Internet Technology
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India lags behind most Asian countries, including Pakistan, in mobile internet speed: Survey
The country’s ranking on the Speedtest Global index slipped to 121 of 138 countries in April.
Sangeeta Tanwar, qz.com
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Users report trouble accessing proxy sites on Jio connections, sparking net neutrality concerns
Indian Reddit users started a thread claiming that the Reliance-owned network is blocking proxy websites.
Aria Thaker, qz.com
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A study confirms that video streaming quality is bad in India despite wide 4G coverage
A recent study has found that there is no correlation between the availability of 4G internet and mobile video experience.
Aria Thaker, qz.com
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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From plain text to interactive graphics and more: How web design has evolved over 30 years
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. It has come a long way since then.
Jo Jung, The Conversation
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Yahoo Messenger shuts down after 20-year run
It was one of the first instant messaging apps, but it struggled to keep up with WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
Scroll Staff
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Twitter introduces ‘Timestamps’ to share specific moments from live videos
Users sharing live videos can slide to the exact moment that they want to highlight, before tweeting it.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Video: A brief history of autocorrect
The first version of autocorrect, as we know it today, used a pre-programmed table of everyday typos and replaced them with the most popular suggestion.
Ramakrishnan M
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Video: It’s official. India’s 4G network is slowest in the world
In terms of access, though, we still count among the top 15 countries.
Shone Satheesh
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It’s not just your network, India’s 4G speed is rubbish
Despite good availability, the country has a dismal download connection speed.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
The Reel
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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WhatsApp goes offline for an hour across the world on New Year’s Eve
In India – its largest market – the app was down soon after midnight.
Scroll Staff
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Alphabet’s X plans to bring high-speed internet to rural India – using light beams
The company is using Free Space Optical Communications to connect far-flung regions of the Andhra Pradesh.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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BHU professor creates app to block porn websites, play devotional songs instead
‘Har Har Mahadev’ was developed by a team led by a neurology professor at the varsity, who said it was an attempt to change ‘behavioural problems’.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final