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New hack-proof chip could secure your credit cards
The chip prevents so-called side-channel attacks, which analyses patterns of memory access or fluctuations in power usage when a device is performing a cryptographic operation, in order to extract its
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NASA's Juno spacecraft one move closer to Jupiter arrival
The Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in July this year to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, NASA said
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Bengaluru leads pack in search queries for automobiles
Google search data reveals 2015 saw 40% increase in queries related to automakers, brands in India; queries on used cars grew 200%
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Mobile 10X to scale up app revenue to Rs 10,000 cr
To establish five startup hubs in India over next five years
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Alphabet profit sends shares up, overtakes Apple in value
For the first time, the company disclosed the profitability of Google's search engine and its other online services
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India can be a world leader in cognitive computing: IBM CEO
Ginni Rometty says the country has an edge over others in this field
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Gadgets that'll make you go gaga
As this year progressed, technology became more personal - tracking your every move, devices talking to each other and uploading details to the cloud to interpret the data in multiple ways. A look at
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India helps drive Google Play revenue in 2015: Pichai
Nine of 10 smartphones sold in India run on Google's Android platform, helping it sell more services to users
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WhatsApp now has a billion users globally
In February 2014, WhatsApp was acquired by social networking giant Facebook, its biggest buyout till date, for a whopping $19 billion
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Karnataka ropes in ASTRAC for tech cluster in Dharwad
Hub will house foreign companies looking to tap Indian talent for R&D
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Microsoft Surface Pro 4: More a notebook than a tablet
The device sports great hardware and a fabulous touch experience but is too big to be used as just a tablet
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Researchers create first self-assembled superconductor
It is the first time a superconductor, in this case niobium nitride, has self-assembled into a porous, 3-D gyroidal structure
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Le 1S is beauty with brain
On the weaker side for the phone are the lack of expandable memory and no free FM
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Honor launches Honor 5X and Holly 2 Plus
The Honor 5X and Holly 2 Plus were made available for pre-order at Flipkart and Amazon
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Vivo launches its first India-assembled phone Y51L at Rs 11,980
4G-enabled Y51L is assembled at company's Greater Noida plant
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Financial services portal MajorGainz debuts on PlayStore
App will deliver content in under 100 words in a single feed
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Blackberry's first Android phone Priv launched in India
The phone will be available from January 30 on Amazon at Rs 62,990
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Free rechargers: The bargain hunters of smartphone users
Free talktime players allowing users to earn money by downloading mobile apps and exploring them
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