• ELECTRONICS
    Synaptics In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Mass Production Begins With ‘Top 5 OEM’

    HIGHLIGHTS Claimed to be faster than alternatives like facial recognition Synaptics says it has started mass production with a “top 5 OEM” New sensors said to be as fast as the current FS9100 range on Galaxy S8 Synaptics, the California-based mobile component manufacturer, announced the mass production of its optical in-display fingerprint sensors on Tuesday […]

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    Nokia 9, Nokia 6 (2018) Said to Receive 3C Certification, Mystery Nokia Models Spotted

    HIGHLIGHTS Nokia 6 (2018), Nokia 9 are listed with model number TA-1054 and TA-1042 Nokia 9 would have three variants Nokia 8 (2018) would be among two unrevealed Nokia smartphones While HMD Global is preparing new Android updates for its existing smartphone portfolio, the rumoured Nokia 6 (2018) and Nokia 9 smartphones have reportedly reached China’s 3C (China Compulsory Certification). A […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Honor opens 4 new service centers

    NEW DELHI: Huawei’s e-brand Honor said that it has opened four new exclusive service centers in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Guwahati. The brand now has 21 exclusive service centers across India. Honor said that these service centers will be equipped with the best in class amenities manned by Service Personnel’s providing professional, dedicated one-stop service for customers, through strict training […]

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    Study Looks to Help Inform Electronics Materials Management

    Staples has offered drop-off sites for wasted electronics at its stores since 2007 and now accepts up to seven pieces a day free. Since that time, more retailers and manufacturers have worked to help divert fast-accumulating discarded electronics. But managing these materials remains a pressing challenge, especially as the stream continues to evolve, as a […]

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    Electronic products, consumer goods may cost less soon

    HIGHLIGHTS CBEC asked the companies to immediately lower prices of shampoos, deodorants and other products on which GST was slashed from 28% to 18% While several companies have already lowered prices, there are others who are yet to pass on the gains Electrical goods and consumer durables may see GST rate cut as they are […]

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    Samsung Electronics to Set Up AI Research Centre

    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would create an artificial intelligence (AI) research centre and strengthen an executive role to look for new business areas for all its three major business groups. The minor changes to the tech giant’s business structure were to “quickly respond to market changes,” Samsung Electronics said in a statement. The move […]

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    Tesla Beats Deadline for Building World’s Biggest Battery

    Entrepreneur Elon Musk has won a $50 million (roughly Rs. 324 crores) bet by beating a 100-day deadline for building a giant battery to help South Australia avoid energy blackouts, officials said. State Premier Jay Weatherill said testing of the massive lithium ion battery would begin within days, ahead of the December 1 deadline Musk set for […]

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    New High-Speed Quantum Encryption Could Thwart Hackers: Study

    Scientists have developed a high-speed encryption system that can protect against the common security attacks, even if the equipment has flaws that could make it vulnerable to leaks. The system is capable of distributing encryption codes at megabit-per-second rates, five to 10 times faster than existing methods and on par with current Internet speeds when […]

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    WordPress Delivers Second Patch For SQL Injection Bug

    A bug exploitable in WordPress 4.8.2 and earlier creates unexpected and unsafe conditions ripe for a SQL injection attack, exposing sites created on the content management system to takeover. WordPress released WordPress 4.8.3 Tuesday, which mitigates the vulnerability. “This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your […]

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    Dear Reality releases two new immersive 3D audio plugins

    Plugin Alliance has partnered with Dear Reality to release dearVR pro and dearVR music. The announcement makes the German spatial audio technology and virtual acoustics software specialist’s audio algorithms available as two plugins, providing all the tools users need to create immersive 3D audio for VR and AR films, games, and video from within their […]

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    This video shows the iPhone X’s crazy app switching swipe

    The iPhone X is about to be released, and somehow, either officially sanctioned or otherwise, a handful of videos have appeared showing different functions of the device. What follows is a short video showing the novel way users will switch apps on the iPhone X. Since the iPhone X does not have a home button, […]