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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