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Strong encryption technology to secure data and communications in smartphones is a challenge for law enforcement agencies
As Apple slugs it out with FBI on privacy issues, India today said strong encryption technology to secure data and communications in smartphones, including those made by the US-based firm, is a challenge for law enforcement agencies.
It said however that a tool for mobile forensics has been developed to handle smartphones including Apple.
“Smart phones including phones

Samsung Gear IconX is a truly wireless earbud with its own battery and wireless connectivity (Source: Sammobile)
Samsung accidentally leaks images of its upcoming Gear Fit 2 fitness and Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds on company’s S Health website.
Samsung had originally launched its Gear Fit nearly two years go and leaked images hint at its successor. Samsung has not revealed details of the device but Sammobile reports big improvements to Gear Fit 2 over its predecessor.
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Scientists have developed a new approach to maximise the chances of identifying planets orbiting nearby stars that support life (Source: NASA)
Scientists have developed a new approach to maximise the chances of identifying planets orbiting nearby stars that support life, by creating a comprehensive list of the gas molecules that may be present in the atmospheres of these exoplanets.
Biosignature gases emitted by exoplanetary life forms could be detected remotely by space telescopes, but these g

Coolpad Note Plus is an updated version of Note with Full HD display and faster processor
Coolpad has launched Note 3 Plus in India at Rs 8,999. Coolpad Note 3 Plus is an updated version of Note 3 device.
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Coolpad Note 3 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD scratch resistant display. Under the hood, there is a 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek chipset coupled with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal storage.
Read more: Coolpad Note 3 Expr

If you are thinking of simply walking into a store and buying a Reliance 4G SIM, read this before you do.
Reliance Jio finally expanded its 4G services beyond employees, with offers like unlimited 4G mobile Internet, free phone calls for 90 days and unlimited access to Jio’s apps but there is a catch.
But if you are thinking of simply walking into a store and buying a Reliance 4G SIM, read this before you do:
Step 1: Beg, plead or intimidate a Reliance employee (just kidding)
While the Re

If you are thinking of simply walking into a store and buying a Reliance 4G SIM, read this before you do.
Reliance Jio finally expanded its 4G services beyond employees, with offers like unlimited 4G mobile Internet, free phone calls for 90 days and unlimited access to Jio’s apps but there is a catch.
But if you are thinking of simply walking into a store and buying a Reliance 4G SIM, read this before you do:
Step 1: Beg, plead or intimidate a Reliance employee (just kidding)
While the Re

Motorola Moto G4 will launch in India on May 17. The next Moto G promises better camera and battery
Motorola is all set to launch its fourth generation Moto G on May 17 in India. The company has started tweeting about the product hinting at various feature upgrades one can expect with the new device.
Now a new Twitter leak hints at Moto G4 coming in two variants like its predecessor. While Motorola had announced Moto G3 and Moto G Turbo at two different intervals of time, this time around both

Motorola Moto G4 will launch in India on May 17. The next Moto G promises better camera and battery
Motorola is all set to launch its fourth generation Moto G on May 17 in India. The company has started tweeting about the product hinting at various feature upgrades one can expect with the new device.
Now a new Twitter leak hints at Moto G4 coming in two variants like its predecessor. While Motorola had announced Moto G3 and Moto G Turbo at two different intervals of time, this time around both

Motorola Moto G4 will launch in India on May 17. The next Moto G promises better camera and battery
Motorola is all set to launch its fourth generation Moto G on May 17 in India. The company has started tweeting about the product hinting at various feature upgrades one can expect with the new device.
Now a new Twitter leak hints at Moto G4 coming in two variants like its predecessor. While Motorola had announced Moto G3 and Moto G Turbo at two different intervals of time, this time around both

FBI had taken Apple to court to force it to break into the encryption-protected iPhone 5C. Backed by technology giants such as Google and Facebook, Apple is opposed to assisting the agency in unlocking the iphone, saying it would have wide- reaching implications on digital security and privacy.(Reuters) As Apple slugs it out with FBI on privacy issues, India today said strong encryption technology to secure data and communications in smartphones, including those made by the US-based firm, is a

YouTube plans to launch a service that streams cable television channels to viewers over the Internet
YouTube plans to launch a service that streams cable television channels to viewers over the Internet for the price of a subscription, Bloomberg has reported.
YouTube has made a priority of creating the service, called Unplugged, which could debut as early as next year, according to the report, which cited unnamed people close to the project.
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SpaceX successfully lands its rocket on a floating droneship after satellite launch for the second time (Source: SpaceX/Twitter)
SpaceX has done it again. For the second month in a row, the aerospace company landed a rocket on an ocean platform, this time following the launch of a Japanese communications satellite.
A live web broadcast showed the first-stage booster touching down vertically early Friday on the barge in the Atlantic, off the Florida coast. The same thing occurred April 8th durin

If you are thinking of simply walking into a store and buying a Reliance 4G SIM, read this before you do.
Reliance Jio finally expanded its 4G services beyond employees, with offers like unlimited 4G mobile Internet, free phone calls for 90 days and unlimited access to Jio’s apps but there is a catch.
But if you are thinking of simply walking into a store and buying a Reliance 4G SIM, read this before you do:
Step 1: Beg, plead or intimidate a Reliance employee (just kidding)
While the Re

Motorola Moto G4 will launch in India on May 17. The next Moto G promises better camera and battery
Motorola is all set to launch its fourth generation Moto G on May 17 in India. The company has started tweeting about the product hinting at various feature upgrades one can expect with the new device.
Earlier rumours suggested Moto G4 would be the first Moto device to feature a fingerprint scanner. Moto India’s twitter account suggest the new phone will have better battery life and even be

Two imperial lions, known as Shi in Chinese, stand guard in front of a traditional archway, or Paifang, outside DeepGlint’s offices in north-west Beijing. The guardian lions symbolise the kind of work DeepGlint does inside this picturesque campus set in Zhongguancun, known as the silicon valley of China.
The startup revolution has been booming over the years in China, but here, in Beijing, something has always been a Chinese version of something else from the west. DeepGlint, a tech startu

HTC One M9 Prime Camera Edition sports a metal unibody and a 5-inch full HD display, just like One M9.
HTC has launched One M9 Prime Camera Edition in Europe. The smartphone is listed on the company’s German site, which reveals its specifications.
HTC One M9 Prime Camera Edition is quite similar to the company’s 2015 One M9 flagship in terms of design. The device features a 13 megapixel primary camera, which comes with with 4K recording and dual-LED flash. The front camera in HTC On

GoPro delays launch of its much anticipated Karma drone (Source: GoPro)
Wearable action camera GoPro Inc said on Thursday it would delay the launch of its drone, Karma, until the holiday shopping season.
The company’s shares were down 4.3 per cent at $10.25 in after-hours trading.
The drone, which was expected to release in the first half of the year, was seen by analysts as key in turning around the company’s fortunes.
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Facebook has not specified which markets will the flower emoji be available in, apart from the US.
Facebook is testing a new reaction – a digital flower – ahead of Mother’s Day on May 8. The Verge reports that this might be just a temporary reaction, and users will not able able to use it after Mother’s Day.
The new reaction was first spotted by Sreedev Sharma, who posted a picture of the flower on Twitter. “Facebook testing ‘Thankful’ (flower emoji) rea

The idea that dreams “mean” anything or that we have an active subconscious mind, is a concept by Freud, an Austrian neurologist, who created an entirely new approach to understanding of human personality. The 160th birth anniversary of Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis and considered an influential and often controversial 20th century thinker, is being celebrated by Google with a doodle on its homepage.
Doodler Kevin Laughlin captures the image of a dreamer, perhaps Freud him

The case was filed by some Illinois residents under Illinois law, but the parties agreed to transfer the case to the California court, the court order showed. (Reuters) Facebook Inc lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it “unlawfully” collected and stored users’ biometric data derived from their faces in photographs.
The judge presiding over the case in a California federal court on Thursday turned dow

Xiaomi Mi Max features a metal unibody with 3D Glass design, similar to Mi 5. (Source: Weibo)
Xiaomi has put out the first teaser of its Mi Max phablet, which is slated to launch on May 10. Xiaomi CEO Jun Lei posted a picture of Mi Max on his Weibo account, which shows the side profile of the 6.44-inch smartphone.
Xiaomi Mi Max in the picture can be seen in gold colour variant. The phablet looks extremely sleek, with the side revealing the placement of power and volume buttons. Mi Max was recent

The Amkette EvoTV 2, like the earlier ones in the series, is a great entertainment rig.
One confession before I start this review. I have always thought that the Amkette EvoTV, at least the first one, was among the best hardware products to come out of India. And after having bought the first unit, I have tested and been impressed by every version that succeeded it. Four years on, I still happily use the first generation device which does a good job making my flat screen really smart.
Amke

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook said this partnership will transform how iPhone and iPad are used in enterprise by bringing together the innovation and security of iOS with SAP’s deep expertise in business software
Apple and SAP have announced a partnership to “revolutionise the mobile work experience for enterprise customers of all sizes, combining powerful native apps for iPhone and iPad with the cutting-edge capabilities of the SAP HANA platform”. This joint effort will deliver a ne

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Build 2016 announced Windows 10 reaching 270 million machines (Source: AP)
Microsoft Windows 10 is now running on 300 million machines. During company’s annual developer conference Build 2016, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had announced Windows 10 install base reaching 270 million machines.
It is a significant number for Microsoft considering the plethora of issues that have surrounded Windows 10. Windows 10 was designed ground up after the disappointing