In a first-of-its-kind move, the International Cricket Council will begin testing a new no ball technology next week in the Eng vs Pak ODI series starting Wednesday, reports Cricket.com.au. The trial will see the on-field umpire referring to the third umpire regarding decisions on front foot no balls in the five-match ODI series. The technology, if successful, will […]
As leading tech heavyweights such as IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, etc. begin experimenting with the blockchain technology, German software giant SAP has also expressed its intentions of studying the possible threats posed by the distributed ledger technology to the firm’ business. SAP’s customers in banking, farming, energy, healthcare and media pay millions of dollars for enterprise-grade […]
That India has been left behind in the fintech race cannot be questioned by anyone. However, the nation seems ready to embrace the fintech revolution which involves the blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, litecoin, dogecoin, and others. Bangalore-based leading IT services company Mphasis has unveiled India’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) for […]
New Delhi, July 19, 2016: India is moving ahead to ensure that farmers get the best in agriculture. National Agricultural Research System comprising ICAR, central agricultural universities and SAUs are taking adequate steps continuously for developing eco-friendly flood tolerant seeds for protecting the crops in flood prone regions of the various States of the country. […]
While a majority of other regions are struggling to maintain their PC sales, Philippines is defying the trend to continue its outperformance, reports IDC. The PC shipments hit a record high in Q1 2016, reaching 518,645 units at a growth rate of 7% YoY. The infographic below clearly suggests that consumers are driving the PC […]
Several reports have been doing the rounds on whether leading Japanese video game maker Nintendo will include virtual reality technology in its next gaming console, NX, to be released in March. However, the latest report from Wall Street Journal says that the technology won’t make it to NX. Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the world-famous […]
The Reserve Bank of India is working on constituting a team to study the use of blockchain technology – the tech underpinning cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin – to reduce the use of hard cash, Moneycontrol reports. RBI Deputy Governor H R Khan said this during an event organized by the Institute for Development and Research […]
A recent report by world’s leading IT research company Gartner suggests that global semiconductor spending will decline by approximately 2 percent in 2016 but will clock growth rates of 4.4 percent and 6.8 percent in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The forecast has been upwardly revised from its previous estimate of 4.7 percent decline. David Christensen, […]
According to the world’s leading IT research and advisory company Gartner, IT infrastructure spending in India is set to hit $1.9 billion this year. The Indian IT infrastructure consists of server, storage, and enterprise networking equipment. The press release states that the Indian IT infrastructure market will register a 1 percent increase from 2015. Naveen […]
New York, March 1, 2016: The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA’s award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of ‘X-planes’ in NASA’s New Aviation Horizons initiative, introduced in the agency’s Fiscal […]
