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Huawei P9 Smartphone Leaked Yet Again in Images Ahead of Launch

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We have already seen the upcoming Huawei P9 flagship smartphone in several leaked images. And, they don’t seem to be stopping, as another set of images has emerged on the Web showing the alleged handset. The images coming from a Weibo user (via 9to5Google) reveal nothing new in terms of design. The handset is seen sporting dual rear cameras along with a laser autofocus setup and dual-tone LED flash. A square-shaped fingerprint is also visible at the centre along with the company branding at the bottom. A front-facing camera along…

Moto G (Gen. 3) Now Receiving Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update in India

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Motorola is rolling out the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OTA update to its smartphones in India. While earlier this month the Moto X Play got the update, the company has now brought the same OS update to the budget Moto G (Gen 3) handsets. The handset already received the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update earlier this year. The Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update changelog stays the same as that seen in the Moto X Play OS update. The update comes bundled with Google’s monthly security update – Android security update for March –…

Freedom 251 Smartphone Maker in Trouble, FIR Registered

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Noida Police has registered a case of cheating against the owner of Ringing Bells who had offered to sell the world’s cheapest smartphone following a complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya. The police registered the case under Section 420 (cheating) of IPC and the IT Act on Tuesday. The owner of Ringing Bells Mohit Goel and company president Ashok Chaddha have been named in the FIR, police said. Ringing Bells had recently offered with much fanfare a smartphone, named Freedom 251, at just Rs. 251 and claimed it to…

Micromax’s Yu Yureka Plus Successor Spotted in Benchmark Listing

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Micromax’s Yu Televentures is expected to reveal the successor to the Yu Yureka Plus smartphone soon, if new benchmark and import/ export website listings of the handset are to be believed. The Indian import/ export site, Zauba, lists a new Yu handset as shipped on March 21 with model number Yu5200. The smartphones were shipped from China, and had a declared value of Rs. 9,036 each. To be noted is that import/ export website price listings are only declared values, and usually are not accurate reflections of actual market price.…

Government To Fund Scholars For Post-Doctoral Research In India

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The National Post-Doctoral Fellowship was launched a month ago and would fund around 1000 scholars this year. (Representational Image) New Delhi: In a bid to prevent brain drain, the government has embarked upon a scheme to fund pure science scholars, who have completed their PhDs, to enable them continue their post-doctoral research in India. According to Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, the scholars would be paid Rs. 50,000 per month for the period of three years and would also be given a basic grant of Rs. 7…

OnePlus 3 With Snapdragon 820 SoC Spotted in Benchmark Results

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OnePlus has been working on its third flagship smartphone for months now, which Co-Founder Carl Pei claimed will sport a “new design,” and is expected to launch in the second quarter of this year. Now, the rumoured OnePlus 3 has been spotted in AnTuTu benchmark results tipping the innards of the handset. According to the benchmark listing, the OnePlus 3 comes with the model number OnePlus A3000 and features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC; Adreno 530; 4GB of RAM; 16-megapixel rear camera; 8-megapixel front camera, and runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.…