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Comcast is going to add Netflix to its X1 set-top boxes in the latest deal to blur the lines separating cable TV from Internet video services.
The arrangement announced Tuesday signals an apparent truce between two companies that have been antagonistic toward each other in recent years as they publicly bickered how much each side should pay for delivering Netflix’s video to the Comcast’s Internet subscribers.
In a joint statement, Comcast and Netflix said further details of their all

Americans have for the first time streamed more music on audio services such as Spotify than through videos, in a welcome shift for the industry, a study said today.
Streaming has been rapidly growing and offering a new source of revenue for the long-beleaguered music business, which has tried to steer fans to subscription audio sites and away from video behemoth YouTube.
Analytical firm BuzzAngle Music, in a mid-year report, reported 114 billion audio streams on sites such as Spotify, Apple

BlackBerry Ltd said on Tuesday it will stop making its Classic model, raising further doubts about the future of the smartphone pioneer’s money-losing handset business as the company shifts its focus to software.
BlackBerry’s stock fell more than 4 percent after an executive confirmed the move in a blog post. BlackBerry launched the Classic less than two years ago, hoping it would resonate with customers yearning for a physical keyboard in a world of touchscreens.
“Clearly the

Supreme Court today pulled up online search engines like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for failing to check advertisements pertaining to pre-natal sex determination saying they were patently violating Indian law.
A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and R Banumathi asked the Centre to convene a meeting of technical experts and the search engines within 10 days to explore ways to block such advertisements.
“They are patently violating the Indian law and are saying that they cannot do anything. It i

Huawei probably wanted to associate the low-light performance of P9’s Leica dual camera with the photo. But the caption indicates to a different meaning. (Source: Android Police)
Huawei posted a picture on Google+ with a caption that indicated it was taken by company’s P9 smartphone with dual Leica camera. But it turns out there was a $4500 (Rs 3 lakh approx) worth of Canon DSLR behind the shot.
The issue was first pointed by Android Police’s David Ruddock. Photo-sharing servi

Chinese electronics major Huawei got into a controversy when it uploaded a picture on its Google+ page saying the image was shot by P9 smartphone with dual Leica camera. However, reports suggest that the photograph was supposedly taken by a DSLR camera. According to Android Police, the photo was taken from a Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera.
Huawei had captioned the picture, “We managed to catch a beautiful sunrise with Deliciously Ella. The #HuaweiP9’s dual Leica cameras makes taking

The screenshots from Google Play Music’s web version reveal music albums and songs up for purchase in Indian prices. (Source: Reddit/Puneet)
Google Play Music could soon launch for Indian users, suggest screenshots posted on a thread over Android forum on Reddit. The screenshots from Google Play Music’s web version reveal music albums and songs up for purchase in Indian prices.
While Adele’s Hello is seen to be available for Rs 15, there’s also Bajrangi Bhaijaan album fo

Samsung line-up comprises of SUHD TV range in the premium segment, Smart TV range in the mid-segment and Joy Beat range in the affordable segment.
Samsung has announced the launch of 44 new models of TVs in India with Quantum Dot Display technology. The line-up comprises of SUHD TV range in the premium segment, Smart TV range in the mid-segment and Joy Beat range in the affordable segment. The TVs are priced starting at Rs 28,000 and go all the way up to Rs 24 lakh.
Samsung SUHD TVs with Quantu

Ringing Bells CEO Mohit Goel, in a telephonic conversation with Indianexpress.com confirmed the delay.
Ringing Bells has again delayed deliveries for the world’s cheapest smartphone – Freedom 251 – to July 8. Earlier the company has promised deliveries on June 30, then shifted the date to July 6. Interestingly the company plans to launch new phones including feature and smartphones and a cheap LED TV in India on July 7.
Ringing Bells CEO Mohit Goel, in a telephonic conversatio

Chief scientist Scott Bolton, second left, celebrates in Mission Control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the solar-powered Juno spacecraft goes into orbit around Jupiter on Monday, in California. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, Pool)
Soaring over Jupiter’s poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system’s largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops.
The final leg of the five-year voyage ended Monday when the solar-powered Juno spacecraft fired its main roc

ZTE Nubia N1 comes with a 5000 mAh battery and is priced at Yuan 1,699.
ZTE Nubia N1 smartphone has been launched in China and will go on sale on the company’s official online store. The Nubia N1 is going on sale, a week after ZTE launched new Nubia 11, which features the Snapdragon 820 SoC and 6GB RAM.
The Nubia N1 is priced at Yuan 1699 (which comes to Rs 17,182 on conversion) and users will have to register on the Nubia China website to buy the phone.
ZTE Nubia N1 has a 5.5-inch full H

T-Hub CEO Jay Krishnan said it is challenging for organisations, especially start-ups, to maintain their IT applications and service capabilities round-the-clock. (Google Maps)
India’s largest incubator T-Hub on Tuesday signed an MoU with Aeries Technology Group, a global services company offering technology, BPM and outsourcing solutions, for “fault-tolerant server” and software technology for start-ups to host and test their applications.
According to a statement issued by T

Ringing Bells is supposed to start deliveries for Freedom 251 from tomorrow, which was earlier slated for June 30.
Ringing Bells, which launched the world’s cheapest smartphone – Freedom 251 – is set to launch several new devices, including Freedom HD LED TV. The company has already sent out media invites for the same.
Ringing Bells GM, Anmol Goel, in an interview to the Indianexpress.com earlier had said the company will be launching their cheapest LED TV within a week.

Audio-Technica has ATH-SR5 on-ear high-resolution headphones in India. The headphones, which is priced at Rs 12,990 feature 45 mm audio drivers (5 – 40,000 Hz frequency range).
Audio-Technica ATH-SR5 comes with a detachable 1.2 m smartphone cable with in-line mic. The controls in ATH-SR5 can be used to answer calls and handle music playback.
It sports a swivel design and has memory foam ear pads. The headphone is available in black, white and navy/brown colour options.

Apple Watch and Macs could soon get the Night Shift mode, reveals a new patent.
Apple introduced Night Shift Mode in iOS 9.2 update, and it appears the company is planning to add this feature to the Apple Watch and Macs as well as CarPlay, reveals a new patent.
A patent spotted by PatentlyApple notes Apple plans to use the Night Mode for Apple Watch, Macs, Carplay as well.
Night Shift Mode in Apple’s iOS switches the display to warmer tone, more yellowish than harsher blue lights. Exposur

Samsung Electronics today launched 44 new models of smart TVs in India priced up to Rs 24 lakh, in one of its single largest launches as it looks to consolidate market share in the category.
Samsung, the TV market leader with a 31 per cent share of the pie at around 48.2 million units in 2015, is eyeing 35 per cent market share this year.
“We are targeting absolute dominant leadership position in the premium TV segment. We are targeting to

Juno enters Jupiter’s orbit: The spacecraft turned back toward the sun, has power and started its tour of Jupiter in an initial 53.5-day orbit. (Twitter/@NASA)
NASA’s Juno, the solar-powered spacecraft has entered orbit around Jupiter to explore the giant planet. The mission success was confirmed today after engine burn was successful.
The Juno spacecraft began firing its rocket engine late Monday in preparation for the arrival. The engine burn, lasted around thirty-five minutes, an

Planning road trips in India just became a little easier. With the latest update on Google Maps on Android (coming soon to iOS), now you can plan your road trip with multi-stop directions.
Just open the app, enter a destination, tap the corner menu, and then click “Add stop”. To rearrange the order of your stops, tap and hold the three dot menu to the left of “Add stop” and drag it to the position you want – you can

TRAI launched an app for measuring real time mobile internet speed that consumers get.
Launching an app for measuring real time mobile Internet speed that consumers get, telecom regulator TRAI on July 5 said it would start the process within a month to frame new service quality norms for wireless data.
“We will issue a consultation paper soon to fix quality of service benchmark for wireless data. Through the application (TRAI Myspeed App) we will get real time data from cus

Solar panel to charge up by 40 per cent with Simply Solar app. (File)
A smartphone app that may help increase the efficiency of solar cells by up to 40 per cent has been developed by a young researcher in Canada and is being used in more than 130 countries.
The Simply Solar app helps find out when solar panels are facing the most effective direction and works using a combination of Global Positioning System (GPS) and the built-in compass in smartphones.
Bruce Gao, who is now 22, developed the s

A WhatsApp message doing the rounds is asking users to remove their profile picture. It is a hoax.
First it was the Facebook ‘privacy notice’ hoax, which many users shared thinking it would protect their data, and now it is a WhatsApp message that appears to be going viral.
Users might have noticed a new message getting shared extensively on WhatsApp, which claims to be from the Delhi Commissioner, and asks them to remove their WhatsApp profile pictures immediately.
And why should y

Huawei probably wanted to associate the low-light performance of P9’s Leica dual camera with the photo. But the caption indicates to a different meaning. (Source: Android Police)
Huawei posted a picture on Google+ with a caption that indicated it was taken by company’s P9 smartphone with dual Leica camera. But it turns out there was a $4500 (Rs 3 lakh approx) worth of Canon DSLR behind the shot.
The issue was first pointed by Android Police’s David Ruddock. Photo-sharing servi

CarDekho.com that claims to be India’s leading online automobile portal has partnered with World Auto Forum to present the 13th India Vehicle Marketing and Sales Summit 2016 which has the theme ‘The Balancing Act’.
The summit showcased gradual inclination of the industry towards a more digitized approach using tech tools for customer relationship management, big data for effective business operations and apps for inventory management to reduce costs.
Speaking about th

This artist’s rendering provided by NASA and JPL-Caltech shows the Juno spacecraft above the planet Jupiter. Five years after its launch from Earth.  (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
NASA’S Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter on Monday with a do-or-die engine burn that looped it into orbit to probe the origins of the biggest planet in the solar system and how it impacted the rise of life on Earth, the US space agency said.
Juno fired its main engine for 35 minutes be

TRAI’s paper on TSP-agnostic free data platforms has sparked many responses. Here’s a look at comments from Paytm, Hike, etc.
While telecos are not too happy with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s proposal for TSP-agnostic platforms to provide free data, other companies and groups have also responded to the paper.
On May 19, TRAI released a consultation paper on how to provide free data for consumers and whether a TSP-agnostic platform was one possible solution. T

Moto G4 borrows a few design elements from its predecessor – Moto G3.
Moto G4 is now finally available in India. The smartphone was announced alongside Moto G4 Plus, which is a slightly high-end variant of Moto G4 series. The two devices are quite similar in terms of specifications, except that the Moto G4 Plus comes with a fingerprint scanner and a bigger 16MP camera.
Moto G4 16GB variant is priced at Rs 12,499 on Amazon. Moto G4 Plus, on the other hand comes in two storage options &ndas

NASA’s Juno Probe mission entered Jupiter’s orbit and will soon start sending information about the planet. This artist’s rendering provided by NASA and JPL-Caltech shows the Juno spacecraft above the planet Jupiter. Five years after its launch from Earth, Juno is scheduled to go into orbit around the gas giant. (Source: AP)
Today is a crucial day for NASA’s Juno spacecraft mission. The spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit around Jupiter to explore its cloud-cov

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 on the way? Teaser seems to have convinced people.
Xiaomi has put out a new teaser on its Weibo handle, which indicates a new smartphone could be launched soon. The teaser has been seen as confirmation that Mi Note 2 will be launched by the Chinese technology company.
Xiaomi’s Weibo post reads, “Love it, no one lose” with an image that said: “2>5,” which has some have taken as proof that Mi Note 2 is coming.Rumours claim Xiaomi is working on a ra

Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge have boosted sales for the company, which is set for its best quarterly profit in more than two years. (Source: AP)
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is poised to issue guidance for its best quarterly profit in more than two years, propelled by a surge in mobile earnings on the back of robust sales of its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones.
The South Korean giant will disclose its estimates for second-quarter earnings on Thursday, with analysts predicting a strong mobi

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit. In this picture, a 1/5 scale model size of NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft is displayed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. (Source: AP)
NASA’s Juno, the solar-powered spacecraft has entered orbit around Jupiter to explore the giant planet. The mission success was confirmed today after engine burn was successful.
The Juno spacecraft began firing its rocket engine late Monday in preparation fo

Multinational computer hardware and electronics company ASUS announced the opening of India’s second exclusive ‘Republic of Gamers’ (ROG) store (Subham Infotech) in Bhubaneshwar.
Built at 50 square meters, the gamers can visit the store to experience the latest devices, game titles and accessories.
The store is equipped with a ‘Battle Ground’ where a total of six gamers can compete against each other and experience LAN gaming at its best.
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit. In this picture, a 1/5 scale model size of NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft is displayed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. (Source: AP)
NASA’s Juno, the solar-powered spacecraft has entered orbit around Jupiter to explore the giant planet. The mission success was confirmed today after engine burn was successful.
The Juno spacecraft began firing its rocket engine late Monday in preparation fo

This artist’s rendering provided by NASA and JPL-Caltech shows the Juno spacecraft above the planet Jupiter. Five years after its launch from Earth.  (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)
NASA’S Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter on Monday with a do-or-die engine burn that looped it into orbit to probe the origins of the biggest planet in the solar system and how it impacted the rise of life on Earth, the US space agency said.
Juno fired its main engine for 35 minutes be

Juno enters Jupiter’s orbit: The spacecraft turned back toward the sun, has power and started its tour of Jupiter in an initial 53.5-day orbit. (Twitter/@NASA)
NASA’s Juno, the solar-powered spacecraft has entered orbit around Jupiter to explore the giant planet. The mission success was confirmed today after engine burn was successful.
The Juno spacecraft began firing its rocket engine late Monday in preparation for the arrival. The engine burn, lasted around thirty-five minutes, an

NASA’s Juno Probe mission entered Jupiter’s orbit and will soon start sending information about the planet. This artist’s rendering provided by NASA and JPL-Caltech shows the Juno spacecraft above the planet Jupiter. Five years after its launch from Earth, Juno is scheduled to go into orbit around the gas giant. (Source: AP)
Today is a crucial day for NASA’s Juno spacecraft mission. The spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit around Jupiter to explore its cloud-cov

This artist’s rendering provided by NASA and JPL-Caltech shows the Juno spacecraft above the planet Jupiter. Five years after its launch from Earth, Juno is scheduled to go into orbit around the gas giant. (Source: AP)
Today is a crucial day for NASA’s Juno spacecraft mission. The spacecraft is scheduled to enter the orbit around Jupiter to explore its cloud-covered atmosphere and interior makeup.  NASA is running live-stream of the Juno mission as well. The main engine bu