HIGHLIGHTS The tape comes with a recording density of 201GB per inch IBM worked with Sony Storage Solutions for the tape The tape has been developed over years In an interesting development, scientists at IBM have managed to develop a prototype magnetic tape drive that fits in the palm of your hand and can store a whopping 330TB of uncompressed ... Read More »
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LG Q6 India Launch Set for Thursday, Sports 5.5-Inch FullVision Display
HIGHLIGHTS LG Q6 was unveiled last month with two other variants The India variant will come with 3GB RAM, 32GB inbuilt storage It will go on sale from August 10, via Amazon India LG Q6, amongst the first Q-Series phones launched by the South Korean company last month, is coming to India this week. Exclusive online retail partner Amazon is teasing the Thursday, August ... Read More »
WhatsApp Tests Facebook-Style Coloured Text Status Feature: Report
HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp is now testing coloured text status feature The feature was spotted in Android beta v2.17.291 This feature was first introduced in Facebook last year Late last year, Facebook started rolling out coloured statuses on its Android app that allowed users to write their status update with a colourful background, font, and emoji combination. Now, the same feature has been spotted ... Read More »
Working in US likely to get easier for highly-educated Indians, IT professionals
After a long wait, President Donald Trump has recently come up with good news especially for Indian students and IT professions. Trump has backed a bill that would cut in half the number of legal immigrants allowed into the US. If the bill gets passed and signed in law, the country will move to a ‘merit-based ‘system supporting only English-speaking ... Read More »
Jabra Elite Sport Wireless Earphones With Built-in Fitness Coach Launched in India
HIGHLIGHTS The earphones are IP67 rated and feature an in-ear fitness coach The Elite Sport promise 4.5 hours of battery life for music and calls The earphones are priced at Rs. 18,990 Jabra has launched a brand new pair of truly wireless earphones called the Elite Sport, aimed at fitness enthusiasts. The earphones will go on sale from August 8 at ... Read More »
Facebook Reports Modest Growth of Women Employees
Globally, the number of women working at Facebookhas risen to 35 percent, up from 33 percent in 2016 while their number in the technical department has risen by two per cent in the past year to 19 percent, the company said. According to a Facebook blog post on Wednesday, women now make up 27 percent of all new graduate hires in engineering and ... Read More »
The Threat From Artificial Intelligence May Already Be Here
You know the scenario from 19th- century fiction and Hollywood movies: Mankind has invented a computer, or a robot or another artificial thing that has taken on a life of its own. In Frankenstein, the monster is built from corpses; in 2001: A Space Odyssey, it’s an all-seeing computer with a human voice; in Westworld, the robots are lifelike androids that ... Read More »
Xiaomi Becomes World’s Largest Wearables Vendor in Q2 2017: Strategy Analytics
HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi has beaten Fitbit to take the number one spot Fitbit has seen a huge downfall since last year Xiaomi managed to sell 37 million units in the second quarter While many OEMs still struggle to ascertain whether the wearables market is worth investing in or not, Xiaomi is making steady progress in the segment. According to a fresh ... Read More »
Tech stocks send another bearish warning of bigger market sell-off, even with Apple at highs
Nasdaq and technology stocks are sending up warning flares that the broader market may be getting ready for a late-summer sell-off. The Dow surged above 22,000 for the first time ever Wednesday, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also rode higher after Apple’s strong earnings cast a positive glow across the market. But those gains evaporated and the Dow was just slightly higher for most ... Read More »
Massachusetts tops in new ranking of state education systems
he myriad ways in which school districts and states can be assessed can make it difficult to discern what a particular state’s strengths and weaknesses can be; a number of factors, including funding, exam assessment, student safety and teacher proficiency can contribute to a holistic perspective on a state’s education system. In a new nationwide analysis of school systems, WalletHub ranked states ... Read More »