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ELECTRONICS May 27, 2020 Use electronic medium to produce accused, says HC
By: Loknath DasKOCHI: The Kerala High Court Registrar-General has written to the State Police Chief directing him to ask the police personnel to produce accused persons before magistrates through electronic video linkage facility, even if it is for the first time. According to the memorandum issued by the Registrar, incidents have been reported from several parts of […]
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ELECTRONICS February 18, 2020 Tesla has ‘6 years lead over Toyota and VW’ in electronics, says new Model 3 teardown
By: Loknath DasA new Tesla Model 3 teardown ordered by the Nikkei Business Publications came to the conclusion that Tesla is “6 years ahead of Toyota and VW” when it comes to electronics. Tesla has impressed many engineers who dared to take apart a Model 3. After its own Tesla Model 3 teardown, Munro and Associates thought of the vehicle’s […]
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COMPUTERS November 29, 2019 Go grandmaster says computers ‘cannot be defeated’
By: Loknath DasThe only human ever to beat Google’s computer algorithm at the ancient Chinese strategy game Go decided to retire because he is convinced machines “cannot be defeated”, a report said Wednesday. South Korean Lee Se-Dol’s five-match showdown with Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo in 2016 raised both the game’s profile and fears of computer intelligence’s […]
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COUPONS November 15, 2019 Costco says coupons circulating on Facebook are a scam
By: Loknath DasYou can share those Costco coupons on Facebook all you want, but the wholesale company wants you to know that it is a hoax. In a Facebook post this week, Costco said it is not giving away $75 coupons and called the offer a scam that is in no way affiliated with the company. It […]
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ELECTRONICS October 9, 2019 Samsung Electronics says Q3 profit seen down 56%, beats expectations
By: Loknath DasSouth Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on October 8 reported its third-quarter operating profit likely tumbled 56 percent, hurt by a downturn in global memory chip prices but slightly better than analysts had anticipated. The world’s biggest semiconductor firm by revenue has struggled since late last year as a weak global economy and slower spending from […]
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ELECTRONICS July 30, 2019 India’s electronics production on accelerated path, but accounts for 3.3% of global market, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
By: Loknath DasIndia’s electronics production is estimated at Rs 4.58 lakh crore in 2018-19, which despite accelerated growth in recent years, still represents only 3.3 percent share of the global market, Parliament was informed on July 18. The domestic electronics hardware manufacturing sector faces lack of level-playing field against competing nations on account of “several disabilities which […]
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COMPUTERS September 17, 2018 F-Secure Says Nearly All Modern Computers Vulnerable to Cold Boot Attacks
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Security flaw in modern PCs can leave your encrypted data vulnerable Hackers could disable current cold boot attack firmware security measures Macs with the T2 chip contain security measures to counter such attacks Researchers have discovered a security flaw that is said to put nearly all modern computers at risk for data theft. The […]
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ELECTRONICS August 28, 2018 Parker Solar Probe Operating as Planned, NASA Says
By: Loknath DasNASA’s historic mission to solve the mysteries of the Sun which was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket on August 12 is operating according to plan, mission controllers have said. As of 12pm EDT on August 16, the Parker Solar Probewas 4.6 million kms from Earth, travelling at 62,764 kms per hour, and heading […]
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ELECTRONICS July 31, 2018 Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Will Launch at a ‘Reasonable Price’, Says Company
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will come with a “reasonable price”, company reveal The company made the new announcement while revealing its Q2 results Galaxy Note 9 looks set to launch at a lower price than its predecessor The Galaxy Note 9 will be launched a “reasonable price”, Samsung confirmed on Tuesday while announcing its second-quarter earnings. While the South […]
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ELECTRONICS July 4, 2018 Xiaomi Plans to Enter US Market Next Year, Says Ties Will Help Avoid Trade Tensions
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi is set to enter the US next year The company is considering the US market “very attractive” Xiaomi’s Senior Vice President Wang Xiang confirmed the development Xiaomi is aiming to enter the US a long time after gaining success in India and China. The company also recently entered Europe and the UK. The Beijing-based smartphone maker […]
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COUPONS June 11, 2018 Shoppers will go in-store if they have loyalty points and coupons on their phones, says study…
By: Loknath DasUntapped marketing resource: loyalty points and coupons in m-wallets could drive footfall A quarter of European shoppers would be more likely to use coupons in a store if they could store them on their mobile phone, showing that mobile wallets could be a way to help boost in-store footfall. So suggests a study by […]
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ALL DEALS April 12, 2018 Apple Says All Its Facilities Now Powered by 100 Percent Renewable Energy
By: Loknath DasHIGHLIGHTS All facilities in 43 countries operating with renewable energy We’re committed to leaving the world better than we found it: Apple Google had claimed in December it had attained this goal Apple said Monday it had achieved a goal of “100 percent clean energy” for its facilities around the world. The California tech giant said […]