Tech
Severe Wi-Fi Protocol Flaw Puts Everyone at Data Theft Risk: US Government
According to an advisory issued by the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT) late on Sunday, anyone using the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA 2) protocol is probably compromised.
lephone Launches New Smartphone 'lephone W15': Price, Specifications
The dual-SIM device with 5-inch HD IPS screen is powered by 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor and has 2GB RAM with 16GB internal memory, the company said in a statement.
Mafe Mobile Launches New Phone 'Shine M815': Price, Specifications
Mafe Mobile on Monday launched an affordable 4G smartphone 'Shine M815' at Rs 4,999 in black and gold colours.
Twitter Posts Tone Can Help Predict Likely Match Winner
The tone of Twitter posts can predict when a team is more likely to win and soccer bets are mispriced, a study by the University of East Anglia (UEA), published in the journal Economic Inquiry, found.
WhatsApp Updates: WhatsApp For Android Beta Version Brings Major Updates
The new WhatsApp Updates includes a smaller app size and a feature that would notify the contacts when you change your number.
Insurers to Work With Tech Firms on Risks From Drones, Driverless Cars
Tech firms have moved fast to develop new products, but assigning liability - who is responsible for any accidents or losses - is not always clear, the WEF said in a report.
Deutsche Telekom Demonstrates First 5G Antennas in Berlin
Telekom said it was the first use of the technology in a real-world setting in Europe, with speeds of more than 2 gigabits per second to a customer device, as well as a latency of 3 milliseconds on commercial sites.
Telangana Students Selected For NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge
NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, to be held on April 12-14, 2018, will see a team of five students from an engineering college in Telangana as participants.
Facebook And Instagram Down For Some Users
Facebook and Instagram users in some parts of the United States, Europe and Canada were unable to access their accounts on Wednesday.
New Soft Robotic Gripper Can Screw in Light Bulbs
The team from University of California (UC) San Diego in the US built the gripper that can pick up and manipulate objects without seeing them and need to be trained.
WhatsApp Flaw Lets Hackers Know When You Fall Asleep
After discovering the flaw in WhatsApp, Rob Heaton -- who has made similar security-related findings in the past -- exploited the flaw by creating a Chrome extension with a minimal four lines of code, Digital Trends reported late on Tuesday.
Ola Raises $1.1 Billion in Tencent, SoftBank-Led Round, Seeks Another $1 Billion
Ola said in a statement it will use the funds to increase its numbers of drivers and expand its presence to more cities.
Facebook India MD Umang Bedi Quits; Bhushan Named Interim Head
Sandeep Bhushan has been named the interim managing director, as per Facebook.
British Spy Boss Says Cyber Security as Important as Fighting Terrorism
Britain has suffered a number of high-profile cyber attacks this year, including one in May on the state-run National Health Service which crippled some computer systems and caused huge disruption, and another on parliament in June.
Nasscom to Boost Startups With Social Impact
As part of the six-month programme called "Code for The Next Billion Programme", 10 social impact startups from the country will be chosen and mentored towards building a sustainable social enterprise.
Celebrating 60 Years in Space: From USSR's Sputnik To India's Mangalyaan
What started as a weapons race ended up taking humanity to explore the universe. This News18.com Original takes a look at the timeline of the space race of till 2017.