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CBC.ca
Game Boy disease? Wearable technology helps prevent, creator says
CBC.ca
When patients visit Dr. Vahid Sahiholnasab for a routine check-up, he often asks to review their electronic fitness trackers. He is learning that integrating new gizmos into health regimens can be a steeper climb than convincing people to walk 10,000 ...
Doctor invents wearable technology to help cure "Game Boy Disease"News Talk 610 CKTBall 3 news articles »

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Treat 'Game Boy Disease' with wearable technology: doctor
CTV News
VANCOUVER -- When patients visit Dr. Vahid Sahiholnasab for a routine check-up, he often asks to review their electronic fitness trackers. He is learning that integrating new gizmos into health regimens can be a steeper climb than convincing people to ...
Doctor invents wearable technology to help cure "Game Boy Disease"News Talk 610 CKTBall 3 news articles »

A mobile app will be launched here to enable the commuters to get regular updates about traffic on their mobile phones. A mobile app will be launched here to enable the commuters to get regular updates about traffic on their mobile phones.
An orchestrated traffic management system will be launched to enable the commuters to get regular updates on their mobile phones.
“The commuters can lodge their complaints about traffic system via the mobile app,” ADP (Traffic) Anil Kumar Gupta Gu

NDTV
India To Become Full Member Of Missile Technology Group Tomorrow
NDTV
MTCR membership will enable India to buy high-end missile technology and also enhance its joint ventures with Russia. (File Photo). New Delhi: In its first entry into any multilateral export control regime, India is all set to join the Missile ...
MTCR: India set to become member of Missile Technology Control Regime by next week; here's why it's importantFinancial Express
India set to join Missile Technology Control Regi

Oppo A37 features a 5-inch HD IPS display with 2.5D Arc Edge screen and a pixel density of 293ppi.
Oppo A37 has been launched in India at Rs 11,990. The smartphone will go on sale starting July 1. It is available in gold and grey color variants.
Oppo A37 features a 5-inch HD IPS display with 2.5D Arc Edge screen and a pixel density of 293ppi. It comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection against scratches. The smartphone features a metal unibody design and weighs 136 gms.
Oppo A37 sports

The next Samsung Galaxy Note will be named Galaxy Note 7, confirms well-known tipster Evan Blass.(Source: Twitter: @evleaks )
The next Samsung Galaxy Note will be named Galaxy Note 7, confirms well-known tipster Evan Blass. According to various news reports, the smartphone will launch on August 2 in New York.
It was earlier speculated that Samsung could ditch Galaxy Note 6 in the number line-up to keep up the Note series with Galaxy S7, S7 edge series. Now, Blass who runs the @evleaks account o

90 teams, of 2 participants each per team, from across the country have been selected for the programme that begins on June 27. AFP PHOTO.
Discovering a new planet or having an extra-terrestrial object like an asteroid named after them perhaps tops the wishlist of many astronomy enthusiasts, including school students.
Over the past 6 years, several amateur astronomers and students from across the country have made discoveries facilitated by city-based organisation SPACE under its education

Google might just be working on a high-end laptop called Chromebook Pro with top-of-the-line specifications.
Google might just be working on a high-end laptop called Chromebook Pro with top-of-the-line specifications. The company, in a response survey through its Google Opinion Rewards app asked some users questions about a ‘Chromebook Pro’.
A Reddit user feetextreme posted a screenshot of the Google Opinion Rewards app with the survey question. “How would you think a ChromeBoo

BitTorrent is basically reintroducing BitTorrent Bundle, which was launched in 2013.
BitTorrent has launched BitTorrent Now app, which will offer video and music on demand. The content will largely come from independent artistes, and the app will not allow users to access everything available on the torrent sites. BitTorrent Now has only been rolled out for Android but will come to iOS and Apple TV soon.
BitTorrent will largely work as a streaming app, allowing users to search for videos a

The company is already in the process of setting up an in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in ten cities across India by end of 2016. File Photo
Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco has created a new model combining “superphones” with its own supertainment programme in the country.
LeEco’s “superphone” has now become the new enviable gadget in the country by offering all-in-one feature phones for its users.
“LeEco is the only player in Ind

The next Samsung Galaxy Note will be named Galaxy Note 7, confirms well-known tipster Evan Blass.(Source: Twitter: @evleaks )
The next Samsung Galaxy Note will be named Galaxy Note 7, confirms well-known tipster Evan Blass. According to various news reports, the smartphone will launch on August 2 in New York.
It was earlier speculated that Samsung could ditch Galaxy Note 6 in the number line-up to keep up the Note series with Galaxy S7, S7 edge series. Now, Blass who runs the @evleaks account o

Oppo A37 features a 5-inch HD IPS display with 2.5D Arc Edge screen and a pixel density of 293ppi.
Oppo A37 has been launched in India at Rs 11,990. The smartphone will go on sale starting July 1. It is available in gold and grey color variants.
Oppo A37 features a 5-inch HD IPS display with 2.5D Arc Edge screen and a pixel density of 293ppi. It comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection against scratches. The smartphone features a metal unibody design and weighs 136 gms.
Oppo A37 sports

According to the research firm, smartphone shipment in the country is expected to grow to about 130 million handsets this year from 97 million last year by 163 brands. (Reuters) The under Rs 10,000-smartphone segment is expected to grow 44 per cent this year, constituting 70 per cent of the market, a CMR report said.
According to the research firm, smartphone shipment in the country is expected to grow to about 130 million handsets this year from 97 million last year by 163 brands.
“The e

Atanker airplane drops fire retardant on a wildfire north of Twisp, Wash. (Source: AP)
How to distribute lifesaving supplies quickly and safely after a natural disaster has long been a puzzle for responders. Now, drones might be the lifesaver.
That idea was put to the test this week in New Jersey as a drone delivery service conducted test flights to help determine whether drones can be used to carry human medical samples to and from areas that cannot be accessed or communicated with during majo

Samsung is working on an Olympic edition of the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge. (Source: Twitter: @evleaks )
Samsung is working on an Olympic edition of the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, says a report on Sammobile. While there’s no official confirmation on when the device will be launched, it is rumoured it will come pre-loaded with related VR content.
According to the site, the Olympic edition of Galaxy S7 edge is codenamed Hero2. It further reveals Samsung will bring two VR apps (codenamed

Indus OS has 5.6 per cent market share in India in Q1 2016, says the research firm.
So what is the second most popular operating system in India? Well, it shouldn’t be such a tough question to answer given the size of Android and the state of Windows phones in India. But no, the answer is not iOS.
In fact, according to Counterpoint market research, that accolade goes to homegrown operating system IndusOS, which though based on Android, caters primarily to the regional audience.
Indus OS h

Indus OS has 5.6 per cent market share in India in Q1 2016, says the research firm.
So what is the second most popular operating system in India? Well, it shouldn’t be such a tough question to answer given the size of Android and the state of Windows phones in India. But no, the answer is not iOS.
In fact, according to Counterpoint market research, that accolade goes to homegrown operating system IndusOS, which though based on Android, caters primarily to the regional audience. Indus OS h

The screen sharing feature in Google Support will allow agent to see what exactly is happening on a user’s screen, thereby resolving issues more quickly.
Google wants to make its 2016 Nexus devices more accessible for users. According to a report on Android Police, the company is working on a Google Support app for Nexus smartphones. The live support app will let users share screen with an agent to quickly solve problems.
The screen sharing feature in Google Support will allow agent to se

India’s Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles. (Source: Reuters)
In a boost to India’s air strike capability, frontline fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI on June 25 flew with an integrated BrahMos supersonic cruise missile that has a range of over 290 kms, making IAF the only air force in the world in possession of such a system.
With this successful flight, the BrahMos air version programme now inches closer towards actual test firing when a 2,500 kg BrahMos air-to-ground missile will b

In a first, a British technology start-up has invented a multi-function antenna for laptops that combines Wi-Fi, GPS, bluetooth and 3G/4G LTE and WiGig — multi-gigabit per second wireless speed — in one unit.
Developed by scientists from University of Birmingham, the new SAT antenna fits into the extremely limited space of the hinge cavity and replaces as many as five separate antennas found in a standard laptop.
Sampson Hu, who founded SAT in 2013, said that conventional antennas c

The State Journal-Register
Ham radio operators, 3-D artists get lessons in technology
The State Journal-Register
Ham radio operator Donald Wilson of Springfield has a setup that combines older radio technology with the internet. Wilson can type a text message in his computer and send the message over radio waves to another ham radio operator where it's forwarded ...
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WHEN NOTED writer-historian William Dalrymple is not busy penning down his thoughts or working on his next bestseller, he’s probably clicking pictures with his Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone. Not too many people know that the 51-year-old author of books such as City of Djinns (1994), White Mughals (2002), Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India (2009) and Return of a King:
The Battle for Afghanistan (2012) has more to his writings than meets the eye, as he comes out with A Writ