San Francisco, Jan 26 Google has released a new version of its Chrome Internet browser which lets users permanently mute websites that autoplay videos. “Available on Windows, Mac and Linux, the new version — Chrome 64 lets you permanently mute websites that autoplay videos,” The Independent reported late on Thursday.Read More

San Francisco, Jan 26 The latest Apple iOS 11.3 update supports Advanced Mobile Location (AML) that automatically sends a user’s location to emergency services when the user calls. “Additional iOS 11.3 features include support for Advanced Mobile Location (AML) to automatically send a user’s current location when making a callRead More

New York, January 24 Image messaging and multimedia mobile application Snapchat on Wednesday announced that the platform will now let its userbase to share some public ‘Stories’ via links. “Stories eligible for sharing right now include those Official Stories and Our Stories found in the Discover tab, as well asRead More

WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a low-cost chip that will allow your smartphone to rapidly detect harmful bacteria in water or a food sample. Once commercially available, it should be useful to cooks using fresh fruits and vegetables, for example, and aid workers in the field responding to natural disasters, researchersRead More

WASHINGTON: Global surface temperatures surged by a record amount from 2014 to 2016, boosting the total warming since the start of the last century by over 25 per cent in just three years, according to a study. The Earth’s average surface temperature climbed about 0.9 degrees Celsius from 1900 toRead More

New Delhi, January 23 To help businesses communicate better with their customers in India, WhatsApp has officially rolled out “WhatsApp Business” — a free-to-download Android app for small businesses — in the country. The new app, available on Google Play Store, will make it easier for companies to connect withRead More

Washington, January 23 Teenagers who are habitually glued to their smartphones are more likely to be unhappier than their peers, a study has found. Researchers from the University of Georgia in the US, analysed data from a survey of over a million US teens. The survey asked students questions aboutRead More

London Heat lost from the Earth’s interior is causing glaciers to slide from Greenland’s ice sheet towards the sea, a study has found. Researchers from the Aarhus University in Denmark and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources showed for the first time that the deep bottom water of the northeasternRead More

Boston, January 22 Creative people are wired to see the world differently than others, Harvard scientists say. Researchers studying brain scans of people who were asked to come up with inventive uses for everyday objects found a specific pattern of connectivity that correlated with the most creative responses. They wereRead More

New Delhi, Jan 22 Opera Internet browser on Monday launched Bitcoin mining protection feature in its mobile browser to protect users from “cryptojacking” or “cryptocurrency mining” which makes secret use of their computing device for mining cryptocurrency. “When you browse the web, there are no visual clues that your deviceRead More