Twitter adds Bitcoin emoji; Dorsey uses it in bio

San Francisco (IANS) Micro blogging site Twitter has finally added a Bitcoin emoji, which appears when users write a hashtag alongside the word "Bitcoin" or the letters "BTC" and a Bitcoin emoji appears next to it.

Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive…

CERN shuns Facebook's Workplace app over data privacy

London (IANS) The European Organisation for Nuclear Research or CERN has decided to shun enterprise connectivity platform Workplace by Facebook, citing concerns around the management of user data by the social networking giant.

Announcing that…

Scheme to spur mobile phone, semiconductor manufacturing soon

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said a scheme on encourage manufacturing of mobile phones, semiconductor packaging and electronic equipment is on the anvil.

Making the announcement in the Budget speech, she…

ISRO getting ready low-cost launch vehicles

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles that will cost about Rs 30-35 crore each, and which can put into orbit satellites weighing 500 kg, said a top ISRO official, here,…

Amazon India pickup kiosk arrives at Sealdah railway station

Kolkata (IANS) After a successful pilot in Mumbai, Amazon India on Thursday announced to expand pickup points to Kolkata, with launching a kiosk at the Sealdah railway station that would act as a convenient and easy pickup point for customers.

Echo Auto: Alexa makes you feel real cosy in your car

New Delhi (IANS) The all-pervasive Alexa is now your companion as you drive to work and home. Amazon has launched Echo Auto for Rs 4,999 in India that can easily be fixed to the AV vent inside the vehicle.

The rectangular-shaped small device…

Alexa beats Siri on emergency info, first aid advice

Toronto (IANS) While most virtual assistants do not yet live up to their considerable potential when it comes to providing users with relevant information on medical emergencies, Google Home and Alexa are more reliable than Siri and Cortana, according…

Google Pay now has UPI recharge option for FASTag users

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to help its users recharge their FASTag accounts faster, Google Pay on Monday announced that it has added a new Unified Payments Interface (UPI) feature that will let them link FASTag accounts to the Google Pay app and recharge…

Google to test more desktop Search design after backlash

San Francisco (IANS) After facing backlash from its users, Google announced on Twitter that it will test more variations and changes to the desktop search results.

Last week, Google introduced a new design for desktop Search that adds site…

571 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in China

Beijing (IANS) Chinese health authorities announced on Thursday that 571 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 25 provincial-level regions in the country by the end of Wednesday.

A total…