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Alibaba Group announced the launch of OS’Car, the first YunOS enabled internet car, in collaboration with SAIC Motor Corp.
Alibaba Group announced the launch of OS’Car, the first YunOS enabled internet car, in collaboration with SAIC Motor Corp. Alibaba YunOS for cars is a smart operating system, a part of Alibaba’s Internet of Things (IoT) strategy.
“Humans have made machines more intelligent in the past few decades. What we hope to achieve in the coming decades is to i

Ringing Bells, which launched the world’s cheapest smartphone – Freedom 251 – has launched several new devices, including Freedom HD LED TV.
Ringing Bells, The maker of the world’s cheapest smartphone – Freedom 251 – has launched several new devices, including Freedom HD LED TV. The Freedom LED TV is being touted as India’s cheapest LED TV. Ringing Bells says it will start deliveries of the Freedom TV from August 15.
The new devices were launched, even

Samsung’s UFS cards will fit in existing microSD card slots
Samsung has introduced industry’s first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) memory cards that are claimed to be up to 5 times faster than microSD cards. These cards are based on the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage.
The UFS cards are the same size as the microSD cards and will will fit in the microSD card slots. Samsung has announced the cards to be available in 32, 64, 128 and 256GB versions. These cards will especially be marketed

Ringing Bells has promised deliveries of Freedom 251 will start today. Meanwhile the company has launched a new Freedom LED TV at Rs 9,990 along with six new phones.
Ringing Bells, which launched the Rs 251 Freedom 251 smartphone in February, has now launched India’s cheapest (31.5-inch ) LED TV simply called Freedom at Rs 9,900, along with six new phones. The new devices are launched, even as Freedom 251 — the world’s cheapest smartphone if you go by its price — is yet

Ringing Bells has launched a new Freedom LED TV at Rs 9,990 along with six new smartphones.
Ringing Bells, which launched the Rs 251 Freedom 251 smartphone in February, has now launched India’s cheapest (31.5-inch ) LED TV simply called Freedom at Rs 9,900, along with six new phones. The new devices are launched, even as Freedom 251 — the world’s cheapest smartphone if you go by its price — is yet to be delivered to millions of people who have booked it. Ringing Bells sa

Ringing Bells’ Freedom 251, priced at Rs 251 will finally be in buyers’  hands startingtomorrow – months after having paid the money to a scheme that was alleged to be a scam. Ringing Bells says deliveries will start with an initial batch of 5,000 units. Today, Ringing Bells chief Mohit Goel claimed that the company is ready to ship 2 lakh units of the smartphone.
However, that was revealed on the sidelines, while the major event that was held today by

Yahoo Mail’s January update added Custom Swipes and Action notifications
Yahoo Mail has announced new iOS and Android updates allowing users to personalise their inbox.
Yahoo Mail will give users will the ability to undo their sent mail. After you press send, an “undo” option will pop up for three seconds. This option is only available for iOS devices.  The new update will also bring in animations and contact improvements to the iOS app. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleW

Ringing Bells, which launched the world’s cheapest smartphone – Freedom 251 – has launched several new devices, including Freedom HD LED TV.
Ringing Bells, The maker of the world’s cheapest smartphone – Freedom 251 – has launched several new devices, including Freedom HD LED TV. The Freedom LED TV is being touted as India’s cheapest LED TV. Ringing Bells says it will start deliveries of the Freedom TV from August 15.
The new devices were launched, even

Alibaba Group announced the launch of OS’Car, the first YunOS enabled internet car, in collaboration with SAIC Motor Corp.
Alibaba Group announced the launch of OS’Car, the first YunOS enabled internet car, in collaboration with SAIC Motor Corp. Alibaba YunOS for cars is a smart operating system, a part of Alibaba’s Internet of Things (IoT) strategy.
“Humans have made machines more intelligent in the past few decades. What we hope to achieve in the coming decades is to i

Reliance LYF Flame 4G smartphone price slashed by 25% to Rs 2,999, making it the cheapest smartphone in the segment in India.
Reliance LYF Flame comes with a 4-inch display, quad-core processor with 1.5 gigahertz speed, 512 MB RAM , 4GB internal memory, expandable memory of up to 32 GB, 5 MP rear camera, 2 MP front camera and a 1,700 mAh battery, which can support 4.5 hours of talktime on 4G network.
“Four models of LYF Flame are available for Rs

tbook comes with a lot of connection ports – 2 USB 3.0, USB Type C and an HDMI port
Smartron has widened the list of distributors for its ultrabook convertible, tbook, which will now be available on e-commerce platform Amazon.in and with offline vendors. The Smartron tbook was initially launched in April 2016 and was exclusive to Gadgets360.
tbook T1211 is a 12.2-inch convertible laptop that features a 2 GHz Intel Core M 5Y10c processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD hard drive, Integrated Intel HD

Samsung’s UFC cards will fit in existing microSD card slots
Samsung has introduced industry’s first Universal Flash Storage (UFC) memory cards that are claimed to be up to 5 times faster than microSD cards. These cards are based on the JEDEC Universal Flash Storage.
The UFC cards are the same size as the microSD cards and will will fit in the microSD card slots. Samsung has announced the cards to be available in 32, 64, 128 and 256GB versions. These cards will especially be marketed

Milagrow AguaBot 5.0 comes with a water reservoir and smart mop attachment.
Milagrow has introduced AguaBot 5.0 – a full wet mopping, dry cleaning, floor vacuuming robot. The smart mop of in AguaBot 5.0 is 350x210mm.
Milagrow AguaBot 5.0 comes with a water reservoir and smart mop attachment. Users can just fill the water in the reservoir, put the smart mop at the bottom of the water tank and then attach the water reservoir to the AguaBot 5.0 to start using it. While the front portion of t

Intex’s latest offering is Cloud Fame 4G, a budget smartphone with the USP of being 4G ready.
Indian smartphone manufacturers are out for a war – a war where the number of smartphones launched counts more than anything else. While one OEM prefers to launch 20 smartphones at once, the other prefers introduce phones every single week. Intex, which commands a significant brand value in India, does exactly this.
Banking on budget specs and budget pricing, the company has even is offering

Reliance Lyf devices with 4G VoLTE support are now available at Rs 2,999.
Reliance Lyf has confirmed that the Flame 3, Flame 4, Flame 5 and Flame 6 smartphones will all be available at a price of Rs 2,999. We had reported yesterday that Reliance Lyf had introduced price-cuts for its smartphones across the spectrum and the Flame brand is now the most affordable 4G one.
At Rs 2,999 Reliance Lyf is a pretty good deal if you consider the free Jio preview every customer is getting with these smartph

Reliance Lyf devices with 4G VoLTE support are now available at Rs 2,999.
Reliance Lyf has confirmed that the Flame 3, Flame 4, Flame 5 and Flame 6 smartphones will all be available at a price of Rs 2,999. We had reported yesterday that Reliance Lyf had introduced price-cuts for its smartphones across the spectrum and the Flame brand is now the most affordable 4G one.
At Rs 2,999 Reliance Lyf is a pretty good deal if you consider the free Jio preview every customer is getting with these smartph

Yahoo Mail on Thursday introduced several new updates for iOS and Android operating platforms key among them being an ‘Undo Sent’ option. These updates are focused on allowing users to add personal touch to their inbox, but the big question is can it challenge Google’s Gmail?
In June, Reuters news agency reported that both Verizon Communications and AT&T are set to make third and final round bids for Yahoo’s ‘core’ business of mail, Web and advertising pro

Yahoo Mail’s January update added Custom Swipes and Action notifications
Yahoo Mail has announced new iOS and Android updates allowing users to personalise their inbox.
Yahoo Mail will give users will the ability to undo their sent mail. After you press send, an “undo” option will pop up for three seconds. This option is only available for iOS devices.  The new update will also bring in animations and contact improvements to the iOS app.
For Android, users ‘Stationa

Ringing Bells has launched a new Freedom LED TV at Rs 9,990 along with six new smartphones.
Ringing Bells, which launched the Rs 251 Freedom 251 smartphone in February, has now launched India’s cheapest (31.5-inch ) LED TV simply called Freedom at Rs 9,900, along with six new phones. The new devices are launched, even as Freedom 251 is yet to be delivered to millions of people who have booked it. Ringing Bells says it deliveries will start from tomorrow with 5,000 units being delivered on

Baidu is going aggressive, at least when it comes to getting Indian developers to take its platform seriously. (File photo. Source: Reuters)
Baidu might be the Internet giant in China, but in India, despite having a bunch of popular Android apps, the leading Chinese-language Internet search provider has some serious catching up to do. This could be why the company is going aggressive, at least when it comes to getting Indian developers to take its platform seriously.
The company is going to off

Starting July 8, the mobile payment and e-commerce platform, Paytm will sell chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s all smartphone available in India including Mi Max which will be available from July 13. Paytm offers cashback and Mi Bands for lucky customers on purchase of smartphones.
As part of its strategic alliance, Mi India will open a brand store on Paytm to create a smartphone and accessories portfolio to tap Paytm user base.
Xiaomi’s Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 2 Prime, and

Ringing Bells will start deliveries for Freedom 251 from tomorrow, but the story just keeps getting bizarre.
Ringing Bells and Freedom 251 is a saga that shows no sign of ending. After promising delivery on June 28, then June 30, July 6 and now finally on July 8, the company’s CEO Mohit Goel is now wishful that the government will dole out Rs 50,000 crore in order to create these ‘Freedom’ phones.
Interestingly Ringing Bells is hosting an event today where it will launch new p

Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi Note 3 will available on Paytm platform as well.
Xiaomi’s Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 2 Prime, and Redmi 2 will also be made available on Paytm from July 8. Customers who buy Xiaomi phones from Paytm stand to win cashbacks and free Mi Bands as well.
Xiaomi Mi Max will be available on Paytm from July 13. The smartphone had its first flash sale yesterday on Mi.com website and Xiaomi had confirmed it would be made available on open sale from July 13.
Mi India will open a bran

tbook comes with a lot of connection ports – 2 USB 3.0, USB Type C and an HDMI port
Smartron has widened the list of distributors for its ultrabook convertible, tbook, which will now be available on e-commerce platform Amazon.in and with offline vendors. The Smartron tbook was initially launched in April 2016 and was exclusive to Gadgets360.
tbook T1211 is a 12.2-inch convertible laptop that features a 2 GHz Intel Core M 5Y10c processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD hard drive, Integrated Intel HD

Moto G4 Play’s price has been spotted in India and the phone could launch here soon.
Moto G4 Play could launch in India soon as data on Zauba (import and export tracking website) shows the phone being imported in the country. Moto G4 Play written as Moto XT 1607 was imported from the US with a per unit cost of Rs 6,804, according to data on the website.
Import pricing is merely a reflection of what the phone will eventually retail at, so should not be taken as a final price. The phone is

According to the latest data released by 9Apps, daily app downloads in India increased 16 per cent in the first half of 2016 (January-June).
Daily app downloads in India increased 16 per cent in the first half of 2016 (January-June), according to latest data released by 9Apps. Popular third-party app store and part of Alibaba Mobile Business Group reports that 9Apps has reached over 250 million monthly active users around the world.
“According to our statistics, tool, social, media and en

Cyber criminals can easily exploit wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers to steal sensitive information like your ATM PIN or passwords for electronic door locks, warns a new study.
“Wearable devices can be exploited. Attackers can reproduce the trajectories of the user’s hand and recover secret key entries to ATM cash machines, electronic door locks and keypad-controlled enterprise servers,” said Yan Wang from Binghamton University in the US.
The researcher

Riding on the huge success of its Galaxy S smartphone series, South Korean giant Samsung on Thursday announced that its operating profit rose to its highest level in about two years.
The company earned 8.1 trillion Korean won ($7 billion) in operating profit in April-June period. The consolidated sales likely rose 3 per cent to about 50 trillion won from 48.5 trillion won a year earlier.
RelatedSamsung Electronics says Q2 operating profit likely up 17.4 pct vs year earlierSamsung Electronics set

In 1970, international agreements established a procedure to maintain a relationship between Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and UT1, a measure of the Earth’s rotation angle in space.
On December 31 this year, a “leap second” will be added to the world’s clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time, the US Naval Observatory has announced. This corresponds to 4:29:59 am IST, on January 1, 2017 when the extra second will be inserted at the US Naval

Reliance Lyf devices with 4G VoLTE support are now available at Rs 2,999.
Reliance Lyf has confirmed that the Flame 3, Flame 4, Flame 5 and Flame 6 smartphones will all be available at a price of Rs 2,999. We had reported yesterday that Reliance Lyf had introduced price-cuts for its smartphones across the spectrum and the Flame brand is now the most affordable 4G one.
At Rs 2,999 Reliance Lyf is a pretty good deal if you consider the free Jio preview every customer is getting with these smartph

The platform named OpenCellular is designed to improve connectivity since it can be deployed to support a range of communication options.
In a fresh bid to connect nearly four billion people to internet, Facebook on Thursday announced an open source and cost-effective, software-defined wireless access platform aimed to improve connectivity in remote areas of the world.
The platform named OpenCellular is designed to improve connectivity since it can be deployed to support a range of communicatio

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday its second-quarter operating profit likely rose 17.4 percent from a year earlier, its highest in more than 2 years as Galaxy S7 smartphone sales propelled mobile earnings.
The world’s top maker of smartphones and memory chips said in a regulatory filing its April-June profit was likely 8.1 trillion won ($7 billion), better than the average forecast of 7.8 trillion won tipped by a Thomson Reuters survey of 16 analysts. This was

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed another patent lawsuit against smartphone rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in China.
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has filed another patent lawsuit against smartphone rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in China, adding to the legal battle between the two Asian electronics giants.
Quanzhou intermediate people’s court spokesman Wang Zhiwei told Reuters the court accepted the case recently but did not provide further details, including what infringements Huawe

Google Now on Tap now supports Translation feature across Android OS.
Google Now on Tap will now support instant translation across the Android OS, confirms a new blogpost by the company.
Google Now on Tap is a feature in Android M which lets users find details about a place, movie, etc by pressing the home button.
Now Google is adding a new feature to let users “translate text on any page, and discover more about the things that interest them, as well as scan products by using QR codes an