VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To provide a complete solution for customers deploying  HEVC Ultra HD solutions ,  Tata Elxsi  has announced the successful interoperability of their  HEVC decoder  with streams encoded using Harmonic encoding technology. Tata Elxsi’s licensable  Ultra HD HEVC decoders  are available on multiple platforms. This includes Intel x86 processors and multicore ARM platforms (Smartphones/tablets) as well as hard semiconductor IPs. Tata Elxsi has been one of the early implementers of the HEVC backed with 15+ years of video technology experience across various industry verticals ranging from broadcast, unified conferencing, consumer electronics and automotive infotainment. This pre-confirmed interoperability between the various IP/products of both companies helps to drastically slash down the time for customers looking to adopt HEVC. The availability of such a fully tested HEVC solution promises a seamless in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Jagran  has launched its official account on  WeChat, a first in Hindi . It is aimed towards providing users with news in Hindi at all times and keeping them updated with the developments around them. Users of WeChat need to search WeChat id: JagranHindiNews and follow their official account enabling them to receive Latest, Feature, Election, World News, etc in Hindi within the chat window. The Jagran Official Account supports Hindi and has the option of pulling more news from the various tabs present at the footer of their Official Account. Further, the Official Account will also have a special tab for the upcoming elections to ensure that the users are informed about the electoral process and all minute-to-minute updates. Commenting on this association,  Nilay Arora, VP – Marketing & Business Development, 10c India , said, “We have always endeavoured to bring to our users more valuable experience through our innova...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE NudeAudio , a new-generation audio company with deep roots in product design, fashion and audio manufacturing, has announced the launch of its stylish portable Bluetooth speakers with  Brandeyes Distributors Pvt. Ltd. , its exclusive distribution and marketing partner in India. The NudeAudio Move range launches in two color pairings: charcoal/coral and gray/mint, both of which subtly reference the ‘on trend’ hues of the Fsports-fashion industry. The naming of the speakers makes another playful nod to the clothing world with the names S, M and L.The “Move S” is an ultra-portable pocket-sized version, “Move M” takes things up a notch in terms of both size and bass, and the “Move L” offers the range’s biggest size, filling an entire room with a rich, warm sound. One of NudeAudio’s most distinctive design cues is a brightly colored carrying cord, available on all Move models, to emphasize and encourage easy transport and the joys of s...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE There is a good news for  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  channel partners in  Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ)  as HP has announced new solutions and program enhancements that accelerate growth and expand revenue opportunities for partners. The new offerings include pre-integrated IT systems, storage solutions and updates to its flagship PartnerOne program  enabling partners to pursue growth markets and win more business in the new era of computing. To meet enterprise and  SMB customer demands,  channel partners need new ways to deliver solutions that help modernize infrastructures, tackle growing data and embrace the New Style of IT driven by big data, cloud and mobility. The new HP offerings provide partners with the technology, expertise and support to their customers’ needs, while capturing new opportunities and driving profitable growth. “With the convergence of social, mobile, cloud and information driving change, ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Intending to help partners gain insights in Raritan’s products and solutions, including a host of new product,  Raritan  has conducted partners meet in Bangalore. Thirty executives from the key Raritan partners attended this event. This event helped partners gain insights about Raritan’s products and solutions, including a host of new products. Henry Hsu, Vice-President – Global Power Architecture, Raritan , had specially come to India to empower partners with a larger perspective of Raritan’s offering to the Indian market. His crisp yet power-packed presentation followed by interaction with partners helped them get a clear view of Raritan’s strong presence across the global market. He outlined how Raritan, with its focussed approach, is building its market share across the globe. He also shared Raritan’s vision, roadmap and a comprehensive ecosystem with respect to products and solutions in the DCIM space. Henry said, “India ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Jabra  has announced that the Jabra Biz2300 headset has been awarded the prestigious  Red Dot Award 2014 . "With the Biz 2300, we challenged ourselves to reinvent the  corded headset . This has resulted in a headset which, in terms of functionality and esthetics, satisfies the requests and demands of the end-user and the industry alike. We are very excited that our efforts have been recognized by Red Dot," said  Holger Reisinger, Jabra Vice-President - Marketing, Products and Alliances . The Jabra Biz2300  has the potential to become a classic in Jabra corded headset design. During the design process, Jabra went the extra mile to ensure that the headset would become a success, not only for the procurement department, but for the end-user as well. The new and intense design process of the  Jabra Biz2300  was kicked off in North America. Here, the international design agency,....... See More ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Akamai Technologies(NASDAQ:AKAM) has announced a strategic partnership with Sify Technologies Limited(NASDAQ:SIFY) . This partnership will enable Sify Technologies to offer Akamai’s global expertise and solutions in Web acceleration and applications delivery to its Enterprise customers across India. The collaboration is intended to help Enterprises, especially those in the BFSI, ITeS and manufacturing verticals to enhance cloud adoption for their business and functional applications. By mitigating the complexities of Internet, Enterprises will be able to enhance user experience for their global employee, customer and partner bases while providing a comprehensive and highly secure platform for their online applications. "It is Akamai and Sify’s shared vision to give customers industry-leading solutions and expertise to accelerate their online delivery and quality of service. We believe that this partnership will h...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Seagate(NASDAQ:STX)  has announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of  Xyratex Ltd(NASDAQ:XRTX) . "Exabyte growth is accelerating, and we are building higher capacity drives to address this growth. The time required to properly test these higher capacity drives is increasing dramatically, making it strategically important to have uninterrupted access to world-class test equipment and engineering resources. The addition of Xyratex helps us fill this important need and considerably streamlines Seagate’s supply and manufacturing chains for our core HDD business," said  Dave Mosley, President of Operations and Technology, Seagate . Seagate expects revenue contribution from this acquisition to be between $500 and $600 million, and for the acquisition to be neutral to earnings per share in its fiscal year 2015, ending July 3, 2015. All shares of Xyratex are expected to be delisted from the NASDAQ sto...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Intex Technologies  has announced its  financial results for FY 2013-14 . Intex clocked a phenomenal growth rate of 100% in its overall turnover with an annual revenue base of more than Rs.2,000 crore in FY 2013-14, as compared to Rs.1,000 crore in FY 2012-13. Intex’s mobile vertical is the major contributor to the revenue achievement. The mobile vertical alone has grown by more than 300%, accounting for 65 per cent of the company’s overall annual turnover in FY 2013-14. Narendra Bansal, Chairman & Managing Director, Intex Technologies , said, "Our 100% growth story in FY 2013-14 is a clear reflection of the success of our product innovation and revamped brand imagery. With our mobile division having contributed significantly to our overall revenues, this vertical is being considered as a future growth driver. FY 2014-15 looks promising because of a growth in the demand for smartphones and LED TVs. Our foremost focus this...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As per the latest report,  Yahoo  is all set to make another acquisition. Going by the reports, Yahoo is mulling to buy an online-video service  News Distribution Network (NDN) . Yahoo is speculated to pay $300 million for closing the deal.   NDN is a video streaming service with over 550 million video views. Although it doesn't make any videos on its own, it has a collection of 100,000 videos uploaded by different users about news, sports, politics and other topics. Market experts believe that the latest acquisition will help Yahoo to expand its video offering to numerous new sites, which can further create opportunities for marketers to work with Yahoo.Here, it is worth noting that it is not the first time when Yahoo is planning to buy a video streaming company. Last year, Yahoo was rumoured to buy  Dailymotion (a French video-sharing website) . ....... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Catelas (R)  has entered into a partnership with  NASDAQ OMX  to offer Catelas compliance, risk monitoring, and investigations solutions to corporations, broker-dealers, exchanges and regulators as a complement to, or integrated with NASDAQ OMX's SMARTS. "Catelas's patented relationship and behavioural algorithms automatically uncover and assess the relationships and networks that underpin how business gets done. This allows the analyst unprecedented visibility across email, IM, chat rooms and social media, quickly isolating key communications, allowing the analyst to cover more ground in considerably less time," said  Eddie Cogan, Founder & CEO, Catelas. By combining the Catelas’ solutions with  NASDAQ OMX's SMARTS trade surveillance platform , customers globally will be able to investigate trading alerts by uncovering the relevant people, relationships and communications associated with an alert........

Microchip Technology  has announced the  PIC16(L)F170X  and  PIC16(L)F171X  family of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), which combine a rich set of intelligent analog and core independent peripherals, along with cost-effective pricing and  eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology  at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, California.  These new devices also offer built-in  Zero Cross Detect (ZCD)  to simplify TRIAC control and minimise the EMI caused by switching transients.  Additionally, these are the first PIC16 MCUs with Peripheral Pin Select, a pin-mapping feature that gives designers the flexibility to designate the pinout of many peripheral functions.  The  PIC16F170X/171X  are general-purpose MCUs that are ideal for a broad range of applications, such as consumer (home appliances, power tools, electric razors), portable medical (blood-pressure meters, blood-glucose meters, pedometers), LED lighting, batte...

For the post-paid GSM customers,  Reliance Communications  has announced the launch of two International Roaming Packs - "Unique UK" and "Fabulous Five". Fabulous Five  will allow Reliance customers to save up to 92% on voice calls across 42 destinations. At the same time, Unique UK offers 96% on data charges and up to 82% for voice calls while roaming in the UK for just Rs.849/month. Awesome America launched earlier is revised and now offers calls and data at just Rs.10/- Gurdeep Singh, President & Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Business, Reliance Communications , said, “With the launch of the Unique UK and Fabulous Fives packs, RCOM has added yet another dimension to its offerings for retail customers. This is an extremely attractive proposition designed to offer significant savings to all GSM post-paid customers on both data usage and voice calls during their stay. At Reliance, we consistently strive to offer our customers more for less. Thi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , paper printers will soon become a thing of the past due to the rising popularity of tablets that have more accessible price points. Speaking with the group's  technical expert Kevin Curran , he told that within four years, no one will need to print anything on inkjet or laserjet printers anymore, as we will instead access and review documents and images digitally. "The printer will be a thing of the past and there'll be no need for hard copies. The more time you spend online, the more at home you feel reading on tablets instead where everything can now be done virtually," Curran said. Curran highlighted that the introduction of cheaper tablets, such as the  Aakash a.k.a Ubislate 7+from India , will help push this trend of digital document, image and video viewing to become the norm. Curran compared the time in which paper printers will have...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE According to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , paper printers will soon become a thing of the past due to the rising popularity of tablets that have more accessible price points. Speaking with the group's technical expert Kevin Curran , he told that within four years, no one will need to print anything on inkjet or laserjet printers anymore, as we will instead access and review documents and images digitally. "The printer will be a thing of the past and there'll be no need for hard copies. The more time you spend online, the more at home you feel reading on tablets instead where everything can now be done virtually," Curran said. Curran highlighted that the introduction of cheaper tablets, such as the Aakash a.k.a Ubislate 7+from India , will help push this trend of digital document, image and video viewing to become the norm. Curran compared the time in which paper printer...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE iPhone5S : The  iPhone 5S  are likely to one of the biggest premium smartphones of 2014. It is like the superstar smartphone of the world. It is a delicate handset designed for ergonomic ease of use, to be a perfectly curated. The most exciting feature of iPhone 5S is its new Home button, which has inbuilt fingerprint, allows users to unlock the phone in an instant by touching it. Power-packed with Proprietary A7 (64-bit) with M7 motion processor and 1GB RAMs the most powerful mobile smartphone running iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 7.1, to date.The quicker A7 chip makes the 5S,simply a joy to use. The iPhone 5 (running iOS 7) boasts of two cameras, a front-facing FaceTime camera and a rear-facing camera known as an iSight camera. The FaceTime Camera takes 1.2Mp photos at a resolution of 1280×960, and offers 720p HD video recording. As far as the battery is concerned, it equips 15702800mAh battery, which disappoints users looking for ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Samsung Galaxy S5 :  With the launch of  Samsung’s new Galaxy S5 , the smartphone war has once again got fiercer. The newly launched Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 5.1-inch and equips a full HD screen with the Super AMOLED panel. With regards to screen, Samsung hasn’t done anything extraordinary that excite users. Galaxy S5 is powered with a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800 quad-core SoC with 2GB RAM. Most people were expecting Samsung to launch the new Exynos processor with 3GB RAM, which again disappointed customers. However, users find the 16MP camera with improved menu and user interface quite interesting. Yet another fascinating feature is its ability to record 4K video. Samsung S5 also equips a heart-rate monitor under the camera module. Also, the all new S Health 3.0 offered in the Galaxy S5 has personal fitness tracker tools such as pedometer, diet and exercise. With respect to battery, Samsung S5 can also impress its users as it is packe...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HTC One M8 :  Another candidate for the superior smartphone race is  HTC One M8 . It is an Android 4.4 KitKat smartphone packing a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.3GHz quad core processor, has 2GB of RAM, and offers either 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage with up to 128GB expandable microSD card storage. LTE is supported, of course, and there’s Bluetooth 3.0, NFC, 802.11ac Wi-Fi (that’s rare for a smartphone) and an IR blaster. The display is a 5-inch, 1080 screen, and the primary rear camera has HTC’s UltraPixel module with 2.0 um pixels and a 1/3-inch sensor, shooting at f/2.0 with a 28mm lens. The battery has 2600 mAh capacity; the company claims that it is good for up to 20 hours of 3G talk time, or up to 496 hours of standby on a 3G network connection.One of the interesting things of the HTC One is its case; the device has been designed with a Dot View case that uses the Motion Launch gestures to give essential information at a gl...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sony Xperia Z2 : A pretty big device having dimensions 146.80 x 73.30 x 8.20, the Sony Xperia Z2 comes with a 5.2-inch IPS LCD capacitive display having resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, and weighs in at 163 grams. In terms of the power, the Xperia Z2 equips a 2.3 GHz quad core processor with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset the same as Samsung Galaxy S5 has. The Xperia Z2 tales a step ahead in terms of RAM, it is made equipped with 3GB RAM, which made multi-tasking quite fast. For capturing the merry moments of life, the  Sony Xperia Z2  offers a 20.7-megapixel primary camera with autofocus and LED flash, with a pixel resolution of 5248 х 3936 pixels at the rear end. There’s also a 2.2-megapixel camera at the front. Another significant feature, which can compel users to lay their hands on Sony Xperia Z2 is its battery back-up, it comes sporting a massive 3200 mAh battery, which allows users to stay away from their chargers...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE LG G3  : Although, there is very less information available regarding LG G3 features, but it is speculated that the Korean manufacturer will give other smartphones available in the market with similar specification, a run for its money with their flagship LG G3 smartphone. LG G3 is supposed to be one of the highest resolution phones, which is expected to be power-packed with Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core at 2.5 GHz and 2 or 3GB of RAM. Other astounding features which are likely to be a part of the device are afingerprint sensor/scanner and a dust and water proof body. Moreover, LG may even offer a better battery than 3,000 mAh. Conclusion: All the smartphones discussed here look pretty similar in specs, except that Samsung has jazzed up the S5 with a heart-rate monitor. The smartphone market leadersApple and Samsung have their own loyal fan following, so must be expecting  an upward sales reports. However, at the same...