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ALL DEALS 
March 16, 2016 18% applicants did not write CAT: IIM
A file photo of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Photo: Raj K. Raj/HT New Delhi: Around 18% of those who registered to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) that serves as a gateway to elite Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and scores of leading B-Schools in the country chose not to do so, […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
March 16, 2016 CommonFloor lays off employees not accommodated in Quikr
CommonFloor is vacating its office space and will be moving to Quikr premises. Bengaluru: CommonFloor, the online real estate portal has laid off at least 100 of its employees who were unable to find suitable roles at Quikr India Pvt Ltd. The Bengaluru-based real estate listings portal which was acquired by Quikr in January 2016 […]
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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 […]
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NEWS 
March 4, 2016 Infosys, Wipro investments in start-ups not exclusive deals
Infosys and Wipro maintain their backing to start-ups, which are based out of the US, Israel and India, should not curtail the latter from partnering other outsourcing firms, some of which are even their rivals. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd have invested over $65 million in 11 start-ups so far, but […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 25, 2016 Consumer Needs, Not Innovation by Itself, Will Drive Design for Motorola and Lenovo
It’s rare to hear a company’s executives talk critically about their unsuccessful products. Phrases like “ahead of its time” or “didn’t live up to its potential” are far more common, so when Kouji Kodera, Senior Vice President, Product Management, Motorola Mobility talks about the danger of innovating without thinking about the customer’s needs, and specifically […]
