Tech
Lenovo to locally manufacture over 50% of its devices in 2016
Lenovo is looking at strengthening its position among the top 3 and is enhancing its retail presence as well.
Scientists develop new eco-friendly way to extract gold from e-waste
Recycling gold from electronic scraps like computer chips and circuits involves processes that are costly and have environmental implications.
Yahoo Mail updated with new features in a bid to compete with Microsoft's Outlook, Google's Inbox
The latest version of the Yahoo Mail application brings a host of qualities and functions that have already found success in increasingly popular email apps like Outlook and Inbox.
Oppo F1: Oppo to launch new selfie-focused mid-range phone in India today
The key highlight of the Oppo F1 is its 8 megapixel front camera with a wide f/2.0 aperture lens and a sensor size of 1/4 inch.
Reliance LYF Earth 1, Water 1, Water 2 smartphones listed online; priced at Rs 14,690 onwards
The Reliance LYF phones have been designed to make the best of the emerging 4G mobile phone networks.
Lenovo to launch Vibe X3 with 4G LTE support, 21MP camera today
Vibe X3 is said to include a fingerprint sensor and house a 3500mAh battery with fast charging capability.
New type of 3D audio headphones offer immersive, 360-degree sound sphere
3D audio virtually positions sound sources all around the listener's head, immersing them in a 360-degree sound sphere that mimics the experience of being plunged into the heart of a concert, a movie or a video game.
Digital media users spend more hours online than they sleep: Report
1 out of 6 users believe it has a positive effect on maintaining relationships with friends, while two-third believe it helps them do their work.
Lack of budget top reason for businesses not encrypting extensively
The study says that 44 per cent of IT businesses in the US, Canada, India, Australia, Japan and Malaysia say they're currently making extensive use of encryption, while another 43 per cent are using encryption to some degree.
Jodhpur's Umaid Bhawan Palace named the world's best hotel of 2016
In the 14th edition of the travel site’s Travelers’ Choice Awards, the Umaid Bhawan Palace was named the best hotel of 2016, with a five out of five bubble rating among its 840 guests.
Amazon Dash devices that order their own refills go on sale
Amazon Dash Replenishment technology is making its marketplace debut in a General Electric washer; a Gmate SMART blood glucose monitor and Brother printers.
Tech 'unicorns,' the billion-dollar startups, face tougher road for funds
Some venture capital investors have been warning about a bubble in private funding values, and these fears have been borne out to a degree in late 2015.
North Korea claims to have invented hangover-free alcohol
The drink, Koryo Liquor, uses a cunning combination of six-year-old, top quality ginseng and 'scorched glutinous rice'.
Xiaomi ventures into film production
It will focus on screenwriting and development of talent.
NASA's first solar-powered Juno spacecraft breaks distance record
The probe, launched from the Earth in 2011 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, achieved the milestone on Wednesday when it was about 793 million km from the Sun.
IBM granted most US patents for 23rd year in a row in 2015
Following IBM, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Canon Inc rounded off the top three spots, the ranking showed.