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AsusPro Advanced BU401 offers a good blend between being a full-fledged laptop for business purpose, and a vital entertainment device for entertainment—surfing the internet, listening to music, watching a movie—in a seamless manner.
Laptops have changed dramatically in the past few years and if you haven’t noticed, ultrabooks are nowadays widely popular among working professionals and youngsters. Yes, I am referring to those thin and light notebook PCs generally preferred by us

Laptops have changed dramatically in the past few years and if you haven’t noticed, ultrabooks are nowadays widely popular among working professionals and youngsters. Yes, I am referring to those thin and light notebook PCs generally preferred by users these days, for the simple reason that they are portable and serve better mobility not to mention their performance and battery, which is top-notch.
The AsusPro Advanced BU401 from the Taiwanese device maker Asus wants to take the ultrabook

Lenovo Vibe S1’s 13-megapixel primary camera perfectly accompanies that dual selfie camera arrangement.
The smartphone market is cluttered and all original equipment manufacturers get their phones manufactured from a handful of manufacturers. Eventually, all smartphones end up having similar designs, the same look and feel. Some even feature the same materials, often on the garb of being tied to a ‘reference design’. This gives enough scope for one single company to come up wit

The smartphone market is cluttered and all original equipment manufacturers get their phones manufactured from a handful of manufacturers. Eventually, all smartphones end up having similar designs, the same look and feel. Some even feature the same materials, often on the garb of being tied to a ‘reference design’. This gives enough scope for one single company to come up with a smart design and take the market by visual storm. Lenovo Vibe S1 seems to do just that, and very elegantly

On his first visit to India after taking over as Google CEO, Sundar Pichai was reluctant to set timelines for transformations or give numbers on when the India operations could become more important than the US one. (PTI)
India could reward risk-taking a bit more and, perhaps, its education system could emphasize more creativity, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told a group of Indian editors, but once there is a big enough market – and that is what the internet is providing – there is no re

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced company’s push to bring internet access to more users. The company also announced that Mumbai Central will get free Wi-Fi by January 2016 (Source: Express Photo by Renuka Puri)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai had first announced about the the company’s free WiFi at railway stations in India when PM Modi had visited the company campus in Mountain View, California in September. Under the project, Google plans to provide free and high-speed Wi-Fi access to r

Sundar Pichai said the constraints inspire creativity and innovative solutions and there should be freedom of information and debating. (PTI)
Projecting India as a larger market than the US for Google by 2016, the internet giant’s Indian-origin CEO Sundar Pichai today said doing business has improved here but should “get a whole lot better”.
On his first visit to India after taking over as CEO of US-based Google in August, Pichai said the constraints inspire creativity and inno

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced company’s push to bring internet access to more users. The company also announced that Mumbai Central will get free Wi-Fi by January 2016 (Source: Express Photo by Renuka Puri)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai had first announced about the the company’s free WiFi at railway stations in India when PM Modi had visited the company campus in Mountain View, California in September. Under the project, Google plans to provide free and high-speed Wi-Fi access to r

New Google leader Sundar Pichai pledged on Wednesday to use India as a testing ground for its products as the U.S. tech giant targets hundreds of millions of consumers in the developing world set to move online in the next few years.
“We think that what we build in India will apply to many global places,” Indian-born Pichai, appointed chief executive officer in August, told reporters at an event in New Delhi.
With internet penetration already topping more than 90 percent in many deve

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Mumbai Central will the first of the 100 railway stations, getting Wi-Fi connectivity by December 2016.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday underlined the search giant’s intention to push for more internet adoption in India, announcing free Wi-Fi in 100 railway stations as promised to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Silicon Valley earlier this year.
Read: PM Modi meets Sundar Pichai; Google to provide WiFi at 500 railway stations 
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In our country, any get-togethers or celebrations are incomplete till the time guests do not play a game of Rummy cards. It is not only a tradition but also a culture and whether it is kids or grownups one may easily witness a stack of cards in anyone and everyone’s hand. The only thing that changes is the version of the game where kids indulge into something which they understand and the elder ones play their favourite game of Rummy. Playing cards is not something new but this is somethin

Facebook has announced couple of changes to its real name policy to empower people from communities who are either marginalised or face discrimination, including the LGBT community.
According to Justin Osofsky, vice president of global operations at Facebook, the company wants to reduce the number of people who are asked to verify their name on Facebook when they are already using the name people know them by.
“On Facebook, we require people to use the name their friends and family know th

Speaking at the Google for India event, the company’s CEO Sundar Pichai said, “Project Loon will launch balloons in the sky to help reach out to rural areas.” (Express photo by Renuka Puri)
Technology giant Google hopes to bring its Project Loon to India, which will offer affordable Internet access to millions, soon even as the government holds the view that the project will interfere with cellular transmissions of mobile operators in the country.
Speaking at the Google for Ind

After a positive response in the US, Twitter has launched its new feature ‘Moments’ – curated slideshows of image and video tweets about trending news and events — in Britain.
Twitter has served users with text, photos and videos in a chronological format, allowing them to keep up with news and events.
But after realising the needs of a new user, twitter roped in some former journalists in London and designed ‘Moments’ to make it easier for new or casual membe

After a positive response in the US, Twitter has launched its new feature ‘Moments’ – curated slideshows of image and video tweets about trending news and events — in Britain.
Twitter has served users with text, photos and videos in a chronological format, allowing them to keep up with news and events.
But after realising the needs of a new user, twitter roped in some former journalists in London and designed ‘Moments’ to make it easier for new or casual membe

For music aficionados who are looking for comfortable and easy to carry headphones, Advent has launched EchoPhonz AD-HP priced at Rs 599, a low-price yet high performing headphone.
Available in a stunning black colour, EchoPhonz AD-HP delivers a superior sound quality with an enhanced bass effect, resulting in a rich music experience.
“At Adit Infratel, we constantly strive to transform and better the lives of our customers through meticulous attention to customer needs, product design and

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Mumbai Central will the first of the 100 railway stations, getting Wi-Fi connectivity by December 2016.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday underlined the search giant’s intention to push for more internet adoption in India, announcing free Wi-Fi in 100 railway stations as promised to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Silicon Valley earlier this year.
Read: PM Modi meets Sundar Pichai; Google to provide WiFi at 500 railway stations 
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces WiFi access at 100 railway stations and a huge campus for Google employees in Hyderabad.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered a keynote speech at Google India event in New Delhi. Pichai announced WiFi access at 100 railway stations in India and plans to hire more engineers for its campus in Hyderabad. Google CEO also extends support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign.
According to Wall Street Journal, Google is the world

 FiiO M3 comes with up to 24 hours of music playback time and features 7 set of equalisers (Source: FiiO)
Origin Marketing has announced the launch of FiiO’s M3 digital music player in India. The portable music player is priced at Rs 4,499 and will be available at leading e-stores and retailers.
The FiiO M3 features unibody design and will be available in ivory or light gray colours. It features six separate backlit buttons on the front screen with all navigation functions via finger

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said Mumbai Central will the first of the 100 railway stations, getting Wi-Fi connectivity by December 2016.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday underlined the search giant’s intention to push for more internet adoption in India, announcing free Wi-Fi in 100 railway stations as promised to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Silicon Valley earlier this year.
Read: PM Modi meets Sundar Pichai; Google to provide WiFi at 500 railway stations 
At a

Most consumers are not able to understand or quantify the risks of digital identity (yet). We often engage in the creation, use and management of digital identities but without fully understanding what and how much we’re actually sharing.
We would never leave home without locking the door yet we often save our online banking username and password to our computer – essentially the equivalent of leaving the key in the front door, ready for anyone to enter. We would never put a sign on

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces WiFi access at 100 railway stations and a huge campus for Google employees in Hyderabad.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered a keynote speech at Google India event in New Delhi. Pichai announced WiFi access at 100 railway stations in India and plans to hire more engineers for its campus in Hyderabad. Google CEO also extends support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign.
According to Wall Street Journal, Google is the world

Apple iPad Pro was launched in India on Tuesday at a starting price of Rs 67,000. Touted as Apple’s biggest iPad in India so far, iPad Pro is available to buy from all official retail stores. (Image source: Apple ipad pro)
Apple iPad Pro was launched in India on Tuesday at a starting price of Rs 67,000. Touted as  Apple’s biggest iPad in India so far, iPad Pro is available to buy from all official retail stores. Apple has also launched a stylus called the Apple Pencil and Smart

Google CEO Sundar Pichai while delivering a keynote at ‘Google for India event’ in New Delhi said that the technology giant will bring Internet connectivity to 100 railway stations across the country by next year and will build a huge campus in Hyderabad.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai while delivering a keynote at ‘Google for India event’ in New Delhi on Wednesday said that the technology giant will bring Internet connectivity to 100 railway stations across the country by next

 
“Our focus on bringing Internet access to everyone, making sure our products are working for them in a meaningful way and then ensure our platform allows them to add their voice to the Internet,” said Sundar Pichai (AP photo)
Technology giant Google will bring Internet connectivity to 100 railway stations across the country by next year, its CEO Sundar Pichai today said.
This is part of the US-based firm’s focus on bringing Internet to everyone in India, which has the wo

While Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) has been listed for CNY 2,699 (approx Rs 28,000); Galaxy A5 is priced at CNY 2,398 (approx 25,000).
Samsung has finally revealed the price of two of its Galaxy A series (2016) smartphones- Galaxy A7 and Galaxy A5. The two phones along with Galaxy A3 were scheduled to roll out in China in mid-December.
Samsung has listed the prices for the two smartphones on its official China website. While Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) has been listed for CNY 2,699 (approx Rs 28,000);

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announces WiFi access at 100 railway stations and a huge campus for Google employees in Hyderabad
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will deliver a keynote in New Delhi at a Google India event. Pachai is expected to announce new initiatives from the company, most probably supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign.
According to Wall Street Journal, Google is the world’s largest digital-advertising company posted $3.98 billion in net inco

Apple iPhone 4s is powered by dual-core A5 chip and can shoot 1080p HD videos.
GreenDust, an online store for refurbished products, has announced iPhone flash deal. The deal will offer an unboxed combo of iPhone 4s (32GB) and iHome docking station via flash sale on December 17 at Rs 14,999.
Must Read: Apple iPad Pro launched in India at Rs 67,900; Apple Pencil starts at Rs 8,600
Users can also pre-order the unboxed Apple iPhone on the GreenDust website. The company has said that the c

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will be speaking at Google For Work event in New Delhi
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will deliver a keynote in New Delhi at a Google India event. Pachai is expected to announce new initiatives from the company, most probably supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign.
According to Wall Street Journal, Google is the world’s largest digital-advertising company posted $3.98 billion in net income for the quarter ended in September, up f

After receiving a phenomenal response for the ZenPad series, the Taiwanese company has launched the ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 priced in India at Rs 7,999 – this is a new variant of the tablet for Indian customers.
After receiving a phenomenal response for the ZenPad series, the Taiwanese company has launched the ASUS ZenPad C 7.0 priced in India at Rs 7,999 – this is a new variant of the tablet for Indian customers.
ASUS has expanded this Series with ZenPad C 7.0 tablet model that is powered