Technology, Mobiles tabs, 12th Jul 2017, News & Stories from India

Friday, Apr 19, 2024 | Last Update : 06:04 AM IST

Technology Mobiles & Tabs 12 Jul 2017

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 12 Jul 2017 Page-4

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 broke up high over Eastern Ukraine killing all 298 people on board. Any suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014 will be prosecuted in the Netherlands. (Photo; AP)

Lawyer representing MH17 victims tells Putin to 'make amends' over cash

The jet was downed in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board.

12 Jul 2017 3:50 PM

Physical education is not offered in most public schools, although some private schools include it in the curriculum. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Saudi public schools to start physical education for girls after a long wait

The Shura Council approved the introduction of physical education for girls in 2014, but clerics decried it as ‘Westernisation’.

12 Jul 2017 3:43 PM

ASTRO’s recently introduced A10 expands the company’s reach in the console headset market, offering the essence of what makes their headsets premium.

Logitech to acquire ASTRO Gaming

ASTRO is best known for its A40 and A50 headsets designed for pro gamers and core enthusiasts.

12 Jul 2017 3:39 PM

The so called passion dust can take the passion away from your sex life (Photo: Pixabay)

Experts warn against alarming trend of putting glitter in vagina

The capsules are marketed as products to make the vagina look and taste the way it's "supposed to".

12 Jul 2017 3:34 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bought for 100 euros, World War Two Enigma machine sells for 45,000

The "typewriter" was, in fact, a German Wehrmacht Enigma I.

12 Jul 2017 3:25 PM

Amartya Sen won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.

Mute 'cow', 3 more words: CBFC to director of Amartya Sen documentary

The controversial board wants 'Gujarat', 'Hindutva view of India' and 'Hindu India' muted as well.

12 Jul 2017 3:07 PM

It seems that Google wants to the Samsung way of relying on the power of a single lens camera sensor, which is evident from the size of the camera housing.

This could be the upcoming Google Pixel XL 2

The leak shows an identical but evolved design of the current Pixel smartphone.

12 Jul 2017 3:02 PM

A vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS has come closer to reality after a recent study found that the immune system may keep body from neutralizing HIV-1 virus (Photo: Pixabay)

Body's immune system helping HIV?

Researchers say body's own immune system might be getting in the way of neutralizing the HIV-1 virus.

12 Jul 2017 2:48 PM

ecurity personnel frisking the yatris and the locals before they head towards the holy cave shrine following the militant attack on a bus in which seven pilgrims were killed and 19 others injured, at Nuwun base Camp in South Kashmir on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Pahalgam market observes shutdown as sign of protest against Amarnath terror attack

The yatra, which passes through the Pahalgam market along the traditional route to the cave shrine, was, however, going on smoothly.

12 Jul 2017 2:44 PM

Nearly 80 people participated in the rescue mission. ( Photo: Youtube)

Nearly 80 strangers form human chain to rescue drowning family

Several attempts for a successful rescue had failed and resulted in more people stranded.

12 Jul 2017 2:41 PM

A union of former Ola, Uber drivers plan to launch their own app-based cab services in Bengaluru.

Former Ola, Uber drivers to kickstart own cab service

They plan to raise Rs 12 crore to run and sustain business at the initial stages and many investors have shown keen interest

12 Jul 2017 2:39 PM

This real-time detector sees hand poses and tracks multiple people. (Image: Carnegie Mellon University)

A computer that understands body poses, movements

This new method was developed with the help of the Panoptic Studio, a two-story dome embedded with 500 video cameras.

12 Jul 2017 2:34 PM

The man has reportedly been detained and a team of five police personnel has already left for Churu — a village 300km away from Jaipur, to take custody of the accused. (Representational image)

Thief that leaked 100mn Jio accounts taken into custody

Navi Mumbai investigation team has zeroed in on the 25-year-old Pintoo Chimpa in Rajasthan as being the primary link to the data-breach.

12 Jul 2017 2:33 PM

He then proceeded to have a short chat with the US President, after which he fell back into an uncomfortable silence and resumed looking around the room before taking his seat. (Photo: videograb)

All by himself: Justin Trudeau wanders about G20 meeting room awkward, alone

Trudeau awkwardly skimmed the room, silently navigating through the crowd trying to make eye contact with anyone who is not occupied.

12 Jul 2017 2:31 PM

Dell makes use of the keyboard base as the medium to transfer current to the detachable display unit that houses 100 percent of the actual computer.

Dell brings the world's first wireless charging laptop

The Dell Latitude 7285 uses a clever trick to utilise a charging tech that has been powering flagship smartphones since a while.

12 Jul 2017 2:27 PM

Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a five-star hotel in south Delhi here on the night of January 17, 2014. (Photo: File)

Centre's stand sought on plea for SIT probe into Sunanda Pushkar's death

Swamy has alleged that 'inordinate delay' has been caused in the investigation 'which is a blot on the justice system'.

12 Jul 2017 2:23 PM

Company is aiming to achieve capital expenditure of Rs 1,300 crore. (Represetational Image)

HAL signs MoU with govt; aims at Rs 17,900 cr revenue

Company aims to achieve 5 pc increase in indigenous content through indigenisation under Make-in-India initiatives.

12 Jul 2017 2:11 PM

MoS PMO Jitendra Singh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Working to improve security situation, overcome security lapses in J&K: Centre

Addressing the media, Jitendra Singh congratulated the people of J&K for the kind of resilience they have shown in the last 25 years.

12 Jul 2017 2:10 PM

Authority claims its investigation has found Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary to be responsible for crash that left over 200 people dead. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan warns legal action against Shell over tanker fire

Imran Ghazanvi, a spokesman for Pakistan's oil and gas regulator, said that a probe found the company responsible for the disaster.

12 Jul 2017 2:10 PM

The Moto E4 Plus sports a 5.5-inch HD display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6737M SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

Moto E4 Plus launched in India for Rs 9,999

The highlight of the smartphone is the huge 5000mAh battery. It comes with fingerprint sensor incorporated in the home screen.

12 Jul 2017 2:09 PM

4 of 13

Columns

Mohan Guruswamy