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Intex Cloud Force With 5-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 4,999

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Intex has introduced a new Cloud-series smartphone in India, the Cloud Force, priced at Rs. 4,999. The handset is now listed on the company site and can be expected to be made available soon in India. The Intex Cloud Force features a 5-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixels) display and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass for screen protection. The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Cloud Force supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM). It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC7731 processor paired with 1GB of RAM and comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage. The handset supports expandable…

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Intex Aqua 4G Strong With VoLTE Support Launched at Rs. 4,499

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Intex has unveiled its new 4G-enabled budget Aqua 4G Strong smartphone at a price of Rs. 4,499. The smartphone is now listed on the company’s site though no availability details are provided. Intex lately has been expanding its 4G smartphone portfolio with launches in sub-Rs. 10,000 category. Last month, the Intex Aqua Raze and Intex Aqua Wing were launched at Rs. 5,199 and Rs. 4,599 respectively. The biggest highlight of the Intex Aqua 4G Strong is it features 4G LTE as well as voice over LTE (VoLTE), which means it…

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Freedom 251 Company’s Books to Be Scrutinised: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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The Directorate of Enforcement is investigating Ringing Bells, the company that launched the Freedom 251 for alleged contravention of FEMA. Besides, the Corporate Affairs Ministry has ordered scrutiny of the company’s books, while the Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY) is reviewing issues related to Freedom 251 smartphone, touted as world’s cheapest. Responding to queries related to the smartphone, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said: “The government through various departments is taking steps to protect the interest of consumers.” In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, he said a…

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Lava Flair S1 With Android 5.1 Available Online at Rs. 3,799

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Lava has launched a new budget smartphone, the Flair S1, which is now listed on the company’s site at Rs. 4,349. Available in Black and Champagne Gold, the Lava Flair S1 is available via several third-party online retailers at a market operating price of Rs. 3,799. The domestic handset maker touts that the Flair S1 smartphone sports a textured metallic finish on the back. Running Android 5.1 Lollipop, the dual-SIM handset features a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixels) TFT display. The Lava Flair S1 is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor…

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German Court Rules Against Apple in Video Streaming Patent Case

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A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski’s OpenTV unit a victory in its ongoing intellectual property licensing campaign against major technology companies. OpenTV sued Apple in 2014, alleging that various products infringe its patents, including the iPhone and iPad. The ruling on Tuesday from the Dusseldorf District Court said Apple products sold in Germany must not use streaming software which infringes OpenTV’s patents. It is unclear what steps Apple will take to comply with the ruling, or whether it will…

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Apple Encryption Fight Could Escalate With Demand for ‘Source Code’

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The latest filing in the legal war between the planet’s most powerful government and its most valuable company gave one indication of how the high-stakes confrontation could escalate even further. In what observers of the case called a carefully calibrated threat, the US Justice Department last week suggested that it would be willing to demand that Apple turn over the “source code” that underlies its products as well as the so-called “signing key” that validates software as coming from Apple. Together, those two things would give the government the power…

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