Microsoft has revealed in its official blog that the Internet Explorer 11 web browser would be retired on June 15, 2022, for some versions of Windows 10. “We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge,” the company stated on its official blog site on May 19, 2021. […]
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) on February 2021 released new IT guidelines that all social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have to follow to run in India. These new IT rules gave social media giants a three-month time frame (till May 25) to comply or they will be banned in […]
Google said it is testing a new feature in Maps application that enables people to ask about and share local information on the availability of beds and medical oxygen in select locations amid massive coronavirus surge in the country. The aim of rolling out these features is to health authorities and affected groups find assistance […]
Micro-blogging site Twitter has rolled out a new feature known as ‘Tip Jar’, which allows people to send money to their favourite users. Tip Jar will be available to select groups of users including creators, journalists, experts, and nonprofits. It will be available to only those who use Twitter in English and Twitter will not […]
Paytm has rolled out a new tool ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Slot Finder’ that will help users find available slots for the vaccine in over 780 districts in India. The tool is available on both Android and iOS devices, as per Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Twitter. With the launch of the COVID-19 Vaccine Finder on […]
Truecaller has launched a dedicated “COVID Hospital Directory” service in India allowing users to easily find COVID-19 hospitals and health centres in their area. The service, which is currently available for Android users, offers real-time information including telephone numbers and addresses of COVID-designated hospitals across the country. The directory can be accessed from either the […]
The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IIRS) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are together organising an online course on Geospatial Technology for Archaeological Studies from May 17 to 28, 2021. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India, is a premier Training and […]
Instagram’s efforts to block hateful or abusive DM requests will soon be taken another step further. In Instagram’s latest blog post, the app outlines how it will further prevent people from even seeing hateful or abusive DMs in the first place. The new tool introduced by Instagram will allow users to automatically filter out direct […]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Ingenuity Mars helicopter, designed by IIT Madras alumnus J (Bob) Balaram, made history on Monday by becoming the first powered and controlled flight on another planet. The US space agency hailed the achievement as ‘our Wright brothers moment’. Bob Balaram, Ingenuity’s chief engineer, said the helicopter was in fine […]
Dogecoin, which started as a meme cryptocurrency back in 2013, recorded its highest ever value yet. The virtual currency, made popular by Tesla chief Elon Musk, soared more than 100% to hit an all-time high of $0.298 on Friday morning, according to cryptocurrency news and data provider Coin desk. A large number of Musk’s followers […]