COMPUTERS March 19, 2016 Intel SoCs Get Built-in Speech Recognition; May Help Apple Bring Siri to OS X
By: sristy SahaIntel SoCs will soon have native support for speech recognition features. This capability comes as the chipmaker partners with Sensory, a Silicon Valley-based company focused on machine learning techniques. The announcement further intensifies the speculation about Apple bringing Siri to its OS Xdesktop operating system. Dubbed TrulyHandsfree, the always-on, always-listening voice triggering component and low-power […]
COMPUTERS March 19, 2016 TeslaCrypt Ransomware Flaws Patched, Making It Impossible to Crack: Researchers
By: sristy SahaFraudsters behind ransomware TeslaCrypt have patched the flaws that allowed victims to recover their files without paying them first. In fact, according to researchers, TeslaCrypt 3.0.1, the new version, doesn’t have any known flaws at all, making it “impossible” for anyone to crack it. Security researchers at Cisco Talos report that TeslaCrypt 3.0.1 comes with […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 Eight-Year-Old Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of Apps, Devices to Attack
By: sristy SahaResearchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the GNU C Library, glibc, which is exposing many Unix-based systems such as Linux servers to a range of security attacks. According to estimates, hundreds of thousands of devices, as well as apps utilising the GNU free software project are believed to be vulnerable. All versions of glibc […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 Samsung Chromebook 3 With Intel CPU Goes on Sale at $200
By: sristy SahaSamsung unveiled the Chromebook 3 at CES 2016, the latest entrant in the company’s Chromebook lineup, and promised that the laptop will go on sale soon. The new Chromebook 3 is now available to buy at $200 (approximately Rs. 14,000) via the company’s online store, and is also expected to go on sale via Amazon. […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 Receiving Update With Battery Drain Fix, More
By: sristy SahaMicrosoft’s Surface Book and the Surface Pro 4 users have been complaining about battery drain and wake-up issues since the launch of the products, and Microsoft addressed the issue in December – saying it would provide an update sometime this year to fix the problems. It has since rolled out a few updates that didn’t […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 Neverware CloudReady Breathes Life Into Your Old Laptop With Chrome OS
By: sristy SahaNew York-based Neverware is on a mission to help you get the most out of your old computers. CloudReady, a custom Chromium OS build that it ships can be installed on an existing, old laptop and PC to bring some life into them. The company claims that it has already transformed more than 75,000 Windows […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 NexDock Claims to Turn Windows 10 Mobile Smartphones, Mini-PCs Into Laptops
By: sristy SahaOver the past few months, we’ve seen smartphones such as the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL getting so powerful that they can nearly serve as a Windows 10 desktop when connected to a display. We also have miniature computers such as the Raspberry Pi that can be plugged into a display and work as […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 Huawei MateBook 2-in-1 Hybrid With Windows 10 Launched at MWC 2016
By: sristy SahaHuawei at its pre-MWC 2016 on Sunday announced that it is entering the PC business. The Chinese conglomerate unveiled its MateBook, its first 2-in-1, or laptop-tablet hybrid. The retail price of the MateBook starts at $699 (roughly Rs. 48,000). The MateBook runs Windows 10 Pro. The MateBook, which has a metal unibody, resembles the Microsoft’s […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 PC Shipments in India Grow 10.6 Percent in Q4 2015: Gartner
By: sristy SahaPersonal computer (PC) shipments in India totalled around 2.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, a 10.6 percent increase over the corresponding period of 2014, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner. “Consumers accounted for 40 percent of total PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2015, down from 52 percent […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 Chrome OS 49 Update Now Available; Brings Material Redesign, and More
By: sristy SahaGoogle started releasing the stable version of the Chrome 49 browser earlier this month (OS X, Windows, and Linux) as well as Android devices. Now, Chrome OS 49 with build 49.0.2623.95 is now available for all Chrome OS devices. Announcing the new stable build Chrome OS 49 build, Josafat Garcia, Technical Program Manager atGoogle (Chrome) […]
COMPUTERS March 18, 2016 Microsoft Insists It Isn’t Forcefully Installing Windows 10, Users Disagree
By: sristy SahaMicrosoft is refuting reports that it has been forcefully installing Windows 10, its newest desktop operating system, on users’ machines. The company insists that users are “fully in control.” Over the months, many instances have been reported in which users found Microsoft installing Windows 10 on their computer without their consent. The latest of which […]
NEWS March 18, 2016 3D-Printing Technology Helps Doctors Save Baby in China
By: sristy SahaDoctors in China have performed the first successful open heart surgery using a 3D-printed heart model to save a nine-month-old baby suffering from a severe heart defect. The boy, who weighed 5.6kg before surgery, was experiencing shortness of breath after birth and was diagnosed with Congenital Heart Defect (CHD). The surgery performed in the northeast […]
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