Previously, it came into hearing that Apple has decided to acquire Facelift. But now, it officially confirmed in its statement. The Faceshift company is behind the motion capture technology used in Star Wars. The technology captures the real-time gestures of actors onto the animated characters used in film or game.

Nov 25, 2015 02:27 AM EST

With an objective to check illegal timber trade, Brazilian bourse BVRio has launched a new app that helps foreign buyers scan legal code for every timber lot. Over half of the Brazil's timber trade is illegal, according to a report. The illegal logging is fast adding to deforestation, which has created more concerns among residents of Amazon region. Local residents formed into militant groups to protect forest cover and assets by taking action against illegal loggers.

Nov 26, 2015 10:32 PM EST

Social media become more important to drive web traffic to news story. A publishing analytics company reported both social media and search engine is equally important.

Nov 25, 2015 02:51 AM EST

Google teams up with Disney and verizon to launch a Star War's VR experience for Cardboard on December 2. The VR experience will live in the official Star Wars app that will be available on iOS and Android devices.

Nov 25, 2015 04:09 AM EST

India is poised to receive broader free internet shortly as several US technology majors are working on their projects to bring over a billion people online. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met top officials from US technology firms and sought their cooperation in making India online.

Nov 26, 2015 12:39 AM EST

Ford recalls 450,000 Fusion, Mercury Milan midsize cars that the gasoline tanks possible can leak fuel.

Dec 06, 2015 10:22 PM EST

Scientists at the University of California created mutant mosquitoes that are resistant to malaria, impairing their ability to transmit the disease to humans. The breakthrough, using gene-editing technology, may help eliminate the disease.

Nov 25, 2015 02:46 AM EST

Google is now officially a licensed mortgage broker. On Monday, Google team has launched Google Compare for Mortgages.

Nov 28, 2015 05:41 AM EST

Are you a gadget freak and like to update your mobiles with the latest model launched in the market at regular intervals? The outstanding features of just launched Redmi Note 3 will surely blow your mind. Xiaomi is surprising their customers with back to back product up gradation.

Nov 25, 2015 02:02 AM EST

Commercialization has created trouble for SoundCloud's loyal users. Its confusing copyright policy made users lost their tracks stored in SoundCloud.

Nov 25, 2015 03:10 AM EST

Apple Pay is reportedly launching in China by February following a launch in US and other countries last year. However, previously Apple Pay faced many disagreements to the deal, especially by UnionPay. The disagreement was mainly due to the comparatively high transaction fee.

Nov 24, 2015 03:38 AM EST

MIT, the Media Lab developed a new snake-like gadget, LineFORM. It has an ability to transform itself from a straight black line into various shapes, serving different purposes. it can change into almost everything a mobile phone, a wearable watch or a lamp.

Nov 25, 2015 09:37 PM EST