Author: Deshwale Technology Desk

मान लीजिए आपका फोन तीन साल पुराना हो चुका है। बैटरी दोपहर तक जवाब दे देती है, स्क्रीन बीच-बीच में अटक जाती है, और आप सोच रहे हैं कि अब नया ले ही लिया जाए। दुकान पर पहुँचते हैं तो पसंद वाले मॉडल का दाम पिछली बार देखे गए दाम से कई हज़ार रुपये ऊपर मिलता है। आप फोन वापस रख देते हैं और कहते हैं, “देखते हैं, अगले महीने।” यह कहानी किसी एक की नहीं है। Counterpoint Research के मुताबिक 2026 की शुरुआत से अब तक दुनिया भर में स्मार्टफोन के खुदरा दाम औसतन करीब 20 प्रतिशत बढ़ चुके…

Thirteen is two more than a cricket team. That is how many engineers the PHP Foundation currently pays, full-time or part-time, to maintain and develop PHP, a programming language that sits behind a huge share of the web. The number comes from the Foundation’s own website, and it is worth pausing on. PHP works quietly in the background of a website. When you open a page, PHP often helps the site fetch information, handle your request and put the page together. It is more than 30 years old, and WordPress and Drupal, two of the most popular tools for building…

Think about what you did online today. You may have read the news, ordered food, checked a bank balance or booked a train ticket. You probably never wondered what keeps those websites running. On 21 October 2026, a small group of engineers released an emergency fix for a serious flaw in PHP, a programming language that powers a huge part of the web, after weeks of urgent work. PHP works behind the scenes of a website. When you open a page, PHP often helps the site fetch information, handle your request and put the page together. It is more than…

On 17 October, a researcher told major browser makers that eight secret keys belonging to eMudhra had been cracked. eMudhra is an Indian company that helps the internet decide which websites to trust. When the news spread, many headlines spoke of an internet meltdown. So how dangerous was the flaw, really? The short answer: it was a serious mistake, but so far the damage looks limited. Here is why. To understand the flaw, it helps to know what eMudhra does. When you open a website, your browser wants proof that it is talking to the real site and not a…

Elon Musk wants to bring Starlink to India, and he is not being quiet about it. On October 7, he said unnamed “oligarchs” were blocking the service to protect their hold on the market. The next day he asked whether Mukesh Ambani was the “real boss of India,” and on October 9 he posted a message addressed to “Prime Minister Ambani.” The posts got a lot of attention, but they leave out a bigger question. If Starlink gets every approval, can it actually win customers in a country where internet is already cheap? Let us start with the approvals. Starlink,…

Ask a chatbot a question in Hindi about a land dispute or a rent agreement, and you will probably get a smooth, confident answer. That smoothness is the problem. A fluent answer is not always a correct one, and a confident tone can hide a wrong fact. India is now one of the biggest markets for AI tools. Students use them for homework, young professionals for emails and reports, and ordinary families for questions about health, money and the law. Yet most of these systems were built, trained and tested far from India. So when something goes wrong here, who…

This weekend, if you step outside just after sunset, you’ll see a big, orange Moon climbing up from the eastern horizon. Most people will call it a “supermoon” or say it looks unusually massive. Neither is quite true. What’s actually happening is far more interesting, and it has almost nothing to do with the Moon being special at all. This is the Harvest Moon of 2026, and this year it comes with a rare companion: the planet Saturn, shining right beside it, just days before reaching the brightest point of its entire year. What the Harvest Moon Actually Is Every…

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday business and work. This shift is also increasing the need for strong digital infrastructure. Microsoft is strengthening its cloud and AI infrastructure in India. Its India South Central region is being positioned as a strategic hub for Asia and the Global South. The development further boosts Hyderabad’s role in India’s digital economy. Microsoft has had a strong technology presence in the city for years. Its India Development Centre was established in Hyderabad in 1998. The centre has since grown into one of Microsoft’s major research and development locations outside its headquarters in Redmond.…

For a decade, the QR code taped to a chai stall has been India’s favourite symbol of progress. A tea seller in Ranchi, a vegetable vendor in Lucknow, a paan shop in Indore all of them now accept payments with a scan and a beep. The story we’ve been told is simple: UPI freed the small trader from the tyranny of cash, made them equal players in a digital economy, and gave them the same convenience as any city-dwelling professional with a bank app. It’s a good story. It’s also only half of it. What nobody tells the vendor when…

Every few months, a message starts doing the rounds on WhatsApp and social media claiming that UPI payments above a certain amount will now attract GST. People panic, screenshots get shared, and by the time it reaches your family group, it sounds like official news. Here’s the problem it isn’t true. It never has been. And this isn’t the first time this myth has come back to life. Let’s settle this clearly. As of today, UPI transactions in India do not attract any GST, no matter how much money you send. Whether you transfer ₹50 to a friend or ₹50,000…