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Gionee S8 was launched at MWC 2016 with 3D Touch and an improved camera. Gionee also announced a new branding exercise for the company.
Gionee has announced a rebranding of its brand under the slogan ‘Make Smiles’. The company also announced its new flagship, the S8 with 3D Touch. The phone is the first with the new branding.
The earlier identity was based on feature phones, said global president William Lu, adding that after a lot of research they found that people only care when t

Silicon giant Qualcomm is enabling three of the big announcements at the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) this year, including the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S7, the modular LG G5 and the enterprise oriented HP Elite X3. These devices are all powered by the new Snapdraon 820 processor, which Qualcomm claims will usher in never before seen efficiencies in how data ecosystems and speeds.
Steve Mollenkopf, chief executive officer of Qualcomm Incorporated, said smartphone technologies were al

The Nokia Oz VR camera showcased at MWC 2016.
Silicon giant Qualcomm is enabling three of the big announcements at the annual Mobile World Congress this year, including the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S7, the modular LG G5 and the enterprise oriented HP Elite X3. These devices are all powered by the new Snapdraon 820 processor, which Qualcomm claims will usher in never before seen efficiencies in data ecosystems and speeds.
Steve Mollenkopf, chief executive officer of Qualcomm Incorporated,

Gionee has announced a rebranding of its brand under the slogan ‘Make Smiles’.
Gionee has announced a rebranding of its brand under the slogan ‘Make Smiles’. The company also announced its new flagship, the S8 with 3D Touch. The phone is the first with the new branding.
The earlier identity was based on feature phones, said global president William Lu, adding that after a lot of research they found that people only care when they feel for something. “We are devoted

MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2016 has started in Barcelona Spain. We’ll be bringing you constant updates everyday in this blog.
The Mobile World Congress kicks off today with most smartphone, networking and silicon companies showcasing their latest products and technologies. Over the next three days we will bring you regular updates from Barcelona on what is the telecom industry’s biggest show.
First look video: LG G5
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MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2016 has started in Barcelona Spain. We’ll be bringing you constant updates everyday in this blog.
The Mobile World Congress kicks off today with most smartphone, networking and silicon companies showcasing their latest products and technologies. Over the next three days we will bring you regular updates from Barcelona on what is the telecom industry’s biggest show.
Watch Video | MWC 2016 Day 1 : Sony Xperia X Series, LG G5 & Gionee S8 Launched
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MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2016 has started in Barcelona Spain. We’ll be bringing you constant updates everyday in this blog.
The Mobile World Congress kicks off today with most smartphone, networking and silicon companies showcasing their latest products and technologies. Over the next three days we will bring you regular updates from Barcelona on what is the telecom industry’s biggest show.
Watch Video | MWC 2016 Day 1 : Sony Xperia X Series, LG G5 & Gionee S8 Launched
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is set to launch in India on March 3.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is launching in India on March 3, confirmed the company on Twitter. Xiaomi’s Manu Jain had earlier told IndianExpress.com that the company was working hard to bring its new devices to India. He had confirmed that the Redmi Note 3 and Mi 5 (yet to revealed) will be coming to India. Xiaomi had also announced a Explorer contest for 100 lucky winners in India.
The Redmi Note 3 will be the first ‘new’

Sony Xperia X at the MWC 2016 launch in Barcelona. (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Sony just launched its new Xperia X series at MWC with Xperia X, Xperia X Performance and XA smartphones. The news Sony X series packs features like Sony’s smart battery management. While Xperia X runs the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor; Xperia X Performance is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.
Watch our first look video of Sony Xperia X, XA:
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg joined Samsung at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain, to announce that their companies are teaming up to push VR in mobile phones and social networking.
To revive interest in smartphones, Samsung and LG are improving their cameras and embracing the nascent world of virtual reality.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg joined Samsung at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Spain, to announce that their companies are teaming up to push VR in mo

MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2016 has started in Barcelona Spain. We’ll be bringing you constant updates everyday in this blog.
The Mobile World Congress kicks off today with most smartphone, networking and silicon companies showcasing their latest products and technologies. Over the next three days we will bring you regular updates from Barcelona on what is the telecom industry’s biggest show.
First look video: LG G5
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Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, Vibe K5 have been launched at MWC 2016.
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, the new all-metal smartphone has been announced by the company at the MWC 2016. Lenovo’s Vibe K5 Plus has a 5-inch wide-view FHD display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core processor coupled with 2GB RAM.
It features a 2750mAh user replaceable battery, 16GB built-in memory (expandable up to 32GB). As Lenovo had promised, this one comes with Dolby Atmos sound and has dual rear speakers. It f

Duolingo app has launched a dedicated team for India.
Duolingo might be the world’s largest language education platform with over 110 million users globally, but it took them some time to figure out what works for India. However, the learnings have been good enough for founder Luis von Ahn to bet big on India, and launch the company’s first dedicated team for any country.
“Our new team of four will make the app work for India. It is the first such team. We think the market is

Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the U.S. government’s attempt to force Apple Inc to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters.
Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the US government’s attempt to force Apple Inc to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the shooters, a lawyer representing the victims said on Sunday.
Stephen Larson, a former federal judge who is now i

Huawei MateBook with its own keyboard cover and a MatePen have been launched by the company.
Huawei MateBook is a new productivity tablet with its own Stylus (called MatePen) and a keyboard cover that aims to take on the Apple iPad Pro and Surface Pro 4 from Microsoft. Huawei has showcased the MateBook at the MWC 2016 conference in Barcelona.
The MateBook is ultra sleek (6.9 mm thin) and weighs around 640 g. The design might remind some of the Apple iPad Pro. It has a 12-inch IPS TFT LCD screen

Facebook’s Internet.org has a new project: Telecom Infra Project, which has been announced at the MWC 2016.
Facebook has announced a new Telecom Infra Project as part of its overall Internet.org mission. Internet.org is Facebook’s over-arching program to increase Internet connectivity across the world, especially for those who don’t have access or can’t afford.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained in a post that the company will partner with telecom companies across th

The Samsung Galaxy S7 in gold, the S7 edge in silver. Here’s how the two smartphones are different from the S6 and S6 edge.
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, the company’s new flagship devices for 2016 are now out. In terms of design and looks, there’s not much that has changed from the S6 series, but Samsung has introduced what it calls new features in the S7 series. Here’s a look at how the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge are different from the Galaxy S6, S6 edge.
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The Samsung Galaxy S7 in gold, the S7 edge in silver. Here’s how the two smartphones are different from the S6 and S6 edge.
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, the company’s new flagship devices for 2016 are now out. In terms of design and looks, there’s not much that has changed from the S6 series, but Samsung has introduced what it calls new features in the S7 series. Here’s a look at how the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge are different from the Galaxy S6, S6 edge.
Design, Screen:&

The Samsung Galaxy S7 in gold, the S7 edge in silver. Here’s how the two smartphones are different from the S6 and S6 edge.
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, the company’s new flagship devices for 2016 are now out. In terms of design and looks, there’s not much that has changed from the S6 series, but Samsung has introduced what it calls new features in the S7 series. Here’s a look at how the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge are different from the Galaxy S6, S6 edge.
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Business Wire (press release)
Goodix Debuts Live Finger Detection™ Technology at MWC 2016
Business Wire (press release)
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Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge will be launching in India by March, claims a PTI report. (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have been launched by the company. A PTI report says the smartphones will be available in India by second week of March. Samsung has not yet confirmed the pricing of the new S7, S7 edge smartphones, however the phones are up for pre-order in US, Europe.
Samsung is also giving away the Gear VR ( costs $99) headset free to users who pre-order the sma

Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge with Dual-Pixel camera technology have been announced. Samsung has not revealed the processor in the new phones.
Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have been launched by the company. A PTI report says the smartphones will be available in India by second week of March. Samsung has not yet confirmed the pricing of the new S7, S7 edge smartphones, however the phones are up for pre-order in US, Europe.
Samsung is also giving away the Gear VR ( costs $99) headset

Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge with Dual-Pixel camera technology have been announced. Samsung has not revealed the processor in the new phones.
Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have been launched by the company. In terms of design, the Galaxy S7, S7 edge feature the same glass-metal design we saw in the S6 series, but what has changed is the rear camera with a new technology that the company is calling ‘Dual Pixel.’
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge ‘Dual Pixel’ helps de

The Samsung Galaxy S7 in gold, the S7 edge in silver. Here’s how the two smartphones are different from the S6 and S6 edge.
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, the company’s new flagship devices for 2016 are now out. In terms of design and looks, there’s not much that has changed from the S6 series, but Samsung has introduced what it calls new features in the S7 series. Here’s a look at how the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge are different from the Galaxy S6, S6 edge.
Design, Screen:&

Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance at the Samsung Galaxy S7 launch to talk about VR.
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge were launched by the company at a special event in Barcelona, ahead of the official MWC 2016 start. But the launch had a special guest: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. So why did Zuckerberg show up at the S7 launch? Well to talk about virtual reality; remember Samsung’s Gear VR is powered by Facebook-owned Oculus Rift.
Samsung is giving Gear VR headsets free with the new S7, S7 ed

Telecom major Bharti Airtel said it has started delivering 4G mobile broadband speed of up to 135 megabits per second.
Telecom major Bharti Airtel said it has started delivering 4G mobile broadband speed of up to 135 megabits per second.
The company said data speeds of up to 135 Mbps have been delivered on commercially available mobile devices on Airtel’s 4G network in Kerala. “This is a game changer for mobile broadband in India. Airtel has pioneered 4G deployment in India and we a

University of Arkansas Newswire
NSF Awards Nearly $750000 to WattGlass for Coating Technology
University of Arkansas Newswire
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The National Science Foundation has awarded a $746,366 grant to WattGlass LLC to further develop the University of Arkansas' patent-pending coating technology that makes glass anti-reflective, self-cleaning and highly transparent.and more »