After realizing the blunder, HTC immediately deleted and replaced the tweet, but not before the Internet had taken screenshots. The most basic lessons we learn in photography is to clear the noise and reflections while taking a shot, especially of the photographer itself. Looks like HTC was in a rush to get the news out, and has now effectively managed to shift the limelight from the stunning new variant, and has instead given more leverage to Apple’s latest offering. After the Nexus devices,...CONTINUE READING

India’s largest homegrown smartphone brand, Micromax, is currently racing neck and neck with Samsung to become the nation’s numero uno smartphone maker. The company is reportedly in talks with China’s Alibaba, which could invest as much as $1.2 billion, valuing the smartphone maker at $6 billion. Even as it faces immense competition from new Chinese players with deep like Xiaomi and Lenovo among others, Vineet Taneja, who joined Micromax as CEO last year from Samsung, has his priorities set — to improve Micromax from the...CONTINUE READING

Delhi government today said it was not against any kind of business and will follow best practices to promote the commuters’ interests but won’t compromise with safety and security of women in the city. Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai also accused app-based taxi operators Uber and Ola cabs of “misleading” their drivers and commuters, by not submitting the details of their drivers to the government. Delhi government wants to set the record straight on the issue of app-based taxi services in the national...CONTINUE READING

YouTube surfing and chatting are the favourite pastimes of residents and tourists in the ‘Queen of Hills’, as Shimla was fondly called by the British colonial rulers. This fact came to light during a survey carried out by the company that provided week-long free WiFi facility for the users on the historic Ridge, Shimla’s most famous promenade, that ended on Saturday. The Shimla Municipal Corporation launched this facility as a pilot project. Aura Ventures, Airtel and Airtight Inc deployed the trial WiFi network....CONTINUE READING

The instant way to get over the hunger pangs or the perfect midnight snack or the dish through which many started cooking — Maggi noodles is slowly disappearing from the market following the controversy over food-safety standards. The issue has created a stir in the virtual world as well with some pointing out the need to shun junk food while others taking a dig at the issue. Micro-blogging site Twitter has been abuzz from earlier this week with comments from all sections with...CONTINUE READING

Tech enthusiasts will finally be able to buy the Apple Watch in an Apple store about two weeks from now, when “some models” will start to arrive. The shift from online-only sales to in-store sales came as Apple is believed to have shipped most of its remaining orders. The firm said that orders place in May for every model of Watch will be shipped within the next two weeks, reported The Verge. Also, the wearable device will now be available for purchase in seven more countries, including, Italy,...CONTINUE READING

Truecaller has introduced many new features to combat the irritant issue of spam calls. The company has announced an Android app upgrade which now lets users block entire area codes, numbers with specific digits, hang up automatically on select numbers, and even mute (goes on silent automatically) certain numbers, so that they go on ringing without disturbing you. Truecaller has a curated list of ‘common spammers’ which is updated every day, and warns users to block certain numbers that have been reported from...CONTINUE READING