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At present, Apple does not have any wholly-owned store in India and sells products through distributors such as Redington and Ingram Micro.
Apple Inc’s plan to set up wholly-owned retail stores in India was flagged down as the company could not adequately substantiate the reasons for seeking a relaxation under the mandatory local sourcing applicable for foreign direct investment in single-brand retail. The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), which comes under the Ministry of Financ

Xiaomi Mi Drone with 4K video recording and swappable 5,100mAh battery has been unveiled by the company.
Xiaomi Mi Drone has been launched in China. With Mi Drone, Xiaomi has jumped into one of the fastest growing category in consumer electronics.
Xiaomi Mi Drone is a quadcopter like many others including some Chinese ones with a 360-degree camera that is capable of recording 4K videos. Xiaomi Mi Drone comes with a remote control that users Xiaomi’s Mi smartphone as viewfinder. It is uncl

Kaspersky claims cyberespionage groups use a single vulnerability to target organisations around the world. (Map not to scale)
Kaspersky Lab’s has claimed that the Danti cyberespionage group, which is highly focused on diplomatic entities, may “already have full access to internal networks in Indian government organisations”. The security firm claimed “the threat actors behind Danti have created emails in the names of several high-ranking Indian government officials&rdqu

Digifit iCardio
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The culprit changes the profile photo, biography, and full name of the account to promote adult sites.
Celebrity Twitter accounts, nearly 2,500 of these were compromised and tweets with links to adult websites were sent out as spam from them, reports security firm Symantec.
There were a number of high-profile accounts caught in the attack, including one belonging to the band Chromeo, an international journalist from The Telegraph, stand-up comedian Azeem Banatwala, Houston Texans wide receiver

Xiaomi has finally unveiled it Mi Drone with 4K video recording and swappable 5,100mAh battery
Xiaomi has announced its Mi Drone has been launched in China. With Mi Drone, Xiaomi has jumped into one of the fastest growing category in consumer electronics.
Xiaomi Mi Drone is a quadcopter like many others including some Chinese ones with a 360-degree camera that is capable of recording 4K videos. Xiaomi Mi Drone comes with a remote control that users Xiaomi’s Mi smartphone as viewfinder. It

Evidson Audio Sport W6 is clearly aimed at those sporting an active lifestyle
We have been writing quite a bit about new companies offering Indian audiophiles more options. The latest in this list is Evidson, a homegrown audio solutions company that has some serious global ambitions as is obvious from the many languages on the package.
Evidson Audio Sport W6
The Evidson Audio Sport W6 is clearly aimed at those sporting an active lifestyle. It comes with round the ear cords that hold the earpiec

Apple iPhone 7 case image that was leaked and claims that the iPhone 7 will have four speaker grills. (Image source: Nowhereelse.fr.
Apple iPhone 7 could come with a big design change, if the latest leaked images are an indicator. Based on the leaked photos, iPhone 7 might feature four speaker grills and a bigger, more protruding camera unit.
Images shared by Nowhereelse.com, which have been sourced from an Italian iPhone case manufacturer show 4 speaker grills; two on the bottom, two on the to

Apple iPhone 7 case image that was leaked and claims that the iPhone 7 will have four speaker grills. (Image source: Nowhereelse.fr.
Apple iPhone 7 could come with a big design change, if the latest leaked images are an indicator. Based on the leaked photos, iPhone 7 might feature four speaker grills and a bigger, more protruding camera unit.
Images shared by Nowhereelse.com, which have been sourced from an Italian iPhone case manufacturer show 4 speaker grills; two on the bottom, two on the to

LG Gram PC is the lightest laptop in its category weighing just 980 grams (Source: LG)
LG has announced the launch of its ultra-thin and lightweight Gram Windows 10 PC in India. The LG Gram PC was first unveiled during CES 2016 and will be available exclusively on Paytm for the initial phase.
LG Gram PC features a 14-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. What sets LG Gram PC apart from other machines is the frame that is as small as any other 13-inch notebook. The LG Gram PC is the l

“The rise of India’s mobile economy has led to a dramatic increase in the demand for mobile talent. As businesses race to capitalise on the opportunities of this new economy, it has led to an intense competition for skilled Android and iOS developers. (Reuters) The exponential growth of the country’s mobile economy has led to an intense competition for skilled Android and iOS developers, according to a report.
While IT services companies are the dominant employers in the mobil

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook’s recent India visit seems to be in vain, with the finance ministry insisting that the maker of iPhones and iPads abide by the 30 percent local sourcing norm if it wants to open branded stores in India.(Reuters) As India emerges as one of the fastest growing markets for Apple, the California-based tech giant had planned to open branded stores in India. But it seems the company faces the roadblock of abiding by the 30 percent local sourcing norm.
Apple Inc. CEO Tim

Instant messaging app WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app all over the world and is used in 109 countries, or 55.6 percent of the world, a new report said on Wednesday.
The countries include India, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and many other countries in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
WhatsApp currently has over one billion monthly active users. In India, over 70 million people use the messaging service.
Of the 187 countries that SimilarWeb — a Britain-based information

Samsung Tab Iris is the first commercial tablet to use Aadhar data and has just been launched in India.
In what is the first commercial device to tap into the Aadhar platform, Samsung on Wednesday launched the Tab Iris, a seven-inch tablet with integrated digital authentication in the form of an iris scanner.
Samsung India vice-president Sukesh Jain showcased how the tablet could pull up his Aadhar details by scanning his eyes. The product was designed by the company’s R&D labs in Ban

Samsung Tab Iris is the first commercial tablet to use Aadhar data and has just been launched in India.
In what is the first commercial device to tap into the Aadhar platform, Samsung on Wednesday launched the Tab Iris, a seven-inch tablet with integrated digital authentication in the form of an iris scanner.
Samsung India vice-president Sukesh Jain showcased how the tablet could pull up his Aadhar details by scanning his eyes. The product was designed by the company’s R&D labs in Ban

Jugnoo adopts multi-channel approach to offer accessibility to new users.
Jugnoo has associated itself with Helpchat in a twofold partnership that will enable users to plan journeys using a combination of options such as cab services, bike-taxis, auto-rickshaws, local buses and trains, all from within the app.
Samar Singla, Founder and CEO, Jugnoo, says, “We are constantly expanding our customer outreach by not only spreading out geographically, but also through various digital strategies

“We are focusing our phone efforts where we have differentiation,” says CEO Satya Nadella. (Reuters Photo)
Microsoft Corporation, on Wednesday, has announced its plans to further restructure its struggling Lumia smartphone business. The restructuring will mean close to 1,850 job cuts. The company will further record an impairment and restructuring charge of approximately $950 million, of which approximately $200 million will relate to severance payments.
“We are focusing our p

LG Gram PC is the lightest laptop in its category weighing just 980 grams (Source: LG)
LG has announced the launch of its ultra-thin and lightweight Gram Windows 10 PC in India. The LG Gram PC was first unveiled during CES 2016 and will be available exclusively on Paytm for the initial phase.
LG Gram PC features a 14-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. What sets LG Gram PC apart from other machines is the frame that is as small as any other 13-inch notebook. The LG Gram PC is the l

Lava A79 features 5.5-inch display, quad-core processor, 1GB RAM and 2200mAh battery (Source: Lava Mobiles)
Lava has launched a new budget smartphone, A79 in India. The smartphone joins A72, A76, A89 in the A series budget smartphones.
Lava says A79 is an entertainment-centric smartphone with big 5.5-inch display and powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM.
Lava A79 comes with 8GB on-board storage which is further expandable to 32GB. Lava A79 is a 3G smartphone running Andr

The culprit changes the profile photo, biography, and full name of the account to promote adult sites.
Celebrity Twitter accounts, nearly 2,500 of these were compromised and tweets with links to adult websites were sent out as spam from them, reports security firm Symantec.
There were a number of high-profile accounts caught in the attack, including one belonging to the band Chromeo, an international journalist from The Telegraph, stand-up comedian Azeem Banatwala, Houston Texans wide receiver

Apple iPhone 7 case image that was leaked and claims that the iPhone 7 will have four speaker grills. (Image source: Nowhereelse.fr.
Apple iPhone 7 could come with a big design change, if the latest leaked images are an indicator. Based on the leaked photos, iPhone 7 might feature four speaker grills and a bigger, more protruding camera unit.
Images shared by Nowhereelse.com, which have been sourced from an Italian iPhone case manufacturer show 4 speaker grills; two on the bottom, two on the to

Apple CEO Tim Cook at GNITS during his India visit. Tim Cook announced new Maps development centre in Hyderabad
With slowing iPhone sales in China, Apple Inc is having to take India more seriously, but investors hoping for a stock price fillip from CEO Tim Cook’s week-long Asia trip instead were given a taste of the daunting challenges that lie ahead.
The second leg of Cook’s trip, to India, the world’s third-largest smartphone market, comes at a crucial time as Apple battles

Kaspersky claims cyberespionage groups use a single vulnerability to target organisations around the world. (Map not to scale)
Kaspersky Lab’s has claimed that the Danti cyberespionage group, which is highly focused on diplomatic entities, may “already have full access to internal networks in Indian government organisations”. The security firm claimed “the threat actors behind Danti have created emails in the names of several high-ranking Indian government officials&rdqu

After Apple, now Huawei has dragged Samsung to court over patent lawsuit
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Wednesday it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against South Korean mobile phone rival Samsung in the United States and China, in a case that highlights the rise of Asian competitors as technology creators.
Huawei Technologies Ltd said it wants “reasonable compensation” but gave no financial figure for its claim against Samsung Electronics Ltd
Huawei is a leading maker of net

Nextbit Robin aims to fix the storage issues with most smartphone these days
Smartphone makers have been struggling to fix the major pain points with devices over the years. It is only in the past few months that they have been able to offer a battery that will last 24 hours, come what may.
The other pain point for a lot of budget phone users has been the fact they are always looking when the phone will run out of space. Nextbit tries to fix this, with its first phone, the Robin.
Nextbit Robin

Nextbit Robin review: This smartphones wants to fix the storage issues that most users face these days
Smartphone makers have been struggling to fix the major pain points with devices over the years. It is only in the past few months that they have been able to offer a battery that will last 24 hours, come what may.
The other pain point for a lot of budget phone users has been the fact they are always looking when the phone will run out of space. Nextbit tries to fix this, with its first phone,

Nextbit Robin aims to fix the storage issues with most smartphone these days
Smartphone makers have been struggling to fix the major pain points with devices over the years. It is only in the past few months that they have been able to offer a battery that will last 24 hours, come what may.
The other pain point for a lot of budget phone users has been the fact they are always looking when the phone will run out of space. Nextbit tries to fix this, with its first phone, the Robin.
Nextbit Robin

South Korean company LG Electronics has now launched its ultra-light LG ‘Gram PC’ in India, first unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year.
LG Gram PC is available on mobile payment and commerce platform Paytm and will soon be available at all LG brand stores and IT multi-brand outlets, the company said in a statement.
Despite a larger 14-inch screen size, LG Gram PC 14 weighs just 980 grams.
“The LG Gram PC is the newest addition to our moni

Nextbit Robin’s 7mm body is designed around a 5.2-inch IPS LCD display protected by Gorilla Glass 4. The smartphone has a 2,680 mAh battery. US based smartphone maker Nextbit on Wednesday launched its flagship ‘cloud first’ Android smartphone Robin for Rs 19,999 in India. With soft-touch polycarbonate body, the smartphone will be available on ecommerce website Flipkart from May 30.
“Robin’s premium design and performance are a natural fit for a demanding market lik

The Rs 13,499 ‘Make in India’ Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris is compliant with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) which provides real-time authentication and enables instant access to financial and citizen services (IE) South Korean electronics giant Samsung on Wednesday launched India’s first iris recognition-powered 7-inch tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris that can be used for various authentication-related processes like e-KYC (Know Your Customer), e-Sign and other

Samsung Tab Iris is the first commercial tablet to use Aadhaar data and has just been launched in India.
Samsung Tab Iris, launched on Wednesday, will be the first tablet in India to aid digital authentication. As the name suggests the 7-inch tablet comes with an Iris scanner, which will help authenticate identity of those in front of it, using platforms like Aadhaar.
Samsung Tab Iris is priced at Rs 13,499 and currently there will be no retail sales. Instead Samsung will be focused o

Nextbit Robin aims to fix the storage issues with most smartphone these days
Smartphone makers have been struggling to fix the major pain points with devices over the years. It is only in the past few months that they have been able to offer a battery that will last 24 hours, come what may.
The other pain point for a lot of budget phone users has been the fact they are always looking when the phone will run out of space. Nextbit tries to fix this, with its first phone, the Robin.
Nextbit Robin

Microsoft is making grants to businesses that provide online access, software or related services. (AP Photo)
Microsoft has joined other tech giants working to deliver the Internet in remote parts of the world, although it’s taking a smaller-scale approach than some of its rivals.
Google and Facebook are pursuing expensive, ambitious efforts to extend Internet access through networks of satellites, drones and high-altitude balloons. Microsoft is making grants to small businesses that provi

After Apple, now Huawei has dragged Samsung to court over patent lawsuit
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Wednesday it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against South Korean mobile phone rival Samsung in the United States and China, in a case that highlights the rise of Asian competitors as technology creators.
Huawei Technologies Ltd said it wants “reasonable compensation” but gave no financial figure for its claim against Samsung Electronics Ltd
Huawei is a leading maker of net

Flipkart Big Shopping Days sale is here and offers great deals on smartphones, laptops, wearables including Le 1s Eco, Apple Watch and more.
Flipkart ‘Big Shopping Days’ sale is now open and continues till May 27, which is Friday. Flipkart is offering some great deals on smartphones, laptops, and other electronic items.
First up, buyers interested in the Le 1s Eco smartphone can now get it in open sale without the need to register. LeEco and Flipkart are giving away free LeEco earph

The political debate over encrypted technology continues. (AP Photo)
Apple Inc, which has resisted pressure from US law enforcement to unlock encrypted iPhones, this month rehired a top expert in practical cryptography to bring more powerful security features to a wide range of consumer products.
Jon Callas, who co-founded several well-respected secure communications companies including PGP Corp, Silent Circle and Blackphone, rejoined Apple in May, an Apple spokesman said.
Callas had worked at

Apple CEO Tim Cook at GNITS during his India visit. Tim Cook announced new Maps development centre in Hyderabad
With slowing iPhone sales in China, Apple Inc is having to take India more seriously, but investors hoping for a stock price fillip from CEO Tim Cook’s week-long Asia trip instead were given a taste of the daunting challenges that lie ahead.
The second leg of Cook’s trip, to India, the world’s third-largest smartphone market, comes at a crucial time as Apple battles

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Iris will be compliant with the Aadhaar system, an identification database of residents that stores the biometric and demographic data of residents. (Samsung Photo) South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday that it is launching a new tablet device in India for government and enterprise use equipped with iris-recognition technology.
Samsung, in a statement, said the Android-powered tablet – called Galaxy Tab Iris – will be equipped wi

Microsoft is making grants to small businesses that provide online access, software or related services in places like Africa, India and rural Maine. (Reuters Photo) Microsoft has joined other tech giants working to deliver the Internet in remote parts of the world, although it’s taking a smaller-scale approach than some of its rivals.
Google and Facebook are pursuing expensive, ambitious efforts to extend Internet access through networks of satellites, drones and high-altitude balloons.

China will speed up the development of its artificial intelligence (AI) sector and create a market worth more than 100 billion yuan (.26 billion) over the next three years, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement. (Reuters) China plans to expand its artificial intelligence products market to over $15 billion by speeding up the manufacturing of products like robots, home appliances and mobile phones as part of efforts to develop new technologies to reorient its sluggis

Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2, Peble Core accessory have been announced by the company on its new Kickstarter project.
Pebble’s smartwatches are getting an upgrade, with the company announcing a new Kickstarter project for Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2 and two new GPS accessories.
Pebble’s Kickstarter project has already raised over $5 million, nearly five time the original $1 million goal. Pebble’s new smartwatches come with a heart-rate sensor, a feature that was in missing the previous

The political debate over encrypted technology continues. (AP Photo)
Apple Inc, which has resisted pressure from US law enforcement to unlock encrypted iPhones, this month rehired a top expert in practical cryptography to bring more powerful security features to a wide range of consumer products.
Jon Callas, who co-founded several well-respected secure communications companies including PGP Corp, Silent Circle and Blackphone, rejoined Apple in May, an Apple spokesman said.
Callas had worked at