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  • Lessons learnt from Chandrayaan are faith, fearlessness: Modi

    Jul 28, 2019

    New Delhi, July 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the two "greatest lessons" he learnt from the Chandrayaan-II mission are "faith and fearlessness" and also announced a quiz competition whose winners will get an opportunity to visit Sriharikota to witness the moment the spacecraft will land on moon in September.

  • Rostec Is Ready to Expand International Cooperation in 5G

    Jul 24, 2019

    MOSCOW, July 24, 2019 - The enterprises of Rostec State Corporation have started creating Russian equipment for fifth generation mobile communications. The equipment will comply with international 3GPP standards, and will also be compatible with the devices of other vendors.

  • TECNO launches new mobile "PHANTOM 9', enters e-commerce

    Jul 11, 2019

    Jammu, July 11: TECNO Mobile, the global premium smartphone brand today announced its plan to enter the e-commerce space with the launch of Global Flagship ‘PHANTOM 9’ a new mobile which will be available on Flipkart. The launch also marked the ‘renewed multi-year global partnership’ between TECNO Mobile, and the Premier League’s Manchester City.

  • 'Agent Smith' malware infected 15 million Android devices in India

    Jul 11, 2019

    Agent Smith is a new Android malware that has infected around 25 million devices globally that includes 15 million devices spread through third-party app stores like 9Apps, a malicious virus is infecting Android phones by hiding itself in apps like WhatsApp.

  • Google celebrates Amrish Puri 87th birthday with a doodle

    Jun 22, 2019

    Mumbai, June 22: On legendary Indian actor Amrish Puri's 87th birth anniversary on Saturday, search engine Google paid tributes to the character artiste with a special doodle. The doodle created by Pune-based guest artist Debangshu Moulik celebrates the life and legacy of the renowned actor.

  • UC Browser Generates over 300 Million Content Consumption during the India - Pakistan Match

    Jun 20, 2019

    Jammu, June 20: In a clear success of its strategy for digitizing sports, UC Browser - world’s No.1 third-party mobile browser and a content platform, celebrates the on-going ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, along with cricket content consumers and sports enthusiasts. The recently-commenced highly-tracked India Pakistan match saw over 300 million content consumption on the UC Browser platform.

  • Samsung Galaxy Fold ready to hit the market soon, display problems almost fixed

    Jun 20, 2019

    The anticipated Galaxy Fold will release soon as Samsung seems to have ironed out "most" of the display issues that caused the company to delay its original April launch timeline. While a July release may not happen, there are reports that the company will launch the Galaxy Fold alongside or soon after the Galaxy Note 10 in early August.

  • Tata Sky Launches 'Room TV Service' Ahead of June 15 Deadline for Multi-TV Subscribers

    Jun 14, 2019

    New Delhi, June 14: Tata Sky last week announced that they'll be stopping their multi-TV subscription service plans from June 15. As per the announcement, now subscribers will have to pay separately for every connection they have, and not just one tariff plan. Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV also revamped their multi-TV plans and policies so as to comply with TRAI directives.

  • PUBG Mobile update 0.13.0 to brings new Deathmatch mode and Godzilla theme

    Jun 12, 2019

    PUBG MOBILE is collaborating with the latest Godzilla movie to bring some new themed gameplay as well as in-game items. That update is rolling out now and the PUBG MOBILE team has listed one new exciting addition to the game - the Deathmatch mode. Here's a brief changelog for the version 0.13.0 update: - Added MVP showcase system at the end of each match. All players will receive a default MVP pose.

  • Vodafone Idea, Microsoft partner for cloud services

    Jun 12, 2019

    Telecom operator Vodafone Idea and software major Microsoft recently announced partnership for cloud services. "We are happy to partner with Microsoft to support our customer as they move towards a cloud-centric approach to their businesses. Cloud adoption is a 'when' and not an 'if'," Vodafone Idea Chief Enterprise Business Officer Nick Gliddon said in a statement.

  • PUBG LITE is coming to India soon for Low-End PCs

    Jun 10, 2019

    PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) Lite is finally making its way to India. After launching in countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, and Bangladesh, the lightweight version of the game will be soon released in one of the biggest markets for the battle royale game. The makers of PUBG have been working on a lighter version of the game for a while under the title of PUBG LITE.

  • Oppo Reno Z With 6.4-inch display, SD 710, 48MP Camera Launched

    May 27, 2019

    Europe, May 27: After launching the OPPO Reno, Reno 10x Zoom and Reno 5G smartphones, OPPO has announced a new reno series phone called the OPPO Reno Z in Europe. As seen on the other Reno smartphones, the Reno Z also comes equipped with an in-display fingerprint scanner, waterdrop-style notch display, 48MP dual cameras and Snapdragon 710. The handset carries a price tag of 150 euros.

  • Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 - faster and more powerful announced for $999

    May 21, 2019

    Google on Monday unveiled a Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2, a new model of its Google Glass that’s catered specifically to business uses. The Enterprise Edition program is dedicated to businesses. After collecting feedback from the likes of AGCO, Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Sutter Health employees who have implemented the improved device into their daily work, Google revealed the initiative's successor, Glass Enterprise Edition 2.

  • WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after spyware attack via voice calling

    May 14, 2019

    Jerusalem, May 14: Facebook’s WhatsApp today urged its 1.5 billion users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app as the team discovered a vulnerability that allowed attackers to install malicious code on iPhones and Android phones by ringing up a target device. It is believed that Israeli firm NSO is allegedly behind the technology, as researchers found a similar digital footprint to known tools from the company.

  • Instagram testing "song lyrics stickers" for its Stories feature

    May 13, 2019

    San Francisco, May 13: Facebook-owned messaging app Instagram is testing a new Sticker feature that will show music lyrics of a song playing in the Stories background. Still, in development, the feature was predicted in April on Twitter by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who even demonstrated its working in a short music video from Rick Ashley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" alongside its lyrics.

  • Virtual Desktops on Microsoft Azure power ABSLI's sales team across 100 branch locations in India

    May 03, 2019

    New Delhi: Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI), one of India’s leading private sector life insurance companies, is adopting cloud technology to enhance experience, productivity and process efficiency for its team of insurance sellers and distributors. As part of the initiative, ABSLI has implemented Virtual Desktops on Microsoft Azure cloud for 1,400 members of its sales team, at over 100 branch locations across India.

  • 360 Smart AI introduces water drop shaped UHD Wi-Fi Camera D600 with 110 wide angle

    Apr 30, 2019

    Jammu: 360 Smart AI, a leading security Brand with IoT Products and solutions, adds another product to its successful Security Camera Portfolio with ‘D600’, a stylish water drop shape design, that brings intelligent detection and DIY security surveillance. The DIY Wireless Indoor camera can be both Table or Wall Mounted in operation.

  • ShareChat pulls down over 4 lakh posts violating community guidelines

    Apr 30, 2019

    New Delhi: Earlier last month, ShareChat along with other social media platforms signed and adopted a ‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’ to support the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure a free and fair election process. As part of this, ShareChat conducted a training session for ECI appointed nodal officers in New Delhi. The training included methods through which the ECI could report potentially unlawful content for expeditious redressal.

  • Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce visits SICOP Udhampur

    Apr 24, 2019

    Udhampur: Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Navin Kumar Choudhary today visited Industrial Estate, Battal Ballian Udhampur. During the visit, he interacted with the officers and industrialists of the area and inspected the ongoing developmental works there. Various deputations of unitholders and prominent citizens also met Principal Secretary and projected their demands.

  • Reliance Jio's GigaFiber to offer broadband, landline, TV combo for just Rs 600

    Apr 23, 2019

    Delhi, April 23: Reliance Jio GigaFiber is planning to launch a broadband-landline-TV combo service for ₹600 a month. Along with this, Jio will also offer an option to connect to 40 devices to its smart home network for a price of up to Rs 1,000. The telecom and television services will be added in the next three months, and the services will remain free for nearly a year, after the services are rolled out, the paper quoting sources said.

  • Realme unveils 2 new products at the anniversary launch event

    Apr 23, 2019

    Jammu, April 23: Realme, the No. 1 quality smartphone brand in India, launched the Realme 3 pro, the brand’s latest flagship, in the capital today. The speed king, realme 3 Pro, is powered by Snapdragon 710 processor and comes with a 4045mAh battery with a VOOC 3.0 flash charge. Realme 3 Pro also supports Sony IMX 519 16MP + 5MP rear cameras, and a 25MP selfie camera for more distinctive and detailed pictures.

  • Whatsapp new feature to block users from taking chat screenshots

    Apr 20, 2019

    Whatsapp is reported to have rolled out a new beta version that blocks users from taking a screenshot of conversations. WhatsApp beta update on Google Play Store shows a new development for biometric authentication. On Android phones, users will find biometric authentication from Settings > Account > Privacy. If WhatsApp doesn’t recognise the fingerprint and there are too many failed attempts, WhatsApp will be locked for a few minutes.

  • Redmi Note 7 Pro May Get Fortnite Support Soon

    Apr 20, 2019

    Redmi Note 7 Pro will be getting support for Fortnite, Xiaomi has revealed. Xiaomi has posted a thread on its official forum questioning Redmi Note 7 Pro users if they are interested in Fortnite support for their smartphones. The company in a statement stated that this thread has been created after a large number of Redmi Note 7 Pro users showed interest in the battle royale game.

  • Amazon, Google Finally End Video Streaming Feud, to allow Prime Video & Youtube

    Apr 19, 2019

    After a feud that’s lasted years, Google & Amazon have made peace and finally agreed to put their streaming apps on each other’s platforms. The official YouTube app will come to Amazon Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs, while the Prime Video app will come to Chromecast and other devices with Chromecast built-in. The dispute started in late 2015 when Amazon decided to stop selling Google’s Chromecast devices.

  • 20 States Join Pan-India Single Emergency Helpline Number "112"

    Apr 19, 2019

    New Delhi: Twenty states and Union territories have so far joined a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number ''112'' on which immediate assistance can be sought by anyone in distress, officials said Friday. The ''112'' helpline is an integration of police (100), fire (101) and women (1090) helpline numbers and the project is being implemented under the central government's Nirbhaya Fund.

  • India bans video sharing app Tiktok, No Longer Available on App Stores

    Apr 17, 2019

    Delhi, April 17: TikTok, an app for creating and sharing short videos, is officially gone from Android's Google Play and iOS' App Store. The popular app used by teenagers for creation and sharing of short videos was available on application stores of both Google and Apple until Tuesday evening but is no longer available for downloads on both platforms.

  • Airtel and FICCI ladies organisation launch Women Safety app 'My Circle'

    Apr 16, 2019

    Jammu, April 16: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecom services provider, and the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), the women business wing of apex trade body FICCI, launched a carrier agnostic safety app – My Circle which has been designed to empower women in the event of any distress or panic situation.

  • Airtel and FICCI Ladies Organisation launch Women’s Safety app - My Circle

    Apr 15, 2019

    Jammu: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecom services provider, and the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), the women business wing of apex trade body FICCI, launched a carrier agnostic safety app – My Circle which has been being designed to empower women in the event of any distress or panic situation.

  • PUBG Mobile Darkest Night Game Mode PUBG Mobile 0.12 Release Date Confirmed

    Apr 13, 2019

    The PUBG Mobile 0.12 update release date has been revealed by Tencent. According to a prepared statement from the company, the newest update to the battle royale game is out next week. The new update will also bring about PUBG Mobile Darkest Night mode. In this users will be able to team up or play individually to fight hordes of zombies and poison gas for 30 minutes to escape. Full details for the 0.12.

  • Google has more Pixel tablets, laptops on the way

    Apr 12, 2019

    On Tuesday at Google Cloud Next '19, 9 to 5 Google reported that the company hosted a presentation entitled "Google Hardware for Business" during which Product Manager Steve Jacobs hinted at a new product outside the realm of Pixelbooks and Pixel Slates.

  • Facebook to use Artificial Intelligence to map world population

    Apr 11, 2019

    Aiming to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create accurate maps, Facebook said its maps now cover “majority” of Africa and that its project would eventually map nearly the whole world’s population. “When it is completed, humanitarian agencies will be able to determine how populations are distributed even in remote areas so that healthcare workers can better reach the households and relief workers can better distribute aid.

  • Alibaba creates "Video Fingerprints" to fight piracy

    Apr 10, 2019

    Beijing, 10 April: In a bid to curb piracy, China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba has come up with ‘video fingerprints’ technology that gives each original video a unique online identity. Short videos have become a popular form of advertisement for sellers on Alibaba's e-commerce platforms Taobao and Tmall. But the videos are often left unpatented due to a cumbersome process, Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.

  • Amazon Plans to Launch Over 3,000 Satellites to Offer Broadband Internet

    Apr 05, 2019

    Amazon.com Inc on Thursday confirmed its plan to build a network of over 3,000 satellites through "Project Kuiper" to provide high-speed internet. The long-term project will cater to people globally who lack basic access to broadband Internet, Amazon said in a statement on Thursday. Details of the project were filed with the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union last month.

  • Vivo Inks Partnership with PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019

    Apr 05, 2019

    Chinese smartphone brand Vivo has announced a partnership with Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds mobile (PUBG Mobile) as the title sponsor of the upcoming PUBG Mobile Club Open 2019 that will be one of the biggest mobile gaming tournaments in the world. The PUBG gamers will battle all their way through the Spring & Fall Split in order to win the prize pool of a whopping 2.5million USD. With this partnership, Vivo will be working on smartphones that will provide ultra-smooth gaming performance for high demanding games like PUBG Mobile.

  • Jio offers 100GB free data and Rs 2,200 cashback to Redmi Go users

    Apr 05, 2019

    New Delhi, April 2019: Reliance Jio on Friday announced that it is offering Rs 2,200 instant cashback and 100 GB of additional data on the newly announced Xiaomi Redmi Go. The cashback of Rs 2200, shall be credited in the form of 44 discount coupons of Rs 50 each, in the MyJio App of an eligible subscriber. The vouchers can be redeemed for subsequent eligible recharges of Rs 198 and Rs 299 only.

  • Apple puts iPhone XR on massive discount of Rs 24,500 for a limited time in India

    Apr 04, 2019

    Apple has announced a promotional offer in association with HDFC bank on the iPhone XR series. Apple’s iPhone XR will be available at a special promotional price of Rs 59,900 (64 GB) for regular customers, while HDFC Bank customers can avail the same for Rs 53,900 with special cash back. This discount puts the iPhone XR 64GB at a reduced price of a whopping Rs 23,000 for a limited time in India.

  • Xiaomi Mi Fan Festival 2019 kicks off: Redmi Note 7 Pro, Mi A2, Poco F1 and other Xiaomi products get cheaper

    Apr 04, 2019

    The most awaited sale for Mi Fans aka Mi Fan Festival 2019 has begun today. The Mi Fan Festival will be held across Mi.com, online partner platforms partners, Mi Home, Mi Store, and partner offline stores. It will end on April 6. During the sale, Xiaomi is offering discounts on smartphones, smart TVs, Mi bands and other Xiaomi products. On and above the discount all HDFC credit and debit card users will get 10 percent instant discount.

  • Airtel India Launches Airtel Books App To offer e-books to smartphone users

    Apr 04, 2019

    Jammu, 4 April: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecommunications services provider, today launched a new app – Airtel Books to bring an exciting collection of e-books to smartphone users. With this, Airtel has further diversified its fast-growing digital content portfolio to add to its popular offerings like Wynk Music and Airtel TV.

  • WhatsApp 'Checkpoint Tipline number +91-9643-000-888' launched, to report fake news in India

    Apr 03, 2019

    WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging platform on Tuesday launched a service in India where People will be able to submit misinformation or rumors to the 'Checkpoint Tipline on WhatsApp' at +91-9643-000-888. Launched by 'PROTO', a media-skilling startup, the 'tipline' will create a database of rumors which will help to study misinformation during elections.

  • Jaguar Land Rover to launch electric vehicles in India starting this year end

    Apr 02, 2019

    Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it plans to launch multiple electrified models, including hybrid and battery operated vehicles in India, starting this year. Towards the end of 2019, JLR India will introduce its first hybrid vehicle from the Land Rover portfolio, the company said in a statement. In the second half of 2020, the company plans to launch its first battery electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-PACE, it added.

  • With 1.5 Billion Users a Month, Google's Gmail Turns 15

    Apr 02, 2019

    Google’s email service Gmail that has nearly 1.5 billion monthly active users turned 15 on Monday. Created by Paul Buchheit on April 1, 2004, Gmail started with an initial storage capacity of one gigabyte per user. Google also bought Android and YouTube, the biggest mobile operating system and video-sharing site. A year after Gmail, the company launched Google Maps which is now the leading map service on the web.

  • After a lengthy delay, Apple cancels its AirPower Wireless Charging Mat

    Mar 30, 2019

    Apple has called off its "AirPower" product that was supposed to charge an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPod at the same time. AirPower was primarily aimed at people who owned multiple Apple devices, including an iPhone, an Apple Watch or even the latest generation of AirPods. Last year, some experts on the subject proclaimed that AirPower was ‘doomed to fail’, as the mat contained too many overlapping coils to work effectively.

  • Daikin Unveils Energy Efficient Range of ACs

    Mar 28, 2019

    Daikin Air-conditioning India Pvt. Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd., Japan – the world’s leading air-conditioning company today launched a new range of energy efficient ACs. As a strategic move of the company’s global initiative to roll out more and more energy efficient and ultra-advance features. Daikin being the technology leader always bring the true value addition for its valuable customers.

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