Tech giant Google has launched a network of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria in an effort to increase its presence in the African country. The US technology firm, owned by Alphabet Inc, has joined hands with Nigerian fibre cable network provider 21st Century to provide its public Wi-Fi service, Google Station, in six places in the commercial capital Lagos, including the city’s airport.

Reliance Jio, in its 41st annual general meeting in Mumbai, has launched the second version of the JioPhone. The new JioPhone 2 is designed on the first generation of the feature phone. The new phone has a screen size similar to the previous generation but it comes with a QWERTY keypad for easy typing. The phone design looks similar to the popular Blackberry phones. One of the major updates that came into notice is that the new as well as older JioPhone will get support for popular apps like Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube. These apps will be available commercially from August 15.

Cristiano Ronaldo's dream of winning FIFA World Cup 2018 may have come to an end but his on field gesture is winning almost everyone's heart on internet.

Microsoft has come up with an application which can help users to get their Class 10 and 12 results delivered directly to Android smartphones without any Internet connection on the results day. Users can check the feature on "SMS Organizer", an Android app available for free download on Google Play Store.

Mukesh Ambani, owner of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd announced on Thursday that the company will launch a new series of postpaid plans called as JioPostpaid, which will offer unlimited benefits starting from Rs. 199 per month. JioPostpaid plans will come into effect from May 15, 2018.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-run telecom service provider has introduced an unlimited voice calling offer priced at Rs. 39. This new plan offers unlimited Local and STD voice calls, including national roaming to its prepaid customers.

Users of WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging app, need to be careful when receiving messages. A new ‘bug’ is being forwarded via WhatApp messages which can crash not just the app but also your entire Android handset. The message contains a code which when tapped, overloads WhatsApp and even the OS, resulting in a bomb crash.

Google keeps on bringing new things for its users and this time, it has revised its chrome policy. With the launch of the Google Chrome 66 for desktops, the search engine started blocking audio and video that automatically played on certain wesbites. Now, the company has customized the policy it uses to block unwanted autoplays. It is an effort to improve the experience users have on sites they want to autoplay media.

Calling and texting from aircraft will soon become a reality as the Telecom Commission on Tuesday has approved in-flight connectivity, facilitating both voice and data calls and date surfing in Indian airspace, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said here.

It sounds surprising when Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb mentioned about the existence of internet and satellite since the Mahabharata era. During a Regional Workshop on Computerisation and Reforms at Pragna Bhawan in Agartala, Biplab Deb said that the internet was invented by India lakhs of years ago.