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Google Skilling programme aims to train 2 million mobile developers in India

In a fillip to government’s Skill India initiative, technology giant Google on Monday launched its “Android Skilling and Certification” programme to help make the country a global hub of high-quality mobile developers. The programme aims to train two million mobile developers by unveiling a slew of initiatives

Microsoft squanders browser dominance in record time

An predicted 33 million customers deserted Microsoft’s browsers closing month, pushing the Redmond, Wash. business enterprise‘s browser strategy ever closer to the edge of irrelevancy, in keeping with analytics statistics published these days. Internet Explorer (IE) and Side combined to account for 36.7% of the worldwide consumer

Talking in track: New singalong software program brings sweet melody to any cacophonous cry

whether you supply it your high-quality effort or your worst, voice synthesis software evolved at Singapore’s organisation for technology, generation and research (A*megastar) will make you sound like the melodious singer you’ve got always desired to be. known as I2R Speech2Singing, this software is the first to

Libya, France Drop Furthest in Annual Internet Freedom Ranking

China leads the list of worst offenders in a new report documenting the decline of Internet freedom around the world in the past year — but surveillance and the role of tech companies are driving debate in all countries, the authors said. Libya, France and Ukraine dropped

Spanish minister resigns in row over alleged offshore links

José Manuel Soria denies any wrongdoing after he was named in Panama Papers over connection with Bahamas firm José Manuel Soria, who has stepped down as Spain’s industry minister. Photograph: Andrea Comas/Reuters Spain’s industry, energy and tourism minister has resigned with immediate effect after alleged links to

Microsoft’s new subservient Skype bots fetch information in seconds

You may have noticed Microsoft making a big song and dance about AI bots at its Buildconference last week. The company has now introduced a few of them to Skype, with two further offerings now being brought to the messaging service. So what do the new Skype

Brazil’s congressional committee votes in favour of impeaching Dilma Rousseff

President suffers damaging setback as committee sets stage for full vote in lower house of Congress later this week Dilma Rousseff faces potential impeachment. Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff began a week that could make or break her administration with a bruising defeat in a

Windows 10 passes 20% share in the U.S.

One in five Windows-powered devices steered to a host of U.S. government websites in March ran Windows 10, according to preliminary data. For the first time, Windows 10 accounted for more than one-fifth of the visits to sites tracked by the Digital Analytics Program (DAP), which mines

What’s Next for Social Media: Anticipating Changes in the Online World [Infographic]

Social media has become a huge help for organizations when it comes to sharing ideas, collaborating online, handling business transactions, and building brands. With the advent of social platforms, reaching out to different types of audiences is now possible with just one click. According to Statista, the number of

Samsung Smart Contact Lens With Camera in the Works, Tips Patent

Since 2014 we have been hearing about Google working on smart contact lenses for users. As it turns out, Samsung too since 2014 has been interested in the same field and might as well be already working on it, according to a recently granted patent. What’s different