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File photo of Kirthiga Reddy. (Source: YouTube screen grab)
Two days after closing down its controversy-ridden Free Basics programme, Facebook India Managing Director Kirthiga Reddy today stepped down from her current role and will relocate to the US.
The social networking giant has started looking for a successor to Reddy, who would be moving to Facebook’s headquarters in the US in the next 6-12 months.
Reddy said she along with William Easton, Managing Director of Emerging Markets (APAC

File photo of Kirthiga Reddy. (Source: YouTube screen grab)
Two days after closing down its controversy-ridden Free Basics programme, Facebook India Managing Director Kirthiga Reddy today stepped down from her current role and will relocate to the US.
The social networking giant has started looking for a successor to Reddy, who would be moving to Facebook’s headquarters in the US in the next 6-12 months.
Reddy said she along with William Easton, Managing Director of Emerging Markets (APAC

The Globe and Mail
The problem with bringing consumers up to speed with emerging car technology
The Globe and Mail
From its first iteration in 1898, the Detroit auto show remained the premier event for showcasing the latest innovations in the industry. In recent years, however, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has become an equally important event, ...and more »

The Guardian
'Rogue scientists' could exploit gene editing technology, experts warn
The Guardian
Gene editing has been made possible by rapid advances in technology. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA. Alan Yuhas in Washington and Kamala Kelkar in New York. Friday 12 February 2016 15.27 EST Last modified on Friday 12 February 2016 16.10 EST.
Patients Unsure about Value of Cutting-Edge Gene Editing TechnologyScientific Americanall 2 news articles »

File photo of Kirthiga Reddy. (Source: YouTube screen grab)
India’s Facebook head Kirthiga Reddy has decided to step down. In her FB post on Friday, Reddy said she would head back to the US in the next 6-12 months.
“When my family relocated to India, we knew that we would move back to the US some day. It’s a bittersweet moment to share that the return timeframe is coming up in the next 6-12 months. Our two daughters start high school and middle school this coming year&mda

Xiaomi Mi 5’s camera sample posted by Hugo Barra shows nice green colours taken with HDR mode
After company co-founder Lin Bin, Xiaomi’s VP Hugo Barra reveals pictures shot with company’s upcoming flagship Mi 5 smartphone.
Hugo Barra has posted pictures on his Facebook account which reveals the quality of Mi 5’s camera. Barra’s post talks about the ease of use and how great pictures can be captured by just turning on the HDR mode. He notes there is no manual settin

BlackBerry Priv, the first Android smartphone from Canadian smartphone maker features curved edge display like Samsung’s Galaxy S6 edge
BlackBerry is once again trying to come back into the reckoning with a smartphone that runs Android, and not its own BB OS, but touts a QWERTY keyboard of the type unique to the Canadian smartphone company. A lot rests on the success of this phone and others that come in the series, and it could ultimately decide whether BlackBerry continues to keep makin

Intex Aqua Craze 4G is the latest budget 4G smartphone from the Indian mobile manufacturer
Intex has expanded its 4G smartphone range with another budget addition, Aqua Craze. The Aqua Craze 4G is available at a price of Rs 6,190.
The Intex Aqua Craze 4G features a 5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the hood, there is a 1GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB expandable storage.
Read MoreIntex Aqua Craze 4G costs Rs 6,190Intex unveils FitRist, its firs

The lock sign will appear in the same line as the email ID.
We are sure you must have noticed a little padlock sign on the top of mails on you have been receiving on Gmail of late and wondered what it is. This new security feature is meant to alert users of accounts that don’t have encryption and could be compromised.This doesn’t mean you should not continue to communicate with such accounts and is a safety feature to make you aware that there is a chance of someone other than the i

LeEco Le 1s will also be available in silver colour option during February 16 Flipkart flash sale
Le 1s will be available in silver colour too during its second flash sale on February 16. Having sold a record number of devices in its two flash sales, the Le 1s now comes in a slick all-silver look. If you missed buying this flagship killer, now is your chance to own this elegant silver Superphone as the Le1s goes all silver in its third flash sale on February 16th, 2016.
LeEco’s Le1s has e

Xiaomi Mi 5’s camera sample posted by Hugo Barra shows nice green colours taken with HDR mode
After company co-founder Lin Bin, Xiaomi’s VP Hugo Barra reveals pictures shot with company’s upcoming flagship Mi 5 smartphone.
Hugo Barra has posted pictures on his Facebook account which reveals the quality of Mi 5’s camera. Barra’s post talks about the ease of use and how great pictures can be captured by just turning on the HDR mode. He notes there is no manual settin

Bharti Airtel has dragged TRAI to court over latter’s interconnect usage charges regulations
Delhi High Court today sought TRAI’s response on Bharti Airtel’s plea challenging the regulator’s Interconnect Usage Charges Regulations fixing termination charges for landline to wireless as zero paise and wireless to wireless at 14 paise per minute.
Interconnection Usage Charges (IUC) or termination charges are payable by one telco, whose subscriber makes a call, to another who

Wall Street Journal
AT&T Is Changing Its Tune About 5G Technology
Motley Fool
The carrier is about to start testing the next generation of connectivity, after previously being reluctant to even talk about 5G. Chris Neiger. (TMFNewsie). Feb 12, 2016 at 9:09AM. AT&T (NYSE:T) appears to be changing its tune when it comes to 5G ...
AT&T to Start Testing 5G Wireless Technology This YearWall Street Journal
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Times of India
Make optimum use of technology: PM Narendra Modi to RSS-linked schools
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked RSS-linked schools to make the optimum use of technology and be ready to accept knowledge from wherever it comes to enhance the quality of students produced by them. Addressing a conclave of ...
PM Narendra Modi promotes energy conservation, cleanliness, use of technology in principals' conferenceTimes of Indiaall 160 news articles &r

Zomato has come up with a ‘Valentine’s Day Specials’ section, which displays restaurants, pubs and lounges in your vicinity.
Valentine’s Day is closing in and all the annual hype is picking up. But if you haven’t been getting time to make grand plans this Valentine’s, there are apps that will do that for you. All you need to know about are the right apps that will help you book restaurants and deliver flowers, chocolates or gifts to your beloved ones at a cli

Zomato has come up with a ‘Valentine’s Day Specials’ section, which displays restaurants, pubs and lounges in your vicinity.
Valentine’s Day is closing in and all the annual hype is picking up. But if you haven’t been getting time to make grand plans this Valentine’s, there are apps that will do that for you. All you need to know about are the right apps that will help you book restaurants and deliver flowers, chocolates or gifts to your beloved ones at a cli

Social media giant Facebook has launched multiple account support for Android users and confirmed the return of SMS support in Messenger.
“Millions of people share phones with their family and friends. Until now, there has not been an easy way for people to access their individual Messenger accounts from shared devices. To address this, we have launched a feature on Android to enable multiple people to log in and use Messenger from a single phone,” an official statement from Facebook

In order to provide a better engagement measurement to video creators and marketers, social networking giant Facebook’s photo and video-sharing app Instagram has announced to launch a video view count feature.
“Companies like Gold’s Gym used Boomerang to make muscles flex, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment ran a Marquee ad showing three videos throughout the day promoting its release of ‘Furious 7’, and small business ‘Out of Print’ ran a stop motion

New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
NYPD defends using of cell tracking technology more than 1000 times since 2008
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is defending its use of secretive cellphone tracking technology after a new report revealed the department has used that technology more than 1,000 times since 2008. According to data released by the New ...
NYPD has used cell tracking technology 1000 times since '08Phys.Org
NYPD uses cell tracking technologyFox

The lock sign will appear in the same line as the email ID.
We are sure you must have noticed a little padlock sign on the top of mails on you have been receiving on Gmail of late and wondered what it is. This new security feature is meant to alert users of accounts that don’t have encryption and could be compromised.This doesn’t mean you should not continue to communicate with such accounts and is a safety feature to make you aware that there is a chance of someone other than the i

Intex Aqua Craze 4G is the latest budget 4G smartphone from the Indian mobile manufacturer
Intex has expanded its 4G smartphone range with another budget addition, Aqua Craze. The Aqua Craze 4G is available at a price of Rs 6,190.
The Intex Aqua Craze 4G features a 5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the hood, there is a 1GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB expandable storage.
Read MoreIntex Aqua Craze 4G smartphone launched at Rs 6,190Intex unveils

BlackBerry Priv, the first Android smartphone from Canadian smartphone maker features curved edge display like Samsung’s Galaxy S6 edge
BlackBerry is once again trying to come back into the reckoning with a smartphone that runs Android and not its own BB OS but touts a QWERTY keyboard of the type unique to the Canadian smartphone company. A lot rests on the success of this phone and the others that come in the series and it could ultimately decide whether BlackBerry continues to keep maki

The Holly 2 Plus is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek processor coupled with 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM, expandable up to 128GB via microSD card.
Huawei has announced that its Honor Holly 2 Plus will be available on Flipkart and Amazon from February 15 midnight. The Honor Holly 2 plus is 4G-enabled and supports both CDMA and WCDMA.
Read MoreHuawei Honor Holly 2 Plus sale on Flipkart, Amazon from February 15 midnightHuawei Honor 5X First Look: Metal unibody design, 360 degree fingerprint sca

News24
Rock-shifting technology brings new hope to Lily Mine rescue efforts
News24
Barberton - New technology is being used to loosen a huge rock weighing between 20 and 30 tons that is hampering the rescue operation of three miners in Mpumalanga. Today marks a week since the three - Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyarende and ...
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