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Google Pixel Event: Pixel, Pixel XL, and What Else to Expect From Today’s Event

Google Pixel Event: Pixel, Pixel XL, and What Else to Expect From Today’s Event HIGHLIGHTS Google Pixel event starts at 9am PT (9:30pm IST) Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones will be launched Google will also unveil other hardware products The Google Pixel event is the Mountain View company’s biggest launch of the year, where it is anticipated to unveiled ... Read More »

Microsoft Makes It Easier for Mac Users to Switch From Evernote to OneNote

HIGHLIGHTS The tool supports Mac running on OS X 10.11 and above OneNote app bundles with Office 365 subscription Microsoft had announced the tool for Windows users in March After unveiling the OneNote Importer tool for Windows in March, Microsoft has now announced that it is also releasing the same tool for OS X users in an attempt to make ... Read More »

Hike Messenger Raises $175 Million in Funding From Tencent, Foxconn, Others

HIGHLIGHTS Hike Messenger announced funding of $175 million Hike Messenger is now valued at close to $1.4 billion The funding round was led by Tencent and Foxconn Hike Messenger, started as a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank, just announced its Series D funding round of $175 million (approximately Rs. 1,170 crores) at a valuation of $1.4 billion (approximately ... Read More »

HP Enterprise Sees Boost From Hardware Business

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, which houses former Hewlett-Packard Co’s corporate hardware and services division, reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit, helped by strength in its hardware business. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) shares were up 6.4 percent at $14.47 (roughly Rs. 970) in extended trading on Thursday. Revenue in HPE’s enterprise group business, from which it derives more than half of ... Read More »

How IIT-JEE (Advanced) works, from results to rank list

A file photo of the IIT Bombay campus. Of the total 36,566 rank holders, 31,996 were male and 4,570 were female. Photo: Mint New Delhi: Indian Institutes of Technology, the country’s most prestigious engineering and technology schools, have announced the results of joint entrance examination—Advanced (JEE-Advanced), giving ranks to 36,566 candidates for seats in 22 IITs across India. Of the ... Read More »

Pregnant students can’t claim exemption from attendance rules, says Kerala court

On 24 May, the court ruled that V.G. Jasmine, a second-year graduate student of Kannur University, cannot take her examination as she missed 52 out of 93 classes during her advanced stage of pregnancy. Photo: iStockphoto New Delhi: Can students claim exemption from attendance requirements due to pregnancy? A recent ruling of the Kerala High Court answers with a negative. ... Read More »

HootSuite Game Changer: Access DropBox, OneDrive and More Right From Your Dashboard

Popular web-based social media management platform Hootsuite has integrated Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) OneDrive, Box and other content sources into its publishing platform. The integration will allow you to access GIFs and photos from other digital assets directly from your cloud content repositories within Hootsuite. “Hundreds of millions of people across the globe use Dropbox to work and collaborate ... Read More »

The Best Marvel and DC Trailers From Comic Con You Absolutely Need to See

HIGHLIGHTS Comic Con is an annual celebration of pop culture Superhero movies have come to dominate Comic Con The coolest reveal this year is the Justice League trailer Over the years, Comic Con has come to be about so much more than just comics, becoming a place for all things pop-culture. These days, that usually translates into superheroes, and this ... Read More »

Facebook Is Killing Paper App on July 29, Removes It From App Store

HIGHLIGHTS The news reading app was released in January 2014 Facebook will shut it down on July 29 The newspaper-like design of the app was lauded by many Two years ago, Facebook unveiled a Flipboard-style news reading app called Paper for its iOS users. Even though the app was well received by critics, it failed to garner a sufficient audience ... Read More »

Prakash Javadekar’s Clear Message: I’m Very Different From Smriti Irani

Prakash Javadekar is reportedly handpicked by the party leadership for the complete contrast he provides to his aggressive predecessor Smriti Irani. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI:  HIGHLIGHTS With dialogue, there will be no necessity of agitations: Javadekar Prakash Javadekar replaced Smriti Irani as HRD Minister in cabinet rejig Unlike Ms Irani, Mr Javadekar is seen as non-confrontational New Education Minister Prakash ... Read More »