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Google’s Tensor Processing Unit is delivering an order of magnitude better-optimized performance per watt for machine learning (Source: Google)
Google has designed its very own custom chip for deep neural networks, the technology behind its artificial intelligence based internet services.
At Google I/O, CEO Sundar Pichai spoke about company’s self-designed ASIC or application-specific integrated circuit to drive deep neural networks. Google is using AI to identify objects and faces

Google and Levi’s have developed a new jacket that lets users interact with their smartphones by swiping at the garment (Source: Google)
Google and denim jeans company Levi’s have developed a new jacket that lets users interact with their smartphones by swiping at the garment in various ways, a media report said.
Called the ‘Commuter Trucker Jacket’, the garment is aimed at cyclists who may be too busy riding and concentrating on their surroundings to reach into their po

Google’s Tensor Processing Unit is delivering an order of magnitude better-optimized performance per watt for machine learning (Source: Google)
Google has designed its very own custom chip for deep neural networks, the technology behind its artificial intelligence based internet services.
At Google I/O, CEO Sundar Pichai spoke about company’s self-designed ASIC or application-specific integrated circuit to drive deep neural networks. Google is using AI to identify objects and faces

Sony Xperia X and XA will launch in India on May 30. The smartphone was first showcased at MWC in Barcelona (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Sony India has started pre-registrations for its yet to launch, Xperia X and XA smartphones in India. Sony had showcased X series range, which includes X and XA smartphones at Mobile World Congress back in February.
According to an official press statement, Sony is not bringing X Performance smartphone to India anytime soon. It will be interesting to see how Son

Sony Xperia X and XA will launch in India on May 30. The smartphone was first showcased at MWC in Barcelona (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Sony India has started pre-registrations for its yet to launch, Xperia X and XA smartphones in India. Sony had showcased X series range, which includes X and XA smartphones at Mobile World Congress back in February.
According to an official press statement, Sony is not bringing X Performance smartphone to India anytime soon. It will be interesting to see how Son

Sony Xperia X and XA will launch in India on May 30. The smartphone was first showcased at MWC in Barcelona (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Sony India has started pre-registrations for its yet to launch, Xperia X and XA smartphones in India. Sony had showcased X series range which includes X and XA smartphones at Mobile World Congress back in February.
According to an official press statement, Sony is not bringing X Performance smartphone to India anytime soon. It will be interesting to see how Sony

CoolPad Max is the new premium mid-budget smartphone from the Chinese player. Here’s a quick look at how it stands against the rest of the competition.
Coolpad has officially launched its flagship smartphone, Coolpad Max in India. At Rs 24,999, it’s a big leap for Coolpad which is known for its sub-Rs 10,000 smartphones. Coolpad has built a reputation for its Note 3 series smartphones and now it wants to establish itself in the premium mid-segment flagship category.
Coolpad Max, whi

Coolpad Max is the latest flagship smartphone from Chinese smartphone company that features metal unibody design and dual space option
Coolpad has officially launched its flagship smartphone, Coolpad Max in India. At Rs 24,999, it’s a big leap for Coolpad which is known for its sub-Rs 10,000 smartphones. Coolpad has built a reputation for its Note 3 series smartphones and now it wants to establish itself in the premium mid-segment flagship category.
Coolpad Max, which was launched first i

Sony Xperia X and XA will launch in India on May 30. The smartphone was first showcased at MWC in Barcelona (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Sony India has started pre-registrations for its yet to launch, Xperia X and XA smartphones in India. Sony had showcased X series range which includes X and XA smartphones at Mobile World Congress back in February.
According to an official press statement, Sony is not bringing X Performance smartphone to India anytime soon. It will be interesting to see how Sony

MyShake, will be publicly available on Sunday, May 22 (Tokyo time), through the Google Play Store, which can be accessed via the MyShake website.
A team of researchers has shaken things up with a new app so that you can turn your smartphones into personal earthquake detectors.
The University of California scientists are coming out with a Japanese version of an Android app that crowdsources ground-shaking information from smartphones to detect quakes and eventually warn users of impending jolts

ISRO has designed and built the RLV-TD as a testbed to evaluate technologies developed to reduce the cost of launching rockets (Source: ISRO)
India will use a mini-rocket with a booster to fly a winged reusable launch vehicle into lower earth orbit on May 23 for demonstrating the technology its space agency developed, a senior official said on Friday.
“All going well, especially the weather, we will send on May 23 the nine-metre rocket, with a winged reusable launch vehicle demonstrator (

Coolpad Max is the latest flagship smartphone from Chinese smartphone company that features metal unibody design and dual space option
Coolpad has officially launched its flagship smartphone, Coolpad Max in India. At Rs 24,999, it’s a big leap for Coolpad which is known for its sub-Rs 10,000 smartphones. Coolpad has built a reputation for its Note 3 series smartphones and now it wants to establish itself in the premium mid-segment flagship category.
Coolpad Max, which was launched first i

Trending Topics was introduced in a handful of countries in January 2014 with a small staff based in New York.
An inexperienced and unorganised team may have been controlling the now-controversial Trending Topics feature of Facebook, according to media reports.
The social networking giant has faced allegations of “intentionally suppressing conservative news” from appearing on Trending Topics — a relatively new section of the site that shows the most popular news stories, techn

The Indian Express
India to demonstrate reusable launch vehicle technology
The Indian Express
India will use a mini-rocket with a booster to fly a winged reusable launch vehicle into lower earth orbit on May 23 for demonstrating the technology its space agency developed, a senior official said on Friday. “All going well, especially the weather ...
India to test reusable launch vehicle technology on MondayTimes of India
India successfully launches 'space shuttle' technology demonstratorBus

Google modular phones will work on a simple concept – once a basic model is bought all the bits can be pulled off and swapped as the consumer sees fit.
Google plans to start selling its mobile phones with modular, replaceable parts – the first phone ever that the tech giant is manufacturing – by next year, according to a media report.
The Project Ara team, involved in developing the product, confirmed that the modular phones would be available to consumers next year, technology

Project Ara: The Google modular phones will work on a simple concept – once a basic model is bought all the bits can be pulled off and swapped as the consumer sees fit.
Google plans to start selling its mobile phones with modular, replaceable parts – the first phone ever that the tech giant is manufacturing – by next year, according to a media report.
The Project Ara team, involved in developing the product, confirmed that the modular phones would be available to consumers nex

Project Ara: The Google modular phones will work on a simple concept – once a basic model is bought all the bits can be pulled off and swapped as the consumer sees fit.
Google plans to start selling its mobile phones with modular, replaceable parts – the first phone ever that the tech giant is manufacturing – by next year, according to a media report.
The Project Ara team, involved in developing the product, confirmed that the modular phones would be available to consumers nex

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook at 7, RCR here where he thanked the CEO for launching an updated version of the ‘Narendra Modi mobile app’.
“I am delighted to share that Mr. Tim Cook launched an updated version of the ‘Narendra modi mobile app’. Thank you Mr. Cook. This updated version contains a new volunteering network on the App,” the Prime Minister tweeted.
Calling on the citizens to take at look at the new featu

Scientists have developed an app that crowdsources ground-shaking information from smartphones to detect earthquakes and eventually warns users of impending jolts from nearby quakes. (Reuters) Scientists have developed an app that crowdsources ground-shaking information from smartphones to detect earthquakes and eventually warns users of impending jolts from nearby quakes.
The app called MyShake, developed by researchers at University of California, Berkeley, runs in the background and draws li

Congratulating the Prime Minister on the recent election results, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook on Saturday shared Apple Inc.’s future plans for India and appreciated the breadth of young talent in India, and said the youth have significant skills which Apple would like to tap the youth which have significant skills.
Conveying to the Prime Minister about the warmth he was received with during his trip, Cook spoke about his visit to different parts of the country, and his meetings with peo

Sony MDR-100ABN comes with lots of controls — power and noise cancelling on the left, and volume as remote option on the right
Sony has been making significant strides in the headphones market in India. Powered by its brand recognition coupled with good pricing, the company has started becoming more visible across the country right from jogging parks to airports. That latest from the company is the hi-fi MDR-100ABN wireless noise-cancelling headphones.
Sony MDR-100ABN
The MDR-100ABN looks

Reliance Jio would soon introduce entry-level handset LYF Wind 4 priced at Rs 6,799.
Gearing up to kick-start 4G services this year, telecom operator Reliance Jio would soon introduce entry-level handset LYF Wind 4 priced at Rs 6,799.
The dual SIM phone, equipped with 4,000mAH battery, comes with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory. It has a Digital DTS Surround technology, a five inch LCD display, Reliance Jio said in a statement.
The phone sports an 8 MP rear camera and a 2MP front camera and pro

Google modular phones will work on a simple concept – once a basic model is bought all the bits can be pulled off and swapped as the consumer sees fit.
Google plans to start selling its mobile phones with modular, replaceable parts – the first phone ever that the tech giant is manufacturing – by next year, according to a media report.
The Project Ara team, involved in developing the product, confirmed that the modular phones would be available to consumers next year, technology

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman Kiran Kumar (Express Photo by Ashwin Sadhu)
Weather and wind speeds permitting, an almost 11-ton rocket will lift off from rocket port Sriharikota Monday morning — the first time India is launching an indigenous Reusable Launch Vehicle.
In an interview, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman Kiran Kumar explains the importance of the experimental Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), which is essentially an attempt by India to bring down the cost

Apple CEO Tim Cook meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Source: PIB)
Expressing interest in making Apple products in India, the global technology giant’s chief Tim Cook on Saturday discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “possibilities of manufacturing” and tapping the young talent pool in the country.
On his maiden visit to India, the Apple CEO also discussed with Modi issues regarding cyber-security and data encryption.
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