Telecom regulator TRAI has wanted views on a type for deployment of community Wi-Fi locations, including reselling of support by area homeowners, which can be scaled up for wider protection and affordable broadband services.

The Telecom Regulatory Power of India claimed its consultation paper on design for nation-wide interoperable and scalable community Wi-Fi networks is "to examine the tasks of various stakeholders in the Community Wi-Fi network value string and construct an environment for marketing scalable and sustainable relationships for big range nation large deployment."The regulator said that it's also exploring monetisation and sustainable business models for public Wi-Fi systems through the consultation process.The regulator has discovered insufficient selection in the backend for connecting Wi-Fi locations, stagnated growth of landline contacts, certification of Wi-Fi individual, payment process, infrastructure issues like accessibility to power among issues hindering growth of public Wi-Fi.

Snapchat 'files for stock market float'

Snap, the parent company of messaging app Snapchat, has filed to list on the US stock market, according to several reports.

Based on investments so far, the California-based firm would be worth between $20bn and $25bn (£16bn-£20bn).

That would make it the largest US flotation since Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba listed two years ago.

Snapchat's parent company Snap declined to comment on the reports to the BBC.

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The company began in 2012 as a mobile app that allowed users to send photos that vanish within seconds.

It now has 100 million daily users, which is more than Twitter.

Reliance Jio's Lyf phones have been selling in India for quite some months now, however, the company still needs to tap the rural and tier-III markets for its data services and mobile business.

The report said that Jio may try to reach out to the consumers who are first-time data users in rural areas. "Jio wants to tap all the segments in the country and sees huge potential in the rural areas, which it now aims to tap with VoLTE feature phones," said the report.There will be two feature phones, if the report is to be believed, priced at around Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500. Reliance may launch these phones in the first quarter of 2017. Although these are feature phones, meaning there will be no touchscreen, they will be able to run 4G data and will be capable of accessing internet.The cheapest 4G-enabled smartphone at present is sold at around Rs 3000, and a huge slice of the market is still based on feature phones. With the launch of such feature phones, Reliance Jio will be able to offer the affordability of a feature phone with 4G VoLTE technology along with free voice calls.

Reliance Jio's Lyf phones have been selling in India for quite some months now, however, the company still needs to tap the rural and tier-III markets for its data services and mobile business.

The report said that Jio may try to reach out to the consumers who are first-time data users in rural areas. "Jio wants to tap all the segments in the country and sees huge potential in the rural areas, which it now aims to tap with VoLTE feature phones," said the report.There will be two feature phones, if the report is to be believed, priced at around Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500. Reliance may launch these phones in the first quarter of 2017. Although these are feature phones, meaning there will be no touchscreen, they will be able to run 4G data and will be capable of accessing internet.The cheapest 4G-enabled smartphone at present is sold at around Rs 3000, and a huge slice of the market is still based on feature phones. With the launch of such feature phones, Reliance Jio will be able to offer the affordability of a feature phone with 4G VoLTE technology along with free voice calls.

Scientists observe how quantum superpositions build up in a helium atom within femtoseconds.

In the double slit experiment, a particle travels on two different paths at the same time. Something similar can be observed when a helium atom is ionized with a laser beam. The ionization of helium can happen via two different processes, and this leads to characteristic interference effects. A team of scientists has now managed to observe the buildup up of these effects--even though this effect takes place on a time scale of femtoseconds. It is definitely the most famous experiment in quantum physics: in the double slit experiment, a particle is fired onto a plate with two parallel slits, so there are two different paths on which the particle can reach the detector on the other side. Due to its quantum properties, the particle does not have to choose between these two possibilities, it can pass through both slits at the same time. Something quite similar can be observed when a helium atom is ionized with a laser beam.

Professor Nello Cristianini, in the Department of Engineering Mathematics, said

New research shows that by making use of big data to analyse massive data multiple modern and historical news, social networking

Popular Browser Add-On WoT Pulled After Being Caught Selling Browsing Histories

A popular browser add-on has been pulled after investigation showed it was selling users' browsing history to third parties, data that was not sufficiently anonymised. Web of Trust Services is a website reputation and review service that uses crowdsourcing to assign trust and reliability ratings.

Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Patch for Security Flaw That Google Revealed

Microsoft has issued a patch for the critical Windows 10 system vulnerability brought to light by Google last week, it said in its security bulletin announcement on Tuesday.

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British Airways to offer wi-fi on short-haul flights

British Airways will offer wi-fi internet access on its short-haul flights from 2017, its owner IAG has announced.

IAG-owned Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling will also provide wi-fi.

Many rival airlines already offer internet access during flights, with some providing it free of charge.

But one travel expert warned in-flight internet was often unreliable and was unlikely to influence travellers' airline choices.

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"My first experience with wi-fi on a flight was about five years ago, when it was offered for free by Norwegian," said Simon Calder, travel editor at the Independent.

"There has not been much take-up because it's not always reliable and many people actually want to disconnect on a flight.

"But it may be that BA and IAG have cracked it and can offer something vaguely reliable."

IAG said up to 341 of its planes would be fitted with wi-fi technology provided by satellite communications firm Inmarsat.