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Infinix launches new smartphone, fitness band in India |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Infinix, the online smartphone brand of China-based Transsion Holdings, on Tuesday launched its latest "S4" smartphone and the new Infinix smart fitness band "X BAND 3" priced at Rs 8,999 and Rs 1,599, respectively, in India. ... read.. |
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Account hijacking forum OGusers hacked, data leaked |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| In a bizarre turn of events, account hijacking platform Ogusers.com itself got hacked, exposing personal information, including email address and hashed password, of 113,000 users, the media reported. ... read.. |
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Millions of Instagram users' data leaked, company probing |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2019 10:15:05 PM IST |
| After Facebook that is battling several data breaches, its photo-sharing service Instagram saw itself in trouble after personal data of millions of celebrities and influencers were allegedly exposed on its platform in a massive database that was traced to ... read.. |
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Nokia 3.2 smartphone now in India |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| HMD Global, the house of Nokia phones, on Tuesday launched the Nokia 3.2 smartphone with a 6.26-inch HD+ display and about two-day battery life in India. ... read.. |
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Cashify to sell refurbished gadgets online |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Used gadget seller Cashify on Tuesday said it would launch in June an e-commerce platform to sell refurbished smartphones and other devices in India. ... read.. |
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Instagram implies TikTok, Snapchat ideas on IGTV |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, 2019 6:15:05 PM IST |
| Desperate to promote its IGTV feature for posting longer videos, Facebook-owned photo-video sharing app Instagram is now copying TikTok and Snapchat with their use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and interface design. ... read.. |
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Reliance Retail set to disrupt Amazon, Walmart-Flipkart: Report |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2019 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Reliance Retail's upcoming entry into the online retail sector is the biggest challenge for Amazon and Walmart-Flipkart as the Mukesh Ambani-led behemoth is well positioned to create massive disruption in the market, a new report has stressed. ... read.. |
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Countdown begins for Indian rocket's Wednesday launch |
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Chennai | Tuesday, 2019 5:15:05 PM IST |
| The countdown for the Wednesday launch of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying the radar imaging earth observation satellite, RISAT-2B began on Tuesday, said an ISRO official. ... read.. |
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Reinvest fast or some startup will gobble you up: AWS |
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Mumbai | Tuesday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| India has such a broad swathe of companies - innovative startups, established enterprises and government customers -- and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is more than ready to serve their Cloud-based needs with utmost encryption across the spectrum, a top compa ... read.. |
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PSLV-C 46 will focus on terrorists' movements: ISRO chief K Sivan |
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| May 21, 2019 1:12:09 PM IST |
| PSLV-C 46 satellit, that will be launched shortly, will help India combat the menace of terrorism and aide security forces to spot the hideouts of the terrorists near border areas, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan said on Tuesda ... read.. |
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Data of Instagram influencers leaked, traced to India |
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San Francisco | Tuesday, 2019 5:15:05 AM IST |
| Personal data of millions of celebrities and influencers stands exposed on Instagram in a massive database that has been traced to Mumbai-based social media marketing firm Chtrbox, TechCrunch reported on Monday. ... read.. |
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New system of measurement units now operational |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2019 4:45:05 AM IST |
| The new System of Units (SI) to measure weight, temperature, amount of substance, and current came into operation in India from Monday on the occasion of the World Metrology Day, an official release said. ... read.. |
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Facebook releases maps to help fight disease outbreak |
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San Francisco | Monday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| In a bid to fight disease outbreaks, Facebook has built new maps that can help its health partners better understand where people live, how they are moving and whether they have connectivity. ... read.. |
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Google limits Huawei's use of Android (Lead) |
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Washington | Monday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Google has barred Huawei from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a major blow to the world's second-largest smartphone seller. It also means loss of Android licence for Huawei, forcing it to use the open source version of the operating ... read.. |
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Zomato offers discounts if you predict next PM |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Online food delivering platform Zomato has rolled out a new offer wherein customers need to predict the country's next prime minister ahead of the final counting on May 23 and win cashbacks on food orders. ... read.. |
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Political hacktivism declined 95% since 2015: Report |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2019 12:20:53 PM IST |
| Internet activism or hacktivism -- the subversive use of Internet-connected devices and networks to promote a political or social agenda -- saw a massive drop of nearly 95 per cent from 2015 to 2018, a new report has said. ... read.. |
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Bedbugs evolved around 50 milion years ago, study reveals |
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| May 19, 2019 11:41:49 PM IST |
| It turns out bedbugs are older than bats - a mammal that people had previously believed to be their first host 50-60 million years ago. Bedbugs in fact evolved around 50 million years earlier, a recent study suggests. ... read.. |
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TECNO CAMON i4: Some competition for budget smartphones |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2019 10:45:06 PM IST |
| Keeping up with the trend of offering triple rear camera set-up on a fancy body, Hong Kong-based TRANSSION Holdings' subsidiary TECNO Mobile has launched a new smartphone CAMON i4 in the budget segment. ... read.. |
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Machine Learning may help capture fusion energy on Earth |
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New York | Sunday, 2019 9:15:05 PM IST |
| A team of researchers in the US have used Machine Learning (ML) to rapidly control plasma that fuels fusion reactions, paving the way to help Earth get the clean fusion energy that lights the Sun and stars. ... read.. |
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BJP mastered WhatsApp elections in India: Shashi Tharoor |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2019 8:45:06 PM IST |
| The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mastered the art of influencing voters via social media platforms in Lok Sabha elections and WhatsApp has been their favourite medium simply because of its massive reach, Congress Party leader Shashi Tharoor has said. ... read.. |
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Samsung Galaxy A70: Equipped for all-round performance |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2019 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Samsung India, which sold five million units of Galaxy A phones in just 70 days, is banking big time on the A-series -- in an attempt to outshine the Chinese rivals that have carved out a niche in the Indian smartphone market with competitively-priced dev ... read.. |
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Most distant space object looks like man in meditation |
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Washington | Sunday, 2019 5:15:06 PM IST |
| NASAs New Horizons mission team has published the first image of the farthest world ever explored -- a planetary building block and Kuiper Belt object clicked during New Years 2019 flyby of Ultima Thule which looks like a human being in deep meditation. ... read.. |
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South Korean government to ditch Windows 7 for Linux |
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Seoul | Sunday, 2019 4:15:05 PM IST |
| With Microsoft informing users that it would end free technical support for Windows 7 operating system next year, South Korean government has decided to switch from Windows 7 to open source operating system Linux. ... read.. |
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Amazon launches flight booking service in India |
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Bengaluru | Sunday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| People in India can now use Amazon to book their domestic flights in addition to shopping, money transfers, utility bill payments, mobile recharges -- all through one single app, the e-commerce giant announced on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Why do kids find certain gadgets 'creepy'? |
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Washington | Sunday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Researchers have found that children often use the word "creepy" as a way to reject specific devices -- especially those that could bring about physical harm or come in the way of their relationship with parents. ... read.. |
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Does Tesla need to accept its Autopilot is faulty? |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| The infamous Tesla Model 3 sedan crash with a semi-truck that happened in March was triggered when the Autopilot system failed to detect the driver's hand on the steering wheel, the media said citing reports from the National Transportation Safety Board ( ... read.. |
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WeChat executives concerned about potential exit of head |
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Beijing | Saturday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| As daily users of China-based messaging platform WeChat exceed one billion, its key executives have raised concerns amid rising competition and rumours of potential exit of its head Allen Zhang, the media has reported. ... read.. |
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Italy launches anti-competition probe against Google |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Joining the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the European Union (EU), Italy's antitrust authority has become the latest international regulatory body to launch an anti-competition investigation against Google. ... read.. |
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Spotify testing first hardware, car smart assistant |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| To help people enjoy audio while driving, Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is testing its first hardware - a voice-controlled smart assistant for cars called "Car Thing" - in the US. ... read.. |
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Blockchain may make e-commerce cheaper, fairer |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2019 7:15:05 PM IST |
| A Blockchain-based system that allows buyers and sellers to interact directly can make e-commerce platform for digital goods "cheat proof" and the products cheaper, says a study by India-origin researchers. ... read.. |
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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G now available in US |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Stepping up the rollout of the 5G smartphone in the global market, Samsung said its Galaxy S10 5G is now selling in the US markets to run on Verizon's network in Chicago and Minneapolis. ... read.. |
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Amazon invests in UK-based food delivery platform |
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San Francisco | Saturday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Expanding its efforts into the online food-delivery market, Amazon led a $575 million investment in London-based food delivery company Deliveroo, which was once of interest to Uber and Uber Eats. ... read.. |
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Microsoft to train 15,000 people on AI by 2022 |
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San Francsico | Saturday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| Software major Microsoft has decided to train and certify 15,000 workers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills by 2022, in partnership with education provider General Assembly (GA). ... read.. |
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Google celebrates Persian maths genius Khayyam |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Google on Saturday dedicated a creative and special doodle to Persian mathematician Omar Khayyam on his 971st birthday. He was best known for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations. ... read.. |
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OTT services beat TV in customer satisfaction in India |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| Streaming video-on-demand services have beaten TV in customer satisfaction in India as the country is at the third spot (52 per cent) when it comes to pay for content, after China and Brazil, a new report said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Mi LED TVs cross 2 mn sales mark in 14 months: Xiaomi |
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Bengaluru | Friday, 2019 11:15:06 PM IST |
| Competing neck and neck with the likes of Sony and Samsung in the TV segment, Chinese tech major Xiaomi on Friday announced that their Mi LED TVs have crossed the two-million-sales mark within 14 months of their launch. ... read.. |
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Musk to personally examine, review all Tesla expenses |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2019 11:15:06 PM IST |
| To cut losses, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided to personally examine and review every expenditure at Tesla, no matter how small, alongside Zach Kirkhorn, the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the media reported. ... read.. |
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UNSW team reports breakthrough in quantum computing |
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Sydney | Friday, 2019 7:15:05 PM IST |
| A team of scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has measured for the first time accuracy of two-qubit operations in silicon -- a feat that would enable companies build a full-scale quantum processor. ... read.. |
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Instagram kills standalone Direct messaging app |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is putting an end to "Direct", its standalone camera-first messaging app which was used to send Instagram direct messages. ... read.. |
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iPhone installed base grows just 2% in Q1 2019 |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Apple iPhone installed base in the US has seen a downward trend for quite some time now and its estimated base saw a dismal growth in the first calendar quarter of 2019, new data Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has said. ... read.. |
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Facebook removes 265 Israel-based fake accounts |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2019 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Facebook has said it has removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, Facebook Pages, Groups and events that originated in Israel and were involved in coordinated inauthentic behaviour. ... read.. |
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Sony, Microsoft team up on cloud-based gaming |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| In a move to thwart upcoming competition from giants like Google and Apple, two arch gaming rivals Sony Corporation and Microsoft have joined hands to explore development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and co ... read.. |
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Amazon under fire for 'hurting' Hindu sentiments |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| E-commerce website Amazon faced a major backlash on Twitter on Thursday and #boycottAmazon trended on the micro blogging site after users started tweeting out against the retail giant for "hurting" Hindu sentiments and selling floor mats and toilet seats ... read.. |
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Telegram rubbishes WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| As the world left shocked at the news of a bug in WhatsApp's audio call feature that allowed hackers to install spyware onto Android and iOS phones just by calling the target, its rival Telegram has warned that WhatsApp will continue to be open to surveil ... read.. |
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Mobile handset shipments decline 25% in Q1 2019 |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Mobile handset shipments in India recorded a 25 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 while feature phone shipments saw a noticeable decline of around 49 per cent and smartphones recorded a 10 per cent growth, a new report ... read.. |
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SHARP unveils printer line-up, LCD displays in India |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2019 10:15:05 PM IST |
| The Indian subsidiary of Japanese company SHARP Corporation on Thursday launched a new line-up of seven mid-to-high-volume Mono Multifunction Printers (MFPs) with multi-layered security features to ensure data privacy. ... read.. |
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itel launches 'A46' budget smartphone in India (Lead) |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| China-based Transsion Holdings' itel Mobile on Thursday launched its "A46" smartphone with HD+ full screen display and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled dual camera setup for Rs 4,999 in India. ... read.. |
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Nuclear power can reduce greenhouse gases: Vice President |
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Hyderabad | Thursday, 2019 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday that nuclear electricity as a reliable and safe energy option can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that it has the potential to meet the ever-increasing energy demand in the count ... read.. |
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Driverless truck hits the road in Sweden |
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London | Thursday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| An electric truck without a driver is being tested for the first time on Sweden's roads after the vehicle built by Swedish start-up Einride got permission from the regulator to mix with other traffic within an industrial area. ... read.. |
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50% smartphones to have 3 cameras or more by 2021 |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| As the "megapixel war" among smartphone companies heats up, 50 per cent of the smartphones sold globally will have three or more camera sensors by the end of 2021, a new report by Counterpoint Research has predicted. ... read.. |
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Google develops speech-to-speech translation system |
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San Francisco | Thursday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Google has announced its first direct speech-to-speech translation system called "Translatotron" that can convert verbal communication from one language to another while maintaining the speaker's voice and tempo. ... read.. |
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Samsung brings improvements to Galaxy Fold: Report |
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Seoul | Thursday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Weeks after Samsung postponed the launch of the Galaxy Fold smartphone and recalled review units, the company has reportedly solved both of the main issues that plagued the devices. ... read.. |
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Most firms lack tech to deliver customer experiences |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| While delivering personalised customer experiences (CX) is top priority for businesses, most of them are still lagging behind in adoption of technologies that can help them achieve their targets, an Adobe study said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Amazon Alexa suffered outage in US |
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San Francisco | Thursday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Amazon's voice assistant Alexa suffered almost an hour-long outage in the US for reasons that remain undisclosed. ... read.. |
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NASA spots Israeli spacecraft's crash site on Moon |
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Washington | Thursday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| NASA's Moon orbiting spacecraft has spotted the impact site of the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft on a region of the Moon called "Sea of Serenity" where it crash landed on April 11. ... read.. |
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