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HIGHLIGHTS The imagery already available in Google Street View The astronaut captured imagery over six months Space constraints posed difficulties in capturing imagery Google Street View in search giant’s Maps service is one of those features that has given users a much better idea of various locations around

Twitter on Thursday offered some top-line stats in a company blog post about the results of its latest anti-abuse efforts – showing how its approach is working as social media firms struggle with policing content on their networks. Online abuse is a problem across all social networks. But

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime smartphone was launched in September 2016. The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 401 pixels per inch. Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime price in India starts from Rs. 14,490. The

If the operating system on the PC I used in the ‘90s was anything like the one in Andrew Morrish’s OS/RPG Kingsway, I would have gotten a lot more “work” done back then. Out this week on Steam for $9.99, Kingsway is a role-playing game that takes place on the desktop of

Microsoft has replaced technical speak with brand names on many products, but that has opened up new challenges. Seen here is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella exiting the stage after speaking at a press briefing in San Francisco. (Eric Risberg/AP) Windows updates are among the many places Microsoft

The website Windows93.net imagines what the Microsoft operating system would have looked like had it been released. To navigate the website for Arcade Fire’s coming album, “Everything Now,” users need to click through a cluttered cascade of Windows 98-style pop-ups. Balenciaga’s new website looks as stripped down as a Microsoft

Buying movie tickets online is incredibly convenient, but if your plans change for any reason – maybe one of your friends couldn’t make it for the show, or perhaps you booked the wrong day by mistake – then your money gets wasted. However, the good news is

While we can easily navigate almost anywhere in the country with GPS-enabled navigation systems and apps like Google Maps, finding your way within large establishments like a mall or university is much harder. What exacerbates the problem is the frequent paucity of data and lack of GPS, Internet

After a five-year hiatus, Samsung Electronics will return to manufacturing chips for Apple’s new iPhonein 2018, according to a report from the Korea Herald. The South Korea-based electronic company was a primary producer of iPhone chips until 2013, when Apple awarded its rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) exclusive production rights. In

HIGHLIGHTS CopyCat malware campaign stole ad revenues by installing fraud apps It first infected the Android devices and then tried to root them Google had quelled the CopyCat campaign and lowered the threat The cyber threats have increasingly grown with time on multitude of platforms such as