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telecom regulator is trying to resolve the larger problem of “involuntary download of data” to bring in more transparency to the user’s data consumption.
The online video advertisements industry, which is pegged to be a Rs 500 crore business in India, could see some regulations coming its way. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is in the process of examining the problem of automatic video advertisements that buffer and use internet data on a website without the e

Yu Yunicorn is priced at Rs 12,999 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart
YU has finally launched its redefined flagship smartphone Yunicorn in India, another device that attempts to make the premium flagships more affordable. At Rs 12,999, YU Yunicorn offers a premium metal design, 4GB RAM (which the company calls as mammoth), 32GB storage and an octa-core processor.
For YU, Yunicorn is more than just hardware. It runs the company’s very own OS, wierdly named, ‘Android on St

Yu Yunicorn is priced at Rs 12,999 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart. The smartphone goes on sale today.
YU has finally launched its redefined flagship smartphone Yunicorn in India, another device that attempts to make the premium flagships more affordable. At Rs 12,999, YU Yunicorn offers a premium metal design, 4GB RAM (which the company calls as mammoth), 32GB storage and an octa-core processor.
For YU, Yunicorn is more than just hardware. It runs the company’s very own OS,

Yu Yunicorn is priced at Rs 12,999 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart
YU has finally launched its redefined flagship smartphone Yunicorn in India, another device that attempts to make the premium flagships more affordable. At Rs 12,999, YU Yunicorn offers a premium metal design, 4GB RAM (which the company calls as mammoth), 32GB storage and an octa-core processor.
For YU, Yunicorn is more than just hardware. It runs the company’s very own OS, wierdly named, ‘Android on St

Yu Yunicorn is priced at Rs 12,999 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart
YU has finally launched its redefined flagship smartphone Yunicorn in India, another device that attempts to make the premium flagships more affordable. At Rs 12,999, YU Yunicorn offers a premium metal design, 4GB RAM (which the company calls as mammoth), 32GB storage and an octa-core processor.
For YU, Yunicorn is more than just hardware. It runs the company’s very own OS, wierdly named, ‘Android on St

Yu Yunicorn is priced at Rs 12,999 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart
YU has finally launched its redefined flagship smartphone Yunicorn in India, another device that attempts to make the premium flagships more affordable. At Rs 12,999, YU Yunicorn offers a premium metal design, 4GB RAM (which the company calls as mammoth), 32GB storage and an octa-core processor.
For YU, Yunicorn is more than just hardware. It runs the company’s very own OS, wierdly named, ‘Android on St

Asus showcased its own VR headset at its launch event, even though the company didn’t mention the same during its keynote
For the past few years Computex has been changing track from processors, chipsets and gaming rigs to Virtual Reality and Internet of Things (IoT). This year has been no different.
Asus showcased its own VR headset at its launch event, even though the company didn’t mention the same during its keynote.
The Asus VR headset is geared towards gaming, and is Oculus-re

Videocon Krypton3 V50JG packs a 13MP rear camera with dual LED flash, protected with Corning Gorilla lens.
Videocon has launched its 4G VoLTE enabled Krypton3 V50JG at around Rs 10,000. The smartphone features a 5 – inch HD IPS display with DragontrailX 2.5D – Curved Glass and runs Android Marshmallow.
Videocon Krypton3 V50JG packs a 13MP rear camera with dual LED flash, protected with Corning Gorilla lens. It features a 5MP front camera with LED flash. Krypton3 V50JG is powered by

Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners underpriced their 2013 $24.9 billion buyout of Dell Inc by about 22 percent and may have to pay tens of millions to investors who opposed the deal for the computer maker, a Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday.
The fair value of Dell’s stock at the time of the buyout was $17.62 per share, not the original price of $13.75 per share, according to Delaware Vice Chancellor Travis Laster.
The 114-page ruling stems from one of the most hotly contested appraisal c

Yu Yunicorn is priced at Rs 12,999 and will be available exclusively on Flipkart
YU has finally launched its redefined flagship smartphone Yunicorn in India, another device that attempts to make the premium flagships more affordable. At Rs 12,999, YU Yunicorn offers a premium metal design, 4GB RAM (which the company calls as mammoth), 32GB storage and an octa-core processor.
For YU, Yunicorn is more than just hardware. It runs the company’s very own OS, wierdly named, ‘Android on St

Websters is one of the leading social media digital marketing providers in the Middle-East region. (Source: Flickr)
Dubai-based social media digital company Websters which specialises in web designing and digital marketing is set to enter the Indian market and begin its operations.
“We have already witnessed a great response in the Indian market wherein, 80 percent of individuals we met are already active on social media who want to improve, do more with the existing platform and calculat

Asus showcased its own VR headset at its launch event, even though the company didn’t mention the same during its keynote
For the past few years Computex has been changing track from processors, chipsets and gaming rigs to Virtual Reality and Internet of Things (IoT). This year has been no different.
Asus showcased its own VR headset at its launch event, even though the company didn’t mention the same during its keynote.
The Asus VR headset is geared towards gaming, and is Oculus-re

EU hate speech rules get backing from Google’s YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft
Facebook, Twitter, Google’s YouTube and Microsoft pledged on Tuesday to review requests for the removal of hateful content posted on their platforms within 24 hours as part of a code of conduct agreed with EU regulators.
Authorities across Europe have been trying in recent months to get social platforms to crack down on rising online racism following the refugee crisis, with some even threatening

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched a mobile app through which city traders can register themselves with the VAT department of Delhi government, a move that is aimed at encouraging them to boost its tax collection. (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched a mobile app through which city traders can register themselves with the VAT department of Delhi government, a move that is aimed at encouraging them to boost its tax collection.
At a programme here, Kejriwal s

Videocon Krypton3 V50JG packs a 13MP rear camera with dual LED flash, protected with Corning Gorilla lens.
Videocon has launched its 4G VoLTE enabled Krypton3 V50JG at around Rs 10,000. The smartphone features a 5 – inch HD IPS display with DragontrailX 2.5D – Curved Glass and runs Android Marshmallow.
Videocon Krypton3 V50JG packs a 13MP rear camera with dual LED flash, protected with Corning Gorilla lens. It features a 5MP front camera with LED flash. Krypton3 V50JG is powered by

Panasonic said the company will stop producing TV screens at its plant in Himeji, western Japan, by the end of September.
Panasonic Corp on Tuesday said it will close its unprofitable television screen manufacturing business, leaving Sharp Corp as Japan’s sole TV panel maker.
A Panasonic spokeswoman said the company will stop producing TV screens at its plant in Himeji, western Japan, by the end of September. The plant, where production began in 2010, has never logged a profit during year

Nextbit Robin is a decent device that looks and works a bit differently from most other phones in the market.
Nextbit has announced it has exhausted pre-order stock of Robin smartphone, ahead of its sale on May 30. The company has run out of units of Nextbit Robin, and will be available on Flipkart within a week.
Nextbit Robin is is an entirely cloud-based Android smartphone, priced at Rs 19,999. It was expected to go on sale on May 30 on Flipkart.
Here’s the first look video of Nextbit R

Qualcomm has partnered with various Original Design Manufacturers (ODM) to create new wearables for kids.
Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon 1100 chipset for wearables with focus on trackers and devices made for children. The new Snapdragon 1100 chipset comes with an improved battery life, LTE support and other features.
When it comes to wearables segment, Qualcomm says 80 per cent of Android wear devices are powered by its processors. In February, the chipset manufacturer h

YU claims that its phone can run for four days in a single charge with its 4,000mAh battery. (Express Photo) After the success of series of smartphones launched last year, the Micromax sub-brand YU on Tuesday launched its flagship device Yunicorn with “Android on steroids” operating system in India.
The future ready, all-metal body device — made up of magnesium, aluminium and manganese alloy — is available for Rs12,999 on e-tail website flipkart for a month. After that,

Yu Yunicorn uses aluminium unibody metal mixed with magnesium which Yu claims won’t die out over time.
Yu Televentures has officially launched its 2016 flagship, the Yunicorn, exclusively on Flipkart at Rs 12,999. The smartphone with its metal unibody design looks like a supercharged version of Micromax Canvas 6 Pro, but way cheaper.
Yu Yunicorn will be available at that price only for the first month after which the price will go up to Rs 14,999. Rahul Sharma continues to push the envelo

Acer’s Liquid Zest Plus smartphone is priced at $199 and comes with a 5.5-inch full HD display, Android 6.0, and a Mediatek processor.
Acer has launched a new Liquid Zest Plus smartphone, along with TravelMate P2 notebook series and a cloud-based vision for IoT devices called BeingWare, at the annual Computex conference 2016.
Acer’s Liquid Zest Plus smartphone is priced at $199 and comes with a 5.5-inch full HD display, Android 6.0, and a Mediatek processor. The USP of the phone is

Micromax Canvas Tab P701 is powered by 1GHz Quad Core Processor and comes with 1GB RAM.
Micromax has launched 4G-enabled Canvas Tab P701 tablet at Rs 7,250. The tablet features a 7-inch display and is exclusively available on Flipkart.
Micromax Canvas Tab P701 sports a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024 X 600. It is a dual-SIM device and supports 3G and 4G SIM cards.
It is powered by 1 GHz quad core processor, coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory (expandable up to 32GB).

Meizu m3 note has a design very similar to m2 note, which itself is similar to Apple iPhone.
Meizu, the Chinese smartphone maker, is riding high on the success of its m series budget smartphones. Considering the diverse option available, it is really difficult to gain traction in the budget space. Meizu claims to have sold over 20 million m series smartphones, which is not a small number by any means.
Meizu is banking on the success of its previous offering and has introduced m3 note in India.

The holes are less dense and have lower temperature than the rest of the Sun’s surface. (Source: NASA/SDO)
We imagine the Sun as a giant burning furnace that brings sunlight to us but NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has spotted two huge holes on its surface called “coronal holes”.
“Coronal holes” are the source of a high-speed wind of solar particles that streams off the Sun some three times faster than the slower wind elsewhere.
These solar winds can

Acer’s Liquid Zest Plus smartphone is priced at $199 and comes with a 5.5-inch full HD display, Android 6.0, and a Mediatek processor.
Acer has launched a new Liquid Zest Plus smartphone, along with TravelMate P2 notebook series and a cloud-based vision for IoT devices called BeingWare, at the annual Computex conference 2016.
Acer’s Liquid Zest Plus smartphone is priced at $199 and comes with a 5.5-inch full HD display, Android 6.0, and a Mediatek processor. The USP of the phone is

Videocon 4G VoLTE smartphone has a 13 MP rear camera with dual LED flash, Smart Wide Dynamic Range (SWDR) and Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF). Consumer electronics and home appliances major Videocon on Tuesday launched Krypton3 V50JG smartphone with next-age 4G VoLTE network support at Rs.10,000.
The smartphone features a 5-inch HD IPS screen and scratch resistant DragontrailX Glass. It is powered by Mediatek 64-Bit 1.3 GHz quad-core processor paired up with 2GB RAM and runs on Android 6.0 op

The smartphone has a 13 MP rear camera with dual LED flash, Smart Wide Dynamic Range (SWDR) and Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF). The 5 MP front camera also packs LED flash for clicking better selfies in low-light conditions. (Source: Website) Consumer electronics and home appliances major Videocon on Tuesday launched Krypton3 V50JG smartphone with next-age 4G VoLTE network support at Rs.10,000.
The smartphone features a 5-inch HD IPS screen and scratch resistant DragontrailX Glass. It is powe

While the smartphone war in India has been shifted to the mid-price segment of Rs.10,000-Rs.20,000 with only a handful of premium-segment flagship devices being launched, Galaxy S7 edge has truly created an ‘edge’ over its rivals — be it Apple 6S, HTC 10 or soon to be launched LG G5.
The reason is pretty simple: Hold Galaxy S7 edge in your hands and you will instantly realise it is the smartphone to beat in 2016.
Facts speak volume: In the first quarter of 2016, Samsung beat Ap

YU Yunicorn is set to launch in India today.
YU Yunicorn, which is a new flagship device from Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma’s YU Televentures, is set to launch today. The company had earlier sent out press invites confirming the launch on May 19, which was obviously delayed.
Now, the company has put out a teaser video saying YU Yunicorn will redefine flagship phones. The video doesn’t reveal much about the device, except that the smartphone will feature a metal unibody. Check out

Micromax Canvas Tab P701 is powered by 1GHz Quad Core Processor and comes with 1GB RAM.
Micromax has launched 4G-enabled Canvas Tab P701 tablet at Rs 7,250. The tablet features a 7-inch display and is exclusively available on Flipkart.
Micromax Canvas Tab P701 sports a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024 X 600. It is a dual-SIM device and supports 3G and 4G SIM cards.
It is powered by 1 GHz quad core processor, coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory (expandable up to 32GB).

Qualcomm has partnered with various Original Design Manufacturers (ODM) to create new wearables for kids.
Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon 1100 chipset for wearables with focus on trackers and devices made for children. The new Snapdragon 1100 chipset comes with an improved battery life, LTE support and other features.
When it comes to wearables segment, Qualcomm says 80 per cent of Android wear devices are powered by its processors. In February, the chipset manufacturer h

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Nokia, Chorus partner on GPON fibre and VDSL2 technology
ZDNet
Nokia has announced extending its contract with network provider Chorus to update its broadband infrastructure across New Zealand by incorporating fibre-based Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology and VDSL2 copper network technology.
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LeEco will either roll out its second “Made for India” device after Le 1s Eco or second generation of “superphones” in India at the event titled “2Future”. (Reuters) Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco is set to unveil its next generation devices at an event in the capital on June 8.
Speculation is that LeEco will either roll out its second “Made for India” device after Le 1s Eco or second generation of “superphones” in

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Nigeria: FG Determined to Make Nigeria Great Via Science, Technology, Engineering - Onu
AllAfrica.com
The Federal Government says it will ensure that it uses science, technology, engineering, research and innovation to make Nigeria a great country. The Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said this when he featured on the News Agency ...
Nigerian govt. to build six science, technology museums, says MinisterPremium Timesall 9 news articles »

Government is working on a mobile application which will give access to over 1,000 services from Centre and state governments and would be launched by December 2016, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
“We are going to launch a common mobile. In this app we will give services of central government, state government and local bodies. On a click of button people will be able scan 1000 services of government. We will start it in December with National student scholarships, women

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China's President Xi pledges more support for technology firms
Reuters
BEIJING China's President Xi Jinping has vowed to increase government support for technology companies, state media reported, in an attempt to raise the country's competitiveness that could also further fuel concerns over protectionism. Beijing has put ...
Xi sets targets for China's science, technology masteryCCTV-America
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Siemens Building Technology & ZNV Technology Sign Data Center Strategic Cooperation Agreement
PR Newswire (press release)
SHANGHAI, May 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ZNV Technology (ZNV) and Siemens Building Technologies (Tianjin)Ltd. (Siemens) have announced a strategic partnership in the data center industry (IDC), and have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to ...and more »