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COMPUTERS 
March 23, 2016 Microsoft Surface Pro 4: A lethal combination of efficiency and style
Microsoft launched the latest version of its Surface tablets in India on Thursday. Surface Pro 4, a device combining style with computing efficiency, will be available from Rs 89,990 onwards to customers. Conceived as a tablet, it can transform into a full-fledged laptop in the blink of an eye with the help of the additional […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 22, 2016 Windows 10 Now a Mandatory Update – Here’s How You Can Stop It From Installing
If you’re running an older version of Windows, you might suddenly find Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade already downloaded on your machine. You never requested it, so why are you getting it? The automatic download is part of Microsoft’s aggressive push to get Windows 10 on as many devices as possible. Since last July, Microsoft has […]
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NEWS 
March 22, 2016 Google Mastered a Game That Vexed Scientists – and Their Machines – for Decades
Artificial intelligence took a historic step forward last week when a Google team announced that it taught a machine to master the ancient Chinese game Go, a feat researchers have chased for decades. While computers learned to outclass humans at checkers and chess in the ’90s, Go – a 2,500-year-old game – was still vexing […]
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NEWS 
March 21, 2016 Apple Said to Have Hired a Corporate Security Officer Amid Legal Battle With the US
Apple Inc, amid a pitched battle with the US government over law enforcement’s desire to crack into iPhones, has hired a new security executive to oversee its corporate digital defences, people familiar with the matter said. Apple appointed George Stathakopoulos, formerly vice president of information security at Amazonand before that Microsoft Corp’s general manager of […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 21, 2016 Dell’s Back to School Offer Lets You Purchase a Laptop at Re. 1, Pay Rest in EMIs
Dell India is making it more convenient for people to purchase a desktop or a laptop. The computer manufacturer has announced its ‘Back to School’ programme, wherein it is allowing students (and parents) to take home a new laptop at Re. 1, and pay the remainder under instalments – sans interest – later. The program […]
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NEWS 
March 19, 2016 Foxconn CEO Says Agreed With Sharp on Most Points of a Takeover Deal
Taiwan’s Foxconn is aiming to finalise a deal to acquire Japan’s Sharp Corp by the end of the month, after the two firms reached a consensus on most points, Foxconn Chief Executive Officer Terry Gou said. Foxconn, known formally as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, has been given preferred negotiating rights and most remaining issues […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 17, 2016 Sulon Q VR Headset Promises a Standalone ‘Console-Quality’ Experience
The three biggest names in virtual reality headsets – Oculus, HTC and Sony – all need to be tethered to a system. And while Samsung’s Gear VR offers a wire-free experience, it does so at the cost of resolution and needs a high-end Samsung smartphone. Canada-based Sulon Technologies claims it has the solution to this […]
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NEWS 
March 17, 2016 Fallout 4’s First DLC ‘Automatron’ Has a Release Date and Price
Post-apocalyptic role-playing game and one of our favourite titles of last year, Fallout 4 is getting its first piece of downloadable content (DLC) next week. It’s called Automatron and will be available on March 22. The premise has you squaring off against a horde of evil robots that torment the Commonwealth courtesy of a new […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 17, 2016 India Funding Roundup: A Home Tutoring Marketplace, Rickshaw Advertising Startup, and More
Our latest funding roundup compiles seed and late stage investments in Indian startups engaged in tech-based recruitment, tutor aggregation, fashion discovery, home services, and more. WorkIndia Recruitment marketplace WorkIndia founded by a group of IIT/ IIM alumni recently announced Wednesday that it had secured an undisclosed sum in funding from Beenext, a Singapore-based early stage […]
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ALL DEALS 
March 16, 2016 10 Suggestions for Making a Good First Impression in Business
Making a good first impression on your potential customers can drastically improve your chances of making sales and creating a loyal following. And there are so many different ways you can make a good first impression on members of your target audience. Check out these suggestions from members of our small business community below. Improve […]
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NEWS 
March 16, 2016 What is the Difference Between a Mentor and Coach?
More often than not, mentoring and coaching are used interchangeably in the business context. That’s why at many organizations, a mentor is expected to undertake coaching responsibilities as well. But despite what most people might think, there is a big difference between a mentor and a coach. If you are wondering how these two roles differ […]
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ELECTRONICS 
March 16, 2016 WD PiDrive Is a 314GB Hard Drive Designed for Your Raspberry Pi
WDLabs, a part of Western Digital (WD) Corporation, on Monday announced the availability of the WD PiDrive – a uniquely crafted storage solution design for Raspberry Pi devices – on the occasion of Pi Day. The drive is currently available in a capacity of 314GB (a play on the first few decimals in the mathematical […]
