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Coolpad launches 2 budget smartphones in India

Chinese handset maker Coolpad on Thursday launched "Coolpad A1" and "Coolpad Mega A4" budget smartphones in India, almost a month after it said that it is set for a new innings in the country.

Tech Mahindra joins ChromaWay to bring Blockchain technology to India

IT major Tech Mahindra on Thursday announced a partnership with Stockholm-based ChromaWay to deliver a new Blockchain technology for the Indian market.

My data was exposed in Cambridge Analytica leak: Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, revealed on Wednesday that his own personal data was exposed in the Cambridge Analytica leak among millions of people.The 33-year-old made the comments in the second and last day of the joint hearing of the members of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee at the Capitol Hill.California Senator Anna Eshoo questioned the social media mogul on whether his data was included in the data sold to the malicious third parties, to which he replied 'yes'.On the first day of the joint hearing, Zuckerberg told the US Senators that Facebook systems did not see the content of messages being transmitted over WhatsApp.This confirmation has come as a relief to the messaging app's users, who have been concerned over in the aftermath of data breach scandal.The 33-year-old also said his company will do everything to ensure fair polling takes place in India and other countries that is happening this year.The CEO and founder of the world's most popular ..

Travel start-up innovates algorithm to predict train arrival time

Annoyed of train delays and inaccurate predicted time of arrival? RailYatri, a travel start-up, has suggested a technique to predict Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) using machine learning with precision based on the data.

MHA brings robust system to secure its computers, block pornographic material

The Ministry of Home Affairs has put in place a robust security system to check external attempts to infiltrate into its computer network, and block access to pornographic materials on its systems, officials said. This came after former Union Home Secretary G K Pillai had said that some subordinate staff in the MHA would see pornographic content on Internet and download malware in office, leading to compromise of the computer networks. "Intrusion prevention system, intrusion detection system, anti-virus and anti-malware have been put in place. It is a very robust system to ensure foolproof security in the MHA computer networks," an official said. A network security policy, network security monitoring and fireball have also been put in place. Another official said as the fireball has been installed, no employee in the MHA can watch pornography in office computers. The fireball against pornographic websites has been installed as such video clips may have attached Addressing the maiden ..

Soon, you'll be able to download your Insta posts

Popular image and video sharing platform Instagram announced that the users will soon be able to download a copy of their content posted.The announcement comes amid the ongoing data privacy scandal involving Cambridge Analytica and social media platform, Facebook.As per an Instagram spokesperson, the company is working on a data portability tool for users to download a copy of the photos, videos and messages shared on the platform, reports TechCrunch.However, it remains unclear whether the company would go beyond allowing users to download the above-mentioned data, such as following and follower lists, likes, comments, Stories, and captions shared with posts.In March, Facebook, as part of its privacy updates, announced that users can access data shared with the platform by downloading a secure copy and moving it to another service. Data can include photos, contacts, timeline posts, and more.Furthermore, an 'Access Your Information' tab was introduced to provide users a secure way to ..

My data also harvested, sold by Cambridge Analytica:Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told US lawmakers that his personal data was also harvested and sold by Cambridge Analytica and he intends to initiate legal action against the British firm accused of stealing personal information and using it for political purposes. Zuckerberg replied "yes" when asked if his personal data was included in the information sold to the "malicious third parties" by the lawmakers during a testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday. Cambridge Analytica compromised personal information of approximately 87 million users, half a million of whom were from India. The American people are concerned about how Facebook protects and profits from its users' data, lawmakers said. Beginning this Monday, Facebook has started to notify those users whose data have been breached. Responding to a volley of questions, Zuckerberg, 33, said it would take some time to work through all the changes the company needs to make. "But I am committed to getting ..

Gmail to get a facelift

Tech giant Google announced that it is working on revamping its email service, Gmail, for web users, and will be rolled out in the coming weeks.The company had sent out a mail to G Suite users informing them of the development of a new version of the email service.The revamp, which is taking place after several years, will also include a number of features, according to a TechCrunch report.With the new version of Gmail, users may be allowed to access Google Calendar from the Gmail interface directly. Also, in case a user is unable to attend to a mail immediately, Google may introduce a snooze option for the mail to reappear in the inbox after a specific time frame.Furthermore, the company is likely to bring the option of algorithmically-generated smart replies, which is available on Gmail for iOS and Android, on the web version as well.Google is also reportedly working on a new way to store emails for offline access, following the dilution of Chrome Apps.As per the aforementioned ...

'Android Oreo' update comes to Nokia 3

HMD Global, the maker of Nokia phones, on Thursday started rolling out the latest "Android Oreo" operating system (OS) for Nokia 3 smartphones globally, including in India.

Adani Group collaborates with Punj Lloyd and Rave Gears (USA)

For design and manufacturing of high precision gears in India for Aerospace & Defence'

Ittiam's venture into Artificial Intelligence takes flight with innovative products in the Market

Ittiam Systems today announced that its venture into the world of Artificial Intelligence, initiated in 2015, has already resulted in two powerful products in the fields of Retail Visual Analytics and Advanced Video Encoding. Both fields involve hard problems to be solved which find immense benefit by smart application of Computer Vision and Machine Learning technologies.The first product named "IttiamInsite" arms retail brick and mortar stores with the ability to match online stores in truly understanding the customer behavior in the form of shopper count, shopper demographics, interest on store offerings, dwell time and zone coverage. IttiamInsite uses Computer Vision and Deep Learning technologies to deliver these insights which are otherwise not possible to gather by merely analyzing the transaction data of store purchases where the shopper is "not seen and understood".The following YouTube video captures the essence of ...

Google Pixel to send spam calls directly to voicemail

Amid a stark increase in spam calls and messages, Google announced that Pixel, its flagship smartphone, will soon be able to send spam calls directly to voicemail.While the Google Phone app flags spam numbers and lights up the screen bright red when one comes in, the new spam filtering will automatically send robocalls to voicemail.Furthermore, with the new update in place, users will no longer get notifications of the missed spam call, reports The Verge.While the question remains whether accurate detection of spam calls can be done, Google says the move was taken to ensure that the company plays its part in protecting Pixel users.The new feature will be rolled out worldwide over the next few weeks in Google's Phone app on Android, which is available on Pixel, Nexus, or Android One, and will be available for other device users for download on Google Play Store.

DoT , GSMA to discuss mobile phone cloning issue on Apr 17

The Department of Telecom will next week discuss the mobile phone cloning issue with global industry body GSM Association, an official said today. "A meeting with GSMA is scheduled for April 17 to discuss various issues. The DoT will take up mobile phone cloning issues with them," an official source, who did not wished to be named, told PTI. The meeting will be a follow-up to the issues raised by telecom minister Manoj Sinha during his visit to Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Spain, in February. He had raised challenges posed by cloning of unique identity number of mobile handsets, IMEI as well as SIMs. IMEI number - a unique 15-digit serial number of mobile devices - is allocated by global industry body GSMA and organisations authorised by it. When a mobile phone is lost, the victim is required to mention the IMEI number of the handset for tracking. The DoT will also discuss SIM cloning issues with GSMA "but it is not the only body that can help in resolving fake SIMs. The issue .

Twitter replaces 'pistol' emoji with 'water gun'

In a bid to fight the prevailing gun culture, Twitter has changed its "pistol" emoji to a bright green "water gun", following Apple, which launched a similar one in its iOS 10 update.

Google rolls out 'More results' in Search for mobile users

Google has officially rolled out a "More results" feature in its Search for mobile users that will allow them to load additional search results beyond the first set that are displayed.

Facebook's Zuckerberg unscathed by congressional grilling, stock rises

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg fielded 10 hours of questions over two days from nearly 100 U.S. lawmakers and emerged largely unscathed and considerably richer.

Facebook has a dedicated counter-terrorism team: Zuckerberg

Testifying before the US senators for the second day in the wake of the data breach scandal and alleged foreign interference in elections, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said that his company had a 200-member counter-terrorism team to deal with objectionable content.In the joint hearing of the members of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee at the Capitol Hill here, Zuckerberg was asked questions related to how Facebook was planning to tackle on the opioid crisis, data protection, targeted ad system and curbing of terrorist and malicious activities.Zuckerberg said, "The team is comprised of 200 people, who are focused on counter-terrorism. The content reviewers also go over flagged information.""I think we have capacity in 30 languages that we are working on and in addition to that, we have a number of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that we are developing like the ones that I mentioned that can proactively go flag the content," he ...

Google is no longer selling original Pixel, Pixel XL on its online store

India was among the first six countries where Pixel was launched in October 2016, starting at Rs 57,000

Zuckerberg tangles with Congress on control of Facebook data

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday sparred with lawmakers over how much control users of the world's largest social media network have over their data in a sometimes fractious five-hour hearing.

Facebook CEO says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers he was among the 87 million Facebook Inc users whose data was improperly shared with a political consultancy, but rejected suggestions that users do not have enough control over their data on the world's largest social media network.