Facebook working on Snapchat-like Discover feature

Published On: December 4, 2016 10:14 AM NPT By: IANS

NEW YORK, Dec 3: In yet another attempt to take on photo sharing mobile service Snapchat, Facebook is working on a new feature which will showcase lists of curated content from publishers directly in the News Feed.

LALITPUR, Dec 2: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has insisted that the NAST should play a noticeable role in the development of science and technology.

Next Gen Nokia smartphones coming in early 2017

Published On: December 2, 2016 12:45 PM NPT By: IANS

HELSINKI, Dec 1: Finnish company HMD Global on Thursday announced that it would bring a new generation of mobile phones to consumers, with the first smartphone product set to be launched in the first half of 2017 along side the existing Nokia branded feature phone business.

Android users more humble, honest than iPhone users: Study

Published On: December 1, 2016 06:05 PM NPT By: Agencies

A new study has found that iPhone users may be lacking in some character traits in contrast with Android users, Independent reported.

Got a java head? Some gift ideas for coffee lovers

Published On: December 1, 2016 11:47 AM NPT By: Associated Press

Coffee lovers can also be lovers of other things, clearly, but the true java head surely wouldn’t scoff at a related gift.

GoPro to cut 15% workforce in restructuring effort

Published On: November 30, 2016 11:45 PM NPT By: Techcrunch

GoPro has announced the company will cut 200 jobs, about 15% of its global workforce. The company says this will reduce its 2017 non-GAAP operating expenses to about $650 million and will help the company fulfill CEO Nick Woodman’s stated goal of returning the company to profitbility in 2017.

VR offers television producers ‘Hollywood in a box’

Published On: November 30, 2016 11:30 PM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

On a soundstage no bigger than a large bedroom a cameraman takes up various angles to film a helicopter that isn’t there, landing in a field that isn’t there either. Until recently, virtual reality was the preserve of the gaming crowd but producers say the technology is on the cusp of a boom which could change forever the way television is made.

Taiwanese teenagers win World Robot Olympiad in India

Published On: November 30, 2016 11:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Whizzing around a green felt table chasing a soccer ball beaming infrared light, the boxy robot shoots and scores and wins its Taiwanese teenage creators first prize at this year’s student robot games.

Drones are mapping Indian cities where they’re allowed

Published On: November 30, 2016 11:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

Officials in one of India’s fastest growing cities are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to update land records in a pilot project that could be rolled out across the country if rules governing the use of drones were simpler, authorities said.

Facebook users can now play Pac-Man on Messenger app

Published On: November 30, 2016 11:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

The social network on Tuesday rolled out a feature that allows users to play hugely popular games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders, the company's latest attempt to get users spend more time on its messaging app.