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PM asks scientists to create technology to benefit poor
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Jatni: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday asked scientists to work towards developing affordable and sustainable technologies, which will have 'zero effect' and 'zero defect', to benefit common men of the country. “Our scientists should work towards ...
Modi pushes for affordable, green technologyThe Statesman
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The Evolving Technology Of The Super Bowl
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State Bond Commission approves $10.9M in technology grants for Connecticut schools; Wilton receives $93K
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WILTON -- The State Bond Commission has approved $10.9 million in technology grants to bring more computers to classrooms and increase internet bandwidth in schools around the state. The grants will benefit 171 Connecticut school districts. Wilton will ...

LeEco wants to be in the top-three smartphone companies in India by the end of the year.
The latest smartphone entrant in the Indian market, LeEco — the Chinese Internet company formerly called LeTv — sees itself in the top-three companies for smartphones in India by the end of this year.
On a high after the first flash sales of its Rs 10,999 Le 1s smartphone, Atul Jain, COO of Smart Electronics Business, LeEco India, told IndianExpress.com: “In India, we want to be among the

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Two major railroads further delay adding rail-safety technology
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Enlarge Image Request to buy this photo Tom Dodge | Dispatch file photo Seven railroads recently told federal regulators they won't meet the 2018 deadline for nationwide coverage of “positive train control” systems that could prevent derailments. By ...
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Smartphone users are likely to devote the same amount of time seeking mindless entertainment – playing a game or streaming a video – as texting their friends and family, a new US study has found.
When asked which smartphone activities are most important to them first thing in the morning, users mentioned texting most often, but also placed entertainment apps like streaming music services above Twitter and other well-known platforms.
The study, by a US-based consumer research company

LeEco Le 1s goes on sale on Flipkart on February 9.
Le Eco’s budget phone the Le 1s will be up for grabs again at the next Flipkart flash sale on February 9. The phone has generated considerable interest for offering great value for money for customers.
Meanwhile, LeEco today announced that the registrations for its second flash sale of Le 1s has already reached 920,000 on Flipkart. The company also says that the pre-sale registrations has crossed the registrations for the first flash sal

 Facebook says that six degrees of separation is now down to 3.5
You must have heard about the famous “six degrees of separation” theory that everyone on the planet is connected to everyone else by six other people. Facebook has just upended this theory, saying that world is more closely connected than you might think.
After studying 1.59 billion people active on the social networking website, the team determined that the number is actually 3.57 — meaning thereby that ther

The Australian Financial Review
Technology rout pushes Nasdaq to lowest close since 2014
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NEW YORK: The Nasdaq Composite that includes large-cap technology names like Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook led another broad rout on Wall Street Friday, closing at its lowest level since October 2014. Many stocks that had led on the way up in 2015 ...
Atlassian sheds 15% amid broad US technology share selloffThe Australian Financial Review
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Apple iPhone 6 can get ‘Error 53’ if there’s an issue with Touch ID and here’s what you need to know about it.
Apple iPhone users need to read up on ‘Error 53’, especially before they decide to hand the iPhone over to a regular non-Apple repair person, in case they have issues with the Touch ID. Because ‘Error 53’ will brick the iPhone, aka disable it, and so far there’s no one fix for this, other than getting a new phone.
Now Error 53 is no

LeEco wants to be in the top-three smartphone companies in India by the end of the year.
The latest smartphone entrant in the Indian market, LeEco — the Chinese Internet company formerly called LeTv — sees itself in the top-three companies for smartphones in India by the end of this year.
On a high after the first flash sales of its Rs 10,999 Le 1s smartphone, Atul Jain, COO of Smart Electronics Business, LeEco India, told IndianExpress.com: “In India, we want to be among the

Coolpad Note 3 Lite is the new budget smartphone which costs Rs 6999 and is an Amazon exclusive device. Here’s our review.
Coolpad has been trying to make a lot of noise in the budget smartphone market with its recent offerings but somewhere it seems the brand is not able to attract the attention it deserves. With the new Note 3 Lite, Coolpad has got everything right, even the timing.
If you can’t wait (and you don’t need to) for the Xiaomi Redmi 3 to arrive to India, Coolpad

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has denied reports that Twitter will change the algorithm for how it reflects tweets on the timeline. (Source: AP)
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Saturday the social media website’s stream of tweets will stay live and in real time, disputing a media report that a change was in the works.
News and entertainment site BuzzFeed reported on Friday that Twitter was going to introduce a timeline based on an algorithm rather than a real-time stream. The report upset some use

Twitter plans to make changes to its algorithm soon, but users are unhappy and calling it the end of the social media site.
The hashtag #RIPTwitter became the top trending US item on Twitter on Saturday, after a report from BuzzFeed said the company is planning to change how it displays users’ tweets.
The BuzzFeed report, which went live on Friday night and did not disclose the source of its information, said the social media platform will reorder tweets to prioritize those it believes mo

LeEco Le 1s goes on sale on Flipkart on February 9.
Le Eco’s budget phone the Le 1s will be up for grabs again at the next Flipkart flash sale on February 9. The phone has generated considerable interest for offering great value for money for customers.
Given the Rs 10,999 price the phone has value for money specifications, inlcuding a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) display encased in an aviation grade aluminium unibody design, 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front cam

Intex LED-5010 FHD TV is all okay for its price of Rs 39,990 and stands at par with other budget offerings in the market.
Everyone desires to have a big TV in their living rooms, but very few can afford to spend a couple of month’s salary on something like this. This is where brands like Intex, Micromax, VU and others are coming into the picture; by providing the luxury of a big screen at affordable prices. If you care to notice, then you will find the price, features are similar, and eve

 Facebook says that six degrees of separation is now down to 3.5
You must have heard about the famous “six degrees of separation” theory that everyone on the planet is connected to everyone else by six other people. Facebook has just upended this theory, saying that world is more closely connected than you might think.
After studying 1.59 billion people active on the social networking website, the team determined that the number is actually 3.57 — meaning thereby that ther

Apple iPhone 6 can get ‘Error 53’ if there’s an issue with Touch ID and here’s what you need to know about it.
Apple iPhone users need to read up on ‘Error 53’, especially before they decide to hand the iPhone over to a regular non-Apple repair person, in case they have issues with the Touch ID. Because ‘Error 53’ will brick the iPhone, aka disable it, and so far there’s no one fix for this, other than getting a new phone.
Now Error 53 is no

VR immerses the user in a digital world.
In 1909, EM Forster wrote The Machine Stops, an extraordinary science fiction story in which every citizen is both a consumer and producer of media. They live in underground rooms, never meet face to face but are constantly connected on what we now call social media, and lecture for each other’s benefit on their favourite subjects (which is roughly how Wikipedia is maintained). The quiet revolution underway in augmented reality (AR) could create a

Twitter is facing slowing user growth and has been trying to make its service more appealing with a feature called Moments, which compiles photos, videos and messages about big news events. (Image Source: Twitter) Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said the social media website’s stream of tweets will stay live and in real time, disputing a media report that a change was in the works.
News and entertainment site BuzzFeed reported on Friday that Twitter was going to introduce a timeline based on