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Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus with 5-inch full HD display and Snapdragon 616 processor will launch on March 15
Lenovo, India’s fourth largest smartphone player in terms of market share will launch its Vibe K5 Plus on March 15. The company has started sending out invitations for the launch.
The Vibe K5 Plus was launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this February. The Vibe K5 Plus is called KnockOut smartphone by the company and features a metal unibody design.
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Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus with 5-inch full HD display and Snapdragon 616 processor will launch on March 15
Lenovo, India’s fourth largest smartphone player in terms of market share will launch its Vibe K5 Plus on March 15. The company has started sending out invitations for the launch.
The Vibe K5 Plus was launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this February. The Vibe K5 Plus is called KnockOut smartphone by the company and features a metal unibody design.
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 Saavn, the Indian music streaming service currently has 18 million monthly active users and recently launched its universal Windows 10 app
2015 was a monumental year for music streaming – old players (read Apple) embraced newer ideas. The highlight belonged to the Apple vs Taylor Swift saga.
As Apple Music, it’s much anticipated music-streaming service was finally launched, pop-star and cult goddess of our times, Taylor Swift initially declared she would not be on board and cal

The day when people walk on streets with unwieldy MacBook selfie stick might just come true
Selfie sticks are undoubtedly the most popular accessories for smartphones but have you ever heard about one for your Macbook. Now there is one real selfie stick for Apple’s Macbook.
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Ashish Parmar’s photograph of his wife selected by Apple for its World Gallery (Source: Ashish Parmar)
Little did Ashish Parmar know that a candid shot of his wife holding a diya in her hand will make its way to the eyes of millions of people. Now his friends from across the world are sending him selfies with huge billboards carrying his wife’s picture as the backdrop.
It all started on November 14, 2015, when the Bengaluru-based photographer posted a picture on Instagram with the h

A federal magistrate-judge in New York city has ruled that the government can’t force Apple to hack an iPhone to investigate a drug dealer.
It’s a win for Apple, which is being pressured by federal law enforcement agents to help it break into iPhones in at least 13 instances across the country.
Apple says doing the federal government’s bidding would undermine the security features in hundreds of millions of iPhones around the world, CNN reported.
So far, the justice department

Apple and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation will make their cases before a congressional panel on Tuesday.
Apple Inc and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation will make their cases before a congressional panel on Tuesday regarding a court order to force the technology company to give the FBI data from the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters.
On Thursday, Apple filed a motion to vacate the court order, maintaining its stance that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said he wo

Fitbit – one of the most popular physical activity-monitoring device — is a valid and reliable way of monitoring physical actions of cardiac patients, finds a study.
The research showed that Fitbit-Flex is a dependable device for checking activity specific to predicted attainment of physical activity guideline recommendations, that is, step counts and minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity.
It is also useful for monitoring physical activity in cardiac patients and for comp

Technology giant Apple may unveil its 9.7-inch iPad Pro tablet along with the iPhone SE on March 21, report says. The 9.7-inch iPad Pro includes a 12-megapixel rear camera with the same sensor found in the iPhone 6s.
The new iPad would also sport FaceTime HD camera at the front above the display. It will also be able to record videos in 4K resolution, just like the iPhone 6s.
iPad is an iOS-based line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPad was released on April 3,

Social networking giant Facebook’s private photo-sharing application Moments has been updated. The app now supports video sharing, Facebook said in a statement.
The company says that since its launch in June 2015, more than 400 million photos have been shared in Moments, with 100 million of those in the last month, alone.
Facebook said their efforts has paid off driving more than 400 million photos to be shared between users since Moments’ launch last year, the Verge reported.
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Element14, the leading manufacturer of the low cost, credit-card sized computer Raspberry Pi, on Tuesday launched the new faster, more powerful “Raspberry Pi 3 Model B” that comes with built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth connectivity.
The Raspberry Pi board plugs into a computer monitor or TV and uses a standard keyboard and mouse.
It is capable of doing everything you’d expect a desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet and playing high-definition video, to making spr

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the 2016 flagship device from Chinese smartphone giant. Mi 5 is a powerful smartphone priced very affordably in China
Xiaomi Mi 5 has received over 16 million registrations, ahead of the first flash sale on March 1 in China. The smartphone was launched on February 24, and showcased for global audience at the annual MWC in Barcelona.
Xiaomi Mi 5 packs flagship specifications at an aggressive pricing. Xiaomi launched its previous flagship Mi 4 almost 18 months back. The new Mi 5 co

Samsung Gear VR headset review: The full power of the virtual world comes alive here.
If there’s an iconic image to have come out of this year’s MWC in Barcelona, it’s the one of Mark Zuckerberg and his appearance at Samsung Galaxy S7 launch. You can see Zuckerberg walking in, his familiar grey t-shirt and blue jeans, while the entire audience has Gear VR headsets on, presumably unaware that the Facebook CEO has just walked in. Some have rightly called it an apt metaphor for o

Some HMDs, such as Google Glass, use a touch panel and voice commands as an interface, but they are considered merely an extension of smartphones and are not optimised for wearable smart glasses. (Image ofGoogle glass for representational purposes only)
Scientists have developed smart glasses with stereo-vision that allow users to text a message or type in key words for internet surfing by offering a virtual keyboard for text and even one for a piano.
K-Glass is an even stronger model of smart

The Microsoft HoloLens operates on Windows 10 and unlike the Rift, requires no tethering to a separate computer.
Microsoft says it will start shipping a developer version of its augmented reality device, HoloLens, for $3,000 on March 30.
That’s around the same time Facebook’s Oculus will begin shipping the consumer version of its Rift virtual-reality headset for $600. HoloLens differs from the Oculus Rift in that it makes the viewer see three-dimensional objects in the real world, r

Micromax Canvas Tab P702 features a 7-inch HD IPS display. The USP of the tablet is its 3000mAh battery.
Micromax has announced the launch of Canvas Tab P702, company’s first 4G-enabled tablet at Rs 7,999. The Canvas Tab P702 is available on Snapdeal in black and white colour variants.
The Micromax Canvas Tab P702 features a 7-inch HD IPS display. The USP of the tablet is its 3,000 mAh battery. The device is powered by 1.3GHz MediaTek MT8735 quad-core processor coupled with 2 GB RAM and 1

HTC Vive VR system is now up for pre-order at $799, will start shipping from April 5.
HTC Vive Virtual Reality (VR) system is now up for pre-order in the US, Europe and other select places. The Vive VR system is starting at $799, and HTC says shipping for the product will start on April 5.
HTC Vive VR will be available in US, Australia, Canada, China, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, Finland, Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands, Norwa

A German court has fined Facebook for refusing to follow an order to adequately inform users about how it was using their intellectual property.
A German court has fined Facebook 100,000 euros ($109,000) for refusing to follow an order to adequately inform users about how it was using their intellectual property, a consumer group said on Monday.
News of the ruling followed a visit last week by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in which he mounted a charm offensive in the face of increasing antipathy

While, the yearly subscription of Evernote Plus is now available for Rs 850; Evernote Premium can be bought at Rs 1, 500.
Evernote has announced a price update for its app for Indian users. While, the yearly subscription of Evernote Plus is now available for Rs 850; Evernote Premium can be bought at Rs 1, 500.
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Apple iPhone SE could come with a 12 mp camera and might be priced at $400-$500. File photo from an earlier Apple event.
Apple’s iPhone SE, the new 4-inch screen smartphone from the company expected to launch in March 21 week, will come with a bigger camera, says a new report by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Kuo’s note, details of which have been shared by MacRumors says that the new Apple iPhone will have a 12 megapixel camera, not an eight megapixel camera as first reported

Google’s Android N is expected to launch at Google I/O 2016 scheduled for May 18
Android N’s biggest update could well be the modified notification panel. According to a report at Android Police, the next version of Android will feature a lighter shade and full-width notifications.
Android N is expected to make its first public debut during Google I/O 2016. Ahead of Google’s annual developer conference, screenshots have started surfacing which give a glimpse of the new Android

A Google’s self-driving Lexus car drives along street during a demonstration at Google campus in Mountain View, California. One of the Google cars recently had an accident with a public bus.
A self-driving car bng tested by Google struck a public bus on a Silicon Valley street, a minor accident that appears to be the first time one of the tech company’s vehicles caused a crash during testing.
Google accepted at least some responsibility for the collision, which occurred on February

Kerala Mango phone promoters were arrested on the day of the launch. Seen here is the mPhone 6. (Image source: Mango Phone website)
It was supposed to be Kerala’s big moment under the smartphone sun. There were full page advertisements in all top Malayalam dailies, and there were web reports calling it the new “iPhone killer”.
But Mango Phone, or mPhone, got peeled on the day of its launch with promoters Anto Augustine, 32, and Josekutty Augustine, 24, both brothers from Kalpe

Kerala Mango phone promoters were arrested on the day of the launch. Seen here is the mPhone 6. (Image source: Mango Phone website)
It was supposed to be Kerala’s big moment under the smartphone sun. There were full page advertisements in all top Malayalam dailies, and there were web reports calling it the new “iPhone killer”.
But Mango Phone, or mPhone, got peeled on the day of its launch with promoters Anto Augustine, 32, and Josekutty Augustine, 24, both brothers from Kalpe

A federal judge in Brooklyn has ruled that the U.S. Government cannot force technology giant Apple to provide the FBI with access to iPhone data in a New York drug case. The ruling comes at a time when Apple is in fight with the FBI over access to the phone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, California.
U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein ruled that he did not have the legal authority to order Apple to disable the security of an iPhone that was seized during a drug investigatio

A German court has fined a social networking giant Facebook for refusing to follow an order of adequately informing users about how it was using their intellectual property. The court fined Facebook 100,000 euros ($109,000).
A spokesperson for Facebook, however, said that the problem was with the timing rather than the message.
“We complied with the order to clarify a single provision in our terms concerning an IP license a while ago. The court felt we did not update our terms quickly enou

Apple’s case against the FBI got a boost with a US judge in another case ruling that he could not force Apple to unlock an iPhone 5s. (Source: Reuters)
US government cannot force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone in a New York drug case, a federal judge in Brooklyn said on Monday, a ruling that bolsters the company’s arguments in its landmark legal showdown with the Justice Department over encryption and privacy.
The government sought access to the phone in the Brooklyn case in October,