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New movie screen technology lets you see 3D without those stupid glasses
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MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has created movie screen technology that lets you watch 3D movies without the stupid glasses. Better yet, the technology actually makes the picture more crisp. Dubbed Cinema 3D, the ...
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Several app developers are trying to cash in on the popularity of Prisma, a mobile app which converts photos into beautiful artworks. Searching ‘prisma’ in Google Play Store throws up over 50 apps, either named as Prisma or as a combination of a few words — some as misleading as Prisma Photo effects, Prisma Radio etc. The fake Prisma apps have annoyed several first time users of the photo-conversion app. So don’t fall in the trap of the fake,

Should the KickAss Torrents (KAT) founder Artem Vaulin be freed, and why? If internet piracy fans are to be believed, his arrest amounts to “another attack on freedom and rights of internet users from all around the world.” As of writing this report, an online petition started by the fans and followers of Vaulin on Change.org has been signed by 39,345 “supporters.” A petition started by one Peter Milosh states:  “In the world where terrorist attacks is a monthl

Yahoo on Monday inked a $4.83 billion deal with Verizon to buy its operating business, marking end of an era. Marissa Mayer sent a mail to all the Yahoo employees sharing this announcement. In this email she also mentioned that she will continue to be the CEO of Yahoo. “For me personally, I’m planning to stay. I love Yahoo, and I believe in all of you. It’s important to me to see Yahoo into its next chapter.” She also

Google’s popular messaging app Hangouts will be phased out slowly after the launch of Android Nougat which will have a new inbuilt messaging app called ‘Allo’ and ‘Duo’. Allo and Duo are Google’s latest messaging and video chatting apps unveiled during Google I/O in May this year. Though Google did provide some details but an alleged beta tester ‘LTNGNX’ was more than kind enough to give out extra information about the working of the two apps on Re

Google’s popular messaging app Hangout will be phased out slowly after the launch of Android Nougat which will have a new inbuilt messaging app called ‘Allo’ and ‘Duo’. Allo and Duo are Google’s latest messaging and video chatting apps unveiled during Google I/O in May this year. Though Google did provide some details but an alleged beta tester ‘LTNGNX’ was more than kind enough to give out extra information about the working of the two apps on Red

IIT-Kharagpur students have designed their fourth Formula 1 racing car prototype which will compete at an international competition in Russia.
Built by a group of undergraduates of the institution, the new car ‘K-3’ will compete in the Formula Student Russia 2016 this September with around 30 teams comprising 800 students from all over the world.
“Our fourth car K-3 is our lightest car weighing at just 220 kgs. It is also fuel efficient providing a fuel efficiency of 15 kmpl in

Scientists have designed soft, remote-controlled microrobots that could be used to deliver drugs at specific locations or perform precise operations like clearing clogged-up arteries.
Researchers around the world have been studying ways to use miniature robots designed to enter the human body to better treat a variety of diseases.
By replacing invasive, often complicated surgery, they could optimise medicine.
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Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Transsion Holdings, which has entered the Indian market with its itel Mobile global brand has sold more than one million handsets in less than three months.
The 15 products launched so far include eight feature phone and seven smartphones aimed at empowering the aspiring consumer base with value-plus mobile-based connectivity solutions.
“itel was launched in India to eliminate the technological disparity that exists between the urban and the rural geograph

Domestic electronics company Micromax has announced a new laptop series Micromax Ignite and launched the first model which will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting Monday.
The Rs 18,990 LPQ61408W is powered by Intel Pentium N3700 processor and comes pre-bundled with Windows 10 operating system.
“We have always strived to close the gap between consumer needs and available devices by bringing alive the best technology innovations and we believe we have done it with Ignite,” s

Chinese photo app developer Meitu on Monday launched BeautyPlus Me, a selfie retouch app that allows users to easily create beautiful and natural looking selfies. Available on Google Play store, the app allows users to erase blemishes, smooth skin, brighten eyes, whiten teeth, add filters and special effects, blur photos. “We spent months working with consumers to help us develop BeautyPlus Me, a lighter app experience that brings zero compromise to our most popular selfie editing features

Taking the Pokemon Go fever a notch higher, the city hosted its own Pokemon walk with ‘trainers’ hunting down the rarest of the digital creatures to add to their kitty of ‘monsters’. Organised by Performers’ Consortium, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to put together heterogeneous art forms of unconventional structure, the “PokeHunt: India Gate” commenced at 5 pm and continued till 7.45 pm last evening. “The hunt began at around the canopy

Japanese electronics maker Funai Electric Co. says it’s yanking the plug on the world’s last video cassette recorder.
Players hunting for fictional creatures on their smartphones are now visiting real-life memorial plaques, statues, mosaics and landmarks, ranging from a Civil War battlefield in Chancellorsville, Virginia, to a Hells Angels clubhouse on New Zealand’s North Island.
He said the company wanted to continue production to meet customer requests, but can’t becaus