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The face of the Indian classroom with the student listening and teacher teaching for hours has changed. Technology has made life simpler for both. Most of the schools and colleges are adopting digital learning solutions to make the classroom environment more inclusive and participatory. This helps in more interactions among the students and the teachers.
Konica Minolta intends to empower education with its new offering. Recently, the Japanese imaging and printer firm, launched Educo ERP&mda

In our country, we don’t have too many PCs. Television and mobile are the only two screens in most homes, therefore the role of a set-top box to enhance the services and the entertainment experience of the home assumes more importance. Many chip makers are trying to bring some element of innovation to the television screen by taking set-top box beyond just basic live TV. Recently, US semiconductor major Broadcom showcased technologies relevant to the cable and the satellite (DTH) pay

These are hard times for BlackBerry. With iPhone, Android-based devices, and even Windows Phone gaining market share, the Canadian device maker finds itself in a battle for relevancy. The future of the company’s hardware business is riding on a slick smartphone called Priv that boasts an impressive array of features and a hefty price tag. “From the beginning, one of our chief goals with the Priv was to create a device that was a joy to use for both work and play,” says Nar

These are hard times for BlackBerry. With iPhone, Android-based devices, and even Windows Phone gaining market share, the Canadian device maker finds itself in a battle for relevancy. The future of the company’s hardware business is riding on a slick smartphone called Priv that boasts an impressive array of features and a hefty price tag. “From the beginning, one of our chief goals with the Priv was to create a device that was a joy to use for both work and play,” says Nar

Just a few years ago, video conferencing was something people associated strictly with senior management types at large enterprises, holding conferences in the corporate boardroom—and for most of us, we were as likely to have a meeting with the CEO as to be involved in video conferencing.
Whatever the truth of that stereotype, in today’s business world, the video element is increasingly just becoming another part of the office meeting routine: video is a commodity not a luxury a

Facebook says India head Kirthiga Reddy’s decision to step down has nothing to do with Free Basics.
Facebook has said that the stepping down of its India Managing Director, Kirthiga Reddy, has nothing to do with the controversy around Free Basics. Facebook India head Reddy announced on Friday, that she was stepping down from her current role and will re-locate to the US for a new position at Menlo Park.
Reddy’s decision to move back caused some speculation that it was due to the Fac

The Oracle India campus will be spread over a huge 2.8 million square feet, and will be largest outside its headquarters in Redwood Shores, California.
Oracle has announced plans to expand campuses outside the US and will open one in Bengaluru as part of the ‘Make in India’ campaign. The company will also launch 9 incubation centres throughout India, and train more than half a million students each year to develop computer science skills.
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The Gershad app allows users who spot checkpoints set up by the morality police, who enforce Islamic dress and behaviour codes, to tag their location on a Google map with an icon of a bearded man, enabling others to steer clear of them.
A new smartphone application that helps Iranians dodge the Islamic Republic’s “morality police” is proving popular with the young, tech-savvy population but has quickly fallen foul of the authorities.
The Gershad app allows users who spot check

Tech giant Apple has announced a worldwide replacement program for the USB-C cable that it shipped between April and June last year.
Tech giant Apple has announced a worldwide replacement program for the USB-C cable that it shipped between April and June last year.
The replacement of the cable has been announced due to a defect in the design, the Verge reported.
Due to the design flaw in the cables, the MacBook users were not able to charge or were charging unreliably when connected to a power

Apple Music has 11 million subscribers, while iCloud has over 782 million users.
Apple Music service now has over 11 million subscribers. The numbers were revealed by Apple executives Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi on Jon Gruber’s ‘The Talk Show’ podcast. Gruber runs daringfireball.net, which is known for its Apple scoops and insights.
Federighi and Cue spoke about how Apple’s Music service has close to 11 million subscribers, while iCloud has around 782 million users (inc

Facebook offers a series of quick privacy “shortcuts.” On desktops and laptops, look for the small padlock on the upper right corner of the browser.
Got hundreds of Facebook friends you hardly know? Now is a good time to do some digital cleanup, while the year is still fresh.
Review your security and privacy settings, and make sure those casual acquaintances you met at a bar eons ago aren’t still getting the most intimate details of your life. Get rid of games and apps that mi

Yahoo also added a couple of Valentine’s Day special GIFs to its Messenger in addition to already present categories like LOL, Cheers, Cute, Fail etc.
Yahoo Mail has re-introduced its auto-compose love letters for Valentine’s Day, that lets users choose from pre-composed note. Users can click on the beating heart next to the Compose button and also choose from three different kinds of notes like ‘Crazy Love’, ‘Friendly Love’ and ‘Out of Love’

Kaspersky has put out a data saying a large number of online spams occur during the Valentine’s season.
Valentine’s Day is here! But make sure you do not become become a target of cyber-criminals as you open e-cards, or unknown mails. Kaspersky has put out a data saying, a large number of online spams occur during the Valentine’s Day season. It also came up with a number of ways by which users can stay secure online.
Many e-mails offer to sell champagne, chocolates or jeweller

Facebook says India head Kirthiga Reddy’s decision to step down has nothing to do with Free Basics.
Facebook has said that the stepping down of its India Managing Director, Kirthiga Reddy, has nothing to do with the controversy around Free Basics. Facebook India head Reddy announced on Friday, that she was stepping down from her current role and will re-locate to the US for a new position at Menlo Park.
Reddy’s decision to move back caused some speculation that it was due to the Fac

Yahoo also added a couple of Valentine’s Day special GIFs to its Messenger in addition to already present categories like LOL, Cheers, Cute, Fail etc.
Yahoo Mail is now back with its auto-compose love letters for Valentine’s Day that lets users choose from pre-composed note.
Users can click on the beating heart next to the Compose button and also choose from three different kinds of notes like ‘Crazy Love’, ‘Friendly Love’ and ‘Out of Love’. The f

Quartz’s iOS app looks at a completely new way of exploring news.
News apps are a dime a dozen in the appy world – from the magazine-like Flipboard to the tab-laden News Republic to the rather basic website-like RSS readers. And given the fact that news is a pretty one-way activity – you see, you read – you would have thought that most avenues of innovation as far as design went, had by now been exhausted. Well, a new app called Quartz has added a new spin to the whole n

Valentine’s Day 2016: Facebook Messenger will let you send a gift-wrapped message to your love.
Facebook has added a new ‘Valentine’s Day’ feature for Messenger. If you’ve tried sending a message on the app today, you’ll notice a little heart with an arrow right at the end. You can send a secret Valentine’s Day message to your love interest after clicking on the icon.
Once you click on heart, Facebook prompts you saying your ‘valentine’ will

The frisson of waiting for love letters surreptitiously passed to the object of desire has been replaced by the blue tick of a WhatsApp message delivered in the middle of the night
We have never talked about dating, love and romance as we do these days in India. Gone are the days when epic romances, tragic love stories, and defiant couples who fight against society were the stuff of Bollywood dreams. Instead, the digital has undeniably emerged as a formidable force that propels us into reconfig

The frisson of waiting for love letters surreptitiously passed to the object of desire has been replaced by the blue tick of a WhatsApp message delivered in the middle of the night
We have never talked about dating, love and romance as we do these days in India. Gone are the days when epic romances, tragic love stories, and defiant couples who fight against society were the stuff of Bollywood dreams. Instead, the digital has undeniably emerged as a formidable force that propels us into reconfig