Technology, Mobiles tabs, 16th Nov 2017, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 16 Nov 2017

Technology, Mobiles tabs, 16 Nov 2017

Across the globe, users expect a short turnaround time for smartphone repairs.

Are third-party service centres key to India’s growing smartphone market?

Most renowned smartphone brands in India are relying on outsourcing after-sales service to retain existing customers with quality services.

16 Nov 2017 9:56 PM

The new technique works because a specific group of sugars can stimulate skin healing.

Now, sugar may be used to heal wounds, says study

The new use for sugar may help tackle the increasing number of non-healing skin wounds associated with age, poor blood supply and diabetes.

16 Nov 2017 9:40 PM

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa said the Rafale deal is not overpriced. (Photo: ANI)

Rafale deal neither overpriced nor controversial: Air Force Chief Dhanoa

The IAF chief's statement comes days after Congress party said that a 'huge scam' was brewing in the Centre over the deal.

16 Nov 2017 9:33 PM

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, 'If any consumer feels that the benefit of tax rate cut is not being passed on, then he can complaint to the National Anti-Profiteering Authority.' (Photo: Twitter)

Cabinet takes care of customers' benefit, passes GST anti-profiteering authority

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the National Anti-Profiteering Authority is an assurance to consumers of India.

16 Nov 2017 9:15 PM

BJP Chief Amit Shah Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity rises unabated across the length and breadth of the country and across demographic groups. (Photo: PTI)

Modi's popularity 'rises unabated', says BJP chief Amit Shah

BJP chief said after Modi govt came to power, people's trust in govt, democracy, confidence that nation is in right direction has gone up.

16 Nov 2017 9:08 PM

Onami-Ike Crater and Mt. Karakunidake (c) JNTO

Experiencing the power and beauty of Kirishima

Visitors can reach the area by bullet train from Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka to JR Kagoshima-chuo station.

16 Nov 2017 7:32 PM

The smartphone comes in three colour variants — Blue, Gold, and Black.

Panasonic's P91 with heat absorbing graphite layer launched

The Panasonic P91 sports graphite film on the phone which can prevent it from heating and prohibit the damage to circuits.

16 Nov 2017 7:09 PM

When people eat fast they tend not to feel full and are more likely to overeat (Photo: AFP)

People who gobble their food more likely to become obese

Eating more slowly may be a crucial lifestyle change to help prevent metabolic syndrome.

16 Nov 2017 7:08 PM

China Open: PV Sindhu advances to quarterfinals, beats China's Han Yue

PV Sindhu displayed a dominant show on the court and dismissed the 17-year-old Chinese 21-15, 21-13 in a match that lasted over 40 minutes.

16 Nov 2017 7:00 PM

The UN says the scorched-earth operation, which has left hundreds of villages burned to ash in northern Rakhine state, amounts to ethnic cleansing of the stateless minority. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar Army Chief says, Rohingyas can return when ‘real citizens’ agree

The general’s comments came a day after he met with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

16 Nov 2017 6:24 PM

The toilet is priced at around Rs 65 lakh (Photo: YouTube)

This gold plated toilet created with 24 Louis Vuitton bags is bizarre

The artist took three months to finish the toilet which isn't just a work of art and is meant to be a fully functioning toilet.

16 Nov 2017 6:19 PM

To emphasise the security forces' commitment to give a chance to local militants to join their families, the surrendered militants Shams-ul-Wiqar and Bilal Sheikh were brought before the media. (Photo: ANI)

Operation Kund humane, ensures to save surrendered militants: IGP Kashmir

Three militants, Atta Mohammad Malik, Shams-ul-Wiqar and Bilal Sheikh, have been captured alive, said J&K Police.

16 Nov 2017 6:14 PM

Political tensions are up as politicians have begun jockeying for position ahead of presidential elections expected in 2019. (Photo: AP)

9 killed, scores injured in suicide bombing, IS claims responsibility: Kabul

The explosion was the latest in a wave of violence that has killed and wounded thousands of civilians in Afghanistan in 2017.

16 Nov 2017 6:14 PM

The big moment on the assembly line comes when two bulbous yellow tanks of hydrogen are rolled over and delicately fitted into each car’s underside. (Photo: AP)

Amid global electric-car buzz, Toyota bullish on hydrogen

While much of the world is going gung-ho for electric vehicles, Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp is banking on hydrogen.

16 Nov 2017 6:13 PM

Trump had personally asked Xi to intervene to free UCLA players LiAngelo Ball - the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie star Lonzo Ball - and teammates Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, who were arrested last Tuesday in Hangzhou. (Photo: AFP)

You think they’ll say thank you: Trump muses after China frees US Athletes

The three players are due to give a press conference in California later Wednesday.

16 Nov 2017 6:05 PM

Many people with joint injuries would benefit from a good replacement for cartilage (Photo: AFP)

Artificial cartilage developed from Kevlar

Understanding cartilage is understanding how life forms can combine properties that are sometimes unthinkable together.

16 Nov 2017 5:56 PM

By law they cannot call their place of worship mosques or distribute religious literature, recite the Koran or use traditional Islamic greetings, measures that they say criminalise their daily lives. (Photo: File/representational)

Minority Ahmadis of Pakistan fear becoming election scapegoat

The Ahmadi sect has 10-20 million followers worldwide who face discrimination in a number of Muslim-majority nations.

16 Nov 2017 5:50 PM

Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing, a surreal and poetic novel about a struggling family in Mississippi, on Wednesday night won the National Book Award for fiction.

Jesmyn Ward wins National Book Award for Sing, Unburied, Sing

It is the second time Ward is receiving the fiction prize, having won in 2011 for Salvage the Bones.

16 Nov 2017 5:48 PM

Google has redesigned the user interface of the Google Maps app.

Google Maps gets a new User Interface, icons

Google has updated the driving, navigation, transit and explores maps to better highlight the information most relevant to each experience.

16 Nov 2017 5:48 PM

BJP leader Shiv Kumar was in his Toyota Fortuner car when the bikers rode up and fired shots at the car. (Representational image)

Bike-borne attackers shoot BJP leader Shiv Kumar, guard dead in Greater Noida

BJP leader Shiv Kumar and his security guard were shot dead by bike-borne attackers in Greater Noida.

16 Nov 2017 5:42 PM

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