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The group published a public attack on the presumed Republican nominee. A group of over 100 technology CEOs, founders, and executives have published a letter saying that presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “would be a disaster ...
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Moto E3 comes with a bigger display and faster quad-core processor (Source: GSMArena)
Motorola has quietly launched the 2016 Moto E in United Kingdom. The smartphone like Moto G has been beefed up with better internals and larger screen.
Lenovo is calling its latest ultra-affordable device as Moto E3 and is stepping up the 4.5-inch display on 2015 Moto E to a 5-inch display. The display is a 1280 x 720 pixel one. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleMoto G4 Play with Snapdragon 410, 8mp camera anno

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute Of Science And Technology (UNIST) and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have explained how they studied the adhesive mechanism of octopus suckers and used it to develop a new type of suction based adhesive material.
A team of researchers from South Korea has developed a flexible pressure sensor by mimicking the suction cups on octopus’s tentacles.
Researchers from Ulsan National Institute Of Science And Technology (UNIST) and Korea

Samsung and Reliance Jio 4G have tied-up for a scheme, where users of top-end Samsung smartphones will able to get the Reliance Jio 4G SIM
Samsung and Reliance Jio 4G have tied-up for a scheme, where users of top-end Samsung smartphones will able to get the Reliance Jio 4G SIM and use the data services for free for the next three months.
Reliance Jio was currently offering the free data preview for the 4G SIM only with its Lyf brands of phones. Customers who had registered on the jio.com websit

Airtel Happy Hours data will be credited back to users after 6.00 am every day.
Airtel has announced the launch of Happy Hours for its prepaid users. Happy Hours allows users to get 50 per cent data back for all in-app content downloads scheduled between 3.00 am and 5.00 am. The data will be credited back to users after 6.00 am every day. For example, if users schedule a video download of 100MB, then 50 MB will be credited back to their account.
App developers can integrate with Airtel Happy Ho

If you were hoping for a space black iPhone 7 then you will be disappointed (Source: MacityNet)
Apple is likely to launch the next iPhone (also known as iPhone 7) in the second week of September and as the launch nears, there are more leaks hinting at the upcoming devices.
Earlier this week, we saw an image of upcoming iPhone 7 which revealed the redesigned antenna layout and a significantly larger camera bump. Now the latest leak hints at all the possible colours of the device.
The leak images

Apple iPhone 7 is likely to drop headphone jack in favour of lightning equipped earpods (Source: Weibo)
Apple iPhone 7 will launch in September, but rumour mills are already buzzing about what the next generation iPhone will feature. One rumour which has been consistent with iPhone 7 is that Apple will kill the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and instead introduce Earpods  powered via the Lightning-port.
Now a new set of leaked images on China’s social media platform Weibo claim to show

Opera Mini recently introduced compression technology that shrinks data by up to 90 per cent, helping users save data.
Opera Mini mobile browser users saved 40,135,582 GB of data in one year, reveals an analysis of the behavior of Opera Mini users in India. The saved data is worth Rs 690 crore, calculated on the basis of Rs 173 per 1GB on an average. Opera Mini recently introduced compression technology that shrinks data by up to 90 per cent, helping users save data. Here are the key points fro

Moto E3 comes with a bigger display and faster quad-core processor (Source: GSMArena)
Motorola has quietly launched the 2016 Moto E in United Kingdom. The smartphone like Moto G has been beefed up with better internals and larger screen.
Lenovo is calling its latest ultra-affordable device as Moto E3 and is stepping up the 4.5-inch display on 2015 Moto E to a 5-inch display. The display is a 1280 x 720 pixel one. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleMoto G4 Play with Snapdragon 410, 8mp camera anno

Twitter, which is the first social platform to include new emojis, has rolled out Twemoji 2.1 ahead of World Emoji Day on July 17.
Twitter has rolled out support for 72 new emojis launched by Unicode Consortium in June this year. The new emojis unveiled under version 9.0 of the Unicode Standard include selfie, facepalm, shrug and pregnant woman. Other interesting emojis are ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing), drooling face, clown face and lying face. The lying faces have nose growing over the

Pokémon GO’s power saver mode will dim your screen when you flip it down
Love Pokémon, but phone’s battery always low to catch ’em all? Features like the GPS tracker and the camera use a lot of your phone’s precious battery. However, you might not have noticed that the game has a power saver feature that will save you precious battery.
When you click on the Pokéball, a settings menu will show on the top right. Click on the settings wheel and sel

Pokemon Go is currently the number 1 free app on US App store and malware authors have been trying to use it as a tool
Pokemon Go, the smartphone game developed by Niantic Labs and Nintendo has created huge interest around the world. The game which was initially made available only in US, Australia and New Zealand, has been downloaded by smartphone users in other parts of the world via APK files and other tricks.
Pokemon Go is currently the number 1 free app on App Store in US, and has been ins

Intex iBuddy sports a 2MP rear camera and a 0.3MP front shooter. The device is backed by 2,800mAh battery.
Intex has launched 3G-enabled iBuddy IN-7DD01 tablet with voice calling facility. The dual SIM tablet is exclusively available on Amazon at Rs 5,499.
Intex iBuddy features a 7-inch HD display with a pixel resolution of 720x1280p. The tablet is powered by quad core Mediatek MTK8321 processor, with 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM (expandable up to 32GB via microSD card). It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop.
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Samsung and Reliance Jio 4G have tied-up for a scheme, where users of top-end Samsung smartphones will able to get the Reliance Jio 4G SIM
Samsung and Reliance Jio 4G have tied-up for a scheme, where users of top-end Samsung smartphones will able to get the Reliance Jio 4G SIM and use the data services for free for the next three months.
Reliance Jio was currently offering the free data preview for the 4G SIM only with its Lyf brands of phones. Customers who had registered on the jio.com websit

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge outsells Apple’s iPhone 6s in US for the quarter ending May 2016
Samsung’s Galaxy S7/S7 edge have just outdone Apple iPhone 6s/6s Plus sales in the US for the quarter ending May 2016, according to a report by research firm Kantar Worldwide.
The data from Kantar shows Samsung accounted for 37 per cent of total smartphone sales in US, while Apple’s iPhones stood at 29 per cent. But when it came to the battle of the flagships, the fight was much closer. The

Pokémon GO, the AR mobile game that is going viral across the world, is now available for download in UK.
Pokémon GO, the AR mobile game that’s gone viral, is now available for download in UK and Germany. Users in these countries can download the game from Google Play and iTunes.
Pokémon GO made an official announcement for the same in a tweet. “UK Trainers, the wait is over. #PokemonGO is now officially available to be installed from Google Play or iTunes,&rdqu

FiiO A1 portable Headphone Amplifier is one of the more affordable options among portable amplifiers
As all our music moves to the mobile, at least some of us are feeling hardpressed to find the audio quality we crave for. For audiophiles the mobile music is still compressed audio. However, there are ways to get more audio quality out of even mobiles. The easier way is to ensure that you download only good quality files, but they will consume a lot of space — still at a premium on smartph

Apple has been closely working with Cisco teams. (File)
Technology giant Apple is working on plans to facilitate integration of Cisco’s Spark business collaboration service with iPhones in an effort to offer enterprise customers a better calling experience over Internet.
Apple chief Tim Cook has said the company is making iOS devices to work better on Cisco technologies than any other mobile platform.
“With iOS 10, we are making it easier to make and receive voice and video calls ov

Apple iPhone 7 is likely to drop headphone jack in favour of lightning equipped earpods (Source: Weibo)
Apple iPhone 7 will launch in September, but rumour mills are already buzzing about what the next generation iPhone will feature. One rumour which has been consistent with iPhone 7 is that Apple will kill the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and instead introduce Earpods  powered via the Lightning-port.
Now a new set of leaked images on China’s social media platform Weibo claim to show

Airtel Happy Hours data will be credited back to users after 6.00 am every day.
Airtel has announced the launch of Happy Hours for its prepaid users. Happy Hours allows users to get 50 per cent data back for all in-app content downloads scheduled between 3.00 am and 5.00 am. The data will be credited back to users after 6.00 am every day. For example, if users schedule a video download of 100MB, then 50 MB will be credited back to their account.
App developers can integrate with Airtel Happy Ho

Reliance Jio 4G services could be launched fully in August, says an ET report.
Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4G services could launch on August 15, and the first plan will be called Freedom with free voice services bundled with data, says a report on Economic Times.
The Economic Times report quotes people familiar with its plans, and says the data plans will be cheaper compared to what rivals offer currently. In April this year, Reliance Jio’s soft launch took place with the service being

Facebook Messenger finally gets 3D support for iOS
Facebook Messenger app’s latest update for iOS bring support for 3D touch for iPhone 6s/iPhone 6s Plus. The main Facebook app has featured 3D touch for some time now, Instagram was one of the first apps to support 3D Touch
Facebook Messenger’s new update will allow users to preview contacts, conversations, photos, videos, stickers, links and locations using the pressure sensitive screen.
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Apple iPhone 7 is likely to drop headphone jack in favour of lightning equipped earpods (Source: Weibo)
Apple iPhone 7 will launch in September, but rumour mills are already buzzing about what the next generation iPhone will feature. One rumour which has been consistent with iPhone 7 is that Apple will kill the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and instead introduce Earpods  powered via the Lightning-port.
Now a new set of leaked images on China’s social media platform Weibo claim to show

PornHub’s latest insights, published on July 11, highlight that Pokémons have taken over the porn world as well. (Source: AP)
Porn and Pokémon GO? Really, you might ask, but if PornHub’s latest insights published on July 11 showcase, Pokémons have taken over the porn world as well.
PornHub’s data shows search around ‘pokémon’ was up by 136 per cent, compared to the daily average prior to the launch of the game. So clearly ‘pokemon&

Nokia announced that it expects to receive some 1.3 billion euros of cash between 2016 and 2018 related to its settled and ongoing arbitrations in Nokia Technologies with Samsung.
Finnish telecoms company Nokia expects a sales boost this year after agreeing to expand its licensing agreement with Samsung.
Nokia said Wednesday that the expanded agreement covers access to each other’s patented technologies and will push its annual net sales in patent and brand licensing to some 950 million e

Google has introduced some optional features for Gmail, which makes it easier for users to control information from apps.
Google has introduced some optional features for Gmail, which makes it easier for users to control information from apps. The notification to accept (or decline) the new features has started popping up for Gmail users.
“We’ve introduced some optional features for your account, giving you more control over the data Google collects and how it’s used, while all

Xiaomi Mi Max phablet will go on open sale today at 2 pm, across various platforms.
Xiaomi’s Mi Max phablet with the big 6.44-inch display will go on open sale today on Mi.com and other websites.
Mi Max starts at Rs 14,999 for the 3GB RAM+ 32GB storage version, while the 4GB RAM+ 128GB is priced at Rs 19,999. Open sale means users won’t have to register to buy the Mi Max phablet.
Xiaomi has extended the sale from Mi.com to other platforms as well. Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm, Tata C

LeEco Le Max2 features a 5.7-inch Quad HD display, and has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor.
LeEco Le 2 is now available on open sale on LeMall India and Flipkart. The mid-budget smartphone can now be bought without registrations. Flipkart is running several exchange offers for Le 2 on its platform.
Le 2 features a 5.5-inch Full HD display like Le 1s. It looks a lot like the Le 1s in terms of overall design. Flipkart is offering users to win double Vodafone data on purchase of Le 2. The e-

WWF-India said that mechanised trawl nets, gills nets and line gear operations contribute to maximum exploitation of sharks. (Source: Reuters File Photo)
India ranks second after Indonesia on the global list of shark fishing nations as fishing of the species in the country has progressed from being “incidental” to “targeted”, a wildlife body said on Thursday.
“Shark fishing in India has progressed from being incidental to targeted over the years. The transformation

Artist impression of the water snowline around the young star V883 Orionis, as detected with ALMA. Credit: A. Angelich/almaobservatory.org/
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) facility in Chile have reported the first-ever sighting of water snow line around a young star.
A violent outburst by the young star V883 Orionis has given astronomers their first view of a water “snowline” in a protoplanetary disk – the transition point around the s

Reliance Jio 4G services could be launched fully in August, says an ET report.
Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4G services could launch on August 15, and the first plan will be called Freedom with free voice services bundled with data, says a report on Economic Times.
The Economic Times report quotes people familiar with its plans, and says the data plans will be cheaper compared to what rivals offer currently. In April this year, Reliance Jio’s soft launch took place with the service being

Pizza Hut will be competing against Domino’s which introduced an ordering system through Twitter last year.
Pizza Hut has announced a new social ordering platform or “chatbot” which will allow conversational ordering of pizzas and other menu items on Facebook Messenger and Twitter.
The platform, which will be available across Pizza Hut social media accounts from August, will debut at the 2016 Venturebeat MobileBeat Conference in San Francisco with a demo from Baron Concors, Ch

Lenovo K4 Note features a 13 MP PDAF rear camera and a 5 MP front shooter
Lenovo Vibe K4 Note is now available in a wooden edition variant at Rs 11,499 on Amazon India.
The K4 Note features a 5.5” Full HD display with a 178-degree wide viewing angle and 1080p clarity. The phone is also coupled with color optimization and high-contrast technologies to allow a better entertainment experience.
The K4 Note features the first ever twin front-ported stereo speakers enabled by Dolby Atmos,