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Soon, ''Machine VS Man'' on quiz show Jeopardy

Soon, ''Machine VS Man'' on quiz show JeopardyLondon, April 28 : In a head to head challenge of man versus machine, IBM is all set to pit a supercomputer code-named ''Watson'' against human contestants in the famed trivia quiz show Jeopardy.

According to a report by BBC News, ''Watson'' is a new question-answering system based on natural language.

"The aim is to get Watson to think and interact in human terms," said Dr David Ferrucci, an IBM artificial intelligence researcher and team leader on the project.

Now, an optical disc that can store 500GB of data

Now, an optical disc that can store 500GB of dataLondon, April 28 : The General Electric (GE) company has unveiled a disc that can store 500 gigabytes (GB) of data, equivalent to 100 DVDs.

According to a report by BBC News, the micro-holographic disc, which is the same size as existing DVD discs, is aimed at the archive industry.

But, GE believes it can eventually be used in the consumer market place and home players.

Blu-ray discs, which are used to store high definition movies and games, can currently hold between 25GB and 50GB.

HP India unveils HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One series in India

HP India unveils HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One series in IndiaThe branch of US technology company Hewlett-Packard Company, HP India has unveiled HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-one Printer series in India. HP India has announced that HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One series will be available on the Indian Market next month.

DoT panel favors auction system against the current subscriber-based system

The government panel appointed to settle the critical issue of additional spectrum allocation is reportedly interested in revenue-generating auction model rather than the current subscriber-based system. The panel appointed by the Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to settle the additional spectrum allocation issue through auctioning, against the current subscriber-based system.    

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has indicated that the panel has unanimously decided in favour of the auction-based system against the current subscriber-based system. The panel will submit its report in the next 10 days.

Kobian rolls out Mercury ViewCam line of webcams in India

Kobian rolls out Mercury ViewCam line of webcams in India  The maker of Mercury Motherboards, Chassis and PC Components, Kobian has launched its latest Mercury WebCam line called Mercury ViewCam in the Indian Market. The Singapore based Kobian has rolled out its Mercury ViewCam webcams based on CMOS technology.

BSNL – Smart Digivsion launch “Myway BSNL” IPTV service in Chennai

BSNL – Smart Digivsion launch “Myway BSNL” IPTV service in ChennaiThe subsidiary of BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) – Chennai Telephones, in collaboration with a new Indian operator of IPTV services – Smart Digivsion Pvt. Ltd., has launched an IPTV service called “Myway BSNL” in Chennai city of Tamil Nadu.

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