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NASA-Inspired Technique Boosts Wheat Production Threefold
By using speed breeding techniques in specially modified glasshouses we can grow six generations of wheat, chickpea and barley plants, and four generations of canola plants in a single year.
NASA's 2018 To-Do List Includes Mission to 'Touch' Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is scheduled for launch in 2018 to explore the Sun's outer atmosphere. The probe will use Venus' gravity during seven flybys over nearly seven years to gradually bring its orbit closer to the Sun, according to a NASA statement.
Oppo A83 With 5.7-Inch 18:9 Display Launched in China: Price, Specifications And More
Oppo A83 comes with a new facial recognition technology and sports a display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and has been launched in China at a price of CNY 1,399 (around Rs. 13,700).
YouTube Seals Licensing Deal With Universal Music Group
The new deal by YouTube comes months after a deal with Universal's competitor Warner Music.
Hike Wallet Records 10 Million Transactions Per Month
Of the 10 million transactions, 70 percent were on recharge and the remaining 30 percent on peer-to-peer (P2P), the company said in a statement.
Vodafone to Offer Rs 2,100 Cash Back on Itel A20 Smartphone
Vodafone India and Itel Mobile today announced a strategic partnership to provide an exciting cashback offer on the purchase Itel A20 Smartphone.
Amazon Brings ‘10.or Celebrations’ For Its Customers
In the one-day celebration, customers can avail a flat Rs 2,000 off on all variants of both 10.or E and 10.or G series smartphones.
Bengal Mulling 'Blockchain' to Protect Records Stored Online
The state government's proposed Cyber Security Centre of Excellence would be entrusted to execute the new 'blockchain' mechanism at various departments, a senior official of the Information Technology Department told.
Facebook Reveals Data on Copyright And Trademark Complaints
The ninth Facebook transparency report showed that government requests for information about users increased 21 percent worldwide compared with the second half of 2016, from 64,279 to 78,890.
Sony's Next Flagship May Come With Snapdragon 845 SoC, 12MP Dual Cameras
Specifications of Sony's upcoming flagship have apparently been leaked online. Here is what we know about the device so far.
Clicking Too Many Selfies May be a Real Disorder: Study
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the UK and the Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) in Tamil Nadu began investigating the phenomenon after a hoax story appeared in the media in 2014 claiming 'selfitis' had been classed as a genuine mental...
Google Maps to Alert Commuters When to Get Off Bus
Google Maps provide turn-by-turn notifications for driving directions and now, the addition will make the app send a push notification when the user is approaching their stop.
Telangana Finds Israeli Assistance to Beef up Cyber Security
The state government sought Israel's help to do an audit of its cybersecurity policy, its approach, the capabilities of the private sector and start-ups.
Amazon to Start Selling Apple TV, Google Chromecast Soon
According to Amazon spokeswoman, Amazon.com will start selling Google Chromecast and Apple TV, which compete against its Fire TV, on its online store soon.
Google Assistant Support Coming to Older Android Phones
Google on Thursday announced Google Assistant will now be available on supported phones running older Android 5.0 Lollipop Operating System (OS).
OnePlus 5T 'Star Wars' Limited Edition With Kylo Ren Case Launched in India
OnePlus 5T - Star Wars Limited Edition has been launched in India ahead of the 'Star Wars - The Last Jedi' launch. Know what OnePlus has created this time to enthrall the Star Wars fraternity with their smartphone.