Messaging application WhatsApp is being used by one billion people, the company behind it has said.The California-based firm announced the milestone just six years after it was founded by ex-Yahoo! employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum.The app's popularity has stemmed from its allowing…

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 some shares while broader gains were capped after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept open the prospect of more rate hikes this…

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 of mobile users, sending its shares sharply higher after hours.The world's biggest online social network bucked the trend of underwhelming tech…

Flipkart on Thursday announced a partnership with Udacity, an online learning company to hire graduates based on capabilities they have built through Udacity's Nanodegree programs.This move showcases how organisations such as Flipkart are opening opportunities to graduates who have built expertise through online education…

If there were an unofficial slogan for the Consumer Electronics Show this year, it would be Evolutionary, not revolutionary. Let's be honest, groundbreakers were in short supply at CES this year. There was no news out of Vegas that blew our socks off. Not that…

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. Plans for ICANN to split from the US Department of Commerce will be unveiled in February, with a divorce date set…

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 tech company says revenue could fall at least 8.6 percent during the January-March quarter, compared with a year…

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 awarding Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $1 billion to build 32 of the C-130 Super Hercules. It is part…

Concerned about personal protection?For folks looking for an everyday concealed carry weapon for self-defense, a number of new choices made their debut at the annual SHOT Show this week.Here’s a look at four new concealed carry guns revealed this week.Walther PPS M2…

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 seen the videos. But while Taser models are popular with law enforcement, those available to civilians were…