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Photos: La Tomatina, Spain's tomato-throwing festival, turns 70
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the tomato-throwing festival.
Microsoft Office 2016 likely to be launched on September 22
After testing the preview version of its widely used Office suite, Microsoft is now speculated to release the final version of its Office 2016 on September 22.
Language learning market declining as mobile apps teach for free
The best mobile apps use voice recognition, email reminders and insights from the psychology of mobile games and cognitive science to keep entry-level as well as advanced users coming back for a few minutes of practice each day.
Google to promote digital literacy in Haryana
Google will undertake a digital literacy drive covering internet safety in government schools, and also conduct a similar exercise for government officials.
Will payments banks change banking habits of Indians?
Earlier this week the RBI gave 'in-principle' nod to 11 entities, including Department of Post, Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Vodafone and Airtel, to set up payments banks and proposed such licences 'on tap' in future.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 scores 10/10 for display performance
A series of lab tests were conducted on the Note 4 successor and the new Galaxy S6 Edge+. DisplayMate President Raymond Soneira rated both the new Galaxy smartphones them high for their display performance.
Make in India: Lenovo follows Xiaomi in setting up smartphone manufacturing unit in India
Keen to grab a larger slice of the world's third-largest smartphone market as well as counter accelerating wage inflation at home, China's phone manufacturers have been quick to seize opportunities made possible by Modi's "Make in India" campaign.
Google launches OnHub home WiFi router
The router can be hooked up with Google's On app, available on Android and iOS, to run network checks and keep track of bandwidth use among other things.
Samsung proposes micro-satellites to provide fast Internet throughout the world
Four thousand six hundred of these micro-satellites would be enough to provide 200GB per month to five billion Internet users.
Photos: The Samsung Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+ unveiled
The new smartphones will go on sale in the US starting August 21 and will be gradually rolled out to other countries.
Xiaomi MIUI 7, Mi 5, Redmi Note 2 expected to be unveiled on August 13
The new MIUI 7 interface will be unveiled tomorrow in China and the global launch premiere event will be held in New Delhi on August 19.
Phicomm Energy 653 smartphone with 5-inch HD display, 8 MP rear camera launched at Rs 4,999 in India
Phicomm Energy 653 features an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2 megapixel front snapper.
Redmi 2 Prime: Xiaomi launches its first made-in-India smartphone at Rs 6,999; 4G, 4.7-inch HD display
As part of its India expansion plans, the Redmi 2 Prime is the first smartphone to be manufactured in the country by the Chinese smartphone maker.
NASA drones to explore Moon and Mars
NASA engineers are developing drones that can fly to areas which are inaccessible to rovers - such as the shaded region of a crater - on Mars, asteroids and Moon to gather samples.
TRAI orders telcos to regularly inform customers about data usage via SMS
TRAI also ordered the operators to intimate customers when the data balance available in the account reaches 500 MB, 100 MB and 10 MB.
Asus ZenFone Selfie with 13MP rear, front cameras launched at Rs 15,999 in India
Look-wise, it dons the same suit as the ZenFone 2. In addition to regular colours, the ZenFone 2 Selfie will also come in Pink and Blue colour options.