Personal Electronic Devices

Central government officers will be entitled to mobile, laptop or similar devices costing up to Rs 1.3 lakh, which can be retained by them for personal use after 4 years.

India's imports of electronic goods such as laptops, personal computers (PCs), integrated circuits and solar cells from China declined during 2022-23, according to a report by economic think tank GTRI.

The world has changed and the CBI should also - the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a plea seeking guidelines for probe agencies on seizure, examination and preservation of personal digital and electronic devices and their contents.

Researchers are developing skin-like electronics that could work with artificial intelligence (AI) to potentially detect problems such as heart disease, cancer or multiple sclerosis before obvious symptoms appear. They have developed a skin-like neuromorphic "chip" that consists of a thin film of a plastic semiconductor combined with stretchable go...

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that the new data protection bill will be "very simple and modern". He said the right to privacy and data protection are fundamental rights in India and the data protection bill will be very progressive in recognising and enshrining these rights. The new pers...

Most airlines today expect flyers to put their phone on airplane mode in order to prevent them from causing an emergency. While governments around the globe have developed similar strategies and policies to prevent interference problems with aviation, electronic devices have been allowed to stay on in the EU since 2014. Here's why you should probab...

Samsung on Friday disclosed a security breach that resulted in the exposure of customers private information that took place in July, according to the company. The electronics giant revealed that its US systems had been compromised in late July, and that it was informing customers that it believes were affected by the breach that exposed names, con...

Indian Institute of Science says team has developed a "record-breaking" true random number generator (TRNG), which can improve data encryption and provide improved security for sensitive digital data such as credit card details, passwords and other personal information.

A domestic flight in China was delayed by nearly three hours when a power bank kept in the overhead compartment caught fire. The electronic device went up in flames shortly before takeoff while passengers were still boarding the plane. Fortunately, the fire was put out successfully and no person was reported injured.

A man who refused to provide passwords to his electronic devices when stopped by British police was found guilty under terrorism laws at a court in London on Monday, in a case that campaigners say threatens personal privacy.

Scientists have developed a new electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere.

Britain on Friday lifted a ban on personal electronic devices for flights from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport but will keep restrictions for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and other Turkish hubs.

Raymond Kelly, a 91-year old World War II veteran, became the world's oldest patient to be fitted with a cochlear implant.

The United States has lifted a ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet computers on Etihad Airways flights from its base in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, authorities said Sunday.

"Customers can now purchase JETRO products across various categories including electronic devices, accessories, kitchenware and personal care directly from Snapdeal," a company release said.

Central government officers will be entitled to mobile, laptop or similar devices costing up to Rs 1.3 lakh, which can be retained by them for personal use after 4 years.

India's imports of electronic goods such as laptops, personal computers (PCs), integrated circuits and solar cells from China declined during 2022-23, according to a report by economic think tank GTRI.

The world has changed and the CBI should also - the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a plea seeking guidelines for probe agencies on seizure, examination and preservation of personal digital and electronic devices and their contents.

Researchers are developing skin-like electronics that could work with artificial intelligence (AI) to potentially detect problems such as heart disease, cancer or multiple sclerosis before obvious symptoms appear. They have developed a skin-like neuromorphic "chip" that consists of a thin film of a plastic semiconductor combined with stretchable go...

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that the new data protection bill will be "very simple and modern". He said the right to privacy and data protection are fundamental rights in India and the data protection bill will be very progressive in recognising and enshrining these rights. The new pers...

Most airlines today expect flyers to put their phone on airplane mode in order to prevent them from causing an emergency. While governments around the globe have developed similar strategies and policies to prevent interference problems with aviation, electronic devices have been allowed to stay on in the EU since 2014. Here's why you should probab...

Samsung on Friday disclosed a security breach that resulted in the exposure of customers private information that took place in July, according to the company. The electronics giant revealed that its US systems had been compromised in late July, and that it was informing customers that it believes were affected by the breach that exposed names, con...

Indian Institute of Science says team has developed a "record-breaking" true random number generator (TRNG), which can improve data encryption and provide improved security for sensitive digital data such as credit card details, passwords and other personal information.

A domestic flight in China was delayed by nearly three hours when a power bank kept in the overhead compartment caught fire. The electronic device went up in flames shortly before takeoff while passengers were still boarding the plane. Fortunately, the fire was put out successfully and no person was reported injured.

A man who refused to provide passwords to his electronic devices when stopped by British police was found guilty under terrorism laws at a court in London on Monday, in a case that campaigners say threatens personal privacy.

Scientists have developed a new electronic device that can be triggered to dissolve through exposure to water molecules in the atmosphere.

Britain on Friday lifted a ban on personal electronic devices for flights from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport but will keep restrictions for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and other Turkish hubs.

Raymond Kelly, a 91-year old World War II veteran, became the world's oldest patient to be fitted with a cochlear implant.

The United States has lifted a ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet computers on Etihad Airways flights from its base in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, authorities said Sunday.

"Customers can now purchase JETRO products across various categories including electronic devices, accessories, kitchenware and personal care directly from Snapdeal," a company release said.