Tag: Internet
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UN expresses alarm at internet blackout in Myanmar
Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications ordered all mobile providers to temporarily suspend services to nine towns in the states of Rakhine and Chin.
June 25, 2019 -
India, France pledge to fight misuse of internet for terror activities, radicalisation
The inter-governmental meeting was co-chaired by Henri Verdier, French Ambassador for Digital affairs, and Upender Singh Rawat, Joint Secretary in charge of e-Governance, Information Technology and Cyber Diplomacy at the Ministry of External Affairs.
June 21, 2019 -
Rohit Sharma raps Gully Boy track for daughter Samaira and wins the Internet
While he is a force that strikes fear in the hearts of bowlers on the cricket field, at home Sharma is just like any other another daddy to his baby girl.
March 24, 2019 -
Using public Wi-Fi at coffee shops can put you in soup
In a recent survey reported by Russia-based software security group Kaspersky Lab, 70 per cent of tablet owners and 53 per cent of smartphone/mobile phone owners stated that they use public Wi-Fi hotspots.
March 24, 2019 -
This Valentine’s Day photo of former Bhutan PM and his wife is winning the Internet
Tobgay, who was the Prime Minister of Bhutan from 2013 to 2018, is married to Tashi Dolma, who has accompanied him on many of his official foreign trips, including a visit to India in 2015.
February 14, 2019 -
Cut down on screen time
Using one's phone in moderation might be the answer to being a little happier.
September 26, 2018 -
31% of people get less than 7 hours of sleep; TV, phone main reasons behind insomnia: Survey
A major chunk of the supposedly-sleeping time is wasted away by people while watching television, working in bed, scrolling through the social media feeds and worrying about future.
August 11, 2018 -
Chatbots: Artificial service providers of tomorrow?
Chatbots are providing the increasingly digitised and virtual-friendly world with real-time and persoanlized customer-care services.
July 25, 2018 -
Memes: Millennials’ very own messenger-pigeons!
‘Meme’ has its foundations in the science of biology. The term was first coined by Biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene as “a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation”
July 16, 2018 -
Coding is as important as reading
Schools must move away from theoretical computer classes, and ask their students to use technology hands-on, writes Sampad Ghosh, a student of Class XI at The Levelfield School, Suri.
June 29, 2018 -
Internet existed during Mahabharata era: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday claimed that Internet and satellite communication existed in the days of Mahabharata. “Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata. Sanjaya (the charioteer of king Dhritarashtra) using the technology gave a detailed account and description to the blind king about the battle of …
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April 18, 2018 -
Going beyond traditional medium
With the rise of the Internet and various networks, digital marketing is the need of the hour for businesses looking to promote themselves. As consumers have become more tech-savvy and adept, entrepreneurs and digitally-enabled companies have expended considerable effort in building their brand through digital marketing platforms. India is projected to add half a billion …
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March 15, 2018 -
Twitter goes bonkers over this viral picture of a model!
Internet has found another optical illusion to amuse itself. Who can forget the ‘dress’ which got the netizens hooked over its colour? While some debated that the colour of the dress was white and golden, some saw the dress in Blue and Black colours. Then, came the flip-flops with the similar optical illusion about colours. …
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February 27, 2018 -
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 with first broadband internet satellites
SpaceX has completed another launch of its Falcon 9 rocket with first two prototype satellites of its global broadband internet-in-space project, Starlink, successfully deployed in orbit. “First two Starlink demo satellites, called Tintin A & B, deployed and communicating to Earth stations,” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted, Xinhua news agency reported. A used Falcon 9 …
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February 26, 2018 -
Cybercrimes cost businesses $600 billion globally: McAfee
Cybercrimes have cost businesses close to $600 billion globally – or 0.8 percent of the global GDP – which is up from $445 billion reported three years back, a report said on Thursday. The report by the global cybersecurity firm McAfee, prepared along with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said that over …
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February 23, 2018 -
Social media use may affect teenagers’ real life relationships
Even as effects of social media use on mental well-being is hotly debated, a new study says that spending too much time online can create problems in real life relationships of teenagers and vice versa. Results of a survey conducted by Professor Candice Odgers of University of California, Irvine and her colleagues showed teenagers from …
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February 23, 2018 -
SpaceX launches first two demo satellites for global broadband internet project on Falcon 9
US private flight company SpaceX on Thursday launched its first two test satellites for its global broadband internet in space project. A used Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying Spain’s PAZ, a radar-imaging satellite, and two SpaceX test satellites for global broadband, Xinhua news …
February 23, 2018