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TRAI Chairman RS Sharma during the Idea Exchange. (Source: Express photo by Renuka Puri)
Why R S Sharma ?
Before assuming office as the TRAI Chairman, R S Sharma was the IT Secretary. He has been a part of the Aadhaar project and worked closely with Nandan Nilekani. Sharma was instrumental in ensuring that the NDA government took the Aadhaar project forward from where the UPA had left it, instead of doing away with the scheme completely. He has a Masters degree in Mathematics from IIT- Kanpur a

By Chilla Malla ReddyIISER, Kolkata
Efforts are being made to produce electronics and devices— such as display screens and mobile phones — that are flexible or foldable. There have been some breakthroughs in this direction. My group at IISER Kolkata accidentally got into research which can help in designing similarly flexible materials, though this was not the initial objective of our work.
Solid substances can be described either as crystalline or amorphous. Crystalline solids are t

The brand strategy is now to promote to the Moto brand in the $200+ and $300+ categories while Lenovo tries to grip the sub-$200 segment with its budget phones.
Lenovo, which along with its arm Motorola is now the third largest player in the Indian smartphone market, according to IDC, believes that more than half the phones being sold by the two brands in India by the next fiscal will be locally manufactured.
Speaking to IndianExpress.com, Sudhin Mathur, director, Smartphones, Lenovo Group said

Datawind’s Tuli said it is wrong to compare Aakash with Ringing Bells scheme as Aakash was brand owned by Indian government and the product was real. Datawind, the maker of world’s cheapest tablet PC, today questioned Ringing Bells mobile phone cost of Rs 251 and said that the scheme will neither impact the company nor market players.
“Every month about 2 crore mobile phones are sold in India. The company (Ringing Bells) claims to have 25 lakh bookings and some crore registrat

Freedom 251 mobile: Datawind’s Tuli said it is wrong to compare Aakash with Ringing Bells scheme as Aakash was brand owned by Indian government and the product was real. Freedom 251 mobile: Datawind, the maker of world’s cheapest tablet PC, today questioned Ringing Bells mobile phone price point of Rs 251 and said that the scheme will neither impact the company nor market players.
“Every month about 2 crore mobile phones are sold in India. The company (Ringing Bells) claims to

TRAI Chairman R S Sharma talks about the Net neutrality debate and explains the regulatory body’s reasons for ruling out differential pricing for data services, says he wouldn’t describe telecom companies presenting their arguments as ‘pressure’, and explains what they are doing to tackle the problem of call drops
Why  RS Sharma?
Before assuming office as the TRAI Chairman, RS Sharma was the IT Secretary. He has been a part of the Aadhaar project and worked closely w

Ringing Bells, maker of Freedom 251, has woken up and come up with answers to the questions India is asking
Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251, dubbed the world’s cheapest smartphone with Android Lollipop OS and 3G support, has generated interest but also raised some serious questions about the device and the company.
Since the launch thousands of people, 25 lakh to be precise if you go by Ringing Bells’ claim, have booked these phones at Rs 251 despite the website crashing through th

Ringing Bells, maker of Freedom 251, has woken up and come up with answers to the questions India is asking
Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251, dubbed the world’s cheapest smartphone with Android Lollipop OS and 3G support, has generated interest but also raised some serious questions about the device and the company.
Since the launch thousands of people, 25 lakh to be precise if you go by Ringing Bells’ claim, have booked these phones at Rs 251 despite the website crashing through th

Ringing Bells, maker of Freedom 251, has woken up and come up with answers to the questions India is asking
Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251, dubbed the world’s cheapest smartphone with Android Lollipop OS and 3G support, has generated interest but also raised some serious questions about the device and the company.
Since the launch thousands of people, 25 lakh to be precise if you go by Ringing Bells’ claim, have booked these phones at Rs 251 despite the website crashing through th

Ringing Bells, maker of Freedom 251, has woken up and come up with answers to the questions India is asking
Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251, dubbed the world’s cheapest smartphone with Android Lollipop OS and 3G support, has generated interest but also raised some serious questions about the device and the company.
Since the launch thousands of people, 25 lakh to be precise if you go by Ringing Bells’ claim, have booked these phones at Rs 251 despite the website crashing through th

Microsoft Plumbago is a digital notebook with technology that smoothens handwriting so your scribbles are easier to read later
Looking for an alternative to pen and paper to scribble important notes on the go? US-based technology giant Microsoft heard you and has offered a tablet-based app recreating the analogue appeal of writing.
For those who carry high-tech digital devices but prefer taking notes with pen or pencil and paper, Microsoft has launched Plumbago — a new app for Windows 8.1

 LeEco plans to offer host of exciting offers on LeEco Day to be held on Flipkart on Feb 25
Offering consumers another reason to cheer over the weekend, LeEco announces two other amazing offers for its great shopping bonanza on Flipkart.
Offer #2: As part of the incredible Rs.8 crore worth of offers and benefits on LeEco Day, the brand plans to giveaway thousands of surprise gifts to lucky consumers who purchase the Le Superphones on the e-commerce platform on that day.
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Ringing Bells, the company behind Freedom 251 has stopped taking bookings for India’s cheapest smartphone
Freedom 251, India’s cheapest smartphone from little-known Ringing Bells has raised eyebrows across the world with its unbelievable Rs 251 price tag. Now the company has announced that the response has exceeded its expectations and is closing the booking for now.
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Ringing Bells, the company behind Freedom 251 has stopped taking bookings for India’s cheapest smartphone
Freedom 251, India’s cheapest smartphone from little-known Ringing Bells has raised eyebrows across the world with its unbelievable Rs 251 price tag. Now the company has announced that the response has exceeded its expectations and is closing the booking for now.
Read MoreRinging Bells Freedom 251: 5 things to know before bookingRinging Bells Freedom 251: Telecom Minister asks D

Ringing Bells, makers of the world’s cheapest smartphone, has come under the scanner of excise and income tax departments as debates around the feasibility of offering a Rs 251 handset rages on. Ringing Bells, makers of the world’s cheapest smartphone, has come under the scanner of excise and income tax departments as debates around the feasibility of offering a Rs 251 handset rages on.
According to the sources, the I-T Department is looking into the financial structure of the Noida

LIGO’s state-of-the-art interferometer could get operational in India as early as 2013 (Source: Reuters)
With the Indian government giving in-principle approval for establishing a state-of-the-art LIGO interferometer in the country, a top US scientist has said it is “technically feasible” for the project to be operational by the end of 2023.
“It is technically feasible for LIGO-India to go online by the end of 2023,” said Fred Raab, head of the LIGO Hanford Observa

Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro adds a completely new layer to the tablet space now dominated by productivity oriented tablets
The quest to make the tablet more productive continues. But to be fair to the manufacturers, and having used the Apple iPad Pro and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, I have to say that we are almost there. But there has been no significant Android intervention in this segment so far, though there have been some good tablet options with keyboards. However, Lenovo seems to be offering a

Facebook Messenger for Android update now supports multiple accounts
Facebook has redesigned its popular Messenger app so several people can use it on the same smartphone or tablet without relinquishing their privacy.
Read MoreWant to win an argument on Facebook? Follow these simple rules if you know you are rightFacebook Messenger for Android now supports multiple accountsFacebook Instant Article to open up for all publishers globallyFacebook will give free ad credits worth up to $1,000 to cou

Ringing Bells, the company behind Freedom 251 has stopped taking bookings for India’s cheapest smartphone
Freedom 251, India’s cheapest smartphone from little-known Ringing Bells has raised eyebrows across the world with its unbelievable Rs 251 price tag. Now the company has announced that the response has exceeded its expectations and is closing the booking for now.
Read MoreFreedom 251: Ringing Bells finally answers all questions on sale, service centres and deviceFreedom 251: Rin

Ringing Bells, maker of Freedom 251, has woken up and come up with answers to the questions India is asking
Freedom 251, dubbed the world’s cheapest smartphone with Android operating system and 3G support, has roused a lot of interest but also some eyebrows. The glitzy launch event saw some top political leaders and lots of chaos.
Since the launch thousands of people, 25 lakh to be precise, have booked these phones at Rs 251 despite the website crashing through the two-day sale till the c

US is now willing to allow Apple Inc. to retain possession of and later destroy specialized software
The Obama administration told a U.S. magistrate judge on Friday it would be willing to allow Apple Inc. to retain possession of and later destroy specialized software it has been ordered to design to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by the gunman in December’s mass shootings in California.
The government made clear that it was open to less intrusive options in a new legal fi

Freedom 251: BJP MP Kirit Somaiya called it a ‘ponzi bogus company scam’
With the telecom ministry launching the ‘Freedom 251’ mobile phone at Rs. 251, BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Friday levelled serious allegation against the company, saying it is a ‘ponzi bogus company scam’.
“This is a huge scam, that is why I went through all the papers of the company. The government has informed Uttar Pradesh government to check the bonafide of the promoter. This is a

Facebook Messenger for Android update now supports multiple accounts
Facebook has redesigned its popular Messenger app so several people can use it on the same smartphone or tablet without relinquishing their privacy.
Read MoreFacebook Messenger app now supports multiple accountsFacebook Instant Article to open up for all publishers globallyFacebook will give free ad credits worth up to $1,000 to counter terror propagandaWorried about your Facebook privacy? Here are 6 tips to help you stay secu

To liberalise administratively allotted spectrum, telcos need to pay a market-determined price for the remaining period of their licence.
The Telecom Commission on Friday allowed operators wanting to liberalise their 800 MHz spectrum in circles where auctions were not held in 2015 by paying the reserve price proposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) for the upcoming auction, with the condition that the telecom firm pays the final winning price after the auction.
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