HIGHLIGHTS The LG X screen’s highlight is its Always On display The smartphone was unveiled ahead of MWC 2016 It was launched alongside the LG X cam LG India on Thursday sent out invites for the launch of its X screen smartphone in the country on Monday. To recall, the LG X screen was first unveiled ahead of MWC 2016, ... Read More »
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Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4 Smartphone Expected to Launch on July 27
HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4 is said to sport dual-rear camera set-up The smartphone is said to sport metal builds Redmi Note 4 is said to features Snapdragon 652 SoC Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has started teasing an upcoming launch event on July 27 where the company is rumoured to launch its next Redmi smartphone. The teaser invite shared on ... Read More »
This Coimbatore-Based Company Is Crowdfunding an Electric Bike
This Coimbatore-Based Company Is Crowdfunding an Electric Bike HIGHLIGHTS The Spero electric bike has a rechargeable battery and motor There are three models with range from 30km to 100km The base model starts at Rs. 29,900 The Spero electric bike, made by Coimbatore based Milltex Engineers, promises to be a smart alternative for the urban commute, but it doesn’t come ... Read More »
LG Stylus 2 Plus Launched in India: Price, Specifications, and More
HIGHLIGHTS The variant launched in India sports 3GB of RAM The phablet bears a 5.7-inch display and nano-coated stylus It is powered by a 3000mAh battery LG has officially launched the Stylus 2 Plus in India. To recall, the smartphone was tipped to have already become available in India via offline retail stores earlier this week. The LG Stylus 2 ... Read More »
Amazon India’s International Deals Day: Offers on Pebble Smartwatches, Bose Headphones, and More
HIGHLIGHTS Pebble, Fitbit and Jawbone are some International brands available The International Deals Day is for limited period Some notebooks are also available under the offer Amazon India is holding International Deals Day on Wednesday where consumers can get discounts across various electronic products. Some of international brands available under Amazon’s International Deals Day include Fitbit, Jawbone, Pebble, ION Audio, ... Read More »
10 Crazy WhatsApp Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp’s co-founders were rejected by both Facebook and Twitter The Android app clocked 1 billion downloads with just 5 people You can see when your messages were read WhatsApp, the messaging platform that cost Facebook $19 billion dollars when it was acquired back in 2014, remains the most-used IM service with its parent’s own platform – Messenger – following ... Read More »
Facebook Tweaks News Feed to Prioritise ‘Informative’ Posts
In a move to make your News Feed more informative, Facebook has tweaked its algorithm to bring news that’s relevant and of interest to you. “Our goal with News Feed is to show people the stories most relevant to them, so we rank stories so what’s most important to each person shows up highest in their News Feeds,” said Facebook ... Read More »
Facebook to Soon Circumvent Adblock Plus’ Newly Announced Bypass
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook has said it will address the Adblock Plus workaround Adblock Plus posted the workaround on Thursday Fight between ad-blockers and Facebook likely to continue Earlier this week, Facebook integrated the ads displayed on its pages with the content that is available on the website in order for the ads to get past the adblockers. On Thursday, one of ... Read More »
US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter Over Islamic State Rhetoric
US Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Twitter Over Islamic State Rhetoric Twitter Inc won a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the widow of an American killed in Jordan which accused the social media company of giving voice to Islamic State, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. US District Judge William H. Orrick in San Francisco ruled that Twitter cannot ... Read More »
Pakistan Approves Controversial Cybercrime Law
Pakistan on Thursday approved a controversial cybercrimebill the government says will safeguard citizens against harassment and criminalise online child pornography, but which activists say curbs free speech. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2016 has been the focus of heated debate over provisions that critics say give the government the power to conduct mass surveillance and criminalise satire. Farieha Aziz, ... Read More »