Tokyo: Japan is all set to launch a robotic cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday after a three-day delay. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)will roll out its H-IIB rocket this afternoon at the Tanegashima Space Center, according to US space agency NASA. JAXA is scheduledRead More

New Delhi: Homegrown smartphone maker Micromax has launched two selfie-range smartphones – Canvas Selfie 2 and Canvas Selfie 3. The Canvas Selfie 2 is priced at Rs 5,999 and the price of Canvas Selfie 3 hasn’t been announced yet. Canvas Selfie 2 comes with 5 MP front and rear cameras.Read More

New York: Facebook has redesigned its Notes section – a spot where users could post blog-style pieces of writing. The redesign looks very similar to Medium, the publishing platform by Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, fastcodesign.com reported. Like Medium, the new page consists of a single, large topRead More

Singapore: For elderly and bedridden patients, diapers could soon come with a sensor that alerts caregivers by SMS when they are soiled. Researchers from Singapore have developed an “intelligent continence management system” comprising a thin disposable sensor strip, a compact wireless transmitter, a receiver and software. “Lying in soiled diapersRead More

Boston: Scientists have developed a new, environment-friendly and inexpensive paint out of glass that bounces sunlight off metal surfaces – keeping them cool and durable. “Most paints you use on your car or house are based on polymers, which degrade in the ultraviolet light rays of the sun,” said JasonRead More

New York: Brands that get personal in customer service interactions do far better than those that keep it businesslike, a study by Twitter said. When it comes to customer service, authentic humanity works very well, it said. “Customers are really looking for a humanized connection. They want to feel thatRead More

New Delhi: Facebook on Friday dismissed reports that an Indian-origin Harvard student Aran Khanna’s internship was cancelled for pointing out the privacy flaws in the social media’s messenger service. “We don’t dismiss employees for exposing privacy flaws, but we do take it seriously when someone misuses user data and putsRead More

New Delhi: With the deadline for seeking comments on the Net neutrality report is ending tomorrow, there has been a huge surge in public response on the consultation paper posted on mygov website following campaign by net activists. Till Monday about 530 comments were seen on the paper. However, byRead More

Washington: Facebook cancelled an Indian-origin student`s internship after he exposed a serious privacy flaw in the social media giant`s messenger service, a media report said. Aran Khanna`s application, Marauder`s Map, used data from Facebook Messenger to map users` location when they sent messages, Boston.com reported on Wednesday. The computer scienceRead More

Washington: India and the US have committed to robust cooperation on cyber issues to increase global cyber security and promote the digital economy. They have identified a variety of opportunities for increased collaboration on cyber security capacity-building, cyber security research and development, combating cybercrime, international security, and Internet governance. TheRead More