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Tech to keep texting when phone‘s battery dies
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Internet-of-things! Researchers, led by an Indian-origin scientist, have developed a new technology that lets wireless devices communicate with each other without relying on batteries or wires for power.
The new communication technique, called "ambient backscatter," takes advantage of
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Fingerprints for sim cards
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The Department of Telecom is examining a proposal for making it compulsory for mobile operators to take fingerprint or any other biometric feature of the subscriber at the time of receiving application for a new mobile connection.
Minister of State for Communications and ITMilind Deo
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Sony luxury laptops to enter US market
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Sony is bringing the luxury edition of its Vaio laptops called Red Edition to the US market. The limited edition laptops, which sport a shiny Ferrari-red finish, were so far available only in Japan and European markets.
The collection includes Sony's models like Fit 15, Pro 13 and Duo
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Nokia announces pre-booking for Lumia 925 in India
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Finnish handset maker Nokia has announced pre-bookings for its Lumia 925 on leading e-commerce sites such as Flipkart, Indiatimes and HomeShop 18.
Flipkart is charging Rs 33,999 for the pre-order and said the expected release date in India is fourth week of August.The online retailer
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Now, a social networking website for Indian children
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Parents of seven-year-old Mehul Chowdhury were a worried lot after they found out that a paedophile stalker, who had befriended him on Facebook, was abusing their only child.
Like what many other parents would do, they banned Mehul from accessing the Internet resulting in angry outbur
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Samsung Gear smartwatch to arrive with Galaxy Note 3
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Rumours have been rife for a while that the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone will arrive on the eve of IFA at a special event on September 4, but reports this weekend suggest it may have some company.
Reports emanating from the company's South Korean homeland claimed the company will also introduce the
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Googles Moto X smartphone
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In the four decades since Motorola first showed off a prototype of the world's first cellphone, the company has watched Apple, Samsung and other innovators surpass it in sales. With Google as its new owner, Motorola is introducing the Moto X, a phone notable for innovations in manufacturing, as p
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Australia unveils its most powerful super computer
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Australia's most powerful super computer, Raijin, was unveiled in Canberra.
Raijin, named after the Japanese God of thunder and rain, has costed $45.2 million to build and will cost $10.85 million a year to run, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.
The
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Microsoft Office comes to Android phones
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Microsoft is bringing a pared-down version of its Office software to Android phones, but it won't work on Android tablets just as it doesn't on iPads.
The software will be available starting July 31. It requires a $100-a-year subscription to Office and won't be sold separately.
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