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AirTV Player with OTA tuner ready for prime time at CES 2017

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After leaking it in mid-December, Dish Network today officially launched its new AirTV brand with a streaming box and optional over-the-air (OTA) dongle that are "optimized for Sling," the company's other service for streaming everything  except  OTA TV. The AirTV Player in an Android-powered box that combines the ability to stream online video services -- including Netflix, Sling TV and other apps available in the Google Play Store -- and access live over-the-air TV channels, too. While nearly every TV can already receive those free channels with the addition of a cheap antenna, the AirTV is offering the convenience of combining them with the online services into a "one-stop shop," without the annoyance of switching inputs. It unifies the antenna-based channels into the Sling TV online channel guide, too. It also has the benefit of filling in some of those "missing" channels from the Sling TV lineup, including ABC and CBS (the owner of CNE...

[Exclusive] Reliance Jio and Lyf’s 4G VoLTE Feature Phone

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R Reliance Jio has grabbed the Indian telecom market by its collar. With never ending freebies and crazy low prices, Jio has truly been a game-changer. If there was  one piece missing in Jio’s puzzle , it’s got to be the feature phone. Well, you all would know by now that a Jio feature phone exists, but how does it look and what are its specifications? Read on to know more. While we are not sure which processor is powering this 4G VoLTE feature phone from Lyf, we do know that it comes with either 512MB of RAM along with 4GB of internal storage. It also supports microSD card up to 128GB which isn’t a standard amongst feature phones. Although Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 205 platform specifically for 4G VoLTE phones, we expect this one to be running a Spreadtrum processor (not completely sure about that). It’s a dual-sim device with one of the SIMs being nano-SIM. The highlight of this phone will be the ability to run some  Jio apps  like Jio TV, Jio...

Reliance Jio's Rs 500 4G phone leak shows its design and reveals full specs

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A fter changing the telecom space with its freebies and unlimited calling service, Jio is now all set to enter the feature phone market. A report leaked last week revealed that Jio will most likely launch a Rs 500 feature phone at its annual general meeting (AGM) on July 21, but the company hasn't confirmed anything about it yet. But ahead of the launch, photos of Jio's 4G feature phone have been leaked. The images reveal the the design details as well as hint at the key specifications.   Two new reports -- one from  TechPP  and another one from  TelecomTalk  -- reveal almost all the details about Jio's upcoming feature phone. And both the renders look pretty much similar. Both the reports hint that the upcoming feature phone by Jio will be launched under LYF brand. The company earlier launched several LYF branded smartphones, and is now said to launch a feature phone, which will have a price of around Rs 500.  Jio's upcoming feature phone is...

Jawbone is being liquidated as its CEO launches a related health startup

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The slow and painful demise of Jawbone is finally coming to an end, as yet another effort to rejuvenate the business is beginning under a familiar name. After a multi-year struggle to maintain relevance in the consumer wearable market, Jawbone is now liquidating — and thanks to an injection of capital from a new, unnamed investor, some of the driving forces behind the original company are forming a new business called Jawbone Health Hub. The move was first noted in a report by The Information, and TechCrunch has since independently confirmed the findings with a source close to the matter.  It’s not a particularly surprising bit of news — CEO Hosain Rahman has been planning an exit from the consumer market for some time now. We reported earlier this year that the executive was planning to shift the company toward clinical health services rather than continuing to compete with the Fitbits of the world. The same source has since confirmed the new focus. ...

Vertu is dead

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It’s been a long, downward slide for cellphone maker Vertu. The company, founded by Nokia in 1998, was supposed to be a luxury phone provider to the stars and, to a degree, it delivered. They sold the $11,000 phones like expensive watches in boutique stores in tony neighborhoods. Vertu, with its precious metals and fine, hand-cut leather was supposed to maintain its luxury lead for decades. It didn’t. The history of Vertu and be defined as Before iPhone and After iPhone. After the smartphone began its ascent luxury became far less important than usability. Devices like the hand-made Vertu and its competitor Sirin seemed to make less and less sense, even with features like sapphire screens and super-secure communication systems. Ultimately, Vertu could only sell phones to those for whom phones didn’t matter. That audience quickly shrunk over the past decade. The company will cut 200 jobs with its liquidation. Its current owner, “a Turkish exile in Paris”...

Asus Zenfone AR Launched in India with Project Tango-enabled and Daydream-ready for Rs. 49999

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Asus  has launched it  Zenfone AR  smartphone in India which was launched in Taiwan earlier. Along with the device, Jio is providing an additional Data of up to 100GB and Jio Prime Membership to its users. The device comes with 8GB of RAM and comes with 5.7-inch Super AMOLED QHD display. It sports a 23MP Sony IMX 318 sensor with OIS and also supports 4K video recording along with depth sensing and motion tracking features. At the launch, even Asus said that it is closely working with Google to make sure that the device works well with Google Tango and Daydream platform. It is also patterning with well-known brands to bring out the Tango experience to its users. Moreover, the user can avail the no cost EMI offers upto nine months and Reliance is offering 10GB additional 4G data per month over 10 recharges to selected users. This additional 4G data will be credited with every recharge of Rs. 309 or more till 31st March 2018 for up to 10 recharges. Earleir: We have b...

Virtual Retinal Display(VRD) : Explained !

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