Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur researchers have created a unique system, where smartphones can be used to test glucose levels in patients to provide quick, and easy-to-access testing results. The entire system connects a Paper-based analytical device to any smartphone using an Android app, which allows for the detection of the sample for glucose (with a concentration range of 10−40 mM). …

The CSR arm of Google on March 6 launched a new free app called the Bolo app to help primary grade children improve their reading skills in Hindi and English. The app comes with Google’s speech recognition and text-to-speech technology which makes it very child friendly. Designed to work offline, Bolo will be available on Google Play Store in India …