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Five important technological breakthroughs in 2016

Business Standard looks at five disruptions that could change our lives in a big way

Applied games woo users to learn new skills, improve health as they play

Singapore-based TrakInvest uses games to train individuals in stock market investment

Mobile phone makers get 2-month extension for panic button

As per the order, pressing panic button will make a call to single emergency number 112

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to share key initiatives for Indian SMBs tomorrow

Pichai is also scheduled to visit his alma mater, IIT Kharagpur, on January 5

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to address technology market in India tomorrow

Ravi Shankar Prasad will also join Pichai and other senior Google leaders during the event here

Image of 16th century statue too 'explicit' for Facebook, gets blocked

An artist had chosen the snap of the statue to illustrate her Facebook page

Family sues Apple over FaceTime's role in killing their 5-year-old daughter

Apple failed to configure the iPhone to automatically lock-out 'FaceTime': Family

Google helping mobile publishing? Some publishers are not so sure

Google started AMP because it worried that competitors like Facebook were drawing web surfers

WhatsApp to stop working for some iPhone, Android users from this month

The service will stop on any first, second, third or fourth generation iPad

Coolpad Mega 3: Priced at Rs 6,999; smartphone for selfie lovers

Coolpad's Mega 3 is for consumers who want a decent performing, selfie-camera phone

Apple gears up to make iPhones in India: All you need to know

Apple looks to replicate its China success in India

World War II Nazi tech may lead to ultra-secure bank cards

The codes will be generated at a timed interval by a tiny clock and appear near the signature strip

Philanthropy's tech billionaire reboot could be good for policymaking

It's not surprising that wealthy technologists would want to invest in pushing boundaries of science

Ola, Uber drivers call for 5-day strike to protest against low earnings

Drivers face insufficient bookings as 20k cars is registered with Ola, 33k cabs with Uber

Top trends in the technology space in 2016

Some huge trends came from India, like rollout of $20 bn 4G network, Aadhar entry in 'billion club'

Facebook temporarily bans journalist for slamming Donald Trump's fans

Sessums was notified by Facebook that post violated ompany's 'community standards'

Facebook's Safety Check, now automated, turns firecracker into an explosion

People in dangerous areas are prompted to check in as safe

2016: Major cyber attacks across the globe

From influencing US polls to leaking debit card information, hackers hogged the spotlight in 2016

Twitter may allow users to edit tweets: CEO Jack Dorsey

The Twitter CEO had asked users what changes they wanted to be made in Twitter

Samsung starts shipping its Galaxy S7 Edge black pearl for India from today

At Rs 56,900, you can pick up the 128 GB storage model