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Apple in India: According to the FDI norms, the government may relax the mandatory local sourcing norms for entities undertaking single-brand retailing of products if they have cutting-edge technology and where local sourcing is not feasible. (Reuters image of Apple Inc chief Tim Cook) Apple in India: iPhone and iPad maker may get exemption from a mandatory local sourcing rule in India for foreign direct investment (FDI), which will enable the company to open single-brand retail stores in the c

For many analysts, the company’s immediate future rests with iPhone 7, which Apple is expected to launch in September. Ask Siri if iPhone 7 will be the answer to Apple Inc’s problems, and you’re told that a visit to Apple’s website should answer that question “and more”.
If only it was that easy.
Apple’s shares were down 8 percent at $95.80 in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company reported its first-ever fall in smartphone sales, arousing tal

Of the 18 analysts covering Twitter, at least 16 cut their price targets. Pivotal Research was the most bearish, slashing its target tofrom . JP Morgan also lowered its rating to “neutral” from “overweight”. (Reuters) Twitter Inc’s race against the clock is intensifying. The company is trying hard to improve its much-criticized interface, but analysts said the challenge was to do that before more users and advertisers defect to Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s

Docoss X1 claims to be an Android phone priced at Rs 888, which has managed to generate some interest on the Internet.
Docoss X1 is an Android phone priced at Rs 888. Of course, if you’ve never heard of Docoss X1, neither have we. Don’t be surprised if this similar to how Ringing Bells Freedom 251 captured Indian internet and popular imagination.
Docoss X1 claims to be a 4-inch Android smartphone with 1GB RAM with 4GB storage (32GB expandable), a dual-core processor,

Docoss X1 claims to be an Android phone priced at Rs 888, which has managed to generate some interest on the Internet.
Docoss X1 is an Android phone priced at Rs 888. Of course, if you’ve never heard of Docoss X1, neither have we. Don’t be surprised if this similar to how Ringing Bells Freedom 251 captured Indian internet and popular imagination.
Docoss X1 claims to be a 4-inch Android smartphone with 1GB RAM with 4GB storage (32GB expandable), a dual-core processor,

Panasonic ELUGA I3 is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor, coupled with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory (expandable up to 32 GB).
Panasonic has launched 4G VoLTE-enabled ELUGA I3 at Rs 9,290. The phablet features a 5.5 HD IPS display and is available in Champagne Gold, Rose Gold and Marine Blue colour variants.
Panasonic ELUGA I3 runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with the Panasonic FitHome UI on top. It sports a five megapixel camera on the front and a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash

Google CEO Sundar Pichai (Left) and Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, among others, have reportedly pledged to form a foundation in the name of legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Russian billionaire and founder Yuri Milner held a screening of director Matthew Brown’s “The Man Who Knew Infinity”, a biopic on Ramanujam, over the weekend at the Silicon Valley, which was attended by the

Getty Images filed a complaint today with the European Commission accusing Google Inc.’s web search of hurting its business.
US photo agency Getty Images filed a complaint today with the European Commission accusing Google Inc.’s web search of hurting its business, opening a new front in the Internet giant’s anti-competition fight with Brussels.
Brussels, which is already investigating Google over alleged anti-competitive practices linked to its Android smartphone operati

Docoss X1 claims to be an Android phone priced at Rs 888, which has managed to generate some interest on the Internet.
Docoss X1 is an Android phone that is priced at Rs 888. Of course, if you’ve never heard of Docoss X1, don’t be surprised; it appears to be a phenomena that has come up in a day, similar to how Ringing Bells and Freedom 251 had flooded the Indian internet.
Docoss X1 claims to be a 4-inch Android smartphone with 1GB RAM with 4GB storage (32GB expandable), a dual-core

BenQ has launched two eye care monitors – EW2440ZH, EW2750ZL – in 24-inch and 27-inch sizes respectively.
BenQ has launched two eye care monitors – EW2440ZH, EW2750ZL – in 24-inch and 27-inch sizes respectively. The eye care monitors come with low blue light and Flicker Free technology at Rs 12,500 and Rs 17,500.
BenQ’s eye care monitors help reduce eye fatigue caused due to looking at the monitor for too long. Monitors emit blue light that can result in eyestrain

Apple iPhone sales have slumped in the second quarter, but the company says growth from services was big.
Apple Inc’s first-ever drop in quarterly iPhone sales has spurred Chief Executive Tim Cook to turn the spotlight on prospects for its services business, but the field is rife with competition and may prove challenging for a brand based on gadgets.
Second-quarter earnings saw services emerge as Apple’s second-largest business after the iPhone for the first time, topping iPad and

The FBI has provisionally decided not to share an iPhone unlocking mechanism used by a contractor to open the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters because the agency does not own the mechanism, two U.S. government sources said on Tuesday. The FBI has provisionally decided not to share an iPhone unlocking mechanism used by a contractor to open the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters because the agency does not own the mechanism, two U.S. government sources said on Tuesday.
The FBI

Moto 360 Sport will cost Rs 19,999 in India. The smartwatch is available in black colour variant, exclusively on Flipkart.
Motorola, which recently launched Moto 360 (2015) smartwatch in India, has now announced Moto 360 Sport at Rs 19,999. The smartwatch is available in black colour variant, exclusively on Flipkart.
Moto 360 Sport is equipped with a built-in GPS, optical heart-rate monitor and music player. It is built of silicone, and comes with side ventilation channels. It runs Android Wear

LG Curved 4K OLED TV is pretty smart and the Web OS from LG is one of the most intuitive ways to control one.
Compared to the shuttered, black and white, idiot boxes that most of us grew with, the television is now both stylish and smart. It can also be a thing of luxury, a subtle way of telling guests in the living room that you have arrived. The LG curved 4K OLED television is one such subtle message that comes in a large package.
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dark moon orbiting the second brightest icy dwarf planet after Pluto in the Kuiper Belt.
Nicknamed “MK 2”, the 100-mile wide moon was seen approximately 13,000 miles from the dwarf planet called “Makemake” which is 870-mile wide.
The dwarf planet, discovered in 2005, is named for a creation deity of the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island.
The Kuiper Belt is a vast reservoir of leftover frozen material from the constru

HTC One S9 features a 5-inch full HD 1080p display (1080×1920 pixels) super LCD with Gorilla Glass protection.
HTC One S9, a new mid-budget smartphone by the company, has been launched in Germany. The phone was spotted on the company’s Germany website for EUR 499 (Rs 33,700 approx). The smartphone looks a lot like last year’s One M9, expect that it has dual front speakers.
HTC One S9 features a 5-inch full HD 1080p display (1080×1920 pixels) super LCD with Gorilla Glass

The automotive and tech companies pursuing the driverless car share a utopian belief: Autonomous vehicles will benefit society, eventually saving most of the nearly 33,000 people each year killed in road accidents in America alone.
“If the situation was reversed, and we had automated vehicles today and someone proposed to let people drive cars, what would the reaction be?” asks Glen De Vos, vice president of global engineering for Delphi Automotive PLC, a supplier of driverless-car t

Docoss X1 claims to be an Android phone priced at Rs 888, which has managed to generate some interest on the Internet.
Docoss X1 is an Android phone that is priced at Rs 888. Of course, if you’ve never heard of Docoss X1, don’t be surprised; it appears to be a phenomena that has come up in a day, similar to how Ringing Bells and Freedom 251 had flooded the Indian internet.
Docoss X1 claims to be a 4-inch Android smartphone with 1GB RAM with 4GB storage (32GB expandable), a dual-core

BlackBerry Priv is getting the Android 6 aka Android Marshmallow update.
BlackBerry Priv is now getting Android 6.0 aka Marshmallow update. The Priv is BlackBerry’s first Android smartphone. Existing users will be able to upgrade by downloading the software update on their device.
“Priv by BlackBerry is the most secure Android device in the market and we continue to find ways to further enhance users’ security and privacy by adding new features with the Marshmallow operat

Apple iPhone sales have slumped in the second quarter, but the company says growth from services was big.
Apple Inc’s first-ever drop in quarterly iPhone sales has spurred Chief Executive Tim Cook to turn the spotlight on prospects for its services business, but the field is rife with competition and may prove challenging for a brand based on gadgets.
Second-quarter earnings saw services emerge as Apple’s second-largest business after the iPhone for the first time, topping iPad and

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company has seen a 56 per cent growth in India sales. In this September 2015 file photo, Tim Cook during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apple revealed its second quarter results on Tuesday and for the first time since 2003, revenue has dropped for the company as iPhone sales slowed down. Apple’s revenue stood at $50.6 billion and decline 9 per cent.
While iPhone sales have slowed down in China and the more developed markets, India it se

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company has seen a 56 per cent growth in India sales. In this September 2015 file photo, Tim Cook during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apple revealed its second quarter results on Tuesday and for the first time since 2003, revenue has dropped for the company as iPhone sales slowed down. Apple’s revenue stood at $50.6 billion and decline 9 per cent.
While iPhone sales have slowed down in China and the more developed markets, India it se

In the first three months of the year, China’s internet watchdog shut down over 1,046 websites for spreading pornographic content or information which jeopardised national security. In the first three months of the year, China’s internet watchdog shut down over 1,046 websites for spreading pornographic content or information which jeopardised national security.
85 websites were given warnings and 8,008 microblog accounts were shut down during the same period, said the Cyberspace Adm

Apple saw India sales grow by 56 per cent in a bleak quarter. Seen here is a billboard ad for iPhone SE in India. (Source: Reuters)
In a quarter where almost nothing worked in favour of Apple, due to what Apple CEO Tim Cook called “macroeconomic headwinds”, India stood out. In the earnings call, Cook highlighted how iPhone sales has grown 56 percent year-over-year in India. And this is when globally there was a 16 per cent fall in the number of iPhones sold.
Tim Bajarin, president o

Also raising the stakes for its services business has been Apple’s decision to release in March the smaller, much cheaper Apple iPhone SE – a move that is seen as trading revenue per device for broader adoption of its phones. Apple Inc’s first-ever drop in quarterly iPhone sales has spurred Chief Executive Tim Cook to turn the spotlight on prospects for its services business, but the field is rife with competition and may prove challenging for a brand based on gadgets.
Second-

Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 go on sale today on Mi.com. The Mi 5 is on flash sale.
Xiaomi Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 will go on sale today at the Mi.com website at 2 pm. Mi 5, which is the flagship smartphone costs Rs 24,999 for the 3GB RAM + 32GB variant, while the Redmi Note 3 starts at Rs 9999 for 2GB + 16GB and Rs 11,999 for 3GB + 32GB storage space.
Xiaomi Mi 5 is now on open sale, but so far restricted to the Mi.com website in India. Redmi Note 3 is also available on open sale on Mi.com.

Apple saw India sales grow by 56 per cent in a bleak quarter. Seen here is a billboard ad for iPhone SE in India. (Source: Reuters)
In a quarter where almost nothing worked in favour of Apple, due to what Apple CEO Tim Cook called “macroeconomic headwinds”, India stood out. In the earnings call, Cook highlighted how iPhone sales has grown 56 percent year-over-year in India. And this is when globally there was a 16 per cent fall in the number of iPhones sold.
Tim Bajarin, president o

Launched about two months ago, Ola has scaled up its ‘Micro’ offering to 75 cities, from 7.
Transportation app Ola on Wednesday said it has expanded its ‘Micro’ service to 48 newer cities, taking the presence of its low-cost AC cab service to 75 cities in all, making the category “larger than the nearest competitor as a whole”.
Launched about two months ago, Ola has scaled up its ‘Micro’ offering to 75 cities, from 7.
The cities added now inc

Motorola, which recently launched Moto 360 (2015) smartwatch in India, has now announced Moto 360 Sport at Rs 19,999. The smartwatch is available in black colour variant, exclusively on Flipkart.
Moto 360 Sport is equipped with a built-in GPS, optical heart-rate monitor and music player. It is built of silicone and comes with side ventilation channels. It runs Android and is compatible with most fitness apps like MapMyRun, Under Armour Record, Strava, Google Fit and Fitbit. The Moto Body feature

Karbonn plans to add SOS app to its mobiles in the next month. In this file photo, Karbonn S20 is seen.
Karbonn, on Tuesday, said it will roll out an SOS app for women on its handsets in the next two months, much ahead of the government’s mandate of installing a panic button on phones from January 1.
“The directive is a step towards harnessing the full potential of mobile devices which could be a potent tool in ensuring women’s safety,” Karbonn M

Apple iPhone sales have slumped in the second quarter, but the company says growth from services was big.
Apple Inc’s first-ever drop in quarterly iPhone sales has spurred Chief Executive Tim Cook to turn the spotlight on prospects for its services business, but the field is rife with competition and may prove challenging for a brand based on gadgets.
Second-quarter earnings saw services emerge as Apple’s second-largest business after the iPhone for the first time, topping iPad and

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company has seen a 56 per cent growth in India sales. In this September 2015 file photo, Tim Cook during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apple revealed its second quarter results on Tuesday and for the first time since 2003, revenue has dropped for the company as iPhone sales slowed down. Apple’s revenue stood at $50.6 billion and decline 9 per cent.
While iPhone sales have slowed down in China and the more developed markets, India it se

While sales for Apple in China, its second-largest market after the United States, fell 11 per cent, in India iPhone sales were up 56 per cent from a year ago. (Reuters) India presents a “really great opportunity” for Apple but slow networks and the informal retail structure there is preventing the tech giant from realising its full potential, its CEO Tim Cook said as the company’s revenues plunged for the first time in 13 years.
Cook said while India is the third-largest smar

The government has issued a notification making it mandatory the installation of a physical panic button on mobile phones for ensuring safety of women in distress, Women and Child Development Ministry said.
“It was observed that in order to provide safety to women in distress situation, it is important to enable them to send out distress signal to a family member or the police authorities so that they can be rescued.
“The Department of Telecommunications has notified the Panic Button