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Chandrayaan II to be indigenously built with 'minor' US help
Chandrayaan II, having an indigenously built Lander and Rover, will be launched by December 2017 or first half of 2018. The spacecraft will also have instruments that will collect samples and send the data back to earth.
Zuckerberg's team makes him unwrap the biggest present ever on April Fools' Day
Sharing the picture on his Facebook page, Zuckerberg wrote, 'I almost expected water and fish to spill out when I opened the door.'
Soon, beaches in Goa to be WiFi-enabled
The state, known for its beach and nightlife, had tapped into a central government scheme to ensure internet service along the coastal hotspots.
Samsung launches Galaxy J3 at Rs 8,990; targeted at bike riders in India
The Galaxy J3 features a 'S Bike mode' that has been developed by the India team. Once activated, callers are notified using an automated answering machine that the user is riding and cannot take the call.
FBI unlocking iPhone without Apple's help only prolongs privacy battle
Some in the tech industry worry that authorities will now try to pursue a smaller company to win a favorable legal precedent that authorities could then use to pressure other firms — including heavyweights like Apple.
Intex launches new 32-inch LED TVs at Rs 23,999
Both the models come with Mega Dynamic contrast ratio, and Power Saving feature.
Facebook apologises for sending Safety Check notification to global users after Pakistan blast
Facebook users from Honolulu to Brussels and Cairo to Hong Kong were baffled by the notification, a feature that lets users signal to friends that they are safe following an event in their area like a terror attack or natural disaster.
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Orbital ATK's Cygnus supply cargo rockets off towards the ISS
The unmanned Atlas V (five) rocket provided late-night sparkle as it headed north and paralleled the East Coast.
Does Apple's new 4-inch iPhone spell the end of smartphone evolution?
Industry experts believe innovation in smartphones is giving way to phone functions popping up as software or services in all manner of new devices from cars to fridges to watches and jewellery rather than remaining with handheld devices.
Google opens technology studio in Cuba to offer free, fast internet connectivity
The US technology giant has built a studio equipped with dozens of laptops, cellphones and virtual-reality goggles at the complex run by Alexis Leiva Machado, a sculptor known as Kcho.
Former Intel chief Andy Grove passes away at 79
Grove was Intel’s first hire after it was founded in 1968 and became the practical-minded member of a triumvirate that eventually led 'Intel Inside' processors to be used in more than 80 per cent of the world’s personal computers.
NASA scientists reveal new aspects of Pluto and its small moons
Scientists studying Pluto's composition say the diversity of its landscape stems from eons of interaction between highly volatile and mobile methane, nitrogen and carbon monoxide ices with inert and sturdy water ice.
Canon to buy Toshiba's medical equipment unit for $5.9 billion
Toshiba, which is selling the unit to help fund restructuring after a massive accounting scandal, said the deal would yield a profit of about 590 billion yen in the current fiscal year ending this month if it closes in time.
New sonar technology allows smartwatches to respond to mid-air gestures
Called FingerIO, it tracks fine-grained finger movements by turning a smartphone or smartwatch into an active sonar system using the device's own microphones and speakers.
Pope Francis to join the Instagram bandwagon
The date for the pontiff's debut on the celebrity-dominated social medium was chosen by the 79-year-old himself as it marks the third anniversary of his inauguration as the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.