CES 2015: Sony announces SmartWatch 3 stainless steel variant

Although Japanese tech firm Sony hasn't introduced any 'new' smart wearables at the ongoing CES 2015 event being held in Las Vegas, the company took stage to announce upgraded variants of its SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand devices. Both the SmartWatch 3 and the SmartBand wearables were first announced at the CES 2014 event. The company announced an all new stainless steel version of the SmartWatch 3 at the CES 2015. However, for the new variant carries the same set of specifications inside as the original. Granted the new version is all steel and dust and water-proof (IP68), some upgrade on the...

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Xolo launches new Q700 Club smartphone onlly Rs 6,999

Xolo has launched Q700 Club smartphone at Rs 6,999. The phone listed on the Xolo website is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) device that runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the-box. The Q700 Club sports a 4.5-inch (480x854 pixels) FWVGA IPS display with a pixel density of 218ppi. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek (MT6582M) processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and Mali-400 MP2 GPU. The phone has front dual speakers and it comes with free unlimited music and video downloads for 3 months on pre-installed Hungama Music app. The Q700 Club stands out as it is touted to be dust and water...

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Microsoft adds Skype group chats to Office Online

Microsoft office online users will now be able to start a chat while working on Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word documents. According to PC World, Microsoft says users will be able to continue any chats started in Office Online on Skype on the desktop or their smartphone after the file is closed. With the addition of this new feature, Microsoft intends to make its services into cross-platform tools. However, the new feature is not yet available in Excel or OneNote Online, the report said. Source : businesstod...

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Google unveils its first built-from-scratch self-driving car

Google has unveiled the first fully working road-legal prototype of its self-driving car. The original plan was to create a car that was completely driverless, but California introduced some new rules this year that stipulated that test cars must also have manual controls (steering, pedals) so that a human driver can take over if needed. If all goes to plan, Google hopes to partner with a real car maker to bring a self-driving vehicle to market in the next five years. Whether the commercialized driverless car will look like the overly cutesy Google prototype remains to be seen. For the last...

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iPhone 6s mini With 4-Inch Display Tipped to Launch in 2015

Apple fans who were disappointed with the launch of the large screen iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in September this year, might soon see a 4-inch iPhone with an iPhone 6-like design arrive in 2015. Timothy Arcuri, an analyst from Cowen and Company, is reported to have issued a note to Apple investors stating that the Cupertino-based tech firm might be working on a 4-inch handset, which might be called as iPhone 6s mini. Apple Insider, which claims to have procured a copy of the issued note, also adds that the specifications of the rumoured mini smartphone will match with that of iPhone 5s'...

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Google Chromecast Review: Simple Streaming, Now in India

A couple of weeks ago, at the start of the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF), Google finally launched the Chromecast wireless streaming accessory in India at Rs. 2,999. When it first launched last year, the Chromecast was seen as a geeky curiosity, though as long term owners of the HDMI dongle, we can testify it's seen more and more use off late. At the same time, we've seen alternatives such as Teewe, which was really easy to set up and worked well too, and Esycast, whose UI could definitely stand some improvement, but which is still a good alternative, launch in India. So how does the...

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