Software
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McAfee antivirus software creator John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
World | Jun 24, 2021, 07:55 AM ISTJohn McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official has said.
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67% Indians find no harm in delaying software updates: Report
Technology | May 21, 2021, 06:47 PM ISTWhile cyber crimes are on the rise, 67 per cent of Indian users think there is no harm in delaying software update, giving hackers ample time to break into their devices and steal their data.
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Centre will use 'Turnitin' software to curb Ph.D plagiarism: Javadekar
Education | Jun 24, 2018, 11:53 PM ISTHe also said that those people whose dissertations have plagiarised content would not get the doctorate degree in the coming days.
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WhatsApp won’t work on these platforms post December 31: Here’s what this means
Technology | Dec 26, 2017, 11:33 AM ISTWhatsApp will drop support for ‘BlackBerry OS’, ‘BlackBerry 10’, ‘Windows Phone 8.0’ and older platforms from December 31, 2017.
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Adobe is killing off the infamous Flash, Internet's happy and relieved
Tech Auto | Jul 26, 2017, 04:44 PM ISTAfter the MS Paint shocker by Microsoft a few days back, Adobe announced it will stop releasing updates for Flash and web browsers will no longer support it after 2020.
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MS Paint to die in Windows 10 update, Internet is aghast
Tech Auto | Jul 24, 2017, 11:33 PM ISTMicrosoft Paint: Time to say goodbye to the image editing tool that helped a generation with their computer art and school work. RIP Paint, we will miss you.
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Global software giants to emerge from India in 5-10 years, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Jan 05, 2017, 05:20 PM ISTGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai who is currently in India on a work and personal visit is exuded confidence in India’s development and hoped that the country would dish out big global software companies in the
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Over 10 lakh Google accounts compromised by malicious ‘Gooligan’ malware: Report
Dec 01, 2016, 12:52 PM ISTa malicious software, Gooligan, designed to attack Android smartphones, has breached the accounts of more than a million Google users – thought to be the largest Google account breach to date.
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Delhi govt to lift ban on retrofitting on CNG kits, transport department to come up with new software to keep records
India | Sep 28, 2016, 10:04 PM ISTAs the transport department is planning to come up with software that will keep records of the sold kits, the Delhi government said on Wednesday that the ban on retrofitting of CNG kits in 'in-use'
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Apple introduces Siri to Mac systems to offer new features
Sep 21, 2016, 11:44 AM ISTmacOS Sierra, the latest major release of the world's most advanced desktop operating system, is now available as a free update, Apple has announced, adding that macOS Sierra now brings Siri to the Mac systems.
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WOW! This new computer software can copy your handwriting
World | Aug 15, 2016, 01:24 PM ISTJust like there are no two people with the same fingerprints or personalities, there are no two people with the same handwriting which varies from person to person. However, a team of researchers at
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Black money: Government plans software to track PAN transactions
Oct 13, 2015, 09:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government is set to unveil an ambitious PAN activity monitoring and analysis software tool that will enable Income Tax department to check transactions history of a person country-wide and help sleuths in effective
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Greek crisis: India's software and engineering exports may take a hit
Jun 29, 2015, 11:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Greece witnessing a full-blown economic crisis, India's software and engineering exports may take a hit and the country may also face larger capital outflows due to a weaker euro, industry and government
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Facebook to now help spot malware on computers
Jun 25, 2015, 07:09 AM ISTNew York: Social networking giant Facebook has partnered security software firm Kasperky to help its users detect and clean malware from their computers.Malware' is an umbrella term used to refer to computer viruses, worms, trojan
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Opera software launches opera max data management app in India and Bangladesh
Jun 17, 2015, 01:37 PM ISTOpera Software, recently launched a wonderful app called Opera Max in India and Bangladesh. Opera max is a free, data-management & data-saving app that extends a user data plan.With Opera Max, a user can easily
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Indian-descent software engineer shares Pulitzer Prize
India | Apr 22, 2015, 10:23 AM ISTNew York: A software engineer of Indian descent shared The Wall Street Journal's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in growing recognition of the importance of using information technology tools for reporting as well as for
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Social networking platform to help insomniacs
Lifestyle | Dec 22, 2014, 06:58 PM ISTLondon: An expert from Loughborough University in Britain has developed a social network platform called 'Sleepful' to help insomniacs access online a promising "talking therapy".Called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), the therapy is based
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Software that makes internet search relevant for you
Jun 13, 2014, 11:32 PM ISTWashington: Have your ever felt riled at the irrelevant and unwanted results a search engine throws in response to your query?Don't worry. A new computer programme developed by scientists - including an Indian-origin researcher -
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8K Miles Software net profit surges 60% to Rs 2.76 crore
Jun 03, 2014, 06:39 PM ISTMumbai: 8K Miles Software Services, the Silicon Valley-based cloud computing major, today reported a 60 per cent rise in March quarter consolidated net profit to Rs 2.76 crore.The company said had it not been for
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Believe it or not: Software that lets children to see their adulthood
World | Apr 13, 2014, 08:12 AM ISTNew Delhi: We had heard about time travel machines in movies, but what if something like that could be done in real?The University of Washington has developed software that can generate images of a child