Ford Mustang - All You Need To Know About!

Undoubtedly, Ford Mustang will be one of the oldest nameplates to go sale in the country, soon! 

Ford officially announced the release of Mustang for the Indian market on 28th of January. The 51 years old American icon will be roaring its naturally aspirated V8, just in a few months from now! The Mustang is now featured on Ford India’s website . There has been a lot of anticipation for this 6th generation this pony car. This half a century of history, for the first time has a wheel on the right side and has officially kept a foot on the right side of the Atlantic Ocean! Let us see what it has to offer for the Indian market. 

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Huawei's first Honor phone for the US goes on sale January 31st

The Honor 5X packs a metal body and fingerprint reader for $200 unlocked.

Huawei's Honor brand teased that it would land in the US this year, and it's making good on its word: the company will officially begin selling the Honor 5X on American shores tomorrow, January 31st. It's a pretty solid deal, at first blush. For $200 off-contract, you'll getting an aluminum-clad GSM phone with a fingerprint reader, a 5.5-inch 1080p display and mid-range specs that include a Snapdragon 616 chip, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel selfie shooter. You even get nano-SIMand micro-SIM slots that both support 4G data (though not at the same time), so you shouldn't have to fuss with SIM adapters or replacements to give this a whirl.

Hyperloop a very solid idea - says US Secretary of Transportation

This weekend, over a thousand high school and college students from all over the world have congregated at Texas A&M University to pitch their prototype design ideas for Elon Musk’s Hyperloop. And apparently US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is totally onboard.

The Verge is on the ground at Texas A&M’s SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition Design Weekend. It reports that Secretary Foxx described the Hyperloop to attending students as a “very solid idea” and that the federal government has a “responsibility” to back Hyperloop innovation—possibly even help fund the program.

LeEco plans to unveil Le3D VR headset in India by Q2 2016

After receiving a good response to the launch of its new smartphone in the Indian market, LeEco, has plans to launch its VR headsets in India by June.

Termed as Le3D Helmet, the VR headset has a 5.5-inch 2K LCD display with a pixel resolution of 2560 x 1440p with a seventy-degree field of view. The function and design of the VR are quite similar to that of Samsung Gear VR, which was launched in India on 5th of January.

Apple reportedly has a huge team working on VR and AR headsets

The Oculus Rfit

Today, Apple is known most for selling iPhones, iPads and Macs. But in the future, it could be known for selling cars and headsets for virtual reality and augmented reality.

According to the Financial Times, Apple has put together a large team of VR and AR experts to explore the technologies. The report claims the team already has working prototype headsets.

There are reportedly hundreds of employees within the secret research unit, many poached from companies likeMicrosoft and Lytro. Last week, theFinancial Times reported that Apple hadhired Doug Bowman, a leading 3D interface expert with experience in both VR and AR to join its research unit.

Facebook may soon let you share rides

NEW YORK: Social networking website Facebook will soon introduce a feature on its Events page that will allow users attending the same event to connect and share rides.

A recent patent application from Facebook suggests that the social networking giant has interesting plans in store for its Events page.

The patent filing specifically details how the site's Events page could also double as a ride-sharing centre, BGR reported on Friday.

The feature will add two sub-listings to the "Going" selection -- "Going and driving" and "Going but not driving" -- to the existing three basic response options -- Going, Not Going and Interested.

Google is testing solar-powered 5G internet drones

As if balloons were not enough for Google, the Mountain View internet giant is testing solar-powered drones at Spaceport America in New Mexico to explore new ways to deliver high-speed internet from the air (5G).

The company has set up its own flight control centre at Spaceflight Operations Center and is temporarily using 15,000 square feet of hangar space in Gateway to Space terminal designed for the much-delayed Virgin Galactic spaceflights(Google)

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According to a report in the Guardian, Google had created prototypes of such drones last year and is now testing them under a secret project named SkyBender.

The company has set up its own flight control centre at Spaceflight Operations Center and is temporarily using 15,000 square feet of hangar space in Gateway to Space terminal designed for the much-delayed Virgin Galactic spaceflights.

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Specifications Tipped in Leaked Kernel Source

More information about the rumoured Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) model has hit the Internet. Some of the smartphone specifications have been tipped via a leaked kernel source.

Spotted by users via GSMArena, the purported kernel source of the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)reveals a full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution display; Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC; 13-megapixel rear camera with the Samsung S5K3L2XX sensor, and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a Samsung S5K5E3YX sensor, 1.1um pixels, and 23mm f/2.2 lens. Also hinted at are a fingerprint sensor, microSD card support, and a 4300mAh battery.

iPhone 5SE, iPad Air 3, new Apple Watch bands coming in March: Report

TOI TechiPad Air 3 is expected to have rear LED flash, better speakers and stylus support, while iPhone 5SE is said to be a smaller version of iPhone 6. Apple Watch bands are likely to be in new colours and introduce new materials.

NEW DELHI: While the small-screen iPhone 5SE may be hog the limelight at Apple's rumoured March launch event, but the company is also expected to launch the next version of iPad Air as well as new bands for the Apple Watch.

According to a report by 9To5Mac, Apple will take the covers off the purported iPad Air 3 at the event, which is likely to be held mid-March. The next-generation Apple tablet is rumoured to have LED flash on the back for better photos in low light conditions as well as improved audio performance.

It may also support the Apple Pencil stylus that the company introduced with iPad Pro last year.

Nasa's Hubble Spots Mammoth Cloud Boomerang Back to Our Galaxy

Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a monstrous cloud of hydrogen gas that is plummeting toward our galaxy at nearly 1.1 million km per hour.

Though hundreds of enormous, high-velocity gas clouds whiz around the outskirts of our galaxy, this so-called "Smith Cloud" is unique because its trajectory is well known.

New Hubble observations suggest it was launched from the outer regions of the galactic disk, around 70 million years ago.

Facebook Brings Live Video Streaming to All iPhone Users in the US

Facebook is ready to start broadcasting live video on its iPhone app.

The option to show live video is being turned on Thursday for everyone in the US with Facebook's app installed on an iPhone. The California company plans to extend the iPhone feature to all 1.6 billion of its worldwide users in the next few weeks.

The feature will enable Facebook users to share live video with friends and family. It's similar to the live video app called Periscope that Twitter introduced on its messaging service last year.

Alphabet Changes Results Format to Separate Google, Other Bets

Hoping to provide greater clarity into the performance of its many holdings, Alphabet Inc said it would report financial results under two segments, Google and "Other Bets," when it releases fourth-quarter earnings on Monday.

Under Google, Alphabet will report the results of its main Internet and related businesses such as search, ads, maps,YouTube, Android, Chrome andGoogle Play, and hardware products such as Chromecast, Chromebooks and Nexus, as well as its virtual reality offerings.

"Other Bets" will detail Alphabet's other businesses including Access/Google Fiber, Calico, Nest, Verily (formerly known as Google Life Sciences), GV (once known as Google Ventures), Google Capital and X, better known as Google X.

Flipkart launching smartphone, TV exchange programme

BENGALURU: India's largest online retailer, Flipkart, wants its customers to buy a new smartphone every year.

The Bengaluru-based company is launching an exchange programme, starting with smartphones and television sets, that it expects will drive 20% of the sales in these categories by the end of this year.

Flipkart, which says it sells one out of five smartphones in India, expects handset sales to hit 100 million devices this year, but fears sales will begin to taper after that. "Then the only way growth will come is with churn," said chief business officer Ankit Nagori.

Idea Cellular expands 4G service to 39 towns in Karnataka

Telecom operator Idea Cellular today announced the expansion of its high-speed 4G LTE services to 39 towns in Karnataka. The company said within a month it has expanded 4G LTE service footprint to 24 districts, including Bengaluru, Mysuru, Madikeri, Karwar, Chikmagalur, Belgavi and Chitradurga, covering 20 per cent of the state's population. With rapid expansion, Idea will launch 4G service in Mangaluru, Udupi-Manipal, Vijayapura, Ballari and 18 more towns by end of the fiscal, taking the total tally to 61.

Idea has over 8.6 million consumers in Karnataka, the company said in a release here. In December, Idea had announced the launch of 4G LTE services in all four telecom circles (five states) of South India -- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Karnataka. Earlier this month, it launched services across three more circles - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab -- expanding its 4G LTE service footprint to seven telecom service areas.

BlackBerry introduces Android-powered Priv smartphone in India at Rs 62,990

BlackBerry introduces Android-powered Priv smartphone in India at Rs 62,990

BlackBerry launched the anticipated Priv smartphone today in India today. The new Android smartphone by BlackBerry will be available in stores across India from January 30 with a price tag of Rs 62,990. The device will also be available via BlackBerry authorised partners and resellers, and from online partner Amazon India as well.

In terms of specifications, the smartphone has a 5.4-inch dual-curved WQHD Plastic AMOLED display similar to the Samsung Galaxy Edge series. The display has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels with a density of 540 dpi. In addition, the device is powered by  a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Hexa-Core, 64-bit processor with an Adreno 418, 600MHz GPU.

Smartphone Shipments Hit Record High in 2015: IDC

More than 1.4 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide last year in a new high for the sector with Chinese handset makers racking up the biggest gains, an industry tracker said Wednesday.

Global smartphone shipments for 2015 jumped slightly more than 10 percent to an unprecedented 1.43 billion, said International Data Corporation (IDC), releasing its preliminary figures.

New Card-Free ATMs Will Let You Withdraw Money With Your Mobile

Soon, losing your ATM card won't be the financial life-stopping event it used to be. Just don't also lose your phone.

JPMorgan Chase customers will soon be able to withdraw cash or initiate other transactions using their cellphone at Chase ATMs being upgraded later this year.

The move will include new cash machines that don't require a card and upgrades to existing machines that will allow customers to withdraw more money and in different denominations, said Chase spokesman Michael Fusco. The withdrawal limit will also be substantially higher, up to $3,000 (roughly Rs. 2,04,000) during branch hours.

Microsoft's New App Serves News to iPhone Users

It seems everyone is interested in serving you news. Roughly four months after ApplelaunchedNews app with iOS 9, Microsoft has quietly released its take on the matter. The Redmond-based company has launched News Pro, app that's presently available only foriPhone and iPad users.

Made by Microsoft Garage, the home to the company's experimental and odd creations, News Pro aims to cater you news that is relevant to your taste. It learns about your reading preferences by looking at your Facebook and LinkedInaccounts.

Google Glass disappears from Twitter and Facebook

It was a good run, Google Glass. An early wearable technology sensation, you were on nerdy heads everywhere and had even managed to invade less geeked-out spaces like fashion runways, TV shows and even movie premieres.

But that was a long time and many memes ago. Google has rolled up and packed away much of the Glass consumer program, and on Tuesday it euthanized most of its Google Glass social accounts, including Twitter and Facebook. The action was first spotted by 9to5Google and confirmed byMashable when we checked the accounts and found that not only were they dead, Google had cleaned them out.

Inbox By Gmail Gets Smarter Search With Quick Answer Cards

Inbox by Gmail, Google’s next-gen email client for mobile and the web, is getting a nice little update today that will make it easier to find information like addresses, membership numbers and package tracking numbers in your emails.

While Inbox always featured a pretty good search feature that would organize results by relevance, Google has now made its search tool in the app significantly smarter.

Facebook Updates Audience Network To Include Support For Mobile Web

For Facebook, ads are still kind when it comes to talking about the bottom line, and paramount to that success are the platforms that allow the company to serve its personalized ads across the web. Audience Network, which was previously only available in mobile apps, has been Facebook’s main tool in the expanding its ad network’s reach.

Today, Facebook announced that Audience Network would be expanding to include support for mobile web, a move that will undoubtedly open up the platform to scads of new publishers. The company also noted that today’s expansions allows the 2.5 million existing Facebook advertisers to “reach more of the people they care about on mobile devices”

Internet traffic may soon travel at the speed of light!

For the first time, revolutionary internet tecnologies may enable internet traffic to travel at the speed of light, while being completely open and programmable, scientists say. 

The current internet infrastructure is not able to support independent development and innovation at physical and network layer functionalities, protocols and services, while at the same time supporting the increasing bandwidth demands of changing and diverse applications.
 The research introduces new concepts of open source optical internet enabled by optical white box and software defined network technologies. 

"These technologies will hide complexity of optical networks and open them up for traditional programmers and application developers to create new type of internet applications taking advantages of speed of light," said Reza Nejabati, from University of Bristol in UK. 

"New internet technologies frequently emerge, but most of them rarely result in new and revolutionary internet applications," he said. 

"The technologies suggested could pave the way for the creation of new internet services and applications not previously possible or disruptive," Nejabati said. 

"The technologies could also potentially change the balance of power from vendors and operators that are monopolising the current internet infrastructure to wider users and service providers," he said. 

The study was oublished in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A.

List of new cars that will be seen at the Auto Expo 2016 – IAB Picks [Updated]

The Auto Expo 2016 will return to Greater Noida in the first week of February 2016. In its 13th edition, the “Delhi Motor Show” as it is otherwise known, will host a range of new cars that will launch in India next year. Below is a list of what to expect:

2016 Audi A4:

Audi India is expected to showcase the B9 A4, based on the MLB Evo platform, at the Auto Expo shortly before its launch, which is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2016. The new A4 is lighter by 120 kg and sports new features like the Matrix LED headlights, Virtual Cockpit, phonebox with wireless charging etc.
2016 Audi R8:

Alongside the new A4, Audi is also expected to show the second generation 2016 R8. Based on a new spaceframe construction, the R8 is currently offered in European markets with the 5.2-liter V10 engine which also does duty on the Lamborghini Huracan.

HomeIndustry Automobiles Bajaj V – A bike made of INS Vikrant’s metal – Launching on February 1

Though there is no official word yet on its positioning and pricing, the first motorcycle under Bajaj V could be a premium commuter in 150cc space

The mystery bike from Bajaj, scheduled to be launched on 1st February 2016, could be a new brand introduction for the company. The new brand could be called Bajaj V, as the recent teaser video reveals.

Bajaj Auto says that the new motorcycle is made from the metal of INS Vikrant – the first aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy – that had played an important role during 1971 Indo-Pak war. After serving the nation for almost 4 decades, the INS Vikrant was decommissioned in 1997, and was preserved as a museum ship in Mumbai till 2012. It was finally scraped in January 2014.

WhatsApp suffers brief outage globally

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned smartphone messaging service WhatsApp temporarily crashed in an array of countries from the US to India, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of users.

Reports of people having trouble with WhatsApp in countries including Japan, India, Malaysia, Colombia and the United States hit the internet about 0200 GMT Tuesday.

The outage appeared to be resolved in most locations in an hour or so, according to Downdetector.com, which calls itself "the weatherman for the digital world."

Smart car: Google and Apple are competing for bigger chunk of auto segment

The auto industry is on the brink of a revolution. This isn’t an overnight revelation, and in fact, an Accenture report back in 2013, had revealed how the next-gen in-car technologies could help shape the future demand for sales and bring a sustained revenue stream to the automotive industry. It was been touted that drivers, even in emerging economies, are likely to choose a car based on in-vehicle technology over its performance.

Looks like, Google and Apple have been quite attentive and geared up to leverage on the auto tech segment. From driverless cars to connected cars, everything seems like a part of this plan. After all, technology needs to evolve! The longevity of the smartphone era depends upon what goes on around it, which will ensure it doesn’t meet the same fate as the tablet. The reports about stagnancy in market and prediction about Apple’s first ever dip in iPhone sales has made them sit back straight and take notice of the foreseeable future.

Image: AP

Now, we are aware of the whole transformation that Tesla Motors and Elon Musk plan to bring in the auto space. You may argue that Electric cars form an almost negligible part of the auto market, but there is no denying that slowly yet steadily the perception is changing. In fact, there is a herd following in the tech industry, especially when the innovation is triggered by Apple. Now, several reports have been pointing at Apple being in talks to build an electric car. Need we say more?

Microsoft Delays Windows 10 Mobile Rollout Yet Again: Report

Anxiously waiting for theWindows 10 Mobile software update to arrive on yourWindows Phone smartphone? You might have to wait for a few more weeks. It appearsMicrosoft has yet again delayed the rollout for the latest version of its mobile operating system.

Microsoft recently told its partners that it is rescheduling the rollout of Windows 10 Mobile to the public, reportedVentureBeat. The current time frame of the release is between the first week of February to the middle of the month. The monthly service update for theLumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XLsmartphone has also been delayed, the report added.