous hacktivist group Anonymous has leaked what it claims to be messages from the hacked voicemail of presidential candidate Donald Trump. The leaked messages reveal what appears to be Trump’s cosy relationship with MSNBC journalists…
Reliance Jio to Provide Free Wi-Fi at 6 T20 World Cup Stadiums
Telecom operator Reliance Jio will provide free Wi-Fi services at six cricket stadiums during the upcoming T20 World Cup matches. “Reliance Jio will install Wi-Fi network at six stadiums that will be complimentary for audience…
Google Aims to Take Machine Learning Mainstream With New Cloud-Based Tools
At the GCP Next 2016 conference in San Francisco this week, Google announced the launch of Cloud Machine Learning, a suite of cloud-based tools, with which the company hopes to make sophisticated machine learning tools…
Shots Fired as Flipkart and Snapdeal CEOs Face Off on Twitter
Twitter users on Friday were witness to an ugly sight as CEOs of rival Flipkart and Snapdeal traded barbs on the social network. It all started with a tweet by Flipkart’s founder and Executive Chairman,…
Indian Internet Speed Lowest in Asia-Pacific: Report
The global average internet connection speed increased 23 percent to 5.6 Mbps in the quarter ended December 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, a report said on Wednesday. The report “Fourth Quarter, 2015,…