Technology, Mobiles tabs, 2nd Jun 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 02 Jun 2017

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 02 Jun 2017

Leo Varadkar celebrates as he is named as Ireland's next prime minister, in the Mansion House in Dublin. (Photo: AP)

Indian-origin Leo Varadkar becomes Ireland's first gay PM

The final count, including all three electoral colleges, saw Varadkar win with 60 per cent to Housing Minister Simon Coveney's 40 per cent votes.

02 Jun 2017 11:41 PM

Bihar board 'topper' Ganesh Kumar being arrested after the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) cancelled his result, in Patna. (Photo: AP)

Bihar topper Ganesh Kumar arrested, result cancelled

A complaint was lodged against him after he failed to justify his academic abilities.

02 Jun 2017 11:01 PM

Scotland Yard offered a reward of 10,000 pounds to anyone who can help solve the murder of Singh who died of a head injury inflicted in the unprovoked attack. (Photo: File/Representational)

Indian-origin man attacked with baseball bat in UK, dies

Singh, a builder, was rushed to a hospital but his condition deteriorated and he died of the injuries on May 23.

02 Jun 2017 9:50 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

Block funding, weapons, communication: Modi on terrorism

Putin agreed with Modi saying terrorism in India is not 'imaginary' and that it is a serious threat for rest of the world.

02 Jun 2017 9:30 PM

Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani

Relationship with borther respectful: Anil Ambani

The two brothers had about a decade ago divided the business empire founded by their father Dhirubhai Ambani.

02 Jun 2017 8:48 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Putin requests world to work with Trump, says won't 'judge' his climate change stand

However, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron found US president's decision on climate pact 'misguided'.

02 Jun 2017 8:43 PM

Male and female sexual psychology is the end product of a long prior history (Photo: Pixabay)

Tendency to regret one night stands depends on gender

Women regret their most recent one-night stand much more than men do. Men regret a missed opportunity much more than women do.

02 Jun 2017 8:41 PM

R Com to get 7 month stanstill for service loan

RCom chairman Anil Ambani said that the debt burden will be reduced to Rs 20,000 crore.

02 Jun 2017 8:39 PM

The two suicide attackers were also killed in the blasts in Bourvare, a village near the Nigerian border. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

2 suicide attacks in Cameroon kill 7, injure many

Regional Governor Midjiyawa Bakari held the militant group Boko Haram responsible for the attack.

02 Jun 2017 8:38 PM

The company had pulled a number of Windows phones from its official US store, including two Acer models that weren’t exactly the best-selling devices.

Microsoft Windows phone is not dead yet; phones spotted

With no official statement from the company itself, every little change that it made to its device lineup.

02 Jun 2017 8:30 PM

The Spectacles already went on sale in the United States in November, with an estimated 90,000 sold by the end of March.

Snapchat's 'Spectacles' go on sale in Europe

The sunglasses, which can record short videos of between 10 and 30 seconds and share them via Snapchat, will be sold via "Snapbots".

02 Jun 2017 8:28 PM

The trip timings of each service operated by it are available in the Google Maps app and commuters can get information of the train services which operate at a frequency of 4 minutes in peak hours and 8 minutes in non peak.

Google ties with Mumbai Metro One

Reliance Infrastructure promoted Mumbai Metro One today said it has partnered with Google to display its services in Google Maps app.

02 Jun 2017 8:16 PM

After his sacking from Delhi Cabinet, Mishra has been levelling a series of serious charges against Kejriwal and Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain. (Photo: PTI)

Mishra to launch anti-AAP govt website, 'scam' papers to be made public

Mishra also dared Delhi CM Kejriwal to upload the proofs against the leaders whom he had accused to be involved in the corruption.

02 Jun 2017 8:15 PM

This year, attention is back on core processing rather than novelties, but this time aimed more squarely at the "internet of things" (IoT), a buzzword used to describe connectivity between an increasing range of devices.

Chipmakers at Taiwan's biggest tech fair look beyond crowded smartphone market

The Computex Taipei event, now in its 36th year, has historically been a central venue for electronic parts manufacturers.

02 Jun 2017 7:57 PM

The collaborations also point to the importance of partnerships between Western carmakers and automotive suppliers and companies based in China.

Baidu in self-driving car tech tie-ups with Bosch, Continental

The two deals underscore the wave of global partnerships being formed in the fast-moving autonomous vehicle sector.

02 Jun 2017 7:49 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg. (Photo: AP)

Paris or no Paris, India committed to climate protection: Modi at SPIEF

Trump earlier in the day said the US was withdrawing from the Paris climate change deal, agreed by more than 190 nations.

02 Jun 2017 7:48 PM

Apart from the fact that more than 7 per cent of computers were still running on the Windows XP despite the fact that it hasn't received a single patch in the last 3 years.

Windows XP user count drops after WannaCry fiasco

This is probably because Windows XP no longer receives support since April 2014.

02 Jun 2017 7:48 PM

Help us: Putin appeals to US tycoons to ensue bilateral political dialogue

Putin said both Russia and US have witnessed the collapse of the groundwork of bilateral cooperation that had taken decades to build.

02 Jun 2017 7:46 PM

Motorola has also upgraded the first generation JBL SoundBoost and released a new model that now provides 10 hours of playtime and comes with water-repellant coating.

Motorola launches Moto Mods for Z2 Play

The GamePad mod now transforms the smartphone in a handheld gaming console.

02 Jun 2017 7:45 PM

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (Photo: File)

Units 5, 6 at Kudankulam power plant to cost Rs 50,000 cr; half funded by Russia

India and Russia on Friday signed an agreement for the two new reactors for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

02 Jun 2017 7:37 PM

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