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Jallikattu gets Centre nod: Bull taming is cruelty at its best, govt is using issue for electoral win in TN
The Ministry for Environment, Forests, Climate Change and Animals Welfare have never had such a curious minister. From pronouncing trees are nuisances...
Praying Mantises Given 3D Specs By Scientists
When the insects are shown simulations of their favourite food on a screen they only try to catch it if the video is shown in 3D. By Gerard Tubb, Sky...
Hacker Released After Less Than Two Years
The Gozi trojan was allegedly designed by a Russian coder and spread by Romanian hacker, and made the ringleaders millions. A hacker who helped to rip...
Adware, beware! Microsoft plans to retaliate against software that doesn't behave
Starting next year, Microsoft will detect and remove adware that may compromise a PC's security. The ban targets adware that uses man-in-the-middle (M...
Google Translate 'technical error' labels Russia as evil kingdom of 'Mordor'
Russia is home to the Lord of the Rings’ fiery, evil kingdom of Mordor, and its foreign minister is a “sad little horse,” according to a Google Transl...
iPad Pro first-take review: Yes, it can be a laptop stand-in
The iPad Pro can be a laptop replacement – that’s my first take-away from Apple’s newest and biggest iPad. I’m more optimistic about the iPad as a lap...
Tech is forcing us to redefine how we work
The definition of “work” is starting to change. I realized this the other day when I stopped at a Starbucks for breakfast. I connected to Google Fiber and my laptop connection purred along at 100Mbps. I connected my tablet and my phone as well, then ran speed tests on all three d
iPad Pro review roundup: Inching closer to a laptop replacement
With the iPad Pro, Apple is still striving to make the tablet your primary computing device, according to the first round of reviews. When it was intr...
3 online businesses you can start right now
The holiday season is an exciting time. It's a time for travel, family, positive thoughts, great food, love and joy. The downside is the cost of those things, which adds up fast. There is a way to make money, though, to pay for your holiday expenses. You just need to become your
Tech Take: Hands on with the Motorola Moto X
Fully customizable in 360 different color combinations including wood, the Motorola Moto X is the first phone that Google has made along with Motorola...
Samsung, others seek piece of nascent smartwatch market
Samsung and other tech companies showcased new computerized wristwatches this week — all aimed at challenging Apple, a relative newcomer to selling smartwatches. Apple Watch was the leading smartwatch in the second quarter, with an estimated 4 million shipped worldwide, for a mar
FAA proposes record $1.9M fine against drone operator for 'unauthorized' flights
So this is what happens if you push the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) too far on the issue of commercial drone flights. The agency on Tuesday proposed a colossal $1.9 million fine for Chicago-based drone operator SkyPan for allegedly "endangering the safety of our airspac
Is Apple a cult? New York University Historian says 'it obviously is'
Even when working from a garage in the Silicon Valley, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs never saw his products as mere pieces of tech. He had a very strong...
4 arrested in connection with deadly Sydney police shooting
Police arrested four people during a series of raids Wednesday in connection with the slaying of a civilian police worker, which officials have said t...
Microsoft to open giant NY City store this month, just a few blocks from Apple's
Microsoft is set to open a flagship store in Manhattan three weeks today. The new store is located on Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, just a five-minute walk from Apple's famous glass-cube store. It's the computer giant's first flagship outlet in the city and its largest to date. V
Facebook's first satellite will beam Internet to rural Africa starting in 2016
With the exception of a select few locations, most of Africa is is beyond the range of traditional fixed and mobile terrestrial network connections. A...
GPS app directs woman to her death
GPS directions might at times drive you insane, but one woman was actually driven to her death in Brazil. Travel agent Regina Murmura, 70, and her hus...
6 top features of the new Apple iPhone 6s
Apple has done it again. The iPhone 6s is a remarkable phone with several unique features. Some are designed to help you stay productive at work, othe...
Google forced to unbundle Android apps in Russia
Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has ordered Google to amend agreements with mobile operators in the country, which may let manufacturers...
With iOS 9, Apple’s giant iPad Pro will make run at Microsoft Windows hybrids
The iPad Pro – Apple’s just-announced jumbo tablet – combined with the newest iOS software upgrade, could be a formidable competitor to Microsoft’s Surface tablet and other Windows hybrid devices. Let’s start with the virtual keyboard. The iPad Pro’s laptop-sized 12.9-inch screen