VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Nokia and UAE-based telecommunications service provider du, used Nokia AirScale Radio Access to showcase 360 degree virtual reality (VR) video streaming for the first time in the Middle East at GITEX 2016 in Dubai. In the demonstration, 3D 360 VR content created with the Nokia OZO VR camera was streamed to head-mounted displays using Nokia 5G-ready network , delivering a fully immersive VR experience for attendees. This demonstration is yet another milestone for du on its path to 5G technology and taking 5G beyond speed and connectivity by demonstrating real 5G use cases. The demonstration at GITEX 2016 used the 5G-ready Nokia AirScale Radio Access on the 4.5 GHz frequency. Using a large bandwidth of 400 MHz and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology, which utilizes multiple antennas to transmit and receive, Nokia AirScale can offer enhanced capacity and speeds. This enables du to offer a superior broadband experience to end users.... Read More

Qualcomm  has filed a patent infringement complaint against Meizu in the United States, Germany and France. These actions include filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), filing a patent infringement action in Germany with the Mannheim Regional Court and initiating an infringement-seizure action in France to obtain evidence for a possible future infringement action there. Previously, in June 2016, it filed multiple actions against Meizu in China related to licensing terms and patent infringement.... Read More

As per Guidelines on Implementation of E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016, the E-waste collection target for FY2022-23 would be 70 per cent of E-waste generation. Initially, E-waste collection target for the financial year 2016-17 would be 15 per cent of the estimated E-waste generation, and for the year 2017-18, the collection target would be 30 per cent. These targets would increase to 40 per cent for next 2 financial years between 2018-20, 50 per cent for the financial years between 2020-22 and 70 per cent of the estimated E-waste generation for the financial years 2022 – 2023 onwards. Estimation of target for collection shall be based on estimated generation calculated for each EEE ( Estimated E-waste Generation ) code for a specific financial year as specified in the table below.... Read More

TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity company along with Facebook, Google, and PLDC (Pacific Light Data Communication), today announced that they will co-build the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN). PLCN is a 12,800 km transpacific submarine cable system that will provide the first direct undersea route between Hong Kong and Los Angeles, California (USA) with ultra-high capacity transmission. Scheduled for commercial launch in summer of 2018, PLCN will include TE SubCom’s C+L technology, a major step forward in available cable transmission capacity that effectively doubles the available bandwidth and capacity per fiber pair over a traditional C-band-only designed system. Once completed, PLCN will be the highest-capacity transpacific route. “PLCN submarine cable will be among the lowest-latency fiber optic routes between Hong Kong and the US and the first to connect directly using ultra-high-capacity transmission,” said Wei Junkang, chairman, PLDC.... Read More

ZOPO Mobile  has announced 1 year replacement warranty on all its smartphones from the date of purchase. The scheme is applicable on all of ZOPO’s smartphone models purchased on or after 1st October, 2016 under specific terms and conditions. Recognized for its focus on delivering excellent products and ensuring superior customer service, ZOPO Mobiles’ latest scheme will enable customers to replace their faulty devices with a new one within 4-5 days, putting any of their concerns or apprehensions to rest. Commenting on the scheme, Kevin Xu, founder, ZOPO Mobile said, “We design and develop new features, schemes, etc. everyday just to meet and serve the customer’s need. Similarly, with our latest 1 year replacement warranty scheme, we wish to upgrade our customer service approach, and help maintain our position as a brand that is built on customer satisfaction.” Read More

Jivi Mobiles – the mobile division of Magicon Impex has signed up actor Irrfan Khan as its brand ambassador. Irrfan Khan will feature in the upcoming campaigns – both offline and online for the brand and will endorse Jivi Mobile’s products. He will also be a part of various customer engagement activities that the brand has planned during the year. The association will primarily promote the expansion of Jivi’s innovative product range. Pankaj Anand, CEO, Jivi Mobiles said, “It’s an absolute pleasure to announce Jivi Mobiles’ association with Irrfan Khan. We believe by roping in Irrfan Khan, we will make our customers feel more comfortable and reassured about the brand Jivi Mobiles. Our plan is to have a long association with Mr. Khan and make him the face of all our forthcoming brand campaigns.” Since its inception, Jivi Mobiles has been people’s brand serving millions of customers with innovative products range offering unique feature which enhances day to ...

Indus OS  – the world’s first regional operating system today announced its partnership with Jaina Group, the brand owners of Karbonn Mobiles . This partnership will be an add-on to the existing partnership with Micromax, and two homegrown brands Celkon and Swipe. Rakesh Deshmukh, co-founder & CEO, Indus OS , said, “Our partnership with Karbonn is a testimony that smartphone brands are recognizing the need for a regional language smartphone ecosystem in India. It is a young homegrown brand, differentiated by its efforts to create a simplistic experience for the Indian users, much like us.” Shashin Devsare, executive director, Karbonn Mobiles & Jaina Group , said, “As per IAMAI, the regional language user base in India grew 47 per cent and touched 127 million in June 2015. The growing consumption of regional language content on mobile phones is a clear indicator of the need for localizing smartphone ecosystem for bridging the gap. Recognizing the e...

ZOPO has announced its next seasonal giveaway – the “ZOPO Looton Month”. The contest will go live from 30th September, 2016, and will last for the entire month. The contest, which will commence on ZOPO India’s official Facebook page, will include several offers for each week of the month. In the First Week, winners will get merchandise giveaway like – exclusive ZOPO bottles, caps, bags, key chains, t-shirts, batches, wrist bands, and much more. The second week offers will include – ADCOM Power banks, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, etc, while in the third week, people stand a chance to win ZOPO smartphones. The Bumper prize will be announced in the fourth week wherein 3 lucky winners, get to win an exclusive trip to Singapore, a Bike and a Car.... Read More

Reaffirming its commitment to India, Huawei will start to manufacture smartphones in India in collaboration with the leading Sketch-to-Scale solutions provider, Flex, in October. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister, Information & Technology, Law and Justice, made the announcement at Huawei’s “Make in India” inauguration ceremony in the Indian capital, New Delhi. Starting from first week of October 2016, the Flex manufacturing plant in Chennai will manufacture one of the Honor smartphones models. The plant will have the capacity to make three million units by the end of 2017. In addition, Huawei will be strengthening its after-sales services in India with over 200 service centers, including more than 30 exclusive Huawei service centers in .... Read More

Dell has announced the launch of the latest addition to its flagship Latitude portfolio, the Dell Latitude 3379 convertible laptop . The device which is built for business on-the-go, offers 4 modes for the user, delivering power-packed performance combined with versatile design and functionality for a great business computing experience. Dell Latitude 3379 convertible laptop is powered by Intel Core processors, supported by Integrated Intel HD Graphics Card, up to 512GB Solid-State Memory coupled with a brilliant FHD touch display with wide angle viewing. Indrajit Belgundi, General Manager, End User Computing, Dell India , said, “Our flagship Latitude series has created a niche for itself in the business community and our efforts are focussed on providing superior design along with the assurance of business-class computing to our users. The new range of devices are an amalgamation of secure and manageable performance with flexibility, allowing the user to access...

NetApp has announced new NetApp ONTAP software , flash systems and expanded public cloud support that provide the modern foundation to help customers maximize the value of their data in the hybrid cloud. The new offerings are key to helping customers transform their IT. Successful IT transformations integrate data silos, automate processes to speed results and remove barriers to scale that limit growth. The announcement includes: An update to NetApp ONTAP 9 software , making the company’s rich data services offering even better with built-in encryption for improved data security, support for massively scalable high-performance NAS containers and simplified provisioning for enterprise applications. Six new flash-optimized storage arrays, including the unified all-flash systems and highly scalable hybrid flash arrays, with simpler set-up and serviceability.... Read More

SUSE has appointed Exuberant Support for Data Services (ESDS) , a Nashik-based cloud hosting firm, as its first Indian Cloud Service Partner. SUSE is the first open-source company to sign up with an Indian cloud service provider to offer hosted services in the market. Both companies will collaborate to offer an extensive computing environment for enterprises to run their business-critical applications and workloads. Rajarshi Bhattacharyya, Country Head, SUSE, India , says, “We are very excited to have an Indian cloud service provider to cater to our customer base in the local market. This is part of our efforts to encourage entrepreneurs in the country to build highly competitive products locally and support Make in India .” SUSE’s CSP partner ecosystem so far consists of only the global cloud giants like Amazon, Azure, Rackspace and Verizon... Read More

Coolpad has launched the ‘Coolpad Note 5’, a successor to the note series sporting an elegant design, intelligent technology and disruptive price. The smartphone will be exclusively available on Amazon.in at a price of Rs 10,999 and will be available in variants of royal gold, space grey via open sale from 18th October 2016. The company also announced that it aims to sell over 4 million Coolpad phones in India by next two quarters. After the success of its offline pilot project in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai, Coolpad will be expanding its presence in 13 cities over the next three months. Coolpad Note 5 features a 5.5 inch display FHD resolution of 1920 x 1080 with 78 per cent (screen-to-body ratio). The phone is loaded with a 4 GB RAM along with a Qualcomm SD 617 Octacore processor and comes with 32 GB of internal storage -expandable to 64 GB... Read More

iBall has launched another star performer to its Andi Series with ‘iBall Andi Wink 4G’ designed to meet the ever growing needs of todays generation. The 5 inch IPS FWVGA display 4G smartphone lets you enjoy images, gaming and video. With its easy capacitive multi-touch display you can now switch between home-screen and different applications, with soothing graphics and tender transitions effortlessly. The new generation phone sports the powerful Quad Core processor and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, delivering the optimum balance of performance and power. With 2GB RAM and 16 GB built-in storage which is expandable upto 32 GB with the Micro-SD card, the smartphone brings more space for all your photos, videos and music.... Read More

SAP today announced investment plans of €2 billion over five years to help business and government entities benefit from the proliferation of sensors, smart devices and Big Data that is transforming business with the Internet of Things (IoT). SAP plans to accelerate innovation in its IoT solution portfolio, increase sales and marketing, scale service, support and co-innovation, and grow its ecosystem of partners and startups in the IoT market, which is estimated to reach €250 billion by 2020. “With billions of connected devices, we now have the potential to reshape society, the economy and the environment,” said Bill McDermott, CEO, SAP. “SAP HANA is the data platform we knew would unlock the Internet of Things. Today SAP is making another bold investment to help our customers seize the benefits of live business. Only SAP empowers businesses to innovate from the core to the edges to the network,” added McDermott.... Read More

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conferred Reliance Jio with a special award for HR Impact in People Practices . This was in recognition for Reliance Jio creating and launching Jio services across 18,000 cities and towns and more than 200,000 villages through a network of 1,215 offices and a formidable team of over 60,000 employees across India. As one of India’s youngest start-ups, the average age at Reliance Jio is 30 years, making Reliance Jio an organisation of the young, by the young, and for the young. The HR team has further created an ecosystem across India, where the company has more than 500,000 partners, and considers them part of the Jio family. Together with all partners, the Jio family is nearly 5,000,000-strong.... Read More

Connected car production is growing rapidly in both mature and emerging automobile markets, according to the latest forecast by Gartner . The production of new automobiles equipped with data connectivity, either through a built-in communications module or by a tether to a mobile device, is forecast to reach 12.4 million in 2016 and increase to 61 million in 2020. Gartner defines the connected car as an automobile that is capable of bidirectional wireless communication with an external network for the purpose of delivering digital content and services, transmitting telemetry data from the vehicle, enabling remote monitoring and control, or managing in-vehicle systems. “The connected vehicle is the foundation for fundamental opportunities and disruptions in the automotive industry and many other vertical industries,” said  James Hines, research director, Gartner ... Read More

NCR today announced that it is now the first financial technology company to achieve the milestone of installing 100,000 ATM machines in India. The 100,000th NCR ATM is located at State Bank of India’s (SBI) branch at Nariman Point in Mumbai. NCR continues to stay committed to India with service and support centers in over 260 locations, covering about 4,500 contact points in India alone. With its team of over 3,500 professionals NCR continues to transform into a “hardware-enabled, software-driven” business. “It is a moment of great pride for us to celebrate 20 successful years of business in India and mark the occasion with the installation of our 100,000th ATM machine. We have been privileged to be associated with all leading banks in India and look forward to continue delivering value to financial institutions for many more years, said Navroze Dastur, country manager, NCR India.... Read More

Google today announced that it will open a new Google Cloud Region in Mumbai and this is expected to be live in 2017. The India cloud region is aimed at offering Google Cloud Platform services to Indian developers and enterprise customers. The local region will help make Google Cloud Platform services even faster for Indian customers, enhancing differentiators that are already motivating companies to choose Google as their partner. With more than one billion end users, Google Cloud has gained significant traction in India and across the world. Globally, key customers already leveraging the benefits of Google Cloud Platform include Snap Inc (formerly SnapChat), Niantic Labs (Pokemon Go), Telus International, and Evernote. In India too, we have seen great customer momentum with thousands of customers including major brands like Wipro, Ashok Leyland, Smartshift by Mahindra & Mahindra, Dainik Bhaskar Group and INshorts.com building on Google Cloud Platform.......