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The NASA app, available for free in the App Store on Apple TV, has been downloaded more than 17 million times across all platforms (Source: NASA)
The US space agency has released its popular NASA app for a new platform – the fourth-generation Apple TV – that will provide you access to NASA TV on your TV as well live views from the International Space Station (ISS).
This version joins the app’s other versions available for iOS in iPhone and iPad versions, Android and Fire OS.
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The new Amazon Kindle weighs in at 161 grams, or 5.7 ounces, with a six-inch display.(Representative image: Reuters) Amazon today unveiled an upgraded Kindle, aiming to boost its e-reader sales with a thinner, lighter device at a low price.
The new Kindle will be sold in the US market as low as USD 80, which is the same price as the version it replaces, but with more memory and added features.
Amazon remains committed to the e-reader market despite wider use of tablet computers, which can also

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg keeps himself safe from potential hackers with a tape.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg keeps himself safe from potential hackers with a tape. Yes, a piece of tape is all that Zuckerberg needs to keep people from spying on him.
Mark Zuckerberg recently posted a picture of himself, celebrating over 500 million users on Instagram. In the background, we can see what is Zuckerberg’s desk with his MacBook, where the webcam and microphone are covered with tape.
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Motorola Moto G4 smartphone is powered by a 3000mAh battery that is expected to deliver up to 24 hours of mixed usage battery life. (Source: IE) Motorola Moto G4 smartphone, priced at Rs 12,499 launched in India today and will be available only on Amazon. Motorola Moto G4 smartphone sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage and a 3000 mAh battery with support for Turbo Charging.
Motorola Moto G4 runs the Android

YouTube, world’s biggest video-sharing platform suffered a brief outage today
It seems YouTube was down for some users for the first time in ages. YouTube, world’s biggest video-sharing platform suffered a brief outage today.
The reason for the outage is not clear but The Next Web reports, the issue could be related to certain servers and the outage may not be a global one.
YouTube’s site during the downtime displayed an error code with a follow-up line saying, “Sorry, s

The NASA app, available for free in the App Store on Apple TV, has been downloaded more than 17 million times across all platforms (Source: NASA)
The US space agency has released its popular NASA app for a new platform – the fourth-generation Apple TV – that will provide you access to NASA TV on your TV as well live views from the International Space Station (ISS).
This version joins the app’s other versions available for iOS in iPhone and iPad versions, Android and Fire OS.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg keeps himself safe from potential hackers with a tape.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg keeps himself safe from potential hackers with a tape. Yes, a piece of tape is all that Zuckerberg needs to keep people from spying on him.
Mark Zuckerberg recently posted a picture of himself, celebrating over 500 million users on Instagram. In the background, we can see what is Zuckerberg’s desk with his MacBook, where the webcam and microphone are covered with tape.
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Micromax Canvas Fire 5 features a 5.5-inch HD display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor (Source: Micromax Informatics)
Micromax has launched the Canvas Fire 5 smartphone in India. The budget smartphone belongs to Fire Music phone series.
Micromax Canvas Fire 5 features a 5.5-inch HD display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone comes with 1GB RAM and 16GB storage.
Micromax Canvas Fire 5 comes with an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The device runs A

MobiKwik, founded in 2009 by Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku has 30 million users with 100,000 retailers. (Website) In India’s largest independent mobile payments company MobiKwik’s recently launched bus booking platform, south India leads in the number of ticket bookings contributing to over 40% of the sales, which they claim to be over 2000 bookings per day. And in the country itself Bangalore tops, followed by Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai.
South India has made significant

Xiaomi could launch a new smart bike tomorrow, hints a new teaser released by the company (Source: MIUI)
Xiaomi could launch a new smart bike tomorrow, hints a new teaser released by the company. The new smart bike is expected to launch at company’s event tomorrow in Beijing, ahead of Mi Max launch on June 30 in India.
The teaser shows a picture of a smart screen attached to the bike displaying time, distance, speed, watt, etc. The battery level of the bike is also seen on the screen.&nbs

Union Cabinet today approved the mega-spectrum auction plan which is estimated to fetch about Rs 5.66 lakh crore to the exchequer
The Union Cabinet today approved the mega-spectrum auction plan which is estimated to fetch about Rs 5.66 lakh crore to the exchequer.
“Yes, spectrum auction proposal has been cleared,” an official source said.
Government expects to raise at least Rs 64,000 crore from the auction of about 2300 Mhz of spectrum and Rs 98,995 crore from various levies and se

Moto G4 will start selling on the e-commerce site from midnight today.
Moto G4 has been launched in India at Rs 12,499, and just like the Plus version, it is an Amazon exclusive smartphone. Moto G4 will start selling on the e-commerce site from midnight today.
Moto G4 features a 5.5-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage and a 3000 mAh battery with support for Turbo Charging. Moto is promising six hours of battery life wi

The limited edition Watt a Box is only available at select KFC outlets in Delhi and Mumbai.
KFC has introduced a 5-in-1 Meal Box that will charge a user’s smartphone while they eat. The fast food chain has partnered with a Mumbai-based digital agency – Blink Digital – to launch ‘Watt a Box’.
KFC’s Watt a Box has a built-in 6,100mAh power bank, two USB-ports and will charge Android smartphones as well as iPhones.
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ISRO is trying to reduce the cost of accessing space. (Source: PTI)
ISRO on Wednesday said it is looking at increasing the number of satellite launches to 12-18 per year while underscoring the need for streamlining its robust PSLV series by adding on a new vehicle assembly building.
“We need to streamline the PSLV series and we are trying to get into more number of launches per year by increasing the capacity within in the country,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chai

Onlookers look at sattelites being launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. (Source: PTI)
It was a euphoric moment for students of the College of Engineering here as the academic satellite developed by them – “Swayam” – was successfully placed in orbit along with 19 others on Wedneday.
The cube shaped satellite weighs less than 1,000 grams and aims to ensure point to point communication even in remote places.
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Apple iPhone 7 won’t have a headphone jack, but won’t see a major design upgrade either. (Source: Reuters)
Apple iPhone 7 won’t have a 3.5 mm headphone jack, but bigger design changes like an OLED curved display will have to wait till 2017, says a new report in the Wall Street Journal.
The report quotes people familiar with the developments, and says Apple has not gone for a design overhaul as it believed the new technology would not be ready in time.
WSJ reports Apple will on

Riding on the proliferation of high-charging private universities, e-payments platform TechProcess today said it is targeting to more than triple the gross transaction value (GTV) from educational institutions to Rs 500 crore in 2016-17.
“We are expecting acquisition of around 2,000 educational institutes and notch up a GTV of Rs 500 crore this financial year,” TechProcess chief executive Kumar Karpe said in a statement.
In 2015-16, the country’s second biggest e-payments platf

Delhi based start-up and India leading coupons and deals company- Couponhaat.in announces the launch of its mobile app, thereby making it easy for the customers to avail online coupons and discounts on their favourite brands. The user friendly mobile app can be downloaded on all Android IOS smartphones. The app enables buyers to shop from more than 20 shopping categories and benefit from more than 5000 discounted coupons.
Couponhaat app brings the best daily deals, offers and coupons tailored to

Tumblr users need to give access to their camera and microphone to the app in order to live stream.
Yahoo-owned Tumblr has decided to go live. Tumblr will however, not serve as another live-streaming platform like Facebook and Twitter. Instead, it will integrate third-party live streaming services like YouTube, Kanvas, YouNow and Upclose to its platform to give users more variety.
Starting today, Tumblr users will be able to post live videos from the app of their choice (You Tube, Kanvas, YouNo

The limited edition Watt a Box is only available at select KFC outlets in Delhi and Mumbai.
KFC has introduced a 5-in-1 Meal Box that will charge a users’ smartphone while they eat. The fast food chain has partnered with a Mumbai-based digital agency – Blink Digital – to launch ‘Watt a Box’.
KFC’s Watt a Box has a built-in 6,100mAh power bank, a USB port and a lightning cable port to charge Android smartphones as well as iPhones.
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Huawei Honor 5C smartphone is now out in India: Read our full review of the phone.
Huawei has launched a new smartphone in India called the Honor 5C at a price of Rs 10,999, which is a successor to the earlier, Honor 4C and comes with a new metal unibody design. Huawei is keeping this smartphone Flipkart exclusive, and going for a flash sale model.
Honor 5C is a likely competitor to other notables in this price-range: Redmi Note 3, Le 2, etc. So how does the Huawei Honor 5C fare? Here’s o

Honor 5C and Honor T1 tablet have been launched in India today. Here are the key specifications and features.
Huawei Honor 5C smartphone has been launched by the company in India at Rs 10,999. Huawei also launched a tablet – Honor T1 in India, which is a 7-inch tablet at Rs 6,999.
Huawei Honor 5C and Honor T1 are Flipkart exclusive devices. The smartphone can also be bought from Huwaei store online here.  The Honor 5C will be available on its first flash sale on June 30, re

Tumblr users need to give access to their camera and microphone to the app in order to live stream.
Tumblr has decided to go live. Tumblr will however, not serve as another live-streaming platform like Facebook and Twitter. Instead, it will integrate third-party live streaming services like You Tube, Kanvas, YouNow and Upclose to its platform to give users more variety.
Starting today, Tumblr users will be able to post live videos from the app of their choice (You Tube, Kanvas, YouNow and Upclo

The model includes updated data from New Horizons on Pluto’s diameter and density, key parameters in understanding the dynamics in Pluto’s interior. (Source: NASA official website)
There’s long been speculation that Pluto might have a liquid ocean sloshing around under its icy crust, but now, a recent study has suggested that this might be true.
According to the Brown University analysis, which used a thermal evolution model for Pluto updated with data from New Horizons, if Pl

Huawei Honor 5C has been launched in India today. Here are the key specs and features.
Huawei Honor 5C smartphone has been launched by the company in India at Rs 10,999. Huawei also launched a tablet – Honor T1 in India, which is a 7-inch tablet at Rs 6,999.
Huawei Honor 5C and Honor T1 are Flipkart exclusive devices. The smartphone can also be bought from Huwaei store online at http://store.hihonor.com/in/ . The Honor 5C will be available on its first flash sale on June 30, reg

Huawei Honor 5C smartphone is now out in India: Read our full review of the phone.
Huawei has launched a new smartphone in India called the Honor 5C at a price of Rs 10,999, which is a successor to the earlier, Honor 4C and comes with a new metal unibody design. Huawei is keeping this smartphone Flipkart exclusive, and going for a flash sale model.
Honor 5C is a likely competitor to other notables in this price-range: Redmi Note 3, Le 2, etc. So how does the Huawei Honor 5C fare? Here’s o

The company has moved up 21 positions since last year (ranked 72nd in 2015) and is placed above leading global brands such as Facebook, Blackberry, Toshiba and Sharp. (Website) Itel Mobile has been ranked 51st in the list of the ‘Most Admired Brands in Africa’ in 2015 by African Business, Africa’s biggest business magazine.
The company has moved up 21 positions since last year (ranked 72nd in 2015) and is placed above leading global brands such as Facebook, Blackberry, Toshiba

Panoramic View of Fully integrated PSLV-C34 with all the 20 Spacecrafts being moved to second launch pad (SLP). Photo-ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched a record 20 satellites from its Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota.
The launch of PSLV C-34/Cartosat-2 Series Satellite Mission took place at 9:26 am. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C34 is being used to carry the satellites, including India’s earth observation spacec

Vibe K5 has a 5-inch HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage (expandable to 32GB storage).
Lenovo Vibe K5 will go on its first flash sale on Amazon India today at 2 pm. Lenovo Vibe K5 is priced at Rs 6,999. The smartphone is a slightly underpowered version of Vibe K5 Plus, which was launched in India at a price of Rs 8,499.
Vibe K5 has a 5-inch HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage (expandable to 32GB storage).
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