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BlackBerry suffered another loss in its latest fiscal year and now aims to return to profitability by refocusing on business services, away from consumer handsets, the Canadian company said today. The Waterloo, Ontario-based firm reported a net loss of $208 million for the year ended on February 29, while revenues fell more than 35 percent to $2.16 billion.
The company attributed much of its missed revenue estimates to restructing costs.
BlackBerry had hoped that its new Priv handset – its

Dolby Vision, put in layman’s terms, is an entire ecosystem of technology based around HDR, or High Dynamic Range
More megapixels does not necessarily mean a better camera. That myth has now been busted, as people are understanding more about sensors and lenses. But the one-pixel myth persists: more pixels means a better screen.
This is most prevalent with TVs. We’re seeing the advent of 4K or Ultra HD televisions, which boast of twice the resolution of a Full HD TV. Sharper images,

Just hours after Google introduced its April Fool’s Day prank, the ‘Mic Drop’ feature for Gmail; it had to be taken down by the company.
Just hours after Google introduced its April Fool’s Day prank, the ‘Mic Drop’ feature for Gmail; it had to be taken down by the company. Google disable the Gmail Mic Drop feature after several users compalined of it backfiring and even costing a few their jobs.
“Well, it looks like we pranked ourselves this year,&rdquo

Micromax Canvas Spark 3 is a Snapdeal exclusive budget smartphone priced at Rs 4,999 (Source: Micromax)
Micromax has announced the registrations of its latest budget smartphone, Canvas Spark 3 exclusively on Snapdeal. The Micromax Canvas Spark 3 is priced at Rs 4,999.
Micromax Canvas Spark 3 goes on flash sale on April 7 at 12 noon. The smartphone is an attempt by the home-grown manufacturer to dominate the online entry-level smartphone segment.
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Micromax Canvas Spark 3 is a Snapdeal exclusive budget smartphone priced at Rs 4,999 (Source: Micromax)
Micromax has announced the registrations of its latest budget smartphone, Canvas Spark 3 exclusively on Snapdeal. The Micromax Canvas Spark 3 is priced at Rs 4,999.
Micromax Canvas Spark 3 goes on flash sale on April 7 at 12 noon. The smartphone is an attempt by the home-grown manufacturer to dominate the online entry-level smartphone segment.
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Microsoft plans to follow Opera’s move by adding built-in ad blocker to its Edge browser
Microsoft Corp is planning to introduce a built-in ad blocker into the next version of the Microsoft Edge web browser, tech website ZDNet reported, citing a slide from the company’s developer conference on Wednesday.
Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer as the default browser in Windows 10.
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Amazon is in talks with a consortium of German carmakers about taking a stake in high-definition digital mapping company HERE.
Amazon is in talks with a consortium of German carmakers about taking a stake in high-definition digital mapping company HERE, two auto industry sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Last August, BMW, Audi and Mercedes agreed to pay 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) to buy Nokia’s mapping business as part of plans to develop self-driving cars. Sin

Daifuku Warehouse Automation Technology Selected for Innovative Robotics Training Center in Michigan
Business Wire (press release)
Wynright Corporation and sister company Jervis B. Webb to help Lansing Community College train a new generation of mechatronics technicians. April 01, 2016 12:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wynright ...and more »

The Week UK
iPhone 7: does new technology hold key to thinner device?
The Week UK
Apple's desire for thinner and lighter devices will step up a notch with the release of the iPhone 7, if Korean news site ETNews is to be believed. See related. iPhone SE vs iPhone 5S: Why should I upgrade now? Does Apple slow old iPhones when a new ...
iPhone 7 release, specs: Apple planning fan-out packaging technology to maximise signal strengthInternational Business Times, India Edition
iPhone 7 May Use N

Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog (centre) along with Pitamber Ahuja, managing director, Datamini Technologies (left) and Debjani Ghosh, vice president, sales and marketing group & managing director, South Asia – Intel, and president, MAIT during the launch of Janunnati Pad in Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Mohd Ujaley) Targeting at the government’s various flagship welfare programmes, Datamini, a Mumbai-based, OEM, has launched TPOS7 – Janunnati Pad, an enterprise class, touch-en

The button appeared beside Gmail’s normal send button and allowed users to shut down an email thread by sending a gif of a Minion dropping a microphone. (Reuters) Google has removed an April Fool’s Gmail button, which sent a comical animation to recipients, after reports of that the feature caused “more headaches than laughs” to people at work.
The button appeared beside Gmail’s normal send button and allowed users to shut down an email thread by sending a gif of a

Tesla The Model 3 will be ready for delivery by the end of 2017, according to Musk, and it’s coming to India, too.
The world of hashtags and social trends are flattering Tesla Motors at the moment as the company revealed its latest product — the Model 3. Tesla’s co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, during the reveal event at the company’s design studio in Hawthorne, California, said that the car will have a driving range of about 215 miles — that’s just shy of 350

The Independent
April Fools' Day: Uefa reveal Euro 2016 goal-line technology plans featuring mini-speaker in ball
The Independent
*Update - For those who wanted to know the source of this story, look at the date. Uefa's executive committee has revealed new details about its plans to use goal-line technology at this summer's European Championship. Michel Platini, the suspended ...and more »

India will be among a select group of 13 nations where an updated version of Microsoft’s digital personal assistant will roll out later this summer as part of the Windows 10 anniversary update announced by the technology giant. (Reuters photo) India will be among a select group of 13 nations where an updated version of Microsoft’s digital personal assistant will roll out later this summer as part of the Windows 10 anniversary update announced by the technology giant.
Apart from Indi

Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk speaks at the unveiling of the Model 3 at the Tesla Motors design studio Thursday, March 31, 2016, in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP Photo)
Fans of luxury electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc camped out overnight and stood in long lines to put down deposits on its new more affordable model, due to be unveiled at an event on Thursday evening.
In scenes reminiscent of the launch of Apple Inc products, would-be buyers of the Silicon Valley car maker’s Model 3 pitched te

Tesla Motors unveils its Model 3 car at the Tesla Motors design studio Thursday, March 31, 2016, in Hawthorne, California. (AP Photo)
Tesla Motors gave a sneak preview Thursday of its Model 3 sedan, saying more than 130,000 people had ordered the car, even though it is more than a year away from production.
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of the Model 3 in Hawthorne, California outside Los Angeles to hundreds of Tesla owners and the media, saying the vehicle will go into pr

Tesla The Model 3 will be ready for delivery by the end of 2017, according to Musk, and it’s coming to India, too.
The world of hashtags and social trends are flattering Tesla Motors at the moment as the company revealed its latest product — the Model 3. Tesla’s co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, during the reveal event at the company’s design studio in Hawthorne, California, said that the car will have a driving range of about 215 miles — that’s just shy of 350

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars at its core.
Delving deep into the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a rich tapestry of more than half a million stars at its core.
Except for a few blue foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way’s nuclear star cluster – the most massive and densest star cluster in our galaxy. So packed with stars, it is equivalent to having a m

ERM Advanced Telematics has introduced an anti-theft vehicle tracking device – StarLink eConnect. The device comes with jamming mitigation technique and location networking capabilities. The company is currently offering free trials of StarLink eConnect.
StarLink eConnect comes with an add-on patented technology for jamming mitigation and location networking. The technology is used to identify when the location signal of the vehicle tracking device is being interfered with by a jamming dev

Egypt blocked Facebook Inc’s Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year after the US company refused to give the Egyptian government the ability to spy on users.
Egypt blocked Facebook Inc’s Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year after the US company refused to give the Egyptian government the ability to spy on users, two people familiar with the matter said.
Free Basics, launched in Egypt in October, is aimed at low-income customers, allowing anyone with a c

Datamini has launched new enterprise-class tablet that incorporates Aadhaar-card approved fingerprint scanner right into the tablet
Datamini, the Indian PC manufacturer, has launched a new enterprise-class tablet that incorporates Aadhaar-card approved fingerprint scanner right into the tablet. While it looks just like any other 7-inch consumer tablet in the market, the built-in fingerprint scanner gives it an edge in the enterprise market.
Janunnati Pad is conceived and developed under governm

Brainwavz BLU-200 wireless Bluetooth earphone comes with a 60mAh battery that delivers 4 hours of continuous audio playback (Source: Brainwavz Audio)
Brainwavz Audio has announced the launch of its BLU-200 wireless bluetooth earphones in India. The wireless Bluetooth earphones come in matt black aluminium unibody design.
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Google’s Gmail Mic Drop feature will make it easier for all its users to choose to opt out of thread mails.
Google will now let users have their last word in a thread mail without worrying about people responding to it. With the new Gmail Mic Drop feature, Google is making it easier for all its users to choose to opt out of thread mails, be it a heated office conversation or unnecessary family conversations.
“Today, Gmail is making it easier to have the last word on any email with Mi

The FBI and US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on March 16, issued a bulletin to the effect that motor vehicles are becoming “increasingly vulnerable” to hacking. While this may come as a surprise for car owners in India as hacking is not something that is generally associated with motor vehicles, the vulnerability of today’s motor vehicles stems from technology being used to control almost all aspects of our lives, including cars. Especially as computer

Trai’s technical paper had said that call drops in networks are not only due to the service providers and there could be several other reasons for it.
Telecom firms on Thursday told the Supreme Court that they never exceeded the two per cent threshold limit set by the telecom regulator for call drops and that Trai is not empowerd to levy penalty on them through regulations.
Arguing before a bench of justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton F Nariman, the Cellular Operators Association of India

Smartron, which has Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador, launched its first set of products today.
Smartron, the new made in India brand with global ambitions, has announced its first set of products, initiating what it calls a “breakthrough with the Internet of Trons”. The company launched a 12.2-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 t-book powered by Intel Core M processors with prices starting Rs 39,999. It also announced a 5.5-inch t-phone with Tron-x based on Android to start selling mid

Smartron, which has Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador, launched its first set of products today.
Smartron, the new made in India brand with global ambitions, has announced its first set of products, initiating what it calls a “breakthrough with the Internet of Trons”. The company launched a 12.2-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 t-book powered by Intel Core M processors with prices starting Rs 39,999. It also announced a 5.5-inch t-phone with Tron-x based on Android to start selling mid