Category Archives: Technology

Demonetisation: PM Modi pushes for use of mobiles to deal with cash crunch

Bathinda: Pushing for mobile banking to deal with problems arising out of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the people to let their mobile phones serve as a bank branch to deal with corruption and black money. He said the number of mobiles is four times the number of families and people should use their mobiles to make Read More


Demonetisation will help boost digital economy: Nandan Nilekani

New Delhi: Former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, Nandan Nilekani, has said the demonetisation “shock given to the currency” will boost digital economy. “The fact is that we have had a shock given to the currency system and, in my view, this will boost digital economy,” said Nilekani, who was in a conversation with Nalin Mehta at Read More


Mobile wallet MobiKwik Lite registers 2 million downloads under 2 days

New Delhi: The demonetisation moved by the Modi government appears to have been a boon for mobile wallets such as MobiKwik, Paytm with the country going cashless. MobiKwik, India’s leading mobile wallet announced that is lighter version ‘MobiKwik Lite’ registered over 20 lakh (2 million) downloads in less than 2 days since its launch. As the nation goes cashless following Read More


ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe: Key features

Mumbai: Smartphone users and techno-savvy people can now look forward to ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe to satiate their temptations for a high-end gadget. Launched by Taiwan-based technology giant ASUS on Wednesday, Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) is now available to Indian customers. If you have been thinking of buying a new smartphone for yourself, then you would be keen to know Read More


2017 Hyundai Grandi10 spotted on test

Earlier this year, Hyundai unveiled a facelifted version of its i10 hatchback. This vehicle revealed the updates that we would get on our Grand model in India. Now ahead of official debut early next year, the test vehicle has been spotted doing the rounds outside Chennai. Despite the camouflage, the hatchback sports a bigger hexagonal grille integrated with LED DRLs Read More


2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA Picture Gallery

Mercedes-Benz has launched the facelifted version of the CLA within two years of its launch and apart from the regulation nips and tucks, there are a few more add-ons. So here then is an up close look at new Mercedes-Benz CLA. Yes, Mercedes has finally added the pristine Blue to the CLA and its looks fabulous and so does the Read More


Ford reveals all-new generation of the Fiesta

Mahindra launched two new digital platforms today – SYOUV and With You Hamesha. The digital platforms are aimed at enhancing the ownership experience of the Mahindra products right through the pre-sales, sales and post-sales phases for the customer. The SYOUV is a pre-sales platform which currently features only the XUV500. This platform assists the customer in researching about a new Read More


Ford adds ABS and EBD in Trend variants of Figo and Aspire

The Trend variants of the Ford Figo and Aspire now get anti-lock braking system (ABS) and electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) as a standard feature. This variant gets even safer as it was already equipped with dual airbags. Earlier, it was only the high-end Titanium and Titanium+ trims that were equipped with ABS and EBD. Now with this update, it’s only Read More


Trai expresses concern over India’s low broadband penetration

New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday said demonetisation has accelerated digital transactions in the country, but expressed concern over India trailing nations like Singapore and Malaysia at the level of broadband connectivity, a key component of digital infrastructure. “There is one area where we need to do a lot of work and that area is broadband connectivity,” Trai Chairman, Read More


Motorola Moto M India launch: Key things you should know

Mumbai: The official Twitter handle of Moto India took to the micro-blogging site to announce the arrival of Moto M. However, the exact date of the launch of the brand new model hasn’t been revealed. Going by @Moto_IND’s tweet, Moto M is “Majestically metal” and a phone “that reflects who you are”. Check out the tweet below: The smartphone company Read More