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JEE Mains 2017: Son of compounder from Udaipur tops exam with 360/360 score

Kalpit Veerwal
Regular classes and a bit of confidence helped Rajasthan’s Kalpit Veerwal score full marks and clinch the All India Rank 1 in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2017. The results were announced on Thursday. Veerwal told Hindustan Times over the phone from Udaipur the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), RK Chaturvedi, called him in the...

Facebook brings reactions to Facebook Lite, debuts India-specific camera effects

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In order to enhance its offerings for India, its second largest market in the world, Facebook is rolling out Reactions - an extension of the Like button - on Facebook Lite. It is also introducing local camera effects designed for India. Facebook Lite, which was launched keeping countries like India in mind, makes it easier for people to access Facebook...

Facebook launches Messenger Lite in 132 more countries, but not in India yet

Facebook
Facebook has rolled out a standalone version of Messenger for Android called Messenger Lite in over 132 countries including Vietnam, Nigeria, Peru, Turkey, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. However, it is not available in India market yet. The app is meant for markets with slower than average Internet speeds and debuted in five countries - Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka...

World’s smallest seismic sensor for the Internet of Things

Seismic Sensor
Omron Electronic Components Europe has launched what it believes is the world’s smallest seismic sensor to trigger the shutdown of potentially hazardous or easily damaged systems in the event of an earthquake. The D75 is specifically designed for the growing number of autonomous IoT systems by providing high precision measurement of spectral intensity. This allows it to reject impulse vibration noise...

ITU’s latest specs show that 5G is not just a wireless network

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Analysis We can no longer see 5G as a wireless standard alone. Its heart may still be a 3GPP-defined radio, but to deliver commercial benefits to operators (old or new), wireline links will be as important as wireless ones, and architectural change will be more important than an updated air interface. Several important developments over the past few weeks have...

Interest doubles in annual aerospace fair

Fair
The Mexico Aerospace Fair, Famex for short, drew 231 exhibitors when it was first held two years ago. This year’s event, which is being inaugurated today by President Enrique Peña Nieto, has attracted at least 471 from 34 countries. As a result, even greater investment can be expected in the booming Mexican aerospace industry, Famex CEO General Édgar Salvador Rodríguez...

Mouser Electronics Offers Murata’s Ultra-Compact Standalone Type ABZ LoRa Module

Murata Type ABZ
April 27, 2017 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the Type ABZ LoRa module from Murata. The innovative Type ABZ LoRa module is a compact low-power wide area network (LPWAN) wireless module that supports the LoRaWAN™ long-range wireless protocol and is designed...

How The Internet of Things Has Changed The Way we Look at Industries

IoT in Agriculture
It is well-known that we are in the middle of a productivity boom, and that computers have helped with this. However, the Internet of Things has taken this to the next level, because of how it has helped us use machines. Many industries have been impacted by this, and IoT will improve the productivity of these markets. Agriculture and technology First of...

Wireless Tech Comes of Age for More Networks

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This is the age of wireless. Everyone has a mobile phone, laptops that take work wherever they wish, untethering workers from desks and office cubicles. Yet security concerns have kept many agencies from fully leveraging what wireless can do. Now that may be changing. Wi-Fi, microwave and cellular networks are getting faster and more reliable. Throughput, reliability and latency continue to...

What you need to know about solar power

Renewable Energy
Solar power harnesses the sun’s natural energy and converts it into usable electricity. This gives you the power of long-term savings, reliable energy and independence from the national grid. How it works 1. The sun’s energy is absorbed by photovoltaic solar panels, which convert that energy to direct current (DC). 2. The DC passes through a controller, which regulates the current being...

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