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COMPUTERS 
April 4, 2016 Mattel Unveils a 3D Printer You Can Actually Afford
We are sure you’ve heard about 3D printing and the opportunities for advancements it has brought to engineering and health, among other industries. But an issue with this nascent technology space is that despite being around for a couple of years now, 3D printers are still very expensive to purchase and use, making them inaccessible […]
COMPUTERS April 3, 2016 Hewlett-Packard Job Cuts Reflect the Toppling of a Tech Giant
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s decision to cut payroll by as many as 33,300 more jobs is the latest reminder of the decline of a pillar of the U.S. computer industry and underscores Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman’s urgent efforts to gird the company against nimbler rivals. It was just seven years ago that Hewlett-Packard almost doubled its […]
NEWS 
April 1, 2016 LIC’s profit seen slumping as choppy markets take a toll
Photo: Rituparna Banerjee/Mint Mumbai: Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) is expected to post a year-on-year decline of 40% in profit-booking on equity investments in 2015-16, as choppy markets take their toll on the country’s largest investor. LIC is expected to book a profit of Rs.15,000 crore on equities in the year to 31 March, […]
NEWS April 1, 2016 Essar Steel says ‘worst times’ over, March a turnaround quarter
A file photo of Essar Steel’s Hazira facility. Hazira (Gujarat): Contrary to market perceptions over its financial and operational performance, Essar Steel India feels its “worst times” are over and is on its way to post a turnaround in the March quarter. Optimistic of its financial situation, the Mumbai-based company said it has already paid […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 28, 2016 Hewlett-Packard Job Cuts Reflect the Toppling of a Tech Giant
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s decision to cut payroll by as many as 33,300 more jobs is the latest reminder of the decline of a pillar of the U.S. computer industry and underscores Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman’s urgent efforts to gird the company against nimbler rivals. It was just seven years ago that Hewlett-Packard almost doubled its […]
COMPUTERS March 28, 2016 HP, a Silicon Valley Icon, Is Ready for Its Break-Up
One of the nation’s most storied tech companies will split in two this weekend, another casualty of seismic shifts in the way people use technology – and big-company sluggishness in responding. Hewlett-Packard was an early pioneer of what became the model for Silicon Valley startups: Founded in 1939 by two Stanford graduates in a Palo […]
COMPUTERS March 28, 2016 She Made Hard-Drive Wiping a $2 Million-a-Year Business
One day in May 2004, Elizabeth Wilmot tried to throw away an old computer and looked around for someone who could properly wipe sensitive data from the hard drive and recycle it. She couldn’t find anyone online who would do that at a residential level, and a business idea germinated. So at the beginning of […]
COMPUTERS March 28, 2016 Must Read: How a 1985 ‘Computerbabble’ Defined Tech Terms Everyone Knows Today
We know that computers have led to a whole army of developments and changes in the English language. “Friend” is now both a noun and a verb, a “sandbox” can be for developers, and a “tablet” is no longer just an ancient relic. But not all of these changes are recent: The word “e-mail” has […]
ELECTRONICS March 27, 2016 The Next Big Thing in Phones May Not Be a Phone
Nearly a decade after the iPhone broke the mould for mobile phones the question being asked is whether the evolution of the smartphone has finally come to an end, as even Apple now treats older, smaller 4-inch screens as something new. Industry experts believe innovation in smartphones is giving way to phone functions popping up […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 27, 2016 A Beginner’s Guide to Finally Buying a Virtual Reality Headset
It’s finally happening: After years of promises about virtual reality for the everyday person, this year will actually bring shoppers a variety of options. In truth, there are probably a lot of people who have no interest in these headsets – which is totally understandable with a new technology. But if you are interested in […]
ELECTRONICS March 26, 2016 This Gadget Can Turn Your Phone Into a 3D Printer
A US-based company claims to have created a portable device that lets users create 3D prints by using the light from their smartphone screen. The gadget called OLO is designed to be simple, consisting of three plastic pieces, one chip, and one motor, all operated by four AA batteries. It measures 720x1150x1480mm and weighs 780 […]
COMPUTERS 
March 26, 2016 HP announces new machine learning as a service offering
Technology major Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced the commercial launch of Haven OnDemand, a cloud platform that provides advanced machine learning application programme interfaces and services that enable developers, startups and enterprises to build data-rich mobile and enterprise applications. The company also announced a new version of Idol analytics platform, which applies data analytics and […]
