Tech
2016 to be VR's first billion-dollar year; could spell the end of traditional phone calls: Report
26 per cent of smartphone owners will not make any calls in a typical week thanks to video calls and multimedia messaging.
Twitter for iOS integrates Periscope broadcasts; autoplays directly within tweets
A Periscope account will not be necessary to view the broadcasts, which will go full-screen and also display viewers' comments.
Apple denies working on a tool for easy iPhone to Android data transfer
Apple has clearly dismissed reports that it is working on a new software that would make it easier for iPhone users to transfer their data to an Android device.
SpaceX to re-attempt ocean landing of Falcon 9 rocket on January 17
Previous attempts to set down the rocket's first stage on a floating barge in the Atlantic Ocean have failed. This time, the Falcon 9 will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
'Moon villages' could become a reality by 2030
Scientists are exploring the idea of 'moon villages' that can serve as a potential springboard for future human missions to Mars and potentially other deeper space missions.
Hike accuses Facebook of blocking its ads on site
The spokesperson further added that initially, they assumed it was a technical glitch, but when the team wrote to Facebook, the social networking giant said Hike will not be able to run the ads.
Are you often losing money in gambling? Here's why
Activity in one brain region appears to indicate 'uh oh, I might lose money', but in another it seems to indicate 'oh yay, I could win something'.
In India, Mumbaikars shop online the most; Delhi ranks second
Mumbai ranks first in online shopping followed by Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
Global mobile Internet user base to touch 2 billion in 2016: Report
IDC says the global mobile Internet userbase is forecast to grow at two per cent annually through 2020 unless significant new methods of Internet access are introduced.
'Interstellar' is the most pirated movie of 2015
Directed by Christopher Nolan, the movie has been listed as the most pirated movie in 2015, with 46,762,310 illegal downloads.
Huawei records 100 million smartphone shipments in 2015
Huawei said the shipments broke the record among domestic players and made it the world's third biggest mobile brand following Samsung and Apple.
How Samsung's mobile woes is rooted in its hardware legacy
Efforts to revive its once stellar smartphone fortunes may be doomed if Samsung Electronics cannot overcome its dominant engineering culture.
BlackBerry may announce its second high-end Android smartphone in 2016, hints CEO John Chen
Chen said if BlackBerry PRIV - the first BlackBerry smartphone powered by Android -- does better, 'we will focus on the high-end, probably closer to mid-range, coming out in 2016.'
Apple Pay to be launched in China in early 2016
Apple Pay is a late arrival in a Chinese electronic payments market dominated by Alipay, an arm of the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which accounts for about 80 per cent of transactions.
Microsoft opens studio to showcase its upcoming HoloLens headset
At the studio, software developers will see a video and get hands-on demonstrations.
If Android versions were named after Indian sweets
Sundar Pichai said that Google was open to naming Android N after an Indian sweet, that is, if that name wins the online poll.