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Seoul, Jul 3: For those using a Samsung smartphone, this may be unnerving. It has been discovered that some devices are sending the owner's photos from the camera roll without consent. The issue appears to be affecting the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ devices. However, it is not limited to these two models, The Verge reported. The photos are being sent via Samsung's default texting app. What makes the...

Berlin, Jul 2: Scientists have invented a smartphone case that acts like an airbag, deploying small spider-like legs that can absorb the impact when the device is dropped. The protective shell appears no different from the normal phone cases. However, when the phone is in free fall shock-absorbers shoot out from the four corners to protect it from damage. The case, built by Philip Frenzel from...

Bengaluru, Jul 1: Amid coalition worries, the first full-fledged assembly session in Karnataka after the H D Kumaraswamy led Congress-JD(S) government came to power will begin on Monday with Governor Vajubhai Vala addressing the joint session. This will be for the third time the fifteenth assembly will be meeting after the assembly polls in May, which yielded a fractured verdict with BJP emerging...

Jammu, Jul 1: In a bid to curb the spread of rumours via social media platforms, the Kishtwar district administration near here has asked the netizens having WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages to get their antecedents verified by police and seek their permission within ten days to continue running them. In a stern measure, the netizens have also been asked to give an undertaking to the authorities...

Kasaragod, Jun 28: The State Cabinet has given green signal to set up a yoga and naturopathy post-graduate institute in 15 acres at Karindalam, near Neeleshwaram. The institute, proposed to be set up on leased land, is planned as a 100-bed hospital complex, an official release said here on Wednesday. The institute is being set up by the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, it said...

Oslo, Jun 27: Facebook and Google are pushing users to share private information by offering "invasive" and limited default options despite new EU data protection laws aimed at giving users more control and choice, a government study said today. The Norwegian Consumer Council found that the US tech giants' privacy updates clash with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which forces...

Bengaluru, Jun 23: The Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (Keonics) caused losses to the state exchequer by misusing the exemption it enjoys under the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (KTPP) Act. The office of the Accountant General’s recent inspection report exposes discrepancies and additional expenditure caused in the procurement of various materials by Keonics...

Ahmedabad, June 21: Around 800 differently-abled people from across the country attempted to set a Guinness World Record for 'Largest Silent Yoga Class' here on Thursday. Participants have been training for this occasion since May with yoga experts at the Shivanand Ashram. Speaking to media here, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said, "People all over the world celebrated the 4th International...

Kasaragod, Jun 21: Incessant rain lashed the district on Wednesday affecting public mobility. The district registered 86.85 mm rain in the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. on Wednesday, official sources here said. The water level in major rivers in the district has gone up considerably. A house was destroyed and two were damaged in the rain. The house of Maimoona, a resident of Chitthari in Hosdurg taluk...

Kolkata, Jun 18: A forest ranger found himself in a bind after a python briefly strangled him while he posed for pictures with the giant snake. Wildlife officer Sanjay Dutta was called in Sunday by frantic villagers in West Bengal after they saw the 40-kilogramme (88-pound) python swallowing a goat alive. Instead of placing it safely inside a bag, the ranger wrapped it around his neck and posed...