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The US Transportation Department and other agencies in October ordered Galaxy Note 7 owners from carrying the devices or stowing them in checked baggage during flights following reports of fires in replacement Note 7 devices.

Samsung probe finds faulty batteries triggered fire: report

Samsung announced a recall of 2.5 million units of the oversized Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in early September.

20 Jan 2017 8:33 PM IST

Revenue wise, Japan came at the top, US and South Korea on second and third respectively.

Most Google Play store apps download from India, says report

The total downloads from the Google Play Store in India stood at 6 billion, closely followed by the US in second...

20 Jan 2017 7:56 PM IST

Nasas EM drive propulsion tech will propel us to the Moon in four hours. And to Mars in 70 days.

NASA's robotic spacecraft to study giant metal asteroid

The Psyche mission will explore 16 Psyche, a giant metal asteroid about three times farther away from the Sun than is...

20 Jan 2017 7:54 PM IST

The Android Wear 2.0 will go on sale immediately after the announcement and is expected to sport a circular design.

Google Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch to arrive come Feb

Google in partnership with LG is set to launch a smartwatch come Feb.

20 Jan 2017 1:08 PM IST

The US Transportation Department and other agencies in October ordered Galaxy Note 7 owners from carrying the devices or stowing them in checked baggage during flights following reports of fires in replacement Note 7 devices.

Samsung says to hold Galaxy Note 7 briefing on Jan 23

Samsung said its executives and independent experts will disclose their findings in a press conference in Seoul.

20 Jan 2017 7:34 AM IST

Rooting means you have root access to your devicethat is, it can run the sudo command, and has enhanced privileges allowing it to run apps like Wireless Tether or SetCPU. (Image: Pixabay)

Is 'rooting' your Android smartphone worth it?

This article outlines what exactly rooting means, what are the benefits and risks involved and is it really worth...

19 Jan 2017 3:23 PM IST

Googles India-born CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is working on products for India that can be expanded globally.

Google to acquire Twitter app platform Fabric

The sale of Fabric will shift to Google the platform used by developers for mobile apps.

19 Jan 2017 3:19 PM IST

Researchers believe that emojis and emoticons are similarly used as visual aids to clarify and understand a message. (Representational image)

Emojis may be the new body language

Early studies have found that these typographic displays can aid in cross-cultural communication and provide insights...

19 Jan 2017 3:18 PM IST

The message said Facebook hoped the users loved ones would find comfort in seeing posts that others shared about them.

Study shows Facebook's growth as campaign news source

Facebook was the top non-television source for election news cited by supporters of both candidates.

19 Jan 2017 8:43 AM IST

Xiao Nan, the robot reporter, took only a second to finish writing the piece. (representational image)

Robot reporter gets its first news article published

The article was published in the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily.

19 Jan 2017 8:07 AM IST

Apple has never officially confirmed the project, several of CEO Tim Cooks comments have fueled speculation.

Indian government wants Apple, but not all officials are biting

The country is still keen for the US tech giant to produce its signature smartphones.

19 Jan 2017 7:46 AM IST

Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook dismissive of censorship, abuse concerns, rights groups...

Facebook has been persistently criticized in the past year over how it polices everything.

19 Jan 2017 7:43 AM IST