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Cyient opens global tower operations centre in Hyderabad

Cyient Limited today announced the opening of its global Tower Operations Centre (TOC) at the company's headquarters here. The IoT-enabled TOC provides 24/7 surveillance and remotely monitors all passive assets in cell towers across multiple locations, the company said in a statement. The Internet of things (IoT) is a network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enables these objects to connect and exchange data. The TOC's solution architecture enables communication between sensors and an integrated, cloud-based analytics engine to extract and analyse asset data for actionable insights, it said. This results in an increased tower uptime, reduced operational costs, improved site security and intrusion detection, and ensures efficient energy and power management, the release said. Additionally, integrating trouble ticketing, along with field force management, .

Metal printing used to make flexible, stretchable electronics

Scientists have developed a technique for directly printing metal circuits, to create flexible, stretchable electronics. The technique can use multiple metals and substrates and is compatible with existing manufacturing systems that employ direct printing technologies. "Flexible electronics hold promise for use in many fields, but there are significant manufacturing costs involved - which poses a challenge in making them practical for commercial use," said Jingyan Dong, from North Carolina State University in the US. "Our approach should reduce cost and offer an efficient means of producing circuits with high resolution, making them viable for integrating into commercial devices," Dong said. The technique uses existing electrohydrodynamic printing technology, which is already used in many manufacturing processes that use functional inks. However, instead of ink, researchers used molten metal alloys with melting points as low as 60 degrees Celsius. The researchers have ...

Panasonic commercializes USB 3.1 FFC/FPC connectors

Panasonic Corporation on Thursday announced that it has commercialized USB 3.1 Gen 2-compatible FFC connectors which can achieve a transmission speed of 10 Gbps and it will be starting its mass production from January 2018.This product can also be used as a FPC connector and will contribute to the cost reduction of high-speed data communication devices.The new high-speed data communication standard, USB 3.1 Gen 2, was established in response to the growing demand for higher data capacity and transmission speeds.As the number of compatible devices is anticipated to increase in the future, connectors will become more important since they are key parts in maintaining high transmission speeds and signal quality between boards inside a device."Currently, fine coaxial wire connectors and FPC connectors, which comply with the above standard, are used to connect boards. However, the need for FFC connectors that will enable cost reduction has also become evident," Panasonic said.FFC/FPC ...

Apple Watch to help smartwatch shipments hit 71.5 mn by 2021

Smartwatches, led by Apple Watch, are expected to ship 71.5 million units by 2021, up from 31.6 million in 2017, global market research firm IDC said on Thursday.

NASA selects missions to comet, Titan for further development

NASA has selected two finalist concepts for a robotic mission planned to launch in the mid- 2020s - a sample return mission to a comet and a drone-like rotorcraft that would explore potential landing sites on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The US space agency announced the concepts following an extensive and competitive peer review process. The concepts were chosen from 12 proposals submitted in April under a New Frontiers programme announcement of opportunity. "This is a giant leap forward in developing our next bold mission of science discovery," said Thomas Zurbuchen, from NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "These are tantalizing investigations that seek to answer some of the biggest questions in our solar system today," said Zurbuchen. The CAESAR (Comet Astrobiology Exploration SAmple Return) mission will acquire a sample from the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, that was successfully explored by the European Space Agency's Rosetta ...

Moto X4: Sets the bar for mid-range smartphones (Tech Review)

Aligning with its India strategy to tap the consumer mindset rather than focusing on market share, Lenovo-owned Motorola has just launched mid-price segment device Moto X4.

Hike wallet to add more services in 2018

The Hike wallet is planning to add more services - like booking cabs, bus, train, movie tickets and payment of bills - to its simple set of features in 2018, in view of its unprecedented success."The growth on the wallet has been tremendous and honestly we're just getting started. On the back of this growth, we've launched an updated design to make it easier to discover and transact with services on Hike. It's also become quite clear to us that our users want more services. So we are heads down working hard to bring things like booking taxis, movie tickets and more to the platform. Expect these to start rolling out as early as next quarter," Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, Hike Messenger said.Hike Messenger, India's homegrown messaging app on Thursday announced that it has crossed 10 million transactions per month on its Wallet in November 2017, growing 100 per cent month-over-month.Of the 10 million transactions, 70 per cent were on recharge and the remaining 30 per cent on ...

Twitter allows third-party apps for account verification

Adding an extra layer of security, Twitter has announced to let its over 300 million users install third-party apps for two-factor authentication to verify their accounts.

Apple slows some older iPhones because of flagging batteries

(Reuters) - Apple Inc has addressed claims from an app company that says the maker of iPhones slows down the performance of older phones.

Man maligning famous personalities on Facebook page arrested

Kolkata Police have arrested a college student for allegedly putting up insulting posts about famous leaders and intellectuals on social networking site Facebook. Acting on the IP address of "Specified Tarkata", a Facebook page, cyber section of Kolkata Police has arrested Monimoy Aich (20) from a mess in Garia in southern part of the city late last night, a senior officer of the Kolkata Police said. Aich, a resident of Midnapore district and a third-year student at a city-based college, was the administrator of the Facebook page, he said. For quite some time, the accused has been putting up insulting posts concerning famous leaders, personalities and intellectuals of the country, the officer said. Though he named his page as Tarkata, which means insane, the accused is quite well-informed about the internet, he said. "He tried a lot to hide his identity but our officers in the cyber section traced him using his IP address and we nabbed him late last night," he added.

Asus unveils dedicated Esports gaming notebooks in India

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Wednesday unveiled its latest dedicated Esports gaming notebooks ROG Strix SCAR Edition in India.A gaming laptop series tailor-made for first-person shooters (FPS) to gain a competitive edge in FPS titles such as Counter-Strike and ROG Strix Hero Edition, the series is built for fearless multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games such as League of Legends and Dota 2.The company also unveiled the ROG Strix GL503, with a 15.6-inch display, as-thin-as 2.3cm profile and a frame that's as lightweight as 2.5kg.ASUS Gaming FX503, latest mainstream and affordable gaming notebook which is 2.5kg lightweight, was also launched."Esports is gaining tremendous popularity in the country especially game titles like Dota2 and Counter Strike. The number of gamers switching from casual gaming to professional is increasing every year at an exponential level. This series delights not only those who care about performance but also those who demand great aesthetics thus ...

Apple might be slowing down old iPhones

Tech giant Apple might be slowing down old iPhones that have low capacity batteries, Reddit users have noticed.According to The Verge, Geekbench developer John Poole has mapped out performance for iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 over time, and has concluded that Apple's iOS 10.2.1 and 11.2.0 updates introduce this throttling for various devices.Moreover, iOS 10.2.1 is particularly relevant, as the update was designed to reduce random shutdown issues for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S.Geekbench also reports that iOS 11.2.0 introduces similar issues for iPhone 7.Apple's fix appears to be throttling the CPU to prevent the phone from randomly shutting down.However, some Reddit users have reported that replacing their batteries has returned performance and CPU clock speeds back to normal.Apple remained unavailable for comment, so far.

Proliferation of IT should benefit poor: Kerala CM

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday asked the proponents of free software campaign to ensure that proliferation of IT reaches the rural areas to benefit the poor.

Significant rise in number of Indian scientists returning to

A total of 649 Indian scientists returned to the country to work in Indian institutes and universities over the last five years as against 243 during 2007-12, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Y S Chowdary termed the rise in the number as "significant". "There is a significant increase in the number of Indian scientists returning to work in India during the last five years...the number of Indian scientists returned to India in the last five years (2012-17) stands at 649 as against 243 in the period 2007-12," Chowdary said in written reply to a question. The minister said that the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through the Ramanujan Fellowship Scheme and the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Faculty Scheme provide attractive avenues to Indian researchers of high calibre, who are residing in foreign countries, to work in Indian institutes/universities. Similarly, the ...

IIT devises health monitoring venture for elderly

IIT Kharagpur has come up with a social entrepreneurial venture OASIS (Old Age Support Integrated Services) to bridge the gap between the elderly population and caregivers, a statement said on Wednesday.

Govt has over 7400 Mhz spectrum available for telecom services

The government has 7,446 Mhz of spectrum available for telecom services, of which over 80 per cent is in two new spectrum bands identified for mobile telephony, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha informed the Lok Sabha today. As much as 770 megahertz (MHz) spectrum is available in the premium 700 Mhz band, 58.75 Mhz in 800 Mhz band, 15.6 Mhz in 900 Mhz band, 46.8 Mhz in 1800 Mhz band and 275 Mhz in 2100 Mhz band, according to the data shared by Sinha. The government has identified two spectrum bands, 3300- 3400 Mhz and 3400-3600 Mhz, for telecom services and 6,050 Mhz of spectrum is available in 3300-3400 Mhz bands only. However, the DoT is mulling to auction 100 Mhz in the 3300-3400 MHz band and 175 Mhz in 3425-3600 Mhz spectrum band. "The government has already sought recommendations from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the applicable Reserve Price and related issues for auction of right to use of spectrum above 3000 MHz (3300-3400 MHz and 3400-3600 ...

Garmin India unveils new smart activity tracker

Smart wearables maker Garmin India on Wednesday launched the "vivosport" smart activity tracker for Rs 15,990.

NASSCOM signs joint investment with China's Dalian Municipal

The National Association of Software and Services Companies today said it has signed a joint investment with China's Dalian Municipal People's Government to co-develop a collaborative technology platform, the Sino-Indian Digital Collaboration Plaza. Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of things (IoT), the co-created platform willoperate in both online and offline modes, to enablematchmaking between the two ecosystems to leverage eachother's strengths in technology, the NASSCOM said in a release. "This cooperative partnership that we have formed with the government of Dalian will help us create a platform wherecompanies from India and China can come forward to co-develop for global markets by leveraging their respective strengths in hardware and software," NASSCOM senior director Gagan Sabharwal said. Earlier this year, an MOU was signed between NASSCOM and the Dalian government to promote IOT collaboration between Chinese and Indian IT ...

Vivo V7 now in new variant for Rs 18,990

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Wednesday unveiled the 'V7' in "energetic blue" colour for Rs 18,990.

NASSCOM, Chinese city to promote investment in IT sector

Under the agreement, Indian companies will get 'preferential' entry into the Chinese market