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22May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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New Tech Allows Deaf-Blind to “Watch” TV

Scientists have developed a new, ground-breaking software that allows deaf and blind people to enjoy television content in real time without any intermediaries. The software, PervasiveSUB, compiles all the subtitles of television channels and sends them to a central server which forwards them to smartphones or tablets. They are sent to the Braille line of the deaf-blind person using an app that is compatible with different Braille lines and makes it possible to control the speed of the subtitles that are captured directly from the TV broadcast in perfect synchronisation. The software, developed by researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Federation of Deaf-Blind Persons Associations (FASOCIDE) in Spain, was tested by a group of deaf-blind users. Users highli...

19May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Xiaomi Bets Big on Mi Homes For Larger Offline Play

Chinese handset maker Xiaomi will set up Mi Homes in four cities, including Delhi and Hyderabad, as it looks to increase its revenues from the offline retail market in India. Last week, it unveiled its first Mi Home in Bengaluru that will allow consumers to experience and buy all Xiaomi products under one roof. Xiaomi had forayed into the Indian market in 2014, selling smartphones exclusively online through Flipkart. However, a year later, it partnered with distributors to sell devices through brick and mortar stores as well. "Over the next few months, we will expand Mi Homes to Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad. We want to bring these five (Mi Homes) to scale, ensure they are profitable before we add more," Xiaomi India Head Manu Jain told PTI. Xioami has 72 such Mi Homes i...

11May By AdityaNo Comments

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Microsoft Designs New Windows 10 Update

With its Windows 10 being used by a a record 500 million devices globally, IT giant Microsoft today announced an update of the operating system designed to set the stage for the next "wave of creativity." Announced during the ongoing annual developers conference Build 2017, Microsoft said the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update would be available later this year. "A new design system for the next wave of creativity across devices; experiences that move with you across Windows, iOS, and Android; Spotify, SAP Digital Boardroom are coming to the Windows Store; new tools that make Windows home for all developers; and the worlds first Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers no markers required," said Terry Myerson, executive vice president Windows and Devices Group. Unveiling a new creati...

Samsung to Update Software Over ‘Red Screen’ Problem in S8 Smartphones

24Apr By PriyankaNo Comments

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Samsung to Update Software Over ‘Red Screen’ Problem in S8 Smartphones

Electronics giant Samsung will this week offer an unusually early software update for its newly- released Galaxy S8 phone, it said today after some consumers complained of red-tinted screens. The launch of the device is a key step for the South Korean tech firm as it seeks to move on from last year's humiliating withdrawal of the Galaxy Note 7 over exploding batteries, which hammered the firm's once-stellar reputation. The Galaxy S8 started over-the-counter sales in the US and its home market but South Korean users who pre-ordered the phones complained their screens displayed an unusually reddish hue. Online images of their phones went viral on social media but Samsung denied a hardware flaw and maintained that users could manually adjust the colour range according to their prefer...

Samsung Debuts Galaxy S8 with Bixby AI Assistant Amid Market Leadership Battle

30Mar By reutersNo Comments

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Samsung Debuts Galaxy S8 with Bixby AI Assistant Amid Market Leadership Battle

Samsung Electronics unveiled its Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone as it battles to regain the market leadership it lost to Apple after the embarrassing withdrawal of the fire-prone Note 7s. Boasting some of the largest wrap-around screens ever made, the long-awaited S8 is the South Korean technology company's first new premium phone since its September recall of all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with fire-prone batteries. Samsung halted their sales in 10 markets, and the phones were banned from aircraft in the United States, denting a revival of the firm's mobile business. Two versions of the Galaxy S8, code-named Dream internally, were launched at a media event in New York on Wednesday, with 6.2-inch (15.75 cm) and 5.8-inch curved screens - the largest to date for Samsung's premiu...

Xiaomi Wants to Increase Offline Sales to 50 Percent By Year End

27Mar By AdityaNo Comments

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Xiaomi Wants to Increase Offline Sales to 50 Percent By Year End

Chinese handset maker Xiaomi today said it plans to ramp up its offline distribution channel in the country and is targeting around 50 per cent of its turnover from this segment. “Till now, our focus was on online sales. Now, we will focus both on online and offline distribution. We expect our share from offline to grow from current 10 per cent to 50 per cent by the end of this year. This is our aspiration,” Xiaomi India Head Manu Kumar Jain said. Jain said the company has strong plans for offline distribution. “In five or six cities, we are ramping up and having extensive offline distribution and Chandigarh is one of them as it is a key market for us. In the next 3-4 months, we will start a very extensive offline distribution business in Chandigarh through multi-brand outlets. “W...

12Mar By AnkitaNo Comments

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Trademark row: HC allows Intex to Sell Aqua Brand Mobiles

The Delhi High Court has allowed major mobile phone maker Intex to sell its Aqua brand handsets and accessories in the local market. A bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar passed the judgement while setting aside a single judges interim order barring Intex from selling its Aqua handsets and accessories, taking note of a trademark infringement plea of market rival Az Tech. "We feel that respondent (Az Tech) have neither made out a prima facie case in their favour, nor is the balance of convenience in their favour. In fact, irreparable injury would be caused to appellant (Intex) if an injunction were to be granted or continued. "And, above all, the conduct of Az Tech has not been honest, to say the least. This by itself disentitles them from getting an order of in...

2Feb By AnkitaNo Comments

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Facebook’s Oculus Ordered Pay $500 Million in Suit on Stolen Tech

A US jury has ordered Facebook and creators of its Oculus Rift to pay USD 500 million to gaming software firm ZeniMax in a lawsuit that claimed the virtual reality technology was stolen. The Texas jury made the award yesterday in a trial in which Oculus was accused of basing its Rift headset on technology stolen from ZeniMax's virtual reality software, court documents showed. The lawsuit claimed Oculus founder Palmer Luckey and his colleagues developed the virtual reality gear using source code illegally obtained from the gaming firm. Luckey was ordered to pay USD 50 million of the award and another former Oculus executive, Brendan Iribe USD 150 million. The two executives were accused of violating a non-disclosure agreement with ZeniMax and copying the source code and other do...

Microsoft Launches Dynamics 365 and AppSource in India

19Dec By PriyankaNo Comments

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Microsoft Launches Dynamics 365 and AppSource in India

Microsoft Launches Dynamics 365 and AppSource in India and will be Available From Local Data center on App-based Subscription Model. Retail, BFSI & Manufacturing Enterprises are Using Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Power Their Digital Transformation. These services will be delivered to customers as Software-as-a-Service (Saas) from its datacenters in India. Dynamics 365 is a cloud-based suite of applications that integrates CRM and ERP capabilities to provide the full power of advanced data analytics, machine learning and intelligence to high growth, new age companies in India. Microsoft AppSource is the new destination for business users to find and try out line-of-business SaaS apps from Microsoft and its partners. Presently, AppSource contains more than 200 business SaaS apps, a...

Samsung Will Offer AI Based Virtaul Assistant Service in Galaxy S8 Smartphone

7Nov By AdityaNo Comments

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Samsung Will Offer AI Based Virtaul Assistant Service in Galaxy S8 Smartphone

Samsung Electronics said today it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant service in the upcoming flagship smartphone, as the South Korean firm seeks recovery from its global smartphone recalls. The Galaxy S8 will let users order food or perform other tasks without going through a third-party application but by simply asking the phone's virtual assistant, the company said in a statement. The artificial intelligence service will also be made available in Samsung's other consumer electronics products, such as refrigerators. The company declined to disclose what specific tasks the S8 phone will perform through its artificial intelligence feature but expected to unveil the next iteration for its flagship Galaxy device in spring as it has typically done in the past. Sales of the Gala...

Xiaomi Rolls Out First Laptop to Take on Lenovo, Apple

27Jul By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Xiaomi Rolls Out First Laptop to Take on Lenovo, Apple

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today rolled out its first laptop, testing the waters in a market that has been flooded with premium tablets. The laptop Mi Notebook Air, runs on Microsofts Windows 10 operating system, sells for 4,999 yuan (around USD 749) for a 13.3-inch display. A slimmed-down version for office use is also available for 3,499 yuan. The laptop is priced at a discount compared to many models with similar specifications from leading brands such as Lenovo, Dell, HP and Apple. It is the Beijing-based firms latest attempt to press ahead with its strategy of releasing top-spec devices at low prices. "Xiaomi will continue to roll out budget devices with key components in the same league as those on premium devices," Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun said during product la...

Myshake – A New Smartphone App That Can Detect Earthquakes

22May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Myshake – A New Smartphone App That Can Detect Earthquakes

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 little power, so that a phones onboard accelerometers can record local shaking any time of the day or night. For now, the app only collects information from the accelerometers, analyses it and, if it fits the vibrational profile of a quake, relays it and the phones Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates to the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory in California for analysis. Since it was first released in English in February this year, more than 170,000 people have downloaded the app f...