Blackberry Q5 now available for Rs 24,990 in India

Recently, there are many Blackberry smartphones with the latest Blackberry 10 operating system. Blackberry Q5, is one of the latest offerings with the unibody design and feels solid in hand. This smartphone is equipped with a four row QWERTY keypad has isolated keys which are easier and faster to type on. It has a plastic back cover instead of the luxurious non-slip rubber back as on the flagship device, Q10. The smartphone is available in three colours which are black, pure white, and pure red. The Canadian mobile maker is prominently known brand is now looking at capturing the mid-range segment with this new model. The front is completely dominating with the notification LED and an array of sensors. Even it will look little cheaper but the plastic key board will offer good tactile feedback. The company has officially announced the Blackberry Q5 price in India and it is placed at INR 24,990.

Byond eyes Rs. 400 crore turnover from phones, tablets sales in 2013-14

Pune-based Byond Tech Electronics Monday said it is eyeing to sell over one lakh smart phones per month by launching new range in lower price bracket and targeting Rs. 400 crore turnover from smart phones and tablets in 2013-14.

"We are targeting to sell more than one lakh smartphones in India as demand for such phones is enormous and its market is growing very fast," company's founder and CEO Prashant P Bora.

Bora said the company has set a target of achieving sales of Rs. 400 crore from smart phones and tablets in 2013-14.

Karbonn unveils A9+ and A21 dual-SIM smartphones with Android 4.0

The Karbonn Smart A9+ and the Smart A21 dual-SIM smartphones, that were recently spotted online have now been officially launched as part of the company's 'Duple' series in the country for Rs. 9,990 and Rs. 11,990 respectively.

Both dual-SIM devices have more or less the same specs with differences in screen sizes and battery. The Karbonn Smart A9+ sports a 4-inch IPS display while the A21 comes with a 4.5-inch qHD display. Both have a 480x800 pixel resolution. They run on Android 4.0 and feature 5MP auto focus rear cameras with LED flash and 1.3MP front cameras.

Five Awaiting technology trends to watch in 2013

Each year in an effort to keep its finger on the pulse of emerging technologies, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), comprising over 2,000 tech companies, releases a list of trends for the upcoming calendar year.

Offer Link: Rs. 50 talk time to new facebook signups via mobile

Facebook India is currently running a promotion in the country, under which every new signup from social network's mobile website will get Rs. 50 talk-time. The social giant is also offering the same talk time if anyone signs up via your referral.

Karbonn announces made-in-India Agnee tablet with Android 4.0

India handset maker Karbonn announced the launch of Ice Cream Sandwich powered Agnee tablet in partnership with Innominds. Based on a Qualcomm reference design, the Agnee tablet will be available in country before Diwali for price-tag under Rs. 10,000. There is no word on the exact pricing or availability details right now.

On the specs side, Karbonn Angee features Qualcomm MSM722A S1 processor, 7-inch WVGA display, 1.3MP front camera, 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage. The tablet also comes with 3G and voice-calling support.

Karbonn A9+ and A21 dual-SIM Android smartphones spotted online

Home grown device manufacturer Karbonn is moving at a rapid pace with its smartphone offerings in the country. While the A7+, A1+ and A11 recently went on sale with online retailers Flipkart and Saholic, a new addition to the A series comes in the form of the Karbonn A9+, which is listed onFlipkart for Rs. 9,290. On the other hand, the Karbonn A21 can be seen on the company's official website and available on Snapdeal for Rs. 10,490.

How to Track Your Train with the New App? lanched by Indian Railway, Download

Quite occasionally, Indian Railway travelers have felt the need to know more than train running status or arrival time at a particular station. Besides the usual usage scenario of live train tracking on the web, here is a new app which has come up to track the trains in India – RailRadar– announced by the Center for Railway information service (CRIS).

Intel Capital investments $40 million in multiple tech ventures

Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment and M&A arm, today said it has made investments worth USD 40 million (about Rs 209 crore) in 10 innovative technology companies in the world, including an Indian firm Hungama.com.

The 10 companies that Intel Capital has made investments into include bollywood and South-Asian content distributor Hungama.com; secure content sharing platform Box; integrated circuit design house FocalTech; social radio platform Jelli; social game developer LIFO Interactive.

MapmyIndia releasesNew Don’t Panic GPS navigation App for iOS Devices

MapmyIndia, India’s leader in GPS navigation, today announced the release of Don’t Panic, an all-new, full-featured maps and GPS navigation app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users in India. The app is available for iOS6 and all other versions. Different customer can avail of special, limited time

Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in Indian Retails Review

Overview FDI

First of all, FDI means Foreign Direct Investment which is mainly dealings with monetary matters and using this way they acquires standalone position in the Indian economy. Their policy is very simple to remove rivals. In beginning days they sell products at low price so other competitor shut down in few months. And then companies like Wall-Mart will increase prices than actual produc

t price.

Dell S Series HD Monitors Launched in India

Popular manufacturer of PCs and laptops, Dell will soon release its latest S series high definition monitors in Indian markets. These high end monitors have been designed do deliver an enhanced gaming and multimedia experience to the users. The monitors upon its release will be available in 4 variants of 27inches, 24 inches, 23 inches and 21.4 inches. 

Kapil Sibal: No Roaming Charges in India from 2013

Here comes the good news for commuters who travel frequently between states within the country, today Indian government has confirmed that it will withdraw the roaming charges from 2013.

Earlier this year, the Minister of Communications and IT, Kapil Sibal announced a plan named‘One nation-free roaming’, which will have no roaming charges all over India. Now, the Telecom Minister has confirmed that the mobile phone users need not pay any roaming charges from 2013.

Aakash 2 supply to IIT Bombay started; launch in October: Datawind

Maker of low cost Aakash tablet, Datawind, today said it has started supplying the new version of the tablet to IIT Bombay and it is likely to be launched in October.

"Supplies are on to IIT Bombay. In the next few weeks, it should be launched. I do not have the exact date, but HRD Minister (Kapil Sibal) has said he wants to launch on the anniversary date which is October 5," Datawind CEO Sunit Singh Tuli told PTI.

The launch will depend on the Minister's schedule, but it is not very far from now, he added. Tuli said Datawind has started supplying the next version of the low cost tablet, Aakash 2, to IIT Bombay since the last one month and a half. However, he refused to disclose other details.

Windows AppFest at Bangalore sets a Guinness record

More than 2,500 developers made history by setting a world record for the most participants in a software development marathon at one location here today.

The record has been set at 2567 developers coding non-stop for 18 hours.

Developers came from different parts of India and beyond to participate in the event hosted by Microsoft building, designing and testing apps for the Windows platform,which commenced last afternoon.

As the clock struck 8 am, the world's largest 'app marathon' was realised.

Increase in diesel rate is a blow on people

The shocking news that tremor the Indian people today sept 4^th is the raise in the price of the diesel and the reduction in the number of gas cylinders provided by the government for home usage.

The petrol and diesel rate has been on its raise deliberately in the past and took its full swing for the past couple of years. The government blames the economical status and situations for this raise and refrains to do anything about it. The raise in the price and

Who funds India's political parties? Report says most donors anonymous

New Delhi: It is the best known secret of Indian politics. And it comes as no surprise that India's national, state and regional parties earned Rs. 4,662 crore in the last seven years, mostly in form of donations and contributions, but there is a huge cover of secrecy and lack of transparency in who gave the money to them, a report released by two NGOs has claimed.

The report shows that the Congress has earned the most, Rs. 2,008 crore, between 2004 and 2011 and its annual income has gone up steadily. At number two is the BJP, which in the same period made Rs. 994 crore. Its finances too improved steadily in the same period.

Indian PM announces space mission to study planet Mars

New Delhi, Aug 15: India will send a spaceship to Mars to collect important scientific information about the Red Planet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today.

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 66th Independence Day, Singh said, "

This spaceship to Mars will be a huge step for us in the area of science and technology."

"Recently, the Cabinet has approved the Mars Orbiter Mission. Under this Mission, our spaceship will go near Mars and collect important scientific information," he said.

He congratulated scientists and technologists who have enhanced the prestige of the country by successfully testing the Agni-V Missile and launching the RISAT-I Satellite in space this year.

India will be the sixth country to launch a mission to the Red Planet after the US, Russia, Europe, Japan and China.

Only 21 per cent MBAs in India are employable: study

The employability of management graduates in India has declined in the past five years, as only 21 per cent of MBAs surveyed are 'employable', a study has said.

According to the MBAUniverse.com-MeriTrac Employability Study 2012, which covered 2,264 MBAs from 29 cities and 100 B-Schools, beyond the top 25, only 21 per cent are employable.

The previous study of 2007 by MeriTrac had placed employability at 25 per cent.

Speeding BMW hits other car, sending driver through windshield

New Delhi: It is a story all too familiar. Another speeding BMW has claimed yet another life in the National Capital Region. A 39-year-old man was killed on Monday, when a BMW which was allegedly being driven by an MBBS student, rammed into his Maruti Eco van, head-on.

The incident took place at Tilak Marg in New Delhi around 1:20 am. The victim, Mohammad Rafiq, a resident of Fazalpur village was returning home.