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InFocus Vision 3: Decent looks, good camera for its price (Tech Review)

In a bid to offer a pocket-friendly smartphone with good features, US-based technology company InFocus Mobile has launched a new device -- Vision 3 -- in India with bezel-less (edge-to-edge) display in the sub-Rs 7,000 category.

Google hires key chip designer from Apple

Google has hired John Bruno, a well-known chip designer from Apple who ran the silicon competitive analysis group at the Cupertino-based iPhone maker.

Skills of engineers need to be constantly honed: TN Governor

: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit today said the skill sets of engineers need to be constantly 'honed and updated' if engineering institutions need to cope with the challenges of changing global scenario. The desire to excel and attain perfection has become keener and this is a healthy sign for a society aiming to attain excellence, he said at the valedictory session of the Indian Engineering Congress organised by The Institution of Engineers here. "For our engineering institutions to cope with the challenges of a changing global scenario, the skills acquired by our engineers need to be constantly honed and updated," he said. Stating that students need to be taught to be creative and innovative so that it provides them with necessary skills for invention, he said, "the rapid development of the country requires engineers to be creative and innovative". Noting that an engineer plays a "responsible role" in a society, he said, "the earlier notion of engineers ...

Govt policies must adapt to changing circumstances: Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the government policies must adapt to changing circumstances.He made this remarks during his meeting with the State Investment Promotion Board."The government policies must adapt to changing circumstances. The IT sector should be corruption-free, and decision-making must have no delay. Large investments are expected in the next 15 years. The companies are focused on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and robot technology," Naidu said.The Chief Minister further added, "AP too, has been focusing on IT and Internet of Things. Recently, there were large scale events held to discuss and promote Fintech, Agri-tech and education in the state."He said that IT should be a subject in all colleges of the state, and foster innovation and integration with other professions like education, agriculture and medicine.Minister of Information Technology Nara Lokesh said that a large number of companies from the ...

Addressing agri problems, unsatisfactory employment are two

The two big takeaways post Gujarat assembly polls were addressing agriculture related problems and 'unsatisfactory employment', Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said here today. The achievements (of the government) were not meeting the aspirations of a great majority of the youth. "That is what characterises the youth of Gujarat and Maharashtra. They are unsatisfied employed youth. The big lesson, therefore, is to address unsatisfactory employment," Kumar told PTI here. BJP had won the election with a majority securing 99 seats and Congress 77 in the 182 member assembly. Kumar said problems related to agriculture were another issue that has to be tackled. "Agriculture has become backward. You are left behind. You have to change many things, including Minimum Support Price for farmers. This is not easy," he said. Asked to comment on US tech major Accenture's statement of artificial intelligence alone contributing a whopping USD 957 billion to GDP by 2035, Kumar said he

Amazon acquires home automation startup Blink

In a bid to ramp up its connected home line-up, online giant Amazon has acquired a startup named Blink that builds wireless home monitoring systems, including connected Wi-Fi home security cameras.

Snowden's 'Haven' app turns smartphone into surveillance device

National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden is back, this time with an app called "Haven" that will transform any Android smartphone into a sensor that can detect intrusions.

Enterprise software firm Deskera to expand India footprint

As Indian enterprises look forward to digital transformation, Deskera, a leading global Cloud-based business software provider, has plans to invest Rs 400 crore ($62 million) in the country to help 51 million Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to adapt to Cloud.

New Facebook tool lets users check interaction with Russian posts

Coming under intense scrutiny for failing to prevent alleged Russian propaganda from spreading on its platform during the 2016 US presidential election, Facebook has introduced a tool that lets some users check if they interacted with such posts in the run up to the election.

Number of deep tube wells rose by 1.1 mn in 7 yrs in India

The number of deep tube wells in the country saw surge from 1.46 million to 2.6 million between 2006-07 and 2013-14, according to the fifth minor irrigation Census carried out by the Union Water Resources Ministry. Majority of the total deep tube wells, which irrigate 12.68 million hectares of land, are located in states like Punjab, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka and are dominantly owned by farmers, the report said. Forty per cent, largest chunk, of these tube wells have a depth range of 70-90 metres, while 26 per cent are in the range of 90-110 metres, said the Census, carried out with 2013-14 as reference year and released recently. In tube well, pipe is bored underground. As per the definition, the report said, deep tube wells are more than 70 meters deep. "There are total of 2.6 million deep tube wells in 661 districts of the country irrigating 12.68 million ha of land. Deep tube wells have grown .

Rajnath urges increase in cyber crime experts at police stations

In a bid to tackle cyber crime, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday proposed an increase in the number of cyber crime experts at every police station across the country.Rajnath, while delivering an Intelligence Bureau endowment lecture in the national capital also stressed upon the need to adopt smart policing concept with the latest technology.Persuading the nation to instil greater trust and confidence in the police, Rajnath claimed that it is the presence of police that ensures law and order is maintained, and thus, the need to strengthen the forces arises, including the Chowkidari system in villages.Rajnath also lauded the role of security agencies in tackling terrorism and left-wing extremism.

Rs. 15,000 crore to be spent to train labourers under Skill India: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said an initiative by the transport and skill development departments to spend Rs. 15,000 crore as payment to labourers working on construction of national highways under Skill India, has been announced."In this unique experiment transportation department has carried out in collaboration with our ministry (Skill and Development), of Rs. 15,000 crore out of total Rs 1, 30,000 crore will be spent on labourers' payment," said Dharmendra Pradhan on training of people under Skill India for construction of NH.He also said that the rural labourers, who do not possess required skills or knowledge for the new age machinery and technology in the field of construction, would be able to get the benefits from the initiative..

Jio to offer 1.2 GB daily 4G data for 28 days from Rs 199

Reliance Jio's latest 'Happy New Year' plans will offer over 1 GB 4G data daily for 28 days at a starting price of Rs 199 along with unlimited free calls, SMSes and access to its mobile apps, as per market sources. As per the company's new chart, which is expected to be rolled out tonight, Jio is adding two new plans priced at Rs 199 and Rs 299 with 28 days validity. The Rs 199 plan will offer 1.2 GB of 4G data per day while Rs 299 plan will offer 2GB daily data. Both the plans will offer unlimited calls, SMSes and access to Jio apps which include music, movie, magazine and newspaper services. Before these scheme, the daily data limit of 1 GB was offered by plans starting at Rs 309. At present, Jio plan priced at Rs 149 comes with 28 days validity but offers only 4 GB data during the validity period along with 300 SMSes. Jio had launched 'Happy New Year' offer in 2016, couple of months after starting commercial operations, under which it offered 1 GB of data free for 90 ..

Toreto brings to you 'Twin Magno Speaker', ahead of Christmas

Leader in portable digital product market, Toreto, on Friday launched its 'Twin Magno Speaker', a magnetic and stylish wireless bluetooth speaker with hands-free experience.The intact looking speaker set can also be used as two speakers by detaching them, owing to its True Wireless Stereo (TWS) operation. One can turn them on and off separately, and play them with the help of aux on an individual basis once again.Besides, both speakers are eligible to play different music at the same time as per one's preferences.Twin Magno belts out an exhilarating performance with its powerful amplifiers offering unmatched surround sound output with an amazing bass and mid-range treble sound output.The key highlight of these speakers is that one can pair two speakers with their device to get True Left and True Right Stereo output and they can also be paired separately by detaching them.Twin Magno Speaker is available in classic wooden brown colour at Rs. 5,999 in all leading stores.

AI chatbot 'Ruuh' changing handloom weavers' lives in India: Nadella

Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based chatbot 'Ruuh' that has begun changing the lives of handloom weavers in India is something that will shape the future of technology, the company's Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella has emphasised.

Ziox Mobiles launches 'Duopix R1' at Rs 6,249

Domestic handset maker Ziox Mobiles on Friday launched a new smartphone, "Duopix R1", at Rs 6,249.

Parents should guide children about Internet use: Minister

West Bengal Women and Child Development Minister Sashi Panja has expressed concern over the growing problem of Internet addiction among children and advised parents to educate their wards about the good and bad uses of the digital media. It is up to the users to decide how to make the best use of the Internet and where to draw a line, Panja said. "I think the parents must guide their children about Internet usage. Think about the Blue Whale Challenge The game was taking the children on suicidal missions without the knowledge of the elders," she said at an event organised here yesterday to launch UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2017 report. Citing an example of good use of the Internet, the minister said a girl in a remote South Bengal village has recently stopped the early marriage of a friend by sharing her image and information in their school Whatsapp group. "This instance of sending the image of a would-be child bride to her teachers and friends is an example

China jails seller of VPN services

A Chinese entrepreneur has been sentenced to 5 and half years in prison for selling virtual private network service, a government newspaper said, as Beijing tries to stamp out use of technology that evades its internet filters. Wu Xiangyang also was fined 500,000 yuan (USD 76,000) by the court in the southern region of Guangxi for operating his business without required licenses from 2013 until this June, according to the Procuratorate Daily. It said he was convicted of collecting "illegal revenue" of 792,638 yuan (USD 120,500). The ruling Communist Party tries to block China's internet users from seeing material deemed subversive or obscene. It is tightening control over VPNs, which create encrypted links between computers and can be used to see blocked websites. The crackdown has disrupted work and study for millions of Chinese entrepreneurs, academics and other people. The VPN crackdown is part of a campaign to tighten political control that activists say is the most .

NASA eyes 3D printing tech to cut cost of powering heavy rocket

AS NASA builds its most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), the US space agency is testing engines with 3D printed parts to cut costs of powering the heavy-lift rocket.

Bracing for EV shift, NGK Spark Plug ignites all solid-state battery quest

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Facing the eventual demise of gasoline engines, the world's biggest maker of spark plugs is turning its focus to a component it believes will be just as vital in the coming era of electric vehicles - next-generation all solid state batteries.