One of the pioneer companies in the world of communication technology, Finland-based Company Nokia has given us innovative and technically- evolving mobile phones over the years. Here we take a look at some of the influential mobile handsets the company has produced.
Over 45,000 attacks of ransomware were recorded in 74 countries around the world, mostly in Russia. Kaspersky Lab, the cyber security and anti-virus provider’s Global Research and Analysis Team said, in these attacks, data is encrypted with the extension “.WCRY” added to the filenames. The attack, called as ‘WannaCry,’ is[Read More…]
Those working in IT giants of India are facing serious crunch due to the recently executed large-scale layoffs. While this comes soon after the industry slowed down in growth, giants ranging from Infosys to Cognizant, almost all are witnessing the crunch. As per reports, the layoffs are attributed to growing[Read More…]
Speaking at the inauguration seminar on Supreme Court’s move towards becoming a ‘Digital Court’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said e-governance must be encouraged as it is environment-friendly and will cut down the usage of papers in offices. PM Modi on Wednesday said, “Our understanding of technology should not be limited[Read More…]
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) GSLV-F09 carrying the South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) took off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Friday. The ₹ 235-crore satellite, funded entirely by India, will improve disaster and telecommunication links between six south Asian[Read More…]
Bengaluru City Police is not leaving any stone unturned in entertaining its netizens on Twitter while educating them about traffic rules. After giving a Harry Potter reference last month, the team hit the right chord with a Game of Thrones based meme this time. The recent tweet shows Jon Snow[Read More…]
Now Google will not only help you to get where you’re going, but it’ll also assist you to remember where you parked once you’ve arrived. Google Maps has introduced a new feature that will help you remember where you parked your car in case you happen to forget. The new[Read More…]
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has broken the record for most days in space by a US astronaut. She has completed a total of 666 days in space with at least 8 spacewalks. “I’m not here because of the record. But I think having the record is important because we have[Read More…]
Most of the social media sites require users to fill a bio, which defines the identity of the person. Initial social media interactions are usually based on the user’s profile. In a bid to stand out from the crowd, most people use fancy words which end up making them look[Read More…]
The Autonomous Space Agency Network (ASAN) launched a “protest in space” against US President Donald Trump in solidarity with the upcoming March for Science. The group sent a weather balloon to space with a printed-out anti-Trump tweet attached to it. The group said that their protest was inspired by the[Read More…]
Micro-blogging giant Twitter has launched a new speedier version of its site for the mobile web and dubbed it, ‘Twitter Lite.’ Focused on budding markets and users with unreliable connectivity, Twitter Lite takes up less than a megabyte and comes with an additional data saver mode that blurs pictures and[Read More…]
A team of researchers based in UK created has created a graphene-based sieve capable of transforming sea water into drinking water. The discovery by a team at the University of Manchester has the potential to revolutionise water filtration across the world. Professor Rahul Nair, who led the team of researchers[Read More…]
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that computer programmers will not be eligible for H-1B visas by default. The (USCIS) on March 31, released a policy memorandum titled “Rescission of the December 22, 2000 ‘Guidance memo on H-1B computer related positions’”. The move could directly affect thousands of Indians applying[Read More…]
Mars could once have had rings, and the red planet may regain them again, according to a new study. A new model developed by scientists at Purdue University in the US suggests that debris that was pushed into space from an asteroid slamming into Mars around 4.3 billion years ago[Read More…]
