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Vivo V9 Pro to be launched in India in October
Chinese handset maker Vivo is all set to launch V9 Pro smartphone with 6GB RAM and FHD+ display in India in October.
Huawei to bring Kirin 980 chipset to India this festive quarter
Chinese tech giant Huawei on Friday said that the company's seven nanometre mobile chipset equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, the Kirin 980, will reach Indian consumers in the fourth quarter of this year.
Nikon Z7: Worth the wait for a professional shooter (Tech Review)
The camera game has now shifted to full-frame mirrorless and sensing the global $11 billion opportunity, Japanese camera maker Nikon has launched Z6 and Z7 -- its first full frame mirrorless range of cameras -- in India.
I wanted to be an astronaut: Ivanka
Ivanka Trump, first daughter and US President's advisor, said that it has always been her dream to become an astronaut and travel to the space as she toured the Johnson Space Center here. Ivanka, who visited the space centre on Thursday where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted, spoke to the crew of the International Space Station. "You inspire us all. You actually have my dream job," Ivanka, 36, admitted. 'I always wanted to be an astronaut and I always wanted to go to space. You are fulfilling my dream up there," she said. Astronaut Nicole Mann provided Ivanka with a guided tour of the space center, including the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility that holds a full-size copy of the International Space Station. Ivanka posed outside the doors of the Mission Control Center and met chief Holly Ridings, who made history this week after becoming the first woman in NASA's 60-year history to become the chief flight director of the Johnson Space ...
DSLR leader Canon brings its first mirrorless camera to India
Japanese camera maker Canon which has been a leader in the professional-grade DSLR camera segment for years on Friday brought its first full-frame mirrorless camera called EOS R to India.
Samsung multi-camera phones set to spoil Chinese players' Diwali
In February, DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT and Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, changed his strategy for the Indian market once he saw Chinese players getting the upper hand on innovations in some smartphone components -- and camera was one of those.
New line-up of Amazon Echo smart speakers now in India
Amazon on Friday launched a new line-up of Echo devices and an Echo companion device in India.
Facebook to drop on-site support for political campaigns
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday that it would no longer dispatch employees to the offices of political campaigns to offer support ahead of elections, as it did with U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2016 race.
Amazon adds Echo devices for home and car in bid to dominate voice gadgets
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday introduced a dozen new Echo speakers and related gadgets in a bid to stay ahead of rivals Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google in the nascent category for voice-controlled devices.
Amazon adds new Echo devices in bid to dominate voice gadgets
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday introduced a dozen new Echo speakers and related gadgets in a bid to stay ahead of rivals Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google in the nascent category for voice-controlled devices.
Hanergy installs 418 solar modules in a Netherlands sports stadium
The world's largest thin-film power solution company, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group (00566.hk), on Thursday announced that its US-based subsidiary, finished constructing Europe's biggest flexible modules solar project in Den Bosch, Netherlands.The US subsidiary MiaSole installed 418 lightweight modules on the roof of Maaspoort Sports Center in the city. It has the capacity to produces 125 MHz of clean energy per year.Each module which measured 2.6m * 1m were fitted to the Evalon roof. Evalon happens to be an environment-friendly and long-lasting roof membrane, with a lifespan of up to 40 years and is suitable for PV solar modules compared to other roofing materials.Notably, Hanergy's solar solution used at the Maaspoort Sports Center in Den Bosch makes the building is labelled as the largest sustainable building with flexible modules, ensuring additional government subsidies.Spokesperson, Dick Groenenberg of Weka, who installed the modules, said, "We were confident that the project ...
Vodafone to roll out 1,000 5G sites in UK by 2020
NEWBURY, England (Reuters) - Vodafone said it would have 1,000 5G-enabled network sites in Britain by 2020, delivering blisteringly fast speeds and near-instant response times that it demonstrated by making Britain's first holographic mobile call on Thursday.
Govt eases import norms for motor vehicles of certain categories
The government has eased norms for import of 2,500 motor vehicles of certain categories annually, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The decision has been taken by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 in accordance with the powers under Motor Vehicles Act, according to the gazette notification by the ministry. "... In respect of vehicle manufacturer, importing into India unused completely built units or completely knocked down units of right-hand steering control vehicles, directly or through their authorised representative, up to 2500 units of M1 or L category of vehicles, as the case may be, and up to 500 units of other categories of vehicles annually," said the notification. It said the units imported should be compliant with the international standard, namely EEC or ECE or Japanese, and the compliance of such vehicles shall be deemed to be established for sale and registration under rule 47, by a certificate of compliance for the relevant standard
Google Pay sharing payment data with group cos: Paytm to NPCI
India's biggest digital payments company Paytm has flagged concerns over rival Google Pay's privacy policy, saying it allows collection and disclosure of users' personal data with group companies. The Alibaba and SoftBank-backed company also alleged that Google's privacy policy allows the American giant to utilise a user's personal data for advertising and promotional purposes, without any additional consent from the user. "This is a clear disregard for a consumer's need for privacy," Paytm said in a recent letter to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). As the battle to capture market share in the booming Indian digital payments space intensifies, One97 Communications owned-Paytm has alleged violation of basic privacy norms in the tech titan's policy. In its two-page letter, Paytm said Google Pay's privacy policy allows it to access user's navigation, logs and correspondence data while also reserving the right to collect, store, use and read user's communication. When ...
Kaspersky expects India to become top mobile consumer market in APEC
Global cyber security firm Kaspersky said it expects India to become the top market in terms of mobile consumers in the Asia Pacific region in the next 5-10 years, driven by a sharp increase in usage of handsets and tablets. From mobile Internet perspective, India is one of the close markets for the company, Stephan Neumeier, Managing Director APAC (Asia Pacific region) Kaspersky Lab told PTI in an interview. "Probably India can become number one market in terms of mobile consumers in the next 5-10 years in Asia Pacific and may be in the world," Neumeier said. A lot of young consumers are moving directly to mobile phones and tablets and are not focussing much on personal computers or laptops, he explained. Besides, the Indian government is investing massively on creating infrastructure for the a greater Internet penetration that will bolster the prospects for consumer business. "Today we have much faster Internet speed in bigger cities, connectivity is more or less available ...
Infosys launches next-gen learning solution for enterprises
Global software major Infosys on Thursday launched "Infosys Wingspan" -- its next-generation learning solution to help organisations accelerate their talent transformation journey.
Asian countries at risk from 'Balkanisation' in cyber space: Kaspersky
India as well as other Asian countries are vulnerable to the risk of cyber threats from "Balkanisation" in cyber space, warned Russia-based global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab on Thursday.
Facebook dating app now in testing phase
Aiming to take on mobile dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble, social networking giant Facebook on Thursday started testing its new dating product in Colombia.
New multifunctional robotic 'skins' can assist in Mars exploration
Researchers have developed a new "robotic skins" technology that allows users to turn everyday objects into robots as well as help astronauts for Mars exploration where the environment is unpredictable.
World's first 2Gbps capable data call achieved
In a significant development, Ericsson, Telstra and Qualcomm have successfully completed the worlds first 2Gbps capable 4G data call using the live commercial network in Queensland, Australia.
