Delhi fog: Flight operations resume at IGI airport after 3-hour suspension

Delhi fog: Flight operations resume at IGI airport after 3-hour suspension

01.01.2018

Thick fog and low visibility hit the normalcy in flight operations for several hours in Delhi yet again on the last day of the year. A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital and its suburbs on the New Year Day with visibility dropping to zero, hitting domestic and global operations at the Delhi airport and delaying trains departing from and arriving to Delhi.

WhatsApp Is Down, Worldwide Users Furious

WhatsApp Is Down, Worldwide Users Furious

01.01.2018

Thousands of people are reporting that Whatsapp is down, as people across the world exchange messages welcoming the New Year . The website DownDetector .co.uk reported a spike in outage reports around 6pm United Kingdom time. We are working on it and hope to restore functionality shortly. Users have flagged the issue on Twitter with the hashtag #WhatsAppDown. WhatsApp was down on December 1 globally, and the outage had affected India as well.

At midnight, WhatsApp crashed for 1 hour with New Year wishes

At midnight, WhatsApp crashed for 1 hour with New Year wishes

01.01.2018

Much to the relief of its users, the app started sending and receiving messages and new year greetings normally soon. Users have flagged the issue on Twitter with the hashtag #WhatsAppDown. WhatsApp did restore back its services sometime around 12:40AM (India time), but it reportedly stopped working again. Users in other countries also complained of outages on social media.

WhatsApp Messaging Service Returns After Global Outage

WhatsApp Messaging Service Returns After Global Outage

01.01.2018

Before that, WhatsApp had crashed twice in the same month in May 2017. In India, its biggest market with about 200 million of its billion-plus users, the app was down just a few minutes past midnight into the new year, with users complaining on social media that their messages are not being delivered to the recipients.

Samsung and LG Confirm That They Haven't Slowed Down Phones

Samsung and LG Confirm That They Haven't Slowed Down Phones

01.01.2018

As part of that effort, Apple also introduced a lengthy new support document covering " iPhone Battery and Performance ". "Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components", read the statement .

Is WhatsApp Down? Twitter Blasts App For Not Working Before New Year's

Is WhatsApp Down? Twitter Blasts App For Not Working Before New Year's

01.01.2018

DownDetector , a site that monitors internet and mobile services, marked an uptick in outage reports starting at about 4pm GMT (11am EST) today. Down Detector, a website which specialises in websites and app outages, said the app was not functional across geographies and added that connecting to the app was the most reported problem.

Child playing with stove caused NYC fire that killed 12

Child playing with stove caused NYC fire that killed 12

01.01.2018

Parents, please keep watch over your children around fire. Fernando Batiz said his sister, Maria Batiz, 58, and her baby granddaughter also died, though the child's mother survived. The flames spread quickly through the kitchen, and the family's apartment before it moved out into the corridor and along the stairwell of the apartment block.

Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

01.01.2018

However, Samsung , which has a broader portfolio of phones, sells more overall, Moorhead says. So what do iPhone and Apple customers need to know going forward? What really happened with the update? However, if you still use an older iPhone, you're out of luck with Apple as they are not extending the offer to any older models.

Manchester city centre apartment block fire

Manchester city centre apartment block fire

01.01.2018

DAMAGE to a Manchester tower block gutted by a horror blaze last night has been revealed in shocking daylight photos . Flames and smoke has affected several floors of the building but it is not clear if there have been any casualties. Manchester Fire have said that 12 fire engines are in attendance. A fire at a 12-storey residential building in the Northern Quarter of Manchester City Saturday evening triggered a major emergency response.

Apple Apologizes for Slowing Down Aging iPhones

Apple Apologizes for Slowing Down Aging iPhones

01.01.2018

When the same tests are conducted on last year's iPhone 7, the variations in the average score was observed from the iOS 11 .2.0. That's when multiple sources, like our friends at CNET , reported that indeed, there was a software feature released a year ago that forces your phone to operate more slowly to help deal with the issue of an aging lithium ion battery.