Google will begin testing an alternative to passwords next month, in a move that could do away with complicated logins for good. The new feature, introduced to developers at the company’s I/O conference, is called the Trust API, and will initially be tested with “several very large financial institutions” inContinue Reading
Don’t know how much of this is true or if the time frame is accurate, but it provides much food for thought.Continue Reading
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is actually growing wings as it embarks this month on a never before space flight that would make history. The Indian space agency is all set to undertake the maiden launch of its very own indigenous version of a ‘space shuttle’, a fully made-in-India effort.Continue Reading
The Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) has commissioned a solar-powered boat that will soon be seen sailing on Kochi’s backwater country. The ferry, which will have a life-cycle of twenty years, has been designed and built by NavAlt Solar and Electric Boats. Come July, the boats will ferry passengers on theContinue Reading
Families living in filth without access to clean water or sanitary facilities, inhaling air that ranks among the most polluted in the world—all while lacking proper nutrition or medical care. That’s daily life in Dharavi, a slum that spans a 500-acre section of Mumbai. The slum, one of the world’sContinue Reading
It didn’t find little green men, but the Kepler space telescope has discovered 1,284 new planets outside our solar system — more than doubling the total number, NASA announced Tuesday. Of the new trove of 1,284, almost 550 could be rocky planets like Earth, based on their size. And nineContinue Reading
The UK capital’s public transport operator Transport for London (TfL) plans to run a trial of its ‘intelligent street’ concept in a traffic-free area just off Oxford Street in the city. The project will use solar and innovative kinetic power techniques to meet the street’s energy needs, with the long-termContinue Reading
MUMBAI: India has rejected a plan by Apple Inc to import used iPhones, two telecoms ministry officials said, a blow to the U.S. tech giant that has been seeking to revive waning sales of its flagship smartphones. Apple sells what it calls refurbished iPhones at a discount in some countries, includingContinue Reading
NEW YORK: Apple sees a “huge market potential” for its products in India and the technology giant is “really putting energy” in the country which will begin rolling out high-speed wireless networks this year, CEO Tim Cook said. “This is another huge one. India will be the most populous countryContinue Reading
MUMBAI: FastFilmz Media India, a digital start-up with headquarters in Bengaluru and London, has launched a subscription-driven movie streaming app called fastfilmz dedicated to South Indian films. The subscription fee has been priced at Rs 10 per week and Rs 30 a month. fastfilmz has been co-founded by Dominic CharlesContinue Reading
