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HTC 10 Teaser Hints at ‘World Class, Front and Back’ Cameras

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HTC may have not revealed launch date for its upcoming flagship smartphone but the company has been teasing the device on social platforms. The latest in the series teases the cameras on what is expected to be called the ‘HTC 10’ smartphone. The Taiwanese company in a tweet on Tuesday said, “World First, World Class, Front and Back. You’ll see,” accompanied by a hashtag “powerof10.” The tweet also shared an image that showed cameras from possibly the ‘HTC 10’ smartphone. Not much could be deciphered from the image but it…

Parents Should Stop Using Smartphones at the Dinner Table: Study

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Are you a tech buff who is unable to keep off your phone even at the dinner table? In that case, your kids may not be happy with you at all, say researchers. A study which delves into the dynamics of technology and families reveals that the children of those parents who sporadically text even while driving or those who indulge in over-sharing on social media are not too impressed with their parents’ habits. The researchers noted that there have been similar hurdles in the past, as families grew accustomed…

Direct Tax Mop Up at Rs 5.54 Lakh Cr, Indirect at Rs 5.69 Lakh Cr: Government

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New Delhi: Government has collected Rs 5,54,179 crore from direct tax as on February 29 and Rs 5,69,056 crore from indirect tax as on January 31 this fiscal, Parliament was informed today. According to revised estimate, Rs 7.52 lakh crore was estimated to come from direct taxes (corporate, and income tax) and another Rs 7.03 lakh crore from indirect taxes (customs, excise and service tax), Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Replying to a separate query, Sinha said in 2015-16 (up to…

Crisil Sees GDP Growing At 7.9% in 2016-17

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Mumbai: The country’s GDP can grow by 7.9 per cent next fiscal if the monsoon is normal and government implements the reform measures announced so far, domestic rating agency Crisil said on Friday. The growth forecast, highest by any house and even above the government’s own estimate of 7-7.75 per cent, has been arrived assuming a faster growth in agriculture, Crisil Chief Economist Dharmakirti Joshi said in a concall today. The country has faced weather shocks for three consecutive years, including two years of deficient rains in 2014 and 2015,…

Oppo F1 ICC WT20 Limited Edition Smartphone Launched at Rs. 17,990

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Oppo being the official global partner of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, has launched the Oppo F1 ICC WT20 limited edition smartphone. The company had already launched its Oppo F1 selfie-focused handset in India in January at Rs. 15,990. The new limited edition version of the smartphone comes with an MOP of Rs. 17,990. The Oppo F1 ICC WT20 limited edition to ‘fit the spirit of T20’ features a ICC World Twenty20 logo on its back panel. The Chinese tech firm will also be giving away the handset to winners…

US Government Strikes Back at Silicon Valley Support for Apple

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The Justice Department struck back at Silicon Valley’s outpouring of support for Apple Inc., reasserting its claim that forcing the company to help unlock a terrorist’s iPhone is legal. Last week, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft were among the dozens of technology companies that decried what they called an unprecedented expansion of government power that endangers the privacy of hundreds of millions of people. The Justice Department on Thursday tried to narrow the focus back to the iPhone 5c used by a San Bernardino County employee who, with his wife, murdered…