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RS Sharma Chairman, Trai.
A day after prohibiting mobile operators from offering differential data tariff plans, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked them to adopt open standards, open source (software) technology, and open software codes to provide unbiased Internet connectivity.
“No service can be hostage to a particular technology,” Ram Sewak Sharma, Trai chairman said adding that adoption of open-source (software) will help companies to avoid the vendor-loc

Motorola ends Flipkart exclusivity for Moto G series, makes them available on Amazon India too
Motorola has announced that Moto G (3rd gen) and Moto G Turbo edition will be available from Amazon India too. The smartphones will initially launched exclusively on Flipkart.
Motorola says it wants to give consumers power to choose and hence the devices are being offered on Amazon now, apart from being available on Flipkart. For the moment, the Moto G versions with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage will be av

Motorola ends Flipkart exclusivity for Moto G series, makes them available on Amazon India too
Motorola has announced that Moto G (3rd gen) and Moto G Turbo edition will be available from Amazon India too. The smartphones will initially launched exclusively on Flipkart.
Motorola says it wants to give consumers power to choose and hence the devices are being offered on Amazon now, apart from being available on Flipkart. For the moment, the Moto G versions with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage will be av

The multiple account feature is especially useful for people who wish to keep their private and professional lives separate on Instagram.
Instagram will now support multiple accounts, the photo-sharing site announced in its blog post. Users can now add up to five accounts on Instagram and switch between them easily, the company said.
To add multiple accounts, a user first needs to go to app settings and select ‘Add account’. Instagram will then take users to a fresh login page, wher

TRAI’s differential data pricing order effectively bans all zero-rating platforms in India and comes out in support of Net Neutrality.
TRAI’s much-awaited Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016 is being hailed for its support of Net Neutrality. The order comes nearly two months, after the regulator first floated a paper questioning whether differential tariffs should be allowed for data services linked to specific content.
TRAI’s paper examin

TRAI’s differential data pricing order effectively bans all zero-rating platforms in India and comes out in support of Net Neutrality.
TRAI’s much-awaited Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016 is being hailed for its support of Net Neutrality. The order comes nearly two months, after the regulator first floated a paper questioning whether differential tariffs should be allowed for data services linked to specific content.
TRAI’s paper examin

The minister said the Trai’s order on differential pricing for data services has enhanced India’s image in the Net community world over and established its maturity. (PTI) Stating that Internet cannot be allowed to be monopoly of few, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today slammed Facebook’s Free Basics programme and said such differential pricing modes are “plainly not acceptable”.
The minister said the Trai’s order on differential pricing for data servi

LeEco Le 1s features metal unibody design and is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 processor
Le 1s received a record 95000 orders within 20 seconds of the second flash sale on Flipkart held earlier in the day. Prior to the flash sale today, the company received over 10.30 lakh registrations for the smartphone.
LeEco says it is an astounding figure which is an industry first for any mobile brand in India. LeEco Le 1s has gained a significant reputation among smartphone buyers owing to its super

Samsung Gear S2 is a Tizen-OS based smartwatch with a round-dial and here’s our full review of the new Samsung watch.
Samsung Gear S2 is the circular, prettier version of the earlier Gear S smartwatch. The Gear S2 is a Tizen OS-based smartwatch that does a lot; tracking health, delivering notifications from the smartphone, and even playing music via Bluetooth headphones.
Gear S2 Classic is a slightly smaller version of the smartwatch with leather band options, and looks more classy, compa

Panasonic P66 Mega’s USP is its 3200mAh battery and support for 21 regional languages
Panasonic has announced the launch of its P66 Mega smartphone in India. The smartphone comes with support for 21 regional languages at a budget price of Rs 7,990.
The Panasonic P66 Mega features a 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The handset is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable storage.
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Motorola ends Flipkart exclusivity for Moto G series, makes them available on Amazon India too
Motorola has announced that Moto G (3rd gen) and Moto G Turbo edition will be available from Amazon India too. The smartphones will initially launched exclusively on Flipkart.
Motorola says it wants to give consumers power to choose and hence the devices are being offered on Amazon now, apart from being available on Flipkart. For the moment, the Moto G versions with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage will be av

Microsoft wants to power datacentres from underwater and believes its a viable option
Microsoft has been making a lot of money from its cloud and datacentre business, but now it wants to explore the idea of a datacentre under water. Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other datacentres companies have been trying to turn their datacentres green for quite some time now.
Now Microsoft wants to take those datacentres to the ocean and make them greener. Microsoft is working to a create a viable environmen

LeEco Le 1s features metal unibody design and is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 processor
Le 1s received a record 95000 orders within 20 seconds of the second flash sale on Flipkart held earlier in the day. Prior to the flash sale today, the company received over 10.30 lakh registrations for the smartphone.
LeEco says it is an astounding figure which is an industry first for any mobile brand in India. LeEco Le 1s has gained a significant reputation among smartphone buyers owing to its super

The multiple account feature is especially useful for people who wish to keep their private and professional lives separate on Instagram.
Instagram will now support multiple accounts, the photo-sharing site announced in its blog post. Users can now add up to five accounts on Instagram and switch between them easily, the company said.
To add multiple accounts, a user first needs to go to app settings and select ‘Add account’. Instagram will then take users to a fresh login page, wher

‘Road tests are regularly done by TRAI. From the last time, telecom companies have started raising objections saying you (TRAI) don’t consult us about the roads you are using, ‘ RS Sharma.(PTI) The Indian telecom watchdog is likely to carry out another test drive in April to access the random call quality in various parts of the country, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman R.S. Sharma said here on Tuesday.
Asked about some telecom service providers’ (TS

LeEco had on January 20 launched two “superphones” LeMax and Le1S in the Indian market. Chinese smartphone maker LeEco on Tuesday received a mammoth 95,000 orders in 20 seconds for the LeEco Le 1s flash sale on e-tail major Flipkart, the company’s India chief said. Earlier, LeEco, in its first flash sale, sold 70,000 units of Le 1S priced at Rs 10,999, in a mere 2 seconds.
“We are enthralled on getting such a brilliant response from the Indian market for our phone. We ha

These alerts are available on web search, Google Now Cards on the Google app, maps as well as Google Public Alerts homepage, Google added. (Reuters) Technology giant Google will make public emergency alerts for floods available in India as part its efforts to make critical information more accessible around natural disasters.
“Users in India can now find ‘flood alerts’ along with ‘river level’ information for more than 170 areas in which the Central Water Commissio

The Evo Gamepad Pro 2 is exclusively available on e-commerce website, Amazon. Indian computer hardware and electronics manufacturer Amkette on Tuesday announced the launch of an upgraded version of Bluetooth enabled Evo Gamepad Pro 2 priced at Rs 2,899 for use with Android devices.
The Evo Gamepad Pro 2 is exclusively available on e-commerce website, Amazon.
The Amkette Gamepad Pro 2 comes with media control buttons and over 400 compatible games curated through the Evo Gamepad App available on

Leading mobile accessories and peripherals brand Advent has launched its latest Bluetooth headset Advent EchoPhonz BT 500, priced at Rs 1,999, which comes with a built-in mic and has a range of up to 8-10 metres, the company said on Tuesday.
The ergonomically designed headset comes with Bluetooth version V3.0. The device’s in-built powerful rechargeable lithium ion battery ensures an incredible 4-6 hours of successive playing time. The icing on the cake is the foldable headband and ear cup

TRAI order ends the debate on the issue by prohibiting all such data services which provided access to some websites for free.
TRAI’s much-awaited Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016 is being hailed for its support of Net Neutrality. The order comes nearly two months, after the regulator first floated a paper questioning whether differential tariffs should be allowed for data services linked to specific content.
TRAI’s paper examined the legalit

Samsung Gear S2 is a Tizen-OS based smartwatch with a round-dial and here’s our full review of the new Samsung watch.
Samsung Gear S2 is the circular, prettier version of the earlier Gear S smartwatch. The Gear S2 is a Tizen OS-based smartwatch that does a lot; tracking health, delivering notifications from the smartphone, and even playing music via Bluetooth headphones.
Gear S2 Classic is a slightly smaller version of the smartwatch with leather band options, and looks more classy, compa

Juniper Research said that more than 12 million smart glasses, like Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens, will reach consumers by 2020.
A comparative study of Google and Microsoft smart glasses by Britain-based market research firm Juniper Research has found that the Microsoft’s HoloLens will be better poised at dominating the market by 2020, a media report said.
In a recently published report, Juniper Research said that more than 12 million smart glasses, like Google Glass and Microsoft H

LeEco Le 1s features metal unibody design and is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 processor
Le 1s receives a record 95000 orders within 20 seconds of the second flash sale on Flipkart held earlier in the day. Prior to the flash sale today, the company received over10.30 lacs registrations for the smartphone.
LeEco says it is an astounding figure which is an industry first for any mobile brand in India. LeEco Le 1s has gained a significant reputation among smartphone buyers owing to its superior pe

Intex Aqua Raze and Aqua Wing will be available in Black and White colour variants.
Intex has announced 4G-enabled Aqua Raze and Aqua Wing smartphones at Rs 5,199 and Rs 4,599 respectively. While Aqua Raze features a 4.5-inch display; Aqua Wing is slightly smaller at 4-inch.
The smartphones are powered by quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM. The memory in Aqua Raze is expandable up to 32GB and that in Aqua Wing to up to 128GB. The devices runs Android Lollipop 5.1.
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With more and more children and teens taking to social media and Internet, their safety in the virtual world has become a growing concern.
With more and more children and teens taking to social media and Internet, their safety in the virtual world has become a growing concern. Coinciding with the Safer Internet Day on February 9, social networking giant Facebook has come out with some tips to help young netizens take more control over their security and privacy in the cyber space. Some tips, sh

Net neutrality debate: India’s decision to effectively ban Facebook’s pared-back free Internet service is a major blow to the social network’s plans, and may prompt other regulators to demand equal online access for their users.
Facebook will have to reconsider its approach in the light of India’s new rules preventing Internet service providers from having different pricing policies for accessing different parts of the Web, analysts said.
“This is a major setback fo

Le 1s by LeEco (formely LeTv) goes on sale on Flipkart today at 12. Here’s our full review of the smartphone.
LeEco has been able to create a lot of buzz in the Indian market over the past couple of weeks, not because of its flagship Le Max but the mid-range Le 1s. The general perception is that the phone has managed to hit a sweet spot with pricing and specs. So is the LeEco Le 1s really giving you more bang for your buck?
LeEco Le 1s
To start with, Le 1s does not look or feel like a pho

Le 1s by LeEco (formely LeTv) goes on sale on Flipkart today at 12. Here’s our full review of the smartphone.
LeEco has been able to create a lot of buzz in the Indian market over the past couple of weeks, not because of its flagship Le Max but the mid-range Le 1s. The general perception is that the phone has managed to hit a sweet spot with pricing and specs. So is the LeEco Le 1s really giving you more bang for your buck?
LeEco Le 1s
To start with, Le 1s does not look or feel like a pho

Le 1s by LeEco (formely LeTv) goes on sale on Flipkart today at 12. Here’s our full review of the smartphone.
LeEco has been able to create a lot of buzz in the Indian market over the past couple of weeks, not because of its flagship Le Max but the mid-range Le 1s. The general perception is that the phone has managed to hit a sweet spot with pricing and specs. So is the LeEco Le 1s really giving you more bang for your buck?
LeEco Le 1s
To start with, Le 1s does not look or feel like a pho

Le 1s by LeEco (formely LeTv) goes on sale on Flipkart today at 12. Here’s our full review of the smartphone.
LeEco has been able to create a lot of buzz in the Indian market over the past couple of weeks, not because of its flagship Le Max but the mid-range Le 1s. The general perception is that the phone has managed to hit a sweet spot with pricing and specs. So is the LeEco Le 1s really giving you more bang for your buck?
LeEco Le 1s
To start with, Le 1s does not look or feel like a pho

Le 1s by LeEco (formely LeTv) goes on sale on Flipkart today at 12. Here’s our full review of the smartphone.
LeEco has been able to create a lot of buzz in the Indian market over the past couple of weeks, not because of its flagship Le Max but the mid-range Le 1s. The general perception is that the phone has managed to hit a sweet spot with pricing and specs. So is the LeEco Le 1s really giving you more bang for your buck?
LeEco Le 1s
To start with, Le 1s does not look or feel like a pho

TRAI’s new Net Neutrality order has effectively ended differential data pricing, and thus banned Free Basics by Facebook.
The Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016, prohibits any service provider from offering or charging discriminatory tariffs for data services on the basis of content. This TRAI order upholds the net neutrality principle that all packets of data should be treated impartially, and ends the debate on whether services like Facebook’

A team of US researchers has built an energy-friendly chip that can perform powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tasks, enabling future mobile devices to implement “neural networks” modelled on the human brain.
The team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a new chip designed specifically to implement neural networks.
It is 10 times as efficient as a mobile GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) so it could enable mobile devices to run powerful AI algorithms locally ra

Le 1s by LeEco (formely LeTv) goes on sale on Flipkart today at 12. Here’s our full review of the smartphone.
LeEco has been able to create a lot of buzz in the Indian market over the past couple of weeks, not because of its flagship Le Max but the mid-range Le 1s. The general perception is that the phone has managed to hit a sweet spot with pricing and specs. So is the LeEco Le 1s really giving you more bang for your buck?
LeEco Le 1s
To start with, Le 1s does not look or feel like a pho

The Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 comes with a 64-bit Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core Processor, 13 mp rear camera with f/2.0-aperture and laser 0.3 seconds auto- focus feature.
Just days ahead of Valentine’s Day, Asus has announced the #SameGiftSyndrome scheme. Under the offer, users who buy ZenPad, ZenFone 2 Laser or ZenBook will be eligible for winning prizes. While, Asus is giving away its ZenEars earphones to the first 200 customers; the next 100 will win Asus ZenPower, a 10050 mAh battery power bank

The Evo Gamepad Pro 2 comes with an improved clamp spring; and improved trigger, bumper buttons.
Amkette today unveiled an upgraded version of Evo Gamepad Pro 2 priced at Rs 2, 899. It is exclusively available Amazon.in in Black colour variant.
The wireless Gamepad Pro 2 comes with media control buttons and over 400 compatible games available on the Google Play Store.
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