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OnePlus mid-price range TV even thinner that its smartphone
The upcoming mid-range OnePlus TV in India will be so burdenless that even the display of OnePlus 8 smartphone will look bulkier by screen-to-body ratio, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has said
iOS 14 lets users with impaired hearing set alerts for important sounds
Apple has added a few smart features to the latest version - iOS 14 - intended for use by people with vision and hearing impairments.According to TechCrunch, though the new features are intended to help specially-abled people, some of them could be helpful to everyone.A striking feature is that of sound recognition which notifies the user whenever the iPhone detects any of the long lists of common noises that the user wants to be aware of.The notifications of the new feature can also go to the Apple Watch of the user connected to the phone.
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Info Edge: Investors advised to await clarity on business recovery
Firm hurt by rising unemployment and lack of demand for real estate
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Letter to BS: Technology holds the key to making India self reliant
What is undeniable is Chinese supremacy in science and technology
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Start-ups tap technology to get malls, hotels back on track amid Covid fear
Start-up companies are assisting businesses to conform to the government's 'social distancing' norms and insulate their air conditioning systems from the shock of virus
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Google to help summer interns with open-source technology at home
Technology giant Google said it had more than 1,000 technical interns actively contributing to open-source projects
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COVID-19: This new Google Maps feature helps avoid crowds in public transit
Transit alerts are rolling out in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom and the US
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The debate over Silicon Valley's embrace of content moderation
Many in tech cheered when Twitter added labels to President Trump's tweets. But civil libertarians caution that social media companies are moving into uncharted waters.
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Vehant Technologies beats Covid-19 blues with AI-powered products
Known to be a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) based solutions, the start-up has sensed an opportunity in the 'colossal crisis'.
Robots expected to play a key role in post-Covid world, say experts
Hospitals and healthcare centres have started deploying robots and automated guided vehicles
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Is India's richest man Mukesh Ambani betting on US-China tech war?
US-traded Chinese technology firms such as JD.com and NetEase are looking for an alternative home closer to the mainland in case tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate
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Slack threatens Microsoft's entire Office 365 empire: CEO Butterfield
In a different universe where Slack is incredibly successful over the next two years and 98% of knowledge workers use Slack, says CEO Stewart Butterfield
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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
Several countries are ramping up contact tracing, or the process of finding, testing and isolating individuals who crossed paths with an infectious individual
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Aarogya Setu mandatory in containment zones; private firms question move
Privacy experts and technology lawyers have long questioned the efficacy of using contact tracing apps at large scale without adequate testing for coronavirus (Covid-19)
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Post-coronavirus India: Exporters must seek bigger global share, says Goyal
Goyal asks exporters to "identify their strengths, potentials and competitive advantages in specific sectors, and focus on harnessing them in the world markets
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Amazon announces programme to help offline stores leverage power of online
Code-named 'Local Shops on Amazon', the programme expected to help the ecommerce major take on rival Flipkart and Reliance's JioMart
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Quarantine watch: Karnataka uses apps to keep track of people under watch
Physically, it is a mammoth task to keep track of these people.
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Tech and the pandemic
Increasing use of technology in the war against Covid-19 is among the few bright spots in a bleak situation.
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TechGig Code Gladiators 2020 to go virtual amid COVID-19 crisis
TechGig will host a virtual grand finale for the competition in its seventh year
We are looking to launch new products, says Vinati Organics MD and CEO
Vinati Organics invested in innovative technology to make products at affordable prices and this helped it drive competition out of the market
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