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Singapore world's most cybersecure country, India ranked 25 A UN survey has revealed that Singapore is the most cybersecure country in the world, followed by the US, Malaysia, Oman, and Estonia. India ranked 25th in the survey, one place ahead of Germany. The rankings were based on countries' legal, technical, and organisational institutions, their education...

Android overtakes Windows to become internet's most used OS Google's Android has overtaken Microsoft's Windows as the internet's most used operating system for the first time, according to web analytics company StatCounter. During March 2017, Android users represented 37.93% of internet activity against 37.91% for the Windows operating system. Apple's iOS re...

Twitter changes default profile photo from egg to person Microblogging site Twitter has changed the default profile picture of its accounts from an egg to a silhouette of a person. The default profile picture of an egg was introduced by Twitter in 2010. On the new default photo, Twitter said, "We wanted to use people's existing expectations for default pr...

Why did Steve Jobs name the company Apple? In a video from 1980, Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs revealed that the company was named 'Apple Computers' so that it would be listed in phonebooks before his previous employer, Atari. Jobs added that the name epitomised "simplicity" and "sophistication". The company decided to go with 'Apple' unless s...

WhatsApp brings back text status feature Instant messaging app WhatsApp today brought back the text status feature after taking it down in February when it allowed photos and videos in status. The text status can be put by the users under the 'Settings' option. The text status feature is currently available on Android, and will soon be rol...

Super Mario Run game to launch on Android on March 23 Super Mario Run mobile game which launched on iOS in December 2016 and has earned the maker Nintendo over $50 million so far, will be launching on Android platform on March 23. Gamers will require an active internet connection to play the game. While a portion of the game can be played for free, the...

Google's new algorithm shrinks JPEG files by 35% In order to make web pages load faster, Google has created a new open-source JPEG encoder that reduces the file sizes of JPEG images by 35% while maintaining picture quality. The new encoder is called 'Guetzli' which means a 'cookie' in Swiss German. Earlier, Google made several other projects to re...

ZTE unveils world's first 5G-ready smartphone Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has unveiled the 'Gigabit Phone', which it says is the world's first 5G network compatible smartphone. Its download speeds can reach 1Gbps, 10 times faster than the first generation of 4G services widely in use. The 5G-ready phones will come with instant APP technology,…

Action video game Contra completes 30 years Run and gun action video game Contra was released as a coin-operated arcade game for the first time on February 20, 1987. The game, which was later released on various platforms and spawned several sequels, featured Contra unit's American commandos, Bill and Lance fighting the Red Falcon Organizatio...

Instagram allows sharing up to 10 photos, videos in one post Instagram on Wednesday released an update to its app allowing users worldwide to upload up to 10 photos and videos in one post. The items in a post can be viewed one-by-one by swiping. The new feature is available under a new icon that appears at the bottom-right corner when a user starts selecting…

Govt launches free anti-virus software for mobiles, desktops The government has launched free anti-virus softwares for smartphones and personal computers named 'Mkavach' and 'Samvid' respectively. Another software named 'USBPratirodh' has been launched to control the unauthorised usage of removable USB storage devices. The launches are a part of government's…

WhatsApp launches photo, video status that expire in 24 hrs Days before its eighth birthday on February 24, messaging app WhatsApp has started rolling out a new update that lets users put videos, photos, and GIFs in their status. These status updates, which come with end-to-end encryption, disappear after 24 hours of being updated. The users can also control...

Snapchat planning to launch an Android smartphone: Report Photo-sharing mobile app Snapchat is reportedly planning to launch an Android smartphone focused on new camera features. The startup has reportedly built a smartphone prototype with a 360° camera and buttons that let users scroll through filters, and a one-touch capture function for easy sharing. It...

Nokia to relaunch its 3310 phone: Reports Finnish manufacturer HMD, which received the exclusive rights to market the Nokia brand in December 2016, will reportedly relaunch the Nokia 3310 phone at the Mobile World Congress on February 26. Nokia 3310 was claimed to be the "world's best-selling phone" at the time of its "retirement" in 2005,…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has an annual salary of $1 Facebook CEO and Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has an annual salary of $1. "I've made enough money. At this point, I'm just focused on making sure I do the most possible good with what I have," said Zuckerberg in a Q&A session in 2015. Notably, social networking site Facebook turns 13 today.

Google ordered to hand over emails stored outside US A US court has ordered Google to obey FBI search warrants for emails stored on servers outside the US. The ruling goes against a recently upheld judgement in a similar case involving Microsoft which reached the opposite conclusion. The court held that transferring emails from foreign servers for a d...

Apple to start manufacturing in India Tech giant Apple has reached an agreement with the Karnataka government to set up a manufacturing plant in Bengaluru. "Apple’s decision on initial manufacturing in Bengaluru has further enhanced the reputation of Bengaluru as the most preferred destination for foreign investment," the Karnataka gove...

Vespa creator makes cargo robot 'Gita' that follows owner The Vespa scooter brand's owner, Piaggio Group's newly-established robot-focused company Piaggio Fast Forward has unveiled 'Gita', a personal cargo robot that follows its owner. The robot can carry up to 18 kilograms of supplies and has a maximum speed of 35 kmph. The robot is capable of driving its...

Apple removes tool that let buyers know if iPhone is stolen Apple has removed a tool that allowed buyers to check whether an iPhone is Activation Locked, helping the ones interested in purchasing used devices to avoid the stolen ones. The tool allowed users to check if Activation Lock was active on entering the IMEI number. The lock prevents anyone else from...

Robotic arm beats 'I am not a robot' CAPTCHA A YouTube video shows a robotic arm using a stylus to bypass an 'I am not a robot' CAPTCHA, a computer program to distinguish human from machine input. CAPTCHA, which is short for 'Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart' is used to prevent spam and other automated...

Google testing apps that can be used without downloading Google has started testing 'Instant Apps' that can be used without downloading over half a year after first announcing the feature. Apps are broken into very small packets that can run almost instantly by tapping on a URL. The limited test by Google includes apps from BuzzFeed and live video streami...

Apple named most innovative company of 2016 Technology giant Apple has emerged as the most innovative company for 2016, according to Boston Consulting Group’s annual list which ranks world’s 50 most innovative firms. Google was ranked second, followed by electric carmaker Tesla on the list. Further, ride-hailing service Uber and home rental p...

Tag Heuer to release Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch: Reports According to reports, Swiss manufacturing company Tag Heuer will launch an Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch in May. The device will come in two sizes and will feature a powerful Intel processor and a GPS module that can track location within one-metre radius. Tag Heuer claims to have sold over 56,000 sma...

Mozilla unveils new logo made through 'open design' process Mozilla, developer of Firefox internet browser, has unveiled a new logo which it created using an 'open design' process to reflect its open source principles. The logo uses "://" in place of "ill" in Mozilla which the company says, "reinforces that the Internet is at the heart of Mozilla." A new fon...

'12345' was the most common password of 2016 Numeric combination '12345' has been named the most common password of 2016 by password managing application Keeper Security, which reviewed 10 million passwords that became public following data breaches. Passwords '123456789' and 'qwerty' were the second and third most common passwords respectivel...

Backdoor allows WhatsApp to read users' messages: Reports A University of California researcher has found a WhatsApp security backdoor that can allow the Facebook-owned company to intercept and read users' encrypted messages. WhatsApp has the ability to re-encrypt and resend undelivered texts when recipients reinstall WhatsApp or change devices without inf...

Adobe concept software edits photos using voice commands American software maker Adobe has created a concept of a software that would let users edit photos by using a voice-based digital assistant. A video shared by Adobe shows a user cropping, flipping and sharing an image to Facebook using voice commands. Adobe says the concept is the first step towards...

Project management app maker Trello acquired for ₹2,800 cr Atlassian, maker of work collaboration software Jira and HipChat, has announced that it will acquire project management service Trello for $425 million (over ₹2,800 crore). The acquisition is expected to close before March 31, 2017. Trello's service offers digital post-it notes and whiteboards to or...

5G will let users download 1 GB file in 3 secs: Qualcomm CEO Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, while speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 said that 5G will allow users to download a 1 GB file from the cloud in 3 seconds. Users will also be able to download a feature-length 4K movie in 18 seconds. "At this speed, you'll never need a USB cable again", ad...