BlackBerry Priv Android Apps Hit Google Play, 'Productivity Edge' Leaked

BlackBerry's much-anticipated Priv Android slider smartphone is now up for pre-orders at $699 (roughly Rs. 45,500), and is slated to begin shipping in the US starting November 6, 2015 Ahead of the release, some highlight features of the Priv are making it to the Internet and the latest in the series is the handset's 'Productivity Edge' or notifications...

Tim Peake set for first spacewalk by British astronaut

Tim Peake is to carry out the first ever spacewalk by a British astronaut, Nasa has confirmed. Mr Peake and Nasa astronaut Tim Kopra will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) on 15 January to replace a failed voltage regulator. Mr Peake launched on a Russian rocket on 15 December to begin a six-month stay on the orbiting outpost. This...

Gravitational waves from black holes detected

In a landmark discovery for physics and astronomy, scientists said Thursday they have glimpsed the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time that Albert Einstein predicted a century ago, reports AFP. When two black holes collided some 1.3 billion years ago, the joining of those two great masses sent forth...

Liquid water found on Mars: NASA

    A handout image made available by NASA on Sunday shows the dark narrow streaks called recurring slope lineae emanating out of the walls of Garni crater on Mars. The dark streaks are up to few hundred meters in length. They are hypothesized to be formed by flow of briny liquid water on Mars. AFP PHOTO Liquid water has been observed...

US tech giants concerned over 'digital protectionism' in EU

As American tech giants extend their global reach, fears are growing on their side of the Atlantic over trade barriers some see as "digital protectionism." While China has long been a difficult market for US firms to navigate, tensions have been rising with the European Union on privacy, antitrust and other issues, impacting tech firms such...

Yahoo Weather app gives warnings 15 minutes before rain or snow

Yahoo has released a new feature in the form of its Weather app. According to the Engadget, the app will send the users an alert 15 minutes before rain or snow is expected to start so the users have enough time to prepare. The new feature in the app takes readings from the barometric sensors in users' iOS devices. Yahoo says its Weather software...

Sony: Bracing for smartphone slowdown

Tawfique Infotech Online Desk : Sony Corp, widely regarded as a key supplier of image sensors for Apple Inc's iPhones, said it was bracing for a slowdown in the premium smartphone market after sales of its sensors fell in the third quarter, reports ‘The Times of India’. Videogame sales and cost cuts in Sony's flagging mobile unit pushed October-December...