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iPhone users, you can now use your device to unlock your Google account. This is possible after the internet search giant has rolled out an update for Smart Lock on iOS. As part of the update, iPhone users will be able to use the handset’s "built-in security key.” It uses Secure Enclave as a security key reveals one Googler while replying to a user’s query on Twitter. @tapbot_paul It uses the Secure Enclave as a security key, it's pretty cool. … [Read more...] about Google has good news for iPhone users

Kolkata: Bharti Airtel has urged the telecom regulator to postpone the scrapping of interconnection usage charges by at least three years from the planned January 2020 deadline, saying traffic symmetry between networks has not been achieved and over 400 million mobile users continue to use 2G networks, people close to the regulator said. “The (London-based) GSMA too has predicted that 12-13% of customers will continue to use 2G handsets till 2025,” Airtel said in its submissions to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, which had sought comments on a proposal to defer the introduction of a zero interconnection usage charges regime. “Traffic from the 4G-only operator continues to be on the higher side, both in terms of absolute magnitude and percentage,” Airtel said, adding that this indicated “traffic symmetry has not been achieved.” Reliance Jio Infocomm, which operates India’s only nationwide 4G network, has opposed the move to defer … [Read more...] about This Airtel’s demand is ‘bad news’ for Reliance Jio users

Bengaluru: India’s technology sector will increase its hiring by nearly 10% in the next financial year, according to recruitment professionals tracking the sustained uptick in entry-level jobs across the industry. This includes hiring by the in-house technology centres of global corporations as well as the country’s software exporters. The $177 billion information technology and business process management sector will close FY20 having hired nearly 180,000 and is forecast to hire 200,000 engineers and graduates in the next financial year, industry experts said. “The hiring growth, fuelled by (recruitment) of people with 1-5 years’ experience will remain steady (with) major contributions from the India-based technology units of multinational companies,” Kamal Karanth, co-founder, Xpheno, a Bengaluru-based staffing agency, told ET. He said hiring will primarily be led by both existing and new technology centres of global companies. In the past 12-18 … [Read more...] about IT jobs: Here’s good news for techies

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a technology that can be used to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater, an advance that may contribute to a cleaner energy future. Using this technology, described in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, hydrogen can be produced on-demand at the point of use, and hence it need not to be stored. This overcomes the storage-related challenges associated with hydrogen as its highly inflammable and may cause an explosion, the researchers said. Hydrogen can be a good source of energy for the future. Combustion of hydrogen does not produce carbon dioxide, unlike fossil fuels, making it a 'clean' source of energy, they said. Considering the increased levels of air pollution globally, the researchers are even targeting running cars and bikes by seawater using hydrogen power. "As the hydrogen can be produced at the point of use on-demand, safety issues associated with the storage and … [Read more...] about IIT-Madras develops technology to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater

LUCKNOW: The upcoming Auto Expo at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida will feature new emission technology products and act as a launchpad for some key brands entering the Indian market and unveiling new products. The biggest bi-annual extravaganza of the automotive industry is slated to be inaugurated on February 6, co-chairman, SIAM Trade Fair Group and Vice President, Corporate Communications, Maruti Suzuki India Sanjeev Handa said here on Friday. The week-long show will feature new emission technology products and vehicles with more stringent safety standards under one roof, Handa said, adding that the event will showcase Indian automotive industry's preparedness to adopt to the BS-VI norms ahead of the government's specified deadline. The theme this time is - 'Explore the World of Mobility', he added. … [Read more...] about Auto Expo to focus on new emission technology