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If a company has too little of the better bands, the quality of voice service drops.
Sticking to its stand on imposing call drop charges on the telecom companies, the central government Thursday complained in the Supreme Court that telcos were making millions but failed to invest adequately in infrastructure to improve services.
“There is a cartel of 4-5 telecom companies having billion subscribers, who are making Rs 250 crore a day from outgoing calls. … they are making minimum in

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AMD to License Chip Technology to China Chip Venture
Wall Street Journal
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has reached a deal to allow a new joint venture in China to produce chips there using proprietary technology long considered the crown jewel of AMD and its rival Intel Corp. INTC -0.09 %. The move, which could spur ...
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Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo comes with metal and glass design and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 616 processor (Source: Lenovo)
Lenovo has announced the launch of Vibe P1 Turbo in India. The smartphone joins the company’s P-series of big battery devices.
Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo comes with metal and glass design and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 616 processor. The smartphone comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage further expandable up to 128GB.
Also Read: Lenovo Vibe P1 revi

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Prince had a legendary love/hate relationship with technology
Mashable
As the world mourns the purple Prince of Funk, who was found dead in his home on Thursday, some may be moved to recall his sometimes-rocky relationship with the Internet — and surmise that he never really got it, or much of technology at all. They ...
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Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo comes with metal and glass design and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 616 processor (Source: Lenovo)
Lenovo has announced the launch of Vibe P1 Turbo in India. The smartphone joins the company’s P-series of big battery devices.
Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo comes with metal and glass design and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 616 processor. The smartphone comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage further expandable up to 128GB.
Also Read: Lenovo Vibe P1 revi

LG G5 SE is basically a lower specced version of company’s 2016 flagship smartphone G5 (Source: LG)
LG G5 SE, which was tipped to launch sometime later has been confirmed by LG’s official Russian website. The device is basically a lower specced version of LG’s 2016 flagship smartphone G5.
According to 9to5 Google, which spotted the LG Russian website’s product information page, the smartphone features 5.3-inch Quad HD display and is running Android 6.0 Marshmallow with L

Micromax has announced the launch of Canvas Spark 2 Plus, the first smartphone by the company to run Android Marshmallow out of the box. Canvas Spark 2 is Snapdeal exclusive and will be available at Rs 3,999.
Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus is a 3G-enabled smartphone and features a 5-inch FWVGA screen. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad core processor, coupled with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM.
Must Read: Micromax Canvas Spark 3 #ExpressReview: A no complain budget smartphone
Canvas Spark 2 Plus features a

Micromax has announced the launch of Canvas Spark 2 Plus, the first smartphone by the company to run Android Marshmallow out of the box. Canvas Spark 2 is Snapdeal exclusive and will be available at Rs 3,999.
Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus is a 3G-enabled smartphone and features a 5-inch FWVGA screen. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad core processor, coupled with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM.
Must Read: Micromax Canvas Spark 3 #ExpressReview: A no complain budget smartphone
Canvas Spark 2 Plus features a

Micromax has announced the launch of Canvas Spark 2 Plus, the first smartphone by the company to run Android Marshmallow out of the box. Canvas Spark 2 is Snapdeal exclusive and will be available at Rs 3,999.
Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus is a 3G-enabled smartphone and features a 5-inch FWVGA screen. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad core processor, coupled with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM.
Must Read: Micromax Canvas Spark 3 #ExpressReview: A no complain budget smartphone
Canvas Spark 2 Plus features a

Opera’s newest desktop browser includes a free built-in Virtual Private Network (VPN), a common tool for getting round online censorship (Source: Opera)
Norwegian online browser and advertising firm Opera Software ASA has embedded a tool aimed at circumventing censorship into its latest desktop app, potentially complicating a bid for the company by a consortium from China, which censors the Internet.
The consortium, which includes web search and security firm Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd a

Micromax has announced the launch of Canvas Spark 2 Plus, the first smartphone by the company to run Android Marshmallow out of the box. Canvas Spark 2 is Snapdeal exclusive and will be available at Rs 3,999.
Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus is a 3G-enabled smartphone and features a 5-inch FWVGA screen. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad core processor, coupled with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM.
Must Read: Micromax Canvas Spark 3 #ExpressReview: A no complain budget smartphone
Canvas Spark 2 Plus features a

LG G5 SE is basically a lower specced version of company’s 2016 flagship smartphone G5 (Source: LG)
LG G5 SE, which was tipped to launch sometime later has been confirmed by LG’s official Russian website. The device is basically a lower specced version of LG’s 2016 flagship smartphone G5.
According to 9to5 Google, which spotted the LG Russian website’s product information page, the smartphone features 5.3-inch Quad HD display and is running Android 6.0 Marshmallow with L

Google, which recently unveiled Chrome 50 stable version, said that its Chrome browser has 1 billion monthly mobile users now.
Google, which recently unveiled Chrome 50 stable version, said that its Chrome browser has 1 billion monthly mobile users now. The company also put out more monthly data regarding its search pages, speed and security in a blog post.
Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Director and Stats Stockpiler in Google, said, “Here at Google, we’re obsessed with stats, so we thought yo

OnePlus has partenered with ReGlobe to announced a buyback offer for its smartphones in exchange of old phones.
OnePlus has partenered with ReGlobe to announced a buyback offer for its smartphones in exchange of old phones. The offer is valid for all OnePlus phones, including OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X (both the variants).
Must Read: OnePlus One smartphone is without doubt a flagship killer
OnePlus says that users can avail up to Rs 1,6000 off on exchange of their old smartphones

The next round of negotiations for the proposed mega trade deal, RCEP, would be held in Australia from Sunday, Nirmala Sitharaman said (Source: Express Photo)
The next round of negotiations for the proposed mega trade deal, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), would be held in Australia from Sunday, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday.
“We have made our offers for goods and services. The RCEP negotiations are happening in detail. India participat

Google has refreshed its Inbox email app with a new feature which allows users to save link with new Chrome extension
Google has refreshed its Inbox email app with a new feature which allows users to save any link with new Chrome extension. Google’s ‘Save to Inbox’ feature works similar to the ‘Save to Pocket’ extension.Google on Wednesday announced that its Chrome mobile browser has crossed 1 billion monthly active users on Android and iOS. Google also reveal

Google, which recently unveiled Chrome 50 stable version, said that its Chrome browser has 1 billion monthly mobile users now.
Google, which recently unveiled Chrome 50 stable version, said that its Chrome browser has 1 billion monthly mobile users now. The company also put out more monthly data regarding its search pages, speed and security in a blog post.
Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, Director and Stats Stockpiler in Google, said, “Here at Google, we’re obsessed with stats, so we thought yo

Facebook has officially launched group video calling support feature for its Messenger.
Facebook has officially launched group video calling support feature for its Messenger. Messenger chief David Marcus, announced the global roll out for Android and iOS devices in a Facebook post.
Facebook Messenger group calling will support up to 50 members and users will have to click on the phone icon to initiate a call. Once a user taps on the phone icon, he can then choose the participants for the group

The most worrisome trend was the doubling in the number of zero-day attacks from 24 in 2014 to 54 in 2015 (Source: Symantec)
Enterprises in India were the sixth most targeted globally by cyber-criminals, with victim firms often being subjected to at least two attacks, says the latest edition of Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report.
Public utilities and financial sector were most likely to be targeted again while mining was the highest risk prone sector with at least half the co

Microsoft said it would stop production of its Xbox 360 video game console, which helped the company gain a firm foothold in the market.
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would stop production of its popular Xbox 360 video game console, which helped the company gain a firm foothold in the market.
More than 80 million units of the console have been sold since it was launched in 2005.
Xbox 360 also introduced Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing game device. It was the company’s primary

Microsoft said it would stop production of its Xbox 360 video game console, which helped the company gain a firm foothold in the market.
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would stop production of its popular Xbox 360 video game console, which helped the company gain a firm foothold in the market.
More than 80 million units of the console have been sold since it was launched in 2005.
Xbox 360 also introduced Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing game device. It was the company’s primary

Microsoft said it would stop production of its Xbox 360 video game console, which helped the company gain a firm foothold in the market.
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would stop production of its popular Xbox 360 video game console, which helped the company gain a firm foothold in the market.
More than 80 million units of the console have been sold since it was launched in 2005.
Xbox 360 also introduced Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing game device. It was the company’s primary

Facebook has officially launched group video calling support feature for its Messenger.
Facebook has officially launched group video calling support feature for its Messenger. Messenger chief David Marcus, announced the global roll out for Android and iOS devices in a Facebook post.
Facebook Messenger group calling will support up to 50 members and users will have to click on the phone icon to initiate a call. Once a user taps on the phone icon, he can then choose the participants for the group

Apple will announce quarterly financial results one day later than planned next week.
Apple will announce quarterly financial results one day later than planned next week, to avoid reporting on the day of a memorial service for Silicon Valley business leader Bill Campbell, a mentor to former Apple chief Steve Jobs and other tech leaders.
The world’s most valuable publicly traded company was scheduled to report Monday on its performance for the first three months of the year. Instead, Appl

A new filter on messaging app Snapchat that allows users to look like the late reggae singer Bob Marley sparked a backlash on social media on Wednesday, with many on Twitter calling it racially insensitive.
The filter, which lets users to give themselves dread locks and digital blackface, was launched on April 20, a counterculture holiday that celebrates cannabis. Snapchat said the filter was created together with the Bob Marley estate.
Marley’s name was a top trending topic on Twitter, wi

Some Canadian Netflix Inc users cried foul on Wednesday after the video-streaming giant appeared to have made good on its pledge to block access for customers using unauthorized services to view more varied American content.
Canadian customers have access to less content on the service, with one website estimating Canadians could see 4,000 TV shows and movies, compared with 7,000 in the United States.
As a result, some subscribers use proxies or servers that facilitate access to Internet content

Apple Inc will report its second-quarter results on April 26, a day later than scheduled, according to the company’s website. Apple was expected to report its results on Monday, April 25, according to the Nasdaq website.
The postponement was due to a memorial service for Silicon Valley veteran Bill Campbell, CNBC reported.
Apple did not give a reason for the postponement on its website. The company and was not immediately reachable for comment.
Campbell, who advised tech leaders including

More than 80 million units of the console have been sold since it was launched in 2005. (Reuters)  
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would stop production of its popular Xbox 360 video game console, which helped the company gain a firm foothold in the market.
More than 80 million units of the console have been sold since it was launched in 2005.
Xbox 360 also introduced Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing game device. It was the company’s primary gaming console, until it launc