Google has reportedly removed the word "favela" from some of its maps of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil after pressure from the city hall and tourist boards.







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08:43

India's airports were put on alert to prevent Italy's ambassador from taking flight, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder.







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06:46

Video posted online echoes concerns about the introduction of Google Glass, the web giant's augmented reality spectacles.



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05:43

Heavy snow has killed nearly 25,000 pashmina goats in the Indian Himalayas, threatening supplies of silky cashmere wool used to make high-end scarves, an official said on Tuesday.







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05:17

Google is in talks with record labels to create a Spotify-style streaming music service that would launch before the end of the year, according to reports.







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05:28

As the £1,049 Chromebook Pixel laptop is unveiled, the Telegraph's Consumer Technology Editor Matt Warman explains its new features.







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04:58

Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister tells David Cameron that his country has "serious concerns" regarding allegations about "unethical means" used in securing a deal to sell helicopters to Indian military.







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05:02

The Tamagotchi, an electronic virtual pet that became a craze in the 1990s, is to return as an iPhone and Android app.







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04:28

The first all-girl rock band in Indian-controlled Kashmir has decided to disband after only one concert because of threats its members received on social media and a demand from a top Muslim cleric that they stop performing.







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04:52