Riding on the strong sales of its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones, Samsung Electronics on Thursday declared 8.14 trillion won ($7billion) year-on-year operating profit – 18 percent – in the second quarter results. Touted as a bad news for Apple that saw a 15 percent decline in iPhone sales in its second quarter […]

Sai Dharam Tej’s Thikka is all set to ready for release. After Dhanush, young star Simbu roped in for singing a peppy track in Thikka Movie. Popular Tamil actors crooned and lent his voice for raising mega hero Sai Dharam Tej. After back to back hits like Subrahmanyam for Sale and Supreme, Mega hero is […]

The telecom story in India, generally speaking, has been a “success story” the vexed issue of “call drop” has hit it like a black spot, new Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha told parliament on Wednesday. Replying to supplementary questions from members during question hour in Lok Sabha, Sinha, who was recently given independent charge of the […]

Actress Vidya Balan loves traditional jewellery and says she used to wear jhumkas worth Rs 5 at one point of time. The actress, who exudes elegance when dressed in saris teamed with traditional jewellery, reminisced her younger days while she was here as the ambassador of Signature Senco Gold and Diamonds on Wednesday. Talking about […]

After creating headlines with numerous hot videos, controversy queen and online sensation Poonam Pandey is all set to come out with another steamy video. Poonam tweeted: “Tweethearts!! New video on its way’… ‘How about a GAME Video?” along with a screen grab of the video to tease her fans and make them curious about it. […]

Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco on Wednesday announced the acquisition of the hardware and software businesses of US TV company VIZIO Inc. for $2 billion to strengthen its presence in North America as part of its globalisation strategy. According to the deal, the VIZIO hardware and software businesses will be owned and operated as […]

In an effort to enhance users’ smartphones experience, Karbonn Mobiles has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) research company Staqu to introduce AI-enabled fashion search feature in its new range of smartphones — Fashion Eye and Fashion Eye 2.0. “With an aim to bring value-added services to its consumers, Karbonn Mobiles have forged one of the […]

As the sales of Apple iPhones went through a global slowdown barring in India, the Cupertino-based tech giant’s CEO Tim Cook has announced to soon open retail stores in the country — a move that brings to the fore the global importance of the burgeoning Indian smartphone market. Apple’s third-quarter net income plunged 27 per […]

Reliance Communications (RCOM) on Wednesday launched a new content-bundled data offer – MoviNet Plan – combining movies, music and Internet access, a company statement said here. “With the MoviNet Plan, subscription to the library of Hungama Play’s ‘Entertainment-on-Demand’ services comes free of cost, along with ‘Any-Use Data’. The MoviNet Plan blends data and content seamlessly, […]

Passenger car major Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday announced that the sales of its first light commercial vehicle (LCV), Super Carry, will commence from August end. The Maruti Suzuki said that the new vehicle Super Carry will be initially sold in three cities — Ahmedabad (Rs 4.03 lakh), Kolkata (Rs 4.11 lakh) and Ludhiana (Rs 4.01 […]