Technology, Mobiles tabs, 5th May 2018, News & Stories from India

Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 | Last Update : 10:51 AM IST

Technology Mobiles & Tabs 05 May 2018

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 05 May 2018 Page-4

Two people were abducted and later shot dead allegedly by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. (Representational Image)

Two civilians abducted, killed by LeT militants in J&K

Militants barged into houses of Ghulam Hassan and Bashir Ahmad and abducted them. Later the two were allegedly shot dead by LeT militants.

05 May 2018 11:18 AM

Composition dealers and dealers having nil transaction shall have a facility to file quarterly return.

GST Council announces simplified return filing process

A taxpayer shall be also given user-friendly IT interface and offline IT tool to upload the invoices.

05 May 2018 11:09 AM

New Delhi approved Monsanto’s GM cotton seed trait, the only lab-altered crop allowed in India.

Monsanto appeals to India's SC over GM cotton patents

Monsanto’s GM cotton seed technology went on to dominate 90 perc ent of India’s cotton acreage.

05 May 2018 11:02 AM

Encounter underway in Srinagar's Chattabal area where two terrorists are holed up inside a house. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

One of 2 terrorists holed up inside house in Srinagar's Chattabal gunned down

Security forces launched a search operation in Tabela Chattabal in Safakadal following inputs about presence of terrorists.

05 May 2018 11:01 AM

The White House announced that Trump will host Moon at the White House on May 22, in talks aimed at demonstrating allied unity before the Trump-Kim summit. (Photo: AP)

Date, location set for summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un: Trump

The White House has said the first meeting ever between sitting US and North Korean leaders could take place in the coming weeks.

05 May 2018 10:54 AM

Police say the vehicle was in autonomous mode but there was an occupant in the driver's seat. (representative image)

Google self-driving car Waymo hits another car

The incident happened Friday afternoon when a Honda sedan swerved to avoid hitting another car.

05 May 2018 10:54 AM

Police produce Vijay Singh, who allegedly shot dead Assistant Town and Country Planning officer Shail Bala Sharma during an anti-demolition drive on May 1, in a court in Kasauli on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

He was mentally upset, on medication: Mother of man who killed Kasauli officer

On Tuesday, Vijay Singh Thakur allegedly killed assistant town planner Shail Bala Sharma, who was leading demolition drive in Kasauli.

05 May 2018 10:51 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea on April 28. (Photo: AP)

North Korea resets its clock, rejoins South Korea's time zone

'The time-resetting is first practical step taken after historic summit meeting for North and South to become one,' said official.

05 May 2018 10:44 AM

The ISOCELL Plug & Play solution can save up to four months of development time for manufacturers.

Samsung announces new 16MP camera sensor

Tetracell technology and 1.0μm pixel size enable sleekly designed smartphones to take more vivid pictures in darker environments.

05 May 2018 10:28 AM

The Mirage Solo puts everything you need for mobile VR in a single device.

After Facebook, Google releases Lenovo standalone VR headset, camera

Both Lenovo Mirage Solo and Mirage Camera are available for purchase now.

05 May 2018 10:17 AM

You train it on millions of examples of spam, making small corrections until it can pick out the pattern on its own.

Did you know you are using AI in 13 different ways?

The ability to learn patterns, called machine learning, makes your life easier in many ways.

05 May 2018 9:47 AM

Google says applications under the new system will open by the end of May, with approval taking up to five days.

Google to verify identity of US political ad buyers

Google will need a copy of government-issued ID and the disclosure of who is paying for the ad.

05 May 2018 9:39 AM

Meghan will change into another dress for a second, black-tie evening reception thrown by Prince Charles at Frogmore House in the grounds of Windsor Great Park.

Meghan Markle's wedding dress revealed

Royal bride will wear hand-stitched, beaded USD 135,000 wedding dress made by British couturiers Ralph & Russo.

05 May 2018 9:37 AM

You can get a good password by combining two or more words, such as "rocketcalendar." Sprinkle in some numerals and punctuation marks, and make some of those letters in caps, and you've got a strong password.

Twitter forces password reset: How to pick a new password

The company is recommending a change as a precaution.

05 May 2018 9:30 AM

In this image released by NASA, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket with NASA's InSight onboard awaits launch, Friday, May 4, 2018, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket is set to launch early Saturday. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

Spacecraft for detecting 'Marsquakes' set for rare California launch

The Mars InSight probe is due for liftoff on Saturday before dawn from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

05 May 2018 9:26 AM

Apple sued Qualcomm early last year, contesting the San Diego-based chipmaker’s licensing practices and asking for those rebate payments back.

Qualcomm to depose Apple services chief Eddy Cue

Cook and Cue are regular attendees of a media mogul conference held each year in Sun Valley, Idaho.

05 May 2018 9:21 AM

Once past Mars, WALL-E and EVE will remain in an elliptical orbit around the sun, together for years to come. But they won't work for long.

NASA spacecraft will have company all the way to Mars

Atlas V rocket set to launch early morning from California with the Mars InSight lander.

05 May 2018 9:17 AM

Good hand hygiene is needed to prevent sepsis, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition that can result from the body's response to infection. (Photo: Pixabay)

World Hand Hygiene Day: Everything you need to know

Good hand hygiene helps stop spread of infection, control risk of bacterial mutations and makes health care significantly more efficient.

05 May 2018 9:10 AM

Screenshots of comments after Dave Michener left for heavenly abode.

Walt Disney animator Dave Michener passes away at 85, Twitter mourns

Michener died on February 15 at his Los Angeles home due to a virus, said his wife Donna.

05 May 2018 9:06 AM

Such an intervention could potentially help older people recovering from gastrointestinal infections or cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the researchers said. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fasting may boost stem cell regeneration, says study

Study provided evidence that fasting induces a metabolic switch in the intestinal stem cells, from utilizing carbohydrates to burning fat.

05 May 2018 8:56 AM

4 of 10

Columns

Anita Katyal