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I am Sherly, living in the city of Alappuzha, which known as the 'Venice of the East'.

Microsoft Launches Nokia 130 for Rs.1649 In India

Microsoft Devices launched entry level dual-sim mobile phone ‘Nokia 130’, having built-in music player with up to 46 hours continuous playback on a single charge, and priced it at Rs 1,649 in India. “The Nokia 130 is a perfect device


Amazon shopping, Jet Airways booking With RuPay

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)’s domestic card payment scheme RuPay is getting more adoption from online merchants: It has tied-up with Amazon and Jet Airways, enabling RuPay debit card holders to make online transactions on the respective sites. RuPay


How to use Computer for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Digital technology has also given blind people ever-expanding opportunities for personal and professional growth. To make such a highly visual environment accessible to those unable to see a computer monitor, assistive technology must do two things: 1. Enable users to


AT&T bundles $1 Amazon Fire phone with $49 Fire HDX tablet

Started, AT &t customers can get an Amazon Fire HDX tablet for $49–a $130 discount–with the purchase of a Fire phone, which costs just $0.99 on a two-year contract. The phone does have a solid camera, and the free year


Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 launched at Rs 20,900

South Korean firm Samsung has launched the Galaxy Mega 2 smartphone in India at Rs 20,900.The smartphone has 2,800 mAh battery and measures 163.6×84.9×8.6mm with 194 grams weight. The Mega 2 phablet is a 6-inch device with a resolution of


Download Google Chrome 39 (32 & 64 Bit) Beta

The beta channel has been updated to 38.0.2125.58 for Windows, Mac and Linux. With this release Chrome Mac is 32-bit and will continue to be 32-bit when Chrome 38 goes to stable. With the release of Chrome 39, we will


Download Firefox 34 Beta arrives with ‘Firefox Hello’

Firefox Mozilla updated the beta version of its browser to version 34 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Firefox Beta build from Mozilla and this time it’s coming with a new Firefox Hello real time communication client, which will now


Twitter unveils ‘Fabric’ new platform for Mobile Developers

Twitter unveiled Fabric on Wednesday, a new developer toolkit with software products to better build third-party mobile apps. Fabric was showcased by Twitter executives in San Francisco, including CEO Dick Costolo, at the company’s first mobile developers conference, Flight. Fabric


Twitter announces Digits, an alternative to passwords

Twitter has announced a service that enables users to replace static passwords with a text message-based one-time passcode service. The announcement of the Digits service, made at Twitter’s Flight developer conference in San Francisco, came just hours after Google announced


Facebook tries anonymous chatting app, Rooms

Facebook announced the launch of its own anonymous messaging app, called Rooms. With this, the social networking giant has entered a domain, which is an increasingly crowded field, considering various start-ups, which revolve around anonymous messaging. Facebook’s app is a