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Sporting a full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, Le 1s is encased in an aviation grade aluminium unibody design.
LeEco has announced that it will now extend the cash back offer exclusively for the Axis Bank Credit and Debit cardholders onto its next flash sale on Flipkart on February 9. The company set a new flash sale record when it sold out 70,000 Le1s units in just 2 seconds in its first Le 1s flash sale.
The company said that it received registrations of 6,05,000 on Flipkart for the 1st fla

OnePlus X is the budget smartphone from Chinese startup featuring metal and glass design
OnePlus has announced that its stylish OnePlus X smartphone is available invite free on Amazon India. OnePlus earlier made OnePlus One and OnePlus 2 invite free.
The invite system has been vital in company’s success in the relatively crowded smartphone space. The company has been able to successfully scale its operations based on demand for its device.
Watch: OnePlus X video review
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The Finance Ministrys’ YouTube channel will feature videos on the major schemes, events, meetings, press conferences and other exclusive videos relating to the ministry.(PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today launched the official YouTube channel of the Ministry with a view to disseminate information on a real-time basis.
“Both at the ministerial level as well as at the level of secretaries and officials, there are a series of announcements and explanations with regard to where we

OnePlus X is the budget smartphone from Chinese startup featuring metal and glass design
OnePlus has announced that its stylish OnePlus X smartphone is available invite free on Amazon India. OnePlus earlier made OnePlus One and OnePlus 2 invite free.
The invite system has been vital in company’s success in the relatively crowded smartphone space. The company has been able to successfully scale its operations based on demand for its device.
Watch: OnePlus X video review
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Sporting a full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, Le 1s is encased in an aviation grade aluminium unibody design.
LeEco has announced that it will now extend the cash back offer exclusively for the Axis Bank Credit and Debit cardholders onto its next flash sale on Flipkart on February 9. The company set a new flash sale record when it sold out 70,000 Le1s units in just 2 seconds in its first Le 1s flash sale.
The company said that it received registrations of 6,05,000 on Flipkart for the 1st fla

Coolpad Note 3 Lite has seen over 700,000 registrations till now
Coolpad has announced that the company sold 25,000 units of Note 3 Lite smartphone in 8 seconds time. The smartphone was exclusively available on Amazon India and Coolpad claims it has received over 700,000 registrations for the device till now.
As the name implies, the Coolpad Note 3 Lite is a light version of Coolpad Note 3. The Coolpad Note 3 is the most affordable smartphone with a fingerprint sensor on it.
Video: Coolpad Note

Samsung Galaxy A7 and A5 smartphones come with a Super AMOLED Full HD resolution display and support fast charging and 4G connectivity in India. (Source: IE) Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 smartphones launched today, priced at Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively by the Korean-tech giant at its  on Samsung Southwest Asia Forum 2016 event in Kuala Lumpur. Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 2016 edition will be available on Snapdeal as well retail stores starting February 15. Samsung has partnered wi

Zopo Hero 1 is a budget smartphone with 5-inch display and mid-range specs (Source: Zopo Brand)
Zopo has added another smartphone to its growing device portfolio. The Zopo Hero 1 is all about elegant design and will be available in Black and White colour options.
The Zopo Hero 1 is powered by MediaTek MT6735 processor clocked at a frequency of 1.3GHz. The dual SIM phone features a 5-inch HD display paired with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage.
The Zopo Hero 1 features 13.2-megapixel primary camera with

Fitbit Alta, a new sleeker fitness band, has been launched by the company. It will go on sale in March 2016.
Fitbit Alta, a new sleek wristband designed, has been announced by the company which recently introduced a bigger Fitbit Blaze at CES this year.
Fitbit Alta will go on sale in early March 2016, and the company has priced the band at Rs 12,999 for India. It will be available online exclusively on Amazon India, and across Reliance Digital, Croma, Helios, Jumbo and Vijay Sales retail stores

Apple Music on Android now supports storing music on an SD card.
Apple Music’s latest Android update brings an important that many users will appreciate: The ability to save music on an SD card.
For a lot of Android smartphone users, especially those using low and mid-budget range devices, the micro-SD slot comes as an added bonus, one that can increase the limited storage on a phone from 16GB to 64GB or in some cases even 128 GB.
With Apple Music on Android now allowing users to save the

Oppo F1 sports a 13MP rear camera with an ISOCELL sensor for reducing pixel noises. The camera also features phase detection autofocus (PDAF), delivering a focus time of just 0.1 second. (Source: OPPO) OPPO F1 selfie expert priced at Rs 15,990 goes on sale today. OPPO F1 is the first product of the newly announced F series and is designed for selfie lovers. OPPO is known for its outstanding photography and it continues its legacy with Oppo F1.
OPPO F1 touts of a standout front-facing camer

Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 have been launched in India at Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively.
Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphones were unveiled by the Korean-tech giant at its  on Samsung Southwest Asia Forum 2016 event in Kuala Lumpur.  Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 2016 edition smartphones costs Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively and will be available on Snapdeal as well retail stores starting February 15. Samsung has partnered with Airtel to offer consumers up to 30GB f

Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 have been launched in India at Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively.
Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphones were unveiled by the Korean-tech giant at its  on Samsung Southwest Asia Forum 2016 event in Kuala Lumpur.  Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 2016 edition smartphones costs Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively and will be available on Snapdeal as well retail stores starting February 15. Samsung has partnered with Airtel to offer consumers up to 30GB f

Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 have been launched in India at Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively.
Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphones were unveiled by the Korean-tech giant at its  on Samsung Southwest Asia Forum 2016 event in Kuala Lumpur.  Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 2016 edition smartphones costs Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively and will be available on Snapdeal as well retail stores starting February 15. Samsung has partnered with Airtel to offer consumers up to 30GB f

Le 1s is the budget smartphone from new Chinese entrant LeEco. It is exclusively available on Flipkart at Rs 10,999
I reviewed Lenovo K3 Note last year, and it didn’t take long for me to call it a ‘disruptive budget’ smartphone. Since that review, I’ve seen a sudden increase in the number of such budget smartphones trying to challenge the K3 Note. While many came close to its power, none have been impressive enough to dethrone it.
Enter LeEco and Le 1s, the wannabe disru

Samsung TabPro S, the challenger to Apple iPad Pro and Surface Pro 4 will launch in India by April.
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, unveiled at CES 2016 in January, might be launched in India very soon to compete against the likes of Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Apple iPad Pro.
At the Samsung Forum 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, the Galaxy TabPro S was also showcased. An executive said that the 128GB Galaxy TabPro S with Windows 10 Home and 4G LTE connectivity will come to India in April.
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Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 have been launched in India at Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively.
Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphones were unveiled by the Korean-tech giant at its  on Samsung Southwest Asia Forum 2016 event in Kuala Lumpur.  Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 2016 edition smartphones costs Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively and will be available on Snapdeal as well retail stores starting February 15. Samsung has partnered with Airtel to offer consumers up to 30GB f

Mobile Internet userbase in the country has steadily increased from 238 million in June last year to 306 million at the end of December 2015.
The number of mobile Internet users in India is expected to grow over 55 per cent to 371 million by June this year, driven by strong adoption in rural parts of the country, industry body IAMAI said.
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Fitbit Alta, a new sleeker fitness band, has been launched by the company. It will go on sale in March 2016.
Fitbit Alta, a new sleek wristband designed, has been announced by the company which recently introduced a bigger Fitbit Blaze at CES this year.
Fitbit Alta will go on sale in early March 2016, and the company has priced the band at Rs 12,999 for India. It will be available online exclusively on Amazon India, and across Reliance Digital, Croma, Helios, Jumbo and Vijay Sales retail stores

Facebook is celebrating Friends Day today with a special video as it marks 12 years.
Facebook is giving friendship collages to its 1.6 billion users in celebration of the social network’s 12th birthday.
The collages will be packaged in video presentations of photos of friends and family that have been previously been posted on Facebook.
The photos are picked out by automated technology, although each Facebook user will be able to delete some and select other pictures instead.
The videos w

Cisco Systems Inc said on Wednesday it was buying Jasper Technologies Inc, a startup that connects devices like cars and medical devices to the Internet, for $1.4 billion in cash and equity awards, its largest acquisition since 2013.
Legacy technology companies like Cisco have been trying to find paths for growth while new technology developments, such as the rise of cloud computing, threaten their core businesses. The emerging field dubbed Internet of Things, offers Cisco, known for networking

Google’s search chief Amit Singhal is set to leave the company.(Source: Reuters)
Google parent Alphabet Inc said Wednesday that Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of its Internet search business, will retire.
As one of Google’s earliest search pioneers steps down and the company’s leader in artificial intelligence takes his place, analysts say the move signals the company’s desire to make its search engine more sophisticated.
Singhal will be replaced by John Giannandrea, t

Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 have been launched in India at Rs 29,400 and Rs 33,400 respectively.
Samsung’s Galaxy A5 and A7 (2016 series) smartphones have been launched for India at the Samsung Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Galaxy A5 will cost Rs 29,400 while the A7 will start at Rs 33,400. Both smartphones will be available at retail stores from February 15, as well as online on Snapdeal.
Samsung Galaxy A series for 2016 features the new design style of metal and glass to give the sm

Le 1s is the budget smartphone from new Chinese entrant LeEco. It is exclusively available on Flipkart at Rs 10,999
I reviewed Lenovo K3 Note last year, and it didn’t take long for me to call it a ‘disruptive budget’ smartphone. Since that review, I’ve seen a sudden increase in the number of such budget smartphones trying to challenge the K3 Note. While many came close to its power, none have been impressive enough to dethrone it.
Enter LeEco and Le 1s, the wannabe disru

Google’s search chief Amit Singhal is set to leave the company.(Source: Reuters)
Google parent Alphabet Inc said Wednesday that Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of its Internet search business, will retire.
As one of Google’s earliest search pioneers steps down and the company’s leader in artificial intelligence takes his place, analysts say the move signals the company’s desire to make its search engine more sophisticated.
Singhal will be replaced by John Giannandrea, t

Analysts’ said Google’s decision to replace Amit Singhal with Alphabet Inc’s John Giannandrea was a sign features dependent on machine learning, such as Google’s personal assistant, which answers questions and conducts searches with the push of a button, will play a larger part in the future of search. (Reuters) As one of Google’s earliest search pioneers steps down and the company’s leader in artificial intelligence takes his place, analysts say the move sig

The free public WiFi hotspots for Bengaluru in the WiFire database have been crowd-sourced and verified by a community of users of the app. (Illustration by: C R Sasikumar)
In tech-savvy cities around the world, people are often heard asking for the availability of free WiFi in public places such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals trains, buses, even taxis. In the modern connected world, finding free WiFi is like getting a drink of water. With growing smart-phone usage and a constantly increasin