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The app was launched in Mumbai on Sunday by Infosys Co-Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan.
Turning down the idea of writing a book to chronicle the history of the Indian IT industry, former CEO and co-founder of Infosys Kris Gopalakrishnan has chosen to use his love for computing technology to create an iOS and Android application called itihaasa — a 600 video chronicle of the history of an industry that has created 35 lakh jobs.
The app, which features interviews with 44 stalwarts of the techno

The telecom arm of the Indian Railways today launched high-speed public free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar railway station in partnership with Google.
After Mumbai Central, RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways today launched high-speed public free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar railway station in partnership with Google.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu accompanied by Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, launched the WiFi service which will benefit 1.4 lakh visitors at Bhubaneswar st

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Technology To Double Wi-Fi Speed developed by An Indian-Origin Engineer
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Harish Krishnaswamy, an electrical engineering graduate has developed a novel technology that doubles Wi-Fi speeds with a single antenna, an achievement with potential to transform the telecommunications field in future. Krishnaswamy, who's of Indian ...
Research team lead by Indian engineer build technology to double WiFi speedDaily News & Analysis
PIO led team develops technology to double Wi-

Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20.
Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20. Xiaomi’s flagship device, Mi 5 is priced in India at Rs 24,999 for the 3 GB + 32 GB variant. The Redmi Note 3 and Mi Power Bank will also be available on sale on Wednesday.
Read: Xiaomi Mi 5 #ExpressReview: A gr

Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20.
Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20. Xiaomi’s flagship device, Mi 5 is priced in India at Rs 24,999 for the 3 GB + 32 GB variant. The Redmi Note 3 and Mi Power Bank will also be available on sale on Wednesday.
Read: Xiaomi Mi 5 #ExpressReview: A gr

Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20.
Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20. Xiaomi’s flagship device, Mi 5 is priced in India at Rs 24,999 for the 3 GB + 32 GB variant. The Redmi Note 3 and Mi Power Bank will also be available on sale on Wednesday.
Read: Xiaomi Mi 5 #ExpressReview: A gr

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Mobile Phone Technology Propels Starshot's Extraterrestrial Space Search
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The ambitious Starshot project aims to send a nanocraft to search for extraterrestrial life in another solar system, powered by a 100 gigawatt laser from Earth. Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin waves after he arrived at the London Airport, July 1,. © AP ...and more »

Seattle Genetics Highlights Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Technology Advances at the American Association ...
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BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN) today highlighted novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology advances presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) ...and more »

According to a report on Forbes.com, iPhone’s productive life cycle will be up at the three-year mark, as will the Apple Watch. US electronic giant Apple has said the iPhones have a life expectancy of three years and so does the Apple watch while AppleTV devices expire in four years.
In a recent update to its environmental policy, Apple addressed the question of how long an Apple device is expected to remain in use.
According to a report on Forbes.com, iPhone’s productive life cycle

Apple doesn’t expect them iPhone, iPad or Apple watch to last more than three years.
How long do you plan to use the Apple device that you own? While, you might want them to last for as long as possible given that they cost a lot of money, Apple it seems has a life expectancy measure for all its devices.
In an FAQ on the company’s website, regarding environment and its devices, Apple gave out the time-frame for its iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch before any user upgrades.
The Cu

Facebook is revamping its News Feed to show a special section for news and here’s why this is a big change. Source: Reuters
Your Facebook News Feed could soon get a new look, one where actual news gets its own special hub with little sections. The social media giant has confirmed that it is testing a revamped version of its News Feed where news based on topics like Sports, US and World, etc gets reflected.
Facebook in a reply to Mashable confirms testing the new design. The reply from a sp

Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20.
Xiaomi, which sold over 100,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 in the first two flash sales, is all set to host the third one on April 20. Xiaomi’s flagship device, Mi 5 is priced in India at Rs 24,999 for the 3 GB + 32 GB variant. The Redmi Note 3 and Mi Power Bank will also be available on sale on Wednesday.
Read: Xiaomi Mi 5 #ExpressReview: A gr

Huawei has now announced its VR headset called Huawei VR. The company has not made any official announcements on the price and availability of the device.
Huawei has now announced its VR headset called Huawei VR. Huawei VR, works on similar lines as Samsung Gear VR, where one needs to slide a smartphone in VR headset to view the immersive content.
Huawei VR is compatible with company’s recently launched flagships P9, P9 Plus and also the Mate 8. According to a report in Engadget, Huawei c

Huawei is very clear on its stance: the next growth segments are definitely VR and IoT, but their need is internet with one and higher speeds.
At its annual Huawei Analyst Summit (HAS) 2016, the Chinese telecommunications giant announced its vision for 2016 with emphasis on Internet of Things (IoT), 5G telecom services, and Virtual Reality (VR).
Huawei has already started 5G field tests with NTT Docomo. However the company says that while 5G will take another five years to arrive, it has starte

The telecom arm of the Indian Railways today launched high-speed public free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar railway station in partnership with Google.
After Mumbai Central, RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways today launched high-speed public free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar railway station in partnership with Google.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu accompanied by Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, launched the WiFi service which will benefit 1.4 lakh visitors at Bhubaneswar st

Source: Reuters
Your Facebook News Feed could soon get a new look, one where actual news gets its own special hub with little sections. The social media giant has confirmed that it is testing a revamped version of its News Feed where news based on topics like Sports, US and World, etc gets reflected.
Facebook in a reply to Mashable confirms testing the new design. The reply from a spokesperson reads. “People have told us they’d like options to see more stories on Facebook around spe

Apple doesn’t expect them iPhone, iPad or Apple watch to last more than three years.
How long do you plan to use the Apple device that you own? While, you might want them to last for as long as possible given that they cost a lot money, Apple it seems has an expected lifeline for all its devices.
In an FAQ on the company’s website, regarding environment and its devices, Apple gave out the time-frame for its iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch before any user upgrades.
The Cupertino-

The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s most popular torrents site, is facing another outage.
The Pirate Bay (TPB) is down once again for users. The popular torrent site has faced a series of outages in April and March, and the latest one appears to be affecting users all across the world.
According to the Techworm, which first reported the outage, all version of the Pirate Bay were not reachable and reported a CloudFlare error 522 message. The report adds that the ‘onion versi

Sony Bravia W950D 2016 version is a smart Android TV that lives up to expectations.
Television audiences across the world are changing. They are becoming discerning enough not to watch live television. I am clearly one of those who likes to keep the choice of what I want to watch with myself. And this is why I am convinced connected televisions have a great future. And what better than a connected Android TV.
Sony Bravia W950D
Sony was among the first to embrace the connected television segment

Apple created the first ever yellow gold iPad Pro. The team also revealed a blue leather smart cover for iPad and Apple Pencil holder in orange colour variant.
Apple’s head of design Jony Ive and his team created the company’s most expensive 12.9-inch iPad Pro and accessories for a charity auction to help raise money for Design Museum of London. The first ever yellow gold iPad Pro will be donated it to the museum for an auction. The team also designed a special blue leather smart co

Apple Inc will continue its reduced production of iPhones in the quarter ending June in light of sluggish sales, the Nikkei business daily reported, citing parts suppliers notified of the plan.
Apple apparently does not plan to make enough of the newly launched iPhone SE model, the Nikkei report said.
The company’s shares fell 1.8 per cent to $110.05. Shares of some Apple suppliers also fell following the report. Skyworks Solutions Inc was down 1.4 per cent, Broadcom Ltd fell 2.4 per cent

Scientists have combined the best features of a lobster and a fish to create an artificial eye that can see in the dark and may be used in surgical probes, search-and-rescue robots or planet-seeking telescopes.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in US improved the sensitivity of the imaging system through the lenses rather than the sensor component.
Bomb-diffusing robots, laparoscopic surgeons and planet-seeking telescopes all need to resolve fine details through almost utter d

Yu Yureka Note is managed by 3GB RAM coupled with 16GB expandable storage. Yureka Note also comes with a fingerprint scanner. Yu Yureka Note smartphone launched, priced at Rs 13,499. Yu Yureka Note is the first phablet from YU Televentures.
Yu Yureka Note features a 6-inch full HD display and is powered by MediaTek MT 6753T processor. Yu Yureka Note is managed by 3GB RAM coupled with 16GB expandable storage. Yureka Note also comes with a fingerprint scanner.
Yu Yureka Note smartphone has a

As governments use their power to erase what they do not approve of from the web, cloud storage will not be enough.
It took me some time to trust the cloud. Growing up with digital technologies that were neither resilient nor reliable — a floppy drive could go kaput without you having done anything, a CD once scratched could not be recovered, hard drives malfunctioned and it was a given that once every few months your PC would crash and need a re-install — I have always been paranoi

India is the fastest growing smartphone market in the world and is set to become the second largest by 2017 by overtaking the US, but behind China, as per IDC. THERE’S NO stopping the influx of Chinese smartphone brands in the country. From just 12 in 2013 (Q1), the number of Chinese smartphone brands available in India jumped to 57 in two years (Q1 2015), as per consulting firm Counterpoint Technology Market Research.
There is a boost in their market share too. From 15% in the last quart

Photo for representational purpose. (Wikipedia)
Galaxies are the fundamental building blocks of our visible universe, each containing billions of stars, like our Sun. They can broadly be classified into two types – elliptical and spiral. A typical spiral galaxy has two structural components: a central bulge in which stars move, more or less, on random orbits and a disk in which they move on approximately circular orbits like planets in our solar system. Understanding the formation and the

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Google to experiment with technology for citywide Wi-Fi
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Kansas City leaders have given Google permission to put antennas on light poles in parts of the city to test new technology that could lead to citywide wireless Internet access. The company that brought 1-gigabit Internet speeds ...
Google to experiment with technology for citywide Wi-Fi in Kansas CityTopeka Capital Journalall 2 news articles »

As governments use their power to erase what they do not approve of from the web, cloud storage will not be enough.
It took me some time to trust the cloud. Growing up with digital technologies that were neither resilient nor reliable — a floppy drive could go kaput without you having done anything, a CD once scratched could not be recovered, hard drives malfunctioned and it was a given that once every few months your PC would crash and need a re-install — I have always been paranoi

Economic Times
As Ujjain gets ready for the Kumbh, it discreetly adds technology to the festivity
Economic Times
By Vanita Srivastava Thousands of sadhus — mostly naked, ash smeared on their bodies, wearing rudraksha, some carrying trishuls — take out a procession through the bylanes of Ujjain. The city, nestled on the banks of River Kshipra, resonates with ...and more »