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Pokemon Go players roam streets and buildings holding up their mobile phones and following a digital map to catch creatures that appear on the screen. (Photo: AP)

Indian Pokemon Go fans resist ban on game, say accusations 'baseless'

A Fatwa has been passed in India too, ruling the game as a threat and asking for an imminent ban on it.

7 Aug 2016 3:10 PM IST

Apple also said in its annual diversity and inclusion report that it had closed pay gaps over the last year by analysing salaries, bonuses and annual stock grants.

Apple's smartphone sales reduces in India

Android smartphones have seen a staggering rise, with 97 per cent market share in the second quarter of 2016.

5 Aug 2016 9:15 PM IST

Facebook, which now has more than 1.7 billion monthly users, said its ad revenue surged 63 percent in the second quarter, with mobile accounting for 84 percent of the total.

Facebook declares war' on click bait headlines

Click baits articles generally leave out crucial information, mislead people, and force them to click on an article out...

5 Aug 2016 4:47 PM IST

Numerous users feel that banning Kickass Torrents will lead to the inception of many more similar websites.

Kickass Torrents ban not enough to curb online piracy: users

The website, which had more than a million daily users, was removed by the US government last month.

1 Aug 2016 8:56 PM IST

Users were surprised to see that social networking service Facebook was blocking their accounts and censoring posts regarding the situation of unrest in Kashmir. (Representational image)

Facebook's decision to gag Kashmir-related posts reeks of hypocrisy

As most newspapers and mobile phone networks were blocked in the valley, people took the aid of social media to get the...

30 July 2016 4:44 PM IST

There have been several counts of eerie incidents due to the materialisation of Pokemon Go. (Representational image)

Pokemon Go: Players need to look beyond virtual fantasies'

Not only physically, but hackers are also attacking Pokemon GO servers, which may lead to loss of personal data as well.

27 July 2016 4:57 PM IST

The Gionee Marathn M5 Plus.

Gionee Marathon M5 Plus review: An average unit with prodigious...

It features a middling Mediatek MT6753 octa-core chipset clocked at 1.3GHz along with 3GB RAM.

15 July 2016 5:48 AM IST

Corephotonics was the first company which came up with a dual lens camera module. (Photo: Corephotonics)

Smartphone makers increase focus on dual camera tech

Two companiesLG and Huaweihave succeeded in breaking that barrier by introducing dual camera setups on their premier...

12 July 2016 8:09 PM IST

IS sympathisers had used encrypted email services to correspond with their handler Shafi Armar in Syria. (Representational image)

Email scams affect over 400 companies regularly; losses exceed $3.1...

While this scam requires little expertise, the rewards for the fraudsters are rather high.

12 July 2016 5:25 PM IST

Almost all of you are on social giant Facebooks network; it has now become a part of everyones lifestyle, helping you attain much more than just staying connected virtually. While keeping so many people connected on a virtual network and maintaining other marketing activities can be painstaking, Facebooks internal employees will surely tell you a different story. We got an opportunity to visit the US-based companys Mumbai office in BKC and its gorgeous. Although this office is the companys marketing unit, it offers an amazing view, numerous fun activities for employees, great artwork, and much more. Here are a few select pictures from Facebooks Mumbai office.

FB messenger adds end-to-end encryption, vanishing messages

The roll-out of the additional security capability will ensure further protection for sensitive conversations.

8 July 2016 8:16 PM IST

The HTC Desire 825 Dual SIM scores high on designs but fails to churn out the same performance.

HTC Desire 825 review: Fresh design, but misses out on performance

If you are looking for a uniquely designed smartphone with extremely good audio quality, you might want to consider the...

7 July 2016 9:35 PM IST

The CodeChef platform has gained prominence over the years but there is still a long way before the final goal is achieved. (Representational image)

CodeChef: an initiative to empower programmers in India

India is projected to have a coder base of 5.2 million developers by 2018 but still lags when it comes to coding...

28 Jun 2016 1:43 PM IST