Facebook Eases Up on its Real-Name Policy Amidst Criticism

Facebook’s infamous real-name policy — which requires everyone to use either a real name, or a name they’re known by — is now going to be more efficiently enforced. A…

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Track Santa, And Learn How to Code, With Google’s Latest Santa Tracking App

 NORAD’s original Santa Tracker went live today and, though it’s innovative in its own right, it’s lacking many of the interactive features of Google’s Santa Tracker launched earlier this month.…

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Google to Prioritize the Indexing of HTTPS Pages

 Continuing its commitment to secure search, Google announced today it will index a site’s HTTPS pages by default, even if an HTTP equivalent exists. Google’s goal, it explains, is to…

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Apple Names Jeff Williams as Chief Operating Officer

Apple Inc promoted longtime executive Jeff Williams to the role of chief operating officer, reinstating the title previously held by Chief Executive Tim Cook, as part of a series of…

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COAI Raises Concern Over Trai Proposal on Spectrum Cap

Industry body COAI Thursday raised concern over new proposal to change upper limit of spectrum holding as the association apprehends that it can impact level playing field in the market…

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BlackBerry CEO Wants Apple to Let Governments Spy on User Data

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has criticised Apple's approach to the privacy of users. Chen says that Apple should comply with governments and hand over the data of its users, when…

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Rare Full Moon to Light the Skies This Christmas: Report

Make sure to look up to the skies this Christmas as a bright full moon will be an added gift for the holidays, Nasa said. Not since 1977 has a…

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Isro’s Antrix Says Nearly 30 Satellite Launch Orders in the Pipeline

Emerging as a global competitive provider for satellite launches, Isro's commercial arm Antrix Corporation has almost 30 orders at hand from different countries for satellite launches which are scheduled to…

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Six Plead Guilty in $100 Million Software Piracy Case in US

Six people, including an Indian, have pleaded guilty to their roles in one of the largest software piracy schemes in the US that involved selling more than $100 million worth…

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3D-Printed Rocket Engines to Propel Nasa Missions Soon

A team of Nasa engineers has inched closer to building a completely 3D printed, high performance rocket engine by manufacturing complex engine parts and test firing them together with cryogenic…

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