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ELECTRONICS 
February 1, 2020 All stocked up, electronics makers see no immediate hit from virus
NEW DELHI : Indian electronics makers are unlikely to face immediate production disruptions because of the coronavirus outbreak in China, the global manufacturing base for electronic parts, as many of them had stocked up in advance anticipating Chinese New Year holidays. Many of them may have to resort to production cutbacks if the health crisis worsens in China, […]
ELECTRONICS July 4, 2018 Samsung Expected to See Lacklustre Sales of Premium Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than a year in the second quarter, as lacklustre sales of its premium Galaxy smartphones overshadow its highly profitable chip business. Analysts expect Samsung’s smartphone sales to drop in the April-June quarter, following a more than 2 percent drop in the previous quarter […]
ELECTRONICS May 31, 2018 Affordable Truly Wireless Earphones: We Test 5 Budget AirPods Alternatives to See if They Are Worth Buying
HIGHLIGHTS True wireless earphones offer unmatched convenience The Boult Twin Pods offer great sound quality for the price The ZAKK Twins are very comfortable and fit securely in the ear A little over a year ago, Apple introduced the world to a new and exciting category of truly wireless earphones with its AirPods. Since the release of the […]
NEWS December 27, 2016 SEE PIC: Sridevi meets Sasikala at Poes Garden
Actor Sridevi met VK Sasikala Natarajan, confidant of late J Jayalalithaa at Poes Garden in Chennai today (December 27). According to reports, Sridevi also paid homage to J Jayalalithaa, who passed away on December 5th. She was buried next to her mentor MG Ramachandran at the MGR Memorial in Marina beach. ALSO READ: Did Thala […]
NEWS December 7, 2016 Will Google Finally See Coupon Success With Latitude?
After testing it out in Austin during SXSW, Google has rolled out Google Latitude Check-In offers nationwide, teaming up with partners like American Eagle, Macy’s and Quiznos to let users “unlock” offers all around the United States. It may not seem like revolutionary news with all the activity in the offers/deals space as of late, […]
ELECTRONICS October 14, 2016 Wearables Market Sales to See Modest 29.4 Percent Growth in 2016: IDC
‘ Wearables Market Sales to See Modest 29.4 Percent Growth in 2016: IDC Wearable tech, which was seeing sizzling sales growth a year ago, is cooling this year amid consumer hesitation over new devices, a survey showed Thursday. The research firm IDC said it expects global sales of wearables to grow some 29.4 percent to […]
NEWS August 6, 2016 International Yoga Day: Delhi to See Over 10,000 Participants
A total of 10,000 participants will be performing yoga in various places in Delhi including Lodhi Garden, Nehru Park and Talkatora Stadium as part of the second International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21, an official said on Saturday. The programme will start at 6 a.m. and Common Protocol Yoga by all participants will start […]
NEWS May 26, 2016 Google’s ‘Magenta’ assignment will see if AIs can actually make art
Google’s subsequent foray into the burgeoning world of synthetic intelligence might be a creative one. The employer has previewed a new attempt to teach AI structures to generate tune and artwork calledMagenta. it’ll launch officially on June 1st, but Google gave attendees at the annual Moogfest music and tech competition a preview of what’s in […]
ALL DEALS 
March 2, 2016 Venture debt firms see pick up in demand as equity deals slow
Venture debt firms lend to new economy start-ups which are high-growth companies, asset-light and might have cash burn. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint Mumbai: The slowdown in the availability of equity funding and a downward pressure on valuations in the venture capital ecosystem in the country has emerged as a business opportunity for firms which lend to […]
COMPUTERS 
February 24, 2016 Google Cloud Vision Helps Computers To ‘See’ Pictures
It’s a lady and she is joyful about being open for business in Spanish – Google knows that much just from the picture. Image: Google The Google GOOGL -1.66% Cloud Vision venture is developing. The project is designed to help computers ‘see’ images and understand what they depict and represent. Heavily aligned towards the needs of […]
