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Einstein was Right: Nobel Prize Goes to LIGO Gravitational Waves Discovery

Albert Einstein first predicted the existence of the waves more than a century ago. But he doubted they could ever actually be detected. In October 3rd, scien...

Elon Musk Ready To Bet It All On BFR

Musk , who founded and runs the company SpaceX along with the electric luxury auto company Tesla, has always been making plans for rockets to travel to Mars ...

Leicester dealt transfer blow as Federation Internationale de Football Association rejects Silva appeal

Leicester will now only be able to sign the player when the transfer window reopens in January, unless they take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Spo...

Sonos announces Sonos One smart speaker

In addition to music, consumers can use Alexa for such things as listening to weather and news reports and setting timers. The company said Indian developers ...

Cats in Australia Kill More Than 1 Million Birds Daily

The researchers have had focused previously on the survey of impacts of feral and pet cats on the Australia's mammals, but this is for the first time they have ...

Pioneers Of High-Resolution Molecular Imaging Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry

The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to Jacques Dubochet from Switzerland, Joachim Frank from the US and Richard Henderson from Britain, during an annou...

Microsoft's new Android launcher lets you connect your phone and PC

As with Edge, the important part of the Launcher is the cross-device experience. Joe Belfiore took to his Twitter account to expand on the announcements, sharin...

Firefox Will End Support For Windows XP & Vista In 2018

So, there won't be many people who'll miss Firefox on their computer. It is possible to still get security updates for XP and Vista , by leveraging updates f...

Capcom reveals Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition for PS4, PC

A new edition of Street Fighter V , titled Street Fighter V Arcade Edition , is apparently releasing early next year, according to Amazon . And while it ma...

Google Assistant heads to the Play Store for faster updates

This is a move that we've seen time and time again from Google and other companies, as it allows for software updates to be pushed out considerably faster tha...

International Space Station Crew Gearing Up for Three October Spacewalks

The outing by Americans Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei began at 8:05 am (1205 GMT) when the duo switched their bulky white space suits to battery power befo...

Google announces unbelievable devices on its Wednesday conference

Unlike other contemporary flagship phones , the new Pixel models do not have dual rear cameras . Both the devices are powered by the Snapdragon 835 proce...

Don't Miss the Harvest Moon Thursday Night

Early September wasn't quite appropriate for the moniker, so the the term Corn Moon was dusted off and used while the Harvest Moon was bumped to this month. A...

Google updates web store to make buying the Pixel 2 easier

So, we have a "new era of Android Smartphones, opening up new ways to experience the world". The smaller Pixel 2 features a 5-inch display with a Full HD ...

Yahoo Data Breach Now Said to Impact All 3 Billion Users

Yahoo is now admitting that every single one of the company's 3 billion accounts was hacked. That's according to new information released by Verizon, who re...

Pennsylvania wrestling, Little League coach dies in Las Vegas shooting

Bill Wolfe of Shippensburg and his wife, Robyn, were at a Jason Aldean concert when the gunman opened fire from a nearby hotel, killing almost 60 people and w...

There's a Stranger Things Android game and it looks incredible

Stranger Things mobile game features multiple difficulty levels. In collaboration with Netflix , BonusXP have made an official Stranger Things game for iOS...

Download Google Pixel 2 Wallpaper From Right Here

More features for the Pixel 2 include IP67 certification for water and dust resistance, and the squeeze technology seen on HTC U11 . The Pixel 2 will first...

Trio takes chemistry Nobel for 'cool' method to study molecules

Three scientists shared 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry , the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday. Richard Henderson, of the MRC Laborator...

Judge delays Waymo and Uber trial until December 4

The document was part of a public filing made by Google's parent company Alphabet in its major trade secrets case against Uber. It remained to be proven wheth...

All HTC Vive purchases will be bundled with Fallout 4 VR

The HTC VIVE still retails for $599, but includes the headset and controllers and by all accounts, seems like the better setup compared to the Oculus Rift, as...

PUBG getting negative reviews due to server issues

The thing is, right now, it's only on PC. Neither Microsoft nor Bluehole has confirmed an extension to the timed-exclusive for Xbox One so far. That's acc...

Oil falls more than 2 percent on signs of higher output

Meanwhile U.S. drilling has gathered pace, indicating the price rebound is encouraging supply. But a Reuters survey on Friday found OPEC oil output rose las...

Rumor: OnePlus 6 May Launch in Early 2018, OnePlus 5t Cancelled

The reports also say that the company is planning to house Snapdragon 845 SoC in the upcoming flagship device. Several flagships such as the Galaxy S9, Xiaomi...

Nougat usage keeps growing, Oreo shows up for the first time

Last month's Android distribution numbers saw the first dip in Marshmallow usage, and that dip is confirmed in this month's numbers. Given the dynamics of car...

Walmart leaks the Google Home Mini and Pixel 2 XL yet again

The speaker was available online for a glorious few minutes starting at 12pm EST/9am PST, which suggests someone maybe hit the publish button a day early-as ...

Three US Scientists Win Nobel Physics Prize for Gravitational Waves

When the discovery was announced several months later, it was a sensation not only among scientists but the general public. The award has been divided, where th...

Hamilton hopes to fix niggling vehicle issues

Until the Monza race, Vettel had led the championship, but Hamilton took a 28-point lead after the German crashed out on the first lap in Singapore. "I don't ...

Facebook Messenger Lite is heading to the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland

American for-profit corporation and an online social media and social networking service launched its Android-only application with the new identity of data s...

Microsoft Discontinues Groove Music, Partners With Spotify Instead

Groove Music Pass content remains available in the Groove Music application until December 31, 2017. The ability to move your music over to Spotify hasn't go...

Google has a plan to make your account even more secure

Google pays a lot of attention to the issue of security, in the wake of the political hacks, this aspect becomes more and more important. This additional leve...

Dave Strader, voice of Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, loses cancer battle

Strader was honored with the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award past year for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster. Strader provided such great insight...

Macklemore to donate proceeds from Same Love to marriage equality campaign

However, he has pledged to donate the earnings of the hit single to the Yes campaign. Prior to Abbott's complaints about politics in sport, wilfully forgett...

Making Android better for kids and families

At the same time, we want parents and kids to navigate technology together in a way that makes sense for their family. If you have a device ready for your kid t...

JioPhone represents both equality and diversity: Reliance executive

Responding to query Reliance Jio care official wrote on Twitter, "Thanks for reaching put, We have started the delivery of JioPhone in a phased manner to avoid ...