Internet
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First-born children are more intelligent: Blame your parents for that
Lifestyle | Feb 14, 2017, 10:38 AM ISTFirst-born children are smarter and tend to have superior thinking skills, quoted a research. First kids are also richer, better educated, and have higher IQ’s. According to the researchers at the University of Edinburgh,
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Alert! Watching Netflix can lead to breakup
Lifestyle | Feb 13, 2017, 05:04 PM ISTGetting secret vibes from your partner? Probably it’s the perfect time to take a call. Trusting your significant other blindly can sometimes come back to equally hurt you, especially when it comes to watching Netflix.
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A Bathroom Selfie That Created Yet Another Optical Illusion; Internet Goes Berserk
Blah | Jan 04, 2017, 07:54 PM ISTYou might remember that Blue/ Golden dress confusion that created such an optical illusion that people all over the internet went crazy. {img-84688} Now a similar picture has surfaced the internet of a teenage girl
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Around 95 crore Indians to still come online: Study
Dec 26, 2016, 06:57 PM ISTDespite cheapest data plans in the world and average retail prices of smartphones dropping steadily, nearly 950 million Indians still don’t have an Internet connection, a joint study by Assocham-Deloitte found. "Internet penetration is increasing
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India ranks 6th in cybercrime; trails Nepal, B'desh in download speed
India | Dec 23, 2016, 11:44 AM ISTit has been found that the country figures poorly in the global cyber stakes.
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TRAI recommends limited free data for rural areas every month, estimates cost of Rs 600 cr
Dec 19, 2016, 11:46 PM ISTTRAI has recommended government to fund around 100 MB data per month for rural consumers and mooted introduction of third party platforms to provide free internet in a non-discriminatory manner to promote digital economy.
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Facebook's solar-powered internet drone crash-landed due to wind
Dec 17, 2016, 05:31 PM ISTSocial networking mammoth Facebook’s solar-powered internet drone Aquila crashed during its inaugural test flight in Yuma, according to a report on Saturday. Aquila has been designed to beam internet to remote parts of the world.
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Paytm goes ‘net-less’, users no longer need internet connection to transact
Dec 07, 2016, 05:20 PM ISTLeading Indian e-wallet firm Paytm today announced that it has expanded its reach to non-internet users by launching a toll free number – 1800-1800-1234 to pay and receive money instantly and also recharge their mobile
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Arvind Kejriwal’s driver has a verified Twitter account
National | Dec 02, 2016, 08:37 PM ISTSocial networking has emerged as an essential medium to express perspectives in individuals' lives today. Individuals share their views and make exchanges on the online networking. However, a precious blue tick mark signifying that you
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Mobile internet services restored in Kashmir after four months
India | Nov 19, 2016, 01:39 AM ISTMobile Internet services on postpaid connections were restored tonight in Kashmir four months after these services were snapped due to the unrest in the Valley. Mobile Internet services, which were snapped on July 15, have
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Reliance Industries joins hands with GE to boost digital transformation in IoT space
Nov 18, 2016, 01:46 PM ISTReliance Industries Limited (RIL) and US global conglomerate GE on Thursday announced a global partnership in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) space to boost digital transformation.
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5G will have 550 million users by 2022; India, US to lead the way: report
Nov 15, 2016, 05:58 PM ISTA fresh forecast has put North America and India at the top in Asia Pacific region in terms of maximum 5G users by 2022. In all, the subscription for the faster internet service will go
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India's internet freedom declining, report says
Nov 14, 2016, 09:18 PM ISTIndia may have overtook the US to become the world’s second largest internet consumer base behind China last year, but freedom of the internet is on the decline in the country, offsetting gains made in
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AIIMS launches special psychiatric OPD for ‘internet addicts’
India | Oct 26, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started a special psychiatric OPD for people who are addicted to social media, online games or the internet in general.
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Google, Facebook team up to build first direct submarine cable system connection to Asia
Oct 13, 2016, 07:19 PM ISTTwo internet giants Google and Facebook have teamed up with the Pacific Light Data Communications company and TE SubCom to build the first direct submarine cable system between Los Angeles and Hong Kong in efforts
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Chinese government mulls ban on online gaming after midnight, may open rehabs for addicts
World | Oct 08, 2016, 05:56 PM ISTThe Chinese government is mulling to ban people under the age of 18 years from playing online games after midnight. Youth indulging more in the world of gaming has alarmed the government to think
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Airtel announces free incoming calls on international roaming, offers on some data plans
Sep 28, 2016, 02:27 PM ISTBharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its new International Roaming (IR) packs for the ease of customers travelling abroad.
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IoT can facilitate 5G launch in India with rest of the world, says Telecom secretary J S Deepak
Sep 07, 2016, 06:19 PM ISTAfter India’s inclusion with the rest of the world in terms of the rollout of 4G services, the country now stands to get 5G technology as it enters an era of Internet of Things (IoT),
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One out of three Indians put personal data at risk while travelling, reveals study
Aug 31, 2016, 12:49 PM ISTA globally study by Intel Security found that over 30% Indians while travelling, access or share sensitive information using public Wi- Fi, putting their personal information like credit card details and work mails at risk
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Watch video: Boss passes pen mouth-to-mouth to female employees
World | Aug 09, 2016, 02:55 PM ISTIn a bizarre video footage, that recently went viral, female employees at a Chinese company can be seen passing a pen to their male boss using their mouths.