Huawei has launched two new smartphones under its Honor brand in India, the recently introduced Honor 4C, as well as a new ‘made for India’ handset, the Honor Bee. The company also launched a power bank in India, the Honor AP007. The firm has priced the Honor 4C at Rs. 8,999, and the Honor Bee (seen below) …
Samsung Says New South Korea Chip Plant to Start Production in H1 2017
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday its new $14 billion South Korean chip plant, which is expected to help drive growth as smartphone earnings slow, will start production sometime in the first half of 2017. The world’s No.2 chip maker by revenue did not specify what products will be made at the new production line, which will …
Facebook, IBM Team Up on Analytics to Help Serve ‘Better Ads’
IBM and Facebook announced Wednesday they would collaborate with marketers to develop better online advertising targeted to specific customers. The companies said in a statement they would work together on data analytics for “tailored marketing capabilities that reach the right people at the right time.” The statement said IBM will use “deep analytics,” on top of Facebook’s anonymized and …
Development of New Communication Satellite Approved by Union Cabinet
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the building of a new communication satellite – the GSAT-18. The structure of the satellite, weighing about 3425kg, will be similar to the GSAT-10 satellite, a statement said. “The GSAT-18 spacecraft will provide replacement capacity supporting the existing television, telecommunication, Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) and VSAT services in …
US FAA in Partnerships to Test Beyond-Line-of-Sight Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration said it would work with two private U.S. companies to test commercial drones that can fly beyond an operator’s line of sight, a precursor to sophisticated drone operations such as package delivery. The separate partnerships, with drone makers PrecisionHawk and BNSF Railway Co, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, are a potential milestone in …
DMRC Reiterates Plans to Provide Wi-Fi Facility on Trains and Stations
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to provide Wi-Fi facility aboard its trains as well as in stations, union Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo said on Wednesday. “The DMRC has informed the ministry that it has planned to provide Wi-Fi facility in metro trains,” he said in reply to a question in the …
Google Web-Browsing Toolbar Debuts in Cuba
A Google toolbar to streamline tasks such as searching the Internet or bookmarking online pages with Web browsing programs made its debut in Cuba on Wednesday. The US-based Internet colossus updated its Spanish-language blog to put out word that people in Cuba could download the toolbar, which can be affixed atop browsers for quick access to Google services …
Go Fully Wireless With the HearNotes Earphones
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Manned Mission to ISS Delayed Due to Recent Cargo Ship Failure: Roscosmos
Russian federal space agency Roscosmos has said that the upcoming manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) would be re-scheduled due to the recent failure of the Progress M-27M cargo craft. “The programme of the next expedition to the ISS on May 26 may be adjusted due to possible postponements of the launch dates of cargo spacecraft …
Here’s Why the Xiaomi Mi 4i Does Not Have a MicroSD Card Slot
Xiaomi’s mid to high-end segment smartphones have mostly given a miss to microSD card slots. In the company’s current lineup, only the Redmi-series include SD card slots. It might come as a surprise to a few, considering that the majority of Android smartphones do support expandable storage via microSD card slots; though Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s VP Global, …