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Google’s Pixel smartphones to ship in India from Oct 25 onward Google recently launched it’s much-anticipated Pixel flagship on October 4, 2016. Pre-orders for the same went up shortly afterwards via major retailers such as Flipkart, Chroma, Reliance Digital and others. The search giant has now announced the shipping of the Pixel smartphones and it is not very far from today. ‘The future is exciting. And by future we mean 3 days from now. #Pixel will start reaching stores on 25 th  October #madebygoogle.’ Google India tweeted on yesterday. To recall, Google had announced at its October 4 event that India will be one of the first six countries including the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Germany to see the Pixel smartphones reaching the markets.

MS Dhoni’s return catch was big moment in the match: Kane Williamson New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson lauded his bowlers for drying up the runs during India’s chase in the second ODI here, terming Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant return catch by Tim Southee as a “big moment” in the match. When asked about how the bowlers and fielders responded while defending a low total, Williamson said: “Someone like MS Dhoni, he can finish matches when he is allowed to play his shots. He is the best in the world. That catch was big for us.” Williamson was happy with the manner his bowlers responded on a tricky surface and also gave an insight to how some adjustments led to the Indian skipper playing 37 dot balls. “On this kind of a surface (Kotla), scrapping was important. You needed to put the ball in areas where it’s tough to get away and try and build that pressure. It was an extremely good effort considering that the ball was damp due to dew factor.” Dhoni was cleverly

Vodafone announces free national roaming starting this Diwali Vodafone has today announced that it will be making incoming calls free for customers on national roaming. Starting this Diwali, Vodafone customers travelling anywhere out of their telecom circle will be able to receive incoming calls toll free without having the need to get special roaming packs. “At Vodafone, the customer is at the heart of all that we do and it is an ongoing endeavour to come up with unmatched value and convenience for out customers. Even though outgoing charges while roaming had become comparable to home charges, consumer research has shown that incoming charges while roaming have been a hindrance to worry free usage,” said Sandeep Kataria, Director – Commercial, Vodafone India. Vodafone says that this move is a part of the company’s 200 million customer celebration, but it more or less looks like a move to counter the rise of Reliance Jio – which is reportedly adding close to 1.1 million

Samsung replaces Amitabh Bachchan's Note 7 with Galaxy S7 E ver since we came to know about Amitabh Bachchan's Galaxy Note 7 saga, there was a question on what Bollywood star would get in lieu of it. The Note 7 has been recalled after its battery overheating problem and Samsung is asking everyone to return the phone. well, on Friday we got the answer. In a tweet, Bachchan said that Samsung was giving him a Galaxy S7 as a replacement for his Note 7. Earlier, Bachchan had complained on social media after Samsung issued an update that limited the battery charging in the Note 7 to 60 per cent. "I have Samsung Note 7. Battery charge restricted to 60%. When will it allow me to go 100 ? Mr Samsung please respond ! zara jaldi !" he had tweeted. This was a bad PR for the Korean company. And it had to respond. When Bachchan had talked about his Note 7, Samsung was in the process of sending out replacement units for the Galaxy Note 7 that were earlier sent to the ma

Banks recall over 32 lakh debit cards due to security breach More than 32 lakh debit cards of customers have been blocked or recalled by banks to prevent them from falling prey to any financial fraud after a major security breach at a payment services provider that manages ATM network of a private sector bank. While some of the banks like SBI have recalled around six lakh cards, others like Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, Central Bank and Andhra Bank have already replaced their debit cards, which are effected as a pre-emptive measure. Some of the lenders like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Yes Bank have asked customers to change their ATM pin numbers. HDFC Bank also advised its customers to use its own ATMs for carrying out any transaction. The suspected security breach happened through a malware in the systems of Hitachi Payments Services, which serves Yes Bank. Hitachi provides payment services through ATM services, point of sale services (POS), emerging payments services an

Samsung to launch only 4G smartphones in India "Nearly 80 per cent of the smartphone users have shifted to 4G-enabled handsets. We will launch all our future smartphones in this category across all segments," Manu Sharma, VP (mobile business) of Samsung India Electronics, said. Korean electronics major Samsung will launch only 4G/VoLTE enabled smartphones in India as the market has shifted totally towards this end, a company official said on Thursday. “While launching ‘My Galaxy’ app here, Mr. Sharma said the company would invest Rs. 2,000 crore at its Noida plant for increasing smartphone manufacturing capacity and other products. “This shows that Samsung is serious about the Indian market, where it is already enjoying 48.6 per cent market share in value terms in the smarphone segment [quoting the latest GfK report for August 2016],” he told reporters. “Samsung in India has a portfolio of 25 different smartphones, most of which are 4G-enabled,” he said.

Apple Watch Nike to be available in India on October 28 Soon after making Apple Watch Series 2 available in India, the Cupertino giant has unveiled the release date of Nike+ variant as well. The Apple Watch Nike+ will be available on October 28, says the company’s India website. Apple Watch Nike+ will come in two different aluminium case sizes – 38 mm and 42 mm. While the 38mm watch is priced at Rs 32,900; the 32mm costs Rs 34,900. Both the cases cab be paired with four exclusive Nike Sport Band colour combinations including Black/Volt, Black/Cool Gray, Flat Silver/White and Flat Silver/Volt. The Apple Watch Nike+ can be purchased from Nike.com, Nike retail stores and at Apple authorised sellers. Apple and Nike announced the Apple Watch Nike+ at Apple’s September 7 event. The watch was launched alongside Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series 2. Apple Watch Series 2 features GPS, a two-times-brighter display, and water resistance 50 metres. The watch is power

Samsung Galaxy C9 to come with 6 GB RAM,   reveals TENAA listing Samsung Galaxy C9 was recently spotted on India's import-export site Zauba with a price tag of Rs 17,107. The  Samsung Galaxy C9  which was recently  spotted  on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has now been spotted on the website of China's certification agency, TENAA. Earlier, the  Samsung Galaxy C9 was spotted on India's import-export tracking website, Zauba, with a price tag of Rs 17,107. The device was also spotted on Antutu, Geekbench, and GFXBench benchmarking websites before.  As per the latest TENAA listing, the Galaxy C9 might come with a 6-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080p resolution and a fingerprint sensor. The images of the Galaxy C9 show that the smartphone uses a new antenna system with three slim lines at the top and bottom. The TENAA listing has revealed that the Galaxy C9 will be powered by Snapdragon 652 chipset with 6GB of RAM. It will also come with 4G/LTE, fingerp

തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിൽ ഹിന്ദു കാർഡ്​ ഇറക്കി ട്രംപ്​ എഡിസൺ (ന്യൂജഴ്സി): ഇന്ത്യയെയും പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി നരേന്ദ്ര മോദിയെയും പുകഴ്ത്തി അമേരിക്കൻ പ്രസിഡൻറ്​ തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിലെ റിപ്പബ്ലിക്കൻ സ്ഥാനാർഥി ഡൊണാൾഡ് ട്രംപ്. ഇന്ത്യ യു.എസിന്റെ തന്ത്രപ്രധാനമായ സഖ്യകക്ഷിയെന്നു വിശേഷിപ്പിച്ച ട്രംപ് ഇരുരാജ്യങ്ങളും തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധം താൻ  പ്രസിഡന്റായാൽ കൂടുതൽ ശക്തിപ്പെടുമെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു. ട്രംപ് ഭരണകൂടത്തിന്റെ കീഴിൽ ഇന്ത്യയും യു.എസും ഉറ്റ സുഹൃത്തുക്കളായിരിക്കും. ഒന്നിച്ചുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലൂടെ ആശ്ചര്യകരമായ ഭാവി ഇരുരാജ്യങ്ങൾക്കും ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ കഴിയുമെന്നും ട്രംപ് വ്യക്തമാക്കി. ന്യൂജഴ്സിയിൽ നടന്ന റിപ്പബ്ലിക്കൻ ഹിന്ദു സഖ്യം സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച പരിപാടിയിൽ സംകാരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു അദ്ദേഹം. ഇന്നത്തെ മികച്ച പ്രധാനമന്ത്രിമാരിൽ ഒരാളാണ് മോദി. ഊർജസ്വലനായ വ്യക്തിയാണ് ഇന്ത്യയുടെ നേതാവ്. താൻ ഇന്ത്യയുടെയും ഇന്ത്യക്കാരുടെയും വലിയൊരു ആരാധകനാണ്. യു.എസ് പ്രസിഡന്റായാൽ അമേരിക്കയിലെ ഹിന്ദുക്കളായ ഇന്ത്യക്കാർക്ക് ഒരു സുഹൃത്താണ് വൈറ്റ് ഹൗസിലുണ്ടാവുകയെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം പറഞ്ഞു. മോദിയിലും ഇന്ത്യയിലും തനിക്ക് പൂർണ വിശ്വാസമുണ്ടെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം കൂട്ടിച്ചേർത്

കസ്തൂരിരംഗന്‍: ഇടുക്കിയില്‍ യു.ഡി.എഫ്. ഹര്‍ത്താല്‍ ആരംഭിച്ചു  തൊടുപുഴ: കസ്തൂരിരംഗന്‍  റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടിന്  അനുകൂലമായി  സര്‍ക്കാ൪  ഹൈക്കോടതിയില്‍ സത്യവാങ്മൂലം  നല്‍കിയെന്നാരോപിച്ച്  ഇടുക്കിയില്‍   യു.ഡി.എഫ്.  പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച  ഹര്‍ത്താല്‍ ആരംഭിച്ചു.  രാവിലെ ആറ്  മുതല്‍ വൈകീട്ട് ആറ്  വരെയാണ് ഹര്‍ത്താല്‍. പാല്‍, പത്രം, മരുന്നുകടകള്‍, ആസ്പത്രികള്‍, മരണം, വിവാഹം, ഉത്സവങ്ങള്‍, മുട്ടത്ത് നടക്കുന്ന സി.ബി.എസ്.സി. കലോത്സവം, തൊടുപുഴയില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന ജൂനിയര്‍ ചേംബ൪  മേഖലാ സമ്മേളനം എന്നിവയെ ഹര്‍ത്താലില്‍ നിന്ന് ഒഴിവാക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട്.

Flying with Note 7 can put you in trouble S amsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Saturday at noon EDT (1600 GMT) under an emergency order, regulators said on Friday after numerous reports of the devices catching fire. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday because of incidents where the phones began smoking or caught fire, dealing a huge blow to its reputation. The decision came after reports of fires in replacement devices prompted a new round of warnings from regulators, phone carriers and airlines. The order from the U.S. Transportation Department and other agencies bars owners from carrying on the devices or stowing them in checked baggage during flights. "We recognize that banning these phones from airlines will inconvenience some passengers, but the safety of all those aboard an aircraft must take priority," said Transportation Secretary Anthony

Eating dark chocolates may boost heart health The team’s research summarising data from 19 trials found potential beneficial effects of flavanol-rich cocoa on cardiometabolic health. Chocoholics, rejoice! Scientists have found that consuming flavanol-rich cocoa products such as dark chocolates may benefit cardiovascular health. Scientists conducted a systematic review and meta—analysis of 19 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of cocoa consumption. The meta-analysis focused on whether consumption of flavanol—rich cocoa products was associated with improvements in specific circulating biomarkers of cardiometabolic health as compared to consuming placebos with negligible cocoa flavanol content. In all, 1,139 volunteers were involved in these trials. “Our meta-analysis of RCTs characterises how cocoa flavanols affect cardiometabolic biomarkers, providing guidance in designing large, definitive prevention trials against diabetes and cardiovascular disease in future wor

Intex launches VR-enabled Aqua 5.5 VR smartphone at Rs 5,990 Intex has launched two new smartphones in the budget category that it says are bundled with "attractive value added services and unique features". The smartphones Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II have been launched at the ongoing IGE 2016 at price of Rs 5,099 and Rs 5,990 respectively. While the Aqua 5.5 VR will be Flipkart exclusive and available starting October 19, the Craze II will sell through offline retail channels.  Intex Aqua 5.5 VR has a 5.5 inch HD IPS screen display (720p) and is powered by a 64-bit Quad-core Mediatek processor with 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM and 32GB expandable memory. The phone is VR-enabled and runs on the latest Android Marshmallow 6.0 operating system. The Aqua 5.5 VR comes with a 5MP front camera having an LED flash and a 5MP rear camera having dual back flash for better low light performance. The phone is 4G VoLTE enabled and has a 2800mAh battery. The Intex Aqua Craze II on the

Google Pixel, Pixel XL pre-orders open: Here are the unique features Google  Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are available on Flipkart for pre-order. And it looks like Google is only bringing the ‘Quite Black’ colour variant to India for now, with ‘Very Silver’ and ‘Really Blue’ both not available in India yet. Google Pixel and Pixel XL with their premium pricing are set to compete with the likes of Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus,  Samsung Galaxy S7  and Galaxy S7 edge. Google Pixel and Pixel XL are first ‘Made by Google’ smartphones, and come with Google Assistant in-built, which is also the highlight of the devices. Honor 8 First Look Video Google Pixel and Pixel XL have a aluminum and glass design. Google Pixel is priced at Rs 57,000 for 32GB version in India. The 128GB variant of Google Pixel costs Rs 66,000. Google Pixel XL is available at Rs 67,000 for 32GB storage variant and Rs 76,000 for