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Technology giant Apple Inc has argued that a move to break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooter would violate free speech rights, override the will of Congress and jeopardise the security of other Apple devices.
Apple is a staunch advocate for our customers’ privacy and personal safety,” Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said, while speaking at the company’s annual meeting in Cupertino, California.
“These are the right things to do. Being hard doesn’t s

Freedom  251: About 30,000 people paid for booking the phones and over 7 crore people registered for it. The payment was facilitated by CCAvenue and PayU Biz. Noida-based Ringing Bells, which has promised to sell smartphones for Rs 251 apiece, has started refunding money to customers due to negative speculation around its claim.
“There was a lot of negativity around us so we have decided to take money from customers only after delivering phones to them. We are refunding money to thos

Samsung’s annual forums have always heralded products that shape the future of human-gadget interactions; and usher in the next. This year’s event, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was no different. From stylish smartphones to smart appliances, tech enthusiasts once again got an opportunity to exchange information, meet leaders who are driving the company’s growth, and experience the latest innovations in the industry.
With two manufacturing plants and four R&D facilities th

The micro-blogging site Twitter is set to roll out a refreshed design to its timeline display on March 3.
The micro-blogging site Twitter is set to roll out a refreshed design to its timeline display on March 3. With this change, people can start embedding profiles, lists, collections and more with the new embedded timeline, VentureBeat reported.
Twitter has also reportedly removed the “hide media” option which will enable tweets with media to be expanded by default. The embedded ti

Big tech companies such as Google and Facebook are rallying to Apple’s side in the iPhone encryption case.
In its fight with the FBI, Apple insists it’s defending the privacy and safety of all iPhone users by resisting government calls to help unlock an extremist’s iPhone. And now other big tech companies such as Google and Facebook are rallying to Apple’s side.
Wait just a minute: Aren’t those the same companies that Apple has previously criticized by lobbing veil

Big tech companies such as Google and Facebook are rallying to Apple’s side in the iPhone encryption case.
In its fight with the FBI, Apple insists it’s defending the privacy and safety of all iPhone users by resisting government calls to help unlock an extremist’s iPhone. And now other big tech companies such as Google and Facebook are rallying to Apple’s side.
Wait just a minute: Aren’t those the same companies that Apple has previously criticized by lobbing veil

In his radio programme Mann ki Baat, Narendra Modi said Indian scientists are also in the research team that studied gravitational waves.
India has decided to establish a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), where gravitational waves can be studied, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today.
Read: NASA invites India to jointly explore Mars, send astronauts 
In his radio programme Mann ki Baat, Modi said Indian scientists are also in the research team that stu

WhatsApp will also do away with its Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
WhatsApp will end support for for its app for BlackBerry devices including BlackBerry 10 by the end of 2016, the company announced in a blog post. The company will also do away with WhatsApp Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
Must Read: WhatsApp to get end-to-end encryption

WhatsApp will also do away with its Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
WhatsApp will end support for for its app for BlackBerry devices including BlackBerry 10 by the end of 2016, the company announced in a blog post. The company will also do away with WhatsApp Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
Must Read: WhatsApp to get end-to-end encryption

WhatsApp will also do away with its Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
WhatsApp will end support for for its app for BlackBerry devices including BlackBerry 10 by the end of 2016, the company announced in a blog post. The company will also do away with WhatsApp Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
Must Read: WhatsApp to get end-to-end encryption

More such contenders in the same category are LeEco’s Le 1s and Huawei Honor 5X.
The key to a good selfie is actually a lot of things. Taking selfies is an art that you need to master and the results…it has to be the perfect mix of a good smartphone, perfect lighting and, yeah, that duck face. Or does it? Here are a few quick steps that will help you take near perfect selfies.
We have seen a surge of selfie-centric smartphones in the market. Most recently, Oppo F1 was launched, whi

Government has asked Google to select a telecom operator as partner for testing the balloon-based Internet technology, Loon Project, in the country.
Government has asked Google to select a telecom operator as partner for testing the balloon-based Internet technology, Loon Project, in the country.
“Google wants to test the Loon Project in expensive and scarce spectrum bands. It has been asked to partner with any telecom operator that can meet its requirement and then approach the governmen

Facebook owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced that its services would be discontinued on BlackBerry and Nokia devices by 2017. WhatsApp’s announcement also includes Nokia’s low-end S40 and S60 Symbian platforms, as well as the older Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1 operating systems, the Verge reported.
Based in Mountain View, California, WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook Inc. on February 19, 2014, for approximately USD 19.3 billion.
As of February 2016, WhatsApp had a use

Noida-based mobile handset company Lava has launched its Windows 10 laptop-tablet priced at Rs  15,999. The device called ‘Twinpad’ offers detachable keypad and a stylus pen.
“In Twinpad we have come up with a device that offers great computing functionalities and therefore finds a right fit with students and young working executives who are always on the move,” said Raman Sharma, vice president and business head- tablets, Lava International.
The Twinpad sports a 10.

WhatsApp will also do away with its Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
WhatsApp will end support for for its app for BlackBerry devices including BlackBerry 10 by the end of 2016, the company announced in a blog post. The company will also do away with WhatsApp Messenger for Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, smartphones with Android 2.1, Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1.
Must Read: WhatsApp to get end-to-end encryption

Government has asked Google to select a telecom operator as partner for testing the balloon-based Internet technology, Loon Project, in the country.
Government has asked Google to select a telecom operator as partner for testing the balloon-based Internet technology, Loon Project, in the country.
“Google wants to test the Loon Project in expensive and scarce spectrum bands. It has been asked to partner with any telecom operator that can meet its requirement and then approach the governmen

More such contenders in the same category are LeEco’s Le 1s and Huawei Honor 5X.
The key to a good selfie is actually a lot of things. Taking selfies is an art that you need to master and the results…it has to be the perfect mix of a good smartphone, perfect lighting and, yeah, that duck face. Or does it? Here are a few quick steps that will help you take near perfect selfies.
We have seen a surge of selfie-centric smartphones in the market. Most recently, Oppo F1 was launched, whi

Charles Elachi, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory or JPL says India and the US could jointly explore Mars and even invited India to send astronauts to the Red Planet. (Source: AP file photo)
In future, India and the US could jointly explore Mars and who knows an Indian astronaut could also head to the Red planet on a joint mission.
India’s maiden mission to the Red Planet, Mangalyaan, has opened the eyes of the world on ISRO’s capabilities at undertaking