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Apple Patents Technology to Block iPhone Cameras in Sensitive Locations. That Could Be Dangerous.
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Smartphone cameras have become an important tool for documenting unexpected events or situations, whether they're capturing Julius opening a door or an incident of police brutality. But a patent filed by Apple in 2011 and approved Tuesday describes ...
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Nougat is scheduled to be released in new smartphones this fall when the makers of existing Android devices will also be able to enable updates to the new software. (Reuters) Google is serving a new morsel for fans of its Android software: The next version has been dubbed ‘Nougat,’ extending Google’s tradition of nicknaming each overhaul of Android after a sweet food.
The Nougat name announced Thursday comes seven weeks after Google sought suggestions during its annual confere

After reaching smartphones through the previous Android Marshmellow, Google’s next offering in the android market will be Nougat. After months of speculations and even a public call in, Google finally revealed the name of the much awaited operating system.
Interestingly, this is the first ever Android name picked by Google that isn’t named after food,unlike the others in past 6 years.
While the company revealed the Nougat statue today,the version is yet to be revealed. Before settlin

iBall Andi5G Blink 4G comes with talkback accessibility, which makes it easier for users with low eye sight and hearing problems to use the smartphone.
iBall has launched its first smartphone with Android 6.0 Marshmallow – iBall Andi5G Blink 4G. The dual SIM, 4G-enabled smartphone is available in rose gold and special gold colour variant at Rs 5,999.
iBall Andi5G Blink 4G features a 5-inch IPS display with the resolution of 854×480 pixels. The smartphone is powered by 1 GHz quad cor

iBall Andi5G Blink 4G comes with talkback accessibility, which makes it easier for users with low eye sight and hearing problems to use the smartphone.
iBall has launched its first smartphone with Android 6.0 Marshmallow – iBall Andi5G Blink 4G. The dual SIM, 4G-enabled smartphone is available in rose gold and special gold colour variant at Rs 5,999.
iBall Andi5G Blink 4G features a 5-inch IPS display with the resolution of 854×480 pixels. The smartphone is powered by 1 GHz quad cor

Android N has been named Android Nougat
Android Nougat it will be, not Naiyyappam, not Naankhatai.
Android has finally announced that its next version will be called Android Nougat, after the popular confectionery made of sugar or honey with nuts. Originally from Italy, this chewy sweet is believed to have been first created in the 15th century.Introducing #AndroidNougat. Thank you, world, for all your sweet name ideas! #AndroidNReveal pic.twitter.com/7lIfDBwyBE
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The new Google tab search feature has already started rolling out for mobile users on all browsers except UCBrowser and Opera Mini.
Google has rolled out a new tab on Google Search, that will allow users to view their search results in Hindi. Keeping in mind the Indian users, the new tab gives them a way to flip between English and Hindi when using the Google Search app.
“For example, you may search for “samachar” in English, but you would rather be better served with results

The new Google tab search feature has already started rolling out for mobile users on all browsers except UCBrowser and Opera Mini.
Google has rolled out a new tab on Google Search, that will allow users to view their search results in Hindi. Keeping in mind the Indian users, the new tab gives them a way to flip between English and Hindi when using the Google Search app.
“For example, you may search for “samachar” in English, but you would rather be better served with results

The new Google tab search feature has already started rolling out for mobile users on all browsers except UCBrowser and Opera Mini.
Google has rolled out a new tab on Google Search, that will allow users to view their search results in Hindi. Keeping in mind the Indian users, the new tab gives them a way to flip between English and Hindi when using the Google Search app.
“For example, you may search for “samachar” in English, but you would rather be better served with results

The launch of Le 2 Superphone by LeEco has stirred the pricing landscape in India. Le 2 with its superlative specs, lossless audio and irresistible content at a disruptive pricing, has given a new lease of vibrancy to the smartphone market in India that had hitherto become dull with its same old “Tweak here and Tweak there” approach.
The launch of this Superphone brought such a massive pressure on top brands like Lenovo that it lowered down its bestselling model K4 Note from a price

Over the last few years, multi-tasking while on-the-go has come to define the lifestyle of millennials. From 24*7 access to social media, to consuming audio-video content to responding to emails the list is endless! It is therefore imperative that smartphones, that makes this multi-tasking possible, are backed by powerful processors. In addition to demanding specs that are best-in- breed, users now prefer smartphones that promise a powerful processor too! Qualcomm’s recently launched Snap

Bose QC35 features the same noise cancellation technique seen on previous QC25 but is wireless now
Bose has announced the update to its QuietComfort 25 series headphones in India. Bose has announced QuietComfort 35 around-ear headphone and the QuietControl 30 in-ear headphone in India.
The highlight here is that both the headphones offer wireless noise cancellation. Bose still offers trademark noise cancellation among premium headphones and that doesn’t change even a bit with the introduc

While the technology to disable the iphone’s recording functions might be aimed at preventing copyright infringement, it could come with the added bonus of improving the concert-going experience.
Filming videos and clicking photographs at live concerts may soon be a thing of the past, as Apple is working on a technology that could disable photo and video functionality at events.
The company won approval from the US Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday for a patent it applied for in 20

Now road repair or construction is just a WhatsApp away in Bihar
Tech savvy Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav has decided to use instant messaging platform Whatsapp to help construct and repair roads, officials said on Thursday.
Tejaswi, 26, has released a WhatsApp number (9470001346) for people to click a picture of a bad road and send it in order to get repair work done.
“In Bihar, people can now directly WhatsApp the conditions of roads under the Output and Performance Based Ro

iBall Andi5G Blink 4G comes with talkback accessibility, which makes it easier for users with low eye sight and hearing problems to use the smartphone.
iBall has launched its first smartphone with Android 6.0 Marshmallow – iBall Andi5G Blink 4G. The dual SIM, 4G-enabled smartphone is available in rose gold and special gold colour variant at Rs 5,999.
iBall Andi5G Blink 4G features a 5-inch IPS display with the resolution of 854×480 pixels. The smartphone is powered by 1 GHz quad cor

ROAM-e will hover around you and take all the pictures you want for 20 minutes. After that it needs to be recharged for two hours. (Website) If you are a selfie-freak, and are looking for out-of-the-world selfies, you must realise that the selfie craze has been around for long many years. The first-ever selfie was taken by Robert Cornelius, an American photography enthusiast in October 1839. But, technology is now working to ensure that you need not bend across and risk your life for that once

Packed with 1 GHz Quad core processor & 1 GB RAM along with the Android 6.0 Marshmallow, iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G comes with a powerful 2300mAh battery, adoptive storage, easier share and customizable toggles. iBall, rolled out its first 6.0 Marshmallow Android smartphone ‘iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G’ at Rs. 5,999/- and has power packed features all-in-one.
It is available in Rose Gold & Special Gold variants, features 21 regional languages (read and write support) and has reinstal

Most modern businesses are chasing volume. Anything niche commands a premium. It is rare for companies to do things just because they had to. But then Apple is not any company.
At WWDC, the Cupertino based tech giant announced that watchOS 3 will be available for Apple Watch users this Fall. There were many improvements on offer, also a whole new wheelchair mode for people with disabilities. In that footnote of an announcement Apple kickstarted a whole new segment, for motion or calorie trackers

Kiso 5639 is a rare, nearby example of elongated galaxiesthat occur in abundance at larger distances, where we observe the universe during earlier epochs. (Source: File photo)
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular stellar fireworks display in a small, nearby galaxy, which resembles a skyrocket, with a brilliant blazing head and a long, star-studded tail.
A firestorm of star birth is lighting up one end of the diminutive galaxy Kiso 5639. The dwarf galaxy is shaped like

Microsoft is giving students a $300 Xbox One for free with Surface Pro 4 (Source: Nandagopal Rajan)
Microsoft really wants students to start using its Surface Pro 4 Windows 10 hybrid device. Microsoft is now offering students a free Xbox One with every purchase of Surface Pro 4 this week at its retail stores in the US.
The deal starts today and will run until August 14, reports The Verge. “So basically a free Xbox One with the purchase of a Surface Pro 4,” Terry Myerson, Microsoft&r

YouTube is not responding on desktop devices for the last few hours
It seems YouTube is down again. We have detected that YouTube and some other Google services are not responding.
At last moment, YouTube returned an error which reads, “The site can’t be reached.” The message further read,”Error Connection Timed Out.”Are you experiencing outage with @google services?
— Express Technology (@expresstechie) June 30, 2016
Google hasn’t confirmed whether its

The new Google tab search feature has already started rolling out for mobile users on all browsers except UCBrowser and Opera Mini.
Google has rolled out a new tab on Google Search, that will allow users to view their search results in Hindi. Keeping in mind the Indian users, the new tab gives them a way to flip between English and Hindi when using the Google Search app.
“For example, you may search for “samachar” in English, but you would rather be better served with results

Amazon is offering latest Moto G for $150 instead of $200 and Blu R1 HD will go for $50 instead of $100
Amazon is back in the phone business – sort of.
After its own Fire phone flopped, Amazon is selling special editions of other manufacturers’ phones at a $50 discount. They’ll come with ads on the lock screen and lots of Amazon apps on the home screen. You can hide those apps, but won’t be able to uninstall them.
Amazon.com Inc. is touting the discount as a benefit of i

Available in states with significant Hindi-speaking populations, this new feature gives users a way to flip between English and Hindi when using the Google Search app and Google Search on most browsers on their Android or iOS mobile phone. (Website) Google, today announced the launch of a new tab on Google Search for mobile making it easier for users to switch between English and Hindi.
Available in states with significant Hindi-speaking populations, this new feature gives users a way to flip b

Tengi, is free to download and use, allows users to send texts, emoticons, location, voice messages, photo, video and audio messages as well as sending notifications when the message has been delivered and read. (Website) Tengi, the chat app that gives back, has launched its services in India with a unique proposition of sharing at least half of its ad revenues with users every week in the form of cash prizes.
Users get tickets by using the app and also when their friends join Tengi. A user get

Xiaomi MIUI 8 still offers interactive animations and several themes as its USP (Source: Shruti Dhapola)
Xiaomi also unveiled MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The updated MIUI comes with new design and several new features. Xiaomi MIUI 8 still offers interactive animations and several themes as its USP.
Here is a look at top new features you should care about:
Dual apps: With MIUI 8, Xiaomi smartphone users can have two instances of any app on their phone that correspond to different ac

Facebook gives big thumbs up to new Like button (Source: Facebook Blog)
Facebook has redesigned its now familiar like button with a new look. The new like button drops company logo in favour of a new thumbs-up icon.
“Our hypothesis was that more people would understand the thumbs up icon on the Like button, so we conducted qualitative and quantitative tests to measure them side-by-side. The results revealed an increase in engagement, so we are switching the Like button from the Facebook &

Xiaomi Mi Max comes in two different version- one with Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and the other with Snapdragon 652. (Reuters) Xiaomi global Vice-President Hugo Barra, posted on his Facebook page saying, “I can’t wait to take you through the complete ‪#‎MIUI8‬ experience on 30 June! It’s gonna be amazing. And no, Jai Sir, I did not borrow your Redmi Note 3…”
Xiaomi Mi Max is the new phablet with a large 6.44-inch display, and comes in an all-metal bod

Xiaomi Mi Max, the large screen smartphone has been launched in India. The smartphone comes with a starting price of Rs 14,999 and runs MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Xiaomi Mi Max is a large screen smartphone with 6.44-inch display. The display has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, translating to a pixel density of 342ppi. Xiaomi Mi Max’s first flash sale is scheduled for July 6 and will be available via open sale from July 13.
Watch: Xiaomi Mi Max First Look
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Xiaomi Mi Max phablet has been launched in India today at a price of Rs 14,999. Here’s our review.
Xiaomi is taking the Indian market very seriously. The last couple of months have seen one launch after another, and it seems more are in the pipeline. After the budget Redmi Note 3, and the premium Mi 5, Xiaomi now wants to tap a different market in the smartphone segment: the one where the lines between a tablet and phone are blurred.
While 5.5-inch displays on smartphones are now standard,

Xiaomi Mi Max will launch in India today along with MIUI8. In this photo, Mi Max during the China launch. (Source: Reuters)
Xiaomi Mi Max, the 6.4-inch display smartphone, will launch in India today, along with the company’s new MIUI8. Xiaomi is also hosting a livestream for the launch of its Mi Max in India, which can be viewed here.
Xiaomi global Vice-President Hugo Barra has confirmed on Facebook he will taking users through the ‎MIUI8‬ experience today. Whether it will rolled

Honor 8 is reportedly featuring 12MP/8MP dual rear camera setup but may not be Leica branded (Source: Honor China)
Honor, the online only smartphone brand of Chinese telecom maker Huawei is all set to launch its Honor 8 smartphone at an event on July 11. The company has put out a teaser which hints at dual rear camera setup for the upcoming device.
According to GSMArena, the smartphone has already passed TENAA certification confirming the dual rear camera setup.
Earlier in an exclusive conversa

Belgium’s data protection regulator had accused Facebook of trampling on EU privacy law by tracking people without their consent (Source: Reuters)
The Belgian data protection authority on Wednesday lost a legal battle with Facebook in which it sought to stop the social network from tracking the online activities of non-Facebook users in Belgium who visit the social network’s pages.
The Belgian Privacy Commission said the Brussels Appeals Court had dismissed its case on the grounds t

Tejaswi Yadav has released a WhatsApp number (9470001346) for people to click a picture of a bad road and send it in order to get repair work done. (PTI) Tech savvy Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav has decided to use instant messaging platform Whatsapp to help construct and repair roads, officials said on Thursday.
Tejaswi, 26, has released a WhatsApp number (9470001346) for people to click a picture of a bad road and send it in order to get repair work done.
“In Bihar, people ca

The Guardian
Apple wins patent on technology to stop fans filming gigs
The Guardian
The spread of smartphones has created a divide among gig-goers. There are those who like to hold their phone up for large chunks of the show, to capture footage of the band. And there are those who like to stand and watch the group and listen to the ...
Apple patents technology for deactivating iPhone cameras at live concertsTelegraph.co.uk
Apple Patents Technology That Could Prevent You From Filming, Taking Pho

CSIRO’s Data61 Software Engineer and head of Doarama, Pete Field said fans could change the perspective of the maps, while they could also skip ahead of the pack to preview the terrain up ahead.
Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary 3D interactive map of Tour de France’s grueling course helping fans to track down their favourite cyclists.
People will be able to interact with the ‘Doarama’ maps, developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Resear

Amazon Prime Day sales offers free two-day shipping programme. (Source: Amazon.com)
Amazon is renewing its “Prime Day” July sales gimmick as Wal-Mart also tries to go after online shoppers this summer.
The e-commerce powerhouse launched the discounting event last year to commemorate its 20th anniversary and to advertise its $99 annual Prime loyalty program, which offers free two-day shipping, during sleepy summer shopping months. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleWal-Mart: E-commerce

Windows 10 modernizes computing by merging the best of desktop and touch-screen experiences. (AP Photo)
What are you waiting for? There are few reasons left to resist Microsoft’s Windows 10 update, especially while it’s still free.
Wait another month, and it will cost you $120 .
Since Windows 10 came out nearly a year ago, some users have complained that they got the upgrade without meaning to.
But why hold out? Windows 10 is better than either of its predecessors, Windows 7 and 8. E

WhatsApp is also one of the most popular apps in India. In fact, research has consistently shown it is one of most used apps after Facebook.
WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption might still be a contentious issue, but on Wednesday the Supreme Court refused to allow a PIL seeking a ban on the popular app and similar messenger services.
The PIL, filed by Gurugram-based RTI activist Sudhir Yadav, said these apps have complete encryption, which poses a threat to the country’s security.
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The project seeks to develop new techniques that allow the assessment of 5G wireless signals and their electromagnetic exposure to human beings. File Photo/Agenices
Researchers from New Zealand and India will jointly investigate the possibilities of adverse effects of electromagnetic radiation on human health caused by the next generation of telecommunication networks called 5G, a New Zealand researcher said in a statement on Wednesday.
Massey University will collaborate with India’s Birl

The construction of the Internet cable was announced in August 2014 by the FASTER consortium. (Source: NEC)
FASTER and NEC Corporation has announced that testing of the new trans-Pacific submarine cable system – the FASTER Cable System – has been completed and it will go online starting June 30. The new undersea Internet cable is partly funded by Google and connects Japan with the US.
The construction of the Internet cable was announced in August 2014 by the FASTER consortium. The F