Silent Circle, a Geneva-based pioneer in securing mobile communications, said on Friday it has raised $50 million in a Series C financing round led by Santander Bank as it looks to reinvent itself as an enterprise-focused business. The firm, which was founded by well-known cryptologists in 2011, said it plans to use the funds to expand development of software products ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The 10000mAh Mi Power Bank is priced at Rs. 1,299 Mi Capsule Earphones are priced at Rs. 999 Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro (Gold) are priced at Rs. 1,799 Xiaomi India is on the last day of its three-day sale, and several of discounts, offers, and Re. 1 flash deals were introduced to commemorate its two-year anniversary in the country. ... Read More »
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said on Monday it plans to start selling a new premium smartphone from September, hoping the device will help its struggling mobile business recover from disappointing sales. LG said its V20 device, successor to the V10 that went on sale in October last year, will be the first product to run on Google’s latest version ... Read More »
E-commerce major Snapdeal has set up six mega logistics hubs across Delhi-NCR and other cities to strengthen its warehousing and delivery operations ahead of the festive season. The new centres, 3 in Delhi-NCR and one each in Lucknow, Hyderabad and Kolkata, will allow Snapdeal to deliver products faster as it competes head-on against rivals likeFlipkart and Amazon. Snapdeal did not ... Read More »
PlayStation VR to Launch With Free Demo Disc Containing Eight Games HIGHLIGHTS Each PlayStation VR unit at launch will have a demo disc The demo disc contains eight games to try PlayStation VR is out internationally from October 13 Sony has announced that every PlayStation VR (PS VR) unit available at launch will have a demo disc containing eight games. ... Read More »
Pokemon Go Eggs Hurting Religious Sentiments’, PIL Filed A PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go, alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship. Filed by Alay Anil Dave, the PIL is likely to be heard on Wednesday by a division ... Read More »
Mass Effect: Andromeda Reveal at PlayStation Meeting Teased HIGHLIGHTS Mass Effect: Andromeda might be at the PlayStation Meeting A tweet from a producer of the game teases this This would make up for the game’s lacklustre E3 2016 showing With a few hours to go before the PlayStation Meeting, a producer on Mass Effect: Andromeda hinted at a potential reveal ... Read More »
Pokemon Go Bug Reportedly Affecting GPS Performance on Android Phones HIGHLIGHTS Game supposedly disrupts GPS even when running in background Issue was spotted on the dated Nexus 5 smartphone Reddit user says couldn’t find similar issue on newer devices Pokemon Go created tremendous amount of interest and excitement at its launch and the game is one of the most talked ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS New malware used the same technique as first OS X ransomware The OSX/Keydnap was built to steal data of OS X’s keychain The first OS X ransomware on the Mac was discovered in March 2016 Security researchers have discovered a new malware in OS X which was being spread via BitTorrent client application Transmission. According to the researchers at ... Read More »
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum With Laser Guidance System Launched HIGHLIGHTS It’s priced at CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,000) It will be available from next week in China It was developed by Mi Ecosystem partner Rockrobo Xiaomi’s diverse portfolio seems to get more diverse with each passing day and on Wednesday, the company announced a robotic vacuum cleaner that goes by ... Read More »
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