ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONICS 
August 30, 2016 Lava P7+ With 5-Inch Display and Selfie Flash Launched at Rs. 5,649
HIGHLIGHTS Lava P7+ has 1GB of RAM and 8GB inbuilt storage It sports an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera It is priced at Rs. 5,649 Lava Mobiles has launched the P7+ smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 5,649. It is an upgrade to Lava P7 that was launched in January this year […]
ELECTRONICS August 29, 2016 HP Launches Modular Cube-Shaped Omen X Desktop Aimed at High-End Gamers
HIGHLIGHTS HP’s Omen X Desktop launched with a cube-shaped design Design offers easy swapping and upgrade of the hardware components Chassis for Omen X Desktop to be sold separately for $599.99 HP at Gamescom in Cologne has announced its cube-shaped Omen X Desktop and its new product has the potential of putting hard-core gamers into […]
ELECTRONICS August 29, 2016 USB-IF Announces Charger Certification Programme for USB Type-C Devices
HIGHLIGHTS Certification to be provided if products comply with specifications Issued logo to also carry power capability of product in watts Manufacturers can send their products to organisation for certification There are many USB chargers available on the Internet, but sadly there has been no standard certification that can notify the users if the charger […]
ELECTRONICS August 24, 2016 Apple TV Remote App Launched With Keyboard and Siri Voice Command Features
Apple TV Remote App Launched With Keyboard and Siri Voice Command Features HIGHLIGHTS TV Remote app makes typing text much easier than before ‘Game Mode’ brings in simplified controls for gaming on screen App allows you to navigate through Apple TV via touch gestures After teasing the TV Remote app at WWDC, Apple finally released […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 ‘Digital India’ Will Transform the Country, Says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Monday said the ‘Digital India’ initiative will transform the country into a digital society and a knowledge economy. With the demand for electronic hardware expected to rise rapidly to $400 billion by 2020, India has the potential to become an electronic manufacturing hub. The central government has […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 Apple Supplier Delta Electronics Plans to Quadruple Revenue From India
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics Inc expects to quadruple annual revenue from India over the next three years as it makes more power components in the country, in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to develop industry. Boosted by the rollout of India’s 4G broadband network, the company aims to generate about $700 million (roughly Rs. […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 LG G5 in Pictures
LG launched its G5 flagship smartphone along with its ‘friends’, a set of modular add-ons and a host of accessories, at MWC 2016 on Sunday. Seen here is the removable battery of the LG G5, which also fits onto other modules such as the LG Cam Plus, and Hi-Fi Plus with B&O Play. LG this […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 VR is Confusing, Isolating, and Incredibly Fun
After a number of innovations in home entertainment technology, the latest claimant to our attention is virtual reality. With more and more manufacturers moving to bring it to the mainstream, the technology has taken a leap forward, and today, with virtual reality, you can experience entirely new visions of movies, and explore landscapes as if […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 Oppo to Open 3,000 More Stores, Launch India Specific Budget Models in 2016
There are a lot of different ways by which phone makers are trying to drum up enthusiasm about their products; whether it is the now well established flash sale model, or regular ‘leaks’ before the actual launch, to catch the buyers’ attention. For China-based Oppo Electronics, the plan for India is to increase its offline […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 Google Asked to Submit Fresh Proposal for Project Loon: Prasad
Government has asked IT giant Google to submit fresh proposal for testing its balloon-based Internet technology for the Loon Project following objections to the use of spectrum band it had proposed earlier. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha Wednesday, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Google India has approached the Department of Electronics […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 Samsung Says It Wants to Be More Like a Startup
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of phones, memory chips and television sets, plans to revamp its authoritarian, top-down corporate culture to become more like a lean startup as it copes with sluggish demand and growing competition. The company said Thursday its staff pledged to reduce hierarchical practices, unnecessary meetings and excessive working hours in […]
ELECTRONICS August 13, 2016 Foxconn Finally Seals Sharp Takeover Deal for $3.5 Billion
Taiwan’s tech giant Hon Hai said Wednesday it had finally sealed a takeover of Japanese electronics maker Sharp in a “historic” deal worth JPY 389 billion ($3.5 billion or roughly Rs. 23,222 crores). It is the first foreign acquisition of a major Japanese electronics firm and comes after weeks of delays, with Hon Hai buying […]
