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Boeing and Indian Institutes of Technology conduct National Aero-modelling Competition Finals in New Delhi
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Hundreds of young Indian engineers competed in the finals of the annual National Aero-modelling Competition organised by Boeing [NYSE: BA] in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). The 2016 competition at the Indian Institute of ...and more »

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Technology f*cked us all: The anxiety driving Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders is really about machines taking our jobs
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Trump/Sanders have tapped a working-class anxiety our elites don't understand. But they've misdiagnosed the problem. Michael Bourne · Share; WhatsApp. Post. 0. All Share Services. Topics: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Editor's Picks, Elections 2016, ...and more »

So far, scientists believe that larger earthquakes are unlikely to occur following tremors or earthquakes below a Richter scale of 2 that are caused by small vibrations or slow fault movements. (File Photo)
Scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have discovered a way to forecast earthquakes based on slow fault movements caused by moving sub layers of Earth.
So far, scientists believe that larger earthquakes are unlikely to occur following tremors or earthquakes below a Richter scale of

Micromax, Visa and TranServ have announced a new digital payments partnership. (Source: Reuters)
Micromax, TranServ and Visa, today announced a strategic partnership to offer payments solutions. The three brands have signed a MoU whereby they will use Micromax’s mobile devices, coupled with Visa and TranServ’s to promote digital payments.
Micromax users will be able to use mobile-based Push Payments using mVisa, and make interpersonal payments to personal contacts. The com

WhatsApp now has end-to-end encryption, and using 256-bit encryption but that does not make the app illegal in India.
Ever since Whatsapp announced end-to-end encryption there has been a flurry of reports on how the world’s most popular messenger service might have made itself illegal in India by switching on 256-bit encryption.
But that is not really right. India does not have any regulation in place for OTT messaging apps like Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger and certainly nothing that st

WhatsApp now has end-to-end encryption, and using 256-bit encryption but that does not make the app illegal in India.
Ever since Whatsapp announced end-to-end encryption there has been a flurry of reports on how the world’s most popular messenger service might have made itself illegal in India by switching on 256-bit encryption.
But that is not really right. India does not have any regulation in place for OTT messaging apps like Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger and certainly nothing that st

WhatsApp now has end-to-end encryption, but no its not illegal in India.
Ever since Whatsapp announced end-to-end encryption there has been a flurry of reports on how the world’s most popular messenger service might have made itself illegal in India by switching on 256-bit encryption.
But that is not really right. India does not have any regulation in place for OTT messaging apps like Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger and certainly nothing that stipulates what type of encryption they can use

Microblogging platform Twitter has acquired employee and manager feedback startup Peer founded by former Salesforce chief operating officer George Hu, a media report said.
Peer appears to have already shut down following the deal — the company’s site no longer promotes or describes its service, VentureBeat reported on Saturday, adding the announcement was made by Peer on Friday.
Peer sought to reinvent performance reviews and create an environment where employees could monitor their

BlackBerry is planning on two new mid-range Android phones, which could launch this year.
BlackBerry is working on two mid-range Android smartphones this year, one with a physical keyboard and one with a touchscreen and plans to launch them this year, according to the company’s CEO John Chen.
Chen makes the remarks in an interview with The National. and also admitted that the BlackBerry Priv, the company’s first Android phone, “was too high-end a product”, with an u

BlackBerry is planning on two new mid-range Android phones, which could launch this year.
BlackBerry is working on two mid-range Android smartphones this year, one with a physical keyboard and one with a touchscreen and plans to launch them this year, according to the company’s CEO John Chen.
Chen makes the remarks in an interview with The National. and also admitted that the BlackBerry Priv, the company’s first Android phone, “was too high-end a product”, with an u

The cases related to cyber crime in India have increased by 70 per cent in the year 2014 as compared to 2013. (Thinkstock) With 70 per cent increase in cases of cyber attacks, the government has decided to involve private sector domain experts in tackling cyber crime, especially through proactive monitoring and employing forward thinking strategies.
As a first step, the Home Ministry has sought expression of interest from interested organisations or parties who work in cyber crime and security

Researchers also designed and constructed a touch-pad keyboard on the paper that allows a user to selectively ‘drive’ the LEDs in the display. (AP) Instead of reading labels, consumers may soon be interacting with an electronic screen on packaging that displays information about the product, thanks to a new technology that could revolutionise the packaging industry.
Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the UK collaborated with technology company Novalia to create a new way

Telenor provides mobile services in UP (West), UP (East), Bihar (including Jharkhand), Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana), Maharashtra and Gujarat. Together, these circles account for more than 50 per cent of India’s population. (Reuters Photo) Telecom operator Telenor India, which positions itself as the most affordable network, expects to have 4G services ready in six circles by the end of this fiscal.
“As we speak, we have already swapped 7,000 mobile sites. They are LTE ready.

The darknet is dark as in dark matter, not as in the Dark Side. It is simply invisible to the unaided eye
The darknet appears to be turning posh. Depicted as the haven of money launderers, drug pushers, gun runners, assassins, pornographers, credit cardsharpers and black hat hackers for hire, this neighbourhood of the internet now has its own literary magazine. After two years on the drawing board, the first issue of the Torist is out. It lives inside the “onion routing” anonymity n

@davidbridDavid Brin, AstrophysicistOne of the biggest problems with traditional armour has been that it is extremely heavy, even for occasional use in cars. It can’t be used on vehicles that don’t have significantly powerful engines as the added weight of steel makes the vehicle too heavy to be driven at regular speeds. David Brin tweeted about Composite Metal Foams (CMFs) that North Carolina State University professor Afsaneh Rabiei has spent the last few years developing. It&rsquo

It is not very well-known, but India’s import bill for electronic items is next only to petroleum products. And by 2020, the value of electronic imports is likely to actually exceed that of petrol. We have a very vibrant electronic sector, with lots of activity in research and development, applications, and product use, but negligible manufacturing. Almost every electronic component, equipment or instrument being used in the laboratory or industry in India is imported.
It is in this contex

ASUS HAS launched its ZenFone Zoom smartphone in India. It comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels at a PPI of 403 pixels per inch. It measures 158.90 x 78.84 x 11.95 and weighs 185 gm. It is a single-SIM (GSM) phone that accepts a micro-SIM card. ZenFone Zoom’s design takes its cue from the look and feel of professional DSLR cameras, with dedicated buttons for shooting, recording and telephoto operations. Its unibody frame is crafted to a metal