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In its consultation paper, the telecom industry watchdog has sought views on some of the provisions that it has mooted.
To deal with the menace of call drops and poor network quality, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued a consultation paper, which plans to explore provisioning of in-building solutions in the proposed National Building Code of India.
“People spend a large part of their time inside buildings. It is critical to have quality telecom services

The Supreme Court recently quashed a rule that mandated telecom operators to compensate consumers Re 1 for each call drop with the upper limit at Rs 3 per day.
With the issue over call drops refusing to die down, Telecom Secretary J S Deepak has called a meeting of CEOs of mobile service providers to discuss that and much more.
“The telecom secretary has called a meeting of CEOs of telecom companies on June 10 to discuss issues in the sector and call drops,” a source told PTI.
In th

In this image from video provided by NASA, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams floats inside the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) Monday, June 6, 2016. The crew of the International Space Station entered the newly expanded pod Monday to collect air samples. As is customary, they wore goggles and cloth masks in case of floating debris. Williams says the room _ the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM _ is pristine but cold. The chamber arrived in April and was inflated a week ago. (NASA

Zeb Juke Bar 2 comes with an inbuilt FM and support to mp3/WMA directly from USB devices.
Zebronics on Monday announced ‘Zeb Juke Bar 2’ and it will be priced at Rs 4,949. It comes with a one year warranty and is available at all electronic stores across India.
The sound bar is styled with a black matte finish and high gloss LED display. The Zeb Juke Bar 2 features 7.62cms mid/high range driver and 12.7 cms low range driver to deliver 40 Watts RMS audio output.
Zeb Juke Bar 2 has wi

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has hinted that Nexus smartphones might not come with just pure Android OS anymore.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has indicated they could be adding more software features on top of pure Android to their Nexus phones in the future. He made the comments at the Code conference.
In a conversation with Re/Code and Verge’s Walt Mossberg, Pichai said they will be investing more effort into their Nexus smartphones.
“We will be opinionated where we need to be and where we

The competition for Yu Yunicorn is tough, given the mid-budget segment in India is flooded with some pretty good smartphones.
Yu Yunicorn, the 2016 flagship smartphone by Yu Televentures will be available on its first flash sale today. The smartphone is priced at Rs 12,999 and is exclusive to Flipkart. However, the price of Yu Yunicorn will go up to Rs 13,499 after a month.
The last flagship smartphone by Yu Televentures – Yu Yutopia – was launched at Rs 24,999. While the smartphone

The Odisha government today asked the authorities of Bhubaneswar Smart City Mission to expedite the process and set mile stones and time lines against each component of the project. (PTI) The Odisha government today asked the authorities of Bhubaneswar Smart City Mission to expedite the process and set mile stones and time lines against each component of the project.
The direction was given by Chief Secretary A P Padhi while reviewing progress of the projects at a high level meeting here attend

The competition for Yu Yunicorn is tough, given the mid-budget segment in India is flooded with some pretty good smartphones.
Yu Yunicorn, the 2016 flagship smartphone by Yu Televentures will be available on its first flash sale tomorrow. The smartphone is priced at Rs 12,999 and is exclusive to Flipkart. However, the price of Yu Yunicorn will go up to Rs 13,499 after a month.
The last flagship smartphone by Yu Televentures – Yu Yutopia – was launched at Rs 24,999. While the smartph

Mobile wallet players are unfazed by UPI in India. (Representational Image of Paytm, MobiKwik and Udio apps)
The new Unified Payments Interface, or UPI, has the potential to make mobile wallets redundant in India. But mobile wallet players are not convinced that UPI will mean end of the road for them, and argue that it will be another mode to load the wallet, making it a faster process.
A couple of months back, the Reserve Bank of India gave its approval for this simpler mode of payment, where

Artificial intelligence and machine learning will create computers so sophisticated and godlike that humans will need to implant “neural laces” in their brains to keep up, Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told a crowd of tech leaders this week.
While Musk’s description of an injectable human-computer link may sound like science fiction, top tech executives repeatedly said that artificial intelligence (AI) was on the verge of changing everyday life, during discussion at a

Sennheiser HD 630VB feature a collapsible design. It comes with a remote control on the right ear cup to control music.
Sennheiser has unveiled its first closed audiophile headphone model – HD 630VB – at Rs 39,990. HD 630VB features a rotary bass dial, which allows users to customise the bass response according to their preferences.
Sennheiser HD 630VB feature a collapsible design. It comes with a remote control on the right ear cup to control music. It also has a microphone to take

The Oracle initiative targets midsize firms, including micro, small and medium sized enterprises and startups.
Oracle has announced the first group of startup finalists for its Startup Cloud Accelerator Program. The program, which was launched in April helps India’s startup ecosystem and provides support to the country’s Digital India initiatives.
The Oracle initiative targets midsize firms, including micro, small and medium sized enterprises and startups. “The entrepreneurial

Opera Max is now able to cover 98 per cent of Android users, both on smartphones and Android tablets. (Opera)
Opera Max has crossed 10 million user mark worldwide with India on top in terms of total users. Opera says they have seen a 3,300% growth within a year — from 300,000 users in April 2015 to 10 million in April 2016.
Opera Max is now able to cover 98 per cent of Android users, both on smartphones and Android tablets. The top Opera Max markets in the world are India, Indonesia, Braz

Facebook has denied the allegations and issued a statement saying it only uses microphone when given access.
Facebook might be listening to users’ conversations to show related ads in their News Feed, says a report in the Independent.
According to the site, a professor at the University of South Florida has claimed she started seeing related ads on her News Feed after she talked about the similar topics on the phone.
Facebook, however, denied the allegations and issued a sta

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has hinted that Nexus smartphones might not come with just pure Android OS anymore.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has indicated they could be adding more software features on top of pure Android to their Nexus phones in the future. He made the comments at the Code conference.
In a conversation with Re/Code and Verge’s Walt Mossberg, Pichai said they will be investing more effort into their Nexus smartphones.
“We will be opinionated where we need to be and where we

Sony USB Type-C and Type-A Dual Connection Flash Drive is available in three capacities – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.
Sony has introduced the USB Type-C Flash Drive for data sharing and create connections between different devices.
The device is a USB 3.1 Generation 1 standard and encompasses a read speed of up to 130MB/s for data transfer. The device has metal exterior packed in a slim compact body. The USB flash drive is further supplied with a silicone cover along with a strap hole.
The USB T

OnePlus 3 will be launching on June 14 via a VR launch and there will be six variants of the product. (Image source: @evleaks on Twitter)
OnePlus 3 will be launching on June 14 via a VR launch, and the smartphone will come in six variants, based on a product listing on OppoMart, which has revealed the specs and versions of the upcoming flagship.
Three versions will come with 4GB RAM coupled with 32GB, 64GB, and 128 GB storage space, while there will also be a 6GB RAM version with the same 32GB,

While Mark Zuckerberg has accounts on non-Facebook platforms too, it doesn’t look like he used them often.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of world’s biggest social networking site Facebook became a target of cybercriminals when his Twitter and Pinterest passwords were hacked.
According to a report on VentureBeat, the hack could be a result of weak security practices by Zuckerberg and Facebook has confirmed the same, saying that none of their servers were attacked and the affected accounts

Asus Zenfone Max is a new variant of the smartphone that comes with an improved processor.
Asus Zenfone Max is a new variant of the smartphone that comes with an improved processor. The Zenfone Max is now available in two memory options, both with 32GB ROM. The company has priced the 2GB RAM variant at Rs 9,999 and 3GB one at Rs 12,999.
Asus Zenfone Max
The biggest improvement in Asus Zenfone Max is on the processor front. The new Zenfone Max comes with a faster octa-core Snapdragon 615 process

Apple WWDC 2016 starts on June 13. From an improved Siri to iOS 10, here is what is expected.
Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) 2016 starts on June 13 in San Francisco, where the company will launch iOS 10, OS X, a new version of the Apple Watch OS, and a new OS for the Apple TV.
So what exactly will Apple reveal at WWDC? First up, Siri is all set to get a boost in iOS 10, and yes it will be making an appearance on Mac OS X too.
According to a report in The Information, Apple

“So Twitter suspended our old Twitter. We are trying to get it back if not this account will be the official,” OurMine Team tweeted from its new account. (Reuters) The accounts of Mark Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of social media giant Facebook, on Twitter and Pinterest were compromised over the weekend, a media report said.
The hacker group ‘OurMine Team’ behind the hacking claimed that it was possible due to the LinkedIn password dump that happened a few weeks ago, te

Google, Facebook and VisionLabs do not consider this a commercial project – its purpose is developing the community and its aim is long-term prospects.
A Russian developer here has created an open source computer vision platform, in collaboration with Facebook and Google, that acts as a teaching machine and enables them “see”.
VisionLabs, a solutions developer in the field of computer vision, data analysis and robotics, and a Skolkovo IT Cluster resident have developed this as

Oxigen Wallet is in talks to start telecom services as a virtual network operator and is in talks with BSNL.
Digital wallet firm Oxigen is in talks with state-run BSNL and other operators to start offering telecom services as a Virtual Network Operator (VNO) by the end of this year. A VNO leases bandwidth from various telecom operators to provide voice and data services to customers.
“We have large distribution network and already buying air-time with various telecom operators. The guidel

OnePlus 3 will be launching on June 14 via a VR launch and there will be six variants of the product. (Image source: @evleaks on Twitter)
OnePlus 3 will be launching on June 14 via a VR launch, and the smartphone will come in six variants, based on a product listing on OppoMart, which has revealed the specs and versions of the upcoming flagship.
Three versions will come with 4GB RAM coupled with 32GB, 64GB, and 128 GB storage space, while there will also be a 6GB RAM version with the same 32GB,

Microsoft Band 2 now has support for Cortana on Android as well thanks to the latest update to the Microsoft Health app.
Microsoft Band 2 now supports Cortana for Android users as well with the latest update for Microsoft Health App bring the new feature. Previously the voice-assistant feature for Band 2 was restricted to Windows Phone users only.
According to The Digital Lifestyle the Microsoft Health app is currently limited to the US only, and users will need Cortana installed on their A

While Mark Zuckerberg has accounts on non-Facebook platforms too, it doesn’t look like he used them often.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of world’s biggest social networking site Facebook became a target of cybercriminals when his Twitter and Pinterest passwords were hacked.
According to a report on VentureBeat, the hack could be a result of weak security practices by Zuckerberg and Facebook has confirmed the same, saying that none of their servers were attacked and the affected accounts

Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli in this file photo.
Mobile device maker Datawind today said it plans to start offering telecom service before Diwali this year.
“We are already in discussions with key network operators and intend to file our application for a VNO licence shortly, with a target launch date before Diwali,” Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO and Founder of DataWind said in a statement.
The Telecom Department on Friday released licence guidelines for virtual network operators (VNO),

The course uses an online platform that offers students direct access to tutors and learning material via their mobile device, allowing them to study whenever and wherever they want, regardless of location. (Reuters) E-learning is growing rapidly and an increasing number of courses are being made available online. In 2010, the value of the global e-learning market including higher education was £20 billion; by 2015, it is estimated to have grown to £70 billion, according to eLearnin