Idea launches Wi-Fi services in 5 Indian cities

Idea Cellular, India’s fourth largest mobile service provider in India has introduced Wi-Fi services in 5 Indian cities of Pune, Ahmedabad, Cochin, Vizag and Hyderabad. Although most telecom providers do provide data plans through dongle, Idea’s Wi-fi service is very different from “internet through...

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What will Google Do After Facebook’s WhatsApp Acquisition?

Facebook has spent money like anything and acquired Whatsapp at a whopping $16 billion (or $19 billion if you count the next four years). This deal gives Facebook 55 new employees and 450 million users. It is of note that not all users will be unique. In fact, with Facebook’s huge base, most users...

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Nokia Lumia Icon (Beauty That's Sometimes Only Skin Deep)

The Nokia Lumia Icon is almost the platonic ideal of how a phone should look. It's a lovely black brick in the very best sense. But pretty doesn't equal great. What Is It? Hold the phone, it's another Lumia. Yeah, by this point there are a lot of those. This is the Icon, a 5-inch, $200 on-contract...

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Samsung Gear 2 Smartwatch Ditches Android, Keeps the Rest

As expected, Samsung has released its follow-up to last fall's Galaxy Gear smartwatch. The biggest change? That it's left Android in favor of a Tizen, an open source operating system that gives Samsung a battery boost and, more importantly, a sense of independence. What's your opinion?...

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Gionee Elife S5.5 Launched Ahead of MWC 2014

Gionee will be launching a new series at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014. Guess the company was very excited to share the new device with us and could not wait a few more days. This smartphone is dubbed the Gionee Elife S5.5 (No idea what was the logic behind choosing 5.5). This is the...

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Mogees, the Device which Turns Any Surface into a Musical Instrument

Mogees is a cool contact microphone device that brings out the musician in you by letting you transform any surface around you into a musical instrument Mogees is a really cool musical gadget that uses contact...

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Firefox Browser Will Now Display Ads To Boost Revenues

Shrinking revenues and sliding market share has forced Mozilla to include display advertisements in its popular web browser Firefox. Darren Herman, Vice President of Content Services at Mozilla announced via a blog post few days back that they are considering placing advertisements within their browser...

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Google Brings ‘Good To Know’ Online Safety Campaign To Various Cities In India

India is a little lacking behind in the internet world. We do not have the best internet speeds and even people who have good speeds are few and far in between. This is however nothing compared to our internet protection, which is almost null in comparison. People do not know about proper internet...

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Some Crazy Numbers of WhatsApp and its $19 Billion Acquisition by Facebook Made Today(20/2/2014)

The social juggernaut Facebook has entered an agreement to purchase massively popular instant messaging service WhatsApp. The $16 billion acquisition churns to $4 billion cash and $12 billion worth of Facebook’s stocks. In addition, Facebook is offering $3 billion in restricted stock units...

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Amazon Pilots Cash On Delivery Model With India Post

There is no doubt that Amazon India will come up with their own logistics service sooner rather than later, given the growth they are experiencing in India since their launch in June this year. However, even with their own logistics in place, it is going to be extremely difficult for them to reach...

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Micromax Enters Russian Markets With Canvas Beat A114R & Canvas Social A94 Smartphones

Micromax had set in motion its plans for global expansion for some time now. They have had a tremendous growth in India and they are the biggest Indian brand in the market here. In fact, they are now the 11th largest mobile company in the world and 2nd largest in India in terms of handset sales. Recently,...

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Facebook Acquires WhatsApp For A Whopping $19 Billion

In a surprising move (or probably not so surprising), Facebook has bought Whatsapp for $16 billion. Facebook will pay around $4 billion in cash and the rest of the sum in Facebook shares. Whatsapp is supposed to work independently inside facebook, not unlike Instagram. Whatsapp CEO...

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Launched at Rs. 18,299

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Grand Neo smartphone in India within a month of its global unveiling. The device has not been listed listed on the company's website and official e-store as of now, but is listed on e-commerce websites. It is available on The Mobile Store at Rs. 18,299 and on...

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Samsung Plans To Launch Multiple New Smart Watches At MWC 2014

Samsung plans to launch at least two new versions of its Galaxy Gear smart watch next week at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona according to reports from USA Today and The Verge. One of the watches will run Tizen, an open source operating system Samsung is helping develop. The...

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Why did Google acquire sound login startup SlickLogin? Because security needs to be simple

Security breaches are on the rise, and we humans still have trouble creating and remembering secure passwords, so it’s clear we need another solution for our ongoing security. SlickLogin, a startup that uses sound to authenticate website logins, is one such solution. And,...

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How to make your iPhone work faster

Just like a computer, your iPhone can slow down over time. Here are some tips to help get it running as good as new. Is your iPhone running slower than it used to? While iPhones seem to hold up fairly well over the length of a standard two-year contract (at least in my experience), there are plenty...

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Smartphone with Highest Google Searches in 2013

Every once in a lifetime, comes a phone that alters the world of technology with permanence and panache. This time this super gadget is the Samsung S4 unveiled on 13th March, 2013. It has created quite a frenzy in the international market of technology. The device is a successor to...

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