Technology, Mobiles tabs, 12th Jan 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 12 Jan 2018

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The chief said the virtual ID, or the "pseudo Aadhaar number" can be generated from a mobile application or the UIDAI website. (Photo: File)

Virtual ID not a cover-up for data breach, was planned years ago: UIDAI chief

The chief executive officer of UIDAI said the virtual ID would prevent profiling of individuals who applied for Aadhaar.

12 Jan 2018 8:53 AM

AMD said the second Spectre variant “is applicable to AMD” processors and that it would issue patches for its Ryzen and EPYC processors starting this week and older chips in the coming weeks.

AMD chips exposed to both variants of Spectre security flaw

AMD on January 3 said that its chips were at “near zero risk” from the second Spectre variant.

12 Jan 2018 8:39 AM

ISRO’s trusted workhorse 'PSLV-C40' will carry the weather observation 'Cartosat-2' series satellite and 30 co-passengers (together weighing about 613 kg) at lift-off at 9:29 am. (Photo: isro.gov.in)

ISRO launches 100th satellite today, 4 months after last failure

ISRO's PSLV-C40 carrying Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 other spacecraft lifts off from Sriharikota.

12 Jan 2018 8:39 AM

After couple tied the knot, her personal hygiene habits gradually grew worse to the point that a decade later, bathing was just a once in a year and it would take her six hours. (Photo: Pexels)

Here's why man divorced his wife

Taiwanese man files for divorce arguing that his wife's reluctance to take a shower is preventing them from starting a family.

12 Jan 2018 8:25 AM

Chipmakers have teamed up with Google, Microsoft, Apple, and other leading tech companies since the summer to devise software patches.

Explainer: How chip flaws Spectre, Meltdown work and what's next

The vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown and Spectre, can allow passwords and other sensitive data on chips to be read.

12 Jan 2018 8:23 AM

Chickens at a farm in the area of Sanuki city in Kagawa had been confirmed testing positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza. (Representational Image)

Japan begins chicken cull after bird flu outbreak confirmed

Confirmation of the outbreak, which was reported earlier in the week, marked the country’s first cases of bird flu in poultry this winter.

12 Jan 2018 8:15 AM

Geeta Agarwal lost her husband to cardiac arrest on May 2016. She soon went into depression and her health got worse following Sanhita’s move to Gurugram to pursue her career. (Photo: Facebook/ Sanhita Agarwal)

Daughter helps widowed mum find love again

Sanhita Agarwal, from Jaipur, recently got her 53-year-old mother Geeta Agarwal married to 55-year-old KG Gupta, a father of two sons.

12 Jan 2018 8:09 AM

The moves bore similarities to the methods that a Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear used in the past, the cybersecurity firm said in a report. (Photo: AFP)

Russian hackers may be planning hack to cast shadow on Olympics

Unknown people had registered three web domains that mimic those of the major Anti-Doping agencies in the world.

12 Jan 2018 8:05 AM

Karnataka CM: BJP, RSS are ‘Hindu extremists’

Ms Karandlaje also alleged that the Congress had “sheltered, financed and trained” LTTE and its leader Prabhakaran.

12 Jan 2018 6:39 AM

Woman orders smartphone online, gets 4 soaps instead

Shetty had ordered the phone on Saturday using her brother’s Amazon account.

12 Jan 2018 6:30 AM

A leopard was sighted in the area near Yashodham Hill top society in Goregaon (east) (Photo: Pixabay)

Goregaon east residents raise leopard alarm

We did not see the leopard throughput the day. In fact we got to know about it during the daytime only through CCTV camera.

12 Jan 2018 6:21 AM

PETA says it received 200 plaints of manja injuries in birds from city.

Sale of glass-coated cotton manja should be prohibited: Bird lovers

The NGT had banned Chinese manjha in the country in July 2017, omitting glass-coated threads.

12 Jan 2018 6:13 AM

The arrested accused have been identified as Mehtab Shaikh (41) and Manoj Prakash Thakur (33). (Representational Image)

Two held for rioting in versova-based eatery

Upon receiving a complaint, the Versova police arrested Shaikh and Thakur, who were caught in the CCTV footage.

12 Jan 2018 6:02 AM

The accused being escorted by the police.

MRA police cracks 2006 murder case

This had led to Bansiben allegedly giving the contract to kill her husband to Firasatali Shah (48) and Irshadali Shah (43).

12 Jan 2018 5:55 AM

Court rejects bail to restaurant managers

IPC was not applicable on this case and hence they should be granted bail.

12 Jan 2018 5:38 AM

File images of the 1 Above and Mojo’s Bistro in Kamala Mills compound which were gutted in the fire on Dec. 29.

Vishal Karia revealed pub owners’ mobile numbers

Hotelier and alleged cricket bookie Vishal Karia is believed to have played a key role in the arrests of the absconding owners of the1 Above pub.

12 Jan 2018 5:32 AM

Co-owners of eatery remanded in police custody till January 17

The development comes a day after the police arrested three absconding accused in the case on Wednesday and Thursday.

12 Jan 2018 5:22 AM

Abhijeet Mankar was holed up in a hotel.

1 Above owner who was in hiding arrested

With the arrest count going up to ten, only one accused — Yug Tuli (co-owner of Mojo’s Bistro) is still absconding.

12 Jan 2018 5:10 AM

Representational picture of medical students

Hoax callers harass medical students with seat lure

The NEET UG students too received simi,milar hoax calls and messages last year in June.

12 Jan 2018 4:32 AM

Ahead of 2019 polls, Sule to blog on crucial issues

Till today no political leader from Maharashtra has been able to consistently write a blog on current affairs.

12 Jan 2018 4:23 AM

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