A group of farmers in Beed, called Shetkari Sangharsh Samiti, has threatened to lock the Met office in the city on Monday in a letter to the India Meteorological Department for getting the monsoon forecast wrong this year. The letter alleged that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) conspired with seed and pesticide manufacturing companies and …

It is not unusual for people to name their children after memorable dates or events, but not many would want to name their children after a disaster.  But apparently, it is happening in Odisha, the state which was hit by Cyclone Titli recently.   BCCL According to PTI, several families in Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur and Nayagarh have named their newborn daughters as …

LG unveiled its LG V40 ThinQ on Oct. 3, and you can preorder it right now. The phone is available through a handful of carriers and retail locations. Here are some of the places you can preorder it and how much it’ll cost: AT&T ($950 or $31.67/month for 30 months) Sprint ($960 or $20/month lease for 18 months) T-Mobile ($920 or …

Now you can post 3D photos on your Facebook news feed. Facebook on Thursday started rolling out a feature that turns 2D shots taken with a compatible dual-lens phone into 3D photos. On your news feed, you can scroll, pan and tilt to see the photos in 3D. Everyone is able to see 3D photos in their news feed now, …

Huawei is set to unveil the Mate 20 Pro on Oct. 16, but we may already have an idea of what’s to come. Details and renders of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro have apparently leaked online, courtesy of German site WinFuture. You can check out pictures of the rumored phone below: As I have been asked a few times: here …

Lesson learned: read the footnotes in press releases. That’s where an eagle-eyed Canadian spotted the mention of “Apple-designed accessories for iPhone XR including a clear case will be available starting at $55 (CAD)” — fine print that appeared in Apple’s announcements for selected regions. Highlighted in a tweet posted early Friday, Apple fan @ivanincanada pointed out the information, which no …

Samsung’s long-rumored foldable phone still hasn’t appeared, but its mobile chief offered one compelling case for a product that could easily be written off as a gimmick.  D.J. Koh, CEO of Samsung’s mobile business, said you’ll be able to use the device as a tablet with multitasking capability before being able to fold it up into a more portable phone.  …

The Federal Communications Commission defended its rollback of Obama era net neutrality protections on Thursday, filing a legal brief with a federal appeals court that argues the agency has the right to change its mind. The Republican-led FCC said it was within its legal right to roll back the 2015 rules, citing a Supreme Court decision from a decade earlier …

Twitter is being investigated by Irish data protection authorities about how it tracks people when they click links. The social network is under examination by the Data Protection Commission in Ireland, where the company has its European headquarters, Fortune reported Friday. The investigation was sparked by a complaint that Twitter may not be complying with strict new data privacy rules, known as …

Samsung’s making it possible to keep its premium Chromebook Plus V2 two-in-one online all time, wherever you are.  The electronics giant is adding an LTE version of the Plus V2 to its lineup, so you can open it up and start working without having to hunt down a secure Wi-Fi network first. And while Chromebooks are no longer complete paperweights without a …