Mobile Phones
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Ministers barred from using mobile phones during Cabinet meetings
National | Oct 22, 2016, 06:46 PM ISTIn a first, the Cabinet Secretariat has issued a directive to the Union Ministers to not to carry mobile phones in Cabinet meetings as it could lead to the leakage of information through hacking of
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Great! This new method could extract gold from mobile phones
World | Sep 02, 2016, 10:42 AM ISTA new chemical method could help salvage some of the estimated 300 tonnes of gold used in electronic devices each year, a study shows. A simple chemical method developed by researchers at the University of
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Panic button to be made mandatory for mobile handsets from next year
Apr 25, 2016, 09:11 PM ISTThe government has said no such device will be sold from next year without a single key panic button.
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Punjab gang dupes Flipkart of Rs 25 lakh, police arrest five for fraud
Mar 02, 2016, 06:41 PM ISTMansa: The Punjab police have unearthed a gang operating in Mansa district that was allegedly duping e-commerce giant Flipkart of at least Rs 25 lakh by exploiting its easy-return policy. Five individuals have been arrested
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Mobile growth shaping India's Internet usage: Google
Feb 26, 2016, 05:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: With over 200 million mobile internet users in India, mobile phones captured 60 percent share of all shopping-related queries and over 50 percent share of all travel-related queries, a report released on Thursday
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No mobile phone for unmarried women : Gujarat village Diktat
India | Feb 20, 2016, 10:27 AM ISTAhmedabad: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making all out effort to make his Digital Indian campaign a success, a village in his native district of Mehsana has banned unmarried women from using mobile phones.Unmarried
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Taiwanese artist uses 25,000 mobile phones to create a car model
Nov 17, 2015, 11:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Taiwanese artist Lin Shih-Pao has showcased a talent to recycle garbage into modern art and spent 4 months working on an unusual project.Lin made a car out of used mobile phones. The project
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Grundfos to make intelligent water dispensing units in India
Oct 08, 2015, 12:01 PM ISTBjerringbro (Denmark) : Danish group Grundfos A/S has decided to make intelligent water dispenser in India near Chennai for the Indian as well as its other global markets, said a senior group official.The DKK 23.6
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Contraband tablets, improvised charger recovered from tihar jail
India | Oct 01, 2015, 12:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Two mobile phones without SIM cards, an improvised charger, batteries, 200 gm tobacco and a few contraband tablets - all concealed within tennis balls - were recovered from the premises of Tihar Jail
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Lakhvi, 26/11 mastermind living a luxurious jail life
World | Mar 01, 2015, 07:06 PM ISTIslamabad: LeT operations commander Zaki-ur- Rehman Lakhvi, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, is living in relative luxury inside jail with access to internet, mobile phones and visitors despite Pakistan's protestations that it is cracking
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On duty police constables banned from using mobile phones: Goa IGP
India | Sep 12, 2014, 08:26 AM ISTPanaji: Goa's police constabulary has been banned from constantly using mobile phones while on traffic and picketing duty according to newly-appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sunil Garg.Garg, who was on a visit to the
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Community panchayat bans jeans, mobile phones for girls
India | Aug 09, 2014, 11:16 AM ISTMuzaffarnagar (UP): A community panchayat has banned girls from wearing jeans and keeping mobile phones claiming that they were having a “bad” effect on them and were responsible for eve-teasing incidents. The panchayat of Gujjar
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Mobile phones have poor hands-free performance
Jun 13, 2014, 11:09 PM ISTGeneva: Mobile phone manufacturers need to improve their products' compatibility with car hands-free systems to improve customer satisfaction and road safety, results of an International Telecommunications Union test have shown. The test found that an
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Samsung India mobile phones head Vineet Taneja quits
May 09, 2014, 11:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Samsung India's country head for mobile phones and digital imaging Vineet Taneja had quit the company this week, according to industry sources.However, Samsung in its official statement said: “Samsung does not comment on
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Now read Amar Chitra Katha on mobile phones, tablets
May 04, 2014, 04:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: People can now read comics on personalities such as Akbar, Chanakya, Jawaharlal Nehru and JRD Tata on smartphones and tablets, as Amar Chitra Katha has made the digital debut.Amar Chitra Katha has launched
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Panasonic to launch below Rs 5,000 mobiles by Nov
Sep 29, 2013, 05:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to strengthen its position in the Indian mobile phone market, Japanese electronics major Panasonic plans to come out with devices below Rs 5,000 by November this year.The company has already
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Mobile phone services suspended in Kashmir, shutdown in Valley
India | Aug 15, 2013, 10:27 AM ISTSrinagar: Mobile telephone services were Thursday suspended all over Jammu and Kashmir as a precaution on Independence Day. The entire valley observed a shutdown today at the call of hardliner Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah
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BlackBerry rolls out EMI scheme for Z10, follows Apple and Samsung
May 24, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTNew Delhi, May 24: Smartphone maker BlackBerry has come out with easy monthly installments in India on smartphones like BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Curve 9220. For this the Canadian handset maker has tied up with
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Mobile phones to outnumber world population by 2014: Report
May 13, 2013, 01:14 PM ISTLondon, May 13: M-powering! Mobile phone subscriptions will outnumber the world population by the end of next year, according to a UN agency report.According to the International Telecoms Union prediction, the cell phone subscriptions will
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Samsung Galaxy Grand now available in India for Rs 21,500
Jan 22, 2013, 01:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 22: Samsung has launched its much discussed Galaxy Grand Android smartphone in India for Rs 21,500.The dual SIM based handset is powered by Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system and runs on