London, October 10 Millions of users across the world, especially in Europe and the US were left snapped when the popular photo-sharing app Snapchat crashed globally for several hours. According to independent website Down Detector that monitors web outages, thousands of users reported problems with sending snaps, receiving snaps loginRead More

London India’s methane emissions have seen little growth over the last few years, according to a study published on Tuesday that found that the levels of the greenhouse gas are consistent with the country’s reports to the UN’s international environmental treaty. Methane is the second most powerful greenhouse gas whoseRead More

San Francisco: After facing flak for enabling advertisers to reach “Jew haters” and the presence of Russia-linked ads on its platform during the 2016 American presidential election, Facebook is planning to make scrutiny of some advertisements more stringent before they are published on its platforms. The social network is goingRead More

New York Do you think your mom works less than your dad? No, in fact she may be more hardworking, as researchers have found that dads are often seen having fun while moms work around the house. The study published online in the Journal Sex Roles found that three monthsRead More

New York Scientists have developed a new technology that allows users to interact in a virtual reality environment using only mouth gestures such as a smile. The proliferation of affordable virtual reality head-mounted displays provides users with realistic immersive visual experiences. However, head-mounted displays occlude the upper half of aRead More

There were reports about the Apple’s latest iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are swelling up due to faulty batteries. There have been at least six cases from Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Although six isn’t a huge number, but it still alarms serious concerns considering what happened to theRead More

Comio, the latest Chinese brand to enter the Indian market, has launched its fourth smartphone in India. Called the Comio C2, the smartphone has been priced at Rs 7,199 and will be available across major online e-commerce retailers. The Comio C2 is built around an undisclosed MediaTek quad core chipsetRead More

Washington, October 7 NASA scientists have discovered evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars which may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth. Researchers examined observations by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) of massive deposits in a basin on southern Mars. They interpret the data as evidenceRead More

New York, October 7 Antibiotic resistance can be passed between bacteria found in the soil, researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found. Researchers from North Carolina State University in the US studied antibiotic resistance and how it can persist and spread among food animals, humans and the environment theyRead More

San Francisco, Oct 6 : In a move to help identify stories to read, share and trust on their News Feed, Facebook is testing a button that users can tap to access additional information about where the stories came from. The additional information about a news article will be pulledRead More