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For the auctions proposed to be held later this year, the SUC will be imposed at 3 per cent of a company’s adjusted gross revenue.
Inter-ministerial decision making body Telecom Commission on Tuesday cleared a proposal to use weighted average formula for calculating spectrum usage charge (SUC) based on the total spectrum holding, for all bands allocated to telecom operators. For the auctions proposed to be held later this year, the SUC will be imposed at 3 per cent of a company’s ad

Microsoft’s CSEC will combine company’s technical proficiency as well as cutting-edge tools and technology with cross-industry expertise
Microsoft has announced the opening of its Cyber Security Engagement Center in Gurgaon. The move is an effort to deepen its efforts in enhancing cyber security in India.
Microsoft says CSEC will aim to drive public-private partnerships to fight cybercrime. The newly launched Cyber Security Engagement Center is part of Microsoft Consultancy Services

LG Mosquito Away TV is equipped with an Ultra Sonic device, which uses the sound wave technology to keep mosquitoes away.
LG Electronics has Mosquito Away TV, that drives mosquitoes and is odorless. Yes you heard it righ. A TV that also provides a solution to keep your surroundings mosquito free.
LG Mosquito Away TV is equipped with an Ultra Sonic device, which uses the sound wave technology to keep mosquitoes away, without emitting harmful radiations. The device needs to be first activated.
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The average Internet Indian user generated 6.1 gigabytes per month data in 2015, that was 21% more from 5.0 gigabytes per month in 2014. (Reuters) Driven by the phenomenal growth in new Internet users and increasing mobile access, Wi-Fi expansion and demand for video services, the Internet traffic in India by 2020 will be 249 times the volume of the entire Indian Internet in 2005, said Cisco’s annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) forecast.
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In five years India’s Internet traffic will be the equivalent of 12 billion DVDs per year, 1 billion DVDs per month or 1 million DVDs per hour
In India, total Internet video traffic will be 75 per cent of all Internet traffic in 2020, up from 51 per cent in 2015, according to the 11th Annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast. The report says in five years India’s Internet traffic will be the equivalent of 12 billion DVDs per year, 1 billion DVDs per month or 1 million DVD

LG Mosquito Away TV is equipped with an Ultra Sonic device, which uses the sound wave technology to keep mosquitoes away.
LG Electronics has Mosquito Away TV, that drives mosquitoes and is odorless. Yes you heard it righ. A TV that also provides a solution to keep your surroundings mosquito free.
LG Mosquito Away TV is equipped with an Ultra Sonic device, which uses the sound wave technology to keep mosquitoes away, without emitting harmful radiations. The device needs to be first activated.
LG

Microsoft Planner is an app that is aimed for professionals and teams to get work done (Source: Office Blogs)
Microsoft has rolled out its Planner app to general users. The project management app which was initially available to select users will now be available for all Office 365 subscribers.
Microsoft Planner is an app for teams to collaborate and track their work progress. It is available for free as part of the Office 365 suite. Microsoft Planner is very similar to products like Asana

Microsoft’s CSEC will combine company’s technical proficiency as well as cutting-edge tools and technology with cross-industry expertise
Microsoft has announced the opening of its Cyber Security Engagement Center in Gurgaon. The move is an effort to deepen its efforts in enhancing cyber security in India.
Microsoft says CSEC will aim to drive public-private partnerships to fight cybercrime. The newly launched Cyber Security Engagement Center is part of Microsoft Consultancy Services

Game Review: ‘Mirror’s Edge Catalyst’; In most first-person video games, the act of running and jumping is something a player does while shooting enemies in the face. The creators of ”Mirror’s Edge” slickly subverted that overused convention in 2008 with a focus on acrobatic toes instead of trigger fingers. After a nearly decade-long break, the developers at DICE have finally retraced their steps.
“Mirror’s Edge Catalyst” (Electronic Arts, fo

India’s smartphone subscriber base will rise to 810 million, says an Ericsson Mobility report.
India will have 810 million smartphone subscriptions by 2021 with mobile traffic rising fifteen times, says a report by Ericsson Mobility. The report says total mobile traffic will hit 4.5 ExaBytes (EB) per month in India by 2021 as mobile subscriptions rise. (1 EB is equal to 100,000 TB)
The report points out India’s GSM/EDGE subscriber base will decline after 2016, while 3G and 4G c

Yu Yunicorn features a 5.5-inch Full HD display and runs near stock version of Android Lollipop
Yu Yunicorn, the latest smartphone from Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma’s alternate smartphone brand is officially available now. After trying to build a top-end smartphone with flagship specs, Yu seems to be focusing on the mid-range where all the volume is in the Indian market.
Yu has moved a great deal since its inception. Once seen as a Cyanogen brand, Yu has moved to building its own cust

Yu Yunicorn features a 5.5-inch Full HD display and runs near stock version of Android Lollipop
Yu Yunicorn, the latest smartphone from Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma’s alternate smartphone brand is officially available now. After trying to build a top-end smartphone with flagship specs, Yu seems to be focusing on the mid-range where all the volume is in the Indian market.
Yu has moved a great deal since its inception. Once seen as a Cyanogen brand, Yu has moved to building its own cust

Photo sharing app Instagram has rolled out an update that makes it easier and faster for iOS users to share photos and videos — without opening the app.
With the help of share extensions users can now send pictures directly to their feeds from apps like photos.
Share extensions became available to developers back in 2014 when iOS 8 was released. Apps that already have the share option enabled include Facebook (Instagram’s parent company) and Twitter, but it took Instagram about two y

At a time when smartphone companies are fighting for a bigger share of the pie by introducing new technology, Danish company Lumigon has unveiled its T3 device that has the world’s first night vision camera.
The smartphone, which also have a 24-karat gold version, comes with a 4MP night vision camera with dual infrared flash that will allow you to take pictures in complete darkness.
The Lumigon T3 starts at $740 and is available on Lumigon’s website and through select dealers, The Ve

Sony India on Monday launched a new USB Type-C flash drive that makes data sharing stronger and easier by bridging the connection between different devices.
The device is a USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB) standard and encompasses a read speed of up to 130MB/s for fast data transfer.
The USB Type-C allows users to transfer files between devices such as the Apple MacBook 12-inch model, PCs, smartphones and tablets, which come with a USB Type-C port, and PCs with a conventional USB Type-A port.
The

iBall on Tuesday launched a new 8-inch tablet “iBall Slide Bio-Mate” with a fingerprint sensor. The tablet, which is available for Rs 7,999, features IPS HD display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels and is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor to ensure seamless multi-tasking.
The tablet runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system and to fuel the apps it equips 1GB RAM. It comes with 8MP auto-focus rear camera and 2MP front camera.
The 4300mAh battery can deliver up to 25

UCWeb browser has launched UC News app in India.
Alibaba group firm UCWeb said India accounts for about 20 per cent of the global userbase of its flagship UC Browser with about 80 million monthly active users.
UCWeb also launched ‘UC News’, a platform that brings together news content from over 20 featured channels, including news, cricket, technology, entertainment, movies and lifestyle.
The company, which is witnessing a fast pace of adoption of its Internet browser, is also focus

Transcend DrivePro 50 is a dashcam capable of recording Full HD images and also has a G-sensor emergency recording function
Transcend has launched DrivePro 50, its latest car video recorder in India. The DrivePro 50 is the successor to DrivePro 220 and now comes with built-in WiFi and better image sensor.
Transcend DrivePro 50 features an image sensor with larger f/1.8 aperture for better image reproduction in low-light. It also comes with built-in WiFi and a built-in battery.
Watch: Transcend

Samsung might launch a bendable smartphone with a flexible display at MWC 2017, says a new report.
Samsung might launch a bendable smartphone with a flexible display, which can be unfolded like a piece of paper, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) next year in Barcelona.
According to a report in Bloomberg, which quotes people familiar with the project, Samsung is planning to launch two new smartphones, which will have the bendable display. Both devices will have an OLED display, and an earl

OnePlus says it sold 30,000 units of Loop VR headsets in under 5 seconds cumulatively.
OnePlus has sold 30,000 Loop VR headsets, and received close to a million registrations for OnePlus 3. The company, ahead of the launch of its 2016 flagship smartphone – OnePlus 3 – held Amazon app-only sale for Loop VR. OnePlus says it sold 30,000 units of Loop VR headsets in under 5 seconds cumulatively.
“We are naturally elated at the response from the OnePlus community to obtain the Loop

OnePlus will be opening three pop-stores in India after the launch of the OnePlus 3.
OnePlus will be a hosting a special event in India on June 15, after the VR Loop launch for its OnePlus 3 flagship. OnePlus has announced that it will also bring three pop-up stores for the OnePlus 3 in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Last year, OnePlus had also opened pop-up stores for the OnePlus 2 launch.
While the date for the pop-store has not been confirmed (still lists as coming soon on the announcemen

LG Mosquito Away TV is equipped with an Ultra Sonic device, which uses the sound wave technology to keep mosquitoes away.
LG Electronics has Mosquito Away TV, that drives mosquitoes and is odorless. Yes you heard it righ. A TV that also provides a solution to keep your surroundings mosquito free.
LG Mosquito Away TV is equipped with an Ultra Sonic device, which uses the sound wave technology to keep mosquitoes away, without emitting harmful radiations. The device needs to be first activated.
LG

Outlook app on HoloLens projects mails in the form of light on user’s retina (Source: Office Blogs)
Microsoft is betting big on its augmented reality glasses Hololens for its success in the world of mixed reality. To achieve that, it has partnered with multiple companies and has started giving away developer edition already.
Now, Microsoft is now making its popular email service, Outlook, available in augmented reality. Thus Outlook Mail on HoloLens becomes the first email experience avai

Intex Cloud Glory 4G houses a 5MP primary camera with dual LED flash and 2MP front camera.
Intex has launched 4G-enabled Cloud Glory 4G at Rs 3,999, exclusively on Flipkart. Intex Cloud Glory 4G features 4.5-inch IPS display with a pixel resolution of 480×854.
Intex Cloud Glory 4G runs and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It is powered by 1.2 GHz MediaTek MT 6735M quad-core processor, coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM (expandable up to 32GB).
Intex Cloud Glory 4G houses a 5MP primary camera wi

Coolpad says it has sold 5 lakh units of Note 3 Lite smartphones and the limited edition will be available from June 9
Coolpad has announced a limited edition gold variant of its popular Note 3 Lite smartphone. The device is priced at Rs 7,499 and will be available exclusively from Amazon India.
Coolpad says it has sold 5 lakh units of Note 3 Lite smartphones and the limited edition will be available from June 9. Coolpad Note 3 Lite is the cheapest smartphone yet to feature a fingerprint scanne

The InFocus Buddy features a 13.3-inch HD display and is powered by 2.6 GHz Intel Celeron processor paired up with 2 GB RAM. US-based tech giant InFocus on Tuesday launched Buddy, a portable notebook, that runs on Windows 10 and will be available exclusively on Snapdeal for Rs 14,999.
“InFocus Buddy is our endeavour to cater to the core needs of youth – Internet browsing, multimedia and portability. The laptop delivers high performance, superior build quality of Foxconn, and a high

The company claimed the technology complies with the norms of global organisations and has been tested by International Institute of Biotechnology and Toxicology (IIBAT), India as well. (Reuters) South Korean consumer electronics major LG today launched its new range ‘Mosquito Away TV’, which acts as mosquito repellent, in India priced between Rs Rs 26,900 and Rs 47,500.
“The LG Mosquito Away TV, developed as per the Indian insights by consumers, is equipped with an Ultra Soni

Sony Xperia X looks like any other Xperia smartphone. This one comes with a price tag of Rs 48,990.
The last couple of years has seen a lot of churning in the smartphone industry and one of the brands that’s taken a serious hit has been Sony. Though no longer a volume player, it has a grip on the water/dust proof devices segment, which is significant in the southern parts of India. Now the company is offering top-end smartphones without this USP. Will the gamble pay off?
Sony Xperia X
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Sony Xperia X looks like any other Xperia smartphone. This one comes with a price tag of Rs 48,990.
The last couple of years has seen a lot of churning in the smartphone industry and one of the brands that’s taken a serious hit has been Sony. Though no longer a volume player, it has a grip on the water/dust proof devices segment, which is significant in the southern parts of India. Now the company is offering top-end smartphones without this USP. Will the gamble pay off?
Sony Xperia X
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Share extensions became available to developers back in 2014 when iOS 8 was released. (Reuters) Photo sharing app Instagram has rolled out an update that makes it easier and faster for Apple iOS users to share photos and videos — without opening the app.
With the help of share extensions users can now send pictures directly to their feeds from apps like photos.
Share extensions became available to developers back in 2014 when iOS 8 was released. Apps that already have the share option ena

Brainwavz M5 is backed by a two-year warranty and is available at Brainwavzaudio.in, Amazon and FlipKart. Brainwavz Audio, a Hong Kong based audio company, on Tuesday launched new noise isolating earphones M5 in the Indian market. The Rs 2,399 Brainwavz M5 IEM earphone is encased in a sleek, durable metal housing designed to produce a more neutral sound signature.
It comes with a high quality oxygen-free cable to preserve sound from the audio source, claims the company.
The M5 comes with three

Umang Bedi is Adobe South Asia region MD
Facebook has appointed Adobe South Asia region MD Umang Bedi as Managing Director, India. Bedi will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships with top clients and regional agencies in the country, a note from the social network said.
Kirthiga Reddy will be returning to United States to take on a new role at the company’s headquarters at Menlo Park.
Umang has close to two decades of leadership experience covering sales, marketing and

Coolpad Note 3 Lite Gold Edition features a fingerprint sensor, 5.0 inch HD screen, 3GB RAM, 16GB in built storage expandable up to 64 GB, 4G LTE connectivity and is priced at Rs 7,499. Coolpad today launched the limited Gold edition of Coolpad Note 3 Lite priced at Rs 7,499 and will be available exclusively on Amazon from June 9, 2016.
Coolpad Note 3 Lite Gold Edition features a fingerprint sensor, 5.0 inch HD screen, 3GB RAM, 16GB in built storage expandable up to 64 GB, 4G LTE connectivity,

The BI platforms segment continues to lead the BI software market in India, as BI platforms revenue is predicted to reach 6 million in 2016. (Reuters) Indian business intelligence (BI) software revenue is predicted to reach $214 million in 2016, an 18.6 per cent increase over last year’s $180 million, market research firm Gartner reported.
“The BI and analytics market is undergoing significant change. Adoption of machine learning techniques, and the emergence of smart data discovery

Yu Yunicorn goes on sale on Flipkart today at 2 pm. Here’s a look at the top competition.
Yu Yunicorn is the new ‘flagship’ smartphone from YU Televentures, promoted by Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma.
Their previous flagship, the Yutopia, came with a Quad-HD display, a 21 megapixel rear camera, CyanogenMod OS, and price-tag of Rs 24,999. But the new flagship costs nearly half, priced at Rs 12,999 for now (Rs 13,499 after one month) and has a full HD display, a 13 mp cam

Yu Yunicorn features a 5.5-inch Full HD display and runs near stock version of Android Lollipop
Yu Yunicorn, the latest smartphone from Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma’s alternate smartphone brand is officially available now. After trying to build a top-end smartphone with flagship specs, Yu seems to be focusing on the mid-range where all the volume is in the Indian market.
Yu has moved a great deal since its inception. Once seen as a Cyanogen brand, Yu has moved to building its own cust

The more complicated and lengthy a password is, the harder it will be for hackers to guess.
The Facebook founder’s rarely used Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest accounts were briefly compromised on Sunday, serving as a reminder that everyone is susceptible to hacking.
Safeguards you could take include creating strong passwords and changing them frequently. Yes, all this is a pain, and it’s not your fault that the tech industry couldn’t grapple with the rise in security breaches.

TRAI Chairman RS Sharma stated that the first test drive reports from Hyderabad and Bhopal will be made public.
Telecom regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will seek details of the radio link timeout technology, allegedly being used for masking call drops and resulting in higher bills for subscribers.
“Before setting up any enquiry, we will seek details of radio-link technology (RLT) from telecom operators around parameters that are applicable globally, they are following here and parame

InFocus Buddy Notebook runs Windows 10 and packs a 2.6 GHz Intel Celeron processor and 2GB RAM.
InFocus has launched Buddy Notebook, exclusively on Snapdeal at Rs 14,999. The laptop features a 13.3-inch HD display. It is available in gold and silver colour variants.
InFocus Buddy Notebook runs Windows 10 and packs a 2.6 GHz Intel Celeron processor and 2GB RAM. InFocus Buddy comes with a 32GB eMMC storage and users can add up to 256GB SSD of internal storage.
“With InFocus Buddy Notebook,

India’s smartphone subscriber base will rise to 810 million, says an Ericsson Mobility report.
India will have 810 million smartphone subscriptions by 2021 with mobile traffic rising fifteen times, says a report by Ericsson Mobility. The report says total mobile traffic will hit 4.5 ExaBytes (EB) per month in India by 2021 as mobile subscriptions rise. (1 EB is equal to 100,000 TB)
The report points out India’s GSM/EDGE subscriber base will decline after 2016, while 3G and 4G c

The first series of streams centered on Heroes of the Dorm, Blizzard’s tournament featuring its popular team-brawler Heroes of the Storm. (Reuters) Social media giant Facebook has partnered with Blizzard Entertainment, an American video game developer, to integrate login and Facebook Live video streaming into the Battle.net online game service and the Overwatch game.
“It’s important to us to provide our players with features and services that make it easy and fun to share thei

The smartphone, which also have a 24-karat gold version, comes with a 4MP night vision camera with dual infrared flash that will allow you to take pictures in complete darkness. (Website) At a time when smartphone companies are fighting for a bigger share of the pie by introducing new technology, Danish company Lumigon has unveiled its T3 device that has the world’s first night vision camera.
The smartphone, which also have a 24-karat gold version, comes with a 4MP night vision camera wit

Lumingon T3 smartphone is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 2.2 GHz 64-bit-octa core CPU, 3GB RAM and 128GB internal memory. At a time when smartphone companies are fighting for a bigger share of the pie by introducing new technology, Danish company Lumigon has unveiled its T3 device that has the world’s first night vision camera.
The smartphone, which also have a 24-karat gold version, comes with a 4MP night vision camera with dual infrared flash that will allow you to take pictures in compl

Yu Yunicorn goes on sale on Flipkart today at 2 pm. Here’s a look at the top competition.
Yu Yunicorn is the new ‘flagship’ smartphone from YU Televentures, promoted by Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma.
Their previous flagship, the Yutopia, came with a Quad-HD display, a 21 megapixel rear camera, CyanogenMod OS, and price-tag of Rs 24,999. But the new flagship costs nearly half, priced at Rs 12,999 for now (Rs 13,499 after one month) and has a full HD display, a 13 mp cam

Umang Bedi is Adobe South Asia region MD
Facebook has appointed Adobe South Asia region MD Umang Bedi as Managing Director, India. Bedi will lead in building and maintaining strategic relationships with top clients and regional agencies in the country, a note from the social network said.
Kirthiga Reddy will be returning to United States to take on a new role at the company’s headquarters at Menlo Park.
Umang has close to two decades of leadership experience covering sales, marketing and

Sony Xperia X looks like any other Xperia smartphone. This one comes with a price tag of Rs 48,990.
The last couple of years has seen a lot of churning in the smartphone industry and one of the brands that’s taken a serious hit has been Sony. Though no longer a volume player, it has a grip on the water/dust proof devices segment, which is significant in the southern parts of India. Now the company is offering top-end smartphones without this USP. Will the gamble pay off?
Sony Xperia X
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