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There are some basic steps that can act as guides to understanding the reality of cyber attacks.
A cyber attack is deliberate exploitation of computer systems, technology-dependent enterprises and networks. The risks of such attacks seem endless and most searches on the subject leads to hundreds of checklists and products that claim to solve a different security concern or problem. However, there are some basic steps that can act as guides to understanding the reality of cyber attacks.
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Priced between Rs 3,000 and Rs 14,000, Altec Lansing speakers are compatible with all Bluetooth enabled devices.
Personal audio brand Altec Lansing has made a come to the Indian market with its new range of Everything Proof Bluetooth speakers. The brand has partnered with Trade Bazaar Hometech Ventures LLP, a Konark group company to sell in the country. The new range of 12 speakers includes Mini H2O, Mini Lifejacket 2 speaker and Lifejacket 2 speakers. The company claims that their products are

By end of this year, our country will have over half a billion unique mobile subscribers, accounting for 13% of the world’s mobile population, according to a new GSMA report.
The report also highlights that despite mobile operators having extended 3G network coverage to three-quarters of the population, only 11% of mobile connections in 2014 were on 3G, majority of the mobile population is still on 2G.
“There are different markets in India and 2G voice service will continue to be a b

Given that the vast majority of mobile subscribers in India are still on 2G networks, Telenor India today announced a unique music and video streaming service. Subscribers can stream unlimited videos on YouTube and Dailymotion between 11pm and 7am for as low as Rs 2 a day. The operator is also offering unlimited music streaming from Hungama Music and Eros Now music starting at Rs 41 with a validity of 28 days.Streaming YouTube and Dailymotion videos on 2G networks might sound impossible given th

By end of this year, our country will have over half a billion unique mobile subscribers, accounting for 13 per cent of the world’s mobile population, according to a new GSMA report. The report also highlights that despite mobile operators having extended 3G network coverage to three-quarters of the population, only 11 per cent of mobile connections in 2014 were on 3G, majority of the mobile population is still on 2G.
“There are different markets in India and 2G voice service will c

The service will only be available for selected stations and passengers will have to pre-order their meals at least 2 hours before the train arrives a station. (Source: foodpanda)
Online Food ordering platform, foodpanda plans to enter into a partnership with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to deliver food to passengers on train. The company has proposed its pilot project for New Delhi Railway station initially and will roll out the same for Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and C

Priced between Rs 3,000 and Rs 14,000, Altec Lansing speakers are compatible with all Bluetooth enabled devices.
Personal audio brand Altec Lansing has made a come to the Indian market with its new range of Everything Proof Bluetooth speakers. The brand has partnered with Trade Bazaar Hometech Ventures LLP, a Konark group company to sell in the country. The new range of 12 speakers includes Mini H2O, Mini Lifejacket 2 speaker and Lifejacket 2 speakers. The company claims that their products are

Obi Worldphone SF1 will start at Rs 11,999 in India.
Obi Worldphone, the smartphone company led by former Apple head John Sculley today, announced its entry into India with its flagship smartphone SF1. Obi Worldphone is launching the phone in 2 different RAM and storage options. The 2GB RAM with 16GB storage space version costs Rs 11,999. The 3GB RAM with 32GB storage space costs Rs 13,999.
The SF1 features a unibody design with metallic accents. It has a 5-inch JDI In-Cell IPS full-HD (10

Obi Worldphone SF1 will start at Rs 11,999 in India.
Obi Worldphone, the smartphone company led by former Apple head John Sculley today, announced its entry into India with its flagship smartphone SF1. Obi Worldphone is launching the phone in 2 different RAM and storage options. The 2GB RAM with 16GB storage space version costs Rs 11,999. The 3GB RAM with 32GB storage space costs Rs 13,999.
The SF1 features a unibody design with metallic accents. It has a 5-inch JDI In-Cell IPS full-HD (10

Obi Worldphone SF1 will start at Rs 11,999 in India.
Obi Worldphone, the smartphone company led by former Apple head John Sculley today, announced its entry into India with its flagship smartphone SF1. Obi Worldphone is launching the phone in 2 different RAM and storage options. The 2GB RAM with 16GB storage space version costs Rs 11,999. The 3GB RAM with 32GB storage space costs Rs 13,999.
The SF1 features a unibody design with metallic accents. It has a 5-inch JDI In-Cell IPS full-HD (10

Obi Worldphone SF1 will start at Rs 11,999 in India.
Obi Worldphone, the smartphone company led by former Apple head John Sculley today, announced its entry into India with its flagship smartphone SF1. Obi Worldphone is launching the phone in 2 different RAM and storage options. The 2GB RAM with 16GB storage space version costs Rs 11,999. The 3GB RAM with 32GB storage space costs Rs 13,999.
The SF1 features a unibody design with metallic accents. It has a 5-inch JDI In-Cell IPS full-HD (10

Panasonic has launched F-PXL45 air purifier with Nanoe technology for Rs 31,995.
Panasonic has launched F-PXL45 air purifier with Nanoe technology for Rs 31,995. The device is equipped with odor, dust and light sensors. It has been designed  keeping in mind the increasing levels of PM2.5 air pollutant. Nanoe refers to water-wrapped capsule with OH radicals, which are capable of inhibiting bacteria and viruses to improving air quality.
PM 2.5 are the tiny pollutant particles that are a caus

CAPER, short for Cusp Alfven and Plasma Electrodynamics Rocket, will be first in the queue to launch. CAPER is investigating the electromagnetic, or EM, waves that can accelerate electrons down into Earth’s atmosphere or up out to space. (Source: NASA)
NASA is launching two sounding rockets over Norway to study how particles move in a region near the North Pole where the Earth’s magnetic field is directly connected to the solar wind.
After the launch window opens on November 27, the

Telegram now allows for Supergroups with 1000 members.
Telegram has added new features which includes the addition of a Supergroup option. The secure messaging app had earlier hit the headlines over reports that it was being used by ISIS to spread their propaganda.
Telegram’s Supergroups will allow users to add up 1000 members. Telegram currently allows for 200 members to be part of a group, but should this get full, users can upgrade for the Supergroup option. The 1000 group-member

The pilot run of Li-fi was carried out by Velmenni, a start-up in Estonia and was tested in offices in Talinn.
The pilot testing of LiFi, an alternative technology to WiFi has proved that it can send data at up to 1GBps, according to a report in The Telegraph UK. This is almost 100 times faster than the present WiFi technology.
So what exactly is LiFi? It used light to beam information via air. The technology was first discovered by Professor Harald Haas in 2011 of the University of Edinbu

The pilot run of Li-fi was carried out by Velmenni, a start-up in Estonia and was tested in offices in Talinn.
The pilot testing of LiFi, an alternative technology to WiFi, has proved that it can send data at up to 1GBps, according to a report in The Telegraph UK. This is almost 100 times faster than the present WiFi technology.
So what exactly is LiFi? It uses light to beam information via air. The technology was first discovered by Professor Harald Haas in 2011 of the University of Edinb

The pilot run of Li-fi was carried out by Velmenni, a start-up in Estonia and was tested in offices in Talinn.
The pilot testing of LiFi, an alternative technology to WiFi has proved that it can send data at up to 1GBps, according to a report in The Telegraph UK. This is almost 100 times faster than the present WiFi technology.
So what exactly is LiFi? It used light to beam information via air. The technology was first discovered by Professor Harald Haas in 2011 of the University of Edinbu

iRobot Roomba 870 review: The cleaning robot that does the job.
My first encounter with a robot was the LG HOM-BOT vacuum cleaner a few year back. Strangely, even now the one functional robot you can bring home is a vacuum bot, and they are getting better. iRobot has been a leading player in vacuum cleaning robots with a host of models. While the small Indian market has predominantly been the domain of LG and local players like Milagrow, it seems iRobot now wants to make an impression here.
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Obi Worldphone says it is the first company to address the market need between designer smartphones at high prices and generic smartphones at low prices – ‘Obi Worldphone SF1’ is priced at Rs 11,999.
‘Obi Worldphone SF1’ priced at Rs 11,999 was launched in India today. Obi Worldphone, the John Sculley co founded company, says the smartphone will be available for consumers from December 7th, exclusively on Gadgets360 in two variants – one with 2GB RAM/16GB stor

Obi Worldphone says it is the first company to address the market need between designer smartphones at high prices and generic smartphones at low prices. ‘Obi Worldphone SF1’ priced at Rs 11,999 was launched in India today.
‘Obi Worldphone SF1’ priced at Rs 11,999 was launched in India today. Obi Worldphone, the John Sculley co founded company, says the smartphone will be available for consumers from December 7th, exclusively on Gadgets360 in two variants – one with

The phones are launched at different price ranges to suit the needs of multiple consumers and it includes one-year free subscription to V-Assist. The variants include V-1.8, V-Emerge, V-Empower, V-Encore and V-Eternal. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra on Wednesday launched Viaan Mobiles, named for their three-year-old son. Five variants of the mobile phones, which come with a special personalised service, are priced between Rs 849

The pilot run of Li-fi was carried out by Velmenni, a start-up in Estonia and was tested in offices in Talinn.
The pilot testing of LiFi, an alternative technology to WiFi has proved that it can send data at up to 1GBps, according to a report in The Telegraph UK. This is almost 100 times faster than the present WiFi technology.
So what exactly is LiFi? It used light to beam information via air. The technology was first discovered by Professor Harald Haas in 2011 of the University of Edinbu

iRobot Roomba 870 review: The cleaning robot that does the job.
My first encounter with a robot was the LG HOM-BOT vacuum cleaner a few year back. Strangely, even now the one functional robot you can bring home is a vacuum bot, and they are getting better. iRobot has been a leading player in vacuum cleaning robots with a host of models. While the small Indian market has predominantly been the domain of LG and local players like Milagrow, it seems iRobot now wants to make an impression here.
iRo

Google Search’s Star Wars theme will show results in the same way as the opening credits of the film series.
Google is gearing up for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ launch by adding its own Star Wars theme across its products.
Google users can choose between the Light Side and the Dark side from here, and once they do they can click on icons for various products to enable the theme. Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, you can experience Stars Wars across these much used products

Analysts predict more than half of online traffic to retailer sites will come from smartphones than desktops during the busy Black Friday holiday shopping weekend. (Source: AP)
If the beginning of the holiday season is any indication, it could be a merry mobile Christmas for shoppers.
For the first time, there’s expected to be more people visiting retailers’ web sites through their smartphones than on desktop computers or tablets during the first weekend of the holiday shopping seas

Google got over 300,000 requests over the right to be forgotten in Europe. (Source: Reuters)
Google has said it received 348,085 requests for select search results to be “forgotten” in Europe, with users in France and Germany leading the way.
Since a European Court of Justice ruling in May 2014 recognising the “right to be forgotten” on the net, Google users can ask the search engine to remove results about them that are inaccurate or no longer relevant.
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For those who love Apple Inc products as well as affordable accessories that come with them, here comes a new Apple certified MFI (made for iPhone) lightning cable priced at Rs 900 that will cost much less without any compromise in quality. It is compatible with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5 all models, iPad Air, iPad Mini and other compatible Apple gadgets and devices.
Advent, the flagship brand of the mobile accessories manufacturer Adit Infratel Pvt. Ltd., has introduced state-of-the-art

WhatsApp’s latest update brings support for Urdu and Bengali as well.
WhatsApp’s latest update (v 2.12.367) brings starred messages, rich preview feature for Android phones. The popular messaging app now supports Bengali and Urdu as well.
The latest update is available for download from the official Google Play Store and lists the new changes.
Starred Messages is a features that was earlier launched on iOS and will let users hold on to any message and mark a star next to it so that

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra launch Viaan Mobiles. The phones have been launched in five variants, priced between Rs 849 to Rs 12,999. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra on Wednesday launched Viaan Mobiles, named for their three-year-old son.
Five variants of the mobile phones, which come with a special personalised service, are priced between Rs.849 to Rs 12,999.
The phones were launched at a

WhatsApp’s latest update brings support for Urdu and Bengali as well.
WhatsApp’s latest update (v 2.12.367) brings starred messages, rich preview feature for Android phones. The popular messaging app now supports Bengali and Urdu as well.
The latest update is available for download from the official Google Play Store and lists the new changes.
Starred Messages is a features that was earlier launched on iOS and will let users hold on to any message and mark a star next to it so that

Google today is celebrating popular social entrepreneur Verghese Kurien’s 94th birth anniversary by posting a creative doodle of ‘India’s Milk Man’ on its homepage.
Google today is celebrating popular social entrepreneur Verghese Kurien’s 94th birth anniversary by posting a creative doodle of ‘India’s Milk Man’ on its homepage.
Verghese Kurien is know ‘Father of the White Revolution’, for his ‘billion-litre idea’ (Operation