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WhatsApp Passes One Billion Users Milestone
Messaging application WhatsApp is being used by one billion people, the company behind it has said. The California-based firm announced the milestone...
Sensex choppy on derivatives expiry; ICICI, Bharti earnings eyed
India's stock markets were little changed in choppy trade on Thursday as short-covering tied to the expiry of derivatives later in the session lifted...
Facebook shares soar as mobile drives big jump in ad sales
Facebook Inc (FB.O) smashed investors' expectations with a 52-percent jump in quarterly revenue as it sold more ads targeted at a fast-growing number...
Flipkart hires without interviews
Flipkart on Thursday announced a partnership with Udacity, an online learning company to hire graduates based on capabilities they have built through...
The best of CES 2016
If there were an unofficial slogan for the Consumer Electronics Show this year, it would be Evolutionary, not revolutionary. Let's be honest, groundbr...
Long-delayed plan to end US oversight of ICANN could finally take effect this year
Almost a year behind schedule, the Internet's domain name overseer, ICANN, is set to present the US Government with a plan for full independence. Plan...
After setting iPhone record, Apple forecasts rare sales drop
Apple is bracing for its first sales decline in 13 years, despite selling a record 74.8 million iPhones in the final three months of 2015. The giant t...
Air Force, Marines, bolster air power with major Super Hercules deal
The Defense Department is set to expand its fleet of Super Hercules aircraft, a hi-tech workhorse that mixes versatility with toughness. The DOD is aw...
Four concealed carry guns unveiled at SHOT Show
Concerned about personal protection? For folks looking for an everyday concealed carry weapon for self-defense, a number of new choices made their deb...
SHOT Show: Blast an attacker with the new Taser
What are your options if you want to defend yourself, but don't want to carry a gun? There is no disputing a Taser weapon’s stopping power- we’ve all...
Magnetic device lets smartphones test your blood
Smartphones equipped with portable devices that magnetically levitate cells might one day help diagnose diseases in the home, clinic or lab, researche...
Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million
In the market for a gun that is out of this world? Then the Big Bang pistol may just be for you … provided you’ve got very, very deep pockets. Parts o...
Simple ways to save big money on a smartphone and cellular plan
Buying a new smartphone or cellular plan is a major headache, with smartphones released monthly and carriers continually adjusting their plans to enti...
Intel nabs Guinness world record for flying a bunch of drones
Chipmaker Intel has another feather in its cap. The company last week was awarded a Guinness World Record for flying the most unmanned aerial vehicles...
Bollywood film on social media to soon go on floors
Filmmaker Anand Kumar, who directed "Zila Ghaziabad", will now produce a film titled "Viral", based on social media. It will go on the floors in Febru...
Apple Music now boasts more than 10 million paying subscribersc
The cumulative number of Apple Music subscribers continues to grow and now exceeds 10 million users, this according to a recent report from the Financ...
Microsoft set to end technical support, security updates for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10
The big day is almost here - Microsoft will end technical support and security updates for older versions of its Internet Explorer browser on Jan. 12....
New smart gun technology may help with gun safety in the US
The debate on guns is one of the most divisive in the country, and President Barack Obama's recent executive action has only deepened the rift between...
CES 2016: World's 1st passenger drone unveiled by Chinese manufacturer
A Chinese drone maker has unveiled what it says is the world's first personal autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) — a drone capable of carrying a human pa...
Iceman Otzi's gut bug sheds light on human migration
He was brutally murdered over 5,300 years ago, but analysis of microbes from the gut of the "Iceman," a famous European glacial mummy, is now offering...