LG X Screen with dual-display to be launched in India next week
South Korean consumer electronics major LG is planning to launch a new smartphone in India on Monday.The company has sent out media invites for an event on July 18 to launch X Screen in New Delhi. LG X Screen was first showcased at MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2016 back in March, now the device will […]
It will take longer to reach Windows 10 goal: Microsoft
San Francisco: Microsoft is backing off its ambitious goal of getting Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by 2018.The company is blaming its own decision to scale back its smartphone business over the last year.Microsoft said that’s slowing efforts to deploy the newest version of its flagship software on PCs, game consoles and mobile devices […]
Xiaomi to offer products at Re 1 to rejoice its two year anniversary in India
Chinese giant, Xiaomi will be celebrating two years of its existence in the Indian market. The company is planning to offer its consumers a host of new offers including flash sales, price drops and giveaways.Mi fans in the sub continent can avail these exiting offers from July 20th to July 22nd. The company will have […]
WhatsApp gets a new font; know how to use them all
WhatsApp has been making headlines ever since they announced that the messaging platform will be completely free for use. In fact, the Facebook Inc-owned company has been constantly in the news with facts, leaks and rumours about its upcoming features. For now, WhatsApp’s most awaited feature, after voice calling, is video calling. While we are […]
Reliance says commercial telecoms launch in coming months
India’s Reliance Industries Ltd said it will launch fourth-generation wireless services commercially in the coming months as the energy-to-telecoms conglomerate reported a forecast-beating 18 percent rise in first-quarter profit. Reliance, controlled by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, has invested about $20 billion on building what will be India’s biggest 4G network. Its Jio unit currently […]
Asus unveils Zenfone 3 Max, Laser in Vietnam; will they come to India?
Taiwanese PC maker Asus has unveiled two new smartphones, Zenfone 3 Laser and Zenfone 3 Max, in Vietnam.The new Zenfone 3 Laser has a metal body with 5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080p) display having 2.5D glass. It also features fingerprint sensor with 0.2 second response time, 4GB RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage.One of the key aspects […]
Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Mi Max, Mi Band available at just Re. 1: Here’s how to get best deals on Mi products
Xiaomi has completed two years in India and it is celebrating its success with a 3-day carnival, during which the Chinese tech giant is offering attractive deals on a wide range of Mi products. The second-year anniversary sale begins on July 20 and runs through July 22. According to Xiaomi’s 2nd anniversary sale on the […]
Microsoft wins appeal to protect overseas data
San Francisco: Microsoft on Thursday scored a big victory on a keenly watched privacy battlefront, with a US appeals court exonerating the company for refusing to give police user data stored overseas.A three-judge panel in a US court of appeals in New York City ordered that a finding of contempt against Microsoft be tossed out […]
Facebook makes little progress in race, gender diversity: report
Facebook employees are still mainly white or Asian males as the world’s largest social network made little progress in hiring a more diverse talent pool over the past year, it said on Thursday.The findings in Facebook’s annual diversity report reflects the scant progress made by Silicon Valley heavyweights in employing more women and minorities.Last month, […]
Intex launches new tablet with calling facility
New Delhi: Intex Technologies has expanded its product portfolio on Thursday with the announcement of the launch of its 7-inch elegant tablet – iBuddy IN-7DD01.The sleek designed tablet with a glossy finish frame gives it a premium and elegant look. The newly launched tablet will be exclusively available on Amazon in the online space. Powered […]
Apple gears up for technology integration with Cisco
Las Vegas: Technology giant Apple is working on plans to facilitate integration of Cisco’s Spark business collaboration service with iPhones in an effort to offer enterprise customers a better calling experience over Internet.Apple chief Tim Cook has said the company is making iOS devices to work better on Cisco technologies than any other mobile platform. […]
‘Pokemon Go’ digital popularity is also warping real life
Los Angeles: The “Pokemon Go” craze has sent legions of players hiking around cities and battling with “pocket monsters” on their smartphones. It marks a turning point for augmented reality, or technology that superimposes a digital facade on the real world.But the game’s popularity has created unintended consequences in everyday life, from annoyed property owners […]
Google’s anti-privacy efforts help copyright holders get $2 billion
Washington: Google said Wednesday its efforts to fight online piracy have yielded $2 billion paid out to copyright holders whose content is shown on its YouTube platform.The US online giant, updating its anti-piracy efforts, said its system has been generating income for copyright holders when content is posted to YouTube. At the same time, Google […]
Tech-a-byte: Tech news roundup
Pokemon Go sees large scale adoption, Facebook toys with encrypted conversations, catch the latest in tech this week Pokemon Go active users may surpass Twitter Pokemon Go, the augmented reality location-based game by Ingress developer Niantic Inc. has taken the world by storm, and data published by SimilarWeb indicates that it may soon surpass twitter […]
Pokemon Go mania drives players into wild outdoors
Pokemon Go mania has quickly swept the U.S. as players armed with smartphones hunt streets, parks, rivers and elsewhere to capture monsters and gather supplies in the hit game.The free application based on a Nintendo title that debuted 20 years ago has been adapted to the mobile internet age by Niantic Labs, a company spun […]
Karbonn Aura Power launched at Rs. 5,990; can it beat Lenovo Vibe K5, Reliance LYF smartphones?
Just as the demand for premium budget smartphones rises in India, the popularity of the ultra-affordable smartphones continues to rise.People are more active in buying the low-budget devices as compared to the high-priced smartphones mainly because the majority of people happen to be budget-conscious shoppers in the country.Karbonn is the latest manufacturer to join the […]
Gamers want Pokémon Go on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile; thousands sign petition for new game
The craze for the newly launched Pokémon Go game is evident with hundreds of Android and iOS device owners getting hooked to it, but users of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices have been deprived of this fun. Now, Windows fans have demanded that the game be made available to the Windows 10 Mobile […]
Google’s Android Skilling programme for India to train 2 million developers: How to enroll
Sensing India’s potential to become a gobal leader in mobile app development, Google India on Monday announced the launch of its Android Skilling programme in India to hone the talent in the country. Millions of students are expected to benefit from the certification programme that will impart knowledge on Android development.The search giant aims at […]
Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace Neo released: Specifications, price, other details
Samsung has launched an entry level smartphone, the Galaxy J1 Ace Neo in South Africa a few days after releasing the Galaxy J2 (2016) and the Galaxy J Max from J-series. The new device has been listed on the company’s official website without mentioning its pricing and availability. Available in white, black and blue colours, […]
Nintendo’s Pokemon Go breaks the internet; here’s how to get the game
Pokemon Go, has taken the world by a storm and all thanks to Nintendo for breaking the internet. Pokemon Go is one of the most popular topic (at least in the US and Australia) on the internet with an addictive game that uses augmented reality to an extent. The game seems to be addictive and […]