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Senior Afghan official uses Facebook to ask president for help against Taliban
In his open letter to Ghani, he wrote: Your Excellency, Facebook is not the right forum for speaking with you, but as my voice hasn't been heard by you I don't know what else to do.
iPhones, schools, WiFi: New cyberattack targets in 2016
Malvertising (malware + advertising) is expected to be a real threat in 2016. The number of malvertising attempts could triple in a year.
Tim Cook dismisses notion of Apple avoiding US taxes as 'total political crap'
Apple chief Tim Cook emphatically rejected accusations that the world's richest company is sidestepping US taxes by keeping bundles of cash overseas, suggesting that the claim was politically motivated.
Why Google is confident of convincing the Indian government for Project Loon
Amidst concerns that Google's Project Loon could interfere with cellular transmissions of mobile operators in India, Google appears confident that it will manage to bring the Internet beaming balloons to India.
Flipkart most searched term on Google in India in 2015
Flipkart, India's largest online shopping portal, has been recorded as the most searched for on Google India search.
Virtual reality the new tool in travel marketing
VR is taking the world by storm, similar to what mobile did seven years ago.
Free RailWire WiFi from January, training for 2 million developers, Project Loon: Google announces its India plans
Asus Chromebit, a small Chrome OS device that can turn a monitor into a computer, was also announced for the Indian market at Rs 7,999.
Xiaomi launches 'Made in India' Redmi Note Prime at Rs 8,499
The Redmi Note Prime has a Snapdragon 410 quad-core 64-bit processor with a 5.5-inch, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, 3100 mAh battery and 13 megapixel camera.
BKS Iyengar's 97th birthday: Google posts a series of animated yoga doodles on home pages around the world
BKS Iyengar had helped popularize yoga around the world and wrote 14 books on the subject.
Twitter warns users of state-sponsored cyberattacks
Recently, both Facebook and Google issued similar emergency alerts for state-sponsored attacks. Facebook launched alerts in October and immediately recognised attacks on state department employees.
What triggers desire in women to pop 'female Viagra'
The amount of metabolic decline correlated directly with an increase in grooming by a male partner.
Australian entrepreneur identified as possible Bitcoin founder
There has long been speculation about who was behind the software written in 2009 under the Japanese-sounding name Satoshi Nakamoto, with various media outlets unsuccessfully trying to find out.
Twitter testing a Facebook-like timeline that reorders tweets by relevance
The company, facing slowing user growth, has been experimenting under newly appointed Chief Executive Jack Dorsey to make its website more engaging.
Apple confirms increase in iCloud music storage limit to 1,00,000 songs
The iCloud Music Library is an online music storage service that works with both iTunes Match and Apple Music.
Electric planes aim to transform aviation with cleaner fuel
Simplicity is key: you charge the battery, hop inside the cockpit and hit the "on" button to activate the fuselage's propeller.
Motorola Solutions to buy communications company Airwave for $1.24 billion
Airwave, owned by a fund of Australia's Macquarie Group Ltd, provides voice and data communications to more than 300 emergency and public service agencies in Great Britain.