San Francisco, March 10 Microsoft has started selling a customised version of the newly-launched Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ on its store. The "Microsoft edition" smartphones will give users access to a range of Microsoft's apps such as Excel, Skype, Cortana, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft Launcher after setting up the phon...
Twitter has appointed distinguished engineer Parag Agrawal, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), as its Chief Technology Officer, according to an update at the microblogging site. He takes the position most recently held by Adam Messinger, who left in late 2016, CNBC reported late on Thursday. The appointmen...
Over the last seven decades, Indias relationship with France has been steady and stable, but perhaps a bit stale and out of energy -- just like a long-married couple. The election of Narendra Modi in 2014 as the Indian Prime Minister and the advent of Emmanuel Macron as the French President last year and the rapid economic reforms in bot...
The South Korean government on Friday slammed the US government's decision to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and said that it was considering protesting against the measure at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). "We express regret over the US government's decision to impose tariffs on imported steel even though the Korean gove...
India will require 1,750 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years to meet an exponential rise in both passenger and freight traffic, according to Airbus latest India Market Forecast. To help meet this growth, India will need 1,320 new single-aisle aircraft and 430 wide-body aircraft valued at $255 billion, a statement said here ...
Key Indian equity indices extended their gains for the second consecutive session on Friday, with the BSE Sensex gaining over 100 points. According to market observers, easing geo-political tensions in the Korean peninsula, along with healthy buying in consumer durables, auto and IT stocks, added to the indices' upward trajectory. Ar...
Android continues to have more loyal users than the ones using the iOS Operating System (iOS), a new report by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) said on Friday. "Loyalty for both Android and iOS increased in 2015 and into 2016, when it leveled off for both Operating Systems," Mike Levin, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP, was quoted as...
Hours before Donald Trump signed orders imposing stiff new tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a series of tweets directed at the US President asking for "equal and fair rules for cars" when it comes to the US and China. Musk said that the high tariffs on cars imported to China, as well as manufacturing rules in t...
China on Friday called on the US to withdraw the new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, warning of a serious impact on international trade. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned in a statement that it will take action against the new tariffs announced on Thursday -- 25 per cent for steel imports and 10 per cent for aluminium -...
Twitter has appointed distinguished engineer Parag Agrawal, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), as its Chief Technology Officer, according to an update at the microblogging site. He takes the position most recently held by Adam Messinger, who left in late 2016, CNBC reported late on Thursday. The appointmen...
