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Deliveries will be made to customers in central London from over 150 eateries between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. (Reuters) Ride-hailing company Uber launched its meal delivery service app UberEATS in London on Thursday, the second European city where users will be able to order food to their home, entering a burgeoning British market.
The service, which is currently available in 17 cities around the world including Paris, will compete with rivals such as Deliveroo and Just Eat, which have advertised h

But access to electricity can be hard to find in overcrowded camps, nor is it always free in cafes where young and old crowd together over a socket, waiting anxiously to phone home. (Reuters) For refugees and migrants stuck in Greece, a smartphone is a lifeline — as long as its battery lasts.
But access to electricity can be hard to find in overcrowded camps, nor is it always free in cafes where young and old crowd together over a socket, waiting anxiously to phone home.
A team of student

Facebook has hidden a football game inside its Messenger app
Facebook has launched a football game inside its Messenger app to celebrate the season of football.
It follows the Basketball game which was launched in March. David Marcus, who oversees Messenger service in Facebook, announced the new gaming hack in his Facebook post.
While the new Football game inside Messenger is similar to the Basketball variant, it is definitely not that addictive.
David Marcus wrote in his post, “Our littl

According to the national plan for the next generation of high performance computers, China will develop an ‘exascale computer’ during the 13th Five-Year-Plan period (2016-2020). (Reuters) China is developing a supercomputer capable of at least a billion billion calculations per second that will be operationalised by 2020, a top official has said.
According to the national plan for the next generation of high performance computers, China will develop an ‘exascale computer&rsqu

Panasonic P75 features a 5-inch HD display and is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone is 9.65mm thick and weighs 157 grams.
Panasonic has unveiled its latest P series smartphone with high density battery in India. The smartphone comes with 5000mAh battery and is priced at Rs 5,990.
Panasonic P75 features a 5-inch HD display and is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone is 9.65mm thick and weighs 157 grams.
Panasonic has paired the quad-core processor with 1GB RA

Kaspersky Lab researchers have investigated a global forum where cyber criminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little aseach. (Reuters) Russian-speaking cyber criminals are selling access, password and other details of about 3,488 compromised servers in India for as low as $6, a report by cyber security firm Kaspersky said today.
“Kaspersky Lab researchers have investigated a global forum where cyber criminals can buy and sell access to compromised servers for as l

Now by integrating a Periscope button with its main app, Twitter wants to make sure it doesn’t lose the momentum on live video to Facebook.
Twitter has announced the Periscope button is now available to everyone on Android and iOS. Users will have an option to live stream right from the Twitter app sing the ‘Go Live’ button.
The micro blogging site tweeted out saying, “Ready to go live? Now everyone can tap a new button on iOS & Android to easily broadcast on #Perisc

Facebook has hidden a football game inside its Messenger app
Facebook has launched a football game inside its Messenger app to celebrate the season of football.
It follows the Basketball game which was launched in March. David Marcus, who oversees Messenger service in Facebook, announced the new gaming hack in his Facebook post.
While the new Football game inside Messenger is similar to the Basketball variant, it is definitely not that addictive.
David Marcus wrote in his post, “Our littl

A lowdown on everything that was annnounced this year at E3 2016 in Las Vegas
E3, as its been a tradition for years now, was packed with gaming announcements. Right from game studios like EA, Bethesda to console makers like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo didn’t leave any stone unturned to entice their gaming enthusiasts.
Here is a lowdown on everything that was annnounced this year at E3 2016 in Las Vegas.
EA: Electronic Arts, the popular game publisher behind franchise like Battlefield, Ne

CREO has announced the rolled out of June update for its Mark 1 smartphone based on Fuel OS
Bengaluru-based consumer technology company CREO on Thursday rolled out a June update for its indigenous Android-based operating system “FUEL OS” which powers its flagship smartphone “Mark 1”.
The latest update packs in customisable audio effects which allow users to natively change sound effects, across apps and system software — be it games or streaming or listening to sto

Tianhe-3, China’s new supercomputer, will be in operation by 2020. (Representational photo; Express)
China is developing a supercomputer capable of at least a billion billion calculations per second that will be operationalised by 2020, a top official has said.
According to the national plan for the next generation of high performance computers, China will develop an ‘exascale computer’ during the 13th Five-Year-Plan period (2016-2020).“The government

The audio effects in Fuel OS now sports five presets balanced, acoustic, bass boost, 3D surround sound and clear voice. (Photo: IE) Bengaluru-based consumer technology company CREO on Thursday rolled out a June update for its indigenous Android-based operating system “FUEL OS” which powers its flagship smartphone “Mark 1”.
The latest update packs in customisable audio effects which allow users to natively change sound effects, across apps and system software — be i

The findings showed that only iPhones could retain their value much better than android-based devices. (Reuters) Planning to buy a new smartphone? Remember that the device may lose half of its value in a month which is even faster than your car, says an interesting study.
While cars typically lost 20 per cent of their value a year after being driven off, money-draining smartphones went down up to 65 per cent of their value in just a month of being released, musicMagpie.co.uk reported on Thursda

Xiaomi Redmi 3X features a metal unibody design and is priced at 899 yuan (Rs 9,190 approx). (Picture of Redmi 3S from Mi.com)
Xiaomi has unveiled Redmi 3X in China. The smartphone is similar to Redmi 3S in terms of design, but this one will be exclusive to China Unicom. The smartphone features a metal unibody design and is priced at 899 yuan (Rs 9,190 approx).
Xiaomi Redmi 3X sports a 5-inch HD IPS display. Unlike Redmi 3S, the Redmi 3X comes in only one variant – 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM.
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Trai issued a consultation paper to frame rules on audio conferencing through a review of licences for voice mail and messaging services.
Telecom regulator Trai issued a consultation paper to frame rules on audio conferencing through a review of licences for voice mail and messaging services.
The paper is seen to plug regulatory gaps that led to the start of conference call service application Ringo last year. Telecom czar and Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal had even publicly express

Snapchat plans to show ads between stories.
Snapchat plans to introduce ads between stories and has launched a new advertising API (application programming interface) for the same, reports AdWeek.
Snapchat, which has seen growth explode on the platform, is moving towards monetisation, which of course is crucial given the platform has grown bigger than Twitter, according to one recent report.
Bloomberg put Snapchat’s monthly active users at 150 million, making the four-year-old chatting ap

Panasonic P75 features a 5-inch HD display and is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone is 9.65mm thick and weighs 157 grams.
Panasonic has unveiled its latest P series smartphone with high density battery in India. The smartphone comes with 5000mAh battery and is priced at Rs 5,990.
Panasonic P75 features a 5-inch HD display and is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone is 9.65mm thick and weighs 157 grams.
Panasonic has paired the quad-core processor with 1GB RA

Noble SkiodoTV has a range of Smart, Ultra HD, LED and full HD LED TVs.
Noble Skiodo has announced its partnership with Amazon India, starting which all Noble Skiodo TVs will be exclusively available on the e-commerce platform. Noble SkiodoTV has a range of Smart, Ultra HD, LED and full HD LED TVs.
Noble Skiodo is planning to introduce washing machines, projectors and air coolers. “The strategic alliance enables us to drive the expansion of our product range as planned. The tie up with th

The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft (L) departs the International Space Station after its release from the Canadarm2 in this still image from NASA TV taken June 14, 2016. (Source: NASA TV/Handout via Reuters)
An unmanned cargo ship pulled away from the International Space Station on Tuesday to stage the first of three planned NASA experiments on how big fires grow in space, an important test for astronaut safety.
Previous experiments in space were limited to the incineration of samples no bigger

Huawei Watch is not a new smartwatch, it was announced almost a year back and has finally landed in India.
Smartphone manufacturers have been wondering what’s next for them – smartwatch, virtual reality or something else. Smartwatches or smart wearables are seen as the next logical step for many players, and why not. I have been wearing a fitness tracker for almost two years now. It tracks my sleep, steps, calories burned in process and incoming phone notifications.
But having used

Apple WWDC 2016: iOS 10, macOS, tvOS, watchOS 3 and all the top announcements. (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Apple’s annual conference for developers, WWDC is now over. The top announcements included iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3.0 and a new tvOS. Apple also introduced a more powerful version of Siri, Messages app at the conference.
Here’s a quick look at the top announcements from WWDC 2016 keynote:iOS 10 sees major improvements and comes back with new features.
iOS 10
The developer

Airtel Open Network interface is available on Airtel’s website and and myAirtel app.
Telecom major Bharti Airtel announced launch of a new platform — Open Network — that will show users the status of its network coverage and quality map across the country.
“With this initiative, we are establishing complete transparency with regard to our mobile network and opening ourselves to customer scrutiny and feedback. Airtel customers can now take charge of network issues and be

ZEB-VDP RF acts both as a Video Door Phone and also plays the dual role of surveillance, to meet different needs. It offers a wireless solution which allows the security technology gadget hidden. Zebronics ZEB-VDP RF smartphone was launched on Wednesday priced at Rs 23,000 and it boats a feature that makes possible wireless video surveillance.
ZEB-VDP RF acts both as a Video Door Phone and also plays the dual role of surveillance, to meet different needs. It offers a wireless solution

ZEB-VDP RF acts both as a Video Door Phone and also plays the dual role of surveillance, to meet different needs. It offers a wireless solution which allows the security technology gadget hidden. Zebronics ZEB-VDP RF phone was launched on Wednesday priced at Rs 23,000 and it boats a feature that makes possible wireless video surveillance.
ZEB-VDP RF acts both as a Video Door Phone and also plays the dual role of surveillance, to meet different needs. It offers a wireless solution whic

50 per cent of the video overlay ads on free livestreaming websites are malicious. (Reuters) Using free livestreaming websites to watch sports and other events online may expose you to various security risks such as malware infections, personal data theft and scams, a new study has warned.
The study from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in Belgium and Stony Brook University in the US also found that as much as 50 per cent of the video overlay ads on free livestreaming websites are mal

Ericsson 5G plug-ins include MIMO plug-in, multi-user MIMO plug-in, RAN virtualisation plug-in, intelligent connectivity plug-in and latency reduction plug-in.(Reuters) Swedish communication technology multinational Ericsson on Thursday launched 5G plug-ins to address diverse 5G use cases from mobile HD video, driverless buses and haptic feedback-enabled drones to fiber-equivalent residential wireless access.
“Ericsson 5G plug-ins will enable the evolutionary steps that operators need to

Huawei is expected to launch the 4G model in India in the budget smartphone category.
Huawei Honor 5C is expected to launch in India on June 22. The Chinese telecom giant has already sent out invites for the event.
Huawei Honor 5C was launched in China back in April. The smartphone was launched in two variants – 3G and 4G – for 899 yuan (Rs 9,190 approx) and 999 yuan (Rs 10,213 approx) respectively.
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Panasonic P75 has 5-inch HD IPS display and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system with Panasonic SAIL user Interface offering features such as batch arranging, file manager and gesture control.(Reuters) Panasonic P75  launched today priced at Rs 5,990. Panasonic P75 packs a huge 5000mAh battery.
“With the increased usage of smartphones nowadays, we offer a long-lasting 5000mAH battery P75 smartphone capable of turn-by-turn navigation as well, thereby assisting our consumers o

Panasonic P75 has 5-inch HD IPS display and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system with Panasonic SAIL user Interface offering features such as batch arranging, file manager and gesture control.(Reuters) Panasonic India on Thursday launched a new smartphone that packs a huge 5000mAh battery at an affordable price of Rs 5,990.
“With the increased usage of smartphones nowadays, we offer a long-lasting 5000mAH battery P75 smartphone capable of turn-by-turn navigation as well, thereby

LeEco’s Le Max2, is a feature-rich , future-proof disruptor smartphone that is in a class apart when compared to its peers such as Mi 5 by Xiaomi and the just launched OnePlus 3.
The smartphones market in India is currently flooded with various, “flagships” leaving consumers spoilt for choice. Almost every week a new smartphone is launched, making the purchase decision a complex process for users. Only a lucid and objective comparison based on specifications can help a user ma

Nextbit Robin has one innovative and unique feature: this phone will not run out of space.
Nextbit Robin is now available on Flipkart for sale. Nextbit had exhausted pre-order stock of Robin smartphone, ahead of its sale on May 30. The company had run out of units of Nextbit Robin, and had promised to bring the smartphone back within a week.
Nextbit Robin is is an entirely cloud-based Android smartphone, priced at Rs 19,999. It can be bought from Flipkart.
In our review of Nextbit Robin, we not

MEE Audio M9B has a built-in microphone and controls for phone calls, volume and music playback.
MEE Audio has introduced its M9B Bluetooth on-ear wireless headphones at Rs 2,999. MEE Audio M9B supports Bluetooth 4.0 with multipoint functionality that allows users to manage calls and media from two Bluetooth devices simultaneously.
“M9B is a product that reflects the lifestyle of its users. Backed by best-in-breedtechnology, this stylish audio device was designed for on-the-go use with co

The company said the game’s accessory Pokémon Go Plus, a wrist-worn wearable, will be available for 34.99 dollar while clarifying that it won’t be ready at the launch. (Image: Nintendo.com) ‘Pokémon Go’, the improved reality free-to-play mobile game from Niantic, is expected to be available on iOS and Android in July.
Consumer electronics company, Nintendo, announced the release window during its second-day E3 live stream, but refrained from giving a concre