In another controversial turn of events in the Freedom 251 saga, Ringing Bells has been accused of “fraud” and non-payment of dues by its customer service provider – a charge refuted by the smartphone company. Ringing Bells has on the other hand accused the BPO company, Cyfuture, of having failed in handling the huge traffic of customer calls. Cyfuture Founder ... Read More »
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Bill Gates Says ‘Disappointed’ by Reports He Backs FBI in Apple Spat
Add Bill Gates to the cacophony of voices – from a former CIA director to Donald Trump – weighing in on the debate that has erupted between Apple and the FBI over user privacy, security and the attempt to unlock a phone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino, California, terrorism attacks. Early Tuesday, the Financial Times ... Read More »
2016 Chevrolet Cruze Prices Slashed by Upto 86,000
Despite the next generation Chevrolet Cruze already being sold in certain foreign markets, India only received a mildly facelifted iteration which was launched less than a month ago on January 30. However despite its recent entry, the facelifted version of the Cruze has now been given a substantial price-cut in an attempt to push sales by making it a value ... Read More »
Worldwide Protests Supporting Apple in Encryption Fight With FBI Planned By Internet Rights Group
Protesters are preparing to assemble in more than 30 cities to lash out at the FBI for obtaining a court order that requires Apple to make it easier to unlock an encrypted iPhone used by a gunman in December’s mass shootings in Southern California. The protests organized by the Internet rights group Fight for the Future are scheduled to occur ... Read More »
Apple Says Debate Over iPhone Encryption Should Be Decided by Congress
Senior Apple executives said on Friday that the right place to find a solution to the encryption debate was in the US Congress, rebuffing the Justice Department’s successful pursuit of a court order to unlock an iPhone linked to one of the San Bernardino shooters. The executives, speaking to reporters on a press call, said they were stunned that the ... Read More »
LG G5 to Sport Hi-Fi Audio Features Co-Designed by B&O Play
LG couple of days ahead of its MWC 2016 keynote event announced that it has partnered with Bang & Olufsen Play (B&O Play) to deliver “enhanced high-quality audio experience” in the upcoming LG G5 flagship smartphone. This also makes the South Korean tech giant first to offer Hi-Fi audio features co-designed by B&O Play. The LG G5 is set to ... Read More »
Amazon Expanding Deliveries by Its ‘On-Demand’ Drivers: Report
Amazon.com Inc is quietly inviting drivers for its new “on-demand” delivery service to handle its standard packages, as the online retailer known for low prices and razor-thin profit margins looks to speed up delivery times and tamp down its growing multi-billion dollar logistics bill. The move, which has not been announced publicly, is the latest sign that the world’s biggest ... Read More »
BoJ Launches Negative Rates, Already Dubbed a Failure by Markets
Tokyo: The Bank of Japan’s negative interest rates came into effect on Tuesday in a radical plan already deemed a failure by financial markets, highlighting Tokyo’s lack of options to spur growth as global markets sputter. The central bank, which announced the shock decision on January 29, will charge banks 0.1 per cent for parking additional reserves with the BoJ ... Read More »
Xiaomi Mi 5 Specifications Tipped by Leaked Retail Packaging
We are exactly one week away from Xiaomi’s February 24 launch event in China as well as a limited media preview at MWC 2016 in Barcelona the same day. But there is no shortage of leaks related to the upcoming flagship from the Chinese handset maker. In a latest leak, a retail package sticker claimed to be from Xiaomi Mi ... Read More »
Samsung Galaxy S7’s First ‘Unboxing Videos’ Released by Company
Samsung, days ahead of its Galaxy S7 launch at its pre-MWC 2016 event, has rolled out two teaser videos as a part of its “Seven Days of Unboxing” campaign. While the first video shows a child unboxing the flagship smartphone, interestingly the second shows a llama unboxing the handset. Both the child and the llama are then asked to paint ... Read More »