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A bench headed by Justice Kurien Joseph while posting the matter for further hearing on March 15 asked the telcos to give an assurance.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the telecom operators to give an undertaking that call drops have never exceeded the 2 per cent threshold and no penalty was ever levied on them so far in this regard.
The Trai regulation has mandated them to pay subscribers Re 1 for every call drop they experience on their network, subject to a cap of three call drops a day,

Datawind has emerged as the largest tablet vendor in India during the last quarter of 2015, even as the overall tablet market shrunk by over 18%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
But the bigger story here is the fact that the market leader now is a company that does not have a tablet device that costs more than R5,000.
While Samsung saw a fall of over 8% over the last quarter, Datawind’s shipments almost doubled compared to the same quarter last year. IDC attributes t

HTC 10 will reportedly feature same design as One A9 and will be called just HTC 10 (Source: Onleaks/twitter)
HTC was the only major smartphone to not announce a flagship at Mobile World Congress 2016. The rumours suggest that the flagship launch isn’t that far.
HTC’s next flagship won’t be called M10 but simply HTC 10. The company has already sent out invite which reads, “Block your dates” for a date it has not revealed yet.
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Facebook-owned Oculus VR has announced several new features and updates for its app on Gear VR including the ability to create a profile.
Facebook-owned Oculus VR has announced several new features and updates for its app on Gear VR including the ability to create a profile. The series of updates hints at the fact that Oculus is trying to make the immersive experience for users more social.
Also, starting next week, it will roll out a Facebook Videos tab to personalize 360 video feed page, Ocul

Datawind has emerged as the largest tablet vendor in India the last quarter of 2015, even as the overall tablet market shrunk by over 18 per cent.
Datawind has emerged as the largest tablet vendor in India the last quarter of 2015, even as the overall tablet market shrunk by over 18 per cent, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). But the bigger story here is the fact that the market leader now is a company that does not have a tablet device that costs more than Rs 5,000.
While

Panasonic T50 is a budget smartphone running Android 5.1 Lollipop with SAIL UI on top of it (Source: Panasonic)
Panasonic T50 is the latest budget smartphone in India. The smartphone joins the T series range with company’s in-house SAIL UI.
Panasonic T50 features a 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB expandable storage.
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Panasonic T50 is a budget smartphone running Android 5.1 Lollipop with SAIL UI on top of it (Source: Panasonic)
Panasonic T50 is the latest budget smartphone in India. The smartphone joins the T series range with company’s in-house SAIL UI.
Panasonic T50 features a 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB expandable storage.
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India’s tablet sale single digit growth in 2015 with Datawind on top.
India’s tablet market grew at 8.2 per cent in 2015 with shipments standing at 3.8 million with budget tablet maker DataWind on top, shows data from research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
IDC’s data showed that while for Q4 2015, the market declined by 18.7 per cent with 0.86 million units getting shipped in the time period, the segment managed to avoid an overall dip for 2015. IDC says that deta

Google’s Go-playing machine has scored a second victory against the best human player.
Google’s Go-playing machine has scored a second victory against the best human player.
The Thursday’s victory by AlphaGo against South Korea’s Lee Sedol, the winner of 18 world championships, puts the machine’s owners one victory away claiming the $1 million prize.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 has seen stronger than expected pre-orders for its 2016 flagship smartphone
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has seen stronger-than-expected preorders for its new flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones launching this week, a senior company executive said on Thursday.
Read MoreIndia's tablet market grew by 8.2 per cent in 2015, DataWind on top: IDCSamsung Galaxy J1 mini now official, comes with 4-inch display, 768 MB RAMSamsung says preorders for Galaxy S7 phones stronger than exp

Samsung Galaxy J1 mini is now official. Samsung has not confirmed a price for this phone.
Samsung Galaxy J1 mini is now official and has been spotted on Samsung’s Philippines website. Samsung has not confirmed a price, or international release date for the new J1 mini. Samsung’s J series has done well in India, and it remains to be seen when and if the J1 mini comes to India.
In terms of specs, the Samsung Galaxy J1 mini, has a 4-inch display with WVGA resolution (480×800), a

India’s tablet sale single digit growth in 2015 with Datawind on top.
India’s tablet market grew at 8.2 per cent in 2015 with shipments standing at 3.8 million with budget tablet maker DataWind on top, shows data from research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
IDC’s data showed that while for Q4 2015, the market declined by 18.7 per cent with 0.86 million units getting shipped in the time period, the segment managed to avoid an overall dip for 2015. IDC says that deta

Google Self-driving car after the accident. (Source: Screenshot from AP video)
On February 14, 2016, a Google self-driving car (a Lexus car with the self-driving sensors and software) had an accident with a public bus in Silicon Valley. The accident itself didn’t cause any injuries, and Google had accepted some responsibility for the same.
Now the Associated Press has put out a video of the ‘accident’, if one can call it that. The video doesn’t make quite apparent what ha

The rules of Go, the ancient Chinese board game that is the stage for a man-vs-machine battle this week, are beautifully simple.
The rules of Go, the ancient Chinese board game that is the stage for a man-vs-machine battle this week, are beautifully simple. Actually playing it is anything but.
Go is considered to be far more complex than chess, so it was news Wednesday when a cutting-edge computer program by Google defeated a human Go champion, Lee Sedol, in the first game of a five-game match.

Facebook Inc is acquiring Masquerade Technologies Inc, as part of efforts to build its own video services (Source: Reuters)
Facebook Inc is acquiring Masquerade Technologies Inc, creator of the popular face-swapping app MSQRD, as part of efforts by the world’s largest social network operator to build its video services.
Wednesday’s deal comes nearly three years after the Wall Street Journal reported that photo and video messaging app Snapchat had rejected an offer from Facebook.
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Apple could be working on an iPhone with 5.8-inch OLED display. (Source: Reuters)
Apple’s working on a big 5.8-inch iPhone with an OLED display, claim some reports online, citing patents and supply chain sources.
The first is report from DigiTimes, via Motley Fool, which states that Apple is working on the 5.8 display with OLED. The report, which has been quoted by MacRumors and 9to5Mac claims that Apple is working with Samsung, LG and Sharp for the OLED panels.
DigiTimes quotes supply ch

Google Android N Developer Preview is now out for download.
Google has put out an early developer preview of Android N, the next OS in the series. Google usually gives developers, fans a first look at the new OS at its annual I/O developer conference, so this preview comes as a surprise.
Google Developers, part of the Beta program, can download the Android N preview. Google says that with Android N, it will be provide monthly updates, over the air (OTA) and developers won’t have to flash t

Google Android N Developer Preview is now out for download.
Google has put out an early developer preview of Android N, the next OS in the series. Google usually gives developers, fans a first look at the new OS at its annual I/O developer conference, so this preview comes as a surprise.
Google Developers, part of the Beta program, can download the Android N preview. Google says that with Android N, it will be provide monthly updates, over the air (OTA) and developers won’t have to flash t

Search engine giant Google and the social networking website have teamed up to give Facebook’s “Open Compute Project” a new push that works to change the way data centres are designed and operated across the world.
Five years ago, Facebook started leading an effort called the “Open Compute Project”. Data centres power the internet. They are the nervous system that allows all kinds of services to run — including Facebook.
“Today, Google joined the ‘