Combining Technology with Video Creates Sales & Marketing Champions

By harnessing relevant data, AI and machine learning, companies can ensure that personalization and automation are applied to achieve greater efficiencies, finds Frost & Sullivan

SANTA CLARA, California, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The marketing solution glut during the lockdown made it challenging for businesses to break through the clutter. Data, AI and automation have become must-have tools for marketers and companies to efficiently reach their target audience and form deeper, more personal connections. Video is emerging as a vital tool for creating unique and rich sales and customer experiences in the absence of face-to-face interactions. Videos have demonstrated their value in increasing response, engagement and close rates when used throughout the sales cycle.

Frost & Sullivan's thought leadership article, Accelerating Complex Sales Cycles with Video, highlights the latest best practices and trends in creating remarkable customer experiences. It includes key insights from industry leaders who have worked closely with businesses over the past six months, successfully leveraging the power of video.

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Video marketing has helped leading companies in the B2B and B2C sectors prospect, connect and form lasting relations. Advanced video software is easy to use and can be seamlessly integrated into the sales cycle, particularly if it includes benefits like the ability to read a script on-screen while recording a video.

"Vidyard's video platform allows users to record videos directly through browser extensions and then simply insert them into an email," stated Tyler Lessard, Marketing | Vice President at Vidyard. "The company presents a range of video solutions that can be used across the sales cycle; these include introductory videos, prospecting sequence videos, video invitations to events, and other creative applications."

Video marketing can be used in applications beyond prospecting, in areas such as:

• Maintaining customer relationships by creating quick videos for meeting follow-ups.
• Enabling the sales team to effectively communicate the value of a product.
• Guiding by having a subject-matter expert explain technical details that the prospects can refer to for internal reviews.
• Following up on direct mail program gifts with an unboxing video showing the gift they received and a meeting request.

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Electric Bike Making Firm Ampere Vehicles Raises Funding from Kris Gopalakrishnan and Others

Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan along with Venk Krishnan, CEO of NuWare and Partner NuVentures, have invested around $1 million in Ampere Vehicles Pvt Ltd, an electric bike making firm. The company will use the money for marketing and creating a good service network. Earlier the firm raised money from ace investor Ratan Tata.

This is the second investment by both Gopalakrishnan and Venk in Ampere. The duo along with Vineet Agarwal, managing director at Transport Corporation of India, and former Wipro executive Sudip Nandy invested $1.2 million in Ampere last year.

In March this year, Gopalakrishnan also backed Bangalore-based online education technology service provider Avagmah and in April, he invested in on-demand task management app MagicX.

Started in 2008, Ampere sells electric vehicles and special purpose vehicles for the differently-abled. It sells products under Angel, Bobo, Prince and V60 brands in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Recent deals in this space

Last month, electric bike startup Tork raised an angel funding from a group of investors led by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, co-founders of cab aggregator Ola.

Bangalore-based startup Ather Energy Pvt Ltd, secured funding in a Series A round from Tiger Global in May 2015.

Hero Electric, part of the group which also makes Hero Cycles, had entered the market around a decade ago in a joint venture with UK-based e-vehicle tech firm Ultra Motors. It later scrapped its JV and bought Ultra out.

Obi Worldphone Expands India Footprint With SF1 Now On Snapdeal

Obi Worldphone expands its presence in India, launches Obi SF1 on Snapdeal. Customers can now buy the device at a
special price of INR 9,999 for 16/2GB variant and INR 11,999 for the 32/3GB variant, only on Snapdeal.

The SF1 is set apart by iconic industrial design and comes with a floating glass display, integrated features such as Dolby Audio™ and a state of the art camera experience. With SF1, Obi has endeavored to integrate elegant
design with high-end technology from Qualcomm®, Sony, Corning Incorporated, Google, Japan Display Inc. and Samsung to deliver a powerful performance.

Key Specifications
Display:	5'' JDI In-Cell IPS
Processor:	Qualcomm® MSM8939 Snapdragon™ 615
Resolution:	Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels), 443ppi
RAM:	2 GB/3GB
Storage:	16/32 GB
Front Camera:	5 MP with LED Flash
Rear Camera:	13MP AF with LED Flash; Sony Exmor IMX214 Sensor; f/2.0 Aperture
OS:	Android 5.0.2 Lollipop
Battery:	3000 mAh

Obi Worldphone, the former Apple CEO John Sculley-backed company, launched its flagship smartphone, the Obi SF1 in India through an exclusive tie up with Gadgets360, an NDTV venture. Continuing the momentum, Obi SF1 was then extended on Amazon India to further expand the consumer base.

Obi SF1 comes with 4G LTE and supports FDD B3 1800MHz and TDD B40 2300MHz bands. It features a unibody with metallic accents and floating glass display. It also comes with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 for screen protection. It runs Android 5.0.2 Lollipop with the Obi Lifespeed™ UI, and is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615 (MSM8939) SoC clocked at 1.5GHz coupled with Adreno 405 GPU. The Obi SF1 supports expandable storage via MicroSD™ card (up to 64GB).

Swedish Student Builds Steam-Powered Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi, the famous microcomputer has recently been revamped by the hands of a Swedish student by the handle name "Alexzpro" on Svenska Elektronikforumet, a Swedish tech forum. The user shared his idea on the forum about how he can make use of an actual steam driven engine to supply power to the microcomputer.

According to the student, instead of plugging in the controls of the microcomputer directly into the electronic sockets, one can make use of steam machine that makes use of twin propane torches to heat water in a copper boiler to make the microcomputer function.During the process, steam is passed into the twin-cylinder shaped engines placed above a metal plate. After this, the steam is passed into more cylinders where the pressure drives pistons, results in powering a crankshaft. The crankshaft is connected to the flywheel which is ultimately powering a small DC motor.

SteamPi, as it is being famously called, is no doubt a great invention but it also faces a lot of challenges. The problem of Power cycling is consistent causing the computer to restart frequently. The Swedish inventor has already tried soldering on larger capacitors, but to no result.

Alexzpro invented the machine as a part of a school project and he has even shot a small video of the working engine and uploaded on the famous video sharing site YouTube.

Although SteamPi is an invention by a Swedish student, experts are calling it an invention on the lines of chindōgu, the famous Japanese art of useless inventions. A steam-powered computer completely fits the bill: it works no doubt, but it's largely an impractical but fantastic invention.

Microsoft To Put Data Centers At The Bottom Of The Sea

Software major, Microsoft, is on a mission to put all its server farms at the bottom of the ocean bed. No, no, the company doesn't have any bad news for you. It is actually contemplating a new approach that could make data centers much faster, greener and easier to set up.

With the cloud already taking care of our online data storage, the ocean wasn't too far away, we guess.

August 2015 saw engineers placing a giant steel capsule 30 feet underwater in the Pacific Ocean. Inside the steel capsule was a single data center rack, which was enveloped in pressurised nitrogen so as to keep it cool. The crew couldn't reach the center physically, but it really didn't matter that much because the setup worked, so far so that it successfully ran commercial tasks for Azure.

The preliminary results of Project Natick — the testing of a prototype vessel on the ocean floor — have been released after a four-month plan.

[caption id="attachment_103548" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Leona Philpot[/caption]

Leona Philpot is the name given to the prototype submersible. This can be considered as another shoutout to the Halo universe after Cortana and Project Spartan. According to the reports doing round, the pod was kitted out with 100 sensors so as to measure every minute aspect of the underwater conditions -- be it humidity, pressure and, perhaps one of the most important, motion. The main thought process behind the idea is that there could be a possibility of similar capsules existing beneath the surface, linked to one another in a chain, and continually generating energy from the moving seawater. In the future, there could also be a possibility of the aquatic environment being used to naturally cool off the racks.

Well, not everything is in green here. This theory does have some negatives that will need to be worked around in order for it to be super successful. The most important one is the fact that server farms usually exist inland, which is far away from metropolitan areas. Further, looking from the performance pointbof view, the locations of these servers could prove to be highly inefficient for people who live near the coastline -- in theory, placing data centers offshore could in fact reduce latency for these places.

[caption id="attachment_103549" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The Natick Team: Eric Peterson, Spencer Fowers, Norm Whitaker, Ben Cutler, Jeff Kramer. (left to right)[/caption]

Microsoft believes that a smaller design could help in reducing the current two years installation time to a shorter 90 days period, making its overall operations more cheaper and flexible. The capsules are themselves capable of adopting to new, innovative rack designs that don't require human interaction.

Microsoft believes that a smaller design could help in reducing the current two years installation time to a shorter 90 days period, making its overall operations more cheaper and flexible. The capsules are themselves capable of adopting to new, innovative rack designs that don't require human interaction.

Microsoft seems to be tackling all the environmental concerns related to it along the line. It is trying to make the data centers fully recyclable, and assures that the current prototype emits a small amount of heat into the surrounding waters.

Microsoft To Put Data Centers At The Bottom Of The Sea

Software major, Microsoft, is on a mission to put all its server farms at the bottom of the ocean bed. No, no, the company doesn't have any bad news for you. It is actually contemplating a new approach that could make data centers much faster, greener and easier to set up.

With the cloud already taking care of our online data storage, the ocean wasn't too far away, we guess.

August 2015 saw engineers placing a giant steel capsule 30 feet underwater in the Pacific Ocean. Inside the steel capsule was a single data center rack, which was enveloped in pressurised nitrogen so as to keep it cool. The crew couldn't reach the center physically, but it really didn't matter that much because the setup worked, so far so that it successfully ran commercial tasks for Azure.

The preliminary results of Project Natick — the testing of a prototype vessel on the ocean floor — have been released after a four-month plan.

[caption id="attachment_103548" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Leona Philpot[/caption]

Leona Philpot is the name given to the prototype submersible. This can be considered as another shoutout to the Halo universe after Cortana and Project Spartan. According to the reports doing round, the pod was kitted out with 100 sensors so as to measure every minute aspect of the underwater conditions -- be it humidity, pressure and, perhaps one of the most important, motion. The main thought process behind the idea is that there could be a possibility of similar capsules existing beneath the surface, linked to one another in a chain, and continually generating energy from the moving seawater. In the future, there could also be a possibility of the aquatic environment being used to naturally cool off the racks.

Well, not everything is in green here. This theory does have some negatives that will need to be worked around in order for it to be super successful. The most important one is the fact that server farms usually exist inland, which is far away from metropolitan areas. Further, looking from the performance pointbof view, the locations of these servers could prove to be highly inefficient for people who live near the coastline -- in theory, placing data centers offshore could in fact reduce latency for these places.

[caption id="attachment_103549" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The Natick Team: Eric Peterson, Spencer Fowers, Norm Whitaker, Ben Cutler, Jeff Kramer. (left to right)[/caption]

Microsoft believes that a smaller design could help in reducing the current two years installation time to a shorter 90 days period, making its overall operations more cheaper and flexible. The capsules are themselves capable of adopting to new, innovative rack designs that don't require human interaction.

Microsoft believes that a smaller design could help in reducing the current two years installation time to a shorter 90 days period, making its overall operations more cheaper and flexible. The capsules are themselves capable of adopting to new, innovative rack designs that don't require human interaction.

Microsoft seems to be tackling all the environmental concerns related to it along the line. It is trying to make the data centers fully recyclable, and assures that the current prototype emits a small amount of heat into the surrounding waters.

This Pen Can 3D-Print Cells Onto Injured Body Parts

What could be considered as a big breakthrough in the medical industry if it turns out successful, a group of researchers in Australia are currently working on a 3D-printing pen called the Biopen, which will allow surgeons to draw regenerative cells onto injured body parts.

The team from University of Wollongong in Melbourne is currently showcasing its new invention in a funding competition on Thinkable.org, a site that provides scientists a research platform to showcase their innovative ideas for fans to vote on and even sponsor if them if they want to.

The Biopen will create artificial replicas of human body parts and once implanted, they will stimulate the body to regenerate itself, then to degrade naturally, dissolving in the bloodstream and eventually getting excreted from the system. The pen will allow the researchers to print with cells.

The wonderpen will let surgeons fill a bunch of healing stem cells into the wound of a patient which will help in repairing the wound.

By taking some fat cells off of a patient, scientists will be able to replicate these on a large scale, thus stocking up the ‘ink’ that can fill up the Biopen.

From thereon, the pen works pretty similar to 3 dimensional printing methods. It will deliver cell material inside a biopolymer, protected by a second layer of gel material. Both these layers are then combined and applied layer after layer onto the wounded area.

According to the team, these cells then multiply around the wound and create a “thriving community of cells".

"We are just on the outset of this project, and early funding sources (such as this competition) could make all the difference in helping us turn this idea into a clinical reality, said Cathal O’Connell, part of the team behind the revolutionary invention.

Kolkata Ed-Tech Startup Arch Is A Safer Networking Of Teachers, Students & Parents

The primitive years of a child are the foundation of what he/she will grow up to become in future. These are the years when they need extra attention, guidance and care to grow up to become a successful individual. In order to help parents and teachers achieve this for their children and students respectively, a Kolkata based startup has developed an app called Arch-The Way.

Arch is a safe and free way for teachers to connect with their students & parents on their smartphones. Not only will the teachers be able to maintain a constant contact with the students and their parents but they will also be able to share files and broadcasts messages to the entire class. Further, the students, teachers and parents will also be able to share feedbacks privately with each other.

With Arch, Teachers can broadcast messages & files to the entire class or receive feedback from the student parents privately. Some of the other feature of Arch are:

• Messaging: Teachers can send messages like major class updates homework reminder, exam updates, emergency messages etc to their students or parents. They can also send messages to individual Student/Parent for sensitive issues like fees reminders or complains.




• Files: Teachers have ability to send Images, audios, video, along with Ppt, Doc & Pdf up to 100 mb. This makes sharing study resources very easy for them.




• Future Scheduling: Teachers can plan their week ahead. All future updates will be sent automatically as scheduled.




• Feedback: Teachers can receive feedback privately from the students & parents & respond to them, if necessary, at their convenience

The app is based on the principle of simplicity, safety & privacy. Therefore in keeping line with this principle, parents/students and teachers aren't required to exchange phone numbers in order to connect on the app. Every teacher is assigned an unique class code to which the student/parents can subscribe via the app.

The app which is available on Android, Windows & iOS helps teachers to send major message updates regarding some important project work, assignments, class tests or emergency messages like extension of holidays and rescheduling of a major school event etc.

Arch-the way is a product of hard labour of Rudresh Chowdhary, Nikhil Bajoria, Soumya Malani, Abinash Biswal & Nitesh Agarwal. The comfortably bootstrapped startup isn't looking to raise funds for now as currently they just want to stay completely focused on their product.

"We cater to the problem of communication between teachers and their students or parents. There is a disconnect between them due to limited time and communication. We are trying to bridge the 'Gap' and increase the engagement. Our 'Feedback' feature actually helps an Educator to grow," said Rudresh Chowdhary, Arch.

This App By Ratnagiri Startup Allows You To Track Your Vehicles & Loved Ones

Does your job profile include attending late night parties or returning home at the wee hours of night? Do you have to then sit through long lectures of your loved ones who are always concerned about your whereabouts and stay awake till the time you have safely returned home? If this is an everyday occurrence in your life, then we just have the best solution which will put all the worries of you and your family regarding your safety when you're outside to rest for once in for all.

Operating out of a small town called Ratnagiri, situated in the Konkan regions of Maharashtra, the team of Kidhar Hai is providing people with a complete location ecosystem for people, vehicles and assets.

Kidhar Hai is a simple location tracking app for tracking the location of your friends, family members, vehicles and other kind of important things. The features of this app have been made by keeping personal safety and family safety in mind.

Searching for one single person in a crowded street, among a sea of people isn't only a little intimidating for the person standing there but it is equally a scary situation for the person searching for his/ her acquaintance. In such situations, we usually stick to the conventional phone calls and try to follow up with SMS’s and texts. But in reality, during such situations, such mediums come of a little help as both the communicator and the receiver aren't able to apprehend what the other one is trying to convey. This is where the Kidhar Hai app comes to the rescue.

The thing that sets the Kidhar Hai App apart from all its counterparts is that it gives us the luxury of using one single app to track our vehicles and loved ones. It's simple UI and battery saving options are an added advantage.

The app comes with a SOS button and a Real Time Location Update feature that helps your family know about your location 24x7. Further, it also comes with a Location sharing feature, using which you can help a person locate you easily in a crowded place.

Top 5 things that 'Kidhar Hai' app is trying to resolve through the application:

1. Increasing crimes against women
Solution – SOS Button
In case of help, women can tap the SOS button on the application and an alert with her location details will be sent to her near and dear ones as well as Kidhar Hai members in the vicinity.

2. Worried family and friends when you are travelling in an unknown city or area
Solution – Real Time Location Update
Users can allow family members or friends to get real time location update ensuring their safety.

3. Searching for someone in a crowded street or fixing a vantage point for car pooling.
Solution – Share a Location
Allows everyone a stress-free and hassle free travel to any new place through the application.

4. Managing on-field task force
Solution – Real Time Location Update
Kidhar Hai application fetches you real time location of your sales force thereby allowing you to access their location and assign them tasks accordingly.

5. Unnecessary delays, over speeding, maintenance eats up Fleet business profits.
Solution – Kidhar Hai Vehicle Tracker
You can even manage your logistics by embedding GPS enabled Kidhar Hai device in your vehicle and minimize their maintenance costs as well optimize their routes to ensure efficiency and better productivity.

The Kidhar Hai team has also considered the needs of non-smartphone users. They can get location updates via missed calls or SMS feature.

So, if you want to feel confident and safe, no matter where you go, download the Kidhar Hai Android/iOS App here.

Madhur Jain and Razin Naik came up with the idea for Kidhar Hai after witnessing the alarming rate at which crimes against women in our country were increasing. Madhur has previously worked with eNTesla and Infosys Technologies while Naik was an employee of HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services.

IIT-Guwahati Student Develops An App To Set Reminders On Other's Phone

With our mind preoccupied by various tensions 24*7, we end up missing out on some of the most important events and parts of our lives. It could be anything from a monthly health checkup appointment to a particular important class test. We all have had the jitters of waking up someday to something important that we have forgotten. Well, those jittery morning are now days of the past because a new app called Remind'em will make sure that you don't miss out on any important event of your life ever in the future.

With Remind'em app, you can setup a reminder in other's phone, and remind him/her moving away from traditional methods like Email/SMS/Whatsapp etc. which usually gets skipped from the user's mind as and when they are supposed to remember, or users end up setting up a self reminder.

The Android reminder app is unique in the sense that it lets its users set a reminder in someone else's phone. Not only this, the app also allows the users to customise the reminder according to a particular time and location.



Remind'em supports time based reminders and location based reminders. And not just this, it also have subscriptions . Subscribe to your favorite topics & utilities and you receive updates of all the buzz that goes on. Few of the things you can fo with Remind'em app are:

• Setup time based alarm, reminder, todo task in your friends phone and get rid of SMS/Email based reminder ignorance.


• Going for a trip? Wake up all your friends by setting up alarms in their phones.




• Forgetting getting groceries? Setup a location based reminder in your husbands phone which will remind him as soon as he reaches near the store.




• Frustrated with setting up reminder of your own for someone else tasks? Ask them to setup a todo task reminder in your device and get rid of the process of setting up reminders.

The app is a welcome change from all the other traditional ways of Setting a reminder like Email/SMS/Whatsapp etc. or setting up a self-reminder.

This Hyderabad based wonder app has been made by two final year IIT Guwahati students, Jatin Bajaj and Vivek Bhargavunder under the guidance of an Industry experienced professionals.

According to the founders, the problem of reminding others to do a particular task at a specific time is valid for everybody across the globe. Hence, Remind'em will serve as a great utility app for all kinds of age groups.

So, if you have a lazy friend, an unhealthy uncle or anything important in general that absolutely can't be forgotten, Remind'em is the app that you need to download right now.

Serial-Entrepreneur-Led 'GetFixr' Helping People Get Verified Local Skilled Labors

We are a country of 121 crore people. Still, whenever we need to hire some labour for doing some odd jobs at our house, we have to go through a string of contacts in order to find them. Even if we are lucky enough to find some, the money part always become a part of debate. In order to bail out the common man from this almost frequently occurring situation and provide the labour community with a streamlined income depending on their skills, a Chandigarh based startup has come up with an excellent solution.

The startup called GetFiXR Media aims to organise the currently unorganised skilled labour sector. The young startup, established in February 2015, plans to do this by creating a centralised system for finding quick, local, verified and community rated tradesmen from the comfort of our own homes with the help of Web and mobile applications as an Android App and iOS app



Whether you need a Carpenter, Mason, Plumber, Electrician or Painter, this unique startup provides the customers with verified data from previous customer's feedback and creates an ecosystem for customers and tradesmen in order to end the customers long search for a skilled and quality labour.

According to GetFiXR, the one thing that sets them apart from others in the market is the fact that they are neither a service booking system, nor a business listing service working for one group or contractor only.

The startup acts as a platform that connects the two ends of the equation, namely, the customers and the tradesmen. Any tradesmen who wishes to find quality work by providing quality work can list himself/herself on GetFiXR. The consumers, on the other hand, aren't required to remember any new password or username as they can login into GetFiXR by using any of their favorite social networking sites.

The startup which hasn't received any external funding yet is the brainchild of two people, Kulbir Singh and Narinder Bansal. Both Singh and Bansal have more than a decade of experience in the Technology sector. Kulbir hss been a part of 5 Tech startups in the past(namely DesignersX, Fantoo & Foodeus) while Co-Founder Mr Narinder Bansal, have 19 years of experience in IT & Pharma, and had launched other Tech Startups in the past.

The startup which was initially only operational in Chandigarh and Tricity areas, is now also available to the Delhi NCR area such as Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mohali and Zirar. The startup's future plans includes expanding to all the major metropolitans of the country by the end of this year. By 2016, they want to have their presence all over India. The platform can currently be accessed through their Mobile Web App, Web App and Android App.

Google Unveils 'Project Soli', A Radar-Based Wearable To Control Anything

Are wearables your thing? Then, this particular thing is surely going to blow your gizmo crazy brains off.

When we normally talk about a wearable, most of us automatically think that it’s another watch wearable in town. Well, this time, thing again. Because this time, the wearable isn’t a watch, it’s you. Yes, YOU. Sounds crazy and unbelievable, right? Read on.

Google ATAP- the technology giant’s skunkworks division which creates all the cool things that we actually use nowadays, is ready with another wonderful offering for its tech crazy customers. The division recently teased everyone with talks of a new wearable that had the potential to “literally” blow everyone socks off at its session held at Google I/O.

Google ATAP believes that one’s hands are the best way to interact with a device, but, unfortunately, not everything is a device. Known as Project Solis, the wearable plans to make your fingers and hands the only interface you would ever require. It's essentially a tiny radar-based sensor that lets you control devices with your fingers as the interface – no touchscreen required.

In order to make this thing come true; the wearable is actually a radar that is so tiny that it fits easily into a wearable like smartwatch for example. The tiny radar will be able to pick one’s movements in real-time and use those movements to alter its signals.

When at rest, the hand actually moves slightly, which ends up as a baseline response on the tiny radar. Moving your hand from one side to another in relation to the tiny radar will also end up changing the amplitude and signal. Crossing your finger or folding it into a fist also affects the signal and changes it.

In order to make sense and use of the signal to a service or an application, ATAP plans to make use of APIs that will enter into the deep machine learning of the wearable.

Though it’s still in its early stages but this new wearable has surely given something to the tech crazy people to wait for and look forward to. A device that changes your hands into a User-Interface is surely a big invention. You go, Google!

Microsoft Unveils 'Edge' To Replace Internet Explorer Browser

Get ready to say goodbye to your old buddy Internet Explorer. Though many of us don’t use it anymore and have moved on to fatser alternatives like Google Chrome and Firefox but many of us still have internet Explorer installed in hope of using it someday incase of some emergency.

This farewell time has arrived because Microsoft, the giant behind Internet Explorer, has something bigger and better for all of us.

Called the Edge, the new web browser was kept under wraps as 'Project Spartan' so far.The new browser is expected to be lighter and much more faster than the Internet Explorer.

Microsoft Edge is Internet Explorer's replacement. The minimalistic "chrome-free" web browser is designed to put websites up front and dispense of everything else — including icons and menus that could potentially slow page loads.

The all-new Windows 10 browser built to give you a better web experience. Write directly on webpages and share your mark-ups with others. Read online articles free of distraction or use the offline reading feature for greater convenience. Microsoft Edge is the new browser that works the way you do.



On the top of all this, the new browser would come with some super amazing new features like a distraction free reading mode, a personal voice assistant app for windows, built-in notation tool and website information powered by Cortana.

"Microsoft Edge is the browser built for Windows 10, and it will be available on the widest range of Windows 10 devices," said Joe Belfiore, Corporate vice president, operating systems group,Microsoft, at Build 2015, a conference of developers.

Stating the reason behind the unique name, Belfiore said, "For us the name refers to the idea of being on the edge of consuming and creating."

"It refers to the developer notion of being closest to the modern capabilities of the Web," he added.

The browser will be different from all the current browsers as it will be able to understand what the user wants and give him/her exactly that. Edge with its built-in Cortana will have the capability to learn and understand the things that the user cares about. The browser would even help the user in getting those things done.
The software giant has already tested it a lot of times and is quite optimistic about its product this time.

Microsoft Edge hosts a new rendering engine, Microsoft EdgeHTML. This engine is focused on modern web standards, allowing web developers to build and maintain one consistent site that supports all modern browsers. This greatly simplifies the hard work of building first class web sites, allowing more time and energy for web developers to focus on reliability and security rather than the complexities of interoperability.

Further, the Edge would even give the users to try their hand at Web coding.
"Now, there's another big thing that we're doing in Microsoft Edge that has huge relevance to you.

"That is enabling users to engage with your sites and give you a shot at starting to write some Web code, which you may put into an app via Web extensions built into Microsoft Edge," Belfiore said.

Additionally, Microsoft Edge is also Microsoft's first web browser to have its voice assistant Cortana directly integrated. Speak naturally to Cortana about anything. Cortana can chat, get info, and do things for you.

Though Edge is a successor to the existing Internet Explorer but the software giant has decided to keep the latter for now. The new browser will only be available for Windows 10 and further.

Startup From Chennai Develops Tiny Smart-Car Device

We have everything;from Smartphone to Smart TV to smart watch and just when you thought nothing can be made much smarter, a new smart device comes in the market to prove us wrong.

This time it’s a smart car, a car which notifies you when your car will run completely out of fuel, a car which will be able to detect the nearest fuel station, a car which will make driving a smooth experience for you.
Created by a Chennai based startup called Fuel Book Technology, this tiny device has the capability to turn any car into a smart car. Deepak John J came up with the idea for Fuel Book through his own experience. Once while driving, his car ran completely dry and he was stranded in the middle of nowhere. That's when the idea of a smart car struck Deepak's mind. Accompanied by an app, the device is self-installable and has the potential to create a smart vehicle right through any car's diagnostic port.

The startup has currently developed a working prototype of Fuelbook and close to entering production stage and for same they have crowdfunding this Smart Car device on Indiegogo and til now managed to get in just 9days an amount of $854USD out of $50,000 USD pledged.

The device is very easy to use. Once you have plugged it in your car, you’re required to download the application and launch it. The next step involves syncing the device over Bluetooth and Voila; you’ve now successfully turned your dumb car into a smart one.

The Fuel Book will not only tell the driver when his/her car will completely run out of fuel but also detect the nearest fuel station and ATM to help them. Along with this, the device also comes with a feature that will allow the user to unlock their car door right from their phones and save time.

Traffic is the biggest dread of a driver and this tiny device makes sure that its users don’t have to face this dread anymore. Using the device, the users will be able to transform their horns into a smart sensing apparatus that will send a message to the driver in the front and know the reason for the hold-up. If you’re one of those drivers who hate surprise bumps or breakers in their way, then don’t you worry because you won’t be getting any such surprises in future. The Fuel Book comes with a special social territory mapping feature that will alert the driver ten seconds prior to a bump in their way.

The device has a built-in accelerometer which takes care of the car’s speed. In the time of emergency, the device will share the driver’s GPS coordinates with his/her registered emergency contact through SMS or with the help of another Fuel Book using the “tag mode” feature.

The device has another super feature called the Al Engine that will collect and send the driver’s behavior data. Based on the user’s travelling history, the device will be able to detect when or where will he/she take a turn or when he/she will hit a break or accelerate. This feature will send a smart notification if there’s any trouble ahead in the way.

The tiny wonder device has an Atmel Smart Cortex-M3 MCU, a temperature sensor, a magnetometer, three-axis accelerometer, and has both RF connectivity and Bluetooth for pairing. The Fuel Book is compatible with iOS, Windows and Android smartphones and even works with Android Wear and Pebble smart watches. It is expected to hit the market November this year.

CarIQ, a Pune based startup has also developed an IoT device somewhat similar to Fuel Book.

Constapark Allows You To Book Parking In Advance & Avail Discount For Shopping, Food Etc.

Nowadays, the one thing which we worry the most about while going outside is not our clothes, hair or make up, it is about finding a safe parking space for our car. Most time of our evening is spent worrying and wondering if our car is safe at the place we parked, as the last thing you want when you return to your car at 12 in night is to rush to the police station. If you are also one of those who constantly worry about finding a parking space for your car, you have found a wonderful solution in Constapark.

Constapark is a parking solution which provides its users with information about the nearest available parking anywhere and anytime they want. The Bangalore based startup even allows its users to book parking in advance using its integrated booking engine. This means you don’t waste your time hunting for a parking space, you just need to drive straight to your designated parking space and voila, you’re done.  Constapark saves your time and makes sure that you spend your outings worry free.

Booking a parking space on Constapark is a simple four step process. The first step involves entering when, where and for how long do you need the parking space. The second step makes you browse through an extensive range of discount coupons and selecting a coupon of your choice for your parking slot. The third step requires you to pay for the parking space that you have selected. Constapark provides you an option to pay through their secure PAYTM payment gateway. The options to pay through net banking, credit card and debit card are also available. The fourth step involves getting a SMS confirmation about your parking slot on your registered mobile number and receiving your discount coupons on arrival at the selected parking slot. It is as simple as that.

The founders of Constapark, Mehul and Chetan, got the idea for the startup when they went to see an IPL match during its fifth season. After watching the match, they decided to celebrate at their favorite pub. By the time they reached the pub after braving the heavy traffic and police security, they couldn’t find a parking space for their car and by the time they found a parking space for their car, there were no seats in the pub. This resulted them in going back home without any celebrations. This taxing experience triggered them to come up with a parking solution and Constapark was born.

Constapark compete with other good player already in the online parking booking market such as - Pparke, however unlike Constapark, Pparke is more of a 'mobile app' to reserve a parking place in advance although it doesn't provide any discount coupons for shopping, food etc. which Constapark does and which definitely gives Constapark an edge.

Constapark Allows You To Book Parking In Advance & Avail Discount For Shopping, Food Etc.

Nowadays, the one thing which we worry the most about while going outside is not our clothes, hair or make up, it is about finding a safe parking space for our car. Most time of our evening is spent worrying and wondering if our car is safe at the place we parked, as the last thing you want when you return to your car at 12 in night is to rush to the police station. If you are also one of those who constantly worry about finding a parking space for your car, you have found a wonderful solution in Constapark.

Constapark is a parking solution which provides its users with information about the nearest available parking anywhere and anytime they want. The Bangalore based startup even allows its users to book parking in advance using its integrated booking engine. This means you don’t waste your time hunting for a parking space, you just need to drive straight to your designated parking space and voila, you’re done.  Constapark saves your time and makes sure that you spend your outings worry free.

Booking a parking space on Constapark is a simple four step process. The first step involves entering when, where and for how long do you need the parking space. The second step makes you browse through an extensive range of discount coupons and selecting a coupon of your choice for your parking slot. The third step requires you to pay for the parking space that you have selected. Constapark provides you an option to pay through their secure PAYTM payment gateway. The options to pay through net banking, credit card and debit card are also available. The fourth step involves getting a SMS confirmation about your parking slot on your registered mobile number and receiving your discount coupons on arrival at the selected parking slot. It is as simple as that.

The founders of Constapark, Mehul and Chetan, got the idea for the startup when they went to see an IPL match during its fifth season. After watching the match, they decided to celebrate at their favorite pub. By the time they reached the pub after braving the heavy traffic and police security, they couldn’t find a parking space for their car and by the time they found a parking space for their car, there were no seats in the pub. This resulted them in going back home without any celebrations. This taxing experience triggered them to come up with a parking solution and Constapark was born.

Constapark compete with other good player already in the online parking booking market such as - Pparke, however unlike Constapark, Pparke is more of a 'mobile app' to reserve a parking place in advance although it doesn't provide any discount coupons for shopping, food etc. which Constapark does and which definitely gives Constapark an edge.

First Time In India - Surgeon Uses 3D-Printed Surgical Tool To Repair A 16 Year Old’s Broken Hip

Ever imagined 3D printing and medical field coming together? Sure, it does sounds like apples and oranges but believe it or not, 2014 saw the mixing of these two fields for the betterment of humankind. A lot of inspirational stories emerged in the past year in the medical field due to 3D printing and this happened not only in abroad but also in India. More and more medical professionals have now started recognizing the potential that 3D printing holds in making surgeries easy and saving human lives.

One such Indian doctor who recently recognized the potential and got benefited from the mixing of the two fields is Nagpur based Dr. Vaibhav Bagaria. The doctor made use of the 3D printing technology on a 16 year old boy, who was in extremely bad shape due to a very serious motor vehicle accident. The boy suffered a fracture of his acetabulum and a pelvic fracture with disruption of his pelvic ring in the accident. Dr. Vaibhav zeroed down on using 3D printing for the surgery so as to reduce surgery risks and save money and medication for his sixteen year old patient.

[caption id="attachment_97961" align="aligncenter" width="700"] 3D Printed Model For Surgery[/caption]

A typical surgery on a patient’s acetabulum requires a lot of precision and knowledge as the surgery is considered very challenging and risky. The patient always runs the risks of losing a significant amount of blood in this kind of a surgery.

Dr. Bagaria incorporated 3D printing into the surgery by creating a “3D patient optimized surgical tool” or a 3D post. He started out by taking a CT scan of the fracture and the surrounding area and then 3D printed a 1:1 scale model of the injury. This model of the injury allowed the Nagpur based doctor and his team of doctors get prepared for the real surgery. Dr. Bagaria further used the 3D model to create a seven-hole reconstruction plate that was pre-contoured. The model was also used by the doctor to carry out a surgical stimulation before carrying out the real surgery. The 3D printed model allowed the surgeons to drill the screw trajectories, measure the screw lengths required and confirm the positions of the plate. The 3D model was sterilized and used for intraoperative referencing during the real procedure.

At the end, the surgery was successful and a major chunk of its success goes to the 3D printed model of the injury.  The model allowed the surgeons to reduce the surgery time, cost and the anaesthetics required for the sixteen year old. The doctor and his team of surgeons were successful in achieving a near-perfect fracture reduction and the 3D printed model was then used as an educational tool for the surgical residents.

[caption id="attachment_97964" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Post-operative X-ray[/caption]

First Time In India - Surgeon Uses 3D-Printed Surgical Tool To Repair A 16 Year Old’s Broken Hip

Ever imagined 3D printing and medical field coming together? Sure, it does sounds like apples and oranges but believe it or not, 2014 saw the mixing of these two fields for the betterment of humankind. A lot of inspirational stories emerged in the past year in the medical field due to 3D printing and this happened not only in abroad but also in India. More and more medical professionals have now started recognizing the potential that 3D printing holds in making surgeries easy and saving human lives.

One such Indian doctor who recently recognized the potential and got benefited from the mixing of the two fields is Nagpur based Dr. Vaibhav Bagaria. The doctor made use of the 3D printing technology on a 16 year old boy, who was in extremely bad shape due to a very serious motor vehicle accident. The boy suffered a fracture of his acetabulum and a pelvic fracture with disruption of his pelvic ring in the accident. Dr. Vaibhav zeroed down on using 3D printing for the surgery so as to reduce surgery risks and save money and medication for his sixteen year old patient.

[caption id="attachment_97961" align="aligncenter" width="700"] 3D Printed Model For Surgery[/caption]

A typical surgery on a patient’s acetabulum requires a lot of precision and knowledge as the surgery is considered very challenging and risky. The patient always runs the risks of losing a significant amount of blood in this kind of a surgery.

Dr. Bagaria incorporated 3D printing into the surgery by creating a “3D patient optimized surgical tool” or a 3D post. He started out by taking a CT scan of the fracture and the surrounding area and then 3D printed a 1:1 scale model of the injury. This model of the injury allowed the Nagpur based doctor and his team of doctors get prepared for the real surgery. Dr. Bagaria further used the 3D model to create a seven-hole reconstruction plate that was pre-contoured. The model was also used by the doctor to carry out a surgical stimulation before carrying out the real surgery. The 3D printed model allowed the surgeons to drill the screw trajectories, measure the screw lengths required and confirm the positions of the plate. The 3D model was sterilized and used for intraoperative referencing during the real procedure.

At the end, the surgery was successful and a major chunk of its success goes to the 3D printed model of the injury.  The model allowed the surgeons to reduce the surgery time, cost and the anaesthetics required for the sixteen year old. The doctor and his team of surgeons were successful in achieving a near-perfect fracture reduction and the 3D printed model was then used as an educational tool for the surgical residents.

[caption id="attachment_97964" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Post-operative X-ray[/caption]

How Google Said Thanks To The Delivery Men - The Unsung Heroes Of The E-Commerce Industry

A laptop for Gokul in Chennai, roller-skates for Pinky in Delhi and a watch for Hiral in Mumbai. Today, online shopping has made life so easy for us in India, everything is delivered at our doorstep. But have we ever wondered about those who bring them to us?

Saying 'Thanks!' is a common courtesy you should show to every one, from a waiter, auto driver to the guy who cleans your garbage. During GOSF 2014, India's most popular online shopping festival, Google decided to thank the nameless, unsung heroes of the e-commerce industry: the delivery men.

As almost all delivery men have to drive two-wheelers and every day, these men ride their bikes with heavy bags on their backs to make our lives a little simpler. Each day, thousands of these delivery from various e-commerce stores ride across the length and breadth of this country to make this possible without even a little 'thank-you' in return.

Druing GOSF 2014, India's most popular online shopping festival, Google India decided to do something special
for these nameless heroes and Google decided to gift them a fancy driving Helmets with their names printed on it and their reactions will touch your heart.

Stunning NASA Video Exposes CO2 Path Across The Globe

A NASA supercomputer has created a ultra-high-resolution simulation model which has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.

NASA built the simulation with the NASA Center for Climate Simulation's Discover supercomputer cluster at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The high-resolution simulation, which took 75 days to complete, uses actual Co2 emissions data from May 2005 to June 2007.

Plumes of carbon dioxide in the simulation swirl and shift as winds disperse the greenhouse gas away from its sources. The simulation also illustrates differences in carbon dioxide levels in the northern and southern hemispheres and distinct swings in global carbon dioxide concentrations as the growth cycle of plants and trees changes with the seasons.

NASA has also created simulation of CO2 emission in Asia & Himalayan region. In below video of view of Asia including India, two things stand out: the major emissions sources of the industrialized Asian countries, and the natural barrier of the Himalayas. As carbon dioxide concentrations swirl and move eastward, the Himalayas – the crescent-shaped mountain range just north of India – redirect winds. This video shows Feb. 1, 2006 to Mar. 1, 2006 from the simulation.



Scientists have made ground-based measurements of carbon dioxide for decades and in July NASA launched the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite to make global, space-based carbon observations. But the simulation – the product of a new computer model that is among the highest-resolution ever created – is the first to show in such fine detail how carbon dioxide actually moves through the atmosphere.

Source - GSFC.NASA.GOV & NASA.GOV