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The battery could be used without any worries in areas like aviation, where aeroplanes need a cheaper as well as safer power source. (Representational Image)

fast-charging lithium-ion batteries discovered

Researchers believe the function of lithium-ion batteries can be enhanced further.

18 April 2019 10:54 AM IST

Retailers such as discounters Aldi and Lidl, supermarket chain Kaufland, drugstores Rossmann and DM, department store chain Kaufhof, clothing retailers H&M, Esprit, C&A and Zara as well as consumer electronics chain MediaMarkt will accept payment with the app, which allows customers to pay contactless by holding their smartphone in front of a payment terminal.

AI-powered features in smartphones that will make you want to buy them

Those who have not been in the AI game are expected to soon introduce smartphones with special functions.

18 April 2019 10:37 AM IST

Electric car maker Teslas CEO Elon Musk gives the opening keynote at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)

Tesla Model 3 shouldn't be 100 per cent charged: CEO Elon Musk

When the battery is full the Tesla Model 3 is less energy efficient.

18 April 2019 10:35 AM IST

Saudi Arabia lifted a ban on women drivers as a step towards a progressive society in June 2018.

Uber allows women drivers to choose female passengers

Uber announced the introduction of its 'Passenger Preference' feature in Saudi Arabia for the female drivers.

18 April 2019 10:29 AM IST

The platform will be built on the Microsoft Azure IIoT cloud platform. (Photo: AP)

Microsoft denies face-recognition tech sales over privacy concerns

Microsoft believes it would have likely resulted in innocent women and minorities being held for questioning more often.

18 April 2019 10:19 AM IST

Apple, which is also launching a gaming service and introducing its own credit card. (Photo: AP)

Apple accused of securities fraud over iPhone sales in China

Apple Inc was accused in a new lawsuit of securities fraud for concealing a slump in demand for iPhones.

18 April 2019 9:46 AM IST

The Housing Department claims Facebook mines data about its users and then employs machine learning to predict their responses to ads in ways that may recreate groupings defined by characteristics such as race.

Facebook working on voice assistant to rival Amazon's Alexa

We are working to develop voice and AI assistant technologies,â€ a Facebook spokesperson said.

18 April 2019 9:41 AM IST

The new feature helps users manage time spent on social media.

Fines on internet firms for not removing extremist content quickly

The measures have been brought into sharper focus since the live streaming on one of Facebook's platforms.

18 April 2019 9:39 AM IST

The upcoming 5G ecosystem offers this grand opportunity.The government is aware of this and thus, in addition to the dream of Digital India, a programme envisaged to digitally transform the country, it has recently adopted the National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP). (Representational Images)

How 5G drove moves by Apple, Qualcomm and Intel

Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc settled an acrimonious two-year legal dispute.

18 April 2019 9:37 AM IST

If an account has not been memorialised, Facebook uses AI to help keep it from showing up in places that might cause distress. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook unintentionally uploaded email contacts of 1.5m new users

The contacts were not shared with anyone and the company is deleting them.

18 April 2019 9:36 AM IST

We see Samsung showing off different product concepts that could be released and the most notable device from the promo video being the Galaxy Fold, the foldable smartphone.

Samsung to inspect damaged Galaxy Fold samples

Samsung said it had received a fewâ€ reports of damage to the main display of samples of its upcoming foldable handset.

18 April 2019 9:22 AM IST

These fraudulent websites mostly include sites requesting personal information for marketing opportunities, and fake streaming sites.

You could be a victim of this Game of Thrones scam

The legitimate websites include fan pages, online games or small shopping sites, looking for potential customers.

17 April 2019 7:00 PM IST