5 Asian Startups That Caught Our Eye This Week

Source: Penn Olson

In the last seven days, we have covered a couple of startups on Tech in Asia, specifically from China, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. For folks who are interested in investing or partnering with these startups, drop us an email — edi ...
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Face detection using HTML5, javascript, webrtc, websockets, Jetty and OpenCV

Source: Hacker News

Through HTML5 and the corresponding standards, modern browsers get more standarized features with every release. Most people have heard of websockets that allows you to easily setup a two way communication channel with a ...
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PMC to track flood-prone spots through 50 cctvs

Source: Indian Express

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to install 50 CCTVs at various spots in the city before monsoon to keep a round-the-clock check on flood-prone spots, mostly nullahs that overflow during mons ...
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New-generation video conferencing service from Sify Technologies

Source: The Hindu

Sify Technologies, a provider of converged ICT services, and Vidyo Inc. of the U.S., have launched of Sify videomeet, a new-generation video conferencing-as-a-service for enterprises and emerging businesses. Vidyo is a provider of multi-poin ...
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andapos;E-mulaqatandapos; facility to come up in Chatra divisonal jail

Source: Webindia123

The divisional jail in this district will soon have video conferencing facility for the visitors under 'E-mulaqat' scheme launched by the state government. Jail Superintendent Bhaigrath Karjee here said family membe ...
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Cisco ends development on Cius tablet

Source: The Verge

In a blog post, Cisco announced that it "will no longer invest" in a tablet you've probably never even heard of: the Cisco Cius. Introduced in 2010, the Cius was an enterprise tablet with a focus on video conferencing and compatibility with Cis ...
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'Candidate A' no longer in the running for East Hampton town manager position

Source: The Middletown Press

EAST HAMPTON – Whoever will be the new town manager, it won’t be “Candidate A.” The Town Council met earlier this week in a closed-door session in Town Hall in an effort to iron out an agreement with a person who has been identified only as “Candidate A. ...
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CIsco Kills Cius, Google Android Tablet

Source: LXer

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) has killed its Cius tablet, which runs Google Android. The VAR Guy is hardly surprised. Cisco didn’t offer any Cius updates during Cisco Partner Summit 2012. And Cisco executives had rarely, if ever, been se ...
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Cisco Cius tablet is dead

Source: Slashgear

Cisco’s attempt at entering the massively competitive tablet market has come to a quiet end. The company’s Cius product has been set off to greener pastures without even making a serious dent in the industry. It ...
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