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2.35 cr people used rlys' free WiFi in May; 4,791 more stations to be covered this year: RailTel
Over two crore users logged into the railway WiFi at 1,606 stations across its network in May and the facility of free internet would be extended to the remaining 4,791 stations within this year, Indian Railways' digital arm RailTel said Tuesday. In May, the total number of user logins at the WiFi enabled stations was 2.35 crore, it said. "The numbers speak volumes about the fact that despite having easy access to mobile internet, public WiFi is still the preferred choice of rail users at railway stations... now the WiFi service will be extended to another 4,791 stations within this year which will enable every station of Indian Railways (except the halt stations) to have a WiFi hotspot," RailTel said in a statement. Stations in tier 1 cities like Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai registered a greater number of user logins and data consumption than their tier 2 counterparts. The Howrah station alone saw 4.9 lakh user logins in a month. With unconstrained, free high-speed WiFi connectivity, an
Mobile technology investment key to improving business performance: Study
An increasing number of organisations across sectors like retail, transportation and logistics and manufacturing are betting on mobile technology to enhance employee productivity, improve order fulfilment accuracy and increase revenues, a report by Zebra Technologies said Tuesday. Zebra, which offers hardware and software solutions like printers and bar code scanners, in its study said 58 per cent respondents in the Asia Pacific region had stated they are expanding mobile technology to enterprise-wide use. This number is expected to reach 97 per cent by 2023, it added. Also, 74 per cent respondents said they rely on paper-based systems for over one-fifth of their field operations and this is expected to reduce to almost 35 per cent by 2023 as more organisations embrace mobile technology. "From 2018 to 2023, the use of handheld mobile computers with built-in barcode scanners is forecasted to grow by 41 per cent, mobile printers by 60 per cent and rugged tablets by 57 per cent," it ...
Zoho to offer software at discount rate for serving MSMEs
: Software firm Zoho Tuesday said it would offer its software at a discount rate to help improve digital literacy as part of the company's plan to serve micro, small and medium enterprises. For this purpose, the city-based company has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA), a registered trade body representing the small and medium enterprises. Zoho would counsel and train the members of the association on how to automate the company's business software. "TANSTIA has been serving the industry for over 50 years now and it has been our mission to strengthen the MSME sector. Our target right now is to get some momentum going and attract investments in the MSMEs sector," TANSTIA president S Anburajan said in a press release. The memorandum of understanding with Zoho would help take the micro, small and medium enterprises in Tamil Nadu to the next level, he said in the release. Commenting on the tie-up ..
LIKE rebrands to Likee for providing unparalleled user experience
Singapore-based, BIGO Technology Pte Ltd has rebranded its short video app LIKE to Likee in a bid to transform and add more value to its offerings for users and content creators.One of the fastest growing Singapore-based internet companies dedicated to technology and innovation, BIGO also recently announced its investment plan of over USD 100 Million for its business in India over a span of next three years.The motive for rebranding LIKE to Likee lies in the tagline of the app - More than like. With the objective of strengthening and enhancing its value for users and content creators, it has transformed its features and functions to bring diverse, valuable and entertaining content to the market.A globally popular short video creation platform with dynamic content, Likee, in the long-run, intends to become a platform can deliver valuable information while offering enjoyable content. Its goal is to provide tools for simple and unique short video creation for users as well as help users .
Coin Walking -the most amazing rewards app debuts in India
Korean entertainment and gaming conglomerate Barunson Entertainment and Arts Corporation (KOSDAQ 035620) today announced the launch of their world class Walking Rewards APP 'Coin Walking'.This is the first App that they have launched exclusively in India and will be available in the Google play store and shortly in the AppStore as well.Coin Walking is a rewarding pedometer mobile app that uses the built-in sensor of the user's mobile device to count steps. It will calculate burned calories, walking distance and time and users will be rewarded coins for their progress.Coins that are claimed as rewards can be used in Coin Walking shop to redeem various real-life products available in the shop. One can easily access their progression through the statistics tab provided. Coin Walking will never track GPS so it will save battery.Whenever a user is signed in, while the phone is in their hand, pocket or bag, if they have their phone with them while walking, it will automatically record their
New method turns your smartphone into science tool
Scientists have developed a simple method to calibrate smartphone cameras, an tool that will help amateurs and science students to collect useful research data without specialised equipment. Although smartphones and other consumer cameras are increasingly used for scientific applications, it is difficult to compare and combine data from different devices. "The low cost of consumer cameras makes them ideal for projects involving large-scale deployment, autonomous monitoring or citizen science," said Olivier Burggraaff, who led the research team from Leiden University in the Netherlands. "Our standardised calibration method will make it easier for anyone to use a consumer camera to do things like measure pollution by detecting aerosol particles in the air," said Burggraaff, who developed the calibration method. In the journal Optics Express, researchers described the method called SPECTACLE (Standardised Photographic Equipment Calibration Technique And CataLoguE), which can be used for .
Wearable sensor can accurately recognise your voice
Scientists have developed a flexible and wearable sensor that can precisely recognise voice through vibration of the neck skin. A voice-recognition feature can be easily found on mobile phones these days. However, we often experience an incident where a speech recognition application is activated in the middle of a meeting or a conversation in the office. Sometimes, it is not activated at all regardless of numbers of times we call out the application. This is because a mobile phone uses a microphone which detects sound pressure to recognize voice, and it is easily affected by surrounding noise and other obstacles. Researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea have successfully developed a flexible and wearable vibration responsive sensor. When the sensor is attached to a neck, it can precisely recognise voice through vibration of the neck skin and is not affected by ambient noise or the volume of sound. The conventional vibration sensors recognise voice ..
ZTE to demonstrate its all-around preparation for end-to-end 5G commercial use at MWC Shanghai 2019
/ -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a leading provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet is to showcase its latest commercial developments of end-to-end 5G technologies at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2019, which will commence on June 26, 2019. ZTE will focus on the principle of "Enabling 5G networking with four basic operations of arithmetic - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division" and introduce the latest achievements and series of 5G terminals in the fields of 5G end-to-end solution, 5G&4G full-scene coverage, 5G commercial deployment, AI network intelligence, on-demand network, 5G open ecology and featured industrial applications. ZTE delivers a message to the world: ZTE is ready for the full commercial use in the end-to-end 5G era. ZTE is committed to building an ideal 5G network for operators by adhering to the "addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division" principle. Subtraction: ..
Microsoft losing to Android greatest mistake ever, says Bill Gates
Google's triumph over Microsoft in the mobile business is irreversible and Bill Gates considers the missed opportunity as his biggest regret.In a recent interview at Village Global, the Microsoft co-founder revealed that his greatest mistake ever was Microsoft missing the Android opportunity, CNET reported.He said that his mismanagement "caused Microsoft not to be what Android is - a non-Apple phone platform."Google's initial focus when it acquired Android back in 2005 was to beat Microsoft's early Windows Mobile efforts. Ultimately, Android suppressed Windows Mobile and Windows Phone.
Apple to release 16-inch MacBook Pro this fall: Report
Apple is reportedly going to release a 16-inch MacBook Pro running the newest Mac OS Catalina this fall.Jeff Lin, Associate Director, Consumer Electronics at IHS Markit, told Forbes in an email that Apple's new MacBook Pro will be unveiled at the September 2019 event, provided there is no issue related to the product's development.Going by this report, Apple could pack an LCD display on the new model with 3,072x1,920 resolution and feature Intel's H series 9th-gen Core i9 processor. With a 16-inch display, the purported MacBook Pro would be the largest screen on a MacBook in Apple's lineup.
Microsoft planning a foldable Surface with Android apps: Report
Microsoft is reportedly planning to introduce a smaller Surface-like tablet that will have a foldable display.IHS Markit told Forbes in an email that the purported Microsoft tablet is expected to sport two 9-inch screens with a 4:3 aspect ratio.The device is likely to run Windows Core OS to support the dual display, and come equipped with Android Apps, iCloud service, support 5G/LTE, and adopt Intel's 10nm Lakefield SoC. It is expected to release in Q1 2020 or by the first half of 2020.
Raspberry Pi 4 launched with 4GB RAM, 4K video support and more
The all-new Raspberry Pi 4 has been released to power your home projects with better specs and performance.With the Raspberry Pi 4, you can run two monitors at once, even in 4K. It is available in three choices of RAM - 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB, the official listing notes.As for specifications, the Raspberry Pi 4 includes 1.5GHz quad-core Broadcom processor, two micro-HDMI ports, 2 USB 3.0 ports, and support for 4K video output at 60 fps. The base model of 1GB of RAM costs INR 3,215, 2GB model costs INR 3,999, while the 4GB version costs INR 4,999.
'Centre for Technology and Policing' to be set up in Delhi
A 'Centre for Technology and Policing' (CTP) will be set up in the city with the help of IIT-Delhi which will assist police in identifying appropriate technology for crime investigations, maintenance of law and order, among others. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed Monday in the presence of Lt Governor Anil Baijal between registrar, IIT-Delhi and additional CP, (Cyber and Technology) for the CTP to be set up at the Okhla campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. According to an official statement, the CTP will assist the Delhi Police in identifying appropriate technology for crime investigations, maintenance of law and order, traffic management, administration, intelligence gathering and citizen services. The Centre will provide research-based inputs to give various ways in which the technologies can be adopted and accepted by different stakeholders, the LG office said in the statement. The LG stated that to keep pace with technology development, it has become ..
Govts need to clearly define legal-illegal speech for content-sharing platforms: Google
Batting for shared responsibility, tech giant Google has stated that governments need to draw clear lines between "legal and illegal" speech for content-sharing platforms, as lack of clear definitions could lead to "arbitrary" enforcement that limits access to legitimate information. Google said content-sharing platforms are already working on developing content policies that set up baseline expectations for users, and articulates a clear basis for removal of content as well as for suspension or closure of accounts. "But, it's also important for governments to draw clear lines between legal and illegal speech, based on evidence of harm and consistent with norms of democratic accountability and international human rights. Without clear definitions, there is a risk of arbitrary or opaque enforcement that limits access to legitimate information," Google Senior Vice-President Global Affairs Kent Walker said in a recent blogpost. Noting that tackling this issue is a "shared ...
Goa: NGO calls for action against websites promoting hookup travel
Rajeshree Gadekar, Secretary of a NGO Ranaragini, on Monday submitted a memorandum to the Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, demanding him to take action against websites which promote trend of "hookups" in the state ."These websites are maligning Goa's image as sex destination so a stern action should be taken towards these websites", the memorandum stated.A copy of the memorandum was also submitted to the crime branch of Goa.Goa Crime Branch station in-charge Rajesh said, "action has been already initiated against the said websites".
Infosys announces strategic partnership with Toyota Material Handling Europe
IT major Infosys on Monday announced a long-term strategic partnership with Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE).As IT services partner, Infosys will facilitate TMHE in its digital transformation journey by transforming to a scalable digital hybrid cloud platform, providing application services, digital workplace, infrastructure management and a dedicated data centre operation.Infosys will help drive innovation and optimisation agenda backed by next-generation AI and automation solutions, and deliver a future-ready landscape for TMHE."By offering end-to-end services leveraging our deep expertise in executing complex programs, we will assist TMHE modernise its legacy applications, bolster agility and drive efficiencies," said Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing at Infosys."The establishment of a data centre to focus on TMHE's needs is an integral part of our commitment to find unique solutions and models to drive operational excellence for our ...
SCIEX announces co-marketing agreement with Elucidata to break barriers for Metabolomics Researchers
SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced a Co-marketing agreement with Elucidata, a disruptive integrated Omics platform company providing tools for metabolomics data processing.This relationship will uniquely position SCIEX to address the major challenges faced by scientific researchers and allow them to efficiently process all their metabolomics data from a diverse range of workflows. It also allows scientists to interpret these results in a biological context to further advance the fields of target identification and validation, as well as deeply characterize the underlying biology.Under this Agreement, Elucidata and SCIEX will promote Elucidata's integrated Omics platform, called Polly, in conjunction with SCIEX technologies, including TripleTOF, X500R, and QTRAP, as well as Differential Ion Mobility technology.Polly is an end-to-end, vendor-neutral, integrated omics platform that standardizes and streamlines metabolomics data analysis ...
Microsoft underscores its commitment to the Indian startup
Tech giant Microsoft Monday said it was well poised to help startups embrace the next phase ofgrowth with its cutting-edge technology platform, M12, apartner organisation of Microsoft. "The introduction of M12, Microsoft's venture fund in India is creating a new value for startups, venture capitals and the company itself to maintain the pace and direction of innovation," Microsoft India president Anant Maheshwari said. He said the tech firm has been playing a vital role in shaping and nurturing the startup community in India and across the world. "With our intelligent tech expertise, deep focus on trust and unique global go to market partnering, we empower unicorns and startups to scale sustainably at a global level. We remainexcited about India's entrepreneurial startup potential andwill continue to accelerate it as a growth engine for the economy," Maheshwari told reporters here. The Microsoft India president said his company's partnerorganisation played a critical ...
Infosys enters into long term strategic partnership with Toyora Material Handling Europe
Infosys will help drive innovation and optimization agenda backed by Next Generation AI and automation solutions and deliver a future ready landscape for TMHE.
Sterlite Power doubles transmission capacity in Lucknow
Sterlite Power Monday said it has uprated and commissioned five 132 kv lines in Lucknow, the Capital of Uttar Pradesh. Transmission capacity of these five existing lines were doubled without any major change to existing infrastructure, a Sterlite Power statement said. According to the statement, these lines, which normally carry 80-85 MW load, will now be able to carry a load of over 160 MW after the uprate. "Our solutions of upgrade and uprate of transmission lines solve key constraints around time, space and capital. These solutions have the potential to solve transmission congestion challenges in all states including Uttar Pradesh towards ensuring 24X7 reliable power," Manish Agarwal, CEO, Solutions Business, Sterlite Power, said. Sterlite Power is a developer of power transmission infrastructure with projects of over 12,816 circuit kms and 22,044 MVA in India and Brazil.
