VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Uttar Pradesh for promoting ESDM industry ecosystem in the state. IESA has already provided immense support to various state governments like the Governments of Maharashtra and Odisha by proposing strategic roadmaps and attaining faster approval of EMC Applications, thereby catalyzing the economic growth of the states. “The Government of Uttar Pradesh has identified ESDM as a focus to ensure economic growth, enhance employment opportunities, promote indigenous product development and safeguard investors’ business intention in the state. Along with IESA, we are confident to create a favourable ecosystem for electronics manufacturing in the state and build Uttar Pradesh for a brighter tomorrow,” said Shri Jiwesh Nandan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of IT and Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh. “IESA has been making proactive contributi

GIGABYTE has announced GTX 960 G1 Gaming graphics card – GV-N960G1 GAMING-2GD, the latest addition to the G1 Gaming family. For enhanced gameplay experiences, the new G1 Gaming graphics card powered by GeForce GTX 960 is engineered to deliver powerful overclock capabilities and amazing acoustic performance when running all the latest game titles. The performance-driven GIGABYTE GTX 960 G1 Gaming graphics card is forged with only the top-notch GPU core through the very own GPU Gauntlet Sorting technology that guarantees greater overclocking capabilities in terms of excellent power switching and thermal efficiency. The card further boasts 160W of total board power, which is backed by a 6-phase GPU power design that effectively extends the overall stability and longevity with lower component temperature. It ultimately allows greater overclocking headroom, reinforcing higher, stable boost clocks at heavy load during 3D games, bringing gamers with extra gaming performance. T

UTStarcom’s key executives in an event has underlined the company’s plans to support government initiatives like Smart Cities, NOFN, and Wi-Fi deployments with UTStarcom advanced telecom products and technologies, and announced the aggressive strategy on Carrier Wi-Fi solutions. “To enable a Superior Digital Indian Highway, there is a need of advanced yet affordable telecom infrastructure and we are ready with our products to efficiently address the need. We are closely following various initiatives of the Government of India, including the Smart City, the optical NOFN Program deployment plans, Public Wi-Fi deployments. We work with Indian telecom operators, system integrators, and the government, and we plan to extend our efforts significantly in the year 2015 in order to make sure that our products and solutions are the best answer to the needs of the government initiatives. As a leading telecom infrastructure provider, UTStarcom is ready with our transport, aggregation and acces

LAVA International has announced the launch of LAVA Iris X1 Grand and Iris X1 mini, enhanced offerings of its long-running LAVA Iris X1 launched earlier in May 2014.  With the two new devices, LAVA is all set to take its legacy of Iris X1 to the next level by introducing variants in 4” and 5” quad-core processor smartphones with stylish design and features like intelligent flip covers for consumers.   LAVA has designed the two new variants considering the preference of consumers in the mid-level smartphone segment for smartphones offering high-end design and best-in-class functionality.   LAVA Iris Grand X1 features a 5’’ IPS screen with FWVGA 854X480 resolution which offers a vivid display. It operates on Android 4.4 KitKat which is upgradable to Android 5.0, Lollipop and runs on a 1.3GHz quad-core MTK6582M processor that gives allows users to multitask efficiently. It sports an 8MP AF Rear camera with Dual LED Flash, high-quality BSI II Sensor and a 2.0MP front-facing

Analog Devices is celebrating its 50th anniversary by expanding support of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology. A global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, ADI has contributed to the FIRST mission since 2004 through employees volunteering as mentors and judges, donations of converters, sensors and other products, as well as monetary donations and support of FIRST competition teams. “FIRST shares our commitment to STEM programs in the communities where we work and live by inspiring the next generation of young people to pursue careers in engineering and math. As we begin our next 50 years as a leading technology provider, ADI is pleased to continue our support—financially and through the talents of our dedicated employee-volunteers,” said Vincent Roche, President and CEO

In line with the Centre’s ambitious Digital India programme, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that Kolkata will become the country’s first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city in the next two to three months. As a first step, the iconic Park Street will become wi-fi enabled from February, Banerjee said at the inauguration programme of the 39th International Kolkata Book Fair. The service will then roll out in a phased manner across 144 municipal wards. The whole city is expected to come under Wi-Fi coverage by Bengali New Year in mid-April. The WiFi would initially be offered free during the trial period by private service provider Reliance Jio. Later, the free time may be reduced to 30 minutes in a day or even less as price packages are introduced. The service is believed to be offered free-of-cost to ministers, bureaucrats and police. However, cellular operators are skeptical about the feasibility and business viability in a city like Kolkata where less th