ELECTRONICS
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ELECTRONICS 
March 14, 2016 The 18 Weirdest Product Ideas Today
Think your product idea is weird? You haven’t seen anything yet. Who can forget Google Glass and the giant Hampster Wheel Desk? Those are nothing compared to some of the weirdest product ideas around today. Check out some of the weirdest product ideas that entrepreneurs have developed recently. WiFi Tea Kettle Who has the time to […]
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March 14, 2016 First Known OS X Ransomware Spotted in the Transmission BitTorrent App
Apple Inc customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware, researchers with Palo Alto Networks Inc told Reuters on Sunday. Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, encrypts data on infected machines, then typically asks users to […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 12, 2016 Work from home fraud most prevalent internet scam in India: Telenor
Thirty-nine per cent net users are victims of ‘work from home’ fraud and 25 per cent have fallen prey to lottery scams even as 85 per cent of the country’s Internet user base are familiar with the term ‘Internet Scam’, says a study by Telenor. The multi-market survey conducted by Telenor Group assessed the impact […]
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March 12, 2016 Facebook’s Oculus Unveils New Social, Video Features for Samsung Gear VR
Facebook-owned Oculus VR is bringing new social and video capabilities to the world of virtual reality. The company announced an update to its software that will enable Samsung Gear VR users to create a social profile while also leveraging several other features. The update will go live on Thursday. Oculus added that it also plans […]
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March 12, 2016 Oculus Rift May Offer Better High-End Quality Than PS VR, Admits Sony Executive
After years of hype and development, high-end virtual reality (VR) headsets will make their way to consumers starting with the Oculus Rift this month, in 20 countries around the world. Sony’s PlayStation VR (PS VR) is one of its biggest competitors, and Sony Computer Entertainment vice president Masayasu Ito pointed out this week why he […]
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March 12, 2016 Indie Film ‘Creative Control’ Looks at the Near Future of Personal VR
What does technology look like five minutes in the future? It’s a question that’s on a lot of artists’ minds lately. Whether it’s the Siri-like companion in Spike Jonze’s ‘Her,’ a beautiful AI in Alex Garland’s ‘Ex Machina’ or the ability to instantly rewind and project memories in the “Black Mirror” episode of TV’s ‘The […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 11, 2016 BlackBerry Priv Gets Camera, Keyboard, and Launcher App Updates
BlackBerry last week started rolling out several app updates for the BlackBerry Launcher, BlackBerry Keyboard, and BlackBerry Camera via Google Play. It is worth mentioning that all these updates are only for the company’s latest Android smartphone – the BlackBerry Priv. In the camera department, BlackBerry Priv as a part of the camera update v1.0.0.3803 […]
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March 11, 2016 ZTE Blade V580 With Fingerprint Sensor, Metal Body Launched
Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE earlier this week made its Blade D2 smartphone available to buy in Vietnam. It has now launched another smartphone in Japan, the Blade V580, listing it on the region-specific website. The ZTE Blade V580 can be pre-ordered only in Japan for now with a price tag of JPY 27,800 (roughly Rs. […]
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March 11, 2016 Google Nexus 5X Update Brings Performance Fixes, Connectivity Improvements, More
Google is addressing the performance issues on the LG Nexus 5X smartphone. The Mountain View-based company has rolled out an update alongside the Security Patch Level of March 01, 2016 to take away some glitches that were crippling an otherwise decent high-end smartphone. The Mountain View-based company took to Reddit to assure users that it […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 9, 2016 Does an Extremist’s iPhone Contain a ‘Cyber Pathogen’?
A local prosecutor has offered an unusual justification for forcing Apple to help hack an iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass killer: The phone might have been “used as a weapon” to introduce malicious software to county computer systems. San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael Ramos acknowledged to The Associated Press that there’s no […]
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March 9, 2016 500 Million Android Devices Affected by ‘Accessibility Clickjacking’ Malware: Report
Mobile security firm Skycure has claimed that a new Android malware can allow malicious apps to access all text-based data on a device without requiring permission from the user. The research firm has further claimed that the latest Android malware family dubbed “Accessibility Clickjacking” impacts almost all Android versions except the last two versions – […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 9, 2016 Xiaomi Launches 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro With Slimmer Build, Faster Charging
Xiaomi, besides launching its Redmi Note 3 in India last week, also launched its 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro with USB Type-C in China. The company additionally announced its Mi Box 3 Enhanced Edition media player. Priced at CNY 149 (roughly Rs. 1,500), the power bank like other Mi Power Bank units sports an aluminium […]
