Idea Cellular in India has launched a new postpaid plan for its customers. With this ‘unparalleled offer’ Idea is offering 1GB data per day for a month for 300. However, this plan is available only for 4G handset users, and users will have to avail it on top of their existing postpaid plan. “The new […]
MTNL has introduced a new Rs 319 plan offering 2GB data per day and call benefits to customers. With MTNL’s 319 plan, users enjoy unlimited calling within MTNL’s network, and 25 minutes of free call to other networks in a single day. “On its 31st anniversary, MTNL announces new plan from April 1, 2017 that […]
The State Bank of India (SBI) has rolled out a new Unnati credit card for its account holders. This card is targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account-holders. According to SBI, the credit card will be issued to every account holder without any joining fee or annual fee. The card was launched by […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Chenani Nashri Tunnel on April 2. Chenani Nashri Tunnel is the longest smart tunnel in Asia and boasts of features like Integrated Traffic Control System, Video Surveillance System and FM Rebroadcast System. The 10.89 km tunnel has been constructed with an investment of Rs 2,519 crore, and forms […]
Chinese mobile company Oppo has launched its new Oppo F3 Plus smartphone in India for selfie lovers. The phone is part of Oppo’s Selfie Expert series focusing on front facing camera performance. Oppo F3 Plus comes with a unibody aluminum design with a six-string antenna pattern. On the front is the dual front facing camera […]
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has criticized Jaguar over an “irresponsible” newspaper advert, which ASA says encourages dangerous driving practices. The advertorial, published in the Guardian on 24 September 2016, highlighted how the features of XE model’s interior allow executives to work on the move. The headline of the advertorial was: “Drive time is […]
The founder and chief executive of Tesla Elon Musk has written back to a fifth grade student—Bria, daughter of Twitter user Steven—and promised her to hold a competition to find the best homemade commercial for Tesla. Musk is an active Twitter user and regularly informs public about the upcoming products and plans of the company. […]
Instagram has said that it is rolling out immersive, full-screen ads in its “Stories” feature for all businesses globally. “Ads in stories let your business use targeting and reach capabilities that make your ads personally relevant to the people you want to reach. That, paired with measurement tools giving you the confident to know it […]
Huawei has unveiled its Watch 2 and the Huawei Watch 2 Classic smartwatches. Both devices will go on sale in more than 20 countries beginning from March. The price of Huawei Watch 2 starts at EUR 329. The company had launched its first smartwatch in 2015, but since then, no new smartwatch was launched by […]
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has unveiled P10, dubbed to be the world’s first smartphone with 4.5G technology. The device, priced at 649 euro, is claimed to offer double download speed and 60 per cent reduction in call drops even on weak signals. “Huawei P10 is world’s first 4.5G LTE smartphone. It gives two times fast […]
In a bid to make a global comeback in the smartphone industry, Nokia has announced a series of new smartphones at MWC 2017 taking place in the city of Barcelona. The new phones announced include the most talked about Nokia 3310 (2017) feature phone, Nokia 3, Nokia 5, and Nokia 6, and Nokia 6 Arte […]
Microsoft has announced that vswhere is now available. The vswhere is designed to be a redistributable, single-file executable that can be used in build or deployment scripts to find where Visual Studio – or other products in the Visual Studio family – is located. For example, users knowing the relative path to MSBuild can find […]
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has ordered an “urgent investigation” into claims made by a former employee about sexual harassment and institutional indifference within the company. In a blog post, Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer who resigned from Uber in December, revealed that she was subjected to sexual harassment through a ‘string of messages’ […]
The forthcoming flagship LG G6 smartphone that is expected to be unveiled later this month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain will feature a new UX 6.0 mobile user interface, according to its maker. The new user interface, based on Google’s Android OS, will offer a new Square Camera mode that splits the screen […]
Twitch has launched a new “Communities” section on its site to broaden the scope of its video game streaming site and cater to users’ unique interests. Initially, Communities section will contain several categories and dedicated sections devoted to topics like drawing, cosplay, painting, music, food, comedy and more. Users will also be able to set […]
Microsoft has announced that it is going to release Visual Studio 2017 next month during a two-day launch event. “Today, I’m proud and humbled that Visual Studio is turning twenty – we’re celebrating two decades of Visual Studio! As we hit this great milestone, I’m also excited to announce that Visual Studio 2017 will be […]
Twitter has reported loss in the fourth quarter of the financial year, making it the 10th consecutive quarter of lower revenue. On Thursday, Dorsey told analysts during a conference call that the Twitter’s year-over-year revenue growth slowed to less than 1%. The company’s revenue grew to $717.2 million in the fourth quarter, marking the slowest […]
Google parent company Alphabet has announced that it is selling its satellite imaging unit Terra Bella to startup Planet Labs. Terra Bella was formerly known as Skybox, acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 million. Two companies announced the decision on Friday, although the amount for the deal was not disclosed. After completion of the […]
The Casualty Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) in Derbyshire has revealed the locations where mobile speed cameras will be in force this week in Derbyshire. The CREST Team is part of the Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership. According to CREST, their team installed the first cameras in 1994. “Since then have grown technologically and […]
Facebook has picked Australia and Thailand to be the first two countries for testing ads on Facebook Messenger app. The latest move from the social giant confirms that Australia is preferred choice as a testbed for new tech ventures. Users participating in the trials will find ads appearing below the “recent conversations” section. According to […]
Twitter is launching a new “Explore” section on its iOS and Android app to allow its users have Trends, Moments, Live Video and Search at one place. The new “Explore” tab will replace the earlier Moments tab, will bridge the between curated and live news and video features, and will allow users to find out […]
In November 2016, Instagram had announced its Live Video feature. This feature is now being rolled out globally for users. Instagram’s Live Video feature is part of Instagram’s Stories and will allow users to go live and show their friends/followers a video in real-time when it is captured. To use the feature Live Video feature […]
Cisco Systems Inc has announced that it is in the process of finalizing the $3.7 billion deal to buy San Francisco-based business software company AppDynamics Inc. The deal, if completed, would be one of its largest deals in recent years, and would help Cisco grow in areas outside of its core networking business. In 2013, […]
Microsoft is expected to announce layoffs of 700 employees on Monday, according to some reports. The HR department of the company has already reserved several conference rooms on the company’s campus to most likely announce the layoffs. Microsoft currently has a staff of around 113,000, as revealed by the company, and figure was increased by […]
Apple has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm seeking $1 billion damages, and accusing the Qualcomm of monopolizing the market for computer chips for wireless devices. According to Apple, According to Apple, Qualcomm “has unfairly insisted on charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with.” In recent months, regulators in different countries have criticized […]
Facebook has announced to roll out fake new offensive in Germany, as the country enters parliamentary election year. Recently, Facebook faced criticism for failing to stop fake news floating on its platform during US elections. The social giant has also been criticized in Germany for an insufficient response to hate speech. Many German politicians and […]
British telecom operator BT has rolled out a new service for its customers to block about 30 million nuisance calls each week. The service available for free would divert unwanted calls before they reach British homes. A team at BT’s Oswestry, Shropshire centre would supervise this Call Protect service. The team would identify rogue numbers […]
Instagram, the photo and video sharing service owned by Facebook, has announced to add advertising features in Instagram stories to boost advertising revenues. The new ad features is currently being tested with major advertisers such as Nike, GM, and Airbnb. In February, ads will be tested by Turner Sports for cable network TNT’s airing of […]
The world’s largest social network Facebook is testing mid-roll ads for videos that are viewed for at least 20 seconds, a report published in Recode claimed citing unnamed industry sources. The social network has already been testing the ads that run in the middle of videos on Facebook Live, but the new move would extend […]
Sixty-three billion messages were sent globally on WhatsApp on New Year’s Eve, and a large part of these messages – about 14 million – were generated in India, the messaging app revealed to VentureBeat in an email. These numbers have set new single-day records for the messaging app. According to WhatsApp, 7.9 billion images and […]