Should You Subscribe to the WWE Network? For a technology site, we spend a lot of time thinking about wrestling. Perhaps that’s because the nature of wrestling makes it appealing to geeks in the exact same way that spec battles between phones are. Some of you probably grew up with WWE – or WWF as it was called back then ... Read More »
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Government to Launch ‘E-Pashu Haat’ Portal for Livestock
To encourage more farmers and entrepreneurs to take up dairy business, the government will this week launch an online portal called ‘e-pashu haat’ where one can buy/sell livestock, frozen semen and embryos. Presently, there is no organised market for livestock. “If a farmer from Rajasthan wants to buy high milk producing cattle breed ‘Gir’ from Gujarat, how will he buy? ... Read More »
Reddit CEO Regrets Trolling Trump Supporters by Secretly Editing Their Posts
Steve Huffman, the chief executive of Reddit, knows he has some explaining to do. Huffman, also a Reddit co-founder, landed in hot water Wednesday after admitting that he used his administrative powers to secretly edit user comments that were critical of him on r/The_Donald – a popular, pro-Trump forum (or “subreddit”). He swapped all mentions of his own username with ... Read More »
Black Friday’s Record Sales Driven by Mobile Devices, Finds Report
Black Friday’s Record Sales Driven by Mobile Devices, Finds Report HIGHLIGHTS Adobe’s survey estimated sales of $3.05 billion on Black Friday 2016 Mobiles drove the majority of retail sites visits at 56 percent iOS continued to drive larger sales than Android In a first, online shopping on Black Friday is estimated to have hit the $3 billion mark in the ... Read More »
PM Modi Asks Youth of the Nation to Help Make India a Cashless Society
HIGHLIGHTS “Take pledge to be a part of a cashless society from today,” Modi said Modi wants the youth of the country to lead the campaign Youth urged to teach at least 10 families everyday how to go cashless Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the youth of India to take a pledge and make the country a cashless ... Read More »
New Ransomware Uses Image Files on Facebook, LinkedIn to Hijack Your Computer: Report
New Ransomware Uses Image Files on Facebook, LinkedIn to Hijack Your Computer: Report HIGHLIGHTS New ImageGate malware utilise Facebook, LinkedIn images It works same as Locky ransomware Researchers recommend users not to open unusual extensions on a system A newly discovered ransomware can target a computer through malware laced images on Facebook and LinkedIn. Researchers claim to have identified a ... Read More »
Facebook Express Wifi in India: Your 10-Point Cheatsheet
Facebook Express Wifi in India: Your 10-Point Cheatsheet HIGHLIGHTS The Express Wifi service is aimed at rural areas It will not be a free service, but will be “affordable” Customers will have to buy digital vouchers for Facebookâs Express Wifi Facebook’s Express Wifi is in the news again. Earlier this year, reports emerged that the Wi-Fi service was being tested ... Read More »
Paytm ‘Is as Indian as Maruti’, CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma Says on Chinese Funding
Paytm ‘Is as Indian as Maruti’, CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma Says on Chinese Funding HIGHLIGHTS Alibaba pumped in $680 million into Paytm’s parent One97 last year Chinese investors are looking to raise their stake to 70 percent in Paytm Paytm Bank will not engage in a rate war with rivals like Airtel Facing criticism over significant Chinese ownership, Paytm Founder ... Read More »
AAI Will Soon Allow Digital Payments of Airport Parking Charges
AAI Will Soon Allow Digital Payments of Airport Parking Charges To make things easier, Airports Authority of India (AAI) will start digital payment system for paying parking charges at the aerodromes this month. The national airports operator, which is not charging parking fee at aerodromes till November 28 midnight in the wake of demonetisation of high-value currencies, will begin the ... Read More »
Black Friday Deal Offers Dropbox Pro Subscription at 40 Percent Off, Free $25 Dell Gift Card
HIGHLIGHTS Dropbox Pro 1TB annual subscription costs $99 Under this deal, you can get it for just $59.99 for a year Dell will also give you a $25 eGift card for online purchases Following the Thanksgiving Day in the US, comes Black Friday, bearing plethora of offers and discounted deals for the buyers. While Black Friday is over in the ... Read More »