Tech
China seeks to become tech powerhouse with improved internet infrastructure, encryption, censorship
The five-year plan calls for all families in large cities to have access to 100 megabyte-per-second internet service and broadband coverage reaching 98 per cent of the population in incorporated villages.
ISIS hackers aim to attack Google, but wrongly take down small Indian firm by a similar name
Hackers affiliated to ISIS terror group who promised to take down International search engine giant Google has instead targeted a small Indian tech firm, according to a media report.
Watch LIVE: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 India launch
Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3, that was unveiled to the world in November last year, is making its India debut at an event in New Delhi today.
Redmi Note 3: Xiaomi to launch affordable smartphone with fingerprint sensor, metal body in India today
The 5.5-inch Redmi Note 3 comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 chipset and in two variants - 16 GB (with 2 GB of RAM) and 32 GB (with 3 GB of RAM).
Virtual reality 'heroin cave' aimed at helping people kick addictions
Researchers are looking to see if making their way through a simulated house party crammed with stimuli aimed at evoking cravings for the drug will help better equip those who suffer from addiction to do so in the real world.
No place for hate speech on Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg conceded that Facebook didn't do enough until recently to police hate speech on the social media site in Germany, but said it has made progress and has heard the message "loud and clear."
Facebook rolls out Reactions button globally: you can now express love, laughter, surprise, sadness or anger
'Like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry' -- the expanded 'reactions' feature rolled out globally on Wednesday is designed to let users show a range of emotions.
Xiaomi Mi 5 launched at around Rs 21,000 onwards; coming soon to India
The Mi 5 will be available in White, Black, and Gold colour options.
Oppo unveils new smartphone charging technology that takes battery level from 0 to 100% in 15 minutes
Oppo said that its its new 'SuperVOOC' quick-charging technology will charge a dead 2,500mAh battery to 100 per cent and the technology will work over traditional micro-USB and USB Type-C cables
HTC to retail Vive VR headset at $799; pre-orders begin February 29
The five-piece virtual reality kit, comprising a high spec HD visor, two location-sensing cubes, and a pair of controllers, is set for an April launch, with pre-orders opening February 29.
Samsung unveils a plug-in dongle that turns potentially any car into a connected car
The Samsung Connect Auto is a dongle that plugs into the diagnostics port of potentially any car built since the 1990s in order to bring it up to date technologically speaking.
Photos: Samsung Gear 360, a 360-degree camera
The new Gear 360 camera is compatible with select Samsung smartphones including the newly released Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge.
Smartphones to replace debit cards at ATMs
The 'cardless' automatic teller machine (ATM) is gaining ground in the US and around the world, with smartphone technology allowing for speedier and more secure transactions
Google CEO Sundar Pichai backs Tim Cook's resistance to breaking iPhone encryption
In a series of tweets Wednesday evening, Pichai argued that even that anti-encryption software would essentially put tech companies in the position of hacking their own customers.
X Prize to demonstrate artificial intelligence is humanity's friend, not foe
The $5 million X Prize challenges software savants to demonstrate 'how humans can collaborate with powerful cognitive and AI technologies capable of solving some of the world's grand challenges.'
Breaking iPhone encryption not tough, but Apple won't do it: Experts
But doing so might set a dangerous precedent that could threaten the data security of the millions of iPhone users around the world.