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October 4, 2016 Microsoft Finally Admits You Don’t Need Amazon, Flipkart, or Snapdeal to Buy an Xbox One in India
Microsoft Finally Admits You Don’t Need Amazon, Flipkart, or Snapdeal to Buy an Xbox One in India HIGHLIGHTS The Xbox One is now available offline officially This could be a move before announcing the Xbox One S for India No price drop for the Xbox One in India has been confirmed yet For most part […]
ELECTRONICS October 4, 2016 Patent Licensing Firm Tessera to Buy Audio Equipment Maker DTS
Patent Licensing Firm Tessera to Buy Audio Equipment Maker DTS Patent licensing company Tessera Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it would buy audio equipment maker DTS Inc for about $850 million (roughly Rs. 5,697 crores) in cash. The deal will help increase the combined company’s presence in the consumer electronics, mobile, automotive and semiconductor markets. […]
ALL DEALS October 4, 2016 Nintendo NX Production Trials Underway: Sources
Nintendo NX Production Trials Underway: Sources HIGHLIGHTS Foxconn is undertaking trial productions of Nintendo’s next console Annual production is estimated to be around 9.5 to 10 million Nintendo has yet to officially announce the NX Although Nintendo hasn’t officially announced its new console, codenamed NX, that hasn’t stopped its partners and developers from providing a […]
ALL DEALS October 4, 2016 Mitashi Launches New Range of Smart 4K LED TVs Starting Rs. 67,990
Mitashi Launches New Range of Smart 4K LED TVs Starting Rs. 67,990 HIGHLIGHTS Mitashi has launched two new 4K Smart LED TVs The 55-inch variant is priced at Rs. 67,990 The 65-inch variant is priced at Rs. 1,29,990 Indian electronics manufacturer Mitashi has unveiled its latest range of Smart 4K LED TVs, priced at Rs. […]
ALL DEALS October 4, 2016 Samsung in Talks With US Watchdog After Complaints of Exploding Washing Machines
HIGHLIGHTS News comes after Samsung recalled millions of its Galaxy Note 7 devices Is “in active discussions” with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission Samsung recommended consumers use the “lower speed delicate cycle” Samsung is in discussions about “potential safety issues” concerning some of its washing machines after a class-action lawsuit complained the appliances were […]
NEWS October 4, 2016 Bengaluru-Based WitWorks Wants to Take on the Apple Watch and Android Wear
Bengaluru-Based WitWorks Wants to Take on the Apple Watch and Android Wear HIGHLIGHTS The Blink is a smartwatch that is compatible with Android and iOS It runs a custom OS called Marvin thats based on Android 5.1 It is expected to be available from November Smartwatches have not really caught on yet. Android Wear devices […]
NEWS October 4, 2016 Apple Has Reportedly Set Up Its First R&D Centre in China
HIGHLIGHTS The facility will be set up in Wangjing area of Beijing Total investment will eventually reach CNY 300 million In May, Apple invested $1 billion into China’s Didi Chuxing Apple has reportedly set up its first research and development centre in China with the initial investment of CNY 100 million ($15 million or roughly […]
ELECTRONICS October 3, 2016 How a Computer Helped a Paralysed Chimp Walk Again
How a Computer Helped a Paralysed Chimp Walk Again In a first, Japanese researchers have rehabilitated a paralysed chimpanzee through interaction with computers and touch screens. The case of Reo, a male chimpanzee that learned to walk again after being paralysed due to illness, shows how much can be done to rehabilitate animals injured in […]
COMPUTERS October 3, 2016 Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers
Home | Internet | Internet News Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers Tasneem Akolawala, 11 July 2016 Share on FacebookTweetShareShareEmailReddit Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers HIGHLIGHTS Google aims to protect data from future quantum computers The experiment will not compromise user security It will be replaced […]
NEWS October 3, 2016 As iPhone Sales Stagnate, Services Promise Growth for Apple
As iPhone Sales Stagnate, Services Promise Growth for Apple Though Apple Inc is selling enough iPhones to keep investors happy for now, the world’s most valuable publicly traded company is set increasingly to rely on its apps and services to drive growth. Apple’s services business alone – which includes the App Store, Apple Pay and […]
ALL DEALS October 3, 2016 Play Over 2,000 Amiga Games in Your Browser for Free
Play Over 2,000 Amiga Games in Your Browser for Free HIGHLIGHTS You can now play a host of games from the Amiga era for free These include the likes of Double Dragon and Bubble Bobble Not all games released on the Amiga range of computers are available After letting you play MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 […]
ALL DEALS October 3, 2016 Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers
Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers HIGHLIGHTS Facebook ads on desktop are being made to look so much like natural content This can bypass ad-blocking software easily Facebook has also made it easier to use its ad preferences tools Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers. The update […]
