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Google Maps good for finding restaurants and parks, but unreliable for high-end tasks, says Survey of India

Indian government doesn't want Indians to use Google Maps, because it believes that the service is not reliable for high-end applications.

5 hours ago

Amazon Prime Wardrobe: Will it do away with size and colour issues of online shopping?

Prime Wardrobe offers a seven-day free trial for clothes that are ordered via Amazon.

2 days ago

Google's new AI-powered search feature will help you find the right job

Google is collaborating with other companies like LinkedIn, Monster, Glassdoor and Facebook to find you the right job.

3 days ago

Hyderabad to get free internet with over 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots

Telangana government has launched 'Hyderabad City Wi-Fi' project with an aim to provide free Wi-Fi throughout the city.

3 days ago

GST cloud: Amazon suspends sellers' platinum rights

Cloudtail India, a top seller on the portal, which is a joint venture between Amazon.com and Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's Catamaran Ventures, has emerged as the sole Platinum seller.

4 days ago

Google bets on machine learning, tautens YouTube measures to curb online extremism

Google is promising new ways to curb the spread of terrorist content on its platforms, especially on YouTube.

4 days ago

Airbnb buying Indian-founded background check startup

Airbnb has worked with Trooly since 2015 to weed out trouble makers from its host and guest listings. The acquisition of Trooly is expected help Airbnb consolidate host and guest data to make oversight more efficient.

5 days ago

Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL or Idea, which 4G data plan should you opt for?

Data war between the major telecom operators — Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL and Idea — continues.

6 days ago

Torrent sites in trouble as Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Walt Disney & others join hands to curb piracy

ACE will curb hordes of torrent sites, including RARBG, YTS.ag, Torrentz2, 1337x, TorrentDownloads, TorrentProject and others.

8 days ago

Yahoo parable ends in $4.48-bn merger with Verizon; $23 million payday for Marissa

Combined entity to pinkslip around 2,100 Yahoo and AOL jobs. Verizon first announced plans to buy Yahoo's core Internet business last July.

10 days ago

Tendulkar-backed startup Smartron ties up with Eros

Smartron widens its repository of movies, television shows, music, originals and regional content. Its smartphones will come with the Eros Now app preloaded.

12 days ago

Who are the DUP?

The U.K. election has resulted in a hung parliament, and Conservatives are understood to be in talks with the Democratic Unionist Party. The DUP is the largest unionist political party in Northern Ireland and was founded in 1971, with the main political aim of keeping Northern Ireland part of the U.K.

14 days ago

India to witness internet users boom in next 4 years, says report

The number of internet users in India will increase from 373 million in 2016 to 829 million in 2021.

14 days ago

Is 4G truly 4G in India or just a gimmick?

The latest report makes us question what exactly Reliance Jio, Airtel and others doing in the name of 4G LTE.

15 days ago

Ramzan special: Unlimited 2G/3G data starting at Rs 5 by Vodafone India to take on Reliance Jio, Airtel, BSNL

Vodafone India has announced Ramzan special pack, offering 2G unlimited data starting at just Rs 5.

16 days ago