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Gmail turns 15: Smart compose, schedule send, and more coming today

California [USA], April 1 (ANI): Fifteen years ago, Google introduced its web-based email service, Gmail. The free service offered more storage than competing services back in 2004. As the search giant marks the 15th anniversary of its very popular product, there are a handful of new features which are also making their way into Gmail.

2019-04-01T15:32:47.900673+00:00 IST

Microsoft's entry-level Surface Book 2 now packs more power

Washington [USA], April 1 (ANI): Microsoft has added more power to the base model of its Surface Book 2. The 13.5-inch model is now listed on the official website with a quad-core 8th-gen Intel i5 processor.

2019-04-01T15:32:31.885966+00:00 IST

Facebook removes accounts related to inauthentic behaviour from India, Pakistan

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI): In its latest efforts at curbing the nuisance of spam and inauthentic behaviour that is rampant on its platform, Facebook has announced to have removed more than 600 pages or accounts from India, and more than 100 pages or account from Pakistan.

2019-04-01T15:28:19.966257+00:00 IST

Valve teases its own Valve Index VR headset

Washington [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): Valve quietly announced its all new VR headset called Valve Index. The company posted an image of the headset on its website with scarce details and promise of more information in May.

2019-03-30T18:16:42.625639+00:00 IST

Amazon opens up Alexa blueprints to help enterprises build voice apps for employees

Washington [USA], Mr 29 (ANI): Amazon has announced Alexa for Business for companies to build voice skills exclusive to their office employees. If you are enterprise, you can use the tool to create voice apps accessible to your employees, without having to write code.

2019-03-29T18:24:47.530320+00:00 IST

Will you sign up for NASA's USD 19,000 bed rest study?

Washington [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): If you couldn't get a job at NASA, this is the time to try your luck, rather oversleeping capabilities, as the space agency is conducting an unusual experiment to improve the lives of its astronauts.

2019-03-29T18:24:30.021259+00:00 IST

What controversy? Huawei is making billions

Shenzhen [China], Mar 29 (ANI): Huawei may seem like a troubled company on the outside but have a look at its latest financial results and it is anything but thriving.

2019-03-29T17:20:39.047499+00:00 IST

Making self-driving cars safer on roads

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): While we wait for self-driving cars to become a part of our everyday reality, safety issues could bring the autonomous dream to a screeching halt. A recent study tackles a long-standing problem for autonomous vehicle developers: testing the system's perception algorithms, which allow the car to "understand" what it "sees."

2019-03-29T13:30:57.017270+00:00 IST

UPS launches drone airline to deliver medical samples

Washington [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): In one of the first efforts towards commercialising drone delivery in the US, the United Postal Service (UPS) and Matternet are set to launch a new drone airline to deliver medical samples.

2019-03-28T17:23:14.768164+00:00 IST

Apple rolls out watchOS 5.2 with ECG feature in Hong Kong and Europe

California [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): Apple has started rolling out watch OS 5.2 which includes the ECG app bundled with irregular heartbeat detection features in regions other than the US.

2019-03-28T17:14:34.945444+00:00 IST

NASA cancels first all-female spacewalk over ill-fitting spacesuit

Washington [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): It is easy for women to change dresses even at the last minute before going out if something doesn't fit right. However, for International Space Station astronauts an ill-fitted spacesuit marred what would have been a historic all-women spacewalk.

2019-03-26T17:21:37.058918+00:00 IST

McDonald's to acquire big data firm for USD 300 million: Report

Illinois [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): Do big data and fast food go together? If you ask McDonald's, then answer would be yes. The fast-food chain is reportedly acquiring a Tel Aviv-based big data firm Dynamic Yield for a whopping USD 300 million.

2019-03-26T17:21:26.296887+00:00 IST

Uber acquires rival Careem for USD 3.1 billion to expand in Middle East

San Francisco [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): Uber has confirmed that it is acquiring its Middle East rival Careem in a deal worth USD 3.1 billion

2019-03-26T16:53:01.154830+00:00 IST

Nintendo to launch two new Switch consoles this year: Report

Kyoto Prefecture [Japan], Mar 25 (ANI): Nintendo is reportedly planning to introduce two new Switch gaming consoles as early as this summer.

2019-03-25T15:50:50.641360+00:00 IST

New ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential wider usage

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): New ankle exoskeleton, developed by Vanderbilt mechanical engineers, is lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive which could be widely used among elderly people, those with impaired lower-leg muscle strength and workers whose jobs require substantial walking or running.

2019-03-23T13:27:19.725808+00:00 IST

Android bug allowed hackers to spy on you over five years

California [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): A high severity bug reportedly went undetected and had been infecting Android devices since 2013.

2019-03-22T18:27:57.342427+00:00 IST

Facebook bug exposed your passwords in plaintext

California [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): Facebook acknowledged that a bug caused hundreds of millions of user passwords, some dating back to 2012, to be stored as readable text internally.

2019-03-22T18:27:45.298317+00:00 IST

USPS celebrates 50th anniversary of NASA's first moon landing with special stamps

Washington [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): 50 years ago, NASA's Apollo 11 lunar mission made a successful attempt at landing on the surface of the moon.

2019-03-22T18:27:24.466143+00:00 IST

Microsoft successfully translates digital information into DNA

Washington [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): In the future, you will be storing data not into megabytes or gigabytes, but into DNA. In what comes as a significant achievement, Microsoft and researchers from the University of Washington have been able to translate digital information into DNA and then back to bits.

2019-03-22T17:36:53.883655+00:00 IST

Apple releases new AirPods with Siri and wireless charging support

California [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): After announcing its refreshed iPads, Apple has now rolled out its second-generation AirPods. The wireless earbuds are now improved in terms of features and capabilities.

2019-03-20T15:56:51.928231+00:00 IST

Amazon introduces new Kindle with self-illuminated screen

Washington [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): Amazon launched an all-new entry-level Kindle that now boasts a self-illuminated screen. It costs USD 90, which is higher than the predecessor that was launched back in 2016.

2019-03-20T15:56:44.848016+00:00 IST