VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Ziox has unveiled the Z6 and the Z7 devices which pack a bigger punch than ever before with seamless entertainment and stunning design, power-packed all-in-one. With features such as SOS, Massive Battery, Bluetooth, regional language support and more- the phone guarantees to leave users spellbound with its features at the best prices. Harnessing the full potential of the feature phone, Z6 comes with an SOS feature, which also addresses the need of today’s generation- a dedicated mechanism to trigger calls and SMS to predefined contacts, whereas Z7 is one of the first handset in a feature phone to support local languages to enable all Indians to use Mobile phones with vernacular languages... Read More  

Canon India has launched the new EOS 5D Mark IV , offering professional photographers and filmmakers stellar, full-frame performance and the speed to deliver captivating narratives in both still and video formats.   Built upon the capabilities of the EOS 5D Mark III , the EOS 5D Mark IV features the latest imaging technologies and the best attributes from premium EOS models like the flagship EOS-1D X Mark II to create the ultimate shooting experience for users. Equipped with a powerful 30.4-megapixel full-frame high-sensitivity sensor and Dual Pixel CMOS AF for rapid focussing speed, the EOS 5D Mark IV delivers exceptional performance in both stills and video shooting. New features such as support for Dual Pixel Raw (DPRAW) format and 4K frame-grabs will empower photographers with greater control when creating and capturing their shots.... Read More

Veeam Software has announced the next-generation of Availability – Veeam Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud. In a game-changing move to address these challenges, Veeam Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud provides businesses and enterprises of all sizes with the capabilities to ensure Availability for virtual, physical, and cloud-based workloads in the Hybrid Cloud through the following capabilities: Enterprise Continuity: Recovery Service Level Objectives (SLOs) of less than 15 minutes for all applications and data; Disaster Recovery (DR) orchestration Workload Mobility: Availability for workloads across any cloud or location, to maximize IT investments and increase flexibility... Read More

Kaspersky Lab  has announced it has extended the company’s collaboration with VMware to help enhance security capabilities of today’s software-defined data centers. Kaspersky Lab, a VMware TAP Elite partner, now joins the VMware NSX PartnerProgram to further improve protection of business-critical data for enterprises. Upon shipping the newest release of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization, this expanded relationship will give mutual customers the ability to deploy cutting-edge virtualized platforms for business critical workloads, empowered by a security solution which easily follows all infrastructure and network topology changes to defend the entire organization and its infrastructure from external and internal threats as well as from known or unknown vulnerabilities.... Read More

TCL Corporation  has joined hands with Reliance Jio to offer 3-month free unlimited LTE data and calls to the Indian customers. The consumers can avail the offers on TCL 560, TCL 562 and Alcatel smartphones. The offer allows users to avail unlimited voice, video, data and SMS for three months from the day the activation of the Jio SIM. Reliance is offering the Jio SIM for free. Praveen Valecha, Regional Director, TCL , stated, “TCL Corporation  has entered the smartphone market in India with the launch of TCL 560 and TCL 562 which are exclusively available on Amazon. Both the phones are 4G-enabled and unlimited data from Reliance Preview will give an unparalleled consumer experience to the user. The consumers will also be able to enjoy benefits of a host of other options for entertainment that come complimentary with the offer. We are extending this offer to Alcatel brand of phones, namely PIXI 4(5), POP STAR, POP 4 and an upcoming range of Alcatel LTE phones.” Re

RailTel in association with Google has commissioned high speed Wi-Fi service at 29 railway stations pan India. Continuing with its exercise of providing high speed Wi-Fi services at railway stations, minister of railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated Wi-Fi services at 8 Mumbai suburban railway stations in Mumbai viz., Churchgate, Bandra, Bandra Terminus, Dadar Western Railway, Dadar Central Railway, Khar Road, Kalyan and Lokmanya Tilak. In addition to 8 stations being launched today, RailWire Wi-Fi has been soft launched at 8 more stations namely Sealdah, Allahabad, Pune, Puri, Tambaram, Chennai Egmore, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Chandigarh and will be formally launched soon in different parts of the country... Read More

Embedded SIM cards will increasingly dominate the M2M (Machine to Machine) space, accounting for more than 50 percent cellular connections by the end of 2020 says a study by Juniper Research. According to the new study, M2M: Strategies & Opportunities for MNOs, service providers & OEMs 2016-2021, the introduction of the GSMA’s embedded specification is likely to fuel the opportunity for service providers to offer remote provisioning of SIM cards. The study claimed that this in turn would greatly enhance the capabilities of service providers to update and augment offerings and subscriptions... Read More

Gionee has announced the launch of S6s, it’s first front flash 4G VoLTE smartphone in India at a price of Rs 17,999. Gionee S6s is equipped with a stunning 8 MP front camera with Selfie Flash (High CRI), a screen that lights up to brighten pictures regardless of the light conditions. S6s will be available across India in colour variants of Mocha Gold and Latte Gold and will also be available on Amazon, Gionee’s official online partner for S6s... Read More

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone SuperNet has started rolling out Aadhaar based e-KYC solution following the notification by the department of telecom, government of India. Airtel e-KYC solution is live in company operated stores across Delhi NCR and the company plans to roll out solution across the country over the next few days. The solution will enable instant activation of Airtel mobile connection and thereby enhance customer convenience and experience. The digital verification, which is fully secure, will also eliminate paperwork and benefit the environment... Read More

Jivi Mobiles has strengthened its presence by setting up a manufacturing unit. This is as per the company’s response to the Prime Minister Modi’s call of “ Make in India ” initiative. The company has begun its manufacturing operations in its first fabrication unit in Delhi. Jivi Mobiles took a major step in the direction of realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Make in India” by setting up two new facilities with a phased investment of Rs.200 crore. Jivi Mobile’s first factory is in Mahipalpur, New Delhi built up on an area of 16,000 sq. ft. which would cater to North and East India demand of Jivi Mobile phones.... Read More

Hikvision has entered into a strategic partnership with Pune-based Security Shell Infotech to market Access Control System far and wide.  The objective of the tie-up is to integrate “iProtect” (A Web-based Access Control & Time Attendance) application software platform with Hikvision’s Access Control hardware portfolio. Disclosing this partnership, Ashish Dhakan, Manging Director & CEO, Pramahikvision (India) Private Limited , said, “Access Control is our speciality and strength and we are proud to partner with Security Shells Infotech. It will leverage both of our existing presence and help enlarge our footprints into newer geographies in India.  It will offer a unified Access Control Solutions across different verticals hitherto unprecedented.” Read More

Edimax Technology has announced the appointment of Modi Infosol as a distributor for Edimax & Edimax Pro range of products in India. This partnership will enable Edimax to tap new geographies and target over 2,500+ channels partners and 400+ retailers pan India, substantially increasing their reach and penetration. “Partnering with established and forward-thinking companies such as Modi InfoSol is part of our strategy to seize new business opportunities. Distribution network of Modi Infosol has a great potential to reach out to last mile and serve untapped upcoming markets in India. This tie-up will provide a new distribution network for Edimax Consumer range and Edimax Pro Enterprise series of products and enable SI partner as well as channel to utilize the most from best-in-class networking solutions to increase profitability and design solution using latest networking technologies,” said Sanjay Joshi, Country Manager (India & Subcontinent), Edimax Tech

LeEco has inked strategic partnership with one of the digital marketing solutions companies in India – iCubeswire. The expertise of the company will enable LeEco to further strengthen its digital communication by offering personalized strategies and integrated marketing campaigns. As part of the partnership, iCubeswire will support various digital marketing activities with accurate data, reports, analytics, and insights to drive higher RoI. In the past as well, iCubeswire has helped LeMall.com, in generating pre-buzz ahead of the launch of LeEco’s Superphones and sustaining momentum for them, ultimately aiding record-breaking sales... Read More

IBM and IIT Bombay have announced the setting up of the first OpenPOWER Research Facility (OPRF) at IIT Bombay. The OPRF will help drive the country’s National Knowledge Network initiative to interconnect all institutions of higher learning and research with a high-speed data communication network, facilitating knowledge sharing and collaborative research and innovation. “Open collaboration is driving the next wave of innovation across the entire system stack, allowing clients and organizations to develop customized solutions to capitalize on today’s emerging workloads. OPRF will enable Indian companies, universities and government organizations to build technologies indigenously using the high-performance POWER processor, helping to drive the national IT agenda of India,” said Monica Aggarwal , Vice – President, India Systems Development Lab (ISDL), IBM Systems... Read More

Oppo has overtaken Xiaomi to become No 4 player in global smartphone sales according to the second quarter of 2016 Worldwide Smartphone Sales report by Gartner. Among the top five smartphone vendors, Oppo exhibited the highest growth in the second quarter of 2016 at 129 percent. This is due to strong sales of its R9 handset in China and overseas. “Features such as an anti-shake camera optimized for selfies, and rapid charge technology, helped Oppo carve a niche market for itself and boost sales in a highly competitive and commoditized smartphone market,” said Anshul Gupta, research director, Gartner ... Read More

Telenor will develop and launch a dedicated, next-generation Internet of Things (IoT) network in several Norwegian cities. Norwegian startups and students will get cost-free access to the IoT network in order to develop and test their products and services. The first pilot will be located in Oslo, in collaboration with StartupLab . The ambition of this initiative is is to strengthen the nation’s competitiveness and to stimulate job creation by Norwegian startups ... Read More

Tally Solutions has announced the rollout of Release 5.4, the latest version of the Release 5 series from its Tally.ERP 9 suites, in the national Capital Territory of Delhi and five states – Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. While this is the maiden launch of Series 5 in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu stand to benefit from the enhanced performance experience the 5.4 version has to offer.   With the constitutional amendment for GST now passed, the entire country is gearing up for the biggest indirect tax regime. Through GST, the government intends to bring about greater transparency in business transactions and simplify compliance needs. Tally.ERP 9 Release 5.4 aims to help businesses ensure that their transactions are correct and complete through the powerful concept of triangulation and with it Tally Solutions will help prepare businesses across the country for the GST regime... Read More   

Bharti Airtel , India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced that customers purchasing Samsung Galaxy J series mobile device, can enjoy 10 GB Airtel 4G data at the price of 1 GB 4G data. Available with most of the Samsung Galaxy J series devices , under the offer, new and existing Airtel prepaid users can avail 10 GB of 4G data at a nominal cost of Rs 250. To claim the offer, customers will simply have log on to www.offers.airtel.com from their new Samsung J series devices using Airtel mobile internet (not Wi-fi) and follow instructions. Users can also visit their nearest Airtel Retail outlets to upgrade to Airtel 4G and activate the offer... Read More

Intel Security has appointed Anand Ramamoorthy as Managing Director, India and SAARC. His key responsibilities include driving enterprise centric product revenues, strengthening the customer base across verticals, fostering the channel ecosystem and positioning India for rapid non-linear growth in the coming years. Anand will report directly to Gavin Struthers, President, Intel Security Group- Asia Pacific. Anand takes over from Jagdish Mahapatra, who has recently been elevated to head the Channels & Alliances business in the APAC region. An energetic and results-driven technocrat with over 18 years of experience, Anand’s career has been marked by continuous growth and company recognition across segments spanning engineering, marketing, sales and strategy in various leadership roles, both in the US and India. He brings a solid legacy of profitably growing every business that he led during his career, managing both, small and large businesses with ease. H

Vishak Raman has joined FireEye as a Senior Regional Director for India and SAARC. Vishak is a security industry veteran and joins from Tata Communications where he was Vice-President for Global Product Management for Managed Security Services and Content Delivery Networks. “As India becomes increasingly connected with technology and its economy grows more reliant on intellectual property, cybersecurity has become a matter of national and economic security. Business leaders and governments across India are growing increasingly concerned by the significant risks posed by cyber attacks,” said Eric Hoh, President for Asia- Pacific and Japan, FireEye. “I have every confidence in Vishak’s leadership and his ability to further our mission helping organizations in the region improves their cybersecurity.” Read More

The worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market will grow from $5.2 billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion in 2020 says IDC. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 181 percent over the 2015-2020 forecast period. “For many years augmented and virtual reality were the stuff of science fiction. Now with powerful smartphones powering inexpensive VR headsets, the consumer market is primed for new paid and user generated content-driven experiences. Recent developments in healthcare demonstrated the powerful impact augmented reality headsets can have at the industry level, and over the next five years we expect to see that promise become realized in other fields like education, logistics and manufacturing,” said Chris Chute, vice president, Customer Insights and Analysis, IDC ... Read More

China joins the ranks of the world’s 25 most-innovative economies, while Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore lead the 2016 rankings in the Global Innovation Index. China’s top-25 entry marks the first time a middle-income country has joined the highly developed economies that have historically dominated the top of the Global Innovation Index (GII) throughout its nine years of surveying the innovative capacity of 100-plus countries across the globe. China’s progression reflects the country’s improved innovation performance as well as methodological considerations such as improved innovation metrics in the GII. Innovation requires continuous investment. Before the 2009 crisis, research and development (R&D) expenditure grew at an annual pace of approximately 7 percent. GII 2016 data indicate that global R&D grew by only 4 percent in 2014. This was a result of slower growth in emerging economies and

Micromax Informatics, the leading consumer electronics company in India has announced the launch of its first Smart LED TV range – Micromax Canvas Smart LED Television at a starting price of Rs 19,999. The Smart TV range will be exclusively available on Flipkart in 32”, 40” and 50”, priced reasonably at Rs 19,999, 29,999 and 42,999 respectively. Micromax will leverage its existing network of over 300 service centres for the new range. The TV range will offer wireless smartphone control with an inbuilt Smart OS and preloaded Google Play Store. With built-in Wi-Fi, consumers can access the internet or run their favorite applications; the new televisions will offer consumers with a truly intuitive and interactive television experience... Read More

Livpure has launched India’s first IoT based water purifier i-taste which empowers consumers to control the taste of purified water. Water purifier i-taste is a smart, innovative and Wi-Fi enabled water purifier that can be controlled through one’s smartphone via android app. The device auto communicates with the Livpure service center facilitating proactive preventive maintenance/filter replacement on time. Water purifier i-taste has six sensors for pressure, TDS, temperature, flow and others from Motorola and Philips. The company is planning to make all models be it solar inverters, water purifiers and others IoT enabled within 12-18 months. To ensure healthy water, water purifier i-taste gives us a health edge because it comes with a unique anti-oxidant and mineralizer cartridge. It is an advanced 8 stage water purifier that provides hot, warm and ambient water dispensing to facilitate preferred drinking water temperature.... Read More

Huawei and Vodafone Spain have completed the commercial implementation of dual-band High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (DB-HSDPA) technology. The solution delivers approximately double the amount of UMTS throughput compared to a single carrier on UMTS 900MHz. “Huawei and Vodafone have cooperated closely to ensure the successful commercial deployment of DB-HSDPA. We will endeavour to assure the provision of innovative solutions, and accelerate the pace and scale of DB-HSDPA’s commercial application to benefit more subscribers,” said Peng Honghua , President of Huawei’s UMTS Product Line... Read More

ShopClues has launched the Reach Allure Speed smartphone in India. Originally priced at INR 7,000, the power-packed 4G smartphone with a sleek and stylish design is now available on ShopClues at an exclusive price of INR 4,299. The smartphone has a 5 inch display with Dual SIM 4G LTE.   At the launch, Nitin Sharma, Senior Director – Categories at Shopclues said, “The consumer demand for Reach smartphones is steadily increasing on our platform. These quality-packed smartphones are cost-effective and deliver a great performance. We are extremely delighted to welcome another product from the premium mobile brand on our platform. Given its specifications and the trust that people have vested in Reach smartphones, we are confident that the sales figures for Reach Allure Speed are going to break all the previous records set by the brand.” Read More

Dataram Corporation (DRAM) has announced that on August 3, 2016, it executed definitive purchase agreements with certain accredited investors, pursuant to which the company agreed to sell 3,699 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock (the “Series D Stock”) at a price of $136.00 per share.  Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible into 100 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.36 per share.  The shares were priced based on market close on August 2, 2016.  The company closed on the sale of the Series D Preferred Stock on August 4, 2016 with gross proceeds to the company of approximately $503,000. The Series D Stock is convertible into common shares at the ratio of 100 common shares for every Series D share.  The shares are eligible for a special one-time dividend.  No warrants were issued as part of the transaction... Read More

IBM and Vodafone India have inked a five-year agreement. IBM will manage IT services support for Vodafone’s IT infrastructure and applications environment. Vishant Vora, Director, Technology & Network, Vodafone India , said, “We are a technology-driven organization and introducing the latest advances is the key to delivering the best of experiences to our customers. Partnering with IBM will help us enhance customer’s experience with intuitive capabilities and build a cost optimized, flexible and scalable IT infrastructure.” Vanitha Narayanan, Managing Director, IBM India , said, “We are delighted to continue our relationship with Vodafone India. IBM’s leading-edge capabilities will help strengthen Vodafone India’s vision of delivering differentiated client experiences. I am grateful for Vodafone India’s continued trust in IBM and look forward to an enduring partnership with them.” Read More

In line with its network up gradation plans, Telenor has announced the launch of a pilot to deliver high-speed 4G services for its customers in Anand. Subscribers will now experience high-speed wireless mobile internet on the company’s advance network architecture and get on to the digital superhighway to cater to their data needs. The pilot in Anand follows the successful test pilot of Telenor’s 4G services across its 6 circles in Varanasi, Vizag, Amravati, Agra, Lucknow, Ranchi, Vijayawada, Tenali, Eluru and Bhimavaram. With this, Telenor has moved a step closer to its ambition of Internet for All and becoming the preferred partner in the digital life of its customers. Customers can avail 4G services with Telenor in Anand city with 2 STVs – STV 159 offering 1GB 4G data and 25 Paise local and STD calling, and STV 229 offering 2GB 4G data and 25 Paise local and STD calling... Read More

Google has hosted over 2,000 business leaders, in person and over livestream, at the India leg of its global enterprise event, Atmosphere 2016 .  Held in Mumbai, Google showcased its smart, modern and secure offerings that enable customers to take advantage of digital technologies. Google’s enterprise offerings comprise the full array of IT needs from communication and productivity with Apps to application hosting, data analysis and infrastructure with Cloud Platform, and workplace devices with Chrome and Android hardware. Present at the Atmosphere 2016 event were senior leaders from Flipkart, Hero MotoCorp, PwC and Mahindra’s start-up arm – SmartShift, who spoke about their adoption of Google’s enterprise offerings that are enabling their teams to be more connected, collaborative and ... Read More

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar , has launched DigitalBJP , a mobile Cloud-based application specially designed for BJP, with the objective of connecting office-bearers and workers across the country down to the Mandal level of the party, to a central information repository. The DigitalBJP project follows the vision of digital empowerment to all members of the party under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi , and the Party President, Shri Amit Shah. Shri Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister of Haryana, commented, “I am extremely pleased to launch the Digital BJP application from the State of Haryana. This is yet another pioneering and progressive initiative taken by the party under the able leadership of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi ji, and the party President, Shri Amit Shah ji. The application will be of immense benefit to karyakartas as well as the party leadership as it will not only help them stay conn

Huawei has launched its Cloud Open Labs in the presence of global operators, industry organizations and partners, including the Linux Foundation, Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV), China Association of Communication Enterprises, Accenture, Red Hat, VMware and Wind River. As part of Huawei’s commitment to open, evolution, and innovation, the Cloud Open Labs – with interconnected facilities across four labs – aim to enable operators’ business success. These centres will provide the foundation for integrating and verifying solutions which enable All Cloud transformation... Read More

The Government of Jharkhand has launched its maiden investment promotion campaign branded “ Momentum Jharkhand “. Meant to promote a “ Digital Jharkhand “, the event opened with the unveiling of the brand logo and launch of the campaign website  momentumjharkhand.com Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das said in his opening remarks, “Jharkhand is the most investment-ready state with crystal-clear vision and a robust roadmap. We rank among the best in terms of business reforms and have instituted best practices to fast-forward investments, based on DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) guidelines. It is my privilege to work in tandem with our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi ji, on the Central Government’s vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas .” Chief Minister Raghubar Das also holds charge of the industry ministry in Jharkhand... Read More

ZTE USA has announced the launch of Project CSX , a crowd-sourced mobile device. The company will release the device in 2017. ZTE’s member-led forum, Z-Community, will serve as the platform for ideation and feedback throughout the entire development process. “This is the first time a phone manufacturer is stepping out and crowdsourcing something entirely new, from start to finish. It is a bold approach for the industry that demonstrates how ZTE keeps consumers at the heart of everything we imagine, design and deliver. Project CSX is taking our core value to the next level,” said Lixin Cheng, Chairman & CEO of ZTE USA. Project CSX is a new method for developing products that engages directly with consumers at every step of the development process, from conception to what is finally delivered to consumers. The project will be broken into two key development stages where users can submit and vote for their favourite ideas... Read More

Prysm has enhanced its offerings within Prysm Visual Workplace and has announced integration with Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Office 365, making it even easier to work with Microsoft Corp. tools and applications.     Using the OneDrive for Business API from Microsoft, Prysm has made it easy for customers to connect Prysm to their existing OneDrive for Business environments to make it a seamless experience for end-users to access, search for, and sync with content from OneDrive for Business. Within a Prysm Visual Workplace project, users may now access, work within and download content from Office 365 using Prysm’s built-in web capabilities.... Read More    

To meet consumer demand for smarter, feature-rich fitness and activity wearables, MediaTek has powered the newly launched Polar M600 , an Android Wearsports-optimized smartwatch. Equipped with advanced features, including Polar’s optical heart rate technology and integrated GPS, the Polar M600 is powered by MediaTek’s MT2601 system-on-chip (SoC). Developed exclusively for wearables like the Polar M600, the MT2601 delivers a user experience that is fast and smooth. The SoC strikes the optimal balance between speed and power-efficiency and includes multimedia display technology to deliver an enhanced viewing experience on the 1.3” Polar M600 screen. “MediaTek takes pride in designing technology for our customers like Polar to bring innovative products to consumers that can enhance everyday life,” said JC Hsu, corporate vice president and general manager, IoT, MediaTek... Read More

ASUS has launched a newer version of the Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL in India priced at Rs.12,999. The all-new Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL offers a powerful performance with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor combined with a 3GB RAM and 16GB memory that is expandable up to 128 GB. The Zenfone Selfie also comes with a diamond cut back, beautifully fashioned and is aimed at delivering a luxury and designer experience to the user. For a price of Rs.12,999, the smartphone is available on Amazon now, and will be in retail outlets from September onwards. Zenfone Selfie offers a 13MP front camera with an f/2.2-aperture, wide-angle (88-degree) lens, dual-colour real-tone flash and selfie panorama. It also supports macro photography that allows the users to capture objects over 6 cm. The phone also sports a 13MP rear camera with an f/2.0-aperture, auto-laser focus lens and a dual-colour real-tone flash.... Read More

The uproar leading to the controversial GST (Goods & Services Tax) Bill in the Upper House has finally died down, with the latter being passed amidst support from all the political parties, barring AIADMK during the monsoon session of the Parliament. The Rajya Sabha passed the constitutional amendment by two-thirds majority. The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 was approved with 203 votes in favour and none against, after a seven-hour debate. The major hurdle got cleared after Congress agreed to the passage of the Bill. The Bill will now be returned to the Lok Sabha for its approval. GST & it’s After-Effects –   In a recently published Frequently-asked questions, the Government explains GST as one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India one unified common market. GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer. The new GST will do away with the double taxation that hithe

OPPO stepped up the selfie revolution by announcing the launch of the upgraded Selfie Expert – OPPO F1s . As an advanced version of the Selfie Expert F1, the F1s is taking selfies a step further with a 16MP front camera, a sophisticated beautification feature and an industry-leading 0.22s fingerprint reader. The F1s also sports a 5.5-inch screen, an octa-core processor, backed with 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, and 3,075mAh whole-day use battery, assuring a perfect selfie experience at an amazing price of Rs.17,990. The launch was organized in the presence of Sky Li, OPPO Global Vice-President , MD of International Mobile Business and President of OPPO India, OPPO brand ambassador Sonam Kapoor, and OPPO sports ambassador Yuvraj Singh and renowned photographer Dabboo Ratnani... Read More

Minister of communications Manoj Sinha today launched “Twitter Sewa” for addressing the complaints and concerns of common man in the telecom and postal sectors. The twitter handle of the minister will be @manojsinhabjp and will help in connecting Indian citizens through live communications platform to provide a transparent, clean and responsive and accountable administration. Launching the Sewa, Sinha said that this is in tune with Narendra Modi ’s vision of “minimum government, maximum ”... Read More

The country’s one of the premier national value-added distributors, Neoteric infomatique has recently shut down its shop and closed its IT distribution operations in the Indian market. The IT ND has closed its all 35 branches across the country across 50+ cities in India. Established in 1991, this Mumbai based IT distribution giant had revenues of close to Rs. 2000 crore in FY15 and employed around 800 people. The company was headed by Paras Harshad Shah who has a great market standing. The distribution major has been working with 42 major brands including the likes of Lenovo, Gigabyte and D-Link. Though the exact reason for its closure could not be ascertained, as per market sources, Neoteric has run into huge market losses, with outstanding debts close to Rs 200 crores with various ... Read More

Samsung Electronics continues to drive the smartphone market with the launch of curved screen Galaxy Note7 . The Galaxy Note7 features a large-screen, the unique front-to-back symmetrical dual-edge curve remains balanced and light with the sleek feel users have come to love from the Galaxy series. The curved screen lets the Note7 add the powerful Edge Panel for one-tap user access to applications, news and functions. The Galaxy Note7 strikes a balance between work and play, enabling people to achieve more than what they thought possible on a smartphone... Read More

Emerson today announced an agreement to sell Network Power to Platinum Equity and a group of co-investors for $4 billion. It will retain a subordinated interest in Network Power and the sale is expected to close by December 31, 2016 , subject to customary regulatory approvals. “This agreement marks a major milestone in the strategic portfolio repositioning we announced last June,” said David N Farr , chairman and chief executive officer, Emerson... Read More

Acer India is celebrating the festival season and is inviting consumers to celebrate Onam with Acer.  The company has announced special offers on its entire range of Aspire Laptops, 2-in-1 notebooks, Desktops and All-in-One PCs. Acer’s range of devices helps the user stay connected with loved ones during the festival time with features like Skype-certified web cam, TrueHarmony sound for crystal-clear voice chat, fast wireless connectivity and IPS display. The offers also ensure peace of ownership and a dose of high-voltage entertainment with 4.1 speaker system... Read More

Vodafone has announced a month long Vodafone Delights bonanza whereby customers can now enjoy up to 67 percent more benefits on their existing packs. Kick starting this bonanza is the enhanced data benefit on most of its pre-paid packs. This additional value will enable them to enjoy their mobile internet experience further by staying online longer and accessing more of their favorite content. It will also make the Internet more affordable for customers who use mobile internet in a limited way and encourage first time users to come online... Read More

Worldwide tablet shipments (inclusive of slates and detachables) has declined 12.3 percent year over year as vendors begin to refocus their product lines. Worldwide tablet shipments reached 38.7 million in the second quarter of 2016 according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. 65 percent of tablets shipped in the second quarter were Android-based systems followed by iOS, which captured 26%, and Windows for the remaining share. “The market has spoken as consumers and enterprises seek more productive form factors and operating systems – it’s the reason we’re seeing continued growth in detachables,” said Jitesh Ubrani , senior research analyst with IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Device ... Read More

Xerox has announced the launch of DocuCentre SC2020 , an affordable, feature-rich device, equipped with Xerox color printing technologies for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in India. It is an A3 multifunction device, designed to expedite print jobs with color copy, easy to understand touch screen and mobile access along with print speeds of up to 20 pages per minute (ppm). By equipping the device with features that meet the needs of the Indian market and the capability to make high-resolution (1,200 x 2,400 dpi) color prints, Xerox aims to expand its lineup of products for the growing A3 entry color printing markets across the emerging markets... Read More

Lenovo today launched Vibe K5 Note, a new addition to the Killer Note family with Theatermax technology exclusively on Flipkart starting 4th August. “Our latest addition, the Vibe K5 Note brings an even richer and immersive entertainment experience. It offers a great combination of stunning aesthetics, great performance and ground breaking multimedia experience with TheaterMax. All this at an extremely competitive price for entertainment enthusiasts,” said Sudhin Mathur, executive director, Mobile Business Group, Lenovo. Speaking on the launch Ajay Yadav, VP – Mobiles at Flipkart said, “Flipkart is the leading retailer in smartphones and we constantly work to make the best in smartphone technology available and affordable to all our consumers. As we celebrate two successful years of our partnership with Lenovo, we are proud to have been an integral part of Lenovo’s growth story in India.” Read More

STMicroelectronics has announced that it has acquired ams’ (SIX: AMS) assets related to NFC and RFID reader business. ST has acquired intellectual property, technologies, products and business highly complementary to its secure microcontroller solutions serving mobile devices, wearables, banking, identification, industrial, automotive and IoT markets. Approximately 50 technical experts from ams have been transferred to ST. The acquired assets, combined with ST’s secure microcontrollers, position ST for a significant growth opportunity, with a complete portfolio of best-in-class technologies, products and competencies that comprehensively address the full range of the NFC and RFID markets for a wide customer base... Read More

Qualcomm and GuangDong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications (OPPO) today announced that they have entered into a new 3G and 4G patent license agreement for China. Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm has granted OPPO a royalty bearing patent license to develop, manufacture and sell 3G (WCDMA and CDMA2000) and 4G, including 3-mode (LTE-TDD, TD-SCDMA and GSM) complete terminals. The royalties payable by OPPO are consistent with the terms of the rectification plan submitted by Qualcomm to China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)... Read More