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A bendable smartphone on show at the Lenovo Tech World
Lenovo Tech World 2016 kicks off in San Francisco with CEO Yang Yuanqing’s keynote address. Tech World 2016 is expected to host major product announcements including the world’s first consumer Project Tango-enabled smartphone in partnership with Google. Project Tango brings augmented reality to your smartphone, including gaming, navigation, and other utilities. Lenovo is also announcing&nb

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro smartphone will be globally available in September and be sold for $499.
Lenovo Phab 2 Pro will be the first commercially available Google Tango device that take augmented reality to a whole new level.
Lenovo claims the augmented reality features on the phone have the capability to change how we use smartphones in everyday lives. “Our goal was to create a device with AR technology that it would become pervasive and disappear into your everyday life,” Lenovo announc

Moto Z phone showing the Moto Mods
The Moto Z, Moto Z Force smartphones announced at the Lenovo Tech World 2016 in San Francisco could be the future of modular smartphones and customisation.
The phones are revolutionary as they comes with Moto Mods that snap on to the phone transforming them into new devices. Lenovo has announced a developer programme for those who want to create new mods that snap on to these new smartphones.
The Mods attach to the Moto Z phones using 16 dots on the

The photos can also be seen in virtual reality compatible devices. (Facebook/Mark Zuckerberg)
Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a feature that allows users to upload photos with 360-degree views.
“Today we’re starting to roll out 360 photos worldwide across Facebook,” said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Apart from photos taken from 360-degree cameras, panoramic photos taken on a mobile phone can be converted to a 360-degree view on the newsfeed, the company said on Thursday.
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Page, who is referred to as the guy upstairs (‘GUS’) by Zee.Aero employees, demanded his involvement in the start-up should stay hidden. (Reuters) Google co-founder Larry Page is backing two start-ups that are working on flying cars, including funding one of them with more than $100 million so far, Bloomberg said on Thursday, citing sources.
Zee.Aero, into which Page has poured more than $100 million since it started in 2010, conducts test flights of its prototype at an airport hang

Google street view will hinder India’s security interest.
India has rejected Google’s plans to put Indian cities, tourists spots, hills and rivers in an application in which one can explore through 360-degree, panoramic and street level imagery. The Home Ministry has conveyed to Google that its plans to cover India through the Google Street View is rejected.
Security establishment got wary of allowing such image capturing given that planning for the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai i

Google street view will hinder India’s security interest.
India has rejected Google’s plans to put Indian cities, tourists spots, hills and rivers in an application in which one can explore through 360-degree, panoramic and street level imagery. The Home Ministry has conveyed to Google that its plans to cover India through the Google Street View is rejected.
Security establishment got wary of allowing such image capturing given that planning for the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai i

YouTube Smart Offline feature takes advantage of lower data rates offered by telecom service providers during night
YouTube, the world’s largest video streaming platform has announced new smart feature to its offline service. YouTube had launched Offline feature in 2014 to help users save videos to view later when without incurring data charges. Now the service has got even smarter.
The new Smart Offline feature takes advantage of lower data rates offered by telecom service providers duri

Lee cloned the Android Open Source Project to build a custom version of Android Marshmallow, which could run on a board (Source: Tendigi)
Yes, Android has finally made it to iPhone but of course with some caveats. This time around, the caveat is very simple. All you need is a 3D-printed smartphone case to make Android work on an iPhone.
The dream of running Android on an iPhone has been made possible by developer Nick Lee. The Verge reports, Lee cloned the Android Open Source Project to build a

Tesla said that when tax incentives and gas-savings are taken into account, the Model S 60 will have an effective cost of about $50,000.
Tesla said Thursday that it has started selling a cheaper version of its Model S car in an attempt to make its electric vehicles more affordable for more people.
The new version, called the Model S 60, starts at $66,000. An all-wheel drive version of the Model S 60 will start at $71,000. Both cost less that the current Model S 90D, which starts at $89,500.
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Micromax has expanded its consumer electronics offerings with new air conditioners
After televisions, tech firm Micromax is now foraying into the air-conditioner category and expects the consumer durables vertical to contribute 20 per cent to its revenues by December 2017.
The city-based firm, which gets a lion’s share of its revenues from handsets, has launched four models of split and window ACs, priced between Rs 20,000 and Rs 30,000.
“We had launched LED TVs two and a half years

Lava X81 smartphone with 4G capability and a metallic finish has been launched at Rs 11,500.
Lava X81 smartphone with a metallic finish and Android 6.0 OS has been launced at a price of Rs 11,500. Lava X81 is a 4G enabled smartphone and will be available in retail stores in India, and exclusively on Flipkart from June 13.
Lava X81 features a 5-inch HD IPS display with full lamination and 2.5 D curved glass display on top along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection.
It has a 64-bit 1.3 Ghz

Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has unveiled its latest flagship device the ‘Blade A2’ priced at $106.
The smartphone sports a five-inch 2.5D curved HD display with 720×1280 pixel resolution. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system and is powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz.
The device sports a 20 mega pixel rear camera with dual LED flash, along with an 8 mega pixel front camera for selfies.
It is expected to go on sale in China from June 15, 2016.
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OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India
OnePlus, the Chinese technology startup has announced its next flagship, OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market. OnePlus 3 is set to launch in India on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India.
OnePlus has partnered with Droom, for this particular auction process. OnePlus 3 auction ahead of launch is a first-of-its-kind smartphone auction. OnePlus is giving away just five OnePlus 3

OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India
OnePlus, the Chinese technology startup has announced its next flagship, OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market. OnePlus 3 is set to launch in India on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India.
OnePlus has partnered with Droom, for this particular auction process. OnePlus 3 auction ahead of launch is a first-of-its-kind smartphone auction. OnePlus is giving away just five OnePlus 3

OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India
OnePlus, the Chinese technology startup has announced its next flagship, OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market. OnePlus 3 is set to launch in India on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India.
OnePlus has partnered with Droom, for this particular auction process. OnePlus 3 auction ahead of launch is a first-of-its-kind smartphone auction. OnePlus is giving away just five OnePlus 3

Google street view will hinder India’s security interest.
India has rejected Google’s plans to put Indian cities, tourists spots, hills and rivers in an application in which one can explore through 360-degree, panoramic and street level imagery. The Home Ministry has conveyed to Google that its plans to cover India through the Google Street View is rejected.
Security establishment got wary of allowing such image capturing given that planning for the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai i

These applications are expected to help farmers cope with the climate change and bring radical improvements for small-holder farmers in the state. (AP) ICRISAT in partnership with Microsoft has developed a new sowing application for farmers combined with a personalised village advisory dashboard for Andhra Pradesh.
These applications are expected to help farmers cope with the climate change and bring radical improvements for small-holder farmers in the state.
The sowing app is to help farmers a

Twitter, has however issued a statement via Reuters, saying its systems have not been breached.
In what could be one of the major security breach, a hacker who goes by the name Tessa88, claimed they have access to Twitter credentials of over 32 million Twitter users.
LeakedSource, who claim to have received a copy of leaked data from Tessa88, has put it out on its blogpost. According to the site, the credentials of users are real as 15 people verified their passwords in the data leak.
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LeakedSource noted that “the user credentials were collected by malware infecting browsers like Firefox or Chrome rather than stolen directly from Twitter”.(Reuters) Soon after the news of Twitter co-founder Evan Williams’s account hack surfaced on Thursday, another report said that hackers might have used malware to collect more than 32 million Twitter login credentials.
According to the report on technology website Techcrunch.com, these credentials are now being sold on the

Le Max 2 not much has changed from the earlier versions of the smartphone, except this one has a smaller 5.7-inch 2K display.
LeEco has launched its Le Max 2 in India in two variants: 4GB+32GB at Rs 22,999 and  and 6GB RAM+64GB storage at Rs 29,999. Le Max 2 goes on sale on Flipkart and LeMall.com from June 28, and registrations open from June 20.
Given the price point and its Snapdragon 820 SoC, Le Max 2 will compete with Xiaomi’s Mi 5, Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe, and Moto X Style. And y

Le Max 2 not much has changed from the earlier versions of the smartphone, except this one has a smaller 5.7-inch 2K display.
LeEco has launched its Le Max 2 in India in two variants: 4GB+32GB at Rs 22,999 and  and 6GB RAM+64GB storage at Rs 29,999. Le Max 2 goes on sale on Flipkart and LeMall.com from June 28, and registrations open from June 20.
Given the price point and its Snapdragon 820 SoC, Le Max 2 will compete with Xiaomi’s Mi 5, Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe, and Moto X Style. And y

The latest direction from the DoT follows an earlier order requiring handset makers to install panic button in all new phones to be sold January 1, 2017 onwards. (Source: Website) Mobile manufacturers have been asked to install a software in all existing phones to provide for a panic button like feature at the press of one single number to help users in case of emergency.
The latest direction from the DoT follows an earlier order requiring handset makers to install panic button in all new phone

Snapchat disclosed last month that it raised more than USD 1.8 billion in new funding. Ephemeral messaging app Snapchat by year’s end will have more US users than either Twitter or Pinterest, a market tracker said today.
The number of people using Snapchat in the United States will leap more than 27 percent this year to 58.6 million, meaning that nearly one in five people in the country will be using the service, according to an eMarketer forecast.
Twitter was expected to have 56.8 millio

Reliance LYF Wind 5 supports 4G and comes with native support for VoLTE
Reliance has announced its budget 4G smartphone, LYF Wind 5 is now available across all markets and channels. The smartphone is priced at Rs 6,599 and will come with two years warranty.
Reliance LYF Wind 5 features a 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the hood, the smartphone comes powered with quad-core MediaTek chipset coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB storage.
Watch: Reliance LYF Earth 1 First Lo

“This year we are focused on delivering on five product priorities — refining our core service, live-streaming video, creators, safety, and developers — as well as recruiting great talent,” a company spokesperson was quoted as saying. (Reuters) Micro-blogging website Twitter has tapped longtime executive Ross Hoffman as the company’s new vice president of global media — in the third appointment to that role in the last six months.
Hoffman, who was most recent

Twitter, has however issued a statement via Reuters, saying its systems have not been breached.
In what could be one of the major security breach, a hacker who goes by the name Tessa88, claimed they have access to Twitter credentials of over 32 million Twitter users.
LeakedSource, who claim to have received a copy of leaked data from Tessa88, has put it out on its blogpost. According to the site, the credentials of users are real as 15 people verified their passwords in the data leak.
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YouTube Smart Offline feature takes advantage of lower data rates offered by telecom service providers during night
YouTube, the world’s largest video streaming platform has announced new smart feature to its offline service. YouTube had launched Offline feature in 2014 to help users save videos to view later when without incurring data charges. Now the service has got even smarter.
The new Smart Offline feature takes advantage of lower data rates offered by telecom service providers duri

Tim Berners-Lee is working on a Web 2.0 version which will be more decentralised. (Source: Decentralised Web Summit YouTube channel)
Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web (WWW), is exploring the idea of a new decentralised version of the web, along with other internet scientists, report New York Times.
The Decentralized Web Summit was held from June 8-9 in San Francisco, and envisions a web which is not controlled by corporations or governments across the world.
“It’s (

Tinder, will discontinue with service for users below 18 as it believes this is ‘the best policy moving forward.’
Tinder will no longer allow users below 18 years of age to access its services; Tinder VP of Communications Rosette Pambakian said in a statement. The regulation will come in affect from next week.
Anyone who is 13 years or older was allowed to use the dating app, since it was launched in 2012. However, users between 13 to 17 years of age could only match others in the s

Snapchat is expected to have nearly one in every five people in the US using their service. (File Photo)
Ephemeral messaging app Snapchat by year’s end will have more US users than either Twitter or Pinterest, a market tracker said on Wednesday.
The number of people using Snapchat in the United States will leap more than 27 percent this year to 58.6 million, meaning that nearly one in five people in the country will be using the service, according to an eMarketer forecast.
Twitter was exp

Samsung Galaxy  Tab A1 10.1 could launch soon. (Image source: Evan Blass @evleaks on Twitter)
Samsung is set to unveil Galaxy Tab A 10.1 based on leaked press images, and the new tablet could be launched in July, claim reports.
Noted tipster Evan Blass put out images of what could be the device, asking “Anonymous tip. Tab S3?” he wrote.Anonymous tip. Tab S3? pic.twitter.com/Xnzql8zkkd
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) June 5, 2016
Blass, however corrected his stance later and tweet

Lava X81 smartphone with 4G capability and a metallic finish has been launched at Rs 11,500.
Lava X81 smartphone with a metallic finish and Android 6.0 OS has been launced at a price of Rs 11,500. Lava X81 is a 4G enabled smartphone and will be available in retail stores in India, and exclusively on Flipkart from June 13.
Lava X81 features a 5-inch HD IPS display with full lamination and 2.5 D curved glass display on top along with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection.
It has a 64-bit 1.3 Ghz

Currently, the new News Feed-only posting feature is available on Facebook on the Web but not on mobile.
Social media giant Facebook is testing a new post that allows a status update that’s only visible to the News Feed and will not show up in the user’s timeline, a media report said.
The option appears as a ‘Hide from your Timeline’ checkbox beside the posting button, technology website The Verge reported.
When users’ check the box, their status update will be pos

BenQ W2000 and W3000 come with Rec. 709 standard support and also bundle MaxxAudio (Source: BenQ)
BenQ, the leader in DLP projector space has launched two new projectors in India. The DLP projectors, W2000 and W3000 come equipped with Rec. 709 HDTV standard for true colour reproduction.
BenQ says its new projectors are perfect for live European Championships broadcasting in HDTV quality. The W2000 and W3000 give out a short-throw ratio of up to 100-inch a 2.5 metres. BenQ W2000 and W3000 suppor

Zebra Technology has one of the largest R&D centres in India with the strength of 500 people and company spends about 10% of their sales globally on R&D. Eighteen months after its acquisition of Motorola Solutions enterprise business in 2014, the Zebra Technologies Corporation that manufactures and sells marking, tracking and computer printing technologies is betting big on the digital drive in India.
With its enterprise asset intelligence (EAI) solutions, the US-based company aims to t

For Apple developers, the split will only be given after a consumer has been subscribing to a service for more than a year. (Reuters) In a major shake-up, technology giants Google and Apple have reportedly been testing a new revenue sharing model for developers that would give them more money when users subscribe to a service via their apps.
“Instead of keeping 70 per cent of all revenue generated from subscriptions, publishers will be able to keep 85 per cent of revenue once a subscriber

This hack has added another name in the list of high-profile people whose accounts have been compromised recently. (Reuters) After a series of celebrity Twitter handle hacks over the past weeks, Evan Williams, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, had his account briefly compromised, a media report said.
A group by the name of OurMine – the same group that claimed credit for compromising Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg’s social media accounts on Monday – took credit for hac

The feature will not work on WiFi networks and one needs to update YouTube app to the latest version to reap its benefits. (Reuters) Video streaming service YouTube on Thursday rolled out a new feature ‘Smart Offline’ that lets a user download a video at cheaper night data rates offered by mobile operators in India.
“Today, we are beginning to roll out a feature called Smart Offline on YouTube that lets you take advantage of these cheaper data rates as offered by your mobile o

The option appears as a ‘Hide from your Timeline’ checkbox beside the posting button, technology website The Verge reported. (Reuters) Social media giant Facebook is testing a new post that allows a status update that’s only visible to the News Feed and will not show up in the user’s timeline, a media report said.
The option appears as a ‘Hide from your Timeline’ checkbox beside the posting button, technology website The Verge reported.
When users’ chec

Victorinox CheckSmart Luggage Tracker is priced at Rs 6,990.
For frequent travelers keeping track of luggage is a big pain point. When flights are cancelled, and you find yourself booked on to a different one landing at another location, figuring out if your luggage has also reached the same destination, can be a challenge.
Victorinox’s CheckSmart Luggage Tracker is a device that helps keep track of luggage. Priced at Rs 6,900, this device is powered by two AA batteries and weighs around

Twitter, has however issued a statement via Reuters, saying its systems have not been breached.
In what could be one of the major security breach, a hacker who goes by the name Tessa88, claimed they have access to Twitter credentials of over 32 million Twitter users.
LeakedSource, who claim to have received a copy of leaked data from Tessa88, has put it out on its blogpost. According to the site, the credentials of users are real as 15 people verified their passwords in the data leak.
Twit

An artist’s impression released by the European Southern Observatory shows the clouds of gas falling into the supermassive black hole.
In a first, astronomers have detected a voracious, supermassive black hole at the centre of a giant galaxy cluster located one billion light years from Earth, feeding on billowy clouds of cold, clumpy gas. The clouds are travelling at speeds of up to 355 kilometres per second and may be only 150 light years away from its edge, almost certain to fall into t

Snapchat has redesigned the Discover and Stories tab on the app.
Snapchat, the texting app where messages and stories disappear after sometime, has redesigned the Stories and Discover tab. The redesign gives more prominence to the Discover Tab, where publishers share official Snapchat stories.
Live Stories and Discover have been redesigned to make them more prominent with bigger tiles.
Now when you open the camera tab on Snapchat, you’ll see a new button on the bottom right for the Discov

OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India
OnePlus, the Chinese technology startup has announced its next flagship, OnePlus 3 will go on auction even before it hits the market. OnePlus 3 is set to launch in India on June 15 exclusively on Amazon India.
OnePlus has partnered with Droom, for this particular auction process. OnePlus 3 auction ahead of launch is a first-of-its-kind smartphone auction. OnePlus is giving away just five OnePlus 3

Google has confirmed that it will reveal the name of Android N in a few weeks (Source: Google)
At Google I/O 2016, the search giant had announced a contest asking Android users suggest name for the next iteration of its mobile operating system. Now the company has tweeted it will reveal the name in a few weeks.
At company’s annual developer conference, Google had announcedthe contest will end on June 8, and now its time for all of us to know the final name. If reports are anything to