Trump Tower becomes 'Dump Tower' on Google Maps

Published On: November 27, 2016 02:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov 27: Someone renamed Donald Trump's midtown Manhattan building on Google Maps, and the new moniker isn't very flattering.

Long bank queues in India? There’s an app for that!

Published On: November 24, 2016 11:03 AM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Huge bank queues have become an ubiquitous sight across India after the government suddenly withdrew the two highest denomination notes from circulation two weeks ago — but now you can hire-a-queuer online.

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Nov 23:  It only takes a few seconds for an employee of one of the world's leading hacking companies to take a locked smartphone and pull the data from it.

The top 5 iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Published On: November 23, 2016 01:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press

App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 20, 2016:

Instagram introduces live video, vanishing direct messages

Published On: November 22, 2016 03:59 PM NPT By: Agencies

Facebook-owned Instagram ramped up the pressure on Snapchat on Monday, adding ephemeral live video broadcasts and vanishing direct messages.

Nokia to re-enter the smartphone business in 2017

Published On: November 22, 2016 11:45 AM NPT By: IANS

Nokia is planning to re-enter the smartphone business in 2017, a slide from Nokia's capital markets day 2016 has revealed.

Facebook fixing fake news problem with CEO at trade summit

Published On: November 20, 2016 02:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LIMA, Peru, Nov 20: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urged world leaders meeting in Peru on Saturday to help get more people online to improve global living standards while separately announcing new measures to cut down on fake news stories on the social network that some suggest could have helped sway the U.S. presidential election.

After Facebook, hike messenger now copies Snapchat features

Published On: November 18, 2016 02:43 PM NPT By: IANS

In a direct threat to Snapchat, India's first homegrown messaging app hike messenger on Thursday rolled out three new features — Stories, a built-in camera and live filters — and withdrew "Timeline" feature that was rolled out last year.

China astronauts return from month-long space station stay

Published On: November 18, 2016 12:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, Nov 18:  A pair of Chinese astronauts have returned from a month-long stay in the country's space station, China's sixth and longest crewed mission to date.

SpaceX seeks U.S. approval for internet-via-satellite network

Published On: November 17, 2016 09:53 AM NPT By: Reuters

Private rocket launch service SpaceX is requesting government approval to operate a massive satellite network that would provide high-speed, global internet coverage, according to newly filed documents with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.