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Polygon
Technology is now pop culture's favorite enemy
Polygon
If you had the ability to travel back in time to the year 1973 and stop Robert E. Khan and Vinton G. Cerf from inventing the internet, would you? We've come to fear the very technology that we obsess over. We're all addicted to some form of technology ...

The Intercept
Microsoft Pitches Technology That Can Read Facial Expressions at Political Rallies
The Intercept
On the 21st floor of a high-rise hotel in Cleveland, in a room full of political operatives, Microsoft's Research Division was advertising a technology that could read each facial expression in a massive crowd, analyze the emotions, and report back in ...

Tech giant Google today said it has set a target of taking the number the of Indians using Internet to a whopping one billion-mark.

Dineout has over 2500 restaurants enabled for reservations across several cities.

krisP is a navigation app to facilitate easy direction services and ready reference to the Krishna Pushkar pilgrims
Deploying technology to ensure safety of devotees and better crow

Apple is reportedly planning to launch three new iPhone with Pro model getting dual rear camera setup (Source: Nowhere Else)
Apple is reportedly planning to launch not two but three

Apple iPhone 7 Plus in a blue colour variant has been leaked online in a new YouTube video. 
Apple is reportedly planning to launch not two but three new iPhones this year. Some re

Oppo has built the F1s for selfie lovers and comes with a 16-megapixel front camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is the most productive Android smartphone available in the market
Samsung has made its Note 7 with dual edge display official and this time around the company

Artisto, just like Prisma, relies on neutral networks to convert media into works of arts, following the styles of Van Gogh and Picasso.
Prisma might still not have introduced the

Jet.com could be worth as much as $3 billion, the Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

CNN
Driving While Distracted: Can technology stop the problem it caused?
CNN
Check out the weeklong series "DWD: Driving While Distracted" online and watch the TV special on CNN on Saturday, August 6, at 2:30 p.m. ET. (CNN) Driving while socially distracted is one of the most life threatening issues about our relationship to ...and more »

Japan is moving on to 8K broadcasting for Rio Olympics. 
Wondering if it’s time to buy a 4K TV ? In Japan, they have already moved on from 4K to 8K or as the Japanese public

Microsoft will showcase some of the very latest developments in the field of machine learning and data analytics (Source: Reuters)
Software giant Microsoft will host the maiden edi

Polar M600 features a 1.3-inch TFT display with Gorilla Glass for protection. It is equipped with six LEDs in the optical heart rate monitor.
Polar M600, an Android Wearsports-optim

Pew Research Center
Why Americans are wary of using technology to 'enhance' humans
Pew Research Center
Emerging technologies that draw from biomedical technology, nanotechnology, information technology and other fields are developing at a rapid pace and may lead to any number of ways people might be able to “upgrade” themselves. Such technologies, in ...and more »

Xiaomi Mi VR is a basic VR headset that supports smartphones with screen sizes ranging from 4.7-inch to 5.7-inch (Source: Xiaomi)
Xiaomi has officially launched its mobile VR headse

Xiaomi Mi VR is a basic VR headset that supports smartphones with screen sizes ranging from 4.7-inch to 5.7-inch (Source: Xiaomi)
Xiaomi has officially launched its mobile VR headse

GOQii also announced a tie-up with Max Healthcare as their hospital and medical partner.
GOQii has announced an update, which will integrate doctors and diagnostics to its ecosystem

Startups like Oakter, Cube26 are keen on tapping India's nascent Internet of Things (IoT) landscape with smart home automation products that let you regulate and control everyday devices such as lights, geysers and air conditioners with just your smartphone.

The 2-day event, to be held in Bengaluru on August 8-9, is expected to see participation from over 600 people, including government officials, startups, developers, students and industry executives.

Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime is Made in India, and the company is hosting an open sale for the phone on August 9.
When the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime goes on sale on August 9 on Flipkart and Mi

Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime is Made in India, and the company is hosting an open sale for the phone on August 9.
When the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime goes on sale on August 9 on Flipkart and Mi

Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime is Made in India, and the company is hosting an open sale for the phone on August 9.
When the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime goes on sale on August 9 on Flipkart and Mi

LeEco has launched Super3 TV series in India. In this photo, LeEco Super3 X65.
LeEco, the Chinese Internet Ecosystem company has announced its Super3 TV series in India. After the s

LeEco has launched Super3 TV series in India. In this photo, LeEco Super3 X65.
LeEco, the Chinese Internet Ecosystem company has announced its Super3 TV series in India. After the s

LeEco has launched Super3 TV series in India. In this photo, LeEco Super3 X65.
LeEco, the Chinese Internet Ecosystem company has announced its Super3 TV series in India. After the s

LeEco has launched Super3 TV series in India. In this photo, LeEco Super3 X65.
LeEco, the Chinese Internet Ecosystem company has announced its Super3 TV series in India. After the s

RDP ThinBook ultra slim is claimed to be India’s most affordable laptop in its segment.
RDP, a leading IT hardware and mobility devices manufacturing company, on Wednesday ann

Samsung Electronics expects sales for its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to exceed those of the previous version launched last year.

Fitbit Alta and Blaze have boosted the company’s sales.
Wearable fitness device maker Fitbit Inc’s quarterly revenue raced past analysts’ estimates as demand jumpe

Nokia said its second-quarter earnings before interest and taxes fell 49 per cent to 332 million euros ($370 million).

Facebook has introduced two new Page sections – services and shop – in an effort to make its Pages section more useful to businesses online
Facebook has introduced two n

Samsung expects sales for its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to exceed those of the previous version from 2015. (Source: AP)
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd expects

The ‘LeMall for All’ Day will offer deals and discounts on LeEco products including smartphones, earphones and othet accessories.
LeEco has announced a one-day shopping

A Samsung spokesman confirmed remarks made by Koh Dong-jin, head of the firm's mobile communications business, during a press conference with South Korean reporters in New York on Wednesday following the firm's unveiling of the new phone.

Facebook Live, Periscope might help change privacy laws across the world, says a study.
Because of the ease with which users are able to share live video streams with Facebook Live

It's not a factory for mass-producing smartphones or other consumer products.

Google is expected to roll out its latest Android version – Android Nougat – tomorrow.
Google had announced last month Android Marshmallow is running on 13.3 per cent de

Xiaomi says it is seeing 10 per cent sales from offline channels in India.
Within a year of going offline in India, Chinese tech major Xiaomi is getting about 10 per cent of its sal

Apple has reported improvements in workforce diversity. (Image source: AP)
Apple Inc on Wednesday reported improvements in gender and ethnic diversity in June as the US technology c

Facebook Hardware Labs: Model maker Spencer Burns, looks over a globe under construction inside a 5 axis vertical milling machine during a tour of Area 404, the hardware R&D lab, at Faceb

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 features a dual edge curved display like the Galaxy S7 edge (Source: AP)
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone with dual edge curved display is finally here. Its sp

Facebook Messenger’s Secret Conversations has started rolling out to some users.
Facebook Messenger’s Secret Conversations, which introduces end-to-end encryption just

Apple reported improvements in gender and ethnic diversity in June as the US technology company stayed ahead of fellow Silicon Valley power houses Google and Facebook in hiring minorities.

Pictures show a defiant looking Pikachu with his arms folded standing on a cement base with a Pokeball on the side. The inscription "#POKEMONUMENT" is also written in the cement.

The Trai had reconsidered its original proposal after the Union Cabinet, on June 22, had referenced back the SUC issue to the sectoral regulator for its opinion.
The Cabinet on Wedn