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Internet of Things or, more accurately the internet of devices, is all about connecting devices over the internet and letting them ‘talk’ to us, applications and each other.
Running out of household supplies suddenly or having to tank up the car on short notice are everyday problems. There are solutions at hand, though. Expanding the market for consumer goods, Amazon introduced the ‘Dash’ button in the US — a 2-inch wi-fi connected device which refills and restocks

Supreme Court also asked Trai to explain why the technical papers on the issue was released a month after the regulations came into being.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to examine whether the decision to impose penalty on telecom firms ought to be reviewed in wake of the regulator’s own technical papers on call drops issued a month after the regulations were framed.
“It appears that nobody has seen technical papers on the day of

Sending a message to millions of Android users that their devices are vulnerable to virus attack, a team of researchers has successfully exploited the Android-based “Stagefright” bug and remotely hacked a smartphone.
Israeli software research company NorthBit claimed it had “properly” exploited the Android bug that was originally described as the “worst ever discovered”, Wired.co.uk reported.
The exploitation, called “Metaphor”, also has a video th

Simpiz iTron is a 9000mAh power bank that charges completely in 18 minutes
Battery technology is changing at a fast pace as power continues to be the top pain point on smartphones. With smartphones becoming smaller when the batteries are striving to become larger, most companies are focussing on the ability to charge faster. As smartphone manufacturers add features like Fast Charging or VOOC charging in devices, some others are adding this capability to power banks.
Now, Simpiz is ushering in a

Paytm hopes to target more big sale items like flight tickets, which will be launched soon as the eKYC policy gets clearer
Paytm, which claims to be India’s biggest mobile wallet with over 122 million users, has bigger and more ambitious plans for 2016 as the company aims to boost its online and offline presence in India.
The online mobile wallet hopes to target more big sale items like flight tickets, which will be launched soon as the eKYC policy gets clearer. At present, there is a Rs

Brainwavz Omega IEM promises to fix all the woes of bundled headphones with a comfortable fit and noise cancellation
Smartphones have turned a ubiquitous thing for all of us. In fact, they have replaced our audio devices as the primary source of music consumption device.
Regardless of the price range, smartphones never come with a good set of bundled earphones. They either lack bass or sound too tinny.
Brainwavz Omega IEM
Most bundled smartphone earphones either sound mediocre or offer really p

Nike has unveiled its first power-lacing sneaker – it allows users to make the fit looser or snugger on the fly by pressing buttons on the side of the shoe (Source: AP)
Forget about slipping out of your shoes because of loose laces or feeling pressure from too-tight tying when doing those sprints.
Nike Inc. has unveiled its first power-lacing sneaker – it allows users to make the fit looser or snugger on the fly by pressing buttons on the side of the shoe.
The world’s largest

Datawind and Pantel led the Indian tablet market shows, CMR data.
Buoyed by government purchases, tablet PC shipment in India grew 13 per cent to reach 4.4 million in 2015, with low-cost device maker Datawind and Pantel emerging as top players in the segment.
“4.4 million tablet PCs were shipped in India in 2015, registering a growth of 13 per cent compared with 2014,” CyberMedia Research said in its India Annual Tablet PC Market Review report. The top five tablet PC brands corner 6

CREO will launch its first smartphone Mark 1 on April 13. The company has already sent press invites for the same.
CREO is all set to launch its first smartphone Mark 1 on April 13. The company has already sent press invites for the same.
CREO, the Bangalore-based consumer technology company behind the Teewe streaming dongle, has put out a teaser for its own smartphone called Mark 1 promising an OS update every month.
It was reported in January that CREO had secured a $3 million funding from Se

National Institutes of Health (press release)
3-D technology enriches human nerve cells for transplant to brain
National Institutes of Health (press release)
National Institutes of Health-funded scientists have developed a 3D micro-scaffold technology that promotes reprogramming of stem cells into neurons, and supports growth of neuronal connections capable of transmitting electrical signals. The injection ...
New scaffold technology could someday help treat Parkinson's disease, other brain-rel

Xolo Era 4K review: The budget smartphone with a big battery option.
The Indian handset market is now flooded with smartphones that offer big batteries. The list includes smartphone makers like Gionee Marathon M5 with 6,020 mAh battery and M5 Lite with 4,000 mAh battery. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 is another option that comes with a 4050 mAh battery.
Now Xolo Era 4K with its 4000 mAh battery joins the ranks and is definitely the cheapest entrants here.
Xolo Era 4K
Xolo Era 4K is compact smartphon

There are plenty of free, or at least cheap, options that rely on your existing phone or PC but the experience isn’t that smooth as the one with headset (Source: AP)
Hollywood studios, news outlets and consumer brands are all dabbling with virtual reality. Many everyday folks will soon join them using 360-degree cameras coming soon from Samsung and LG.
But headsets to view VR video can cost more than $1,000 once you include a high-end personal computer with fast enough graphics. And while

CREO’s new Mark 1 smartphone which will come with updates from the manufacturer.
CREO, the Bangalore-based consumer technology company behind the Teewe streaming dongle, has put out a teaser for its own smartphone called Mark 1 promising an OS update every month.
It was reported in January that CREO had secured a $3 million funding from Sequoia India, Beenext Ventures and India Quotient to produce smartphones and develop a proprietary software OS.
CREO’s note about the Mark 1 reads,

Apple has signed onto Google’s cloud services.
Apple recently started using Google’s cloud service even as it simultaneously builds its own data centers to reduce its reliance on third-party service providers, technology news website Re/code reported, citing sources familiar with the deal.
Apple currently also uses Amazon.com Inc’s and Microsoft Corp’s cloud services, but intends to end its reliance on all its rivals in the next few years, Recode said.The iPhone maker is

A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski’s OpenTV unit a victory. (Source: AP)
A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski’s OpenTV unit a victory in its ongoing intellectual property licensing campaign against major technology companies.
OpenTV sued Apple in 2014, alleging that various products infringe its patents, including the iPhone and iPad. The ruling on Tuesday

AMD Radeon Pro Duo is the latest graphics processor from chipmaker that is developed for VR content creation and consumption
AMD has introduced Radeon Pro Duo with its LiquidVR SDK as the world’s most powerful platform for virtual reality. AMD claims its new platform is capable of both creating and consuming VR content.
AMD’s Radeon Pro Duo comes with 16 teraflops of computing performance. AMD has also added support for DirectX 12 making it ideal for high fidelity gaming experience.

Twitter for Windows 10 includes almost all the new features the social network has recently implemented, including Moments, group Direct Messages, camera support (shoot, edit, and tweet videos), and quote tweet.(Reuters) Micro blogging website Twitter has launched its app for Windows 10 smartphones to effectively update its universal Windows app to support desktops and tablets, a media report said.
Twitter for Windows 10 includes almost all the new features the social network has recently imple

Nike, the world’s biggest sportswear firm, is launching a new version of its Nike+ fitness app that offers users preferential access to the hottest new sneakers, raising its game as competition heats up in the fitness tracking business.
Nike made the announcement at a glitzy event in New York at which it also launched a series of new products including self-lacing shoes, transparent air-filled soles and soccer cleats made from a polymer that prevents mud from sticking to the sole.
Nike was

Apple Inc recently started using Google’s cloud service even as it simultaneously builds its own data centers to reduce its reliance on third-party service providers, technology news website Re/code reported, citing sources familiar with the deal.
Apple currently also uses Amazon.com Inc’s and Microsoft Corp’s cloud services, but intends to end its reliance on all its rivals in the next few years, Recode said.
The iPhone maker is spending between $400 million and $600 million o

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was launched in India on March 3 and comes in two variants – 16 GB (with 2 GB of RAM) variant priced at Rs 9,999 and 32 GB (with 3 GB of RAM) variant priced at Rs 11,999. (Source: IE) Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 smartphone next sale is on March 23 on Amazon India and Mi.com. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 smartphone went on its second sale on Amazon India on Wednesday. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was launched in India on March 3 and comes in two variants – 16 GB (with 2 GB of RAM) var