Technology

Technology is one of the greatest boons of modern times. It has not only brought the world closer but it has also made the world a healthier place to live. Besides making the world a better place, technology has given millions of people all across the globe a means to earn their livelihood and be independent. Many of these people come from small towns and villages in India, where pay is meagre and life is extremely difficult. We at HT Tech spoke with a few women coming from small villages…

Microsoft is bidding goodbye to its age-old Internet Explorer browser. Well not entirely, but Microsoft will be end support for Internet Explorer 11 for its 365 apps on August 17, 2021. Microsoft is also in ending support for its legacy Edge browser on March 9, 2021. Internet Explorer will either stop working or customers will have a downgraded experience when connected via Microsoft 365 apps. With no support after August 17, 2021, Microsoft 365 users on Internet Explorer will not be able to access some of their features while some…

Google has so far rolled out three Android 11 public beta versions for compatible smartphones. Each Android 11 beta update brings improvements and some new features as well. Google has also previewed some of the major features coming to Android 11 this year. The latest iteration of Google’s Android OS will launch later this year but a small leak suggests it will take place on September 8. This is also the time Google usually launches its latest Android version. The rollout will start gradually after that. Android 11 beta users have already experienced some…

A team of researchers in their recent study has described that how existing infrared technology can be adapted to measure recognition memory and other cognitive outcomes in infants. The study led by researchers from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, titled ‘Characterisation of performance on an automated visual recognition memory task in 7.5-month-old infants’ was published in Neurotoxicology and Teratology. The study demonstrated that the eye-tracking technology and computer-controlled stimulus presentation can be successfully used to automate assessments of infant looking behaviours to measure specific cognitive functions. The…

There’s a new ‘Made in India’ social media app called ‘Explurger’ which comes with AI-based  all features. Explurger app is available on Android and iOS, and it has been launched in 27 countries globally including India. The Expurger app has been in beta for around a year now, and it is stable version is now available. On the Google Play Store, Explurger has over 5,000 downloads. The company said that the app has users from all the 26 countries including the US, the UK, Germany, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand….

India is celebrating its 74th Independence Day on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Rajghat and paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi as the celebrations started. The prime minister then it proceeded to the Red Fort where he remembered those who laid their lives for India’s Independence. PM Modi also applauded the grit and resilience of the country’s frontline workers in fight against Covid-19, which has killed thousands in the country. He also stressed on the need to become self-reliant. Seventy-three years of independence from the British rule is being…

Chinese giant ByteDance  is engaging in early discussions with the Reliance Industries Limited for backing TikTok’s  business in India in a move to potentially save the popular video app’s fate in its biggest market by users, two people are familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. TikTok has been banned in India since June 29 as a fallout of geo-political tensions with China that led New Delhi to block the app along with 58 other Chinese apps over security and privacy concerns. India was TikTok’s largest market outside of China with over 200 million…

Walmart Inc. shoppers are a pretty loyal bunch. But when virus-spooked Americans began avoiding stores earlier this year and shifting spending online, far more Walmart customers went to Amazon.com Inc. than Walmart.com. So even though Walmart, too, has thrived as an essential service amid the pandemic, Amazon is benefiting more. In the first week of February, for every dollar a shoppers spent with the two rivals, 66% went to Walmart and 34% to Amazon, according to Facteus, which tracks credit and debit-card spending for millions of shoppers. In the first…