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IBM Offers Its Technology to Help Track Spread of Zika
IBM also said it plans to donate a one-year subscription feed of highly local, daily rainfall, average temperature and relative humidity data to the US Fund for United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Facebook Profit Jumps to $2 Billion As User Base Grows
Almost all of Facebook's revenue, $6.2 billion, came from advertising, and 84 per cent of ad revenues came from messages delivered to mobile devices.
LeEco Acquires Vizio for $2 Billion
The VIZIO hardware and software businesses will be owned and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of LeEco, while the VIZIO data business, Inscape, will spin out and operate as a separate, privately owned company.
In Pictures: Facebook's Internet Delivering Drone Makes Debut Flight
Aquila is Facebook's lightweight, high-altitude aircraft, which the company hopes will help extend internet connectivity to every corner of the planet.
Brazil Briefly Blocks WhatsApp Over Criminal Case
Federal Supreme Court President Ricardo Lewandowski said in a decision that it seemed 'scarcely reasonable or proportional' for a judge in Rio de Janeiro state to have ordered the indefinite suspension of the messaging app until it revealed encrypted mess...
Android Leads Like Never Before in Global Smartphone Market in 2016: Report
To varying degrees, Android now dominates markets for smartphone OS sales worldwide, while Microsoft's rival has never lagged so far behind.
LG X Screen With Two Screens Launched in India at Rs 12,990
The X screen comes with two screens. The primary display measures 4.93 inches, while the Second Screen measures 1.76 inches.
Copy of Pokemon Go Tops Charts in China
Pokemon Go will never release in China owing to strict censorship and other technical problems but a clone called City Spirit Go, is now topping charts in the country.
11 New Emoji to Represent Working Women Coming Soon
The new set of new emoji represents a wider range of professions for women, and reflects the pivotal roles that women play in the world.
Google Yields $2 Billion For Its Anti-Piracy Efforts
Google says its system has been generating income for copyright holders when content is posted to YouTube.
Mayor Wants Rio Olympics to Be the Next Pokestop
The app, based on a Nintendo title that debuted 20 years ago, uses GPS and mapping capabilities in smartphones to let players roam the real world to find "PokeStops" stocked with supplies and hunt cartoon monsters to capture and train for battles.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Will Be Your Next Flagship Smartphone Processor
The commercial devices with Snapdragon 821 are expected to hit the markets in the second half of 2016.
How 'Pokemon Go' AR Game Is Leading to Robberies, Injuries
The 'augmented reality' game based on the 1990s Japanese franchise surged to the top of Apple Inc's app charts over the weekend.
Google to Train 2 Million Mobile Developers in India
In a fillip to government's Skill India initiative, technology giant Google on Monday launched its "Android Skilling and Certification" programme to help make the country a global hub of high-quality mobile developers.
Facebook Starts Testing End-to-End Encryption on Messenger
The move comes amid widespread global debate over the extent to which technology companies should help law enforcement snoop on digital communications.
Intex Launches Aqua Power 4G Smartphone At Rs 6,399 in India
The device comes pre-loaded with Matrabhasha service that enables communication in 21 regional languages as well.