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Which are the main banks in India holding NPAs?

There are many public sector banks in India which has incompetent management that has shelled out free money in the form of loans to fraudulent companies. Now these loans are obviously in default as the originators have filled their overseas coffers with that money. The main incompetent banks are  State Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra IDBI Bank Indian Overseas Bank UCO Bank Central Bank of India and the list keeps going on...... Total of Rupees 10,000 Crore is in Non performing assets. Now most of these cases will go to NCLT National Company Law tribunal which will decide these cases in Indian bankruptcy court (IBC).  Most bank will only get 1% of the outstanding money lent if they are lucky otherwise it is a total loss. A bunch of crooks at the banks.

What is the net-worth of families in US?

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This data is as per the Sep 2017 Fed Survey of Consumer Finances

What are the current VR options?

For desktops there is Oculus Rift kind of solution For Mobiles there is the Gear VR Now we also have Oculus Go standalone VR coming up next year.

Will my laptop with 802.11 ac work with my Router which has b/g/n

802.11ac is backwards compatible with 802.11b, g and n. This means you can buy an 802.11ac-equipped device and it will work just fine with your existing router. Similarly you can upgrade to an 802.11ac router and it will work happily with all your existing devices.

What is PC3-8500 in a DDR3 RAM?

I personally ignore the PCxxxx rating and just look at the mhz that the RAM operates at and of course the number of pins DDR = Double Data Rate 3 = Version of DDR 1066 = Rated Frequency PC3 = {acronym same as DDR3} theoretical bandwidth 8500 = frequency JEDEC 8500/8 = 1063 theoretical bandwidth

Is Self Driving Technology Hyped or Reality?

The current market is pricing self driving technology at a huge upward valuation.  However, soon everyone will have realistic expectations on the self driving cars market as players like Google (Waymo and FCA), Tesla, Samsung, NVIDIA, Intel (thru Mobileye), Panasonic, Amazon (thru Alexa), Qualcomm (using 820A and C2VX) have their solutions testing with manufacturers like Merc, Ford, GM, Audi etc. So eventually NXP will have a lesser laurels to count upon by losing market share qtr after qtr. In the mean time QCOM can have partnership with all the above parties as C2VX will be needed by all not just NXPI. Here are the leading players in random order NXP Bluebox Engine (NXP S32VLS2) NXP ADAS NXP SAF4000 Platform NVIDIA Audi will be using Nvidia's Drive PX 2 platform and DriveWorks software. Nvidia's PilotNet deep neural networks Nvidia and Audi first graced CES together some seven years ago, in a partnership that gave birth to the lat

When will 5G be commercial?

5G is the next big step in cellular. You can two things one is higher speed and next is higher capacity to absorb devices from adjacent industries like healthcare, automotive and industrials etc. Mid 2019 is when you can see devices in the market. 

What are the most common 4G Bands in India?

LTE network may work on different frequency bands i.e 700Mhz (band 17), 800Mhz (band 20), 850Mhz (band 5), 1800Mhz (band 3), 2300Mhz (band 40) or even 2600Mhz (band 7 or 38). It depends on service provider.

What are the highlights from Apple Sep 12 Event Launch?

Steve Jobs Theater Inaugurated which is wonderful. Tim Cook a little emotional at the start. Tribute to Steve using a one more thing liner.... New iPhone X Launched which has FaceID iPhone X has OLED Display and Qi Power Charging iPhone 8/8+ also has wireless charging AirPower Apple Watch now has standalone cellular capabilities Apple watch alerts if heart beat is unusual or out of rhythm Apple watch now has all Apple Music that can be heard using AirPods Apple TV is now 4K New A11 Bionic Chip 

My broken Laptop has a Win 7 Premium installed. Can I use this OS on my new Laptop?

No. Most likely your Toshiba came with an OEM License. So those licenses live and die with laptops. You are Out of luck buddy.

How much is the US National Debt?

US National Debt is around 20 Trillion USD which is around 106% of the GDP. This is quite high as per historical standards. In 2008 Financial Crisis this ratio was 68%. Reaching above 75% is alarming usually but currently this is at 106% So what are the ways to Reduce this Debt? 0. Cut Medicare, Medicaid like programs 1. Cut spending of programs like grants to low income families, students etc. 2. Cut space exploration and other programmes 3. Increase in Taxes So what is this number in comparison to other countries? Well India has a 70% Debt to GDP, China has a 47%, Greece which went broke 3 times recently is around 179% Debt to GDP. So be aware of this rising number.

Why use an OLED?

Many reasons.... 1. Crisp images because each LED can be shut off individually 2. No backlight  3. Screens can be bent and twisted a bit 4. Screens can be thin 5. Samsung, LG and Apple may be using them in Phones soon. 6. They are very costly though

What was new at CES?

1. A lot of demos on 4K OLED displays by Samsung and LG. 2. A wafer think TV that sticks to the walls and can be peeled off 3. A lot of activity around autonomous vehicles 4. AR/VR in full flow by Qualcomm and Lionsgate. A movie to be out in Mar 17. 5. Drones and a lot of them.....