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After the Galaxy Note 7 turning out to be a major disaster for Samsung, this Note 7 fire hazard costume will definitely frustrate Samsung.

In a darkened master bedroom, David Kaiserman stood in shirtsleeves next to a turned-down king bed. “Good morning, Siri,” he said to the iPad in his hand, and the lights went on while the blackout shades retracted.
The post Apple wants to get inside your new home before you even buy it appeared first on The Financial Express.

ZOPO Color F5 smartphone is equipped with a 64 bit quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB Storage.

The move comes in the wake of the publication of leaked emails by WikiLeaks, including emails from the account of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign adviser John Podesta.

Neural signals recorded from cortex showed that younger adults could process speech well in a relatively short amount of time.

The team from Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research reported a speech recognition system that makes the same or fewer errors than professional transcriptionists.

The startups utilised "Intel India Maker Lab" facilities in the areas of education, sports, health, agriculture, Banking, Financial services and Insurance (BFSI), e-governance, Internet of Things (IOT), Cloud and Client Compute.

While three US customers from three different states -- Nevada, Pennsylvania and California -- have already complained about the fire-prone devices, 38 owners of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea plan to file a class action lawsuit.

Facebook Inc said users in the United States would be able to order food through the Facebook pages of restaurants starting on Wednesday as part of its efforts to connect users and businesses.
The post Facebook adds food ordering feature appeared first on The Financial Express.

Employment startup Glassdoor has introduced a unique tool called Know Your Worth, to help you track salaries.

These Karva Chauth app will provide detailed information on the requirements for the puja, timings of moon sightings in various Indian cities

Inside this four-bedroom stucco house in Alameda, California, Kaiserman, president of the technology division at construction company Lennar Corp., was pitching a vision of a home controlled via iPhone or iPad.
The post Inside the iHome: Apple helps builders pitch gizmo-packed houses appeared first on The Financial Express.

Intel India on Wednesday hosted its first "Maker Lab Startup Conclave and Demo Showcase" at its campus here where 14 startups from the first batch of "Intel India Maker Lab" showcased their products and solutions.
The post ‘Intel India Maker Lab’ startups showcase products, solutions appeared first on The Financial Express.

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How to solve for the lack of women in technology
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Why is the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. — which is predicted to provide more job opportunities than all other professional sectors — still failing to attract and retain women? by Rachel Weiss Oct 19, 2016, 8:00a. tweet · share · Linkedin ...

Google just released Nomulus which is a registry platform based on Java that essentially powers Google's personal top-level domains (TLDs) like .google and .foo.
The post Google Nomulus announced as open-source; Here’s what it means for future of internet and domain names appeared first on The Financial Express.

Joining the race to build a bendable smartphone, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is reportedly working on its own version of such a device.
The post Xiaomi working on bendable smartphone: Report appeared first on The Financial Express.

US-based data storage company Western Digital on Wednesday launched two hard drives -- "My passport" and "My Book" -- that include password protection and hardware encryption.
The post Western Digital launches two new hard drives in India appeared first on The Financial Express.

While apps will continue to coexist, Google needs to work on ways to serve people entirely on its Assistant.

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that software and technology firm SAP will make its "SuccessFactors" Cloud-based human capital management (HCM) service available on Microsoft's Azure over the next five years.
The post SAP to make ‘SuccessFactors’ service available on Microsoft’s Azure appeared first on The Financial Express.

Google's experiment of click-to-message option in AdWords search ads is finally ready for a rollout. Messaging between users and companies can be an effective tool to generate leads and increase sales as more and more consumers prefer to communicate with brands due to increased awareness.
The post Google enables users to communicate with companies; here’s how to chat appeared first on The Financial Express.

Here's how to book Ola or Uber directly from the native Google search app.

Founder and CEO of ibibo Group, Ashish Kashyap, will join MakeMyTrip's executive team as a Co-founder and President of the organisation, MakeMyTrip said.

American tech giant Apple is all set to unveil the much awaited line up of Macs in an event which is expected to take place in Cupertino on October 27.
The post Apple said to launch Macs on October 27; from MacBooks to AirPods, here’s what to expect at the event appeared first on The Financial Express.

When it comes to building Smart Cities, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud are two key components to make things work. For Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, these two components are now part and parcel of his life as the networking major turns its focus towards IoT and Cloud for delivering connected cities.
The post Why Cisco’s bet on IoT, Cloud is crucial to building Smart Cities appeared first on The Financial Express.

In a major breakthrough in the field of speech recognition, Microsoft researchers have created a technology that accurately recognises the words in a conversation like humans do.
The post Microsoft develops first human-like speech recognition system appeared first on The Financial Express.

South Korean tech giant, Samsung has just teased the launch of its brand new smartphone in its Galaxy On Series. The new smartphone by Samsung is called as Galaxy On Nxt.The post Samsung Galaxy On Nxt: New smartphone coming exclusively on Flipkart; teaser launched on Twitter appeared first on The Financial Express.

CBS has given a series order to a TV adaptation of the popular mobile game "Candy Crush Saga".
The post Candy Crush to get TV show appeared first on The Financial Express.

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The little-known investment bank hired Greg Kennedy, formerly of UBS, and Robert J. Williams Jr., a onetime Washington Mutual president, as part of its growth ...and more »

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Accelarating technology: India's opportunity to leapfrog
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One of the authors of this article built a speech recognition engine in the early 1990s. It was built on a special purpose digital signal processor, in a lab that was especially dedicated to this project. The engine required two days of training, could ...