States may force online retailers to collect potentially billions of dollars in sales taxes, the US Supreme Court said in a major ruling on Thursday that undercut an advantage many e-commerce companies have enjoyed over brick-and-mortar rivals. In a 5-4 ruling reviving a…Read More »
Microsoft has introduced visual search to many of its services. Users can now open the phone camera to take a snapshot of something around them and search for it on the Web. This feature is live only for the US users for…Read More »
Earlier this year, a group of influential software engineers in Google’s cloud division surprised their superiors by refusing to work on a cutting-edge security feature. Known as “air gap,” the technology would have helped Google win sensitive military contracts. The coders weren’t persuaded their…Read More »
Well-regarded surgeon and author Atul Gawande, a critic of his industry’s medical practices, will lead the new company being formed by Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co that aims to cut U.S. employee healthcare costs, the companies said on Wednesday. Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan…Read More »
Electric car maker Tesla’s move last week to cut 9 percent of its workforce will sharply downsize the residential solar business it bought two years ago in a controversial $2.6 billion (roughly Rs. 17,600 crores) deal, according to three internal company documents and seven…Read More »
Many Sony Xperia XZ1 and Sony Xperia XZ2 users have complained of a display issue recently on Sony forums. Apparently, rubbing the screen with their fingers makes white horizontal lines and dots appear on the display. While these dots and lines disappear after a while, users…Read More »
Earlier in the week, Sony announced PlayStation Hits. It’s the company’s attempt at bringing budget pricing to its PS4 games, much like the Platinum Hits or Greatest Hits branding we saw during the PS1, PS2, and PS3 era. Internationally, this sees a host of…Read More »
The Google Account interface have been revamped to make it easier for users to update their privacy and security settings. The new development is initially heading to Android, though the update will also make way to the Web and iOS sometime later this year. There are simpler…Read More »
Amazon India has silently rolled out a new monthly Amazon Prime subscription plan in the country. As per the new scheme, non-Prime subscribers will be able to avail Prime benefits at a monthly package of Rs. 129. Currently, the payment methods for this type of…Read More »
Amazon India has silently rolled out a new monthly Amazon Prime subscription plan in the country. As per the new scheme, non-Prime subscribers will be able to avail Prime benefits at a monthly package of Rs. 129. Currently, the payment methods for this type of…Read More »
