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Despite mounting pressure from telcos including threat of legal action, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the penalty for call drops announced by the regulator Trai will be implemented as per schedule.
“The telecom operators may have a point. But for the government what is more important is customer interest… there is therefore no question of going back on the proposal to penalise telecom companies for call drops,” Prasad told reporters here.
The minister did not

LinkedIn has announced LinkedIn Placements to make it easier for graduating students across India to find their first jobs. Also, the new initiative will help placement officers and recruiters to manage campus placements.
“Our conversations with students, placement officers and recruiters involved in campus recruitment point to an unmet need for efficiency and effectiveness. We are excited to start this journey to provide a locally developed solution that helps to improve the experience an

Indian technology company Cube26 has launched its first smart device- IOTA Lite in India. It is basically a 7W LED bub which can be controlled by a smartphone app. You can switch it on or off, change colours, adjust luminosity and even can tune the bulb to music beats from your smartphone. Priced at Rs 1,899, the smart bulb is powered by Texas Instruments microprocessor and uses energy efficient Toshiba LED. It is available exclusively on Flipkart from November 6 at an introductory cost of 1499

Canon has launched two new camera models in its PowerShot G series. Powershot G5X and G9X cost Rs 49,995 and Rs 32,995 respectively.
The company also announced a multimedia storage hub, Canon Connect Station CS100 priced at Rs 24,299.
The cameras come with 1.0-inch sensors, which provides good image quality, and the ability to capture finer details. The high sensitivity CMOS sensor and DIGIC 6 image processor creates Canon’s high-sensitivity (HS) system, which gives high-performance.
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The phone has an 8 MP auto focus rear camera with LED Falsh and 3.2MP front camera.
iBall has announced a new smartphone, Andi Sprinter 4G, in its Andi series. Andi Sprinter 4G comes with a Universal remote and has been priced at Rs 7,099.
The 4G smartphone features a 5-inch screen with IPS Display. It is powered by a 1.0 GHz quad-core processor and Mali -T720 ​​Graphics core with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 64 GB. Share This ArticleRelated A

InFocus M260 is available in vibrant orange, pristine white and fluorescent green colours.
InFocus has launched 3G enabled M260 smartphone for Rs 3,999. The device will be exclusively available on Snapdeal starting today.
The phone features a 4.5-inch display with 480×854 screen resolution. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM (expandable up to 64GB). Share This ArticleRelated ArticleInFocus M535 with full metal body launched for Rs 9,999 on SnapdealInFocus

CommonFloor Retina will amaze you with a well guided tour of your future home in virtual reality.
CommonFloor recently tapped in virtual reality to help property buyers view upcoming projects on their smartphones. Instead of showing potential buyers mundane pictures of how a property would look on completion, sales person would give them a virtual tour of their future home.
The real-estate website launched its own Google cardboard alternative along with its free Android app called CommonFloor R

To redeem the coupons, users can simply tap on ‘Get coupon code’ to generate the code and redeem them on the brand’s mobile site, website or app.
Messaging app Hike Messenger, on Thursday introduced special Diwali coupons for over 100 stores. Users can avail these coupons at online shopping sites like Amazon, eBay, Jabong; fast food joints like Domino’s, Pizza Hut and other similar brands.
The company says that the coupons have been launched in an easy and user-friendly

Apple Watch continues to lead the smartwatch shipment market. (Source: Reuters)
Apple is the leader in the smart watch market and it has shipped nearly 7 million smart watches since launch, says a report by research firm Canalys.
According to Canalys, Apple was the only smartwatch vendor to ship more than 300,000 units in the third quarter of 2015. In second place was Pebble as it shipped more than 200,000 smartwatches thanks to its new Pebble Time Steel.  Samsung was the big loser in

Micromax is also looking at bringing in more 4G handsets devices across price points, especially in the affordable category. The newly launched Canvas 5 is seen in this photo.
Micromax today said about 40-45 per cent of its smartphone sales volume will come from 4G devices by end of the fiscal year. The company, which has seven to eight LTE-enabled devices in its portfolio, is scaling up the number to over 10 devices by the end of December.
“We are seeing a strong traction with our 4G dev

The US space agency will accept applications from December 14 through mid-February and expects to announce candidates selected in mid-2017.
NASA will soon start recruiting for the next class of astronauts in anticipation of extending its operations into deep space environments and eventually launching a manned mission to Mars.
The US space agency will accept applications from December 14 through mid-February and expects to announce candidates selected in mid-2017. The next class of astronauts m

Acer Liquid Z530 is a compact budget smartphone with which Acer aims to deliver on one primary thing – the right smartphone experience.
While Acer is well known in the computing space but hasn’t really created a niche for itself in the smartphone segment. Like Dell, Acer also withdrew from the smartphone space for sometime and now intends to make a comeback. Acer has already announced its support for Microsoft’s Windows 10 mobile ecosystem and now the company is

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking the Future Unleashed event in Mumbai. (Source: Reuters)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday echoed the sentiments of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis by saying that company’s ambition was to empower the people. Speaking at the Microsoft Future Unleashed event, the India-born CEO said there will be more computing in our lives in the coming decade.
“Computing will be everywhere, but what will be key is our mobility of our human expe

Acer Liquid Z530 is a 5-inch budget smartphone priced at Rs 6,999
Acer has officially launched Liquid Z530 and Z630s smartphones in India priced at Rs 6,999 and Rs 10,999 respectively. The new smartphones mark Acer’s comeback in the budget smartphone space.
The devices are Flipkart exclusive. While Z530 will be available starting tonight, Z630s will be only available via flash sale on November 12. The registration for Z630s has started and will close on November 11.
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Surface Pro 4 will launch in India in January while Lumia 950 and 950XL will come to India by December.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed the India launch of the Surface Pro 4 tablet by January 2016. Nadella also said that Microsoft’s new Lumia flagship smartphones, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, will be launch in the country by December.
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4 starts at $899, the Pro 4 with i5 starts at $999 and Surface Pro 4 with i7 will start at $1599. When c

The survey, however, noted that 3G service is witnessing a rapid adoption among users.
Around 25 per cent devices connected on mobile networks in the country are 3G enabled, out of which, only 45 per cent smartphones are used for the high-speed Internet service, showed a study by Nokia Networks.
The survey, however, noted that 3G service is witnessing a rapid adoption among users. Growth of 3G subscription in a span of six months surged by 26 per cent, while its penetration in India stands at 2

The Redmond-based company has invited Prasad to ‘Microsoft’s Future Unleashed’ event in Mumbai.
Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will meet Microsoft chief Satya Nadella on Thursday to discuss the company’s plan to provide broadband connectivity in villages, sources said.
The Redmond-based company has invited Prasad to ‘Microsoft’s Future Unleashed’ event in Mumbai on Thursday where the Minister is likely to give his address and then wi

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has 11 major security issues, says Google’s Project Zero.
Google’s Project Zero has found 11 high-impact security issues in the top-end Samsung Galaxy S6 edge smartphone. So far only 8 of these have been fixed.  Google says the reason for carrying out this exercise was to see how easy or difficult it would be to spot bugs and security vulnerabilities in Android phones manufactured by OEMs.
Google says “OEMs are an important area for Androi

Facebook is launching its own news app called Notify, says a new report.
Facebook Inc is preparing to launch a new standalone news app called Notify next week, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
The app will feature content from dozens of media partners including Vogue, the Washington Post and CBS, the newspaper said.
Facebook had earlier tied up with nine news publishers to launch “Instant Articles”, which publishes their content directly to the so

Facebook has reported its strongest quarter yet with high profits. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in this file photo. (Source: AP)
Facebook posted surprisingly strong profit and revenue growth as the world’s largest social network grew even larger, with a spike in mobile users and advertising that lifted its stock to an all-time high.
The company on Wednesday reported audience numbers that suggest it is poised to take on mainstream media as an advertising force, helping investors to overloo

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be speaking live at the company’s future unleashed event today. PTI
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Snapdeal Motors is a revamped version of Snapdeal’s automobile section
Snapdeal has revamped its automobile section to introduce ‘Snapdeal Motors’ which will let you book a bike at your nearest dealership. While currently Snapdeal is offering bikes and scooters from Hero MotoCorp, it plans to add Mahindra, Suzuki Motorcycles, Datsun bikes to the portfolio along with commercial vehicles from Piaggio.
Snapdeal’s Automobile section has been online for the last nine months a