Fake Pokemon Go apps infiltrate Google Play store
A malicious gaming app called Pokemon Go Ultimate, the first "lockscreen" app has made its way onto the Google Play store, said software security company ESET.
Jul 17, 2016, 20:28 PM IST
City birds angrier, more aggressive than rural birds
Birds that live in suburban areas exhibit significantly higher levels of territorial aggression than those in the countryside, says a study that shed light on the effects of human population expansion on wildlife.
Jul 17, 2016, 18:26 PM IST
Social media use hampering kid's moral development
More than half of the parents in Britain think that excess exposure to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is hampering their little ones moral development and progress.
Jul 17, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
Boeing using Google Glass to build airplanes: Report
Tech giant Google's augmented reality (AR) eyewear Google Glass may not have worked among real life consumers but the device is helping US aircraft manufacturing company Boeing build airplanes, media reported this week.
Jul 17, 2016, 12:56 PM IST
Happy cows give you more nutritious milk
When cows are happy, they produce more nutritious milk with higher levels of calcium, new research suggests.
Jul 16, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube blocked in Turkey
Turkey Blocks, a Twitter account that regularly checks if sites were being blocked in the country, reported at 11.04 p.m., that Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were all unresponsive, TechCrunch reported.
Jul 16, 2016, 12:49 PM IST
NASA's next Mars rover set for 2020 launch
The US space agency is ready to proceed with the final design and construction of its next Mars rover, currently targeted to launch in the summer of 2020 and arrive on the Red Planet in February 2021, NASA said.
Hillary Clinton is using Pokémon Go to register voters
The game, which came out on July 6, encourages users to walk around and visit "PokéStops" where they can acquire items for the game like Poké Balls and "gyms" where they can fight against other players.
Jul 16, 2016, 09:26 AM IST
'Women with PCOS highly prone to diabetes'
Women suffering from Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a problem in which a woman's hormones are imbalanced, are highly prone to diabetes, according to the new findings of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Jul 16, 2016, 08:59 AM IST
E-cigarettes can reduce mortality rate by 21 percent, reveals study
Evidence has suggested that increased use of e-cigarette can dramatically decrease cigarette smoking among youth and young adults, the researchers said, adding that vaping is likely to provide positive health benefits that outweigh the harm.
NASA's next Mars Rover discussion on Facebook Live
The scientists will talk about the significant step the agency is taking on Mars 2020's journey to Mars, proceeding with final design and construction of the robotic explorer, NASA wrote in a blog.
Jul 15, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
Facebook makes modest progress on workplace diversity
Revealing the LGBT workforce data at its premises for the first time, Facebook on Thursday released its diversity report, announcing a modest increase in the number of women and minority employees and highlighting lack of talent to fulfill its diversity goals.
Copy of Pokemon Go tops charts in China
The world's latest favourite smartphone game Pokemon Go might never release in China owing to strict censorship and other technical problems but a clone called City Spirit Go, is now topping charts in the country.
Jul 15, 2016, 13:27 PM IST
Red meat consumption elevates kidney failure risk
A new study has furnished a fact that excess consumption of red meat can increase the risk of kidney failure.
Jul 15, 2016, 13:07 PM IST
'Organic' computers come closer to reality
The Lomonosov MSU researchers in collaboration with their German colleagues from the Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden (Leibniz Institute) managed to find a molecule that, to their opinion, could give the impetus to the development of organic electronics.
Jul 15, 2016, 11:44 AM IST
France terror attack: Social networking giant Facebook activates safety check tool
A large truck moved through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing at least 80 people after which the Mark Zuckerberg-owned Facebook turned it on.
Jul 15, 2016, 10:44 AM IST
India certified as maternal and neonatal tetanus free by WHO
At an event organised in the capital city, the World Health Organisation presented India the certificates declaring elimination of yaws, maternal and neonatal tetanus.
Jul 15, 2016, 09:35 AM IST
Zika epidemic likely to peter out within 3 years
"The current explosive epidemic will burn itself out due to a phenomenon called herd immunity," said Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial's School of Public Health.
Jul 15, 2016, 09:08 AM IST
Protein that may help in killing HIV virus identified
The research claims that this protein has the potential to force the virus out of hiding and poison them on their way out, which can in turn lead to potential treatments for the deadly disease.
Jul 14, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Korean researchers come up with octopus-inspired smart adhesive sensors
A team of Korean researchers from Ulsan National Institute Of Science And Technology (UNIST) and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has come up with a flexible pressure sensor by mimicking the suction cups on octopus's tentacles.
Jul 14, 2016, 13:45 PM IST
