Brazil’s State University of Campinas is the top university in Latin America, according to a Times Higher Education ranking for the region. The institution knocks previous champion and neighbour, the University of São Paulo, down to second place in the THE Latin America University Rankings 2017, thanks to a strong performance in terms of its research influence (citations) and industry income. However, while Brazil dominates the ranking, Read More

In the perennial Mumbai vs Delhi battle on which is the food capital of India, Mumbai seems to be hurtling to victory this year what with the sheer number of interesting new restaurant openings in that city. It’s a city more open to experimentation than any other in the country, in my opinion. There’s a unique and easy intermingling of Read More

HIGHLIGHTS Wristwatches launched by LAKS will let you make payments at the gates These watches, called Watch2Pay, are available through an e-commerce site The SIM-equipped watch can be recharged like a metro smart-card Delhi Metro commuters will now be able to wear their smart cards on wrists as DMRC has allowed the use of wristwatches launched by Austrian company LAKS Read More

Bing Ads fully rolled out the pilot launch of its mobile ad platform recently, setting the stage for competition with Google AdWords putting Bing Ads on par with the undisputed search leader’s ad network. The update to Bing Ads brings with it expanded device targeting, allowing for greater control of bids specific to device type. Advertisers can now target users of Read More

A global study looks to medically define sedentary lifestyle to make it an active talking point with regards to wellness and health. (Getty Images) You would now know which activity has made your lifestyle sedentary as researchers from twenty countries across the world have come up with a dictionary of new terminologies defining sedentary behaviour. The research, titled ‘terminology consensus Read More

  Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is now available on the iPhone. As you may have guessed, it’s not going to replace Siri anytime soon. This is because Alexa is baked into the Amazon app and there’s no way to map it to the Home Button on your iPhone. This feature is currently only available for Amazon users in the US, Read More

New Delhi: Apple has started rolling out iOS 10.3 beta update for those who have signed up for the change. The new update will come with a host of changes, especially cricket which should make it fun for cricket buffs on iPhone. The big change is going to come in Apple’s voice assistant Siri which will finally get cricket scores Read More

Bangalore: Ola Money, the popular digital payment solution from Ola, on Monday announced that it has enabled cashless payments through its wallet for key utilities like gas and electricity across the country.By selecting the `Bill Payment` option on the Ola Money app and selecting their utility provider, users can instantly pay their utility bills with one touch. In view of Read More

New York: AT&T Inc, the largest U.S. TV provider, took the wraps off its new DirecTV Nowstreaming service on Monday, two days before it enters the online video service market to win subscribers who shun pay-television subscriptions. DirecTV Now will launch at prices ranging from $35 a month for over 60 channels to $70 for over 120 channels, AT&T said. Read More

New Delhi: Just after one flash sale, Xiaomi has put up its lastest device – Mi Max phablet on open sale in India. While the first flash sale was held on June 6 via the company’s site, Mi.Com, the Xiaom Mi Max was sold out within seconds. Soon after the first flash sale, Manu Kumar Jain, India Head of Xiaomi Read More