With a view to promote sports, the Punjab cabinet gave its nod to give relaxation in the upper age limit for sports persons who have won medals in international events for the recruitment in Punjab Police. Presently, the upper age limit for joining the Deputy Superintendent post is 28 years and 25 years for Sub-Inspector and Constable. Why did the government decide to relax the upper age limit? The decisions were taken in a meeting in presence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. “To propel sports activities across Punjab, the Cabinet agreed to give three years relaxation in the upper…
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Lenovo is joining Google’s fledgling effort to bring virtual reality to the masses with new devices planned for the Daydream hardware and software platform. Google’s Daydream brings virtual reality to users via mobile devices. Users can fit Daydream-compatible Android smartphones in VR headsets to roam 3D worlds, interact with friends, and view streaming movies. “We have some Daydream products on the roadmap,” Jeff Meredith, general manager and vice president of Lenovo’s Android and Chrome Computing Business Group, said in an interview. Meredith didn’t elaborate on details, but the products will likely be a smartphone and a VR headset. Google has…
Thanks in part to new streaming options for cord-cutters, it’s possible to watch all your local NFL games without cable, along with all nationally televised games on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday nights. With the NFL season just a week away, now’s a good time to run through all the ways* that cord cutters can watch or stream NFL games, so you’ll be ready for kickoff: TABLE OF CONTENTS Over-the-air antenna Sling TV PlayStation Vue Twitter Mooching someone’s cable login SHOW MORE Over-the-air antenna As it was last season, the best way to watch NFL games for free is with an…
HP’s Pavilion Wave is showing me the PC of the future, and it looks a lot like…a stereo speaker. Or maybe a very high-tech flower vase. Power users, hug your hulking full-tower close, because the PC world is a-changing. That’s actually the point. Announced Thursday at IFA in Berlin and due to ship September 16 for $530 and up, the Pavilion Wave doesn’t want to skulk under your desk like a traditional tower PC would, boxy and ugly and alone. It wants to be out with its peeps, involved in everyday activities, maybe even running your music tracks or streaming…
Building a tricked-out PC from scratch can be a satisfying experience. But it’s not for everyone, which is why we have modular desktops like HP’s new Elite Slice. The Elite Slice is a mini-PC that lets users add features just by snapping external modules onto the main box. No more unscrewing the chassis just to add a component. The modules stack up underneath the base unit. A proprietary connector based on the USB 3.1 protocol binds the PC with the modules. Snapping modules onto the Elite Slice is as easy as joining two Lego parts. For HP, the modular desktop…
So far the Moto Z and Moto Z Force have both been exclusive to Verizon in the US, but back when they were first announced we were promised an unlocked version of the former would hit the States at some point. And now we know when to expect that. It turns out that both the Moto Z and the just-announced Moto Z Play will be available in unlocked form in the US in October. Pre-orders for this version of the Moto Z will start on September 15. The unlocked Moto Z will be sold directly by Motorola for $699.99 and…
HTC is looking at all the news coming out of IFA and it wants you to know that it plans on announcing something too. Just not now. Or in the next few days. In fact, the company’s next grand unveiling has been scheduled for September 20, as you can see from the teaser that it’s posted to its official Twitter account. If you’re wondering what smartphone HTC will take the wraps off on that occasion, well, it’s the Desire 10. And we have heard that this won’t be one phone, but two – the Desire 10 Proand the Desire 10…
The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime, images of which leaked over a week ago, has been officially launched. The device is now listed on the South Korean company’s Vietnam website, revealing its design as well as key specifications. The listing reveals that the device is powered by an octa-core 1.6GHz processor, and sports a 5.5-inch full HD display. It comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 3,300mAh battery. In terms of camera, the handset features a 13MP rear unit and an 8MP front sensor. It measures 151.5 x 74.9 x 8.1mm and comes with connectivity…
Samsung has announced pricing information for its latest Gear S3 smartwatch, which wasunveiled by the company at the ongoing IFA conference in Berlin. The wearable, as you might already know, comes in two variants: Classic and Frontier. The South Korean company has confirmed that both variants will carry a price tag of €399 (around $445) in Europe. There’s, however, currently no word on when the latest Samsung smartwatch will be available for purchase in the region, although we expect the tech giant to reveal the information soon. Meanwhile, you can read our hands-on impressions to know more about the device.…
William Thomas Cain | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday gave Caesars Entertainment a five-week shield from $13 billion in lawsuits, capping a week of frantic court hearings as the casino group struggles to salvage a high-stakes debt-cutting plan for its bankrupt subsidiary. Judge Robert Gettleman said at an emergency court hearing in Chicago that he will decide on Oct. 5 whether he should overturn a U.S. Bankruptcy Court ruling from Friday that cleared the way for bondholders to sue Caesars. “It’s an uphill appeal,” Gettleman said. Bondholders are pressing to have their cases decided in New York…