View from India: Electronics sector seizes opportunity for economic growth

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered an acceleration of India’s digital ambitions. Covid-19 has put India’s digital journey on a fast track. “On the positive side, the pandemic has given better visibility to contactless payments and mobile commerce. Companies have cut down on work-related travel. Remote working is encouraged. Consequently, India has registered 30 per cent … Read more

Amazon to analyse emotions with new Halo fitness band

Amazon is preparing to enter the health wearable business with the launch of a fitness band that listens to a person’s voice in order to analyse their emotions.   The forthcoming device will be part of a subscription service called Halo. The band reportedly won’t have a screen or deliver any notifications like other fitness … Read more

Train operator displays social distancing capacity by measuring carriage weight

English train operator Southeastern has begun providing data on how busy its services are based on the weight of passengers in the carriage.   The loading data is being shown on its website next to each service, letting people make a decision about whether to board crowded carriages or wait for the next train. The SeatFinder … Read more

UK’s new contact-tracing app heads to Isle of Wight for fresh trials

The Government had previously developed another app with the same purpose that was ditched due to technical problems encountered when it was installed on iPhones. Development then switched to the new app that uses a Bluetooth-based system, developed collaboratively by Google and Apple. At the end of July, Northern Ireland launched its own contact-tracing app – … Read more

Routing app traffic data used for real-time emissions insights

Apps such as Google Maps or Nokia’s Here platform routinely capture detailed information as motorists use the GPS technology to plan and navigate routes. And according to new research, this data could be invaluable for researchers and planners who need to better understand traffic flows on busy roads. Current emissions data from road transport is collated from … Read more

Night-time cough recording app predicts asthma deterioration

The app is the first of its kind to measure patients’ coughing over a series of nights and shows that it is a sign of their asthma deteriorating. The team, led by Dr Frank Rassouli, from the Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Switzerland, believe it could become a new way to help patients and their doctors … Read more

Battery-powered face mask with fans unveiled by LG

The LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier employs two H13 HEPA filters, the same as those used in the South Korean firm’s air filtration devices. More significantly, the mask comes with an 820mAh battery that is used to power the inbuilt fans, supposedly making it easier for users to breath through the mask whilst wearing. The … Read more

China warns Norway

China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong democracy activists Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists much on the lines of awarding the prize to China’s human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and Tibetan spiritual … Read more

The Applet Class in Java

Each applet is an augmentation of the java.applet.applet class. The base Applet class gives techniques that a determined Applet class may call to get data and administrations from the program connection. These incorporate techniques that do the accompanying: Get parameters of the applet Get the system area of the HTML record that contains the applet … Read more