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NEWS 
April 7, 2016 Nawaz Sharif defamed Pak by having merely $11 million offshore: Twitter guffaws at #PanamaPapers
Image credit: Narendra Shreshta/Reuters A massive leak of 2.6 terabytes of data has suddenly thrown light on the murky world of offshore banking, where the world’s richest (and shadiest) tend to park their cash to avoid paying taxes or being detected. The 11.5 million documents from a Panama-based law firm were leaked by an anonymous source […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 6, 2016 Fitbit Blaze Fitness Smartwatch Launched at Rs. 19,999
Fitbit in January during the CES 2016 trade show launched its Fitbit Blaze smartwatch with fitness tracking features along with customisable textured rubber bands, leather bands, and metal bracelet. The company has finally launched the wearable device in India priced at Rs. 19,999. The device is exclusively available with Amazon India in small and large […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 6, 2016 Microsoft HoloLens Goes Up for Pre-Orders at $3,000; Specifications Revealed
To nobody’s surprise, Microsoft announced on Monday that it has begun taking pre-orders for theHoloLens Development Edition. The $3,000 augmented reality headset will begin shipping to the United States and Canada on March 30. The company also took the opportunity to talk about the innards of the HoloLens as well as showcase apps and games […]
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ELECTRONICS 
April 6, 2016 Sony Unveils Concept N Headphones, Interactive Tabletop Projector at SXSW
As promised, Sony took to the stage at SXSW to shed more light on its recently announced Future Lab Program. The Japanese technology conglomerate unveiled its Concept N headphones that you don’t need to plug into your ears. Sony also unveiled a prototype of its Interactive Tabletop projector that can turn a surface into a […]
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NEWS 
April 4, 2016 Huawei Expected to Enter PC Market With Matebook Laptop at MWC 2016
Chinese technology conglomerate Huawei could enter the PC business as soon as next week. The company has posted a media invite, in which it seems to be teasing the arrival of a “new” product category for launch on February 21. The product in question is widely believed to be the long-rumoured Matebook 2-in-1 notebook which […]
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NEWS 
April 1, 2016 Standard Chartered’s India losses at $981 million
Overall, the lender’s loan impairment surged to $4 billion in 2015 from $2.14 billion in 2014. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Standard Chartered Plc. on Tuesday reported a loss of $981 million from its India operations as loan impairments, including restructured loans, across its India portfolio surged almost eightfold to $1.3 billion in 2015 from $171 million […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 30, 2016 Microsoft to Unveil 2 New Live Tiles Features at Build 2016
Ahead of its developer conference Build on Wednesday, Microsoft is hinting at new features and major changes to its Live Tiles interface for Windows 10. The company is supposedly planning to make Live Tiles, Microsoft’s take on flat icons, more interactive and capable. The Redmond, Washington-based company will be holding a session at the upcoming […]
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NEWS 
March 22, 2016 Broomstick Flying or Red-Light Ping-Pong? Gadgets at CeBIT 2016
Virtual reality and 3D printing are among top technologies showcased by thousands of IT companies attending this year’s technology show CeBIT in the northern German city of Hanover. Here are some eye-catching gadgets from the annual fair: Quidditch on a broomstick Harry Potter fans dying to get a taste of what playing quidditch on a […]
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COMPUTERS 
March 22, 2016 Intel Mastermind, Silicon Valley Statesman Andy Grove Dead at 79
Andy Grove, the Silicon Valley elder statesman who made Intel into the world’s top chipmaker and helped usher in the personal computer age, died on Tuesday at age 79, Intel said. The company did not describe the circumstances of his death but Grove, who endured the Nazi occupation of Hungary during World War Two, living […]
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NEWS 
March 21, 2016 Quantum Break Runs at 720p on the Xbox One: Report
Quantum Break is out on April 5 on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One. In the build up to its release we’ve seen a steady stream of details about the time-manipulating shooter emerge. One such piece of information is the game’s resolution. According to a presentation made by the game’s developer, Remedy Entertainment at Siggraph […]
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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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COMPUTERS 
March 18, 2016 Samsung Chromebook 3 With Intel CPU Goes on Sale at $200
Samsung unveiled the Chromebook 3 at CES 2016, the latest entrant in the company’s Chromebook lineup, and promised that the laptop will go on sale soon. The new Chromebook 3 is now available to buy at $200 (approximately Rs. 14,000) via the company’s online store, and is also expected to go on sale via Amazon. […]
