Technology, Mobiles tabs, 5th Apr 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 05 Apr 2018

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Symantec's ISTR provides a comprehensive view of the threat landscape, including insights into global threat activity, cyber criminal trends and motivations for attackers.

Cryptojacking skyrockets; massive threat to cyber, personal security

Annual threat report from Symantec reveals one in ten targeted attack groups use malware designed to disrupt.

05 Apr 2018 2:21 PM

Meghan Markle will not only become a member of the British royal family, but will also make history by becoming one of just a handful of American women to become a senior royal around the globe. (Photo: AP)

Meghan Markle joins group of American women who have become royals

From Grace Kelly to Rita Hayworth, here are American women who married into royalty.

05 Apr 2018 2:16 PM

Users also have the option to toggle between video and voice.

Now you can video conference with 16 friends on Snapchat

Up to 16 friends can video chat together at the same time, and each friend will receive a notification inviting them to join the call.

05 Apr 2018 2:14 PM

Sources said doctors from AIIMS are attending to Jaitley at his residence now. (Photo: File)

Arun Jaitley suffering from kidney ailment, may undergo surgery: PTI sources

Jaitley, 65, is undergoing diagnostic tests and doctors have so far indicated that it was a kidney-related ailment.

05 Apr 2018 2:08 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Small breast tumours may not need biopsy

Researchers wanted to know if surgical procedures to test the lymph nodes for cancer were always necessary.

05 Apr 2018 2:08 PM

The police inspector had demanded Rs four lakh and two bottles of foreign liquor. (Photo: Representational)

Thane ACB officials arrest inspector, constable for seeking bribes

Officials said that the bribe was allegedly sought to protect the complainant's brother from arrest in a case.

05 Apr 2018 2:06 PM

Salman Khan in jail: Here's the net worth which rides on him in Bollywood

Jodhpur court has found actor Salman Khan guilty in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case while acquitting other actors.

05 Apr 2018 2:05 PM

The President said that under MUDRA scheme, about 117 million loans have been sanctioned and close to 88 million of them have gone to women entrepreneurs.

Honest citizens bear burden of bank defaults: President Kovind

The amount involved in such defaults for PSBs is reported to be Rs 1,10,050 crore.

05 Apr 2018 2:00 PM

Naidu had to adjourn the proceedings in wake of the slogan shouting by the opposition members.(Photo: PTI)

Venkiah Naidu corrects Rajya Sabha records over anti-corruption bill

Correcting the record, Naidu said the Bill to amend the anti-corruption law was the one reported by the Select Committee of the House.

05 Apr 2018 1:59 PM

Facebook unveils bulk app removal tool for privacy help

In order to redeem itself, Facebook has now released a new way to select as many apps as one wants, and then remove them in bulk.

05 Apr 2018 1:56 PM

"There's lots of action going on there," said study lead author Chuck Hailey, a Columbia University astrophysicist.

The centre of the Milky Way is teeming with black holes

Astronomers poring over old x-ray observations have found signs of a dozen black holes in the inner circle of the Milky Way.

05 Apr 2018 1:56 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said it was regrettable that women have not been given their due in the business arena.

Women haven't been given their due in business: President Kovind

He asked India Inc to take determined steps towards creating gender-sensitive supply chains.

05 Apr 2018 1:50 PM

Both of these technologies are still under works and there’s a high chance that Apple could ditch these in favour of something else.

Apple rumoured to work on curved display, 'touch-less' gesture control

A Bloomberg report suggests Apple working on curved display and contact-less gesture support.

05 Apr 2018 1:47 PM

Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday mooted a concept of open architecture-based public Wi-Fi grid to bring down the cost of internet by 90 per cent.

Trai moots public Wi-Fi access grid; submits report to telecom min

The recommendations by Trai are backed by the findings of pilot project conducted by regulator.

05 Apr 2018 1:40 PM

All you need to know about Cardiomyopathy

People with cardiomyopathy never have signs or symptoms in the early stages of the disease

05 Apr 2018 1:35 PM

27-year-old Sachin Parachkar was arrested on Wednesday from a hotel near Thane. (Photo: Representational)

Two held for plotting to kill man over old business dispute in Thane

The accused, armed with a chopper, was on his way to kill the businessman when he was nabbed by the police.

05 Apr 2018 1:35 PM

Simmba: The reason why Janhvi Kapoor lost out to Sara Ali Khan revealed

Interestingly, both Sara and Janhvi will be now launched by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions banner.

05 Apr 2018 1:24 PM

A Facebook spokeswoman in Australia said the company would be “fully responsive” to the investigation and had recently updated some privacy settings.

Australia undergoes privacy investigation into Facebook

This comes after the company claiming that data from 3,00,000 Australian users may have been used without authorisation.

05 Apr 2018 1:24 PM

The social media giant has been slammed over a major data breach scandal by Cambridge Analytica, a British firm linked to Donald Trump's presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Facebook’s major focus on upcoming India elections: Zuckerberg

Terming 2018 'big year' for elections, Mark said Facebook was enhancing its security features to prevent trolls from spreading information.

05 Apr 2018 1:14 PM

Arctic jazz: bowhead whales have amazingly diverse songbook

Sound travels efficiently underwater and much further than light.

05 Apr 2018 1:09 PM

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