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Pebble Classic was a great watch at the end of the day and it is this simple logic that drives Pebble
The first smartwatch I owned was a Pebble Classic, the second edition, gifted by my sister. I used it for well over a year and was very happy for one main reason: this was a great watch at the end of the day. And it is this simple logic that drives Pebble, which gave the world the first really smartwatch, even today.
Pebble Time Steel
The Classic Pebble was simple plastic watch that drew no one

Pebble Classic was a great watch at the end of the day and it is this simple logic that drives Pebble
The first smartwatch I owned was a Pebble Classic, the second edition, gifted by my sister. I used it for well over a year and was very happy for one main reason: this was a great watch at the end of the day. And it is this simple logic that drives Pebble, which gave the world the first really smartwatch, even today.
Pebble Time Steel
The Classic Pebble was simple plastic watch that drew no one

Social media giant Facebook will turn panoramas on users’ phones into “360 Photos” both on News Feed and the Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR for a better viewing experience, a media report said on Thursday. (Reuters) Social media giant Facebook will turn panoramas on users’ phones into “360 Photos” both on News Feed and the Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR for a better viewing experience, a media report said on Thursday.
The company also released Gear VR usage f

SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive aims to quickly and easily free up space for iPhone and iPad users
SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive has been upgraded and now aims to quickly and easily free up space for iPhone and iPad users.
The redesigned iXpand Flash Drive drops the battery seen in the first generation device, and looks very similar to Leaf iBridge we reviewed very recently. SanDisk says its new iXpand Flash Drive can connect with most iPhone cases. The new flash drive comes in a maximum capacity of 12

SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive aims to quickly and easily free up space for iPhone and iPad users
SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive has been upgraded and now aims to quickly and easily free up space for iPhone and iPad users.
The redesigned iXpand Flash Drive drops the battery seen in the first generation device, and looks very similar to Leaf iBridge we reviewed very recently. SanDisk says its new iXpand Flash Drive can connect with most iPhone cases. The new flash drive comes in a maximum capacity of 12

In a proposal to the Unicode Consortium, which controls specifications for emojis, Google says it wants to create a new set “with a goal of highlighting the diversity of women’s careers and empowering girls everywhere.” (Reuters) In a proposal to the Unicode Consortium, which controls specifications for emojis, Google says it wants to create a new set “with a goal of highlighting the diversity of women’s careers and empowering girls everywhere.”
The proposal

Microsoft partnered with iBall and Intel to launch the CompBook Excelance, which at Rs 9,999 might be the cheapest Windows 10 laptop.
Microsoft has a clear target: Windows 10 on over 1 billion devices in the next three years. And on Wednesday it made what could be one of the most significant steps in ensuring it gets there. It partnered with iBall and Intel to launch the CompBook Excelance, which at Rs 9,999 might be the cheapest Windows 10 laptop.
“This partnership is a reflection of our

Microsoft partnered with iBall and Intel to launch the CompBook Excelance, which at Rs 9,999 might be the cheapest Windows 10 laptop.
Microsoft has a clear target: Windows 10 on over 1 billion devices in the next three years. And on Wednesday it made what could be one of the most significant steps in ensuring it gets there. It partnered with iBall and Intel to launch the CompBook Excelance, which at Rs 9,999 might be the cheapest Windows 10 laptop.
“This partnership is a reflection of our

Global video-sharing website YouTube has unveiled a new chat feature called ‘native sharing’ through which users can converse with others via text, photos, and links inside the YouTube mobile app.
One can even share a video with friends and chat about it directly with this new feature in the app, the Verge reports. The California-based company has included the feature in the app in a bid to increase the amount of videos shared by users in the app itself.
YouTube was created by three

Smartwatch maker Pebble today announced its foray into India’s nascent but growing wearables market and said it aims to sell about one lakh units in the next one year. Pebble has partnered Amazon to launch smartwatches in, priced Rs 5,999-15,999. It is bringing four models from its portfolio to the country. US-based smartwatch maker Pebble Technology Corporation on Thursday launched four smartwatches – starting from Rs 5,999 – for technology lovers in India. The company’

Vu TVs come bundled with on-demand video channels like YuppTV, RedBull, Kidoz and also connects Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn (Source: Vu)
Vu Technologies has announced four new PremiumSmart TV offerings in India. Vu TVs come in four screen sizes varying from 32-inch to 55-inches.
Vu TVs new offerings are powered by quad-core processor and brings apps to the big screen. The TVs come bundled with on-demand video channels like YuppTV, RedBull, Kidoz and also connects Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and

The Solar Impulse 2’s wings, which stretch wider than those of a Boeing 747, are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and charge batteries.
A solar-powered airplane that landed in Arizona last week is headed to Oklahoma on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey.
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Phoenix Goodyear Airport about 3 a.m. Thursday with a destination of Tulsa International Airport. It departed from northern California in the early hours of Ma

SanDisk’s new iXpand Flash Drive aims to quickly and easily free up space for iPhone and iPad users
SanDisk has announced a new updated iXpand Flash Drive, and other upgraded mobile memory solutions in India. The new iXpand Flash Drive aims to quickly and easily free up space for iPhone and iPad users.
The redesigned iXpand Flash Drive drops the battery seen in the first generation device, and looks very similar to Leaf iBridge we reviewed very recently. SanDisk says its new iXpand Flash

Pebble Classic was a great watch at the end of the day and it is this simple logic that drives Pebble
The first smartwatch I owned was a Pebble Classic, the second edition, gifted by my sister. I used it for well over a year and was very happy for one main reason: this was a great watch at the end of the day. And it is this simple logic that drives Pebble, which gave the world the first really smartwatch, even today.
Pebble Time Steel
The Classic Pebble was simple plastic watch that drew no one

Panasonic RP-HF300 headphone is available in black, white, blue and pink colour variants.
Panasonic has announced the launch of RP-HF300 headphone at Rs 1,499. The headphone is equipped with 30 mm driver and neodymium magnets.
Panasonic RP-HF300 headphone are light-weight and stylish. They come with compact folding feature. The headphone can be folded in two patterns, making it easy to carry it on-the-go.
The headphone has a textured matte black finish, and comes with a flat 1.2m anti –ta

Opera has made battery saving possible, thanks to optimisations like reducing activity from background tabs, adapting page-redrawing frequency and tuning video-playback parameters.
Opera has introduced a power saving mode for its browser, which it claims can extend the laptop battery life by up to 50 per cent. Opera says having many tabs open often results in rapid battery drain that reduces a laptop’s performance. Opera 39 has been rolled out starting today in the developer stream.
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Microsoft partnered with iBall and Intel to launch the CompBook Excelance, which at Rs 9,999 might be the cheapest Windows 10 laptop.
Microsoft has a clear target: Windows 10 on over 1 billion devices in the next three years. And on Wednesday it made what could be one of the most significant steps in ensuring it gets there. It partnered with iBall and Intel to launch the CompBook Excelance, which at Rs 9,999 might be the cheapest Windows 10 laptop.
“This partnership is a reflection of our

Intex iRist Junior is powered by MT6261, supports GPS for child tracking, features a 0.96 inch TFT screen and weighs 48.5 grams.
MediaTek has partnered with Intex to provide its System-on-Chip (SOC) for smart wearables. Intex announced iRist Junior and iRist Pro with MediaTek chipsets.
Intex iRist Junior is powered by MT6261, supports GPS for child tracking, features a 0.96 inch TFT screen and weighs 48.5 grams. The iRist Pro comes with MT2502, is water resistant and supports Bluetooth 4.0. The

Instagram has a new logo and a redesigned UI.
Instagram has undergone a big design revamp; gone is iconic brown-coloured camera icon and the blue and white background inside the app. The photo-sharing app now has a simple camera for its logo with bright pink and purple hues, while inside the app, a white and black theme reigns supreme.
A blogpost explaining the design change says, “You’ll see an updated icon and app design for Instagram. Inspired by the previous app icon,

Yunicorn will be the new flagship from YU Televentures, and it will launch on May 19.
Yunicorn, which is a new flagship device from Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma’s YU Televentures, will launch on May 19. The company has sent out press invites confirming the same.
Earlier YU promoter Rahul Sharma put out a post on YU’s forum stating that the company is working on a new flagship device that will ‘break all other flagships.’
Rahul Sharma’s post read, “Ho

Chinese smartphone manufacturer LeEco and micro-blogging website Twitter on Thursday announced a joint business partnership to help grow LeEco’s influence globally.
The partnership will provide access to campaign-based analytics and custom research, strategic advertiser tools and resources.
“We are pleased to partner with LeEco in their digital transformation journey as a globally recognised brand,” said Aliza Knox, vice president, Twitter, in a statement.
LeEco will also be on

Head of Marketing and PR AasaanJobs, Siddharth Gupta said, “Our target audience has an inertia towards downloading an app, thanks to overpriced mobile data usage options. Also some mobile phones have limited memory and space capacity, therefore unable to download multiple apps. AasaanJobs.com, a leading recruitment company for entry-level and mid-level jobs in India has announced the launch of its web version to lighten web traffic and app downloading woes for its users.
The company aims

The smaller Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) sports a 7-inch TFT display and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop.
Samsung has officially launched its 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab A (2016) on the company’s German website. The tablet comes in two variants – WiFi and LTE – at 289 euros (Rs 21,981 approx) and 349 euros (Rs 26,545 approx) respectively. The devices come with similar hardware specs on-board, except the WiFi variant has a smaller screen size.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a 10.1-inc

Le 1s Eco sale starts at 2 pm on Flipkart today and users can register for the same.
Le 1s (Eco) smartphone, from Chinese internet technology company LeEco, will go on sale in India today on Flipkart. The new Le 1s Eco is priced at Rs 9,999, and the sale is only open for users who have registered before hand. Registrations for the smartphone are still open.
Le 1s Eco comes bundled with a Supertainment package worth Rs 4900, which is included in the smartphone. Flipkart and LeEco are also giving

Moto G4 is launching on May 17 in India and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone. (Representational Image of Moto G Turbo)
Moto G4 will launch on May 17 in India, and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone, according to the company. Moto India confirmed the Amazon Exclusive part on Twitter. This will also be the first phone in the Moto G series that is not Flipkart exclusive.
Check out the tweet below:Hahaha! We shall make you wait no more, @JimBeamIndia. On @amazonIn, this 17th. #amazon

Moto G4 is launching on May 17 in India and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone. (Representational Image of Moto G Turbo)
Moto G4 will launch on May 17 in India, and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone, according to the company. Moto India confirmed the Amazon Exclusive part on Twitter. This will also be the first phone in the Moto G series that is not Flipkart exclusive.
Check out the tweet below:Hahaha! We shall make you wait no more, @JimBeamIndia. On @amazonIn, this 17th. #amazon

Moto G4 is launching on May 17 in India and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone. (Representational Image of Moto G Turbo)
Moto G4 will launch on May 17 in India, and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone, according to the company. Moto India confirmed the Amazon Exclusive part on Twitter. This will also be the first phone in the Moto G series that is not Flipkart exclusive.
Check out the tweet below:Hahaha! We shall make you wait no more, @JimBeamIndia. On @amazonIn, this 17th. #amazon

Pebble was the third largest smartwatch vendor in 2015, behind Apple and Samsung.
Pebble, the original smartwatch company, has tied up with Amazon to enter the India market with almost its entire portfolio of smartwatches. The company has been shipping to India from 2012 itself, but now the products will come in Indian pricing as well as local support. The most affordable Pebble, priced at Rs 5,999, might well be the cheapest branded smartwatch in India now.
Eric Migicovsky, Founder and CEO of

Pebble was the third largest smartwatch vendor in 2015, behind Apple and Samsung.
Pebble, the original smartwatch company, has tied up with Amazon to enter the India market with almost its entire portfolio of smartwatches. The company has been shipping to India from 2012 itself, but now the products will come in Indian pricing as well as local support. The most affordable Pebble, priced at Rs 5,999, might well be the cheapest branded smartwatch in India now.
Eric Migicovsky, Founder and CEO of

This will be Motorola’s first device to be launched on an e-commerce platform other than Flipkart since its re-entry into the Indian market in February 2014. (Representative image) Almost a year after ending its exclusivity with Flipkart, handset maker Motorola will finally launch its new smartphone with Amazon India next week. The device that reports suggest is the fourth generation of the popular Moto G series will be unveiled on May 17.
This will be Motorola’s first device to be

LeEco Le 1s Eco goes on sale on Flipkart today with its Supertainment package included in the phone. Here’s our full review.
Faced with the challenge of offering a differentiator for customers and diminishing margins, smartphone manufacturers are now talking about a content play. Apple with its highly monetised iTunes Store and App Store is the benchmark everyone is trying to chase. One of the first to offer integrated content in India is LeEco on its new phone, the Le 1s Eco.
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LeEco Le 1s Eco goes on sale on Flipkart today with its Supertainment package included in the phone. Here’s our full review.
Faced with the challenge of offering a differentiator for customers and diminishing margins, smartphone manufacturers are now talking about a content play. Apple with its highly monetised iTunes Store and App Store is the benchmark everyone is trying to chase. One of the first to offer integrated content in India is LeEco on its new phone, the Le 1s Eco.
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Vodafone is already offering 4G services across the five circles of Mumbai, Delhi & NCR, Kolkata, Karnataka and Kerala.
Leading telecom player Vodafone India today said it plans to acquire more spectrum to increase its network. “We have plans to acquire more spectrum, whether they are in trading route, sharing route or action route, we have not announced yet. But we do have plans to have more spectrum.
We feel that we need to increase our portfolio,” Vodafore India managing

The smaller Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) sports a 7-inch TFT display and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop.
Samsung has officially launched its 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab A (2016) on the company’s German website. The tablet comes in two variants – WiFi and LTE – at 289 euros (Rs 21,981 approx) and 349 euros (Rs 26,545 approx) respectively. The devices come with similar hardware specs on-board, except the WiFi variant has a smaller screen size.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a 10.1-inc

Pebble was the third largest smartwatch vendor in 2015, behind Apple and Samsung.
Pebble, the original smartwatch company, has tied up with Amazon to enter the India market with almost its entire portfolio of smartwatches. The company has been shipping to India from 2012 itself, but now the products will come in Indian pricing as well as local support. The most affordable Pebble, priced at Rs 5,999, might well be the cheapest branded smartwatch in India now.
Eric Migicovsky, Founder and CEO of

Moto G4 is launching on May 17 in India and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone. (Representational Image of Moto G Turbo)
Moto G4 will launch on May 17 in India, and will be an Amazon exclusive smartphone, according to the company. Moto India confirmed the Amazon Exclusive part on Twitter. This will also be the first phone in the Moto G series that is not Flipkart exclusive.
Check out the tweet below:Hahaha! We shall make you wait no more, @JimBeamIndia. On @amazonIn, this 17th. #amazon

Yunicorn will be the new flagship from YU Televentures, and it will launch on May 19.
Yunicorn, which is a new flagship device from Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma’s YU Televentures, will launch on May 19. The company has sent out press invites confirming the same.
Earlier YU promoter Rahul Sharma put out a post on YU’s forum stating that the company is working on a new flagship device that will ‘break all other flagships.’
Rahul Sharma’s post read, “Ho

LeEco Le 1s Eco goes on sale on Flipkart today with its Supertainment package included in the phone. Here’s our full review.
Faced with the challenge of offering a differentiator for customers and diminishing margins, smartphone manufacturers are now talking about a content play. Apple with its highly monetised iTunes Store and App Store is the benchmark everyone is trying to chase. One of the first to offer integrated content in India is LeEco on its new phone, the Le 1s Eco.
Le 1s Eco
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Le 1s Eco sale starts at 2 pm on Flipkart today and users can register for the same.
Le 1s (Eco) smartphone, from Chinese internet technology company LeEco, will go on sale in India today on Flipkart. The new Le 1s Eco is priced at Rs 9,999, and the sale is only open for users who have registered before hand. Registrations for the smartphone are still open.
Le 1s Eco comes bundled with a Supertainment package worth Rs 4900, which is included in the smartphone. Flipkart and LeEco are also giving

Google Tap to Translate on Android will allow users to directly translate text via a new translation pop-up.
Google has announced a number of updates, including Tap to Translate, improved Offline Mode and Word Lens in Chinese. Google, in a blogpost said of 500 million people who use Google Translate, more than 9 in 10 live outside the US.
Tap to Translate on Android will allow users to directly translate text via a new translation pop-up, meaning it will work across Android apps . “Now, yo

Virtual reality specialist Oculus is trying to dazzle consumers by adding more entertainment and educational options to the Samsung Gear headset in hopes of transforming the technological curiosity into a cultural phenomenon.
The new selections announced Wednesday include ”Nomads,” a three-dimensional video series from Felix & Paul Studios that examines wayfaring lifestyles in remote parts of the world. There’s also an upcoming video game called ”Tactera” that r

What’s behind the accusations that Mark Zuckerberg led Facebook is manipulating its ”trending topics” feature to promote or suppress certain political perspectives?
According to the technology blog Gizmodo , which is owned by Gawker Media, a former Facebook contractor with self-described conservative leanings said Facebook downplayed news that conservatives are interested in and artificially promoted liberal issues such as the ”BlackLivesMatter” hashtag. Gizmodo did