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BrandPost: Technology that Takes You Farther…Literally - PCWorld

06-01-2017 23:24

BrandPost: Technology that Takes You Farther…Literally
PCWorld
We all endeavor to travel more, and the New Year is the perfect time to set those plans into motion. The right tech tools can help you take your adventures to the next level. Intel By Intel. | Follow. Jan 6, 2017 2:24 PM PT ...

Technology Under the Spotlight at Detroit Auto Show - Fox Business

06-01-2017 20:34

Fox Business
Technology Under the Spotlight at Detroit Auto Show
Fox Business
A GMC 2016 Yukon Denali pickup truck is displayed on the show floor as carpenters work on the GMC display stand before press days of the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan January 9, 2016. (Reuters). The Detroit ...
Detroit auto show will focus on technologyWindsor Starall 62 news articles »

Nissan to use breakthrough NASA-developed technology to accelerate timeline of driverless cars - The Sun

06-01-2017 20:31

The Sun
Nissan to use breakthrough NASA-developed technology to accelerate timeline of driverless cars
The Sun
NISSAN car chiefs are overtaking the opposition in the driverless car race by taking a space-age new passenger on board – NASA. Advances in Artificial Intelligence are making “autonomous vehicles” more responsive and smarter at making decisions.and more »

Eyes Over Baltimore: How Police Use Military Technology to Secretly Track You - RollingStone.com

06-01-2017 20:31

RollingStone.com
Eyes Over Baltimore: How Police Use Military Technology to Secretly Track You
RollingStone.com
When protesters took to the street after police shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, they were greeted by law enforcement in full body armor, flanked by armored vehicles. In the two and a half years and countless shootings since ...

Fmr. Wal-Mart U.S. CEO: Technology is Changing the Retail Platform - Fox Business

06-01-2017 19:58

Fox Business
Fmr. Wal-Mart U.S. CEO: Technology is Changing the Retail Platform
Fox Business
Former Wal-Mart U.S. CEO Bill Simon says technology is driving a transition in retail. Despite reports of a strong holiday season, some retailers aren't feeling so jolly. Continue Reading Below. The “Amazon (AMZN) Effect” is taking its toll on brick ...and more »

Automakers take differing routes to self-driving future - CBC.ca

06-01-2017 19:44

CBC.ca
Automakers take differing routes to self-driving future
CBC.ca
If there's one thing some of the world's biggest automakers can agree on, it's that the arrival of self-driving cars is just a few years away. But as for how to get there, everyone's taking a different path. At this year's CES, the annual consumer ...
Automotive Minute: Automakers show off latest autonomous technology at CESAtlanta Business Chronicleall 26 news articles »

Indian IT firms to report muted Q3 amid technology shifts, Trump ... - Business Standard

06-01-2017 19:13

Indian IT firms to report muted Q3 amid technology shifts, Trump ...
Business Standard
Major information technology (IT) services companies such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, Infosys and HCL are expected to see a subdued ...and more »

Director, Information Technology - Charlotte Agenda

06-01-2017 17:37

Director, Information Technology
Charlotte Agenda
MGM Brakes, a division of Indian Head Industries, Inc., is the leading supplier of spring brake actuators and service chambers for domestic and global truck, trailer, bus and specialty vehicles for the commercial vehicle industry. We are currently ...

7 Things Consumers Want From Affordable Smartphones

06-01-2017 16:18

A series of Twitter polls revealed the following consumer preferences in the affordable segment.

UN Establishes Technology Bank For Least-Developed Countries, Including An IP Bank - Intellectual Property Watch

06-01-2017 15:53

Intellectual Property Watch
UN Establishes Technology Bank For Least-Developed Countries, Including An IP Bank
Intellectual Property Watch
IP-Watch is a non-profit independent news service, and subscribing to our service helps support our goals of bringing more transparency to global IP and innovation policies. To access all of our content, please subscribe now. You also have the ...

Jaguar Land Rover buys stake in car technology firm CloudCar - Economic Times

06-01-2017 15:38

Economic Times
Jaguar Land Rover buys stake in car technology firm CloudCar
Economic Times
LONDON: Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Friday it was buying a minority stake in connected car technology firm CloudCar, as automakers seek out new partnerships and investments to build high-tech models. Car manufacturers are ...and more »

Engineers work on promising new memory technology - Phys.Org

06-01-2017 15:30

Phys.Org
Engineers work on promising new memory technology
Phys.Org
Today's computers often use as many as four different kinds of memory technology, from the hard drive to the memory chips, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. A new memory technology may be poised to disrupt this landscape, however, with a ...and more »

Car makers jump on board self-driving technology bandwagon - The San Diego Union-Tribune

06-01-2017 15:20

The San Diego Union-Tribune
Car makers jump on board self-driving technology bandwagon
The San Diego Union-Tribune
A BMW 5-Series prototype vehicle demonstrates its capability to take orders from a valet robot for self-parking at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. A BMW 5-Series prototype vehicle demonstrates its capability to take orders from a valet robot for self-parking at ...and more »

Look at this turntable and try to tell me technology isn't beautiful - The Verge

06-01-2017 15:09

The Verge
Look at this turntable and try to tell me technology isn't beautiful
The Verge
Live coverage from the year's biggest technology conference, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The year in tech starts here. Ask yourself: why do you like technology? Is it purely a utilitarian, transactional relationship where you are master ...

Bosch connected motorcycle technology: innovative or unnecessary? - Autoblog (blog)

06-01-2017 15:07

Autoblog (blog)
Bosch connected motorcycle technology: innovative or unnecessary?
Autoblog (blog)
This week at CES in Las Vegas, international electronics and engineering company Bosch showed off a connectivity suite of technologies for motorcycles. It starts with the connectivity control unit, which links the motorcycle's onboard brain to the ...

Technology Helps Indian Factory Convert Carbon Emissions - Voice of America

06-01-2017 15:06

Voice of America
Technology Helps Indian Factory Convert Carbon Emissions
Voice of America
A new environmentally friendly technology being used by a factory in southern India to convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals has won attention for contributing to the battle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The industrial plant in Tuticorin ...and more »

CES 2017: Wireless charging may about to become a reality - The Guardian

06-01-2017 15:00

The Guardian
CES 2017: Wireless charging may about to become a reality
The Guardian
Over the past few years, wires have been cut for everything from internet connections to earphones – but still, almost every device needs to be plugged in at least once a day to charge. That may be about to change. At CES this year, Dell unveiled the ...
iPhone 8 may have wireless charging technology provided by EnergousDaily Mailall 44 news articles »

OnePlus Opens Its First 'Experience Store' in India

06-01-2017 13:40

The store will provide customers with a first-hand opportunity to come and have an immersive experience of all OnePlus products, including smartphones, accessories and lifestyle merchandise.

Motorola Invites Developers to Join Mods Ecosystem

06-01-2017 13:40

The company will share the Moto Mods Development Kit (MDK) allowing developers to come up with better ideas, it said in a statement on Friday.

GIGABYTE Launches Gaming Motherboards With Intel 7 Processor Support

06-01-2017 13:40

In the GIGABYTE 200 series motherboards, Z270X-Gaming 9 is priced at Rs 61,800, Z270X-Gaming 7 is priced at Rs 28,500 and Z270X-Gaming 5 will cost Rs 21,600.

FreeCharge, Twenty Four Seven Tie up to Make Grocery Payments Cashless

06-01-2017 13:40

With the partnership, FreeCharge consumers can pay for more than 3500 products and services at every Twenty Four Seven store using their FreeCharge wallet.

Edutainment Firm 'ConveGenius' Launches CG Slate Micro SD Card

06-01-2017 13:40

The CG Slate Micro SD card is available in three variants. For classes KG-2, Micro SD card is priced at Rs 1,999, for classes 3-5, at Rs 2,999 and for classes KG-5, at Rs 1,999.

CES 2017: Samsung Unveils QLED TVs With Quantum Dot Pixel Technology

06-01-2017 13:40

Samsung's upcoming Q9, Q8, and Q7 series TVs -- all Ultra HD models (some with curved displays) and ranging in size up to 88 inches -- will be the first models to get QLED screens, promising "the best picture quality ever" thanks to Quantum Dot pixel technology.

CES 2017: Honor 6X with Dual-lens Rear Camera Launched; To Come to India Soon

06-01-2017 13:40

Honor has been planning this for long and now they have set a date for the launch of Honor 6X in India. The phone will launch in India on January 24 and is expected to be priced under Rs 15,000.

CES 2017: Dell Launches Mobile Workstation And More

06-01-2017 13:40

The new products include Dell Canvas, XPS 13 2-in-1, XPS 27 AIO, Precision 7720 mobile workstation, UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD 8K monitor and 12-inch Latitude 7285 2-in-1 notebook.

Technology helps people to understand each other better: expert - Hindu Business Line

06-01-2017 13:36

Technology helps people to understand each other better: expert
Hindu Business Line
Modem technology such as data science helps people to understand each other in various levels of interaction, according to Erkki Sutenin, a professor in the Department of Information Technology, University of Turku, Finland. In his keynote address at ...

Jose Mourinho Supports World Cup Expansion, Video Technology - News18

06-01-2017 12:35

News18
Jose Mourinho Supports World Cup Expansion, Video Technology
News18
Jose Mourinho believes an expanded World Cup tournament would develop the sport in areas lacking strong soccer foundations without proving to be a burden for both clubs or players in major leagues. FIFA President Gianni Infantino wants to increase the ...and more »

China Launches Telecommunication Technology Test Satellite - NDTV

06-01-2017 12:10

NDTV
China Launches Telecommunication Technology Test Satellite
NDTV
Beijing: China has successfully launched a telecommunication technology test satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite was launched late last night by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, state ...and more »

PGA TOUR to Live Stream Coverage on Twitter in 2017

06-01-2017 11:45

Twitter will begin live streaming at the CareerBuilder Challenge on January 19 and conclude at the season-ending TOUR Championship.

OPPO and Vodafone India Together to Bring a Better Internet Experience

06-01-2017 11:45

This is only available in the regions wherein Vodafone India has requisite 3G and 4G license.

Huawei Mate 9 Will Now Support Amazon Alexa to Give You Your Own Jarvis

06-01-2017 11:45

The number three global smartphone brand, Huawei announced at this week's Consumer Electronics Show that its Mate 9 handset would include the personal digital assistant developed by Amazon.

Huawei Consumer Business Group Was All Smiles in 2016

06-01-2017 11:45

For 2016, CBG predicts sales revenue of 178 billion RMB, 42% up from a year ago, achieving steady growth for the fifth consecutive year.

Honor 6X To Launch In India on January 24, Expected to be Priced Under Rs 15K

06-01-2017 11:45

The phone will launch in India on January 24, 2017 and is expected to be priced under Rs 15,000.

Airtel Launches V-Fiber in Hyderabad For Digital Homes

06-01-2017 11:45

Existing Airtel broadband customers can upgrade to ‘V-Fiber’ speeds to enjoy superfast data speeds at no extra monthly cost.

Our addiction to technology is the enemy, not technology: Teitel - Toronto Star

06-01-2017 11:01

Toronto Star
Our addiction to technology is the enemy, not technology: Teitel
Toronto Star
Despite a reputation for standoffishness (especially with tourists) the French have invented some of the most important mass communication tools in human history. These include the papermaking machine, the Bic Cristal ballpoint pen (who doesn't have ...and more »

Stonehenge sounds recreated using virtual technology - BBC News - BBC News

06-01-2017 10:22

BBC News
Stonehenge sounds recreated using virtual technology - BBC News
BBC News
Scientists have recreated the sounds of Stonehenge from 3000 years ago using virtual reality.and more »

China cementing global dominance of renewable energy and technology - The Guardian

06-01-2017 10:00

The Guardian
China cementing global dominance of renewable energy and technology
The Guardian
China is leading the world in renewable energy, investing both domestically and internationally. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters. Renewable energy. China cementing global dominance of renewable energy and technology. It now owns five of the world's six ...
China to plow $361 billion into renewable fuel by 2020Reutersall 86 news articles »

Sennheiser Launches HD 200 PRO Headphones at Rs 6,490 in India

06-01-2017 09:13

The HD 200 PRO features soft ear and headband cushions for good fit and comfort.

PogoCam Debuts as 'World's Smallest Attachable Eyewear Camera'

06-01-2017 09:13

It attaches to the frames by means of a magnetic metal track that the company calls the PogoTrack.

MobiKwik To Set Up 13 Offices Pan-India to Enable 150 Million Users

06-01-2017 09:13

The expansion will enable 150 million users in India transact with the MobiKwik platform by early 2018.

LG Electronics Says it Likely Swung to Q4 Operating Loss

06-01-2017 09:13

Revenue for the quarter likely rose 1.5 percent to 14.8 trillion won, LG said.

Jeanette Epps Will Become The First African-American On A Space Station in 2018

06-01-2017 09:13

NASA has also assigned veteran astronaut Andrew Feustel to missions aboard the International Space Station in 2018.

Instagram Gets Better on Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus With This Update

06-01-2017 09:13

Users can also post GIFs to Instagram Stories even without capturing them on its stand-alone app Boomerang.

Google Pushes Virtual Reality Harder With New Phones From Partners

06-01-2017 09:13

Google has been trying to position the vast network of smartphones running its Android operating system for virtual and augmented reality, known as VR and AR, fields that many in the technology industry say are poised to go mainstream after years of niche appeal.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Finally Receives IIT KGP's Distinguished Alumnus Award

06-01-2017 09:13

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who was conferred with the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Kharagpur in 2015, was finally able to receive the award in person at his alma mater, nearly two years later.

D-Link Omna 180 Cam HD For Home Security Unveiled at CES 2017

06-01-2017 09:13

D-Link Unveils First Apple HomeKit Enabled Camera at CES 2017. New D-Link Omna 180 Cam HD Supports Apple’s Smart Home Ecosystem

CES 2017: Xiaomi Launches Mi TV 4 on CES Debut

06-01-2017 09:13

Xiaomi also displayed over 70 products from Xiaomi's core range of smartphones, smart TVs, smart routers and dozens of Mi Ecosystem products in the smart home, health & fitness, personal transportation, smart toys and other categories.

Baidu Unveils a Family Robot Named Little Fish at CES 2017, Las Vegas

06-01-2017 09:13

The robot, which is powered by Baidu's AI assistant platform DuerOS, is one of several to go on show at CES Las Vegas, where they are becoming something of a trend and are on offer from both niche brands and tech giants.

Apple Posts Hiring Notices For First Retail Store in South Korea

06-01-2017 09:13

The iPhone maker listed hiring notices for 15 positions dated Thursday on its website, including a store leader and business manager. The listings did not specify the exact location or when those who are hired will begin working.

Apple App Store Sees $240 Million Worth of Purchases on Day 1 of 2017

06-01-2017 09:13

Since the App Store launched in 2008, developers have earned over $60 billion, creating amazing app experiences for App Store customers across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Mac.