Twitter testing Project Lightning feature that focuses on current events

Twitter is testing a new platform that will allows users to keep a tab of current events in real time. Dubbed as Project Lightning, the photo and video centric tool will allow users to browse tweets based on live events, as per a latest BuzzFeed report.

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Lycos Life Ring and Band wearables now available in India

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Lycos started off as a search engine and over time has pivoted into multiple verticals like web hosting, mail and even entertainment content. With Lycos Life, the company is aiming to get a foothold into the fast growing wearables segment. On that note, with the launch of their Lycos Life initiative, the company has introduced the Lycos Band and Ring wearables in the Indian market.  Continue reading “Lycos Life Ring and Band wearables now available in India”

Apple Watch 2 might support a FaceTime camera, built-in WiFi suggest rumors

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The Apple Watch has been panned for being highly dependent on the iPhone for any kind of productive usage. Taking that feedback to heart, it looks like Apple has some big changes in store for their wearable. Rumors suggest that Apple is about to add features that would give their smartwatch a lot more autonomy.  Continue reading “Apple Watch 2 might support a FaceTime camera, built-in WiFi suggest rumors”

Google introduces My Ramadan Companion to assist observers of the holy month

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With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Google has introduced a new tool to help members of the Muslim community all around the world. Called ‘My Ramadan Companion’, the tool is meant to assist everyone observing the month of fasting by providing hyperlocal and time relevant information. Continue reading “Google introduces My Ramadan Companion to assist observers of the holy month”

BlackBerry Prague to be a low cost Android running handset, expected in August

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Rumors have been heating up that BlackBerry is all set to introduce smartphones that run on the Android operating system instead of the company’s BlackBerry 10 OS. Latest updates suggest that the BlackBerry Prague might be the first of such handsets.  Continue reading “BlackBerry Prague to be a low cost Android running handset, expected in August”

Microsoft Band gets automated golf tracking through partnership with TaylorMade

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The Microsoft Band, launched in October, is gradually becoming quite a comprehensive fitness tracking platform. The company’s first effort in the fitness wearable space, the Band stood out for the sheer number of sensors on offer. Redmond has stood behind their product and has regularly added compelling features to the Band making it a fairly compelling offering. Continue reading “Microsoft Band gets automated golf tracking through partnership with TaylorMade”

iBall Splendo Intel-powered Windows PC stick launched for Rs. 8999

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Microsoft India has partnered with iBall to launch iBall Splendo, a PC stick running full Windows, similar to the Intel Compute Stick. This tiny dongle will transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC.

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BlackBerry Venice with 5.4-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 808 rumored for November 2015

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BlackBerry teased a dual-curved slider smartphone with a large touch screen display running on BlackBerry OS 10 at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year. Now specifications and release date of the smartphone has surfaced online. According to the leak, the Slider is codenamed Venice. Continue reading “BlackBerry Venice with 5.4-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 808 rumored for November 2015”

Samsung Galaxy Tab E Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab E, the company’s latest mid-range tablet in its new E series for Rs. 16,900, along with the Galaxy Tab A at an event in Bangalore earlier today. Check out the hands-on impressions and hardware walk-through of the tablet. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab E Hands On and Photo Gallery”

HealthifyMe secures funding from angel investors

Mobile fitness and weight loss app, HealthifyMe has raised undisclosed amount of funding in second round. The latest round of funding was backed by angel investors including Gopal Srinivasan (TVS Capital), Sashi Reddi (AppLabs), Amit Gupta (InMobi), Pallav Nadhani (FusionCharts) and Dr Roopa Nath, among others.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched two new mid-range tablets, the Galaxy Tab A and the Galaxy Tab E in India at an event in Bangalore earlier today. We got to check out both the tablets at the event. Here is the hands-on impressions and a quick hardware walk-through of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A that is priced at Rs. 20,500. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Skype real time translator preview gets support for French and German languages

Skype real time translator preview app can now speak in two more languages. The real time translation tool is getting support for French and German languages.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Delhi NCR

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trails in Delhi-NCR, as expected. The National Capital Region becomes are the first in the country to get integrated 4G services that uses both 2300MHz TDD-LTE (band 40) and 1800MHz FDD-LTE (band 3). This will deliver the fastest 4G experience and superior network coverage, says the company. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Delhi NCR”

Meizu m2 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core 64-bit SoC, 4G LTE gets certified in China

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Meizu m2, successor of the Meizu m1 that was introduced earlier this year, has been certified on TENAA (via) in China. The listing reveals that the smartphone will feature a 5-inch HD screen, will be powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, compared to the MT6732 SoC on the predecessor and run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS. Continue reading “Meizu m2 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core 64-bit SoC, 4G LTE gets certified in China”