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While YU promoter Rahul Sharma claims Yutopia to be made in India, the box says China.
YU Televentures, promoted by Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma, has shrugged its budget handset maker tag by launching a mid-range phone called the Yutopia priced at Rs 24,999.
“Yutopia was really about proving that we can create a flagship smartphone. We are not in the race to be number one or number two or how much are we going to contribute to Micromax. It’s about our vision as a brand, can we g

Apple  has announced Jeff Williams as its new chief operating officer and Johny Srouji is joining Apple’s executive team as senior vice president for Hardware Technologies. Meanwhile, Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, will expand his role to include leadership of App Store across all Apple platforms.
Apple also announced that Tor Myhren will join Apple in the first calendar quarter of 2016 as vice president of marketing communications, reporting to CEO Tim C

Google CEO Sundar PIchai at SRCC in new Delhi on December 17. (Source: Google)
Ahead of Android Marshmallow launch, there was a wide speculation that Google could name it Motichoor Laddu or Mysore Pak. Disappointment came through when Google eventually called it Marshmallow.
Since Sundar Pichai became Android chief, it was expected that Google would name its Android iteration after Indian dessert and finally that could happen.
While addressing students at SRCC in New Delhi, Google CEO Pichai sai

Google CEO Sundar PIchai at SRCC in new Delhi on December 17. (Source: Google)
Ahead of Android Marshmallow launch, there was a wide speculation that Google could name it Motichoor Laddu or Mysore Pak. Disappointment came through when Google eventually called it Marshmallow.
Since Sundar Pichai became Android chief, it was expected that Google would name its Android iteration after Indian dessert and finally that could happen.
While addressing students at SRCC in New Delhi, Google CEO Pichai sai

Facebook has launched a letter campaign to save its Free Basics platform in India.
Facebook has launched a new campaign on its site asking India users to save its ‘Free Basics’ platform by signing an email to TRAI. Free Basics was formerly known as the Internet.org but has faced criticism in India as many argue that it is in violation of Net Neutrality principles.
In its campaign letter, Facebook says that “Free Basics is a first step to connecting 1 billion Indians to the opp

Facebook has launched a letter campaign to save its Free Basics platform in India.
Facebook has launched a new campaign on its site asking India users to save its ‘Free Basics’ platform by signing an email to TRAI. Free Basics was formerly known as the Internet.org but has faced criticism in India as many argue that it is in violation of Net Neutrality principles.
In its campaign letter, Facebook says that “Free Basics is a first step to connecting 1 billion Indians to the opp

Facebook has launched a letter campaign to save its Free Basics platform in India.
Facebook has launched a new campaign on its site asking India users to save its ‘Free Basics’ platform by signing an email to TRAI. Free Basics was formerly known as the Internet.org but has faced criticism in India as many argue that it is in violation of Net Neutrality principles.
In its campaign letter, Facebook says that “Free Basics is a first step to connecting 1 billion Indians to the opp

Intex Aqua GenX packs features like a Q-Key on the right side to set shortcut for any feature, glove mode for touch and my touch to access apps by creating shortcuts on the screen.
Intex has announced the launch of 4G-enabled Aqua GenX smartphone at Rs 13,299. It features a metal unibody design and 5.5-inch full HD display with Dragon Trail Glass protection.
Aqua GenX is powered by 1.3GHz Octa-Core processor and comes 2GB RAM Mediatek (MT6753) chipset, 16GB ROM, expandable upto 128GB via a micro

YU Yutopia by Micromax Mobiles’ YU Televentures is out for Rs 24,999: Here’s our first impression.
Yu Yutopia is the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures. Priced at Rs 24,999 this one comes with specifications that are set to pit the Yutopia phone against some of the top-end phones, a fact that YU Televentures didn’t shy away from highlighting during the launch.
YU has ditched plastic and gone for an all-metal unibody design with an aircraft grade alum

YU Yutopia by Micromax Mobiles’ YU Televentures is out for Rs 24,999: Here’s our first impression.
Yu Yutopia is the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures. Priced at Rs 24,999 this one comes with specifications that are set to pit the Yutopia phone against some of the top-end phones, a fact that YU Televentures didn’t shy away from highlighting during the launch.
YU has ditched plastic and gone for an all-metal unibody design with an aircraft grade alum

Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s session at Shriram College of Commerce was moderated by cricket commentator, Harsha Bhogle, who called the India-born executive the ‘Rahul Dravid of the tech industry’.
He runs global internet giant, but the question that stumped Sundar Pichai on his first India visit as Google CEO was whether the popular mobile operating system Android can be named after an Indian dessert!
A smiling Sundar Pichai replied he will ask his mother for suggestions and Goo

The decision of Google to set up its biggest facility outside US proves the strength and potential of Hyderabad, Telangana Information Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao said on Thursday.
A day after Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company will be setting up a huge campus in Hyderabad, the minister hailed the decision, and said Google and Telangana government have already signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the campus.
The MoU was signed in May this year during

Citing the example of ‘YouTube Offline’, Sundar Pichai said the service was first launched in India and then taken to 77 countries.
A strong mobile devices market and interest in technology present a good opportunity to build products in India and then taking them global, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said today.
The India-born executive, who took over as head of one of the world’s largest tech companies in August, also emphasised on the need to encourage creativity and experiential

Vidyut is a perfect beginner’s notebook for all those interested in coding.
Just few days back, code.org celebrated it’s annual Hour of Code week long event. While students and major IT companies were speaking about coding, I was pondering where to start. Right in time, I got Vidyut – a laptop that aims to educate the millennials of our country.
Vidyut
How do you write a code? A Java code is generally written on Notepad and then compiled on Command Prompt. To do just that, you

While YU promoter Rahul Sharma claims Yutopia to be made in India, the box says China.
YU Televentures, promoted by Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma, has shrugged its budget handset maker tag by launching a mid-range phone called the Yutopia priced at Rs 24,999.
“Yutopia was really about proving that we can create a flagship smartphone. We are not in the race to be number one or number two or how much are we going to contribute to Micromax. It’s about our vision as a brand, can we g

YU Yutopia by Micromax Mobiles’ YU Televentures is out for Rs 24,999: Here’s our first impression.
Yu Yutopia is the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures. Priced at Rs 24,999 this one comes with specifications that are set to pit the Yutopia phone against some of the top-end phones, a fact that YU Televentures didn’t shy away from highlighting during the launch.
YU has ditched plastic and gone for an all-metal unibody design with an aircraft grade alum

Google CEO Sundar PIchai at SRCC in new Delhi on December 17. (Source: Google)
Ahead of Android Marshmallow launch, there was a wide speculation that Google could name it Motichoor Laddu or Mysore Pak. Disappointment came through when Google eventually called it Marshmallow.
Since Sundar Pichai became Android chief, it was expected that Google would name its Android iteration after Indian dessert and finally that could happen.
While addressing students at SRCC in New Delhi, Google CEO Pichai sai

This 860 teraflops centralised compute system is the largest High Performance Computing (HPC) system across all IITs.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi’s supercomputer, which is powered by NVIDIA’s GPU Tesla platform, has been featured as the 166th fastest world’s supercomputer in the list of Top 500. The newest entry in the global list from India is also the fourth fastest supercomputer in India.
The list captures the 500 most powerful commercially available computer syste

To consolidate its leadership in the low cost internet connectivity and web access device segment Datawind PC 7SC priced at Rs 2,999 was launched today. DataWind, maker of UbiSlate Tablets and Pocket Surfer smartphones has also expanded its portfolio by launching new tablet to its range. Datawind has signed an exclusive agreement with Den Snapdeal TV-Shop for selling these tablets through the latter’s 24X7 TV-commerce channel. Commenting on the launch, Suneet Singh Tuli, President and CEO

Despite the appeal of BJP star campaigner turned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are still searching more for Sunny Leone.
If you have followed the Internet and social media in India, you would think there is nothing that awes us Indians more than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his campaigns like Swachh Bharat and Digital India.
However, you don’t need to go beyond a Google search to find the truth: that we Indians have more, amorous, interests to pursue. For the th

YU Yutopia by Micromax Mobiles’ YU Televentures is out for Rs 24,999: Here’s our first impression.
Yu Yutopia is the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures. Priced at Rs 24,999 this one comes with specifications that are set to pit the Yutopia phone against some of the top-end phones, a fact that YU Televentures didn’t shy away from highlighting during the launch.
YU has ditched plastic and gone for an all-metal unibody design with an aircraft grade alum

Intex Aqua GenX packs features like a Q-Key on the right side to set shortcut for any feature, glove mode for touch and my touch to access apps by creating shortcuts on the screen.
Intex has announced the launch of 4G-enabled Aqua GenX smartphone at Rs 13,299. It features a metallic unibody and 5.5-inch full HD display with Dragon Trail Glass protection.
Aqua GenX is powered by 1.3GHz Octa-Core processor and comes 2GB RAM Mediatek (MT6753) chipset, 16GB ROM, expandable upto 128GB via a microSD c

Despite the appeal of BJP star campaigner turned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are still searching more for Sunny Leone.
If you have followed the Internet and social media in India, you would think there is nothing that awes us Indians more than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his campaigns like Swachh Bharat and Digital India.
However, you don’t need to go beyond a Google search to find the truth: that we Indians have more, amorous, interests to pursue. For the th

Facebook has launched a letter campaign to save its Free Basics platform in India.
Facebook has launched a new campaign on its site asking India users to save its ‘Free Basics’ platform by signing an email to TRAI. Free Basics was formerly known as the Internet.org but has faced criticism in India as many argue that it is in violation of Net Neutrality principles.
In its campaign letter, Facebook says that “Free Basics is a first step to connecting 1 billion Indians to the opp

Google CEO Sundar Pichai in India: Global internet search engine giant will train 2 million new Android developers in the next three years. This was revealed by the Google CEO in New Delhi on Thursday.
Sundar Pichai is on a three-day visit to India.
Speaking at the Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), the Indian-origin CEO said: “As per the new plan (by Google), we will train two million Android developers in partnership with 30 universities. This will be done over the time period of next

When it comes to wearable technology in India, 2015 saw some tough competition to the leader Apple emerge. From Motorola Moto 360 (2nd Gen), Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch and more, here are the some notable launches:
Apple smartwatch was finally launched in India this year, but at priced at around Rs 30,000, but it still burnt a hole in people’s pocket.  Although Apple also launched two iPhones with new touch technology, a 13-inch iPad and an enhanced Apple TV this year, its smartwatch &n

 Facebook’s Instant Articles is rolling out on Android in India and Indian Express is one of the first partners.
Facebook’s instant articles, which was launched on iOS earlier this year followed by Android rollout starting in India, has now been made available for all Android users globally.
“We’re excited to announce that everyone who uses the Facebook for Android app can now read thousands of Instant Articles every day in News Feed from publishers worldwide. Combin

SUICH, one of the leading mobile original equipment manufacturer (OEM) companies, has launched the first “Made in India” low-price and stylish power banks. The colourful power banks are available in three variants – 5000mAh, 7500mAh and 10,000mAh capacity.
The power banks will be available in the “Re 1 Flash Sale” with an exclusive tie-up with mobile payment platform Paytm that begins December 21.
“The new range of power banks are better than Chinese products

Priced at Rs 24,999 price, Micromax YU Yutopia sports a 21 MP rear camera and 3000mAh battery.
Micromax on Thursday launched its new flagship smartphone YU Yutopia at Rs 24,999 price. The smartphone that sports a 21 MP rear camera and 3000mAh battery will go on open sale exclusively on Amazon India and customers can pre-book the smartphone from Thursday. The shipping of Micromax YU Yutopia will start from December 26.
“Yutopia is a revolutionary product that is packed with the co

Can’t put your iPhone away for long? If you are ready to break free from your smartphone addiction, then here’s an app for you.
When a fake phone company released its line of products, NoPhones, a thin, rectangular-shaped plastic block that looked just like a smartphone but did not function, many doubted that the simulated smartphones would find any users. Surprisingly, close to 4,000 fake phones were sold to consumers who wanted to curb their phone usage.
Professor Uichin Lee from t

Google is celebrating iconic German music composer Ludvig van Beethoven’s 245th birth anniversary with its doodle.
The online portal has created a puzzle with beautiful music, drama and depth that tests a person’s knowledge of the work done by Beethoven through an interactive doodle.
The doodle begins with one of his symphonies playing in the background and asks viewers to piece together his work such as ‘Fifth Symphony,’ ‘Fur Elise,’ ‘Moonlight Sonata&r

Despite the appeal of BJP star campaigner turned Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are still searching more for Sunny Leone.
If you have followed the Internet and social media in India, you would think there is nothing that awes us Indians more than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his campaigns like Swachh Bharat and Digital India.
However, you don’t need to go beyond a Google search to find the truth: that we Indians have more, amorous, interests to pursue. For the th

The YU Yutopia smartphone runs CyanogenMod OS with Android 5.1.1. The 4G smartphone features a 5.2-inch WQHD IPS Display from Sharp.
Yu Yutopia, the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures, is now officially out in India for a price of Rs 24,999. The Yutopia will be available for open sale exclusively on Amazon India, and customers will be able to pre-book the phone from today with the first shipments moving out on December 26.
The YU Yutopia smartphone runs CyanogenMod OS

The YU Yutopia smartphone runs CyanogenMod OS with Android 5.1.1. The 4G smartphone features a 5.2-inch WQHD IPS Display from Sharp.
Yu Yutopia, the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures, is now officially out in India for a price of Rs 24,999. The Yutopia will be available for open sale exclusively on Amazon India, and customers will be able to pre-book the phone from today with the first shipments moving out on December 26.
The YU Yutopia smartphone runs CyanogenMod OS

The YU Yutopia smartphone runs CyanogenMod OS with Android 5.1.1. The 4G smartphone features a 5.2-inch WQHD IPS Display from Sharp.
Yu Yutopia, the new flagship smartphone from Micromax’s YU Televentures, is now officially out in India for a price of Rs 24,999. The Yutopia will be available for open sale exclusively on Amazon India, and customers will be able to pre-book the phone from today with the first shipments moving out on December 26.
The YU Yutopia smartphone runs CyanogenMod OS

Google’s Project Loon aims at launching balloons in the airspace, which will act as mobile BTS’s to offer affordable internet access to rural areas.
The government has in-principle agreed to partner with Google’s Project Loon on a pilot basis and state run BSNL has been assigned to partner it, communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday after a meeting with Google’s CEO Sunder Pichai.
“In-principle we agree for a pilot project for Project Lo