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Hajj pilgrims to get e-bracelets for safety

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Muslim pilgrims joining this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia will have to wear an electronic safety bracelet, newspapers reported on Friday, after more than 2,000 died in a stampede last year. The high-tech safety measure will help authorities provide care “and identify people”, the Arab News and Saudi Gazette reported. At least 2,297 pilgrims died during the stampede on September 24 during last year’s hajj, according to data from foreign officials, some of whom expressed concerns about difficulty in identifying the victims. Saudi Arabia issued a death toll of 769.…

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Apple iOS 10: 10 new features announced at WWDC 2016

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At its twenty seventh annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has officially taken the wraps off iOS 10. The tenth version of iOS is, according to Apple , the biggest release of iOS ever. It brings in a variety of new features and an overall improved user experience. Here are the ten biggest features of the brand new iOS 10: 1. Redesigned lockscreen with interactive notifications iOS 10 comes with a redesigned lockscreen. The OS is now capable of waking up the iPhone the moment you pick it up. Lockscreen notifications…

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World’s smallest engine developed

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Scientists have developed the world’s tiniest engine – just a few billionths of a metre in size – which is powered by light and may help develop nano-machines that can navigate in water, sense the environment around them, or even enter living cells to fight disease. The prototype device is made of tiny charged particles of gold, bound together with temperature-responsive polymers in the form of a gel. When the ‘nano-engine’ is heated to a certain temperature with a laser, it stores large amounts of elastic energy in a fraction…

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Charging your iPhone overnight won’t destroy the battery; revealed

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You may have heard that charging your iPhone overnight is bad for the battery. According to Battery University, a website run by the company Cadex, charging your phone when its already fully charged keeps it in a high-stress, high-tension state, which wears down the chemistry within and does lasting damage. Well ignore that. In a brilliant and comprehensive Quora answer, tech author Jesse Hollington tells you everything you need to know about how your smartphone battery works: “Charging your iPhone overnight will not harm your battery in the slightest. “Charging…

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60% shopping done on mobile: Google India

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With over 200 million mobile internet users in the country, mobile captured 60% share of all shopping related queries and over 50% share of all travel related queries, according to a report by Google India. According to the report, mass adoption of mobile phones is driving adoption of newer services, becoming the primary screen for consumption of media and defining the new user experiences. The report noted that even for YouTube, over 60% of views were now coming from mobile. In the classifieds space, online job listings saw revival with…

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Freedom 251 first impressions: Cheapest but usable

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Noida-based Ringing Bells on Thursday amazed the domestic smartphone market by launching the cheapest smartphone of the world for just Rs 251, roughly translating to less than $4. The only innovation Ringing Bells is clinging on to is the price. Which is enough to silence critics and buyers to lineup. Cheap smartphones are nothing new. There are plenty of Android smartphones priced under Rs 3,000 in the market with few takers. Akash tablet maker Datawind also grabbed eyeballs in the past by only innovating on the price of its UbiSlate…

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Error 53: This could completely shut down your iPhone, without warning

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iPhone owners could be left with completely broken phones by a mysterious error that renders the handsets unusable. Users across the internet are complaining that their iPhones have fallen victim to “Error 53”, which shows up on the phone’s screen and prevents it from doing anything else. There appears to be no way of getting rid of the problem, short of getting a whole new handset. The error appears to happen when the phone detects that it has been repaired by a third-party. If unofficial parts are put into the…

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The new Apple TV is a prelude to the end of conventional television

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The expected fourth-generation of Apple TV is on the market. The device can now be booked in the online store of Apple at a price of 179 EUR for the 32 GB and 229 EUR for the 64 GB version. Of course, both models do not include the price of the HDMI cable, which costs 25 euros and the user must purchase separately. Another supplement that does not come standard on the new Apple TV is the so-called Remote Loop, a cable to hold the new control device in the…

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JK Tourism website hacked

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The J&K Tourism Department on Monday claimed that its website was hacked few days ago, which led to some of its content getting “destroyed”. “The Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir, has clarified that its website www.jktourism.org was hacked few days ago and some of its contents were destroyed,” a spokesperson of the department said. He said that the investigation into the matter is underway and further necessary safety measures to protect the content are being taken. The explanation came after a tender notice was posted on the department’s website inviting suppliers…

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Rs 136 cr allocated for expansion of telecom services in JK: Centre

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Centre has allocated Rs 136 crore for expansion of telecom services in Jammu And Kashmir State in 2 years. The allocations provided also include funds under Universal Obligation Service Fund (USOF). Giving details to the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that during the financial years 2014-15 and 2015-16, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) allocated Rs 42.61 crore and Rs. 93.43 crore funds respectively for Jammu and Kashmir for expansion of communication services in the state. “In addition to this, under Universal…

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