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How to speed up and tweak Chrome browser performance on mobile devices

  When it comes to choosing a browser for your android device, chrome is a no-brainer. Here are a few tips to make your experience even better: Preload webpages Chrome can help you render webpages f...




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How to migrate to an Android smartphone from any OS

  If you own an Android device, then you probably owned something else sometime before. If you owned any other device, your biggest regret could be the fact that you couldn’t transfer all your dat...




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Guide: How To Implement native Intel x86 Support for Android Apps to boost performance

  My name is Antonio De Falco, and I am the creator of the game Planet Conqueror. Having graduated from University as a Game-Designer, I found myself inclined to develop games that are easy to get into...




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How to Develop an Intelligent Autonomous Drone using an Android Smartphone

   Introduction Playing with small civilian drones is fun. Building them is even better! For those of you who are interested in developing your own “smart” drone, this article provides...




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How to Implement map and geofence features in Android business apps

  Here's a guide on how to integrate map and geolocation features into an Android business app. This guide specfically tells you on how to includes overlaying store locations on Google Maps*, using...




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How to use the Intel GPA System Analyzer to Improve performance of Android Apps

  Mobile applications can behave differently between emulator and device and, as an app grows more and more complex, debugging performance bottlenecks can become extremely difficult. The GPA System Anal...




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How to use Intel Perceptual Computing SDK for human-robot interface

  Download PDF 1. Introduction This article gives a brief overview of Rover, then focuses on our implementation of the human-robot interface utilizing the Intel® Perceptual Computing SDK for g...




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Use Spotify, Netflix in India on your PC, Android smartphone

  While India has kept in step with the way the Internet is used in the West in most aspects, we’re still behind when it comes to consuming streaming content. Apart from YouTube and some music and...




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How to optimize SSD performance in Windows

  As almost every component in your PC can be tweaked to get better performance, SSDs are no different. Not a lot of people know that they can adjust a few different settings in their systems to ooze ou...




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How to analyze the performance of C/C++ and debugging OpenGL ES frames on ARM and x86 Android devices

  When developing an Android* application, you usually need to test, optimize, and debug on many different platforms. While basically every hardware and chip manufacturer provides a set of custom tools...




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Guide to prototyping Android animations with Intel Animation Interpolator

  Introduction Modern user interface design has evolved dramatically in the last few years, with animation-rich interactions becoming the norm. On mobile devices, where screen space is at a premium a...




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How to use Intel Mashery APIs, Edison and XDK for a basic Node.js application

  In this article I will be demonstrating how to create a basic Node.js application using Intel Mashery's JamBase API with Intel Edison and XDK. You will find accompanying GitHub source in the provi...




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3 easy steps for maximum performance for your Android emulator (Intel HAXM)

  First time users of Intel® HAXM can occasionally run into situations where they are not sure if their Android* emulator is in fact using HAXM technology. This article will provide the necessary st...




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How To Make Your Existing Windows Version Look Like Windows 10

  It’s been more than a month since the public release of Windows 10 and after seeing all the feature updates and the deceptive snooping efforts by Microsoft, if you are yet to be convinced about...




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Your guide to mastering Opera Neon

  Everywhere you look, there is a radical reimagining of the way we perceive technology. Cars are driving themselves, homes are maintaining themselves and in general, everybody is busy offering you thei...




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Your guide to mastering UPI apps and payments

  Digital Payments in India took off more by force than by choice. If you’re one of those affected by the sudden move to a digital economy, we bring you one such service which promises to revoluti...




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How to delete conversations recorded by Amazon's Alexa

  In light of a recent debacle in which a family in Oregon, USA realised its conversation was surreptitiously recorded by Alexa and sent to a random contact on its phone, we thought it might be a good i...




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How to Preserve VR Performance when Anti-Aliasing

   File(s): TSCMAA-CodeSample (76.6 MB) License: BSD 3-clause Optimized with..   OS: Windows® 10 ​ H...




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Sagittarius Horoscope for May 9, 2020

Tooth ache or stomach upset may create some problems for you. Take a physician's advice to get relief immediately. You will make substantial gains if you invest on long-term basis. You are best to avoid issues that could cause arguments with loved ones. New romance for some uplifts your spirits and keeps you in a cheerful mood. Today you will put your mind to test- Some of you would get involved in playing Chess- Crosswords and others will write a story- poetry or work out some future plans. Today, you will get to spend the best evening of your life with your spouse. Today you will understand that your loved ones are your constant source of happiness and joy.




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European Commission issues draft Regulation approving formaldehyde in disinfectants

Biocidal active substance could be used in public health areas




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Oman to implement RoHS requirements for radio equipment

Rules enter into force on 30 June




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Study shows toxic effects on human cells of dioxins in recycled toys

'New type of analysis' deployed to determine plastics' toxicity




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China to publish several mandatory standards for disinfectants

Will go into force 1 November this year




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Whirlpool deploys chemicals management tool across EMEA region

Covid-19 causing disruptions but compliance a 'critical pathway'




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All India Kisan Sabha demands measures to mitigate suffering of farmers, workers

Standing crops like wheat, paddy, mustard, chana, chillies, pulses etc, are ready for harvest in many parts of India but the lockdown and restrictions have created a situation where harvesting, transport and marketing is curtailed.




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CPC survey paints bleak economic outlook for Maharashtra

CPC used a web-based survey to reach out to 1,252 respondents in 31 cities and towns of Maharashtra.




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Electricity demand growth just 1.3% in FY20, a 6-year low

The three states are among the top five electricity users (other two being Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) and fall in power consumption in these places dragged down the country’s annual demand growth to a six-year low of 1.3%.




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COVID-19 crisis: WMA limit hike for states to help reduce market borrowing cost

With the increased WMA limit, state governments are expected to plan their market borrowings in a better way rather than bunch up their borrowings, leading to oversupply issues.




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Maharashtra agri body seeks procurement of grade 2 & 3 quality cotton

Ginning units are not keen on buying cotton since most of the workers have left for their villages and they do not have the capital to buy cotton and other processing units are also shut.




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Govt working on to address travails of migrant workers: Labour Secretary Heerala Samariya

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) had on April 19 issued a detailed standard operating procedure while allowing suitable deployment of their skills. As per Census, 2001, the total number of internal migrants in India was 309.385 million.




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Bond market cheers RBI’s Open Market Operations announcement

RBI notified that it will buy long-dated bonds maturing in 2026, 2028, 2029 and 2030 while it will sell short-dated securities maturing between June 2020 and April 2021. Both the purchase and sale will be worth Rs 10,000 crore each.




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States should avail 0.5% fiscal deficit deviation through FRBM Act: Finance Commission chairman NK Singh

In view of the massive disruption to economic activity due to Covid-19 impact and likely huge shortfall in revenues, the council felt that fiscal response to the crisis should be much more nuanced.




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A modest fall for port volumes in March

The decline was led by container volumes which fell sharply by 12% y-o-y (in TEU terms; 9% y-o-y in tonnage terms).




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IIT-M incubated start-up develops ‘Smart Bin System’ to prevent spread of coronavirus

In the case of Covid-19, hazardous waste is being generated in hospitals, quarantine zones or red zone areas within cities. They are potential sources of Covid-19 and can cause further spread within the locality.




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RBI continues secondary market OMO purchases in third week of April

Although there is no concrete proof, experts believe a large chunk of this is likely to be T-Bill purchases by the RBI from the secondary market.




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Govt task force lays out Rs 111-lakh-crore infra investment road map

The task force under economic affairs secretary Atanu Chakraborty submitted its final report on the “national infrastructure pipeline” (NIP) to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.




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Lasalgaon to revert to auction of onions in loose format from May 4

The APMC officials pointed out workers usually come to the market yard on pick-up trucks, however, the police have been acting against them as social distancing is not maintained onboard the pick-ups.




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Supply crisis looms as arrival of vegetables, fruits down sharply at Delhi’s Azadpur mandi

Delhi’s Azadpur mandi, the country’s largest market yard for these items, saw arrivals of onion, tomato and potato drop by 14-31% during April 16-30 from the previous fortnight.




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Lockdown effect: States’ tax receipts shrink nearly 80% in April, May could be worse

State governments seem to have collected the lowest-ever inflation-adjusted monthly tax revenue in April.




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Market reliance: Govt in a fix over raising H1 borrowing target

The central government will likely ramp up market borrowing in the second half of this fiscal, but may be forced to stick to its target for the first half at the moment.




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Odisha may slash Kalia aid, merge scheme with PM-Kisan

The Odisha government’s direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for farmers, Kalia, which was announced a few months before the Assembly elections last year, may be curtailed and subsumed in the PM-Kisan scheme run by the Centre.




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PM Modi holds key meeting with Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman on steps for financial sector

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a crucial meeting with home minister Amit Shah and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to firm up strategies for the financial sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak.




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MFIs see demand picking up soon due to emergency loan requirement, kharif cultivation

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) believe the industry will bounce back in no time as they see demand for microcredit rising soon because of emergency loan requirements of their customers to restart businesses.




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Tax collections to decline further in May, state’s fiscal deficit may touch 4% in FY21: Sushil Modi

The revenue situation will only get worse next month as the lockdown in the whole of April would be reflected in collections in May, said Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi.




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Covid blues: Manufacturing PMI sees record slide in April

Indian manufacturing saw its worst contraction in April, as a nation-wide lock-down hit fresh orders and businesses cut staff at a record pace.




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MSME package: Loan guarantee, fund to clear dues to small units soon

The government is considering a raft of relief measures, including setting up a Rs one lakh crore fund to expedite clearances of dues owed to MSMEs, guarantee on the enhanced limit of loans (up to 20%) and a mechanism to help them pay salaries to their employees.




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Tamil Nadu hikes liquor prices by up to Rs 20, Tasmac shops to open today

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to hike prices of liquor by up to Rs 20, as it is readying itself to open liquor outlets on Thursday.




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COVID cess on liquor: Kerala may go Delhi way

Following the devastating flood in 2018, the state had collected a flood cess which had fetched Rs 308.68 crore to the state exchequer.




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Lower power tariff can boost Make in India after corona crisis

"It is the time to review the policy of cross subsidisation of power as this plays a part in making our industries non-competitive,” former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said at an online panel discussion on the power sector.




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Italian ‘Arte Povera’ art critic Germano Celant dies

Through key exhibitions and texts, Celant was an influential proponent of the work of young Italian artists in Turin, Milan, Genoa and Rome, working with natural materials and elements such as dirt, sticks or rags who were seeking to challenge the commercial art scene at the time