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Could that be a time traveller (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Is that a time traveller using a camera phone in 1995

Smartphones were only released in the year 2000, and that they did not exist in 1995.

14 May 2016 1:47 PM IST

French woman live-streams her suicide on Periscope

French teen’s streamed suicide on periscope leads to inquiry

French authorities have opened an investigation after a teenager allegedly live-streamed video of her suicide on the...

14 May 2016 6:41 AM IST

‘Sextortion,’ a new cyber crime, common: Study

‘Sextortion,’ a new cyber crime, common: Study

Sextortion — using nude photos of someone to press for even racier content or other goods — is surprisingly...

14 May 2016 6:41 AM IST

Hyperloop sled speeds through us desert

A car-sized sled powered by electromagnets rocketed to more than 100 miles (160 kph) an hour through the Nevada desert...

14 May 2016 6:38 AM IST

MS tells UN technology firms can do more to combat digital terror

Microsoft told the United Nations on Wednesday that technology companies can do more to combat digital terror, but...

14 May 2016 6:34 AM IST

Instagram has a new logo and look, and the internet is freaking out...

Soon after the update, the internet reacted to the change, and they do not seem to be taking the new look too well.

13 May 2016 4:48 PM IST

Baidu CEO tells staff to put values before profit

Baidu Inc's CEO has called on employees to put values before profit in response to a scandal around the death of a...

13 May 2016 6:22 AM IST

China techies asleep on job, with boss’ nod

Dai Xiang has slept his way to the top. The 40-year-old Beijinger got his start as an engineer, pulling 72-hour shifts...

13 May 2016 6:17 AM IST

Forbidding net use not good for children: Study

Parents, take note!

13 May 2016 3:07 AM IST

Hyperloop one set for test this year

Hyperloop One, a Los Angeles company working to develop the futuristic transportation technology, on Tuesday announced...

13 May 2016 3:04 AM IST

Google wants professional women to be better represented in emoji form.

Google wants new emojis to represent professional women

The proposal says women, those under 30 in particular, are the most frequent users of emojis.

12 May 2016 8:50 PM IST

The technology, dubbed PaperID, leverages inexpensive, off-the-shelf RFID tags. (Representational image)

New 'smart' paper with sensing capabilities can respond to gestures

The method relies on small radio frequency (RFID) tags that are stuck on, printed or drawn onto the paper.

12 May 2016 4:39 PM IST