Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has unveiled its latest P8 Lite (2017) smartphone running on Android 7.0 and featuring a 1080p screen. The phone is expected to hit various EU markets by the end of this month. The new device is actually successor to the two-year-old Huawei P8 Lite, and many people are finding the timing […]
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HTC Unveils Two New Models – U Ultra and U Play – for Upcoming U Series of Smartphones
HTC has unveiled U Ultra and U Play—two new models for its upcoming U series smartphones. Both these smartphones will be equipped with Sense Companion, an AI-enabled voice assistant, which will offer help, contextual suggestions and recommendations to enhance user experience. The 5.7-inch U Ultra will be launched in mid-February, while 5.2-inch U Play is […]
Government of India to Launch E-challan and M-parivahan Apps to Improve Road Safety and Citizen Interactions
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in India will soon launch two mobile apps to help improve road safety, facilitate citizen interactions, and provide a digital solution for enforcement of traffic rules in the country. The “e-challan” app is an enforcement app that will allow traffic police and transport authorities to enforce road safety […]
Modern Diesel Cars Produce 10 Times More Toxic Air Pollution than Trucks and Buses, New Data Reveals
A new European study has revealed that modern diesel cars actually produce 10 times more toxic air pollution than trucks and buses. The difference in emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) between two types of vehicles is because there are much stricter regulations in the EU for heavy duty vehicles than cars. Diesel cars have to […]
Asus Unveils Zenfone AR with Google 3D Tango Computing Platform and Daydream
Taiwan-based Asus has unveiled Zenfone AR, a new 5.7-inch smartphone with Google 3D Tango computing platform that allows the users to experience indoor mapping, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and much more. The 3D Tango technology enables a device to sense the world around it, thus allowing interaction with virtual objects as well as watching […]
BSNL Launches Rs 144 Unlimited Calling Pack for Prepaid, Postpaid Subscribers
In a bid to attract more customers towards itself, government-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) in India has launched an unlimited calling pack (local and STD) at Rs 144. The plan has been launched initially for a period of 6 months. It will offer unlimited calls to any network for one month, along […]
Honda Canada Recalls About 53,000 Odyssey Minivans in Canada
Honda Canada has said that it is recalling about 53,000 Odyssey minivans in Canada and that the parts required to fix the problem will not be available until spring. The minivans are being recalled because of the faulty second-row seats that may not lock into position, and may suddenly shift during a crash. However, no […]
Google Commemorates the 250th Birth Anniversary of Scottish Chemist Charles McIntosh with Google Doodle
Charles McIntosh was a Scottish chemist who discovered naphtha – a substance that helped make fabrics waterproof. Today, Google is celebrating the 250th birth anniversary of McIntosh with a Google Doodle showing the rain bouncing off him. Charles Macintosh was born on 29 December 1766 as the son of George Macintosh and Mary Moore. […]
Asus Launches ZenFone Go 4.5 LTE (ZB450KL) in India
Asus has launched its ZenFone Go (ZB450KL) smartphone in India. Also known as the ZenFone Go 4.5 LTE, the phone is available in a Glamour Red matte color finish, as well as in Gold, Silver Blue, and Silver ‘metallic hairline’ finish. Priced at Rs. 6,999, the phone is now available at online stores. Asus ZenFone […]
Moto Z Gets Nougat Update in India
Motorola’s Moto Z smartphones in India have now started receiving Android Nougat aka Android 7 update. Earlier, the Nougat update was announced for Moto Z in US. Lenovo had first unveiled its Moto Z in June at Tech World conference in San Francisco. The modular phone was then launched in October 2016. Moto Z features […]
Nintendo Releases Series of Original Sketches Used to Create The Legend of Zelda
Nintendo has released original sketches that were used to create the game The Legend of Zelda, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. These drawings were created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka about 30 years ago, and were then transformed into the pixelated Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game. Nintendo has also released a […]
600,000 More premises in UK’s Remote Locations to Benefit from Superfast Broadband
The UK government has announced to provide an amount of £440m to authorities to connect 600,000 more premises (businesses and homes) with superfast broadband in remote locations. According to government, the cash being provided includes £150 million from “efficiency savings” and the rest being the money returned subsidies from BT that were allocated by the […]
‘Amazon India Exclusive’ OnePlus 3 Listed on Flipkart at Rs 18,999
Inviting another controversy, Flipkart has put the ‘Amazon India exclusive’ OnePlus 3 device on sale at Rs 18,999. The sale will start at 4 pm on December 18 OnePlus 3 smartphone is exclusive to Amazon India, and the listing has come as a surprise to OnePlus CEO Carl Pei. Carl Pei preferred to use Twitter […]
Paytm Announces Program to Increase the Digital Inclusion in India
Paytm has launched a campaign to increase digital inclusion in India. The company is calling upon merchants and consumers to teach other people how they can use Paytm to pay and receive money. The aim of this program is to transform user behavior and accelerate the ongoing shift in India towards digital payments. The incentives […]
Apple Makes Its AirPod Headphones Available for Sale after a Delay of Two Months
Apple AirPod headphones are now available for sale after a delay of about two months. According to Apple, the $159 wireless headphones are now available through its website, whose launch was earlier delayed by Apple for unexplained reasons. AirPod was unveiled in September at the time of launch the latest iPhone. According to Apple, delivery […]
Lava Launches Metal 24 Budget Phone at Rs 2,000 in India
Indian smartphone maker Lava has launched a new smartphone Metal 24 at Rs 2,000 for Indian buyers. This dual-sim phone is available in gun metal and black color variants. The device features a 2.4-inch screen and is available across national retail stores and multi-brand outlets. Lava Metal 24 is powered by a MTK6261D processor. […]
Qualcomm, Microsoft Join Hands to Support Windows 10 on Mobile Computing Devices Powered by Snapdragon
Chip maker Qualcomm and Microsoft have joined hands to support Windows 10 on mobile computing devices using Snapdragon processors. The first PCs powered by Snapdragon processors and running Windows 10 are expected to be available by early 2017. Such PCs would be designed to support x86 Win32 and universal Windows apps, including Microsoft Office, […]
Uber Offers UberFleet App in India to Increase Fleet Efficiency
Uber has launched an android app UberFleet for its fleet partners in India to increase its fleet efficiency. The app – created to improve the overall productivity for fleet owners – will help drivers run more fleets and achieve maximum efficiently. According to Uber, the app will reduce driver’s downtime and make the process of […]
A Security Researcher Bypasses Activation Lock in an Apple iPad
An India-based security researcher has claimed to have found a weakness in iOS 10.1 that allowed him to bypass the activation lock on a locked Apple iPad. Hemanth Joseph lives in Kerala and is working as an information security researcher at the firm Slash Secure. He is also serving as commander at […]
Bengaluru-based Unocoin Launches Bitcoin App on iOS, Android Platforms
Unocoin has launched bitcoin mobile app to allow consumers using iOS and Android platforms to buy, sell, send, and receive bitcoin digital currency using a remote device. Bitcoin is a virtual digital currency that is generated by encryption techniques using peer-to-peer technology to operate. This currency is created and stored electronically, and can operate without […]
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman Says He Edited Comments of Trump Supporters on Reddit
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has admitted that he deleted comments from a Donald Trump-supporting community on his site. According to Huffman, he removed comments from “The_Donald” community page, which has been one of the most well-known communities supporting Donald Trump online. Steve Huffman, the co-founder of Reddit, uses the name spez to post comments on […]
HTC Launches HTC Desire 650 with 13-Megapixel Rear Camera
HTC has launched its latest HTC Desire 650 smartphone with 13 megapixel rear camera in Taiwan. The new phone is powered by quad-core Snapdragon processor and features a 5-inch display. According to Focus Taiwan, the HTC Desire 650 is priced at TWD 5,490 (about US$ 180), and will hit the market in early December. The […]
BMW and Baidu are Ending their Self-driving Car Partnership
Automaker BMW and Chinese tech company Baidu have decided to end their joint research project on self-driving car technology, according to a report published in Reuters, which claims that Baidu – which was carrying out on-road tests in China on BMW 2 sedans – will now use Ford vehicles for testing. The tech giant is […]
GoPro Decides to Recall 2,500 of its Recently Launched Karma Drones
GoPro has decided to recall about 2,500 units of its Karma drone that was launched in September. The company said it decided to recall the new drone after finding power loss issue during operation in some units. The company also revealed the refund program for consumers who can return the product for immediate refund. The […]
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