Sci-tech
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Q2 Earnings Beat As Business Revenue Soars
Intelligent cloud revenue rose 15% and Windows OEM revenue rose 4% both nominally and in constant currency. Azure revenue growth was up 98 percent. In addition, Microsoft saw some continuing growth from some of its other services including LinkedIn. In particular, Microsoft said that its Azure revenue grew 98% year-over-year - a long-running theme alongside many other lines that equa... [Full Article...]
Google Flights Predicts Delays Before Airlines
Google announced three updates to Google Flights that are all centered around keeping searchers more informed. The first uses machine learning to predict upcoming flight delays, and the second breaks down exactly what different airlines mean by "basic economy" - explaining what amenities are and are not included in so-called last class. [Full Article...]
Essential releases Android 8.1 Beta instead of Android 8.0
In fact, the Nokia 8 has already received Android 8.1 Oreo beta , indicating the stable version could be seeded soon. HMD Global's Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas has announced on Twitter that the Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 have officially joined the Android Oreo family. [Full Article...]
Ford Freestyle compact-utility-vehicle unveiled in Indian market!
The Freestyle is based on the Figo hatchback, but with many stylistic changes and butch design elements. The vehicle is also available with a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder diesel engine that produces 99 BHP and 215 Nm of torque. The crossover also gets a faux skid plate and new graphics on the side of the doors. The Ford Freestyle will slot between the Figo and the EcoSport and this is the company's f... [Full Article...]
What's the big deal about the super blue blood moon?
This rare celestial event is actually three separate moon events occurring simultaneously in one night. The celestial event is known as a " blood moon ", and it occurs as the moon slides behind Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse . "And then the third thing is the " blood moon ". The total eclipse will start at 6.21 p.m. and end by 7.38 p.m. We won't see a total lunar eclipse here in the ... [Full Article...]
Google Assistant now communicates in Hindi
Their inability to speak English prevented them from using Google Assistant . Additionally, as reported by Android Police , Actions on Google, the developer side of Assistant that lets devs add support for their services and apps, now lists ru-RU as a supported language . [Full Article...]
'Talking' killer whale mimics human words including 'hello'
Orcas can say "hello", "bye-bye" and "one-two-three", while the voice doesn't make a flawless mimicry, but sounds impressively identifiable. And she reproduced the new sounds quickly, some within the first attempt. They weren't ideal imitations, but they were certainly recognizable, the study authors reported. The experiments are reported in the journal. Some birds can mimic human speech, notabl... [Full Article...]
DOJ, SEC probe Apple for slowing older iPhones
Bank of America lowered shares of Apple from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $180.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 17th. Apple declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, May 2nd that allows the company to repurchase $50.00 billion in outstanding shares. [Full Article...]