Instant mobile messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out new camera features, allowing users to customize and enhance the pictures and videos they share with friends and family around the world. With new features, WhatsApp users can now write or draw on their pictures and videos and also add emojis to express themselves. For users to […]
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Facebook Rolls Out ‘Lite’ Version of Its Messenger App for Android Devices in Selected Countries
Facebook has launched the “lite” version of it Messenger chat app on Android devices in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Malaysia, and Tunisia, where many people are still using older phones with low memory and slower internet connections and are therefore unable to run the full-fledged application. The new launch marks latest effort of the social […]
Malaysia Bans Sex Robot Festival; Goldsmith University in London Now to Host the Festival
Goldsmith University in London will now host the two-day Sex Robot Festival in December 2016. This event was earlier scheduled to be held in Malaysia, but has now been banned in the country for being “too extreme”. The event will feature academics and industry professionals who will discuss the latest developments in artificial sex industry. […]
Apple Join Hands with Flipkart to Sell iPhone 7 in India
Apple has entered a partnership with Flipkart to sell its iPhone 7 in India from October 7 through Bengaluru-based retailer’s platform. This is the first time that Apple has collaborated with a consumer-facing online seller to sell its latest iPhone version. Flipkart – after this new association – will be able to source iPhone 7 […]
Bentley Launches Bentayga Diesel SUV – Its First Diesel Car
Bentley has finally launched the Bentayga Diesel SUV – its first ever diesel car, equipped with 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbo engine and co-developed with sibling brand Audi. Named after the Roque Bentayga rocks on Spain’s Grand Canary Island, this fastest diesel car of the world has a top speed of 168 mph (270 Km/h) and comes […]
Instagram Offers Feature to Save Photos as Drafts
Instagram has rolled out a drafts feature to allow users save their pictures as drafts. Using the new feature, users would be able to save an edited photo at any point throughout the uploading process. The new “Save Drafts” feature is easy to use. After you add an effect, caption, filter, or location to a […]
Ghost Robotics Launches Ghost Minitaur, Its First Direct-Drive Legged Robot Platform
Ghost Robotics, LLC, has launched its first direct-drive legged robot platform, named Ghost Minitaur that can easily move across difficult terrains and has been designed for highly-precise force feedback applications. Ghost Robotics specializes in developing legged, direct drive (gearless) and proprioceptive robots. Ghost Minitaur is a legged robot that can perceive tactile sensations. It features […]
NASA’s CORAL Mission will Study the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has announced to begin COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) mission to investigate the health of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This mission has been designed to provide a better understanding of the ecologically sensitive coral reefs worldwide. The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea off Queensland, and is […]
A Pair of Red Panda Twins Born in Somerset
A rare set of red panda twin has born in a safari park near Frome in Longleat, Somerset. This is only the second instance of a female red panda giving birth to cubs at this safari park. Keepers at the park are very delighted to see the new guests. Dad Ajenda had arrived at Longleat […]
Apple iOS 10 to be Released on September 13
Apple has announced to release the final version of iOS 10 on September 13. The announcement was made at September 7 product event. iOS 10 is being said to be the biggest update to Apple’s mobile OS so far. The iOS 10 update will support iPhone 5 and newer, iPad 4 and newer, sixth-gen iPod […]
LG Unveils its Latest Smartphone LG V20 with Three Cameras, Removable Battery, Secondary Display and microSD
On September 6, LG unveiled its newest smartphone LG V20 – the successor to the LG V10 – featuring a removable battery, microSD card slot, dual display, three cameras, metal back, and Android Nougat OS. The phone was unveiled in a special event held in San Francisco. The LG has presented V20 as the successor […]
US Consumer Watchdog Demands Samsung to Officially Recall Galaxy Note 7
Consumer Reports—a non-profit organization for product safety and testing in the US—has demanded Samsung to official recall all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. On Friday, the company had suspended sales of its latest flagship smartphone after 35 confirmed incidents of explosion in phablets while charging. Galaxy Note 7 was officially launched in the UK […]
Apple to Unveil iPhone 7 on September 7 – When will it be Released in Canada and at What Price?
Apple is all set to unveil its latest flagship smartphone iphone7 on September 7, and rumor mills have now started working full time to reveal details of the phone, whatever possible, about the variants of the device. There is no information yet about the release date of iPhone7 in Canada, although the device is expected […]
Facebook’s New Algorithm Will Stabilize 360-Degree Videos
Facebook is currently working on a new algorithm that will reduce bumps in a 360-degree video and will stabilize it to provide a smoother viewing experience for its users. Facebook research scientist Johannes Kopf revealed in his blog post that the company is currently testing the system to get the feedback and will soon roll […]
Ubisoft to Release Rocksmith 2014 Remastered Version in October
To make the guitar-learning experience easier for the players, Ubisoft is bringing a remastered version of Rocksmith 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in coming October. The new remastered edition will be released with new songs and gameplay tweaks. Newcomers will be able to digitally purchase the remastered edition. Players already having […]
Astronomers Find a New Galaxy Dragonfly 44 Made up of 99.99% Dark Matter
A team of astronomers from US and Canada has discovered a ghost galaxy, dubbed Dragonfly 44, which they claim is made up of almost 99.99% dark matter. The galaxy is located about 330 light years away from Earth, in the Coma Cluster, and is about the same size as the Milky Way. The galaxy lacks […]
NASA Releases Panorama Picture of the Mars Surface Captured by Mars Curiosity Rover
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released the striking 360-degree panorama picture of the Mars surface captured by Mars Curiosity rover. According to NASA, these images are “reminiscent of the US Southwest shape part of the horizon” and were captured on the fourth anniversary of Rover’s landing on Mars. Precisely speaking, the […]
Master of Orion Reboot Launching on August 25
Wargaming has announced that it will release the reboot Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars on August 25. Master of Orion is a turn-based strategy game series that has been dormant for the past many years. The original Master of Orion was released by MicroProse in 1993, and helped launch the 4X formula (explore, expand, […]
Rayman Origins to be the Next Free Game on August 17
Ubisoft has announced to make Rayman Origins the next free game for PC on August 17. The game will be available on the official Club Ubisoft site as part of 30th anniversary festivities of the company. The year 2016 marks the 30th year of Ubisoft as video games developer, and to celebrate the occasion, the […]
South African Transport Department has No Plans to Change Number Plates: Report
A report published in IOL has claimed hat the news regarding change in South Africa’s number plates is a hoax. According to IOL, Ishmael Mnisi – the spokesman of the Department of Transport – has said that there are no plans yet to change the number plates with standard designs in the country. “The document […]
Is Reddit Down? Yes, Reddit is Down Right Now and Users Don’t Know What to Do!!!
UPDATE: 23 Jan 2018 The popular social media site Reddit is down right now, on January 23, 2018, for database maintenance. The site is down for the past 10 minutes. On Twitter, the reddit status @redditstatus posted the following message: “In Progress: Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. http://stspg.io/a2c20c53d” […]
NASA Releases More than a Thousand New Pictures of Martian Surface
NASA has just published more than one thousand high-resolution pictures of the surface of the Red Planet. These images have been captured by the HiRise camera installed in Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The HiRise camera has been taking the pictures of the Martian surface since 2005, and NASA has released many of these pictures in […]
LG V20 to be Unveiled on September 6 in San Francisco
LG V20 Launch in the UK, US and Canada LG has announced that it is going to unveil its flagship LG V20 smartphone on September 6 in San Francisco. The company will also organize an event in Seoul the following day to display the handset. LG has already sent the press invites for both events, […]
Blizzard May Announce StarCraft HD Remaster in September: Reports
“Overwatch” developer Blizzard may be developing StarCraft HD Remaster game for the PC and Mac, according to some reports, and may announce the game in September this year. The company is however expected to reveal more details about the game in its BlizzCon event to be held in November. Citing multiple sources, the Korean site […]
Pokemon GO Update: Pokemon GO Android version 0.33.0 and iOS Version 1.3.0 Released
Update 13 August 2016: Pollster YouGov in the UK has compiled data on Pokemon Go which reveals that the game has become massively popular in the country. More than 6.1 million British adults have already downloaded Pokemon Go (by August 12), and this accounts for 13% of the population. About 5.3 million of these players […]
Pokemon GO: Nianctic Labs Rolls Out the Game in 15 Asian, Oceanic Countries
Niantic Labs has rolled out the Pokemon GO app in 15 new countries in the Asia and Oceania region. The new launch was announced on Niantic’s website as well as Pokemon GO’s Facebook and Twitter pages. A major expansion of Pokemon Go in Asian continent was expected, after the company blocked third-party trackers earlier this […]
Ninety Percent of People Under-35s in the UK are Using Social Media, Says ONS Survey
Nine out of ten people under the age of 35 in the UK are now using social media sites, according to a new survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The survey says the number of Instagram users in age group 65+ has increased immensely, and now 25% of the people over-65s are […]
Forty Percent of the UK Businesses Experienced a Ransomware Attack in the Past One Year, Thirty-three Percent Lost Revenue
The popularity of ransomware as a method of attack is on the rise, according to a new survey carried out by security outfit Malwarebytes, which reveals that 54% of the businesses in the UK have been hit by such attack in the past. The firm says the figures are worrying as 87% of all UK […]
YouTube Kids to be Bundled into YouTube Red Subscription Program to Offer Ad-Free Option
YouTube Kids has announced to launch an ad-free version of the service, which will now be bundled into the YouTube Red subscription program to offer parents the option to pay for an ad-free experience for their kids. The package will offer several new features, including background play, offline videos, and paid ads. Launched last year, […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 with Iris Scanner Launched
Samsung has finally launched its new Galaxy Note 7 sporting iris scanner. The new smartphone with fingerprint scanner and dual pixel rear camera was unveiled at Galaxy Note Unpacked 2016 event, held simultaneously in London, New York, and Rio de Janeiro. The launch of Galaxy Note 7 is being seen as Samsung’s attempt to keep […]