Technology, Mobiles tabs, 19th Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 19 Jul 2018

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Smelling a coffee-like scent, which has no caffeine in it, has an effect similar to that of drinking coffee, suggesting a placebo effect of coffee scent.

The scent of coffee may help you crack GMAT

Study finds coffee-like scent acts as a placebo for analytical reasoning performance.

19 Jul 2018 9:35 AM

Thirty-nine-year-old Anissia Batra allegedly jumped off from the terrace of her residence following an argument with her husband Mayank Singhvi on Friday. (Facebook | Screengrab | Anissia Batra)

Second autopsy report endorses first, say police in Delhi air hostess death case

In their complaint, Anissia's parents accused that Mayank and his parents had assaulted her and demanded dowry.

19 Jul 2018 9:32 AM

'When Laxmi was washing clothes in the bathroom, Suresh Miri went inside and started beating her. When she fell unconscious, Miri passed electric current to her private parts with the help of a live wire leading to her death on the spot,' police said. (Representational Image)

Jawan electrocutes wife on private parts over suspicion of extra-marital affair

Suresh Miri, cook with 6th battalion of CAF in Dantewada, confessed to killing wife as he suspected her of having an extra-marital affair.

19 Jul 2018 9:19 AM

Making the announcement, Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu spoke few words in Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu to inform the members about the simultaneous interpretation service. (Photo: PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu sets a record, speaks in 10 languages in Rajya Sabha

Venkaiah Naidu announced that Rajya Sabha now has facility for simultaneous interpretation in 22 Indian languages.

19 Jul 2018 9:17 AM

A man in their neighbourhood befriended the girls and took them to Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Mandya with the help of his friends, offering them goodies and protection. (Representational Image)

Three sisters sexually abused for months in Karnataka; city-based man held

The three siblings, aged 16, 17 and 18, belonging to Udayagiri in Mysuru, were allegedly sexually abused at different places.

19 Jul 2018 9:14 AM

Having touched a record high that valued the company at $900 billion, shares in Amazon fell back to trade marginally lower on Wednesday.

Speakers, TVs, Kleenex in demand on Amazon Prime Day

The world’s largest online retailer said it recorded the largest daily sales for its Echo range of smart speakers.

19 Jul 2018 9:04 AM

Last month, the US withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council and condemned its 'shameless hypocrisy' in absolving wrongdoers through silence and falsely condemning those committing no offence, saying America will not take lectures from hypocritical institutions. (Photo: File | PTI)

UN Human Rights Council 'greatest failure'; defends US withdrawal: Nikki Haley

'Judged by how far it has fallen short of its promise, the Human Rights Council is the United Nations' greatest failure,' Haley said.

19 Jul 2018 9:00 AM

Microsoft has entered partnerships with companies including Kroger, Starbucks, Chevron and Adobe Systems.

Microsoft's focus on cloud, partnerships paying off

Microsoft shares are up 180 per cent since Nadella took over, and its value edged above $800 billion for the first time earlier this month.

19 Jul 2018 8:53 AM

The plan included a new drone export policy that allowed lethal drones that can fire missiles, and surveillance drones of all sizes, to be more widely available to allies. (Photo: File | Representational)

US offers India armed version of Guardian drones: sources

If the deal comes to fruition, it would be the first time Washington has sold a large armed drone to a country outside the NATO alliance.

19 Jul 2018 8:50 AM

EBay blamed fewer games in major US sporting events for lower ticket sales at StubHub.

EBay revenue misses as weak U.S. sporting season hits StubHub

The company’s shares were down about 5 per cent at $36 after the bell.

19 Jul 2018 8:41 AM

The findings have ramifications for parents, schools, technology companies and pediatricians concerned that tech-dependent teens are driven to distraction or worse. (Photo: PIxabay)

Smartphone use may increase risk of ADHD in teens

ADHD is a brain disorder with symptoms that include a pattern of inattention, hyperactive behaviour and impulsiveness.

19 Jul 2018 8:37 AM

Trump has been under bipartisan fire in Washington for failing to publicly confront Putin over the election interference at the press conference that followed their Helsinki talks. (Photo: AP)

Would hold Putin personally responsible for US election meddling: Trump

'I let him know we can't have this, we're not going to have it, and that's the way it's going to be,' Trump said in an interview.

19 Jul 2018 8:37 AM

Google has allowed third parties to make such “forks” of Android, as they are termed in the industry, but it limited their adoption through licensing restrictions.

EU order against Google opens new doors for mobile industry

The ruling aims to open the door for Samsung, Lenovo and other phone makers that are tied to selling devices full of Google applications.

19 Jul 2018 8:31 AM

RCom reported a loss of 3.42 billion rupees ($34 million) for April to June on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

RCom reports smaller loss in first quarter

RCom has been hit by a fierce price war and is the most leveraged of all listed telecoms carriers in India.

19 Jul 2018 8:30 AM

The company’s revenue has now risen for three straight quarters after falling for nearly six years.

IBM gets boost from new businesses, tops estimates

Overall revenue rose nearly 4 per cent to $20 billion, beating analysts’ average estimate of $19.85 billion.

19 Jul 2018 8:19 AM

Breast and prostate cancers are also among those most strongly associated with night-shift work, circadian disruption and alteration of biological rhythms.

Having an early dinner may lower risk of breast, prostate cancer

Study concluded that adherence to diurnal eating patterns is associated with a lower risk of cancer.

19 Jul 2018 8:16 AM

Amazon dislodged Microsoft Corp as the No. 3 U.S. company by market capitalization in February.

Amazon's stock market value hits $900 billion, threatens Apple

Amazon’s stock has surged over 57 per cent in 2018, bringing its increase to over 123,000 per cent since it listed on the Nasdaq in 1997.

19 Jul 2018 8:10 AM

The penalty is nearly double the previous record of 2.4 billion euros which Google was ordered to pay last year.

Europe hits Google with record $5 billion antitrust fine, appeal ahead

European antitrust regulators ordered Google to stop using its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals.

19 Jul 2018 7:55 AM

French high for golden boy Neeraj Chopra

Moldova’s Andrian Mardare (81.48m) took the silver ahead of Edis Matusevicius (79.31m) of Lithuania.

19 Jul 2018 6:48 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders at the all-party meeting at the Parliament Library in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter/@PMOIndia)

Lok Sabha to hold debate on no-confidence Motion on Friday

The last no-confidence motion was moved in the Lok Sabha by then Congress president Sonia Gandhi against the Atal Behari Vajpayee government in 2003.

19 Jul 2018 6:44 AM

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