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Belfast Telegraph
EFF and 46 Technology Experts Ask Court To Throw Out Unconstitutional Apple Order
EFF
Riverside, California—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and 46 technology industry experts, including inventors of modern cryptography, told a federal court today that forcing Apple to write and sign computer code disabling crucial iPhone ...
Technology firms back Apple in fight with FBIBelfast Telegraph
Silicon Valley firms rally behind Apple in FBI encryption battleThe Guardian

Google has said that it is working with UNICEF to map the spread of Zika
Google today said that it is working with UNICEF to map the spread of Zika and pitching in a million dollars to support the group’s efforts on the ground.
A volunteer team of Google engineers, designers and data scientists is helping UNICEF build a computer platform to analyze data from sources such as weather and travel patterns to predict potential outbreaks, the director of the Internet giant’s charitable ar

The Indian consumer is becoming data-savvy and increasingly turning towards buying smartphones and that too the trendier ones. As operators have started launching 4G services, 4G phones are set to overtake 3G-enabled ones in terms of sales. And what may not warm the hearts of brick-and-mortar stores is that the country’s top five cities saw 61% of smartphone sales take place through online channels during the October-December quarter.
These are some of the findings of IDC, which released i

UK researchers publish study highlighting use of 10x Genomics' GemCode™ technology
EurekAlert (press release)
PLEASANTON, Calif.--March 3, 2016--10x Genomics, a company focused on improving and broadening the application of genomic information across healthcare and other industries, today announced the publication of a study that was enabled by the ...and more »

UK Researchers Publish Study Highlighting Use of 10x Genomics' GemCode™ Technology for Understanding the ...
Business Wire (press release)
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--10x Genomics, a company focused on improving and broadening the application of genomic information across healthcare and other industries, today announced the publication of a study that was enabled by the ...and more »

Samsung SSD T3 is the latest solid state drive from Korean electronics company that offers capacity of up to 2TB (Source: Shruti Dhapola)
Samsung Electronics India launched its new SSD T3 for the country starting at a price of Rs 10,999 for the 250GB, going up all the way to Rs 74,999 for the high-end 2TB version. The new all-metal body SSD T3 will be available in India starting March 21, and Samsung will start phasing out the older T1 series.
Just like the previous T1 series, the new T3 looks

“India is an important market for us,” announced a rather emotional Hugo Barra at the end of a glitzy, power-packed launch event for Xiaomi’s new Redmi Note 3 in India. The vice-president of International for Xiaomi had by then introduced the new Redmi Note 3 at the Talkatora stadium, full of cheering ‘Mi’ fans dressed in orange and white shirts, and partners including heads of Qualcomm and Hungama. But the event was not over.
“Questions were being raised abou

Xiaomi Mi 5 is set to launch in India as early as next month, could be the cheapest Snapdragon 820 device
Xiaomi Global VP Hugo Barra on Thursday confirmed that the company’s 2016 flagship Mi 5, which went on sale in China two days ago raking in over 16 million bookings, will launch in India within a month’s time. The smartphone was launched globally at Mobile World Congress 2016.
During Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 launch, Hugo Barra expressed the company’s commitment to India ma

Xiaomi Redmi 3 Note has been launched in India in two versions: One with 2GB RAM and 16GB space, another with 3GB RAM and 32GB space. The smartphones are priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 11,999 respectively.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is finally here in India. After the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 4i last year, this is technically the first new smartphone that the Chinese start-up has brought in as Redmi Note Prime, Redmi 2 Prime, were upgrades to older devices. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 goes on sale on March 9, in

Xiaomi Redmi 3 Note has been launched in India in two versions: One with 2GB RAM and 16GB space, another with 3GB RAM and 32GB space. The smartphones are priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 11,999 respectively.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is finally here in India. After the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 4i last year, this is technically the first new smartphone that the Chinese start-up has brought in as Redmi Note Prime, Redmi 2 Prime, were upgrades to older devices. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 goes on sale on March 9, in

Xiaomi Redmi 3 Note has been launched in India in two versions: One with 2GB RAM and 16GB space, another with 3GB RAM and 32GB space. The smartphones are priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 11,999 respectively.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is finally here in India. After the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 4i last year, this is technically the first new smartphone that the Chinese start-up has brought in as Redmi Note Prime, Redmi 2 Prime, were upgrades to older devices. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 goes on sale on March 9, in

Samsung Portable SSD T3 priced at Rs 10,999, which is a premium, palm-sized, external Solid State Drive (SSD) offers multi-terabyte (TB) storage capacity. The SSD T3 has blazing-fast reading and writing speeds of up to 450MB per second with a USB 3.0 super speed interface – which is up to 4X faster than external HDDs. In a fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative, Samsung India Electronics on Thursday launched the Samsung Portable SSD T3 priced at Rs 10,999,

In a fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative, Samsung India Electronics on Thursday launched the Samsung Portable SSD T3 priced at Rs 10,999, which is a premium, palm-sized, external Solid State Drive (SSD) that offers multi-terabyte (TB) storage capacity. In a fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative, Samsung India Electronics on Thursday launched the Samsung Portable SSD T3 priced at Rs 10,999, which is a premium, palm-sized, exte

The Guardian
Startup pitches anti-drone launcher as answer to rogue UAVs
The Guardian
The SkyWall uses a compressed-air launcher to fire net and parachute projectiles at drones up to 100m away. Photograph: OpenWorks Engineering. Samuel Gibbs. Thursday 3 March 2016 10.59 EST Last modified on Thursday 3 March 2016 14.02 EST.
North East engineers launch ground-breaking drone defence technologyChronicleLiveall 6 news articles »

Jewish Business News
10 Great Reasons Why Bill Gates Think Israeli Technology Is “Improving the World”
Jewish Business News
In celebration of the 25th birthday of Microsoft Israel's R&D Center, ISRAEL21c looks back at some of the company's most significant developments here. Twitter · Facebook · Google Plus · Email · LinkedIn · Reddit · StumbleUpon · Yoram Yaacovi, general ...and more »

Employers Invest in Technology to Promote Employee Wellbeing Though Measuring Effectiveness Proves Challenging
Business Wire (press release)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research by Xerox Human Resources Services in conjunction with the National Business Group on Health® demonstrates employers' willingness to invest in emerging technologies aimed at improving employee ...and more »

cinema5D news (press release) (blog)
Nanowire Technology Set to Improve Screens - Should Filmmakers Care?
cinema5D news (press release) (blog)
Recently, there's been a boom in nanowire research and development. It seems as though everybody and their granny is looking into nanowire technology for the future of touch-screens—and it's no wonder. Nanowires made of copper, silver, and even gold ...

World Wide Technology Ranks 38 on 2016 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® List
Business Wire (press release)
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading technology integrator is one of the 2016 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune ...and more »

Xiaomi Redmi 3 Note has been launched in India in two versions: One with 2GB RAM and 16GB space, another with 3GB RAM and 32GB space. The smartphones are priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 11,999 respectively.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is finally here in India. After the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 4i last year, this is technically the first new smartphone that the Chinese start-up has brought in as Redmi Note Prime, Redmi 2 Prime, were upgrades to older devices. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 goes on sale on March 9, in

Samsung SSD T3 is the latest solid state drive from Korean electronics company that offers capacity of up to 2TB (Source: Shruti Dhapola)
Samsung has announced the launch of its portable SSD, T3 in India. The new portable solid state drive is the latest from Korean giant with a terabyte of storage space.
Samsung is no stranger to the world of storage options. Its flash drives and SSDs are inside most computers and laptops. With SSD T3, Samsung wants its external storage device to be in the hand

UltraProlink has launched Hi-Q1 Selfie Bluetooth speaker, that enables users to click selfies while listening to music.
UltraProlink has launched Hi-Q1 Selfie Bluetooth speaker, that enables users to click selfies while listening to music. Yes you heard it righ! A speaker that can also click selfies. The speaker is priced at Rs 3,499 and is available for sale across both online and offline platforms.
For the UltraProlink Hi-Q1 to work, users will need to pair the device with their smartphones,

Xiaomi Mi 5 is set to launch in India as early as next month, could be the cheapest Snapdragon 820 device
Xiaomi Global VP Hugo Barra on Thursday confirmed that the company’s 2016 flagship Mi 5, which went on sale in China two days ago raking in over 16 million bookings, will launch in India within a month’s time. The smartphone was launched globally at Mobile World Congress 2016.
During Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 launch, Hugo Barra expressed the company’s commitment to India ma

SC agrees to hear plea of telecom operators against Delhi HC order
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea of two cellular operator associations challenging Delhi High Court order upholding TRAI’s decision making it mandatory for them to compensate subscribers for call drops from January 1, 2016.
The plea of the associations was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur seeking urgent hearing on the matter.
The bench also comprising Justice U U Lalit asked the association

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 priced at Rs 9,999 in India with a Snapdragon 650 processor. So far the Redmi Note 3 was available with a Mediatek chipset. The sale starts from March 9, 2016, for pre-registered users. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 priced at Rs 9,999 in India with a Snapdragon 650 processor. So far the Redmi Note 3 was available with a Mediatek chipset. The sale starts from March 9, 2016, for pre-registe

The top 30 cities make up approximately 51 per cent of the entire smartphone market in the last quarter of 2015 with New Delhi and Mumbai generating the most demand in that order.
Samsung, Micromax and Lenovo-Motorola own the top three slots in the smartphone market comprising the top 30 cities of India, with Apple coming to the sixth slot in this urban list. The International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Monthly City Level Smartphone Tracker says the top 30 cities make up approximately 51 pe

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 will launch in India later today. The smartphone is the first new device from the Chinese smartphone maker
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 launched in India at a starting price of Rs 9,999. The smartphone is launched with Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is the first smartphone to feature all new metal unibody design and has a relatively larger 4000mAh battery. The smartphone runs MIUI 7 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop and will receive Marshmallow update soon.
While

The Independent
iPhone rumours: Apple could add new OLED screen technology to iPhone in 2017, report says
The Independent
Apple could completely change the screens in its iPhones in 2017, according to a new report. The company has been rumoured to be switching to OLED displays in its handsets for some time. But it was thought that the technology would not arrive until at ...and more »

NICE Actimize Cited for Innovative Technology for 2nd Year in a Row By 2016 Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading ...
Business Wire (press release)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NICE Actimize, a NICE Systems business and the industry's largest and broadest provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, announced on February 23 that it ...and more »

Phys.Org
Newly developed process improves efficiency of CRISPR gene editing technology
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Scientists have developed a process that improves the efficiency of CRISPR, an up-and-coming technology used to edit DNA. "Scientists all over the world are using CRISPR right now in their studies, but the technology is not as functional as it could be ...
Researchers enhance CRISPR gene editing technologyPhys.Org
CRISPR: Scientists Improve Process Of Gene-Editing TechnologyHeadlines & Gl