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Cambodian Opposition Leader Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail over Facebook Post
Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy was sentenced to five years in prison in absentia for posting a fake government pledge to dissolve the Southeast Asian country's border with Vietnam.
Schoolkids Most Vulnerable to Online Bullying in India
The Telenor India WebWise survey by Norwegian telecom giant Telenor analysed internet usage and access patterns of children across schools in 13 cities, involving 2,727 students.
Snapchat Acquiring Israeli AR Start-up Cimagine
Cimagine will become Snapchat's research and development centre in Israel.
Data Requests From Indian Government Increased in 2016 First Half: Facebook
Facebook restricted access to 2,034 pieces of content "in response to legal requests from law enforcement agencies and the India Computer Emergency Response Team within the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology," the company said in its re...
Snapchat Now Lets You Play Games With Your Face
Snapchat is offering a new game called Santa's Helper in which a user's face is placed in the elf body and then by tilting the device back and forth, the user can steer down a ski slope, collecting presents and avoiding hurdles.
Nokia vs Apple: Nokia Shares Fall on Patent Dispute With Apple
Nokia's patent licence contract with Apple expires at the end of the year. This week, both sides have taken legal action - with Nokia accusing Apple of violating some technology patents and Apple complaining of being overcharged - suggesting a new deal wi...
Cisco India Unveils Three Cyber Security Initiatives
Cisco will open a new Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Pune which will provide services ranging from monitoring and management to comprehensive threat solutions and hosted security that can be customised.
Gaana-Music App Crosses 50 Million Downloads
Gaana has also launched a promotion where participants can engage with the brand by recording a video while singing its jingle – “Bas Bajne chahiye gaana” to win free phones during the celebration period this entire month.
Super Mario Game Sets Download Record But Nintendo Shares Lose
Nintendo shares have lost 11 percent since the launch as the latest game to feature Nintendo's princess-rescuing Italian plumber received negative reviews from users mainly complaining about its $9.99 one-time cost, rather than the usual model of paying s...
Governments Cannot Force Telecom Firms to Store All Data, Says EU court
Attacks in Europe from France to Belgium - and, on Monday, in Berlin - have reinforced calls for security agencies to be given greater powers, while privacy advocates say mass retention of data is ineffective in the fight against such crimes.
Top 5 Moto Phones Under Rs 16,000 in 2016
Lenovo-owned Moto launched the Moto M on December 13 a starting price of Rs 15,999.
Apple is Now Selling Refurbished Apple Watches
According to a report in the Verge on Tuesday, most of the discounts range from around 14 to 16 percent.
Watch Video: Here's How Mark Zuckerberg is Using Jarvis AI to Control His Home
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has created his own Jarvis AI (Artificial Intelligence) like in Iron Man to control his home.
BlackBerry to Open Autonomous Driving Research Centre
After a detour where QNX's industrial-focused software was used to reinvent the now-discarded BlackBerry phone operating system, BlackBerry is focused on how its embedded software interacts with the explosion of sensors, cameras and other components requi...
China Cracks Down on Thousands of Websites For Harmful, Obscene Content
The government has tightening its grip on Chinese cyberspace in recent months, in particular placing new restrictions on the fast-growing live-streaming industry.
New Facebook Messenger Has Snapchat-like Camera Features
Whether you are already in a conversation or have just opened up the app, you will see the shutter button centre in the screen. A tap takes photo and a long press records a video.