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Experience the Milky Way in the biggest ever astronomical image containing 46 billion pixels
The team has assembled the individual images of the 268 sections into one comprehensive image- a 194 GB file- that contains images taken with different filters.
Twitter launches new tool for embedding tweets
The free new tool, Twitter Publish, enables users to arrange their embedded tweets into a far less clunky, better-looking display.
Mobile payments catching up but people still prefer physical cash, cards
The study finds that just 18 per cent of smartphone owners in the US and Canada are currently using their handsets to make payments on a weekly basis.
Flipkart appoints Samardeep Subandh as chief marketing officer
He will also be leading the social media communication charter for the company.
Facebook launches Instant Articles for iPhones
Users of the Facebook for iPhone app will now see a lightning bolt icon in the corner of some stories shared on their News Feed, indicating that those articles will load ten times faster when tapped.
Is that an alien civilization? Mysterious star stirs controversy
The star is located about 1,500 light-years from the Earth and has an odd light curve to it. However, scientists have said that it is 'bit of a stretch' to call it an alien immediately.
Anonymous hacker claims to have breached CIA director's personal email, posts documents online
The hacker also claimed to have breached a Comcast account belonging to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and released what appeared to be personal information.
Some DTC buses to get WiFi, CCTVs by December
Transport Minister Gopal Rai said that in the first phase, government will execute the project in some DTC buses, including AC and non-AC low floor buses.
Back off, tablets: PC companies plan a $70 million ad campaign
Rival PC makers Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo are joining forces with Microsoft and Intel to revive languishing PC sales with ads that don't promote specific brands. They'll be punctuated with the slogan, "PC does what?"
Google removes 'OK Google' voice search from Chrome for desktops
While the feature has been removed, the Chrome desktop version still supports voice search, albeit it now requires one to click on the mic icon first.
Online design service Canva aims to reach the 1 million user mark in India by end-2016
Canva provides ready-made templates and image editing tools online. It has both free and premium images available that people can use for making presentations, websites, print posters and the like.
Patent infringement of chip technology that cost Apple $862.4 million developed by Indo-American BITS graduates
Gurindar Sohi and Terani Vijaykumar, both electrical and electronics engineering graduates of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, were part of a four member team that developed the technology.
Google's 'direct answers' gets it wrong again. Suggests Narendra Modi was India's first Prime Minister
There have been numerous instances of Google's algorithms getting it wrong.
'Introducing the Mac': What if McDonald's advertised like Apple?
From the innovative ‘smart grease’ that helps users check where the fries have ever been to the obvious existence of sesame seeds on the burger bun ‘because we put them there,’ this video shows what exactly an Apple-like ad for the good old fries and burg...
HTC One M8 (Eye) with 13 MP camera available online at Rs 19,999
It is further offered with additional cashback and exchange offer discounts.
Twitter poaches Google's Omid Kordestani for executive chairman post
Kordestani, 51, joined Google as its 11th employee in 1999 and stayed for 10 years. After a few years away, he returned full-time in October 2014 as chief business officer.