Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) recently launched an all new app that’s solely dedicated to events. The standalone app, creatively named ‘Events from Facebook,’ is designed for events seekers — and business people in a way. The app is available in iOS for U.S. users and will soon be available on Android too. Facebook’s core app still offers its Events feature, so you ... Read More »
Pinterest has surpassed 150 million monthly active users, with more than 75 billion ideas shared. That’s a 50 percent increase from last year when it crossed 100 million monthly users. But more than the big milestone, the company is excited about the diverse group of people using the site. Pinterest Crosses 150 Million Monthly Users A Landmark for Pinterest Interestingly ... Read More »
By now, you must have come across the copyright and privacy notices that have been making rounds on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). If you haven’t, then you probably have intelligent friends that are not easily fooled. The dreaded paragraph-long Facebook privacy hoax is not entirely new as some have been circulating on the social media site for years now. The language may be slightly ... Read More »
HDFC Red CEO on How Drones and Machine Learning Can Improve the Real Estate Listings Business HIGHLIGHTS Builders themselves are very enthusiastic about adopting technology By 2020, the digital natives, will be buying houses Machine learning has the potential to be a real game-changer The startup-within-a-big-company is a narrative that’s becoming increasingly popular, but Sohel I S, CEO of the ... Read More »
Samsung Confirms Mass Production for Its First 14nm Wearable Processor HIGHLIGHTS New Exynos 7 Dual 7270 SoC aimed specifically at wearables It comes with LTE connectivity Samsung offering reference platform to manufacturers Samsung on Tuesday announced that it has started mass production of the Exynos 7 Dual 7270 processor. The new mobile application processor (AP) from Samsung is focused on ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The Pacific Light Cable Network will stretch 12,800 kilometers PLCN is expected to handle some 120 terabytes of data per second Most Pacific subsea cables stretch from the US to Japan Google and Facebook on Wednesday announced plans to work with a China Soft Power Holdings subsidiary to connect Los Angeles and Hong Kong with a high-capacity Internet cable. ... Read More »
How Non-Profits Use Virtual Reality to Tackle Real-World Issues You meander around the supermarket loading a basket with goods – breakfast tea, sugar, milk. Along the way, though, you become befuddled. You struggle to recall the items on the shopping list. When you arrive at check out, you discover several items in the basket that you do not recall picking ... Read More »
Sony’s PlayStation VR Expected to Make Virtual Reality a Mainstream Technology People who want to get away from it all can experience imaginary worlds, or something closer to home, as virtual reality becomes more of a reality with the introduction of devices that take full advantage of developing VR technologies. Last week, a Sony subsidiary launched its PlayStation VR (PSVR) ... Read More »
14 Intel India Maker Lab-Incubated Startups Showcase Products, Solutions Intel India on Wednesday hosted its first “Maker Lab Startup Conclave and Demo Showcase” at its campus here where 14 startups from the first batch of “Intel India Maker Lab” showcased their products and solutions. Set up a year ago, the ‘Intel India Maker Lab’ is helping startups accelerate their hardware ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Airtel has extended its 4G data offer to all new 4G smartphones Microsoft says its speech recognition is now as good as humans Samsung India will refund customers for Note 7 units purchased abroad Here’s your daily dose of the top news in the technology landscape, from Airtel’s new 4G offer to 80 percent Android devices still being vulnerable ... Read More »
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