Facebook comes up with suicide prevention tool in Britain
After a successful trial in the US and Australia, social media giant Facebook has rolled out its suicide prevention in Britain that allows users to notify it if a friend is in distress. Created in consultation with British charity Samaritans, the...
Skype to introduce group video calling for Android, iOS apps
Last month, Skype introduced its new group video calling feature for Android, iOS and Windows phone users. The company is now officially rolling out its functionality on iOS and Android devices. The group calling feature from Skype supports full HD...
Now, call the waiter with a table remote!
Now, you don't have to worry about calling a waiter each time you want to ask for service in a restaurant, as automation systems are slowly becoming a reality in India's food and-beverage industry. Apart from restaurant staff and customers...
What the ‘i’ in Apple’s iPhone stands for
It's perhaps one of the most important letters in the world — but nobody's entirely sure what it means. The 'i' at the start of iPhone is one of its defining features. And it mostly refers to "internet", though not entirely,...
Rs 251 smartphone gone with the wind? Company claims to be back in 24 hours!
The world's cheapest smartphone went on sale this morning via freedom251.com but people were already having problems booking the phone. Now however, the option to buy the phone seems to have disappeared completely, as the company claims that its servers...
Twitter brings video support to direct messages!
Aiming to take Twitter to a new level amid an existential crisis, the micro-blogging website is now bringing video support to Direct Messages. "The company keeps plugging away at basic features to bring the service up to speed with competitors like...
Here comes world’s first wireless flexible smartphones!
Scientists claim to have developed the world's first wireless flexible smartphone that allows users to feel the buzz by bending their apps. The full-colour, high-resolution smartphone, named ReFlex, combines multitouch with bend input and allows users to experience physical tactile feedback...
The New Rs 251 Smartphone Launches Today
Noida/Nagpur: Little-known Noida-based company Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd. will launch what it is calling India's most affordable smartphone on Wednesday evening. Here's what we already know about the Freedom 251 smartphone. Ringing Bells had announced earlier that the Freedom 251 will...
Microsoft’s new app can identify your dog’s breed
Nagpurians who are uncertain about their pet's breed can now breathe easy as UK technology giant Microsoft has launched a new image recognition app that looks at photos of dogs to identify its breed or at least tell the percentage...
New hardware can resolve crawling net speed!
With the increasing number of subscribers, internet is gradually taking its toll speed, especially in 2G and 3G networks. Nagpur too is no exception. However good news is that soon you will be able to do away with the slow...
Disappointed at its growth, Twitter draws revival plan!
Twitter's earning for fourth quarter is not so exciting as its shares were down as much as 13%. After seeing no user growth it now rebounded and is down about 2% in after hours. However Twitter has a plan to...
Facebook Shuts Down Free Basics in India
Facebook has shut down its controversial Free Basics project in India, days after a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) ruling barred operators from charging different rates for Internet access based on content, dealing a blow to Facebook's Free Basics...
Now charge once and keep mobile battery alive for a week!
Aapla Nagpur guys have been complaining since long of their mobile running off owing to frequently dying batteries, but now they would not have to do so any longer! A new technology will get your phone an entire week's battery life...
New technology makes it possible to move arms post stroke!
Representational Pic Scientists at a British university are developing a new wearable technology to help people who have had a stroke recover use of their arm and hand. A team of researchers at the University of Southampton, England, will create a...
All is not dark there…Now you can message aliens!
Do not just take this too lightly...you read it rightly. We don’t whether aliens exist or not, but you can send them message for sure... Nagpur Today has learnt that researchers are set to beam selective messages from around the...
Maharashtra tops internet ready states list
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Maharashtra ranks at the top in terms of Internet readiness with a strong position in areas like e-infrastructure, eGovernance, IT services and consumer participation, a report by industry body IAMAI today said. The report, titled 'Index of Internet Readiness of...
Defeated by vigilant Indians , Facebook: 0, Net Neutrality: 1
Net Neutrality upheld by TRAI Nagpur: When our prime minister, Narendra Modi went to the US last September and had his 'blockbuster' public meetings, he had also met Mark Zuckerberg , Founder of Facebook, in Menlo Park. The venue of the...
Now the shoes which defy gravity!
You must have seen those flying pair of shoes in some detective movies but now it will be for real! Yes it is!! A US-based startup has designed gravity defying, 'out-of-the-world' footwear equipped with superpowerful magnets that simulate the feeling...
India goes for Net Neutrality: No differential tariffs, says TRAI
New Delhi/Nagpur: In a significant development, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday said that tariff for data services cannot vary on the basis of the website/ application/ platform/ or type of content being accessed. For example, a consumer...
Twitter takes off 1.25 lakh ISIS-linked accounts
Coming down heavily on the concept of terrorism through social networking, Twitter Inc has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, the company said in a...
Here comes an Android-powered bathroom mirror!
Android has literally taken the tech world by storm! And the latest from the vault of Android a bathroom mirror! This mirror automatically displays the latest updates on date, time and weather, and lets you do voice searches on Google, a...
