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ELECTRONICS 
April 5, 2016 Microsoft Begins First Shipments of HoloLens
Microsoft began its first shipments of its HoloLens augmented reality headgear Wednesday, staking its place in what is expected to be an emerging computing platform. HoloLens is being delivered to application developers, with Microsoft opting for augmented realityrather than virtual reality in devices such as the Oculus Rift from Facebook. While virtual reality is fully […]
COMPUTERS April 4, 2016 New 5-Dimensional Storage Pushes Bounds of Digital Data Archiving
Opening a new era of eternal data archiving, scientists at University of Southampton have developed the recording and retrieval processes of five dimensional (5D) digital data using ultrafast laser writing in nanostructured glass. The storage allows unprecedented properties including 360 TB (terabyte)/disc data capacity, thermal stability up to 1,000 degree Celsius and virtually unlimited lifetime […]
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 […]
CLOTHING April 2, 2016 An Israeli fashion reporter’s journey to the dark side of the clothing industry
Jobless masses who once worked in developing countries’ textile industries, unmitigated waste and severe damage to the environment are among the destruction wreaked by the global fashion industry. A conversation with fashion reporter-turned-sustainability vigilante Michal Arbel-Levy. read more: http://www.haaretz.com/life/.premium-1.712038Michal Arbel-Levy, you were fashion reporter for the mass-circulation newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth for four years. What made […]
NEWS 
April 1, 2016 Berkshire reports record full-year profit of $24.08 billion
Warren Buffett, who is backing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, raised a political issue dear to Democrats in his widely-read letter by calling climate change a ‘major problem for the planet’. Photo: Bloomberg Warren Buffett on Saturday used his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders to launch vigorous defence of an aggressive private equity partner […]
ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 Delivery start-ups explore additional income streams
Hyperlocal delivery start-ups, including food-tech and logistics companies, together garnered $270 million in funding in 2015, but the sector has also seen a massive correction in the form of closure. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint With investors turning increasingly cautious, hyperlocal delivery start-ups are exploring additional revenue streams such as advertisements and promotions to try and mitigate […]
ALL DEALS April 1, 2016 Start-up deals of the day
True Balance is a mobile app that keeps users updated about their prepaid mobile account. Photo: Softbank Ventures Korea invests in True Balance New Delhi: SoftBank Ventures Korea, the venture capital arm of Japan’s SoftBank, has invested an undisclosed amount in True Balance, a mobile app that keeps users updated about their prepaid mobile account, […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 30, 2016 Oculus Treats Steam Games as “Second-Class Citizens”: Gears of War Developer
You’d think that PC platform owners would learn following Microsoft’s shellacking at the hands of developers for its poor UWP implementation that threatens PC gaming as we know it. But if the latest slight at an audience that thrives on openness and customisation is to be believed, it was simply the first of many. With […]
NEWS 
March 30, 2016 Sony India Launches Range of XQD, SD Storage Cards Starting Rs. 3,500
Sony on Monday launched a range of XQD and SD storage cards and what it says is the world’s first XQD/SD card reader – the MRW-E90. The company also unveiled the QDA-SB1, a USB XQD adapter. It says these cards are meant for professional photographers who work on high-speed DSLR cameras such as Nikon D5 […]
COMPUTERS 
March 30, 2016 Microsoft Makes Special Edition of Windows 10 for China’s Government
Microsoft is said to have made a special version of Windows 10 for the Chinese government. Dubbed Windows 10 Zhuangongban, or “Windows 10 Specially-provided Edition,” the variant boasts of fewer consumer-centric features when compared to Windows 10 Home (hence, Windows 10 Pro), but offers additional security measures as mandated by the Chinese government. Chinese publication […]
COMPUTERS March 30, 2016 Dell Nears Sale of IT Services Unit to Japan’s NTT Data: Report
Dell Inc is set to announce an agreement on Monday to sell its non-core information technology consulting division to Japan’s NTT Data Corp for $3.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The move will allow US computer maker Dell to trim some of the $43 billion in debt it is taking on […]
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 […]
