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There are a number of ‘rare’ genetic disorders in human beings, classified as such because very few people are affected by them. Lysosomal storage disorders are prominent among those. Many of them have no cure because pharmaceutical companies have little interest in investing in developing drugs for these diseases. Government support for research in these diseases is also limited.
While the number of people suffering from any one of these lysosomal storage disorders is quite low, put

Side profile of a young woman sleeping on a bed
Almost everyone finds it easier to go to sleep in their own rooms, rather than new places. Scientists, according to an article tweeted by cardiologist Eric Topol, have been researching the reasons behind this “first night” effect where people often have trouble sleeping or sleep improperly in unfamiliar surroundings.
Dr Yuka Sasaki from Brown University set out to research this phenomenon and found that this has something to do with th

Huawei P9 lite skips out the dual-Leica camera setup in favour of a 13MP main camera (Source: teltarif)
Huawei has officially announced the P9 Lite smartphone. According to German website teltarif, the smartphone is available in Germany priced at €299 (roughly Rs 22,000).
Huawei P9 lite is a stripped down version of P9. Huawei had announced P9 and P9 Plus on April 6 and with lite, the company has added third model to P9 series.
Read MoreHuawei P9 Lite is now official, drops the dual-Leica

PressPlay TV aims to bring in-flight entertainment to trains and buses with the help of smartphones (Source: PressPlay)
This February, the Indian Railways switched on video-on-demand services on two trains running between Delhi and cities in Rajasthan. It was a first for railways in India, where otherwise the most entertaining options are limited to a cheap paperback from Higgin Bothams Railway Minister or ‘timepass’ snacks.
PressPlay TV, the company that enabled the service, hopes

The blocking of Apple mobile entertainment services in China poses fresh challenges for the tech company (Source: AP)
The blocking of Apple mobile entertainment services in China poses fresh challenges for the tech company as it prepares to report its first-ever drop in iPhone sales.
The news on Thursday that Apple Inc’s online book and film services had gone dark in China came at a vulnerable moment for the company. Apple executives have said that iPhone sales will fall for the first tim

Sony Xperia Z3 is the first non-Nexus device to get Android N Developer Preview (Source: Google)
Google is expanding its Android N Preview to non-Nexus devices with Sony’s Xperia Z3.
Google in a blog post announced that the preview version of next Android will be available for test on Sony’s Xperia Z3 smartphone. The Android N Preview was initially available to Google’s Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, Nexus Player, Pixel C tablet and Android One based General Mobile 4G devices.
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Sony Xperia Z3 is the first non-Nexus device to get Android N Developer Preview (Source: Google)
Google is expanding its Android N Preview to non-Nexus devices with Sony’s Xperia Z3.
Google in a blog post announced that the preview version of next Android will be available for test on Sony’s Xperia Z3 smartphone. The Android N Preview was initially available to Google’s Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, Nexus Player, Pixel C tablet and Android One based General Mobile 4G devices.
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Government is likely to exempt iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing rule (Source: Reuters)
Government is likely to exempt iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing rule, a move which would pave the way for tech giant opening single-brand retail stores in the country.
The company had given a detailed presentation to a committee headed by DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek on April 19, on its products, technology, innovations and camera.
By early next week, the De

Acer Liquid Zest Plus comes with a massive 5,000mAh battery and will be priced under $250 (Source: Acer/YouTube)
Acer has announced a new mid-range smartphone called the Liquid Zest Plus. Acer Liquid Zest Plus was announced at company’s New York event.
Acer Liquid Zest Plus is a mid-budget offering with really large battery. The smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch display and according to The Verge, the smartphone will be priced under $250.
Read MoreAcer Liquid Zest Plus announced with huge

A team of researchers has come up with a smartphone application that projects a magnified smartphone screen to Google Glass
Having trouble seeing items on your phone screen? Now, a team of researchers has come up with a smartphone application that projects a magnified smartphone screen to Google Glass, which users can navigate using head movements to view a corresponding portion of the magnified screen.
They have shown that the technology can potentially benefit low-vision users, many of whom f

India is expected to overtake the US as the second-largest smartphone market next year (Source: Thinkstock Images)
India is expected to overtake the US as the second-largest smartphone market next year with robust annual growth, says a Morgan Stanley research report.
According to the report on global technology and telecom, the country’s smartphone market will grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 percent through 2018 and would account for 30 percent of the global growth du

PressPlay TV aims to bring in-flight entertainment to trains and buses with the help of smartphones (Source: PressPlay)
This February, the Indian Railways switched on video-on-demand services on two trains running between Delhi and cities in Rajasthan. It was a first for railways in India, where otherwise the most entertaining options are limited to a cheap paperback from Higgin Bothams Railway Minister or ‘timepass’ snacks.
PressPlay TV, the company that enabled the service, hopes

More than one million people are now connecting to Facebook through Tor dark web every month
More than one million people are now connecting to Facebook through Tor “dark web” – which maintains privacy and leaves no digital trail – every month, media reports said on Saturday.
According to Facebook, the growth of Tor over the past few years has been “roughly” linear, noting that some 525,000 people who accessed the service via Tor in June 2015 rose to more tha

US Justice Department has withdrawn a request to force Apple to reveal data from a cellphone linked to a New York drug case (Source: Reuters)The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it has withdrawn a request to force Apple to reveal data from a cellphone linked to a New York drug case after someone provided federal investigators with the phone’s passcode.
Federal prosecutors said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie that investigators were able to access the iPhone late Thursda

Microsoft and Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other
Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other, the companies told Reuters.
“Microsoft has agreed to withdraw its regulatory complaints against Google, reflecting our changing legal priorities. We will continue to focus on competing vigorously for business and for customers,” a Microsoft spokesperson sa

Microsoft and Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other
Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other, the companies told Reuters.
“Microsoft has agreed to withdraw its regulatory complaints against Google, reflecting our changing legal priorities. We will continue to focus on competing vigorously for business and for customers,” a Microsoft spokesperson sa

Having trouble seeing items on your phone screen? Now, a team of researchers has come up with a smartphone application that projects a magnified smartphone screen to Google Glass, which users can navigate using head movements to view a corresponding portion of the magnified screen.
They have shown that the technology can potentially benefit low-vision users, many of whom find the smartphone’s built-in zoom feature to be difficult to use due to the loss of context.
“When people with l

More than one million people are now connecting to Facebook through Tor “dark web” — which maintains privacy and leaves no digital trail — every month, media reports said on Saturday.
According to Facebook, the growth of Tor over the past few years has been “roughly” linear, noting that some 525,000 people who accessed the service via Tor in June 2015 rose to more than one million in April this year.
“This [Tor] growth is a reflection of the choices that

US-based construction power tools firm DeWalt has unveiled its first smartphone ‘MD501’ that boasts a tough look and even though it is a full touchscreen device, user can work on it with gloves on.
The smartphone is water resistant and can work in temperatures from -20 degrees up to 60 degrees Celsius, The Verge reported.
The device is manufactured by Global Mobile Communications, a mobile communication solutions company for DeWalt.
The “MD501” has LTE/4G support, a 13MP

The blocking of Apple mobile entertainment services in China poses fresh challenges for the tech company (Source: AP)
The blocking of Apple mobile entertainment services in China poses fresh challenges for the tech company as it prepares to report its first-ever drop in iPhone sales.
The news on Thursday that Apple Inc’s online book and film services had gone dark in China came at a vulnerable moment for the company. Apple executives have said that iPhone sales will fall for the first tim

Government is likely to exempt iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing rule (Source: Reuters)
Government is likely to exempt iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing rule, a move which would pave the way for tech giant opening single-brand retail stores in the country.
The company had given a detailed presentation to a committee headed by DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek on April 19, on its products, technology, innovations and camera.
By early next week, the De

Sony Xperia Z3 is the first non-Nexus device to get Android N Developer Preview (Source: Google)
Google is expanding its Android N Preview to non-Nexus devices with Sony’s Xperia Z3.
Google in a blog post announced that the preview version of next Android will be available for test on Sony’s Xperia Z3 smartphone. The Android N Preview was initially available to Google’s Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, Nexus Player, Pixel C tablet and Android One based General Mobile 4G devices.
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Acer Liquid Zest Plus comes with a massive 5,000mAh battery and will be priced under $250 (Source: Acer/YouTube)
Acer has announced a new mid-range smartphone called the Liquid Zest Plus. Acer Liquid Zest Plus was announced at company’s New York event.
Acer Liquid Zest Plus is a mid-budget offering with really large battery. The smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch display and according to The Verge, the smartphone will be priced under $250.
Read MoreAcer Liquid Zest Plus announced with massi

According to Yelp, the service has gone live on iOS and Android platforms and will soon be available to Twitter on internet. (Reuters) In a fresh bid to recover from the stalled users’ growth and declining revenue, micro-blogging website Twitter has joined hands with business listing and review site Yelp to supply location services for Japan and Britain inside its app.
The Yelp integration will give Twitter users in Japan and Britain an option of selecting places provided by Yelp when the

The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its effort to force Apple Inc to help unlock an iPhone 5c in a drug case in New York after someone provided authorities the passcode to access the device.
In a letter filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, prosecutors said that investigators late on Thursday used that passcode to access the iPhone at issue, and as a result “no longer needs Apple’s assistance.”
The letter marked a sudden end to a closely watched case, in which t

US Justice Department has withdrawn a request to force Apple to reveal data from a cellphone linked to a New York drug case (Source: Reuters)
The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it has withdrawn a request to force Apple to reveal data from a cellphone linked to a New York drug case after someone provided federal investigators with the phone’s passcode.
Federal prosecutors said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie that investigators were able to access the iPhone late Thursd

Microsoft and Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other
Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other, the companies told Reuters.
“Microsoft has agreed to withdraw its regulatory complaints against Google, reflecting our changing legal priorities. We will continue to focus on competing vigorously for business and for customers,” a Microsoft spokesperson sa

The Chinese government has not issued any statement on the matter either. (Reuters) People using Apple’s iTunes Movies and iBook services in China have sought refunds for the purchases after reports of blocking of these services surfaced, a media report said on Friday.
Cupertino-based Apple is yet to issue a broad statement to its customers in China about the status of the services but several users said that they have been unable to connect to the movie service and iBook since last week,

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the unified license, which is required to offer mobile telephony services in India, to allow termination of calls on an internet protocol (IP)-based network. This would essentially allow consumers to dial phone numbers from online voice service providers such as WhatsApp and Skype.
Analysts believe that the move is expected to clear the path for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Voice of Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) services, which the

Chinese technology company LeEco conducted a mega event in Beijing during which it launched its driverless concept car, three superphones and televisions.
LeEco, formerly known as Letv, is a global internet and technology company founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting and Liu Hong.
The company claims it employs more than 10,000 people and is the world’s first video company to go public with a market capitalization of more than $12 billion.
Headquartered in Beijing, China, it has regional

The company claims it employs more than 10,000 people and is the world’s first video company to go public with a market capitalization of more thanbillion. (Representational image) Chinese technology company LeEco conducted a mega event in Beijing during which it launched its driverless concept car, three superphones and televisions.
LeEco, formerly known as Letv, is a global internet and technology company founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting and Liu Hong.
The company claims it employ

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the unified license, which is required to offer mobile telephony services in India, to allow termination of calls on an internet protocol (IP)-based network. This would essentially allow consumers to dial phone numbers from online voice service providers such as WhatsApp and Skype.
Analysts believe that the move is expected to clear the path for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Voice of Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) services, which the

The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing has issued a notification to amend guidelines for liberalisation of spectrum in 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. The new guidelines will specifically be applicable for liberalisation of the spectrum in circles where auction determined price was not available.
The change to these guidelines was cleared by the Cabinet earlier this month, and as an interim measure, called for the most recently recommended reserve p