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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and social networking site Facebook are locked in a war of words involving the regulator’s consultation paper on differential data pricing, which the latter sees aimed at curbing its Free Basics programme.
In a latest series of exchange of letters between the two, which have been made public by the regulator, the two sides have almost accused each other of not adhering to the format of responding to the queries asked in the consultation pape

HP DaaS incorporates services, support and eventual disposal as part of one overall services agreement.
The scheme lets enterprises pay one price per seat on a monthly basis over a three or four year period for use of PCs. They also get customised services and support from HP, including PC configuration and software installation, onsite break-fix and data migration along with the ability to upgrade to the latest HP devices for subsequent contract periods.
Rajiv Srivastava, managing director, HP

CES Las Vegas is one of the largest consumer technology shows in the world where most new tech products tend to get their first big consumer showcase. It has everything from car technology to audio to televisions and even a lot of futuristic gadgets that will never see mass production. Shruti Dhapola takes a look at some of the best devices at this year’s show.
LG OLED Super UHD TV
Not everyone might be able to afford a 4K TV. But there’s no doubt that LG’s new ‘Super UHD

FiiO M3 is a miniature sibling of X3 with some understated design and function. The smartphone has now become our primary device for consuming media. However, despite being the most popular music player on the planet, they don’t offer exceptional sound for anyone. This is where dedicated music players still find some relevance.
Apple still makes iPods and so does this Chinese company called FiiO. There is demand for such devices, at least amongst purists. FiiO M3 is a minia

The smartphone has now become our primary device for consuming media. However, despite being the most popular music player on the planet, they don’t offer exceptional sound for anyone. This is where dedicated music players still find some relevance.
Apple still makes iPods and so does this Chinese company called FiiO. There is demand for such devices, at least amongst purists. FiiO M3 is a miniature sibling of X3 with some
understated design and function. It is designed exac

JBL Flip 3 is the next generation wireless speaker in the Flip series. Harman provides great audio products. I have a JBL speaker at home and I am also familiar with the company’s widely popular Flip series of portable Bluetooth speakers, renowned for their good sound quality. The third-generation model of JBL Flip is here—JBL Flip 3. I was curious to check this one out as I had to pick up a decent wireless speaker for a youngster in the family. An audio device that is sturdy,

Harmon provides great audio products. I have a JBL speaker at home and I am also familiar with the company’s widely popular Flip series of portable Bluetooth speakers, renowned for their good sound quality. The third-generation model of JBL Flip is here—JBL Flip 3. I was curious to check this one out as I had to pick up a
decent wireless speaker for a youngster in the family. An audio device that is sturdy, easy to carry, emits room-filling sound and most important, affordable. Take

It is no longer necessary to pick the latest device from an Apple, Samsung or Microsoft to impress our friends and colleagues. True, they might boast of the best specifications in town along with beautiful aesthetics, but
offerings from homegrown handset makers are equally tempting. Take for instance the first 4G smartphone from Videocon Mobile Phones. The Z55 Krypton is a perfect blend of design and specs offering premium and stylish looks. The pocket friendly device is priced at R7,999 and is

Idea Cellular currently holds 1800 MHz 4G spectrum in these 10 circles which account for 50 per cent of the telecom market but over 60 per cent of Idea’s gross revenue.  (Express photo) Idea’s 4G footprint will cover 750 cities across 10 telecom circles by June this year, a top company official said today.Since December last year, Idea has rapidly rolled out its high-speed 4G LTE network to cover seven major markets in the country, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Sh

The gas giant is thought to be almost as big as Neptune and orbiting billions of miles beyond Neptune’s path distant enough to take 10,000 to 20,000 years to circle the sun. (Source: R. Hurt/ caltech)
Scientists say they finally have “solid evidence” for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the fringes of our solar system.
The gas giant is thought to be almost as big as Neptune and orbiting billions of miles beyond Neptune’s path distant enough to take 10,000 to 20,000 years

LeTv (LeEco) Le Max is a powerful phone with a 2K display. Here’s our first impression of the new phone.
The growing popularity of Apple is China is forcing most of the smartphone players there to look for greener pastures. And when you hyphenate green pastures and smartphones, there is no place better than India.  That latest to take the Shenzen-New Delhi direct flight is LeTv, now called LeEco given in global ambitions. The first phone from the company to be sold in India will be t

“We’re excited to work with the Indian SMB community to help them achieve their business goals and reach over 320 million Twitter users worldwide,” Emily Huo said.  (Image Source: Twitter) Twitter today said thousands of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are advertising on its platform, making India one of its fastest growing SMB market across the world with average monthly spend per advertiser growing 60 per cent.
The micro-blogging website opened up its self-serv

LeTv (LeEco) Le Max is a powerful phone with a 2K display. Here’s our first impression of the new phone.
The growing popularity of Apple is China is forcing most of the smartphone players there to look for greener pastures. And when you hyphenate green pastures and smartphones, there is no place better than India.  That latest to take the Shenzen-New Delhi direct flight is LeTv, now called LeEco given in global ambitions. The first phone from the company to be sold in India will be t

HP DaaS incorporates services, support and eventual disposal as part of one overall services agreement.
The scheme lets enterprises pay one price per seat on a monthly basis over a three or four year period for use of PCs. They also get customised services and support from HP, including PC configuration and software installation, onsite break-fix and data migration along with the ability to upgrade to the latest HP devices for subsequent contract periods.
Rajiv Srivastava, managing director, HP

Titan Juxt smartwatch is available for prebooking on the company’s e-commerce website, and on Myntra. (Image for representation: Titan) Leading watchmaker Titan today entered the wearable technology segment with the launch of its smartwatch Titan Juxt and is introducing it in international markets including the US, the UK and Canada. The watches will be priced between Rs 15,995 and Rs 19,995.
Juxt is launched in collaboration with global technology giant HP, and Titan will sell the s

LeTv, now known as LeEco, introduced two smartphones- Le Max and Le 1S in India.
LeTv, now known as LeEco, introduced two smartphones- Le Max and Le 1S at a special event in Delhi today. The high end Le Max smartphone costs Rs 32,999 for the 64GB version and Rs 69,999 for the 128GB Sapphire crystal display version. On the other hand the budget Le 1S smartphone costs Rs 10,999 with 32GB storage.
Le Max smartphone offers a 6.33-inch Quad-HD display with a fingerprint scanner on the back, Snapdrag

LeTv, now known as LeEco, introduced two smartphones- Le Max and Le 1S in India.
LeTv, now known as LeEco, introduced two smartphones- Le Max and Le 1S at a special event in Delhi today. The high end Le Max smartphone costs Rs 32,999 for the 64GB version and Rs 69,999 for the 128GB Sapphire crystal display version. On the other hand the budget Le 1S smartphone costs Rs 10,999 with 32GB storage.
Photos: LeEco Le 1S launched at Rs 10,999: Here’s everything you need to know
Le Max smart

LeTv Le Max, which would be available in two colours — silver and gold — boasts of 4 GB RAM, 6.3-inch 2K screen, 21 megapixel rear camera and a fingerprint sensor, among other specifications. (Source: IE) Chinese smartphone maker Letv, on Wednesday launched its two ‘superphones’ – the high end Le Max is priced at Rs 32,999 for the 64GB version and Rs 69,999 for the 128GB Sapphire crystal display version. On the other hand the budget Le 1S smartphone costs Rs 10,999

Micro-blogging site Twitter crashed for its users all over the world on Tuesday due to an internal code change, a media report said.
Twitter experienced an issue “related to an internal code change” that caused its web and mobile apps to go down for almost eight hours. In other words, someone wrote some bad code that crashed things for a while, recode.net reported on Tuesday.
The incident is yet another tough pill to swallow for Twitter investors.
Twitter is already fighting to prove

Participating at a session on the ‘Transformation of Tomorrow’ alongside Mahindra, Nadella said, “We cannot afford another digital divide. Key question is about how the benefits from the fourth industrial revolution will be spread.(Reuters) Invoking the famous Star Wars series, top industrialist Anand Mahindra today said technology is like the Force and everything depends on how we use it, as business leaders from across the world began debating here the challenges and benefit

Samsung 4GB RAM: How it is created.
Samsung Electronics has announced that it will begin mass producing the industry’s first 4 GB DRAM package based on the second-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) interface.
The 4GB DRAM package is based on the second-generation HBM (HBM2) interface, which can transmit data at a speed more than seven times the current DRAM performance limit.
The new RAM is meant for use in high performance computing (HPC), advanced graphics and network systems, as w

Creative Woof 3 speaker costs Rs 3999. Here’s our review.
Creative’s Woof 3 is a micro-sized, portable Bluetooth speaker that might appeal to many of us, simply due to its size and looks. If you like to listen to music in the bathroom or your bedroom, where a giant set-up might not be possible, the Woof 3 seems ideal. It is definitely one of the smaller and more attractive-looking portable Bluetooth speakers I’ve seen, and makes even my JBL Flip seem bulky.
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Apple could soon open its exclusive retail stores in India.
Apple has filed an application with the Indian government to set up its retail outlets in one of the fastest-growing smartphone markets, a spokesman for the Cupertino-based company said on Wednesday.
Apple’s retail expansion plans in India come at a time when concerns about slowing growth in the United States and China, the world’s most important market for smartphones, have weighed on the company’s stock in the last

Net Neutrality debate: Facebook’s Free Basics ad campaign has been slammed by TRAI in a new letter.
Telecom regulator TRAI has written a strongly worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran the campaign to save its zero-rating platform ‘Free Basics’.  The service was banned in India after TRAI issued a paper questioning the validity of differential pricing for some content services by ISPs. Facebook has tied up with Reliance Communication

Net Neutrality debate: Facebook’s Free Basics ad campaign has been slammed by TRAI in a new letter.
Telecom regulator TRAI has written a strongly worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran the campaign to save its zero-rating platform ‘Free Basics’.  The service was banned in India after TRAI issued a paper questioning the validity of differential pricing for some content services by ISPs. Facebook has tied up with Reliance Communication

Net Neutrality debate: Facebook’s Free Basics ad campaign has been slammed by TRAI in a new letter.
Telecom regulator TRAI has written a strongly worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran the campaign to save its zero-rating platform ‘Free Basics’.  The service was banned in India after TRAI issued a paper questioning the validity of differential pricing for some content services by ISPs. Facebook has tied up with Reliance Communication

Net Neutrality debate: Facebook’s Free Basics ad campaign has been slammed by TRAI in a new letter.
Telecom regulator TRAI has written a strongly worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran the campaign to save its zero-rating platform ‘Free Basics’.  The service was banned in India after TRAI issued a paper questioning the validity of differential pricing for some content services by ISPs. Facebook has tied up with Reliance Communication

Net Neutrality debate: Facebook’s Free Basics ad campaign has been slammed by TRAI in a new letter.
Telecom regulator TRAI has written a strongly worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran the campaign to save its zero-rating platform ‘Free Basics’.  The service was banned in India after TRAI issued a paper questioning the validity of differential pricing for some content services by ISPs. Facebook has tied up with Reliance Communication

LeTv Le Max with a 2K display is all set to launch in India today.
LeTv, now known as LeEco, is all set to launch its new Le Max smartphone in India at a special event in Delhi today.
Le Max is expected to come with the following specs: A 6.33-inch 2K display with a fingerprint scanner on the back, Snapdragon 810 processor and 4GB RAM, 21 megapixel rear camera and 4 Ultrapixel front camera. LeEco claims the LeTouch fingerprint scanner takes only 0.09 seconds to unlock the phone.
According to re

Samsung 4GB RAM: How it is created.
Samsung Electronics has announced that it will begin mass producing the industry’s first 4 GB DRAM package based on the second-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) interface.
The 4GB DRAM package is based on the second-generation HBM (HBM2) interface, which can transmit data at a speed more than seven times the current DRAM performance limit.
The new RAM is meant for use in high performance computing (HPC), advanced graphics and network systems, as w

Apple vs Samsung: Apple has won the US ban on older phones of Samsung.
Apple today had a new victory in a long-running patent lawsuit — a court-ordered ban on older-model Samsung smartphones. An injunction issued by US District Court Judge Lucy Koh in the heart of Silicon Valley was to take effect next month and targeted Samsung smartphones that were essentially no longer hawked in this country.
“We would like to reassure our millions of loyal customers that all of our flagship smar

Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR headset. (Source: Reuters)
With the smartphone market booming and Internet penetration rising as a result, Virtual Reality in media consumption and gaming is going to completely change our digital content consumption patterns.
At the Consumer Electronic Show 2016, a slew of companies showcased their VR gear for smartphones and gaming consoles. The tech giants are slowly shoring up resources for taking on the VR challenge and there have been many mergers, acquisiti

Net Neutrality debate: Facebook’s Free Basics ad campaign has been slammed by TRAI in a new letter.
Telecom regulator TRAI has written a strongly worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran the campaign to save its zero-rating platform ‘Free Basics’.  The service was banned in India after TRAI issued a paper questioning the validity of differential pricing for some content services by ISPs. Facebook has tied up with Reliance Communication

Users of Facebook Inc’s Android app can now privately browse the world’s largest social network through the anonymity service Tor, the company said on Tuesday.
The feature expands a collaboration that allowed Facebook users to directly access its site via Tor’s browser on personal computers. It comes as policymakers and technology companies debate whether digital privacy should be curbed to help regulators more easily thwart hackers.
Kate Krauss, a spokeswoman for the Tor Proje