WhatsApp has recently rolled out a new update for iOS that makes a host of new changes on how the app functions.​ Queue up messages offline We all have faced the situation in which we think that we have messaged someone but later come to know that the message never went because of a bad internet connection. However, now those days are up. WhatsApp has finally rolled out an update that brings iPhone…

Mobile handset brand Digo has introduced a new mobile phone named "Digo Detector" in the market with fake currency detection feature for the first time in the country. "An ultraviolet light has been used in the phone to detect the fake currency," Digo mobile said today at a press release. It said the lesser features can be used easily on a single press on a specific button. Besides,…

New Delhi: Chinese Internet giant Alibaba may provide free Internet in India, as per news reports. The company is in talks with telecom operators and Wi-Fi providers to offer free Internet services, media reports further said.  “We will definitely look at the opportunity to work together with service providers or even some Wi-Fi providers. We are trying to offer lower cost data to users…

Schoolchildren in England will be offered lessons in cyber security in a bid to find the experts of the future to defend the UK from attacks. It is hoped 5,700 pupils aged 14 and over will spend up to four hours a week on the subject in a five-year pilot. Classroom and online teaching, "real-world challenges" and work experience will be made available from September. A Commons committee…

San Francisco: An Indian-American student has found an easier and cheaper method to convert salt water into drinkable fresh water and his research has caught the attention of major universities and technology firms. Chaitanya Karamchedu from Portland, Oregon, is turning heads across the country all because of a science experiment that began in his high school classroom. The Jesuit High School Senior…

    Tokyo: Researchers have developed a terahertz (THz) transmitter capable of transmitting digital data at a rate 10 times or more faster than that offered by the fifth-generation mobile networks (5G) expected to appear around 2020. The terahertz transmitter could make it possible for the whole content on a DVD (digital versatile disk) to be transferred in a fraction of a second, according…

New York: From March 1, people will no longer be able to log in to version 7.16 of Skype for Windows desktop and older versions, and version 7.18 of Skype for Mac. According to a report in Venture Beat, both the versions came out in December 2015. “If you’re one of those users, all you’ll need to do is download the new update,” the Skype team said in a blog post on Friday.…

Facebook blew past Wall Street's expectations yet again with its quarterly earnings report, despite some concerns that its "ad load," or the number of advertisements it can show users without clogging up their feed, has reached its limit.  Facebook on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3.56 billion, up sharply from $1.56 billion in the same period a year earlier. On…

Spurred by strong iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus holiday sales, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company reported first-quarter earnings rose to $3.36 per share on record revenue of $78.4 billion, up 3%, besting Wall Street analysts' estimates. The results snapped a string of three straight quarters of declining iPhone shipments, which contributed to its first fiscal-year sales drop in more than a decade.…

Amidst the furore over President Trump’s executive order banning refugees from Syria from entering the US and temporarily blocking travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, Silicon Valley is taking a stand against the decision – and putting its money where its mouth is. USA Today reports that Google has set up a $2 million crisis fund for people affected by the order; that amount…

Washington: Uber found itself in hot water on two fronts related to President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries: for allegedly exploiting a taxi protest against the ban and for CEO Travis Kalanick’s relationship with Trump. Kalanick said in a Facebook post that the 90-day ban could hurt “thousands” of Uber drivers and he will raise…

“Fake news” probably did not change the outcome of the US presidential election, according to a study of news consumption by voters. The study bolsters arguments by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, who has sought to deflect criticism that the huge social network may have been used to fuel the spread of misinformation that impacted the 2016 race. However, the researchers did reach some potentially…

London: The world’s lightest mechanical watch revealed is a key step forward into the development of more widespread applications of graphene, officials at the University of Manchester said. Graphene, first isolated in 2004 by Nobel-winning scientists at the university, is just an atom thick, and is expected to revolutionise the automotive and aerospace industries. The watch was unveiled Monday…