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Intex’s FitRist is the second wearable from the company that aims to compete against the likes of Mi Band and Yu Fit (Source: Intex)
Intex has launched its first smartband called FitRist at Rs 999. The smart fitness band will be available exclusively on Snapdeal. Intex had launched its first smartwatch named iRist at MWC Shanghai in 2015.
The Intex FitRist smartband comes with an OLED display and includes fitness features such as step monitoring, distance measurement, calorie counter and

Dr. David Reitze, Executive Director of the LIGO Laboratory at Caltech, shows the merging of two black holes at a news conference to discuss the detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time hypothesized by physicist Albert Einstein a century ago, in Washington. The waves were detected by twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave detectors (LIGO) in Louisiana and Washington states in September 2015. (Source: Reuters)
Scientists have for the first time detected gravitationa

The world’s largest social networking company, Facebook, on Thursday said it has shut down its Free Basics programme that aimed to provide free internet access to people who could not afford to pay for data. The world’s largest social networking company, Facebook, on Thursday said it has shut down its Free Basics programme that aimed to provide free internet access to people who could not afford to pay for data.
“Free Basics is no longer available to people in India,” a

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is finally here. The Redmond based company took four years to bring its great hardware to India where it can really succeed
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is finally here. I say finally because this is actually the first Surface to hit the surface in India, just over three years after the first of these devices was announced. The Surface Pro 4 has come in time to take on the Apple iPad Pro, both of which will try and woo those people who want to do more with their comp

Chinese multinational computer technology company Lenovo has announced that its popular Lenovo Vibe K4 Note smartphone would be available for sale without any registrations from Monday, February 15.
The smartphone would be available on Amazon India. Although the note faces tough competition, from LeEco Le 1s and Huawei Honor 5X, the Chinese technology giant claims to have received over 1.1 million unique registrations for the device and AntVR bundle.
The Vibe K4 Note will be available for Rs. 11

In a notice filed with the California Employment Development Department, Yahoo Inc announced a lay off for more than 1,500 employees. The announcement, which will take effect from April 11, will see 107 employees being affected with a 60-day advance notice of the move.
The layoffs were spread across a range of departments and job titles. Yahoo shares closed up one percent at USD 27.10 on Wednesday and are down about 18.5 percent so far this year.
“This month we will cut roughly 15 percent

This month of love, the Le 1s goes all silver! After getting a tremendous response from the two flash sales, LeEco, a multinational internet technology giant LeEco, is now all set to lure metallic lovers with its stunning Silver colour on 16th February.
Having sold 70,000 devices on its first flash sale in two seconds and over a million registration by the second flash sale, the Le 1s is definitely a best seller in the market. Now available in the amazing silver colour, the Le 1s is a beauty to

Intex’s FitRist is the second wearable from the company that aims to compete against the likes of Mi Band and Yu Fit (Source: Intex)
Intex has launched its first smartband called FitRist at Rs 999. The smart fitness band will be available exclusively on Snapdeal. Intex had launched its first smartwatch named iRist at MWC Shanghai in 2015.
The Intex FitRist smartband comes with an OLED display and includes fitness features such as step monitoring, distance measurement, calorie counter and

LIGO scientific collaboration has confirmed discovery of gravitational waves using its detectors
Scientists said on Thursday they have for the first time detected gravitational waves, ripples in space and time hypothesized by physicist Albert Einstein a century ago, in a landmark discovery that opens a new window for studying the cosmos.
The researchers said they detected gravitational waves coming from two black holes – extraordinarily dense objects whose existence also was foreseen by E

WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play.
WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play. The new update will now bring eight tabs of emojis to WhatsApp instead of five. These include a tab with sports emojis, one with flags, bulbs and beverages.
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WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play.
WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play. The new update will now bring eight tabs of emojis to WhatsApp instead of five. These include a tab with sports emojis, one with flags, bulbs and beverages.
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WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play.
WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play. The new update will now bring eight tabs of emojis to WhatsApp instead of five. These include a tab with sports emojis, one with flags, bulbs and beverages.
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Chinese smartphone brand Meizu in collaboration with China-based APUS – a technology company specialising in Android developing and information service – on Thursday launched #m2lovesapus contest for the Indian fans as Valentine’s Day approaches. On offer are Meizu m2 smartphones and more – the smartphone is priced at Rs 9,999 on Amazon.in.
“Think you know the meaning of Love? Let us know what it means to you, and WIN 6 Meizu m2 this Valentine’s Day with APUS

Human beings are never satisfied completely with anything. Since the early age, everything they discover or invent has been going through various procedures of modifications for its better performance. They keep on developing or modifying things for its better use in an easier way. We human beings want everything done in a jiffy of a moment without wasting much of their time. Time machines, fairytales, magic wands, are imaginations of such creative humans who want their work done in fractions o

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is finally here. The Redmond based company took four years to bring its great hardware to India where it can really succeed
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is finally here. I say finally because this is actually the first Surface to hit the surface in India, just over three years after the first of these devices was announced. The Surface Pro 4 has come in time to take on the Apple iPad Pro, both of which will try and woo those people who want to do more with their comp

LG G5 will feature always-on display and company has officially released Quick Cover for the device (Source: LG)
LG is set to launch its 2016 flagship G5 at a pre-MWC event. The company has teased the smartphone with ‘always-on display’ just ahead of launch. The company has also released Quick Cover officially with active display clearly visible.
The always-on display could mean LG would opt for OLED panel instead on LCD seen on previous G series flagships. Motorola launched its fir

Social media giant Facebook on Wednesday introduced new features for video ads on its website, including automated captioning for sound-off videos and other updates to help advertisers better use its platform.
“Creatively, mobile video draws on the craft skills and experience we have developed as an industry building for film, TV and the traditional web and compresses them into a new form designed to immediately connect with an audience,” Mark D’Arcy, chief creative officer, cr

InFocus Bingo 21 is a budget smartphone with 4.5-inch display and 8MP rear camera (Source: InFocus)
InFocus Bingo 21 is now available on Snapdeal at Rs 5,499. The InFocus Bingo 21 is a budget smartphone for young generation looking at their buying their first smartphone.
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Moto X Style is getting the biggest discount on Flipkart with Rs 3000 off.
Moto is celebrating its second anniversary in India with a slew of discounts and exchange offers on Flipkart. Lenovo Moto, when it launched in India, it was still owned by Google and known as Motorola. This is year Lenovo announced that it would drop the Motorola name from the branding of the Moto phones.
Moto’s smartphones have for the longest time been Flipkart exclusive, although now the Moto E, Moto G3 and Moto

Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad on Thursday announced that it sold 80,000 Coolpad Note 3 Lite handsets priced at Rs 6,999 during their first three flash sales in just 41 seconds on Amazon. The first flash sale of Coolpad Note 3 Lite saw 30,000 units going out in 21 seconds, the second and third flash sales proved a success too with 25,000 units each disappearing in a mere eight and 12 seconds, respectively.
“With 80,000 Coolpad Note 3 Lite units being sold collectively in the first three

YouTube Red Original shows are now live in the US.
YouTube Red Originals, which has original series and movies from creators like Lilly Singh, Rooster Teeth, PewDiePie and AwesomenessTV, is now live in the US.
YouTube users in the US, who have signed up for the Red membership will get access to these videos for free. Those who have not yet signed up for service can watch short previews or try out a 30-day trial YouTube for free and watch these shows as well.
YouTube Red costs $9.99 per month in

WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play.
WhatsApp users on Android can finally rejoice with a whole new bunch of emojis, available via an update on Google Play. The new update will now bring eight tabs of emojis to WhatsApp instead of five. These include a tab with sports emojis, one with flags, bulbs and beverages.
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FreeCharge has announced its ‘FreeCharge Go Shopping Fest’ (FGSF) as a part of Valentine’s Day offers.
FreeCharge has announced its ‘FreeCharge Go Shopping Fest’ (FGSF) as a part of Valentine’s Day offers. This is a five day shopping festival starting today and will go on till February 15.
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Facebook Free Basics Ban: International media reaction.
TRAI’s ruling on differential data pricing and the effective ban on Facebook’s Free Basics app has seen a flurry of reaction and coverage in India and abroad.
TRAI’s order is one of the strongest positions the regulator has taken in favour of Net Neutrality and we take a look at how the international media has analysed this order.
Washington Post’s headline says India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Interne

Facebook Free Basics has now been shut down in India.
Facebook has shutdown its Free Basics app in India days after TRAI ruled against differential pricing of data services and content. In a statement, a Facebook spokesperson said, “Free Basics is no longer available to people in India.”
TRAI’s ruling essentially meant that the Free Basics app, launched in India in partnership with Reliance Communications and offering some websites and services for fre

Moto X Style is getting the biggest discount on Flipkart with Rs 3000 off.
Moto is celebrating its second anniversary in India with a slew of discounts and exchange offers on Flipkart. Lenovo Moto, when it launched in India, it was still owned by Google and known as Motorola. This is year Lenovo announced that it would drop the Motorola name from the branding of the Moto phones.
Moto’s smartphones have for the longest time been Flipkart exclusive, although now the Moto E, Moto G3 and Moto

InFocus Bingo 21 is a budget smartphone with 4.5-inch display and 8MP rear camera (Source: InFocus)
InFocus Bingo 21 is now available on Snapdeal at Rs 5,499. The InFocus Bingo 21 is a budget smartphone for young generation looking at their buying their first smartphone.
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BlackBerry Priv uses its edge screen intelligently for displaying battery percentage while charging
There are a lot of things to really like about the BlackBerry Priv. In fact, it is one of the best Android phones in the market at the moment. However, that does not mean this is a phone without any flaws. That is a tough ask for any phone, still the Priv manages to stay clear of major blemishes.
Here is a look at some things I almost hated in this phone.
Watch our video review
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Alt Digital Media Entertainment Limited, a subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms, is gearing up to launch a Netflix-like over-the-top (OTT) content service in India as early as June 2016.
Alt Digital Media Entertainment Limited, a subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms, is gearing up to launch a Netflix-like over-the-top (OTT) content service in India as early as June 2016. The big differentiator for the platform will be that it will only have content produced exclusively for the platform, which would be abou

In comparison, rival social network Facebook has over 1.5 billion users and recently reported record financial results of their own. Twitter has failed to grow its monthly active user count at all in the final three months of 2015, resulting in a sharp fall of its shares.
It had 320 million monthly users on average through the quarter, exactly the same as it had in the previous quarter, according to its latest earnings report.
In comparison, rival social network Facebook has over 1.5 billion us

Lenovo Vibe K4 Note claims to have sold 1,80,000 units since the first flash sale. The company claims to have received over 1.1 million unique registrations for the device and AntVR bundle. (Source: IE) Lenovo Vibe K4 Note smartphone priced at Rs 11,999 will be available without any registrations from February 15 on Amazon India. Lenovo Vibe K4 Note was launched on Amazon India on January 5 and the first flash sale was held on January 19.
Lenovo Vibe K4 Note claims to have sold 1,80,000 units s

Critics saw this as violation of the principle of net neutrality that states that entire Internet should be available to everyone on equal terms as Free Basics allowed access to selected websites. (Reuters) In a boost to net neutrality, Facebook has decided to shut down its controversial ‘Free Basics’ programme in India, following telecom regulator Trai’s move to bar operators from charging different rates for Internet access based on content.
Facebook had met with severe crit

Andreessen wrote on Twitter: “Anti-colonialism has been economically catastrophic9 for the Indian people for decades. Why stop now?” (Reuters) A tweet by Facebook board member Marc Andreessen implying that FacebookÂ’s Free Basics is the same as colonialism created a storm on Twitter on Wednesday, with many Indians lashing out against him on Facebook as well as on Twitter.
Andreessen wrote on Twitter: “Anti-colonialism has been economically catastrophic for the Indi

Twitter has made changes to its alogrithm and will show the hot tweets on top.
Twitter revamped its timeline today, allowing the “best” tweets to rise to the top, despite warnings of a revolt from members loyal to the real-time flow of the messaging platform.
The tweaked format aims to inject new life into the struggling one-to-many messaging service by moving away from a pure chronological timeline to one determined by algorithm, as used by social network leader Facebook.
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Twitter’s Q1 results have seen a big drop as user growth has stalled, sparking new concerns. (Source: Reuters)
Twitter reported its first quarter with no growth in users since it went public, stoking fresh concerns on how long it will take for the company to reverse the trend. The stalled growth in the average number of active monthly users came despite a series of changes to make Twitter easier and more engaging.
While the company said it is taking additional steps – including laun

Since returning to Twitter Inc in July, Chief Executive, Jack Dorsey has made a handful of dramatic changes to the micro-blogging service – and promised more.
Since returning to Twitter Inc in July, Chief Executive, Jack Dorsey has made a handful of dramatic changes to the micro-blogging service – and promised more. But the new features so far have been unsuccessful at doing the one thing Wall Street wants most: getting more people to use the service.
Analysts say Twitter’s st

NASA and Lockheed decided to unpack the cargo, disinfect all the bags and then repack everything aboard the capsule, delaying launch.
NASA’s next cargo run to the International Space Station will be delayed for at least two weeks after black mold was found in two fabric bags used for packing clothing, food and other supplies, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday.
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Moto X Style is getting the biggest discount on Flipkart with Rs 3000 off.
Moto is celebrating its second anniversary in India with a slew of discounts and exchange offers on Flipkart. Lenovo Moto, when it launched in India, it was still owned by Google and known as Motorola. This is year Lenovo announced that it would drop the Motorola name from the branding of the Moto phones.
Moto’s smartphones have for the longest time been Flipkart exclusive, although now the Moto E, Moto G3 and Moto

Science could confirm Einstein’s Gravitational waves theory today, nearly 100 years after he first came up with it. In this picture: An artist’s rendering of an outburst on an ultra-magnetic neutron star, also called a magnetar.
A century ago, Albert Einstein hypothesised the existence of gravitational waves, small ripples in space and time that dash across the universe at the speed of light.
But scientists have been able to find only indirect evidence of their existence. On Thursda