New York, Google’s ambitious project to deliver internet to remote parts of the world using high-flying balloons has survived a brutal development phase and will enter the testing mode later this year, media reported on Tuesday. With “Project Loon”, the internet giant struggled to find the right balloon design that couldRead More

London: If you are facing a slow home Internet speed, this newly developed hardware might help in solving your problems. According to researchers, the new hardware can significantly cut the cost of deploying fast fibre connections straight to homes. Researchers from University College London (UCL) have developed new hardware thatRead More

New Delhi: Internet safety is a growing concerns among parents in the wake of rising cyber crimes. With mobile devices and other electronic gadgets providing easy access to the entire world nowadays, children are spending most of their times on these gadgets sharing information online without realising the potential risks.Read More

New York: Not kidding, but soon your footsteps could charge your smartphone. Researchers claimed that they have developed a technology that is capable of powering electronic devices as you walk. Mechanical engineers from University of Wisconsin-Madison said they are developing an innovative energy harvesting and storage technology that can reduceRead More

New Delhi: Facebook has introduced a new tool for its users.The social networking giant on Wednesday introduced automated captioning for sound-off videos, among other features. The new tool generates captions for video ads and delivers them to the advertiser within the ad creation tool to review, edit and save toRead More

Washington/Detroit: In a significant development for Google, the US vehicle safety regulators have said that the artificial intelligence self-driving cars can be considered as a driver under the federal law. The move clears a major hurdle for the tech giant and other companies developing autonomous cars technology. The National HighwayRead More

New York: Google is reportedly developing a new virtual reality (VR) headset that will be more substantial and more like Samsung’s Gear VR. The company expects the updated and smartphone-assisted VR headset that will have better sensors, lenses and a more solid plastic casing for its users to be availableRead More

New York: Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a new way to use rechargeable lithium metal batteries at room temperature, an advance that may lead to far superior portable energy storage devices to power smartphones and laptops. Rechargeable lithium metal batteries offer better energy storage capabilities than today’s workhorseRead More

New York: Smartphone users spend as much time on seeking entertainment as texting to connect with friends and family, according to a recent study. The survey, conducted by US-based media and consumer research company GfK MRI from September-November 2015, found that 22 percent of time spent on smartphones was devotedRead More

New York: Micro blogging site Twitter is apparently testing a new button on its mobile app for posting GIFs — a bitmap image format that is widely used on the internet due to its wide support and portability, a media report said. A quick search for “GIF button” on TwitterRead More