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April 13, 2016 Isro Says Chandrayaan II Will Be Indigenous, Take Minor Help From US
Opting to go solo in its ambitious Chandrayaan II project, India has decided not to take Russia on board and keep the mission completely indigenous with “minor” help from the US. Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar said Chandrayaan II, having an indigenously built Lander and Rover, will be launched by December 2017 or first […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 27, 2016 The Next Big Thing in Phones May Not Be a Phone
Nearly a decade after the iPhone broke the mould for mobile phones the question being asked is whether the evolution of the smartphone has finally come to an end, as even Apple now treats older, smaller 4-inch screens as something new. Industry experts believe innovation in smartphones is giving way to phone functions popping up […]
NEWS 
March 23, 2016 For Google, India to be bigger market than US by next year: Pichai
Sundar Pichai, global chief executive at Goggle, the giant search engine, believes India will become a bigger marketfor the company than the US sometime in the middle of 2016. In an interaction with half a dozen journalists here on Wednesday, he said it was not only with regard to the use of Android-based phones that […]
COMPUTERS 
March 22, 2016 This Rs. 2,000 ‘Desktop PC’ Could Be the Computer You Need
A new Indiegogo project out of Shenzen, China, promises to make low-cost computing accessible to all. Running the Android-based Remix 2.0 OS, the Unuiga S905 claims to be the cheapest 64-bit Android desktop PC in the world. The device is cheaper than any Android handset on the market, but of course, the maker can save […]
COMPUTERS 
March 22, 2016 BBC Micro:bit PC Begins Shipping to Kids; May Soon Be Available to Buy
The BBC has begun delivering the Micro:bit (also known as Micro Bit) to school children in the United Kingdom. The miniature computer is a take on the BBC Micro, which was provided to hundreds of thousands of students in the 1980s. The Micro:bit fosters program learning among kids. The Micro:bit was originally announced last year […]
NEWS March 21, 2016 Casio Smart Outdoor Watch to Be Available From March 25
Casio launched its first Android Wear smartwatch named the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 at CES and promised it to release in March. The Japanese company is indeed keeping its promise and is making the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch available to buy starting March 25. Casio has confirmed that the Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 will […]
NEWS 
March 16, 2016 Soon You May Be Able to Share Your Xbox One Games Like Steam Games
Although the Xbox One was designed as an always online console, much of these features had to be scrapped following an overwhelming surge of consumer backlash. It’s something that Microsoft hasnever quite recovered from. Nonetheless, it scrapped some of its intended functionality such as the need to be always online even when in single-player and […]
NEWS March 16, 2016 Online Harassment Must Be Met Head-On: SXSW Panel
Online harassment and sexism is demeaning women and can no longer be brushed aside as an ugly side of social media and the gaming industry if they are to thrive, panellists on Saturday said at the South By Southwest (SXSW) tech meeting in Austin. The gaming summit at one of the premier events on the […]
ALL DEALS 
March 11, 2016 Nasscom proposes start-ups be exempt from direct, indirect taxes
Nasscom also sought steps to increase investments in start-ups. New Delhi: Software lobby Nasscom on Wednesday proposed that all start-ups be exempted from direct and indirect taxes to reduce compliance burden and cash outflows. In its pre-budget recommendations submitted to the finance ministry, Nasscom also demanded removal of so-called angel tax levied on capital receipts. […]
ALL DEALS 
March 11, 2016 Fee hike in Indraprastha University colleges will be rolled back: Kejriwal
A file photo of Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: HT New Delhi: In the wake of students’ agitation over retrospective fee hike in colleges affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that the hike will be rolled back. “Learnt that fees of all IP Univ colleges has been hiked. […]
ALL DEALS March 11, 2016 Start-up studies: Learning to be an entrepreneur
IIM-B is ready to make entrepreneurship education part of its flagship PG programme from the coming academic year. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Two years into her job in a leading information technology (IT) company, Varsha Ramachandran, 27, got bored and decided to quit for a creative career—a start-up that would help organizations and companies “redefine green […]
NEWS March 11, 2016 Fingerprint Scanners Not Foolproof, Can Be Tricked by Inkjet Printers: Report
You may think using a fingerprint sensor is a very secure method to lock down your smartphone, and you’re right, in most cases it indeed is. But don’t mistake this biometric technology as foolproof. Case in point, researchers at Michigan State University have found a way to unlock your smartphone using things like an off-the-shelf […]
