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Tag: Technology
Google: Premium app Meet free for everyone
The free availability of the Meet app will roll out globally including in India in the coming weeks.
CyFy 2019: Inaugural Session to take up the issue of Splinternet and Multilateralism
Countries over the years been increasingly filtering content from their citizens, they are also walling data from “outside” reach.
How to check name in voter list through internet or phone?
Just like getting a driving license, we all wait to get our hands on our voter ID. Voting in an election is one of the experiences we all look forward to. With Lok Sabha Elections months away, budding voters and experienced ones all would want to avail the opportunity to[Read More…]
Technology makes Karnataka’s Farm Loan Waiver the Most Transparent in India and PM Modi doesn’t seem to like that!
BJP’s defeat in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh has largely been attributed to failure of the Modi Government to address rural distress, and Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s effective communication of the poll promises, aimed towards alleviating farmer problems. With farmer issues taking center stage as the general election approach, the[Read More…]
Opposition creates ‘Acche Din’ website, takes a dig at PM Modi
5 months before the General Elections, the internet war between political parties is getting hotter with every passing moment. In the latest development, the opposition parties have come up with two new websites targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mocking his popular slogan of Acche Din. acchedin.in takes a dig at[Read More…]
India best destination for you: Modi to fintech firms
Singapore: Stressing that technology today is creating immense opportunities to transform millions of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday here said there is an explosion of fintech innovation and enterprise in India and the nation is “your best destination”. “This has turned India into a leading fintech and startup[Read More…]
Facebook quietly rolls out short-format video app ‘Lasso’
San Francisco: Facebook has launched a video app “Lasso” that enables users to make and share short-format videos with filters and special effects. “Lasso, FB’s new short form video app is now available in the US!” Facebook Product Manager Andy Huang said in a tweet on Friday. Equipped with video-editing[Read More…]
Microsoft doesn’t use customers’ data for profit: Satya Nadella
London: In an apparent jibe against rivals Google and Facebook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said the company doesn’t use customers’ personal data for profit unlike some other firms. In an interview with The Times on Monday, Nadella said the company “had chosen not to squeeze the last drop of[Read More…]
One in 4 Indian firms use innovation to unlock value: Accenture
New Delhi: Only one in four large Indian enterprises is able to tap into the full potential of technology-enabled innovations, with most others missing out on an opportunity for both strong growth in profits and market capitalisation, an Accenture report said on Monday. The report, titled “How to Unlock the[Read More…]
WhatsApp allows user to chat privately in groups; check how
WhatsApp, the most popular social media app has recently released a new update for its beta users. The new feature would allow users to exchange messages privately even during a group chat. The feature would be called Private Reply and users would be able to access it from their group[Read More…]
Sushil Modi encourages students for innovation; promises 10% reservation to start-ups
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi urged IIT students to do new researches in the field of education, health, and agriculture so that they can solve problems of these areas under ‘Solve for Bihar’ and ‘SOLVE FOR INDIA’ scheme. He also announced a reservation of 10 per cent to the[Read More…]
Selfie Trends: Govt institutions adopt selfie vogue to mark teachers’, doctors’ attendance
Expanding its usage, selfie trends has crept into many government sectors including hospitals, schools in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. After a school in Uttar Pradesh, now doctors in Munger district of Bihar have also been asked to submit their selfie to mark attendance. Making the best use of technology in[Read More…]
PM Modi urges use of technology to promote Hindu philosophy
Various aspects of Hindu philosophy can help find the solution to several problems that plague the world today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday and called for using technology to connect more people with the thoughts of Hinduism. In his message to the second World Hindu Congress here, Modi said that digitizing various treatises and ancient epics can deepen their connection with the younger generation.[Read More…]
Twitter plans to roll out threaded replies, show online status
Twitter is planning to roll out threaded conversations like Facebook along with status indicators — showing who else is online among your followers — on its platform. In a tweet, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday that the micro-blogging platform will soon get interesting updates. “Playing with some new[Read More…]
Nepal Restaurant: Where food meets technology, robo-waiters
A newly-launched restaurant in the Nepalese capital is using robots as waiters under the slogan, “where food meets technology.” The Naulo Restaurant (“naulo” means new in Nepali) operates with the help of five robots, three named Ginger and two named Ferry, designed and manufactured by Paaila Technology, a Nepali company established by six young engineers, specializing[Read More…]
Patanjali’s messaging app Kimbho disappears from Google Play Store
Just a day after Patanjali Ayurved’s messaging app Kimbho’s beta trial version was launched, it went missing from the Google Play Store. The desi messaging app was known for coming as a competitor for WhatsApp in the Indian market. The Baba Ramdev-led firm Patanjali claimed that this is a conspiracy[Read More…]
Tech alert! Hackers may target your ‘all-in-one’ printers
Researchers from a Nasdaq-listed Israeli security company have warned of vulnerabilities likely to be exploited by hackers on all-in-one printers with fax functionality. The security experts from Check Point Software Technologies, which has a main office in the California, said there are serious security flaws in all-in-one printers connected to[Read More…]
Apple committed to user’ privacy, opposes TRAI’s demand for access to phone logs
It is feared that Apple’s iPhones could possibly be banned in India as it has refused to fulfil Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) demands. TRAI has a provision that makes mobile maker compulsory to give blanket permissions to TRAI’s DND 2.0 spam-reporting app. Apple has denied giving any access[Read More…]
Google works on tabular data search to assist ‘data journalism’
If asked, do you find Google results relevant? Majority would say a ‘Yes’. We often opt for a Google search for any image, video or textual information. Now Google moves ahead to make the tabular data search results more relevant. This progress was mapped out in the wake of the[Read More…]
‘Aptus, a low-cost technology to bridge knowledge gap in India’, says Commonwealth of Learning CEO
Using technologies that are affordable and accessible can help India bridge the digital and knowledge gaps which are widening due to multiple factors such as gender discrimination, income disparity and cultural practices, among others, says the President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). COL, an intergovernmental organisation established[Read More…]
20 year old Yahoo Messenger shuts down today
Instant messaging service Yahoo Messenger shut down on Tuesday after a 20-year run. The iconic messaging application from late 90s struggled to keep up with WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. “We know we have many loyal fans who have used Yahoo Messenger since its beginning as one of the first chat[Read More…]
Disposing, reusing and creating jobs from e-waste now easy: Scientist Veena Sahajwalla
Managing loads and piles of dumped phones, laptops, printers and various other gadgets is a massive modern-day challenge that every city and country is dealing with. Amid the struggle has appeared an India-born Australian Veena Sahajwalla, who has come up with solutions to effectively dispose or reuse the electronic waste.[Read More…]
Technology is like parasite. Humans are caged inside computers: BJP MP Murli Manohar Joshi
Speaking on the 81st birth anniversary celebration of late journalist Prabhash Joshi near Rajghat in the national capital, BJP MP Murli Manohar Joshi said that ever grooming technology has trapped humans inside computers. “Technology has entered our lives so much that we cannot get rid of it no matter how[Read More…]