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The devices, which are transparent so contraband cant be hidden in them, wont be hooked to the internet, but to an internal system. (Photo: Pixabay)

For orderliness, prisons turn to computer tablets

Tablets can help inmates advance their education, connect with family and prepare them for life in the outside world.

25 July 2018 9:37 AM IST

The scientists excavated bones from at least eight to 10 Lingwulong individuals. (Photo: National Geographic)

New 'amazing dragon' fossils rewrite history of long-necked dinosaurs

Scientists announced the discovery of Lingwulong shenqi, an early member of dinosaurs called sauropods.

25 July 2018 9:03 AM IST

The PSR is proposing to carry out this market review having taken into account the concerns that have been brought to its attention. (Photo: Pixabay)

Payments watchdog to review competition in card services

The watchdog has powers to alter the sector's structure if it finds harm to customers.

25 July 2018 8:46 AM IST

Average NAND flash memory chip prices have nearly halved from a peak in 2017. (Photo: Samsung)

Asian chipmakers' production plans in focus as super-cycle slows down

The $121 billion global memory chip industry has enjoyed an unprecedented boom since late 2016.

25 July 2018 8:25 AM IST

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless of geopolitical or criminal motive, follows a year that witnessed an unprecedented level of destructive cyber attacks.

Germany may implement laws to counter cyber-attacks

The volume of cyber-attacks from China had dwindled as the number of acquisitions of German high-tech companies by...

25 July 2018 7:56 AM IST

Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebooks annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. The chairman of the U.K. Parliaments media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook 500,000 pounds ($663,000) for failing to safeguard users data. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Facebook signs agreement with state of Washington to end...

The legally binding agreement with Washington state requires Facebook to make the changes to its ad platform within 90...

25 July 2018 7:41 AM IST

Bitcoin operates by giving each user a unique public key, which is a string of numbers. Users can transmit money in the form of digital bitcoins from one public key to another.

Bitcoin surges past USD 8,000 to hit two month high

Bitcoin rose to at high as $8,130 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, its highest since May 22.

25 July 2018 7:28 AM IST

No Mans Sky Next is now available on Xbox One and as a free update to owners of the PS4/PC version.

A fresh beginning

Will No Man's Sky Next be enough to win players back, after all the delay?

25 July 2018 12:15 AM IST

Mars is as barren as you can imagine, and Nick is tasked with finding energy crystals and using them to power up facilities.

Lacklustre Lost on Mars

It might be better to skip it altogether.

25 July 2018 12:15 AM IST

The Facebook bug was active between May 29 and June 5.

Facebook sets up subsidiary in China despite censorship

The subsidiary is registered in Hangzhou, home of e-commerce giant Alibaba.

24 July 2018 8:36 PM IST

Shivangi, has since then posted screenshots of the conversation on her social media page, which has received both shock and support from her friends and family. (Photo: Pixabay)

1,662 defamatory websites, contents blocked by social media:...

Law enforcement agencies monitor the web and social media and take appropriate action for blocking such unlawful...

24 July 2018 7:11 PM IST

Paytm has revamped its app to make it even more user friendly and intuitive.

US firms, Paytm face off in data storage debate

US payment firms have successfully pushed India to consider diluting rules on data storage.

24 July 2018 6:19 PM IST