Cost up for handset makers as rupee slips

An immediate increase in prices of existing models may be unlikely due to intense competition, but some brands may decide to factor in the rising costs in prices of upcoming models.

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Lenovo India eyes over 500% growth in ultra-slim laptop market

The company this week launched a premium ultra-slim laptop Ideapad "530S" which is available at a starting price of Rs 67,990.

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TAC Security launches AI based cyber risk management platform ESOF

The platform helps track vulnerability data across hosts and time zones, and produces interactive reports and insights for security professionals about the business.

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Google backs JioPhone operating system provider KaiOS

KaiOS works with manufacturers like TCL, HMD Global, and Micromax and has partnerships with carriers such as Reliance Jio, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile.

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India concerned over taxation on IT firms by Australia

As per global trade norms, Australia can tax only on-shore activities of Indian IT firms and not off-shore services rendered from India.

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Facebook halts production of drones for internet delivery

The huge social network said it has not abandoned the idea of using high-altitude aircraft to connect remote areas of the globe, but would concentrate its efforts with manufacturing partners.

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Why Patanjali's 'Kimbho' app is such a poorly-scripted idea

The app disappeared from Google Play Store within a day of its launch on May 31 over security and performance concerns, leaving the country's tech industry in a bit of shock.

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McAfee reports 629% increase in coin miner malware in Q1 2018

In finance, the attacks were not always region specific, as was the case in previous years, but McAfee identified activity in Russia, and related reconnaissance efforts in Turkey and South America.

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HCL acquires German IT firm H&D

H&D is one of the largest IT service providers in the German automotive industry and operates in over 20 locations globally including Germany, the US, the Czech Republic and Poland.

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Infosys denies US SEC probe, says has sufficient time to file key documents

The company also strongly denied reports that there is an ongoing probe by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and dubbed "speculation" to that effect as "baseless and incorrect".

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India's digital leap to lead to social inclusion; data privacy key risk: Report

"There are two issues about privacy relating to Aadhaar.One is the possible compromise of the Aadhaar system, itself, and leakage of data.

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Connected products to add up to $685 bn to manufacturing revenue by 2020: Capgemini

Manufacturers estimate that close to 50% of their products will be smart and connected by 2020, a 32 percentage point increase from 2014.

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When a text can trigger a lynching: WhatsApp struggles with incendiary messages in India

With more than 200 mn users in India, WhatsApp's biggest market in the world, false news and videos circulating on the app have become a new headache for Facebook.

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Over three million cryptojacking attacks detected between January-May 18

The most commonly used method is to infect websites and pop-up ads with a JavaScript based cryptomining script, said the Quick Heal Security Labs.

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Hackathon 2018: Students present RFID tech that can locate lost baggage at airports

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.

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Cheats using our name: Mahindra

The Delhi Police is on the hunt for a gang that has allegedly duped scores of youths by promising them jobs in Mahindra Group of companies.

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Infosys to increase scrutiny of acquisition targets

“There is more due diligence for all acquisitions, going ahead,” said Infosys ceo Salil Parekh.

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Infosys bets on digital strategy to spur growth

Riding on strong financial performance and disruptive technologies, global software major Infosys is betting on digital strategy to spur growth in the exciting times, its co-founder and Chairman Nandan M. Nilekani said on Saturday.

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Lemon aims to make 18 million tempered glasses per month in Rs 100 crore plant

The top official of the Indian company known more for its low priced feature phones said there are no organised players in the tempered glass manufacturing business in India.

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Vishal Sikka denies Teradata's IP theft charges, terms allegations as 'baseless and outrageous'

Sikka is considered to be the force behind SAP's analytics platform HANA that had helped the company strengthen its position in the global market.

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Digital trade should be open, must address privacy concerns: Sunil Bharti Mittal

Sunil Bharti Mittal though disagreed with the calls within India and other countries for localisation of data servers in the name of data privacy and security.

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Samsung smartphone user base still far higher than Xiaomi: CMR

Micromax remained the only Indian brand among the top five in terms of installed base with 8.63% of the market share among smartphones, according to CMR.

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A million OnePlus 6 smartphones sold globally in 22 days

Peter Lau, Founder and CEO of OnePlus, said, “As always, our community has surpassed our expectations and we have them to thank for the overwhelming success of the OnePlus 6.”

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KPIT Technologies announces strategic collaboration with Kinetiq

Kinetiq will provide professional regulatory compliance consulting capabilities to KPIT customers, including software solutions engagements.

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Capgemini chief says going slow on local hiring

"With 1,00,000 people, we've the kind of stature we need in India. We are not looking for more stature here," Capgemini group chairman & chief executive Paul Hermelin told reporters at its facility here.

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Trai announces name, logo design contest for public Wi-Fi networks

The ambitious model of a public Wi-Fi grid aims to slash internet access cost by 90 per cent, and push broadband reach in India.

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HCL Tech inks global IT infra deal with Nokia

Nokia has selected HCL Technologies as part of an important effort of streamlining Nokia's outsourced IT management services, a statement said.

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Teradata claims former CTO Vishal Sikka was aware of IP-theft in lawsuit against SAP

The joint venture was formed in 2009 and SAP terminated unilateraly the project in 2011, says the lawsuit, alleging that SAP has built a business by creating a competing product.

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NEC Corporation to set up NEC Laboratories India

NLI will aim to promote the agile development and commercialization of solutions for India and other emerging countries in collaboration with the company's Centers of Excellence in India.

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Mobile accessories brand PTron expands offline network in India

The other five lead distributors are located in New Delhi, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune and Jaipur, while the overall distributors’ network of PTron has crossed 40 spread over 12 states across the country.

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Tech Mahindra sets up its R&D arm in US & Germany

Tech Mahindra will also be offering internship opportunities to around 20 students at the Makers lab. The Munich Makers Lab will provide on-site support to customers among other tasks.

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Not aware of misuse of user info by device makers: Facebook on government notice

"We are not aware of any misuse of Facebook information including Indian users information," a Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed response.

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IT sector will become the largest employer of freelancers

June 20, 2018, New Delhi: TimesJobs, recently, conducted a survey to study the emergence of the gig economy in India. The survey analysed responses from 2,10...

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Aspire Systems partners with Sauce Labs

The company has two decades of experience in building and modernizing custom, agile products to support end to end continuous delivery.

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Just 25% adults use Internet in India: Pew survey

While majorities use the Internet in much of the world, sub-Saharan Africa and India has much to catch up with, according to the results released on Tuesday.

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Over 43% of electricity needs met through renewable energy: Infosys

43.7 per cent of the company's electricity requirements -- equating to more than 100 million units -- is sourced from renewable sources.

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BSNL to roll out 5G services in India together with global launch

BSNL is aggressively working together with multinational vendors such as Nokia, Coriant and ZTE on a 5G technology roadmap and aims to unveil enterprise as well as consumer services starting 2020.

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Genesys International appoints former Wipro executive as CEO

Genesys has been focused on growing its management ranks help boost revenue. The company has clients USA, Europe, New Zealand, UAE and India.

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Google to train 8,000 Indian journalists on fact-checking

Google India on Tuesday said it will provide training to 8,000 journalists in English and six other Indian languages in the next one year.

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July 26 is the last date to invest in this social commerce platform

Conceptualised to provide a social media platform for meaningful conversations to its users, Sagoon has quickly become immensely popular amongst the masses.

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Government plans largest National Data Centre in Bhopal

The fifth National Data Centre will come up in Bhopal with capacity of five lakh virtual servers, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

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World's most powerful supercomputer unveiled

US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)supercomputer called Summit will be eight times more powerful than its previous top-ranked system, Titan.

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IBM sees clients building own internal technology skills

But as digital technologies begin to upend business models, companies want more control over what was previously considered ‘non-core’. IBM said the new paradigm was an opportunity.

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New Facebook AI system could 'open' closed eyes in photo

FB researchers are working on a new Aritificial Intelligence system where users can simply open their closed eyes in pictures with the help of tools.

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India can play a big role in AI ethics: Eurasia Group's Paul Triolo

The Chinese govt plans to be a major consumer of AI applications developed largely by the private sector. Other key application areas are medicine & smart agriculture.

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Facebook prohibits weapon accessory ads to users under 18: Report

Facebook announced this policy amidst a nationwide debate over gun reform in US after mass shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe and Texas.

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Infosys plans to expand Pune campus to 35,000 seats

The EAC put up a condition that Rs 3.45 Crore shall be earmarked under Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) for the activities such as Education facilities etc.

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Infra to collect data is the tough part: Subbarao Kambhampati, professor, computer science, Arizona State University

​Starting a national center for AI is the easier part. ​It is the infrastructure development around collecting data that will be tougher, says Kambhampati.

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We are committed to having AI strategy executed: Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog

Artificial intelligence is like the new electricity and it will transform every sector, says Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

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How India is carving out a niche for itself in the field of Artificial Intelligence

A string of private, government and non-profit initiatives are coming together to carve out a niche for India in Artificial Intelligence.

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How to avoid social media self-destruction

In Luc Besson’s underrated Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, there is an elaborate scene involving a Big Market, a hyperdimensional mall where tourists strap on virtual reality (VR) gear and wander around in a desert, virtually experiencing a million shops.

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Facebook to bar weapon accessories ads for under 18 users

Facebook updated its advertising policy page with examples of what kinds of firearm ads are and aren't allowed on the platform under the changed policy, which will come into effect from June 21.

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India, Europe telecom regulators sign MoU, back net neutrality

Trai and BEREC emphasised that the internet must remain an open and non-discriminatory platform, adding the goal of the MoU is to encourage a cooperative relationship between the parties

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Xiaomi maintains online market lead with 57% share in Q1: Counterpoint

Samsung was at second place with 14% share and Honor has 8% share, market research firm Counterpoint said on Friday.

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