India to be testing ground for questionable genetic control of mosquitoes?

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});  If approved by its regulators, India will become testing ground for a new but controversial technology that its US developers claim can wipe out malaria from the country.Malaria is spread by female mosquitoes of genus Anopheles with several species capable of carrying the parasite. Using gene-editing technology, researchers at the University of California (UC) -- at its campuses...

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NetApp unveils new Hybrid Cloud services

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Cloud firm NetApp on Friday introduced new Hybrid Cloud offerings to help customers efficiently use data for competitive advantage. NetApp introduced "NetApp HCI", the industry's first enterprise-scale hyper-converged solution for better performance, independent scaling, and Data Fabric integration. The other offerings include new consumption purchase models and improved all-flash...

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Will Flipkart's own smartphone capture a billion hearts?

In India's fertile mobile landscape, dominated by Chinese manufacturers (along with South Korean giant Samsung at the top) an urge to obtain "signature" handsets has charmed buyers from diverse fields -- from telecom honchos to cricket moguls, from Bollywood heartthrobs to now e-commerce giants. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The scope is huge -- amid razor-thin profits -- with several smartphones now being launched...

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Infosys to train employees in self-driving car engineering

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); IT major Infosys on Thursday announced plan to train its employees in self-driving car engineering technology in partnership with online learning company Udacity.The programme, known as Udacity Connect, a combined in-person and online training offering, will give Infosys employees the skills needed as the company continues to focus on autonomous technology across a range of industries,...

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Gionee M7 Power: Long battery, 3D photos and much more (Tech Review)

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The dominance of Chinese smartphone players in the Indian market is not going to wither away any time soon, and Gionee India, with a customer base of 12.5 million and over six per cent market share, has ramped up its efforts to become one of the top five brands in the country.With the launch of M7 Power in the mid-price segment at Rs 16,999, Gionee aims to further solidify its position...

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Aaradhya's presence brings happiness in our home, says Big B

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says that his granddaughter Aaradhya's presence brings a lot of happiness in their home and life.On Aaradhya's 6th birthday on Thursday , Big B wrote on his blog: "Her presence makes the happiness in our home and in the environ she presents herself in as ever bright and sprightly and one of maturity beyond."Amitabh, 75, also shared a photograph of Aaradhya...

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NIA arrests 4, recovers Rs 9.1 lakh fake currency

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said that it has arrested four people from Kolkata and recovered Rs 9.1 lakh fake currency.The agency arrested all four from the vicinity of Howrah Railway Station in Kolkata on Tuesday night, the NIA said in a statement.The counter-terror probe agency said that it had received information on Tuesday regarding certain individuals in...

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India-Sri Lanka 1st Test delayed due to rain

The first Test between India and Sri Lanka was delayed due to rain here at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Staying true to the weather forecast, the skies remained overcast since morning with light drizzle starting little over an hour before the scheduled start of the game and half an hour ahead of toss. Both teams did not have practice on the eve of the match due to rain as the covers were on throughout the day. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle...

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India, Pakistan exchange fire along LoC

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Pakistani Army resorted to heavy shelling and firing on Wednesday at three places on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, Defence Ministry sources said.Mortars, automatics and small arms were used to target Indian positions in Degwar, Talwan and Mandiyalan areas."Indian positions are retaliating strongly and effectively. Till last reports came in, firing...

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Apple fixes crackling noise issue of iPhone 8 though update

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Within a couple of weeks after the rollout of iOS 11, Apple has released its second update to address bugs which include a crackling noise coming from the earpiece of some iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones.The latest update -- "iOS 11.0.2" was released over-the-air, that can be downloaded to all eligible devices from the Settings app, MacRumors reported late on Tuesday.The bug was...

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Smartphone apps may help reduce depression

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Smartphone apps are an effective treatment option for depression, a finding which may pave the way for safe and accessible interventions for the millions of people with the mental disorder, researchers have confirmed. The results showed that smartphones open up non-stigmatising and self-managing avenues of care for the people with depression because smartphones can help them monitor,...

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Zomato data breach sixth biggest in first half of 2017

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The malicious outsider attack on food delivery app Zomato that exposed 17 million records was the sixth biggest data breach globally in the first half of 2017, a new report said on Thursday. According to the "Breach Level Index" released by digital security firm Gemalto, a total of 203.7 million data records were compromised in 18 data breaches in India in the firsh half. Compared to...

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itel 'SelfiePro S41' launched at Rs 6,990

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); China-based Transsion Holdings on Thursday launched itel Mobile's "SelfiePro S41" smartphone at Rs 6,990 in India."The final form of 'S41' has emerged as a feather in the cap of itel's' extensive product portfolio with a potential to acquire an overwhelming response from users across the country," said Sudhir Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, itel and Spice Devices, in a statement.The...

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US to put more sanctions on N. Korea: Trump

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the US would impose more sanctions on North Korea.Before his meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, Trump told reporters that his administration will put "more sanctions" on North Korea, Xinhua reported.North Korea confirmed that it conducted another medium-range ballistic...

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5G adoption growing rapidly across top tech firms

Underlining rapid 5G adoption worldwide, 96 per cent of large technology companies plan to leverage 5G and 83 per cent will have 5G solutions deployed within the next 24 months, a new survey claimed on Thursday.According to the network solutions provider Ixia, 5G adoption is happening much quicker than predictions and 67 per cent organisations have evaluated or will evaluate 5G technologies in the next 12 months. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle...

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Google acquires HTC's Pixel team for $1.1bn

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ending months of speculations, Google on Thursday announced to acquire part of the Taiwan-based HTC Corporation's mobile division team for $1.1 billion.Certain HTC employees - many of whom are working with Google to develop its Pixel smartphones - will join the US tech giant. However, HTC will continue onward with its own smartphone business even after sending a good portion of its talent...

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Australia restrict India to 252 all out in second ODI

 Skipper Virat Kohli missed out on a hundred as India failed to capitalise on their good start to eventually post 252 all out in 50 overs against Australia in the second One Day International (ODI) at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.Kohli (92 off 107 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (55 off 64) stitched together a 102-run stand for the second wicket. The former later joined hands with Kedar Jadhav (24 off 24) for another 55-run association before Nathan Coulter-Nile (3/51) took the wickets of Kohli and Jadhav.Kane Richardson, playing in...

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GoDaddy launches hosting platform for small businesses in India.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Expanding its services in the country, US-based web hosting company GoDaddy on Wednesday launched its easy-to-manage hosting platform "Business Hosting" for small businesses.The Business Hosting platform is optimised for high-traffic websites, e-commerce and resource-heavy websites, and offers products for small businesses who need advanced solutions with more power but may not have...

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Netmagic deploys NetApp's 'SolidFire' Cloud storage system (Lead)

 Managed Cloud service provider Netmagic, the Indian arm of Japanese telecom major NTT Communications, on Tuesday announced that it has deployed NetApps' all-flash, scale-out storage system at five of its data centres in India.NetApp's 'SolidFire' storage architecture will support Netmagic's Cloud offerings with automated and scalable guaranteed application performance. "The enhanced capabilities of the on-demand storage services based...

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Microsoft, Amazon team up to integrate Cortana, Alexa digital voice assistants

Microsoft and Amazon have reached an agreement under which Cortana users will be able to use Alexa, and vice-versa. The move will give the two firms a big advantage over the competition, which includes Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri digital voice assistants. According to a report in the New York Times, the two rival tech firms have been coordinating behind the scenes for the past year to make artificial intelligent assistants Alexa and Cortana...

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YouTube changes its logo for the first time

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Google-owned YouTube has refreshed its iconic logo and introduced some major design changes to its desktop and mobile apps.Unlike minor tweaks, this is the biggest change the YouTube logo has received over the years.The logo ditches the red colour inside the "Tube" part of the name and places the now familiar play icon to the left side of the YouTube name, said a report in Android Authority...

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Pages sharing fake news can't buy ads: Facebook

Taking ahead its battle against the spread of fake news and misinformation, Facebook has decided to stop Pages that share fake news regularly from buying any ads from the company. According to a TechCrunch report on Monday, when a story is marked as disputed on the social media platform, the link can no longer be promoted through the platform's ads. Facebook is already working in collaboration with fact-checkers like Snopes and the AP to detect...

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Apple Watch to support 'all' workouts soon

The firmware of Apple's smart speaker HomePod and iOS 11 beta have shown several plans that the tech giant has for its customers with latest files revealing that the Apple Watch would soon support new workouts. A website dedicated to Apple 'iHelp BR' has found assets hinting that the Apple Watch will support "virtually every workout under the Sun". Files discovered in the latest iOS 11 beta release suggest Apple is planning to add a host of...

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Uber names new CEO

Ride-hailing app Uber has named American travel company Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi as its new CEO after its founder and former chief executive Travis Kalanick resigned in June, the media reported. The announcement was made on Sunday night, reports CNN. According to Uber sources, Iranian-origin Khosrowshahi was not among those reported to have been in the running. The short list included Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of General Electric (GE) and...

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Google may launch 2nd-gen Pixel phones in October

The launch of Googles second generation Pixel phones is nearing, however, the technology giant has not revealed the date so far. According to reports, the launch will be on October 5.This date lines up with last year's announcement of the original Pixel handsets which took place on October 4, according to the famed and highly-accurate leakster, Evan Blass."Google's second-generation ‘Pixel' handsets, powered by Snapdragon 836 SoC's, will...

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