Government To Fund Scholars For Post-Doctoral Research In India

The National Post-Doctoral Fellowship was launched a month ago and would fund around 1000 scholars this year. (Representational Image) New Delhi:  In a bid to prevent brain drain, the government has embarked upon a scheme to fund pure science scholars, who have completed their PhDs, to enable them continue their post-doctoral research in India. According to Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, the scholars would be paid Rs. 50,000 per month for the period of three years and would also be given a basic grant of Rs. 7…

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US Attempt to Unlock iPhone Could Impact New York Case: Apple

Apple Inc said the US Justice Department’s new attempts to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters without the tech giant’s help could eliminate the government’s need for its assistance in a similar dispute in New York. The company’s position was laid out in a letter filed on Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, seeking to delay briefing in the Justice Department’s appeal of a ruling that protects Apple from unlocking an iPhone in a drug case. The letter came after US prosecutors on…

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Meizu m3 note Set to Launch on April 6

It seems Huawei is not the only Chinese company planning to showcase a new smartphone on April 6. Meizu has now announced an event on the same day where the company is expected to launch the m3 Note smartphone in China. The company made the announcement on Weibo and also launched a dedicated website for the April 6 launch event. The website doesn’t give any detail about the upcoming Meizu m3 Note, but it does tease it with a tagline that says, “Pretty fast, thin, long-lasting” hinting about the processor,…

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FBI Says More Time Needed to Know if iPhone Can Be Unlocked

It will take at least two weeks to know whether an alternate method will unlock an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, the head of the FBI’s Los Angeles office said Tuesday, adding that federal investigators think they have “a good shot.” Government officials were asked to file a status report in court about the alternate method by April 5 because that’s how long they think it will take to know if the method will unlock the phone without compromising the data it contains, said David…

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Samsung Galaxy Note 6 Tipped to Launch With Android N in July

Samsung last year in August launched its flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 5. However, seven months since the launch, we are now hearing the initial rumours for its successor, the Galaxy Note 6. The Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will reportedly be launching in July instead of August like last year, according to a Korean website The Bell (via Phonearena), which cites people close to the matter. The handset will reportedly launch in mid-July, and is said to be codenamed as ‘Grace’. The device is even tipped to run Android N…

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Apple Launches USB-C to Lightning Cable, Tipping New Port for Mac Lineup

While the iPhone SE, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch bands got attention on stage at Apple’s “Let Us Loop You In” media conference, the company also quietly added two USB Type-C to Lightning cables to its online store. The cables could potentially shed some light on the company’s upcoming Mac lineup. According to Apple, the USB Type-C cables will allow users to connect their iPhones, iPads or iPods with Lightning connectors to a computer’s USB Type-C port in order to sync data as well charge the connected device.…

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