PM launches 'Narendra Modi Mobile App'

The Prime Minister launched his 'Narendra Modi Mobile App' to provide instant updates and an opportunity to receive messages and emails directly from him. The PM shared the news via twitter. He tweeted, "Launched 'Narendra Modi Mobile App'. Come, lets stay connected on the mobile!" "The Mobile App has several innovative features. You can download it from Play Store. Feedback is welcome....

The Excellent Android Projector You'll Probably Never Use

I've always liked the idea of having a projector, but never actually owned one. It always seemed like too much work: Sure, projecting movies like in theaters would be sweet, but then I'd have to set it up all the time. Isn't there a better way? Actually, yes: AT&T now carries a projector that's also a tiny, LTE-equipped Android tablet. The movies are built in. That's better-but I'm still...

An Inkless Printer Makes Color Images With Tiny Microscopic Holes

Considering printer ink costs more than booze and even human blood, it's no surprise everyone's on the hunt for a cheaper alternative. And that includes researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology who've created an inkless printer that works by perforating special paper with thousands of microscopic holes. There's a catch, though. You could use the groundbreaking device to...

Android Users: Avoid These Insecure Apps

Here's some bad news for Android users. Security researchers have discovered 100+ more apps that fail to encrypt your login data properly, making it frightfully easy for hackers to steal your password. What's worse: the vast majority of the app makers aren't doing anything about it. The specific issue, an HTTPS vulnerability, is hardly a new problem. In fact, we've known for years that Android...

Google acquires Gecko Design for its special ‘X’ project

Search giant Google has acquired Gecko Design, as part of its Google X Projects initiative. The California-based firm is known for designing products for a number of clients including Aliph’s Jawbone, FitBit and HP. Basically  it works at the mechanical design work It is known to have done all the mechanical design work for the original FitBit...

Sony’s selfie camera looks like a perfume bottle

You may wish it away, but the selfie is here to stay, with tech companies, social media sites and even products all jumping on to the ‘I love my own face and I will photograph it’ bandwagon.  And it’s not been too hard to do, given that almost every phone out there comes with a fairly decent front facing camera. So...

Swing Copters is now live for Android, iOS, and it’s harder than Flappy Bird

That void in your life ever since the departure of the official Flappy Bird game could be about to disappear. Dong Nguyen, the creator of the hugely popular game, has released his second effort on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The game is free on Android with unremovable ads, but on iOS ads can be removed...

Spice Fire One is India’s first Firefox OS phone: To hit store shelves on August 29 for Rs 2,299

As expected the first Firefox OS phone has arrived in India and it sports as low a price tag as was speculated by a report in June. The Spice Fire One Mi-FX1 has been priced at an unbelievable price of Rs,2,299, and will be available exclusively on Snapdeal for now before launching through other retail channels. The phone will be launched by Spice and Mozilla...

Xiaomi's Next OS Is The Most Shameless iOS Rip-Off You Will Ever See

Looks like Chinese device maker, Xiaomi, is taking its "Apple of the East" tag too literally. First, their CEO brazenly copies Steve Jobs' signature look, sitting cross-legged on the floor and everything. And now, Xiaomi's latest version of Android shamelessly rips off iOS 7. MIUI 6, which is Xiaomi's upcoming edition of Android for its latest phones and tablets, looks almost exactly like...

Ancestor of giant flying reptiles found in China

WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered fossil of the earliest and most primitive reptile, the largest known flying creature to have ever existed that lived some 163 million years ago. Working on a fossil discovered in northwest China, scientists named the new pterosaur species Kryptodrakon progenitor   The team led by University of South Florida (USF) paleontologist Brian Andres,...