Tech Mahindra launches Women-led Ideathon to promote use of new age technologies in the defense space

Makers Lab, the research and development arm center of Tech Mahindra Ltd., announced the launch of a women-led Ideathon to drive technology innovation. Launched on International Women’s Day, the Ideathon is aimed at solving real world challenges through technology, especially in the defense space. The Ideathon will run for 4 weeks and will end on 7 April 2020.

The wider Tech Mahindra family including woman associates, women spouses of other associates and children are invited to participate in this Ideation. The Ideathon, supported by Josh, the cultural group of Tech Mahindra will consist of two rounds. The top 20 ideas will be rewarded and will get a chance to interact with Instructors as well as Army officers of College of Military Engineering (CME), Pune. College of Military Engineering is a premier technical and tactical training institute of the Indian Army (Corps of Engineers) with a focus on promoting innovative technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for the Indian Army.

Nikhil Malhotra, Global Head of Makers Lab, Tech Mahindra, said: “The mission of Tech Mahindra’s research and development arm, Makers Lab, is to promote technology innovation and provide a common platform where academia and industry can come together to create disruptive solutions to solve real-world problems. This women-led Ideathon is a first among a series of Ideathons and hackathons which are planned across the year in Tech Mahindra, to encourage women professionals especially to innovate and leverage technology towards the betterment of society and world at large.”

Winnovate is a Tech Mahindra program with a vision to enable women to break the glass ceiling and bring excellence in technology as well as management. The program is aimed at inspiring more women with real life examples, monthly webinars and mentorship programs.

Kanchan Bhonde, Product Strategy Head, Makers Lab and Head – Winnovate (Women who Innovate) Program, Tech Mahindra, said: “There are some very challenging problem statements we have developed for the Ideathon, which will naturally generate curiosity amongst the teams. We are excited to hear from women and children who will get a chance to showcase their creativity and technical expertise.”

OnePlus 8 Lite specifications, price leaked ahead of launch

OnePlus 8 Lite is tipped to sport a 6.4-inch display with a MediaTek Dimensity 1000 processor hidden inside. Here's all you need to know.

HIGHLIGHTS

• OnePlus 8 Lite is expected to be launched in April
• This will be the first Lite smartphone from OnePlus
• It could get a 6.4-inch display

It’s no secret that we’re nearing the launch of OnePlus’s upcoming smartphones. The series is said to bring with itself three new phones, including the OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro and the OnePlus 8 Lite. Of the three, it’s arguably the latter which has gotten the least amount of media love ahead of the launch.

However, that now appears to have changed, with 91Mobiles claiming to have leaked the entire specs and timeline ahead of the launch of the device. Considering that this is the first Lite variant by the company, it’s interesting to get a look at the leaked information about the device ahead of the launch.

The report by 91Mobiles cites noted tipster Ishan Agarwal, who claims the device will come with a 90Hz refresh rate, punch-hole display, and a MediaTek chipset. The report also reveals the price of the upcoming device.

The OnePlus 8 Lite is tipped to come priced at GBP 400 (approx Rs 37,500). However, considering the UK pricing of the device is always a little higher compared to the Indian variant, the device is expected to be launched at a more affordable price point in India.

The report also claims the phone will be available in India by July this year. However, that could just be the date of the first sale with the phone expected to be launched in India at a much earlier date.

As for the specs, the report claims the phone could come with a centrally aligned punch-hole display. The display is expected to be 6.4-inches in size and unlike the OnePus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will only support 90Hz refresh rate.

Apart from this, the smartphone is said to support a MediaTek chipset, which may be the Dimensity 1000 SoC according to rumours. The cameras on the device could see a 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 16-megapixel secondary camera and a 12-megapixel lens sat next to it.

For battery, the phone will come running a 4,000mAh pack with 30W Warp fast-charging support be available in two variants: 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB internal storage.