Kukil Bora

Articles by Kukil Bora

Kukil has written and edited hundreds of articles on consumer technologies, science, business and geopolitics. Kukil holds a Bachelor degree in English literature from Gauhati University and a Masters degree in Mass Communication from Bangalore University. Follow him on Twitter here.

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Google testing new 'Bulletin' app that allows anyone to publish local news stories

Bulletin app will allow anyone to publish news stories straight to the web, without having to create a blog or build a website.

Jan 27, 2018

Microbes may help feed astronauts on future deep-space missions by converting human waste into food

Food for astronauts during future deep-space missions may be produced from their own waste, a new study suggests.

Jan 27, 2018

Apple rumoured to launch only one OLED iPhone this year, a bigger 6.5-inch 'iPhone X Plus'

A new rumour has suggested that Apple may launch only one OLED iPhone with a larger 6.5-inch screen in 2018.

Jan 27, 2018

India's best-selling smartphones of 2017: Xiaomi dominates top 5 list with Redmi Note 4 leading pack

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 outsold all other smartphones in India last year.

Jan 26, 2018

Mosquitoes can learn to avoid your scent if you keep swatting: Study

Mosquitoes can learn to associate a particular odour with an unpleasant sensation akin to being swatted, a new study said.

Jan 26, 2018

Google cracks down on annoying ads, Chrome 64 won't spare websites that autoplay videos

Google cracks down on annoying ads and websites that autoplay videos.

Jan 26, 2018

'Dolly the sheep' method gets monkeys cloned: Are humans next?

Scientists have modified the technique to produce "Dolly the sheep" to give birth to two cloned monkeys.

Jan 25, 2018

Big shuffle at the top: Xiaomi drags Samsung down to become leading smartphone brand in India

Xiaomi has beaten long-reigned market leader Samsung to become top smartphone brand in India, but there is a tougher road ahead for the company in 2018.

Jan 25, 2018

Massive dust storms on Mars linked to gas escaping process that turned it into an arid, frozen planet

A massive dust storm, expected to appear on Mars this year, is likely to grow "so grand it darkens skies around the entire Red Planet."

Jan 24, 2018

iPhone X shipments in Q4 2017 didn't meet expectations, but it shouldn't be blamed for 'end of life' fears

Apple shipped 29 million iPhone X units in Q4 2017. But, it was not good enough for the company.

Jan 24, 2018

AI yielding results, can boost revenues, employment by huge margins across businesses by 2022: Reports

Better investment in AI and effective human-machine collaboration are expected to help businesses boost revenues by huge margins.

Jan 24, 2018

Facebook invents new time unit called 'Flick' that is slightly larger than a nanosecond

A flick is a very small unit of time, and is 1/705,600,000 of a second, exactly.

Jan 23, 2018

Uber relaunches Auto service in Bengaluru 2 years after shutting it down

The Uber AUTO rides start at a fare of Rs 25 for the first four kilometres.

Jan 23, 2018

Straight from horse's mouth: Samsung apparently confirms Galaxy S9's most important camera feature

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 is likely to feature improved slow motion HD video recording capability.

Jan 23, 2018

New 'electronic skin' provides users with 'sixth sense' for magnetic fields to control physical, virtual objects

The innovative electric skin is a soft and bendable film that sticks to the palm of the hand like a tattoo.

Jan 22, 2018

Xiaomi Mi 7 renders leaked ahead of MWC 2018 unveiling, horizontally aligned dual rear cameras revealed

The render, which was first spotted on Weibo, also shows a horizontally aligned dual rear camera setup for the Xiaomi Mi 7.

Jan 22, 2018

Android 8.0 Oreo update for Galaxy S8 on its way? User manuals emerge on Samsung Brazil's website

Android Oreo update for the Samsung Galaxy S8 series could be around the corner as user manuals appear on official website.

Jan 20, 2018

Pentagon, Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace built with mineralised microbes that coexisted with dinosaurs

Some of the iconic buildings like the Pentagon and Buckingham Palace are full of ancient Jurassic-era microbes.

Jan 20, 2018

Scientists develop magic supplement consuming which can make women run faster: Study

Women, who took the supplement for a month, saw their 3-mile run times drop by almost a minute, researchers claimed.

Jan 19, 2018

'That good old Global Warming' is getting serious: 2017 among warmest years since 1880, even without El Niño

The long-term global warming trend continued in 2017, making it one of the hottest years on record.

Jan 19, 2018

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Articles by Kukil Bora

Google testing new 'Bulletin' app that allows anyone to publish local news stories

Microbes may help feed astronauts on future deep-space missions by converting human waste into food

Apple rumoured to launch only one OLED iPhone this year, a bigger 6.5-inch 'iPhone X Plus'

India's best-selling smartphones of 2017: Xiaomi dominates top 5 list with Redmi Note 4 leading pack

Mosquitoes can learn to avoid your scent if you keep swatting: Study

Google cracks down on annoying ads, Chrome 64 won't spare websites that autoplay videos

'Dolly the sheep' method gets monkeys cloned: Are humans next?

Big shuffle at the top: Xiaomi drags Samsung down to become leading smartphone brand in India

Massive dust storms on Mars linked to gas escaping process that turned it into an arid, frozen planet

iPhone X shipments in Q4 2017 didn't meet expectations, but it shouldn't be blamed for 'end of life' fears

AI yielding results, can boost revenues, employment by huge margins across businesses by 2022: Reports

Facebook invents new time unit called 'Flick' that is slightly larger than a nanosecond

Uber relaunches Auto service in Bengaluru 2 years after shutting it down

Straight from horse's mouth: Samsung apparently confirms Galaxy S9's most important camera feature

New 'electronic skin' provides users with 'sixth sense' for magnetic fields to control physical, virtual objects

Xiaomi Mi 7 renders leaked ahead of MWC 2018 unveiling, horizontally aligned dual rear cameras revealed

Android 8.0 Oreo update for Galaxy S8 on its way? User manuals emerge on Samsung Brazil's website

Pentagon, Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace built with mineralised microbes that coexisted with dinosaurs

Scientists develop magic supplement consuming which can make women run faster: Study

'That good old Global Warming' is getting serious: 2017 among warmest years since 1880, even without El Niño

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'