How technology can control chronic illnesses

Technology can play an important role in addressing this issue through digital health initiatives for chronic disease management programs.
Chronic diseases account for the greatest share of early death and disability worldwide.

Inducing an identity crisis in liver cells may help diabetics

It is now possible to reprogram cells from the liver into the precursor cells that give rise to the pancreas by altering the activity of a single gene. A team of researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) has now accomplished this feat in mice.

Now cancer diagnosis become easy: Low-cost "lab on a chip" to detect cancer developed

Scientists have developed a low-cost reusable "lab on a chip" - using an ordinary inkjet printer - that can detect lethal diseases like cancer and could potentially enhance diagnostic capabilities around the world, especially in developing countries.

Have you Galaxy Note 7? must read. U.S. regulator tells air passengers not to turn on Galaxy Note 7 phones.

Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked baggage due to concerns over the phone's fire-prone batteries, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said.

Are you using mobile? How to protect information in your phone? must read

Mobile phones have only been publicly available for about sixteen years, but we’ve come to depend on them so heavily it is hard to remember what we did before we had them. If you have a smartphone, you now carry a fully functional computer in your pocket or purse. That’s a tremendous amount of information quite literally at your fingertips, and it is information that you do not want to fall into the wrong hands.

Revoluation in mobile network: Reliance Jio Launch - How to Get SIM Card, 4G Plans, Phones, MNP Process, Jio Apps, and Everything You Need to Know

Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani's multi-billion dollar telecom venture, opens its doors to everyone from today. After a trial period where only select users were allowed to use its network, anyone can get a Jio SIM card from today, and all services are free to use until December 31, though Ambani insists this is no launch and still just an extended trial.

Ambani revealed Jio's plans last week, and the country's newest telcos has made voice calling and national roaming free. You only pay for data on this 4G-only network, with cost per GB a fraction of what other operators are charging at the moment.

10 cheapest Android smartphones with 4G VoLTE support (Rs.2999 to 5999)

Reliance Jio has made VoLTE services hotter, with the company offering services at one of the cheapest prices globally. And if you think it’s only high-end smartphones that support VoLTE, you got it wrong. There’s a wide range of budget smartphones available supporting VoLTE 4G services.

Here are 10 cheapest Android smartphones offering 4G VoLTE support.

Are you using whats app? must read

WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know
A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy.

As a part of a crucial update to the messaging app's policy, it will now share user data with its parent company, social networking giant Facebook. The litigants have argued that WhatsApp's terms of service are “deceptive" and difficult to comprehend for a layperson. The Delhi HC has sought a response from government agencies, DoT and Trai, on the same.

Tariff war: Bharti Airtel challenges Reliance Jio

After preparing for a tariff war, India's top telecom operator Bharti Airtelis gearing up to engage with new entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm on another front: data speed.

The company said on Wednesday it has deployed technology known as "carrier aggregation" in Mumbai and Kerala to combine different bands of spectrum and create larger blocks of airwaves to offer faster and more stable 4G data services for mobile users. The enhanced service enables peak download speeds of as much as 135 mbps, which is faster than what users get on a normal 4G network.

Here’s how to buy and start using Reliance Jio 4G SIM

Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani has announced some amazing Reliance Jio offers for all users. The company has announced the cheapest4G rates, along with unlimited voice calls for users. Starting September 5, ‘Jio welcome offer’ will provide free Jio services to everyone until the end of the year. Students will get an additional 25 per cent data on main tariffs. Reliance Jio connections were limited to Lyf smartphones when the service was first launched for consumers, but has since expanded to most devices available in India.

7 step to Start a Business Online

There is a proven sequence of steps you can follow to guarantee your success when you're starting a small business online. I've seen thousands of people start and grow successful businesses by doing the following:

Airtel launches another lucrative internet pack offer- effect of Reliance Jio preview

Leading telecom operator, Airtel, launched a new data bundle offer dubbed as the 'Mega Saver Pack' in India on Monday.

Airtel's new data comes in two plans— one, Rs. 1498 pack, which offers 1GB 4G/3G data upfront with a validity of 28 days. Post the exhaustion of the data limit, customers can avail 1GB 4G/3G recharges by paying just Rs 51 over a period of 12 months and in other another instance, Rs. 748 pack offers 1GB 4G/3G data upfront and post exhaustion of this data limit, customers can claim 1GB 4G/3G recharges for just Rs 99 over a period of six months.

The two best technology stocks for investors today, by top fund manager

Remarking upon the volatility that has ravaged many stocks in the technology sector over the past year, Price, a veteran investor, told What Investment that ‘the valuations of tech stocks always suffer when people fear recession. There are recession fears about Europe, the UK and the US, this causes people to flee risk assets, such as technology stocks.’  

5 tips for getting better photos from phone

Most of the phones nowadays come with fairly cool cameras. Even the relatively affordable smartphones like the Moto G4 Plus and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 pack in stellar cameras. Then there is the usage. Most of the photos clicked with smartphones are used on sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, sites that mostly host low-resolution photos. Hence, even if your phone's camera can't match the performance of the DSLR camera, that is fine. You anyway don't need that kind of performance. However, what you do need is a little bit of extra care while clicking your photos.

Biggest Innovations in Health Care Technology in 2015 & 2016

1.     Nanobots in Blood

Although nanobots are far from being utilized today, but the future is coming where these tiny robots can function like our own white blood cells and destroy bacteria and other pathogens.

Google launches Android add-ons for Docs and Sheets

Search giant Google has rolled out a series of third-party add-ons to Google Docs and Sheets for Android users who use the productivity tools on the go. With the add-ons support, users can sign documents, import CRM data, create apps from spreadsheets and more.

15 cool smartphones launched in July priced under Rs 30,000

So you’re looking for the best mobile phone under Rs 30,000? Great, since we’ve compiled a list of best phones under Rs 30,000 in India for July 2016. Most of these are flagships from last year and offer solid performance. Also, many phones in this budget are 32GB versions of phones, which have their 16GB versions available for Rs 20,000-24,000, so we are excluding them from the list. Instead, you can check them in the list of best phones under Rs 25,000. Also check this list of top phones under Rs 35,000 on our sister site.

10 e-commerce companies that cut jobs recently

After the exuberance, job cuts seems to have arrived at India's e-commerce startups. Indian e-tail giant Flipkart is cutting 700-1000 jobs citing poor performance. However, the move is not unique to the company. Earlier this month, there were reports that Flipkart rival Snapdeal is planning to cut jobs.

Layoffs at Flipkart as 700-1000 'underperformers' are shown the door

Sixty percent of the scholarships is earmarked for students who wish to pursue higher education in the fields of humanities, liberal arts and sciences.

The remaining 40% can be availed by students pursuing professional courses. Priority would be given to girls from the backward districts, it said.

Nasscom, Vodafone foundation launch 'Mobile for Good Awards'

 Vodafone Foundation announced launching of the sixth edition of its 'Mobile for Good Awards 2016' in partnership with Nasscom Foundation.