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The tech firms too have a reason for option for top-end encryption. Most believe that leaving a key, any key for anyone, will only make the entire network vulnerable to attack.
It couldn’t have come at a more poignant time. For Whatsapp to turn on end-to-end encryption just a week after FBI got into the iPhone Apple refused to unlock, was almost like sending a message that was hard to ignore.
Before you think what is the big deal, just understand the fact that a billion people now have ac

An elderly woman in Ushapur village, taking the virtual tour of Mahakaal temple with folded hands.
This might not be the picture that comes to to your mind when you hear the word Virtual Reality. But in Ushapur village, 80 km from Ujjain, you would see many, including children and elderly women, sit with folded hands and peering into wearing VR headsets giving them a virtual darshan of the famous Mahakaal temple. They enter the small temple-themed stall only after removing their ‘chappals

Reliance and RCOM were already sharing spectrum in 17 circles. Only four circles were left — Rajasthan, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The government’s decision to bring policy changes on administratively allotted telecom spectrum is crucial for Reliance Jio and Reliance Communications’s (RCOM) spectrum sharing arrangement in four key markets, Deutsche Bank Equity Research said here on Thursday.
“Jio and RCOM have entered into a spectrum trading-cum-sharing deal acros

(L to R) Intex Fitrist, Noise Trace Band and Amzer’s Fitzer’s band.
If you’re looking to buy a fitness band, there are now plenty of options available In India. While Fitbit, Jawbone and TomTom are now easily available, some cheaper fitness bands have also made an appearance. Starting at Rs 999 and going up all the way to Rs 2,999, these bands promise to track your daily steps, sleep, calories burnt and help you get fitter.
We recently tried out the Intex Fitrist band, the Noi

Twitter has introduced a Direct Message (DM) button that allows users to share tweets privately.
Twitter has introduced a Direct Message (DM) button that allows users to share tweets privately. The Direct Message button appears as an envelope right next to the heart icon. Twitter has rolled out the feature for both Android and iOS devices. Users will however need to update the app before the start to see the DM button.
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Panasonic today launched its first 2.5D curved display smartphone – the ELUGA Arc- at Rs 12,490.
Panasonic today launched its first 2.5D curved display smartphone – the ELUGA Arc- at Rs 12,490. The 4G-enabled Panasonic Eluga Arc also comes with a fingerprint sensor, which can be configured for 5 different fingerprints and commands.
The fingerprint sensor in Panasonic Eluga Arc can be used for unlocking the screen, picking calls, launching applications, camera and locking individual

Microsoft Lumia 650 (dual-SIM) smartphone has now gone on sale in India for a price of Rs 15,299.
Microsoft Lumia 650 (dual-SIM) smartphone, which was earlier spotted on Amazon, has now gone on sale in India at a price of Rs 15,299.
Lumia 650 runs the latest Windows 10 mobile OS and is Microsoft’s budget offering in the space. This is a 4G-enabled smartphone. Lumia 650 will be available in matte black and matte white colours.
“We crafted the Lumia 650 with the finest detail while del

Practo has partnered Twitter to allow netizens in India, the Philippines and Singapore get queries related to healthcare answered on it.
Healthcare platform Practo has partnered Twitter to allow netizens in India, the Philippines and Singapore get queries related to healthcare answered on the microblogging platform.
Using the service, which goes live tomorrow, Twitter users can get their healthcare queries answered in real time via the @AskPracto handle, Practo founder and CEO Shashank ND said.

LeEco Le 1s, Le Max are available on discounts under the exchange scheme on Flipkart today and tomorrow.
LeEco, formerly known as LeTv, has announced LeEco Day part 2 where it is offering exchange deals on its budget Le 1s and high-end Le Max smartphone. LeEco Day sales will be today and tomorrow (April 8) on Flipkart, which is the exclusive retail partner for the LeEco smartphones in India.
Under the exchange offer scheme customers can buy the Le 1s, which is priced at Rs 10,999 for the 3GB RA

Huawei P9 with dual camera from Leica has been announced by the company. Here are all the specs.
Huawei P9, its new flagship smartphone co-engineered with Leica for the dual rear cameras, has been officially announced by the company at an event in London.
Huawei P9’s stand-out feature is that it comes with dual-rear cameras with the lens from Leica. While one camera has an RGB sensor for taking coloured photos; the other has a monochrome sensor aka only pictures in black and white. Both c

Adobe Behance is a social network for creative professionals offered as part of Creative Cloud.
Adobe is seeing an explosion in experience design out of India, particularly Bangalore. Mala Sharma, Adobe’s vice-president and general manager for creative cloud product, marketing and community, told IndianExpress.com that India, Australia and Singapore where the top 3 locations in APAC for experience design on the Behance network and Bangalore was the leading city.
Experience design, or XD,

The notebook has carbon fibre bottom that is both durable and lightweight, keeping the total weight of the notebook at just 1.11kg. (Source: Indian Express) Global printing and personal computer major HP Inc on Thursday launched world’s thinnest notebook – HP Spectre, weighing 1.1 kg and as thin as an AAA-battery at just 10.4 mm with sixth generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors.
The $1,249 (India prices yet to be announced) notebook will be available in the Indian market from mi

Microspheres Market Growth of 10.5% CAGR Driven by Medical Technology Industry Demand
PR Newswire (press release)
The global microspheres market will exhibit promising growth during the forecast period to 2020, and the prospects for its growth will be dependent on factors like the recent growth of the medical technology market. The medical technology industry ...and more »

Constellium inaugurates its new state-of-the-art University Technology Center at Brunel University London
PR Newswire (press release)
AMSTERDAM, April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Constellium N.V. (NYSE and Euronext: CSTM) announced today the opening of the Constellium University Technology Center (UTC) at Brunel University London, a dedicated center of excellence for the design, ...and more »

Pandit Ravi Shankar was born on 7th April, 1920 in Benaras. Ravi Shankar learned sitar from Allauddin Khan who was a court musician. Google doodle today pays tribute to Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar on his 96th birth anniversary. Born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury in a Bengali family, he was often termed as Pandit for his mastery in the Hindustani classical music.
Pandit Ravi Shankar was born on 7th April, 1920 in Benaras. Ravi Shankar learned sitar from Allauddin Khan who was a court musicia

HP Elite x3 offers a unique computing experience by leveraging the power of the Snapdragon 820 processor, the optional HP Desk Dock and the optional Lap Dock, allowing the device to let people work on their own terms no matter where the locale. In a yet another fillip to the idea that smartphone can one day become your laptop or personal computer, HP Inc on Thursday unveiled HP Elite x3 – a 5.96-inch touchscreen device that runs Windows 10 Mobile and supports Continuum – a feature t

Nokia is looking to reduce operational costs by 900 million euros (.03 billion) by 2018 after its recent 15.6 billion euro (.7 billion) all-share deal for Franco-American rival Alcatel-Lucent. PTI Telecom network equipment maker Nokia is planning to cut thousands of jobs worldwide, including 1,400 in Germany and 1,300 in its native Finland, as part of a cost-cutting programme following its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent.
Finland’s biggest company has cut thousands of Finnish jobs over the

Facebook Inc  on Wednesday expanded its live video product, Facebook Live, giving the feature prominent placement on its app and rolling out features to make it easier for users to search and comment in real time.
The move is the biggest challenge yet by Facebook to online rivals, including Twitter Inc’s Periscope live-streaming service, Snapchat’s video features and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, as well as a potential threat to broadcast television.
Live video is becoming a hig

In its first major initiative in the year since the sudden death of its chief executive, Dave Goldberg, SurveyMonkey is expanding its survey business to tap into booming demand for mobile apps.
The company is launching SurveyMonkey Intelligence for tracking of the mobile-device software known as apps, it said Wednesday. That way, businesses can see data – their own or the competition’s – including which apps are gaining traction, peak usage times for various apps, and customer

The P9, Huawei’s flagship device, is the first result of the tie-up between the world’s third biggest smartphone maker and Leica Camera AG, a 102-year-old firm whose cameras have shot some of the most famous images in the history of photography. China’s Huawei Technologies  presented its latest flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9, on Wednesday, featuring a dual-lens camera co-engineered with Germany’s Leica that it hopes will set it apart from all the other Android d

The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc  to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, sources familiar with the discussions said.
The decision all but assures that the years-long political impasse over encryption will continue even in the wake of the high-profile effort by the Department of Justice to force Apple to break into an iPhone used by a gunman in last December’s&nb

Samsung said January-March operating profit was likely 6.6 trillion won (.7 billion), well above the 5.6 trillion won profit tipped by a Thomson Reuters StarMine SmartEstimate derived from a survey of 23 analysts. (Reuters) Samsung Electronics Co Ltd  flagged a 10 percent jump in quarterly profit on Thursday – a sign of robust early sales for its new Galaxy S7 smartphones although doubts abound whether momentum can be maintained in the face of new rival offerings.
The South Korean te