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BHIM app: 'A technology ecosystem for the poor' - Economic Times

11-01-2017 19:52

Economic Times
BHIM app: 'A technology ecosystem for the poor'
Economic Times
IT is hard to gauge BHIM's identity as a consumer app without understanding the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) platform that powers it. The UPI concept itself was made possible by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an umbrella ...and more »

Global Defence Technology: Issue 71 - Airforce Technology

11-01-2017 18:05

Airforce Technology
Global Defence Technology: Issue 71
Airforce Technology
Keeping the peace in the Arctic region, a new satellite service from Airbus, closing the GPS gap with wearable sensors, instant detection for armour damage, high-speed drones for fighter aircraft support, progress of Australia's new submarines, and more.and more »

Technology helped me through the emotional roller coaster of CES - Engadget

11-01-2017 18:02

Engadget
Technology helped me through the emotional roller coaster of CES
Engadget
Humans love to control how they feel. Booze and coffee have been perking us up and lubricating social situations for millennia. Mood-enhancing technology, on the other hand, usually tries to emulate a cup of joe or a glass of wine but without the need ...

How the best advisers use technology to grow - Financial Planning

11-01-2017 17:39

Financial Planning
How the best advisers use technology to grow
Financial Planning
Advisers whose practices are deeply integrated with technology are more efficient, reaching more clients and earning more than those who are not, according to Envestnet. But the technology is only helping the adviser manage the practice better, says ...

Technology and Business Process: Two Sides of the Same IoT Coin - Cisco Blogs (blog)

11-01-2017 17:05

Cisco Blogs (blog)
Technology and Business Process: Two Sides of the Same IoT Coin
Cisco Blogs (blog)
When people talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), they're often thinking about the cool new technologies involved—nano-sensors, micro-cameras, cloud computing, machine learning, analytics, blockchain, or even drones and autonomous vehicles. But as ...and more »

The Refugee First Response Center Is Using Technology To Save Lives in Europe - Forbes

11-01-2017 16:25

Forbes
The Refugee First Response Center Is Using Technology To Save Lives in Europe
Forbes
While Governments have dithered, countries have prevaricated and charities struggled because of the constant changes in the Syrian crisis, the European technology industry has been extraordinarily proactive in trying to find ways to help the Syrian crisis.

DARPA developing secure data sharing wireless technology - Network World

11-01-2017 16:10

Network World
DARPA developing secure data sharing wireless technology
Network World
The researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will later this month discuss a new software system that would let multiple levels of classified data traverse current commercial and military wireless networks while preserving the ...and more »

One step closer to bringing CO2 capture technology to the marketplace - Phys.Org

11-01-2017 15:56

Phys.Org
One step closer to bringing CO2 capture technology to the marketplace
Phys.Org
May Britt Hägg, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology holds the CO2 membrane separator she and her research group have developed. Credit: Per Henning, NTNU. Air Products has ...and more »

Qtum: Connecting Blockchain Technology With the Commercial World - Nasdaq

11-01-2017 15:53

Qtum: Connecting Blockchain Technology With the Commercial World
Nasdaq
Qtum , a forthcoming digital currency and open source community project, announced this week that it had passed $1 million in backing from top industry executives. Some of the project's high-profile supporters include co-founder of Ethereum and founder ...and more »

New technology gives Jazz watchers a virtual front-row seat - KSL.com

11-01-2017 15:47

New technology gives Jazz watchers a virtual front-row seat
KSL.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly every sports fans dreams of sitting in “the best seat in the house.” Now an advanced technology is making it possible. This season, the National Basketball Association is broadcasting 25 games in virtual reality, giving ...and more »

Xiaomi Selects B2X as Customer Service Partner in India

11-01-2017 15:40

B2X SMARTBAR is an in-store service solution that provides personal support and service for any warranty or out-of-warranty related issues.

Moto G5 Plus With Android Nougat, Snapdragon 625 Revealed

11-01-2017 15:40

Moto G5 Plus features a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 13MP rear and 5MP front cameras.

Increased Budgets Not Enough to Meet Cyber Security Needs, Finds EY Survey

11-01-2017 15:40

The report, titled Path to cyber resilience: Sense, Resist, React: EY’s 19th Global Information Security Survey 2016-17, was released here today by Gulshan Rai, National Cybersecurity Coordinator, National Security Council, Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India.

Android Lollipop Still Has Most Users; Less Than 1 Percent on Nougat

11-01-2017 15:40

Even after almost six months of the launch of Android Nougat version, the majority of Android smartphones are still stuck on the older Lollipop version.

Growing Elderly Population Creates New Opportunities for Technology - Wall Street Journal

11-01-2017 15:07

Wall Street Journal
Growing Elderly Population Creates New Opportunities for Technology
Wall Street Journal
Glowing like a table lamp, a robotic assistant called ElliQ turns its cylindrical head and asks, “Do you want to play a game of bridge?” Investors are betting this prototype of a robot, unveiled by Israeli startup Intuition Robotics Inc. on Wednesday ...and more »

Seeta High, SMACK dominate national technology competitions - New Vision

11-01-2017 14:35

New Vision
Seeta High, SMACK dominate national technology competitions
New Vision
The DStv Eutelsat Star Awards aim to stimulate interest in science and technology and inspire innovative thinking. Dstv 703x422. Seeta High School's Edwin Ira (runner-up of Poster category) displays his poster as MultiChoice Uganda PRO Tina Wamala ...

White House Urges Future Science and Technology Priorities - Eos

11-01-2017 14:13

White House Urges Future Science and Technology Priorities
Eos
Memos from the departing Obama administration specify science and technology frontiers for investment by President-elect Donald Trump and Congress. Artist's conception of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft exploring asteroid Bennu. An exit memo from the ...

Nokia 6 Silver Colour Variant to Launch Soon?

11-01-2017 13:51

The Nokia 6 Silver colour variant will reportedly launch in China soon.

Indian Army Demands Military Grade Power Banks

11-01-2017 13:51

As of now, the Army personnel are unable to charge their phones or communication sets in remote locations with the existing power banks in the market.

Nintendo Switch: what we're expecting from the new console - The Guardian

11-01-2017 13:04

The Guardian
Nintendo Switch: what we're expecting from the new console
The Guardian
On Friday, Nintendo is set to reveal fresh details about its Switch console. Here's what we're hoping to discover. Nintendo Switch console Photograph: Nintendo. Keith Stuart · @keefstuart. Wednesday 11 January 2017 07.04 EST Last modified on Wednesday ...and more »

Samsung Heir Becomes Suspect in South Korea Political Scandal

11-01-2017 12:05

Samsung is accused of separately giving millions of euros to Choi to bankroll her daughter's equestrian training in Germany in a bid to curry favour.

Qualcomm India Appoints Larry Paulson as New Vice President And President

11-01-2017 12:05

Effective immediately, Paulson will report to Jim Cathey, Senior Vice President and President of Asia Pacific and India.

Ola Appoints Shalabh Seth as The CEO of Ola Fleet Technologies

11-01-2017 12:05

Shalabh joins Ola from SAB Miller India, where he was the Managing Director and was responsible for business expansion and growth in the country.

Lenovo P2 Review With Video: The Complete Budget Delight For Rs 16,999

11-01-2017 12:05

The Lenovo P2 is available in two RAM versions- 3GB RAM for Rs 16,999 and 4GB RAM for Rs 17,999. Available for January 11, 11:59 PM on Flipkart. Here is the review.

Deloitte predicts major advances in mobile technology in 2017 - ComputerWeekly.com

11-01-2017 11:51

ComputerWeekly.com
Deloitte predicts major advances in mobile technology in 2017
ComputerWeekly.com
The next 12 months will see major advances in mobile networking and device technology, with mobile network operators (MNOs) beginning to incorporate elements of 5G architecture into their existing 4G networks, according to business consultancy ...and more »

From Trump to technology: Canadian bank CEOs weigh in on what's to come - CBC.ca

11-01-2017 11:00

CBC.ca
From Trump to technology: Canadian bank CEOs weigh in on what's to come
CBC.ca
The leaders of Canada's big banks don't speak in public very often, and when they do they tend to be cautious. But at an investor conference Tuesday in Toronto, several top execs took questions on a wide range of topics, from the impact of Ottawa's new ...and more »

The Camera Technology That Turned Films Into Stories - The Atlantic

11-01-2017 10:30

The Atlantic
The Camera Technology That Turned Films Into Stories
The Atlantic
Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to the Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. In the late 19th century, filmmakers had a problem they couldn't have anticipated: how to make a film that lasted more than a few seconds without tearing. In film's ...

Rooter to Engage Users On Ranji Trophy Finale on Its App

11-01-2017 10:14

Ranji Trophy final, which has begun at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Monday, is seeing the domestic behemoth Mumbai, winner of the tournament 41 times in its 83-year history, take on Gujarat, playing its first final in 66 years.

Pluto's Moon Saving Its Atmosphere From Decay

11-01-2017 10:14

A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology has provided additional insight into this relationship and how it affects the continuous stripping of Pluto's atmosphere by solar wind.

Lenovo P2 With 5,100mAh Battery Launched for Rs 16,999

11-01-2017 10:14

Lenovo is going for an open sale with the new P2 smartphone on Flipkart as its homepage is not asking users to register for buying the device.

Lenovo P2 Review: The Complete Budget Delight

11-01-2017 10:14

The Lenovo P2 is available in two RAM versions- 3GB RAM for Rs 16,999 and 4GB RAM for Rs 17,999. Available for January 11, 11:59 PM on Flipkart. Here is the review.

ISRO Leads The Way; Eyes Record-Making Launch With 103 Satellites

11-01-2017 10:14

Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar says while the intention was not to look for any record, the country’s ace space agency is trying to maximise capacity in each launch and this is another effort in that direction.

ICICI Bank Executes India's First Digitised Invoice Discounting on RXIL

11-01-2017 10:14

The bank discounted online, a digital invoice uploaded by Ashoka Drugs & Chemicals on RXIL for its supplies to Greenlam Industries Ltd which the latter accepted online as well.

European Carmakers Go All in to Catch Tesla With Faster E-Car Chargers

11-01-2017 10:14

BMW, Volkswagen, Ford and Daimler plan to build about 400 next-generation charging stations in Europe that can reload an electric car in minutes instead of hours.

BankBazaar Launches New Features to Help Users Manage Finances

11-01-2017 10:14

In the new Personal Finance section, a user views a real-time snapshot of their aggregated balance across multiple savings accounts and transaction history of individual bank accounts.

The month in games: The Last Guardian is released at last - The Guardian

11-01-2017 10:00

The Guardian
The month in games: The Last Guardian is released at last
The Guardian
In an industry fuelled by carefully managed waves of hype, developers can easily get carried away in the promotion of software that isn't quite ready yet. Sometimes that means being loose-lipped about features that don't make it into the final product ...

Beijing Takes Pivotal Technology Lead in South China Sea - Voice of America

11-01-2017 08:48

Voice of America
Beijing Takes Pivotal Technology Lead in South China Sea
Voice of America
J-15 fighters from China's Liaoning aircraft carrier conduct a drill in an area of South China Sea, Jan. 2, 2017. Share. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Email to a Friend. Print. See comments. TAIPEI —. China has taken a wide ...and more »

Tesla Motors Hires Apple Engineer For Autopilot Software

11-01-2017 08:25

Chris Lattner, who served at Apple for more than a decade, said in an online message to Apple developers on Tuesday morning that he would "leave Apple later this month to pursue an opportunity in another space" without saying which company he planned to join.

Mexico's Lower House Renamed Chamber of Rats on Google Maps

11-01-2017 08:25

The lower house, also known as the Chamber of Deputies, became the "Chamber of Rats", using the Spanish word "rata".

Making India Proud; Indian Inventors Contribute Record 658 Patents to IBM

11-01-2017 08:25

With 8,088 US patents, IBM's 2016 list covers a diverse range of inventions in artificial intelligence and cognitive computing, cognitive health, Cloud, cyber security and other strategic growth areas for the company.

Lenovo P2 With Massive 5,100mAh Battery to Launch Exclusively on Flipkart Today

11-01-2017 08:25

Lenovo will officially launch the P2 smartphone with a massive 5,100mAh battery in India today (January 11) and the device will be available exclusively on e-Commerce site Flipkart.

Launch of Mini Rocket Postponed by Japan Space Agency Because of Wind

11-01-2017 08:25

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had planned to launch the SS-520 rocket, which is about 10 metres (35 feet) long and 50 centimetres (20 inches) in diameter, at its Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan, early on Wednesday.

Is FM Becoming Obsolete? Norway Leads The Transition to Digital Radio

11-01-2017 08:25

Supporters of Digital Audio Broadcasting say DAB offers better sound quality and more channels at an eighth of the cost of FM (frequency modulation) transmission, which was first launched in the US in 1945.

Giant Telescope in Chile to Seek Habitable Planets in Alpha Centauri

11-01-2017 08:25

The ESO said it has signed a deal with Breakthrough Starshot, a venture that aims to deploy thousands of tiny spacecraft to travel to the system and send back pictures.

Australia Plans to Tax All Digital Transactions

11-01-2017 08:25

Currently, the government is unable to tax all of Australia's approximately $7.37 billion annual online transactions.

Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom Price Revealed; All You Want to Know

11-01-2017 08:25

The prices of Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom 64GB and 32GB variants have not been announced but are likely to be cheaper.

Chill! Technology is not here to harm you - Economic Times

11-01-2017 06:46

Economic Times
Chill! Technology is not here to harm you
Economic Times
By C Vijayakumar CEO, HCL Technologies "Looming crisis", "End of Globalisation", "Slow growth a new normal", "Mass unemployment"! Too many doomsday headlines have been taking ink space of late. I am not attempting to question the validity of all these ...and more »

Uber Join Hands With Apollo Hospitals On Road Safety

11-01-2017 05:47

Online cab-hailing firm Uber announced its partnership with Apollo Hospitals to implement a road safety training programme.

TRAI Recommendation on Public WiFi in 25 Days

11-01-2017 05:47

The broadband crunch with regard to wired infrastructure will also be addressed through proliferation of community wifi hotspots.

Railways Launches New App For Faster Ticket Bookings

11-01-2017 05:47

Equipped with latest technology, the new App also makes it possible booking of tatkal ticket, ladies quota, premium tatkal quota booking and current reservation.