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Texting, Calling at Dinner Table More Appropriate Than Using Facebook
People's attitudes about whether or not you should be using a mobile phone at mealtimes depends heavily on what you are doing, and who else is at the table.
WhatsApp Launches Desktop Apps for Windows, Mac OS
Because the app runs natively on your desktop, you'll have support for native desktop notifications.
Microsoft to Address UN Security Council on 'Digital Terror'
It will be the first time that a technology company will address the Security Council.
Philips Likely to Sell its Lighting Division in IPO
Since 2014 Philips said it has been examining its options, hesitating between a straight sale of its core lighting business and an IPO.
Watch: Mesmerising 'Drone Ballet' in Front of Mount Fuji
In an unusual collaboration, over 20 LED-encrusted Sky Magic drones gave a live performance in front of Mount Fuji with 16,500 lights adding to the audio visual extravaganza.
Devotees Visiting Golden Temple to Get Free WiFi Access
The service would not be available inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and the marbled area around the water pond, keeping religious ethics in view.
Want Students to Excel? Provide Them With Laptops
In addition to improved scores on standardised tests, the benefits of successful laptop programmes include an improved writing process.
Apple Executive Insists It's Not an iPhone but 'iPhone Phone'
In a Twitter conversation, Schiller explains that 'One need never pluralise Apple product names. Ex: Mr. Evans used two iPad Pro devices' and not iPads or iPad Pros.
'Best Foods for Acid Reflux', 'Waffle Recipe', 'How to Cut a Mango' Top Google Food Searches
Over the last decade, as smartphones have become less an accessory and more an extension of hands, consumers have increasingly turned to Google to ask which foods are most nutritious and which are best for the brain, skin, energy and sleep.
Explore: Mars in 360° Through the Eyes of NASA's Curiosity Rover
Take a look around Mars through the eyes of a space rover using a 360° video that NASA has published online.
Can Bots Turn Facebook into an Online Mall?
It's far from clear that people really want to go shopping on the social network.
ISRO to Launch IRNSS-1G Today
The 44.4 metre tall IRNSS-1G has a lift-off mass of 1,425 kg and would be launched in sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub GTO). It has a 12 year mission life.
YouTube to Start Showing 'Bumper Ads' That You Can't Skip
Described as 'little haikus of video ads', the new bumper ads of six seconds will not be skippable.
Theremin: The World's First Electronic Musical Instrument
The theremin is played without actually touching any part of the instrument.
Snapchat's Bob Marley-like Filter Sparks Backlash
The filter, which lets users to give themselves dread locks and digital blackface, was launched on April 20, a counterculture holiday that celebrates cannabis. Snapchat said the filter was created together with the Bob Marley estate.