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HIGHLIGHTS The Karbonn K9 Kavach 4G has a 5-megapixel front camera and selfie flash The K9 Kavach sports a fingerprint scanner but the Aura Note 2 does not Battery performance and camera quality are average for both phones Indian smartphone maker Karbonn has been selling its devices

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook hired Michael Sayman for an internship when he was 17 years old At Google, he’ll be a product manager for Assistant Assistant is a top priority for Google CEO Sundar Pichai Facebook hired Michael Sayman for an internship when he was 17 years old, and

We all have come across annoying websites that start playing videos with music switched on as soon as the user lands on them. While Chrome always had the option to mute these websites, it seems like Google will soon be adding a feature to provide a much better option to avoid

With Google’s new mobile OS iteration Android Oreo now official, the first eligible devices such as the Pixel and Nexus smartphones have already started receiving it. One of the nifty features of the stock Android package is Google’s own launcher that’s now known as Pixel Launcher, after it was rebranded

Uber is making it easier and more convenient for drivers and riders in India to communicate with each other and check their whereabouts. The ride-hailing company said on Monday that it has begun rolling out the in-app chat feature in India, allowing the two parties to talk

[Photo: Markus Spiske/Unsplash] What powers the sites you use every day? What language was it programmed in? What fonts does it use? How does it track people who visit? Those details usually take some digging to uncover–but a new browser extension for Chrome called WhatRuns instantly surfaces the tools and

On Monday, VMware will launch a new product to protect its core software from cyber threats. Bullet-proofing corporate data from cybersecurity threats has become top priority for Fortune 500 companies in the wake of Wannacry ransomware and other attacks of the past year. The goal of the new AppDefense software,

A new strain of malware has been spreading on Facebook, leading victims into innocuous-looking websites tailored to their system and browser preferences. Discovered by David Jacoby, Senior Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, he received a suspicious message from one of his friends who he rarely spoke to.

(Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Is bitcoin in the IRS cross hairs? Users of bitcoin seem to be. In IRS Notice 2014-21, the IRS announced that bitcoin and other digital currency is actually property for tax purposes, not currency. That in itself has some big tax consequences. For example:

Andy Rubin, best known for leading Android, thinks artificial intelligence is the next major operating system. Rubin made the comments during a press event for the launch of his new Android smartphone at the headquarters of Playground, his hybrid venture capital firm and start-up incubator in Palo