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New Chinese smartphone brand QiKU aims to create its own community of core users while focusing more on software. (Source: Debashis Sarkar)
Security firm 360 and smartphone maker Coolpad has come together to introduce another smartphone brand in the Indian market called QiKU (pronounced as ‘Chiku’ in Hindi). Recognising themselves as yet another flagship killer brand, QiKU’s first smartphone- Q Terra, again tries to woo buyers with top notch specs at an affordable price.
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New Chinese smartphone brand QiKU aims to create its own community of core users while focusing more on software. (Source: Debashis Sarkar)
Security firm 360 and smartphone maker Coolpad has come together to introduce another smartphone brand in the Indian market called QiKU (pronounced as ‘Chiku’ in Hindi). Recognising themselves as yet another flagship killer brand, QiKU’s first smartphone- Q Terra, again tries to woo buyers with top notch specs at an affordable price.
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New Chinese smartphone brand QiKU aims to create its own community of core users while focusing more on software. (Source: Debashis Sarkar)
Security firm 360 and smartphone maker Coolpad has come together to introduce another smartphone brand in the Indian market called QiKU (pronounced as ‘Chiku’ in Hindi). Recognising themselves as yet another flagship killer brand, QiKU’s first smartphone- Q Terra, again tries to woo buyers with top notch specs at an affordable price.
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What drives you to keep posting your “good times” pictures on Facebook? Envy is a key motivator behind such posts and that contributes to a decrease in mental well-being among users, says a new study.
“Creating a vicious cycle of jealousy and self-importance, Facebook leads users to feel their lives are unfulfilling by comparison, and react by creating posts that portray their best selves,” said lead researcher professor Izak Benbasat from University of British Columbia,

Citing limited spectrum for cellular services, telecom players today said the government should come out with a industry-friendly policy to facilitate roll out of optical fibre across the country.
“Optical fibre cable (OFC) will be more valuable than the spectrum in coming days. Spectrum is limited and also has gone in the different tangent. In the country we don’t have proper policy to help optical fibre roll out. Industry needs a friendly policy for this,” Videocon Telecommun

The Raspberry Pi Zero could be the solution to needs of many underprivileged kids seeking computer education.
Raspberry Pi has launched a new low cost computing board at just $5. The product is called Pi Zero and will be the cheapest way for anyone to experience computing.
The Pi Zero specs are below:
1. A broadcom BCM2835 processor with 1GHz ARM 11 processor
2. 512MB RAM
3. A micro-SD card slot
4. A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output
5. Micro-USB sockets for data and power
6. An unpopul

New Chinese smartphone brand QiKU aims to create its own community of core users while focusing more on software. (Source: Debashis Sarkar)
Security firm 360 and smartphone maker Coolpad has come together to introduce another smartphone brand in the Indian market called QiKU (pronounced as ‘Chiku’ in Hindi). Recognising themselves as yet another flagship killer brand, QiKU’s first smartphone- Q Terra, again tries to woo buyers with top notch specs at an affordable price.
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British scientists have invented a new type of touchscreen material that requires very little power to illuminate, with vivid colours and high visibility in direct sunlight.
The team is already in talks with some big players in consumer electronics to see if their new material can replace current LCD touchscreens over the next few years.
Developed by Bodie Technologies, a University of Oxford spin-off company, the new technology could spare the consumers the pains of charging their smartphones d

DJI has also brought its Lighbridge 2 transmission system to Agras MG-1. It has centrifugal cooling system and the triple-filtration feature cuts off the intake of mist, dust and large particulates.
DJI launched its first agricultural drone, Agras MG-1 capable of crop-dusting over seven-10 acres per hour. It features Intelligent Flight Modes and will initially be only available in China.
The company says that the drone is dust-proof, water-resistant and made of anti-corrosive material. It can a

Named Free Electric, since creating electricity via this stationary bicycle would be technically free, the product will be priced in the Rs 12,000 – 15,000 segment at launch.
A bicycle that produces electricity when pedalled might sound like an idea straight out of science fiction, but billionaire philanthropist Manoj Bhargava would disagree. Bhargava who showed off a prototype of his ‘electricity-creating cycle,’ plans to launch the same in India by March 2016.
Named Free Ele

QiKU Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite.
QiKU Q Terra,the smartphone with a 13mp + 13 mp dual-camera at the back, has been launched in India. Qiku Q Terra, is the result of a joint venture between Coolpad and security firm 360.
QiKU has gone for an interesting price scheme with its new phone. The Qiku Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite. It is an NDTV exclusive ph

QiKU Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite.
QiKU Q Terra,the smartphone with a 13mp + 13 mp dual-camera at the back, has been launched in India. Qiku Q Terra, is the result of a joint venture between Coolpad and security firm 360.
QiKU has gone for an interesting price scheme with its new phone. The Qiku Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite. It is an NDTV exclusive ph

QiKU Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite.
QiKU Q Terra,the smartphone with a 13mp + 13 mp dual-camera at the back, has been launched in India. Qiku Q Terra, is the result of a joint venture between Coolpad and security firm 360.
QiKU has gone for an interesting price scheme with its new phone. The Qiku Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite. It is an NDTV exclusive ph

Currently, HTC has less than 5 per cent share in the mid-range smartphone segment as it does not have devices in the sub-Rs 10,000 category.
Mobile phone maker HTC is ramping up its presence in the affordable category (Rs 8,000-15,000) in the country with the introduction of new devices, including 4G-enabled, to gain share in the heavily contested smartphone market in India.
The company, which faces stiff competition from Indian and Chinese handset makers like Micromax, Lava and Xiaomi, is conf

Currently, HTC has less than 5 per cent share in the mid-range smartphone segment as it does not have devices in the sub-Rs 10,000 category.
Mobile phone maker HTC is ramping up its presence in the affordable category (Rs 8,000-15,000) in the country with the introduction of new devices, including 4G-enabled, to gain share in the heavily contested smartphone market in India.
The company, which faces stiff competition from Indian and Chinese handset makers like Micromax, Lava and Xiaomi, is conf

Qiku, a joint venture between Qihoo 360 Technology and China’s Coolpad Group, today said it expects to sell one million units of Qiku branded smartphones in India in its maiden year as it forays into the heavily contested domestic smartphone market. (Reuters)
Qiku, a joint venture between Qihoo 360 Technology and China’s Coolpad Group, today said it expects to sell one million units of Qiku branded smartphones in India in its maiden year as it forays into the heavily contested domest

Organized crime takes a modern turn, far removed of an era of bootleg liquor or drug lords and illegal video poker machines labeled deceptively “for fun only”. There is no small time muscle man waiting in a car who rolls down the black tinted windows with a not so nice warning or hit man ordered by the Godfather to “take care of it”. These type of hoodlums still exist but there is a far more sinister criminal injustice that wreaks havoc in large volumes with potential to

QiKU Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite.
QiKU Q Terra,the smartphone with a 13mp + 13 mp dual-camera at the back, has been launched in India. Qiku Q Terra, is the result of a joint venture between Coolpad and security firm 360.
QiKU has gone for an interesting price scheme with its new phone. The Qiku Q Terra will cost Rs 21,999 on open sale but you can get it for Rs 19,999, if you have an invite. It is an NDTV exclusive ph

Currently, HTC has less than 5 per cent share in the mid-range smartphone segment as it does not have devices in the sub-Rs 10,000 category.
Mobile phone maker HTC is ramping up its presence in the affordable category (Rs 8,000-15,000) in the country with the introduction of new devices, including 4G-enabled, to gain share in the heavily contested smartphone market in India.
The company, which faces stiff competition from Indian and Chinese handset makers like Micromax, Lava and Xiaomi, is conf

HP knows building laptops better than most other OEMs – it has been building them since 1984. Despite the decline in PC sales, it has been able to hold its ground with great offerings both in the consumer space as well as enterprise.
Our smartphones and tablets have got so powerful that we have turned less dependent on our PCs, but that does not mean PCs have become obsolete yet. In the case of PC manufacturers, the trend has been to build great desktop replacements and today we have one

German Court has asked Internet Service providers to block music sharing sites
Germany’s highest court said Internet service providers could be made responsible for blocking websites offering illegal music downloads, but only if copyright holders showed they had first made reasonable attempts to thwart such piracy by other means.
The federal Supreme Court dismissed two cases brought by music rights society GEMA against Deutsche Telekom and music companies Universal Music, Sony and Warner

OnePlus confirms that its USB Type-C cables are not good for charging Google’s Nexus smartphones
OnePlus, the Chinese tech startup behind popular OnePlus One and OnePlus 2 smartphones has admitted the fault in its USB Type-C cables. In a forum post, the company assures to offer refund to those who bought OnePlus’ USB Type-C cables.
Almost a week back, a Google engineer claimed that USB Type-C cables supplied by OnePlus are not right for charging Google’s Chromebook Pixel

OnePlus confirms that its USB Type-C cables are not good for charging Google’s Nexus smartphones
OnePlus, the Chinese tech startup behind popular OnePlus One and OnePlus 2 smartphones has admitted the fault in its USB Type-C cables. In a forum post, the company assures to offer refund to those who bought OnePlus’ USB Type-C cables.
Almost a week back, a Google engineer claimed that USB Type-C cables supplied by OnePlus are not right for charging Google’s Chromebook Pixel

LG Display has announced plans to invest over $8.7 billion to build new OLED plant
South Korea’s LG Display said it will invest more than 10 trillion won ($8.71 billion) to build a large plant to make panels using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, raising its big bet on the ultra-clear display technology.
The company said it will spend an initial 1.84 trillion won to begin building the plant, called P10, in Paju, South Korea, to make panels across all product segments including