TECHNOLOGY
Twitter allows some users to flag a Tweet as 'misleading'
The new feature is available for some users in the US, Australia and South Korea, Twitter said on Tuesday. "We're testing a feature for you to report Tweets that seem misleading -- as you see them. Starting today, some people in the US, South Korea and Australia will find the option to flag a Tweet as ‘It's misleading' after clicking on Report Tweet," the company said in a tweet.
India needs to open geospatial ecosystem sector to all stakeholders : Govt
The core philosophy of the United Nations is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for which India too is committed," Sharma said while inaugurating the curtain raiser event organized on the margins of the 11th Session of the United Nation Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) to be held end of August.
India develops tiny memory to make chips 'perfect'
For the uninitiated, the analogue (as in natural world) output is converted into the language of computers (digital) through a digitiser chip or an analogue to digital converter. Foundries mass-produce these chips. Ideally, these chips should be identical, but manufacturing variations produce tiny offsets which are revealed upon testing. This renders a large fraction of chips useless.
Google India to nurture 16 startups in 5th Accelerator programme
Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) India is a three-month, free mentorship and support programme for startups to utilise the cutting-edge technology to build for India and the world. Over the past few years, GFSA India has successfully worked with over 80 startups. The tech giant had opened applications for the fifth batch in March. Google in September last year launched the fourth batch of its GFSA programme with 20 startups.
itel launches its reloaded all rounder smartphone 'A48'
The new and lucrative offering gives customers an option to enroll for JioExclusive offer. Under the special offer, customers who buy itel A48 and enroll for JioExclusive offer would be entitled to instant price support of INR 512 and additional benefits worth Rs 4,000, thus making it one of the best festive buys for value seeking consumers. The new itel A48 smartphone went on sale across India starting Tuesday.
ISRO soon to carry out static test of solid fuel engine for small rocket
The official also said the space agency is planning to fly the small rocket -- Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) -- before the end of this year itself with an Indian earth observation satellite. The SSLV is being designed to have a carrying capacity of about 500kg targeting the small satellite launch market. As a matter of fact, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting orders from foreign parties to launch small satellites.
Samsung leads global curved monitor market in Q2
Samsung had a market share of 32 percent in the April-June period after shipping 1.09 million curved monitors, according to market researcher TrendForce. AOC/Philips, owned by TPV Technology Ltd., was the runner-up with a 12 percent market share with 410,000 units. Micro-Star International Co. and Dell Inc. took the third and fourth spots, respectively, with 10 percent and 8 percent market shares.
Samsung likely to launch Galaxy S22 series with 120Hz refresh rates
The Ultra model will be the only one with QHD+ resolution and an LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) panel allowing for dynamic refresh rate alteration and in turn, improved battery life management, GSMArena reported. According to the report, the vanilla Galaxy S22 would be the smallest Galaxy S device since 2019's Galaxy S10e and a true compact flagship Samsung phone to rival the iPhone 12 mini.
Intel unveils new gaming GPU brand 'Arc'
Intel Arc, the brand will cover hardware, software and services, and will span multiple hardware generations, with the first generation, based on the Xe HPG microarchitecture, code-named Alchemist (formerly known as DG2). Intel also revealed the code names of future generations under the Arc brand: Battlemage, Celestial and Druid. giving them innovation and choice in hardware coupled with open and accessible software tools.
Thanks to Covid, it's raining jobs & perks for IT geeks
The huge capital inflows have enabled large, as well as startup IT firms to launch all-out attempts to acquire a talent pool. Not only this, IT companies are vying with each other in giving offers to this skilled pool. Taking note of the situation experts opine, on an informal note, that rules have been made on minimum wages in the interest of an employee.
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