Facebook has announced that the social networking company will start serving ads to its desktop users, including to those who have ad-blocking software installed and running. In a blog post announcing the changes, Andrew Bosworth, vice-president, Ads & Business Platform said, “People don’t like to see ads that are irrelevant to them or that disrupt or break their experience. People also want to have control over the kinds of ads they see. As a result of what we’ve learned, we’ve introduced tools to help people control their experience, improved how we decide...

Popular professional networking website LinkedIn on Wednesday announced that it has crossed the 100-million member mark in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), and with 37 million members, India is its largest market in the region. Globally, India retains its spot as the second largest market after the US, a company statementsaid. LinkedIn has doubled its member base in the region from 50 million to 100 million in just two years. The region now represents 22 percent of LinkedIn’s global member base of over 450 million. “At this scale, LinkedIn is in an...

August seems to be the month of acquisitions, particularly in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) space. Recently, chip giant Intel announced its plans to buy Nervana Systems, close on the heels of iPhone maker Apple’s announcement on the buyout of machine-learning startup, Turi. In recent times, technology companies are teaming up with startups in the field of AI to outdo competition in the space. Intel is strengthening its AI efforts by acquiring the two-year-old San Diego, California-based startup Nervana Systems, which has already grabbed much attention for its machine learning technology....

Delta ID Inc. announced today its ActiveIRIS software is amongst the first to pass the Performance Testing of integrated mobile devices used for Aadhaar authentication. The Performance Testing was held by STQC, in collaboration with C-DAC and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), under the Ministry of Electronics and IT of the Government of India, during May 2016 in New Delhi. Delta ID’s ActiveIRIS software integrated in the Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris was also the first to be awarded provisional certification by STQC prior to the Performance Testing. “We want...

Wi-Fi, RADIUS and DHCP top the list of most common device issues for users of enterprise computer networks, the latest study by Nyansa, a new generation of network analytics software technology has revealed. The company today reported the results of its analysis of more than 76 billion client device events that occurred across live business networks using Nyansa’s Voyance network analytics service. The report, titled “Network Insider” based on real-world enterprise network traffic trends, detailing some of the key connectivity issues that organizations face and their impact on the user...

Karnataka High Court has directed global chip maker Intel to pay INR 16.5 crore to the Bengaluru’s civic corporation towards property tax arrears by August 28. “Intel India gave in writing that it would abide by the High Court order to pay 50 per cent of the INR 34 crore it owes to us by August 28,” IANS report published in ET quoted Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) spokesman S.S. Khandre as saying. “Though Intel India paid property tax partly on its campus as per its estimates under the self-assessment scheme, we...

Over 900 million Android devices are affected by ‘high-risk’ Quadrooter flaw, warns security company Check Point Software Technologies. Android devices are affected by the “high” risk privilege escalation vulnerabilities, dubbed “Quadrooter”. Adam Donenfeld, the firm’s lead mobile security researcher who found the flaws, said the vulnerabilities in greater detail at the Def Con security conference on Sunday. Four previously undisclosed security vulnerabilities found in Android phones and tablets that ship with Qualcomm chips could let a hacker take full control of an affected device. An attacker would have to trick a user...

ESS Distribution, the national distributor for Eset has reportedly suspended the distribution of Eset products in India. The company has informed its partners, distributors and resellers across India that both retail and enterprise products under Eset brand will not be sold by ESS Distribution or any other companies affiliated with it. After the suspension of the distribution-ship, all commercial and support inquiries will now to be addressed directly to Eset company. ESS Distribution have been involved in marketing and distributing of Eset products in India since 2007. Over the years, the company...

IBM and Vodafone India today announced a multi-million dollar, five year agreement for IBM to manage IT services support for Vodafone India’s IT infrastructure and applications environment. By bringing together Vodafone India’s enterprise data and cloud ready applications into a scalable environment that keeps data local, private and secure, the new IBM hybrid cloud platform will enable delivery of faster and more insightful data intelligence and support faster decision-making. IBM will support Vodafone India’s IT environment transition into IBM hybrid cloud, allowing the company to leverage and integrate existing IT...