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MSI Prestige PS42: High-performing ultrabook designed with blinders on

The laptop is thin and portable, but don't leave its charging adaptor at home. Oh, and let's not talk about the unremarkable black adaptor

Xiaomi cuts prices of 5 smartphones in India to celebrate market leadership

According to the IDC report, the Chinese handset maker shipped 11.7 million units and became the top brand in the Indian market

Now, Android 9 Pie will be available in Motorola's 'One Power' smartphone

Android 9 Pie was officially released in August and was initially made available on Google Pixel and OnePlus 6 devices

Google marks 44th anniversary of humankind's first message to aliens

Their three-minute radio message was aimed at a cluster of stars in the constellation Hercules 25,000 light years away from Earth, Google said in a statement

Facebook and California fire: Toxic smoke bleak backdrop for Silicon Valley

The toxic smoke is an apt metaphor for where Silicon Valley finds itself

Facebook to launch independent body for checking content on social media

Content spied by artificial intelligence software or reported by users is now reviewed by an internal system that Facebook has been ramping up

Miscreants, beware! Mr Artificial Intelligence is the new cop in town

The programme can cross match faces against a crime database even from low-light images and give inputs to cops on the ground

Frozen planet 'super-Earth' discovered orbiting Sun's nearest solitary star

The planet's surface temperature is estimated to be around minus 170 degrees Celsius, meaning it is likely to be a frozen world which is uninviting to Earth-like life

Meet Gopal, a chat bot that speaks Hindi, Tamil and 10 other Indian tongues

Launched by Reverie Language Technologies, the chat bot is aimed at banks and other enterprises

Your social circle more likely to bully you online than strangers: Report

The respondents who had met their abuser in real life were almost twice as likely to experience an online risk: Microsoft report

A matter of volume: Threat from mid-priced Chinese phones hangs over Apple

Wall Street analysts have expressed concerns that slower overall smartphone sales will make it harder for Apple to hold smartphone market

World Economic Forum to use drones to enhance info on agriculture in India

Apart from drones, the approach for projects in AI and blockchain is also on building new ecosystems

How the Internet of Things is being used to solve India-specific problems

Research and consultancy firm KPMG estimates that the country already has about 120 players selling IoT solutions of which 60- 65 per cent are start-ups

As cities swell, the world looks at driverless trains to increase frequency

Fully automated trains can run much closer to each other while maintaining the same levels of safety

AI will catch lies on employees' expense report if they make false claims

AppZen, an 18-month-old AI accounting startup, has already signed up several big companies and claims to have saved its clients $40 mn in fraudulent expenses

Samsung Galaxy J4+ review: Feature heavy, but camera, display found lacking

Priced at Rs 9,990, the Galaxy J4+ has a big 6-inch screen, a bright camera of f/1.9 aperture and a 3,300 mAh battery. Can it compete with Chinese counterparts?

As iPhone demand wanes, Apple has plan B, but suppliers don't

There's no back-up for many of the companies that supply components for the iPhone

Detel D1 Gold review: Feature-rich budget phone with good battery life

A good option for those who do not want to shell out much for a feature phone

Meet the men behind Niki, the chat-bot you can leave your mundane tasks to

The bot enables computers to do the humdrum tasks like booking cabs, buying tickets, and paying bills and insurance premiums

How a cancer survivor and his two sons built an $8 billion software startup

Qualtrics had filed for an initial public offering in the US and was planning to raise about $500 million. SAP CEO Bill McDermott preempted the IPO with an all-cash offer