Google Unveils Android Wear

Google has announced 'Android Wear,' their effort to bring the Android mobile operating system to wearable devices. Android Wear provides an interface to control other devices through a smartwatch, adds support for Google Now's voice commands, and lets wearables integrate with various apps. Google has made a developer preview available for download immediately. Google's Motorola division concurrently announced a smartwatch that's powered by Android Wear called the Moto 360. LG announced one as well.

Karbonn launches hexa-core powered Titanium Hexa phablet with Android KitKat for Rs 16,900

Even though Karbonn is one of the new hardware partners in India for Windows Phone, the bulk of the company’s revenue is still through Android smartphones. And while we are still awaiting the first Windows Phone device from the company, Karbonn has gone ahead and launched its first smartphone with a hexa-core processor. Called the Titanium Hexa, the phone is priced at Rs 16,900 and will be available in the first week of April.

The hexa-core processor makes it only the second smartphone to have such a CPU. This time around though, it’s MediaTek’s MT6591 1.5Ghz hexa-core CPU. If you recall, Samsuing had used the Exynos 5260 SoC for its Galaxy Note 3 Neo, the first hexa-core smartphone.

Micromax Canvas Turbo mini A200

Micromax’s Canvas Turbo mini A200 entered the Indian market priced at Rs 14,490 with a not-so lucrative specs sheet.

Specs-
The Turbo mini is clearly a stripped down version of the popular Canvas Turbo. Sporting a smaller 4.7-inch display with lower 720p resolution, its pixel density limits to 312 ppi, similar to the Iris Pro 30. The similarities don’t end here; the Turbo mini supports 4GB onboard storage, microSD card slot up to 32GB, 8MP rear snapper and most of the connectivity options. It is slightly lighter than the Iris Pro 30 at 111 grams, but slightly thicker at 7.9 grams. There’s a better-sounding 5MP front camera.

Karbonn’s octa-core Titanium Octane and Octane Plus running KitKat launched for Rs 14,490, Rs 17,990

Joining the octa-core brigade, Karbonn has launched two smartphones using MediaTek’s low-cost octa-core chips. Dubbed the Titanium Octane and the Titanium Octane Plus, they are priced at Rs 14,490 and Rs 17,990 and, will be available in the first week of April.

41 Hidden Siri Features You should Know

41 Hidden Siri Features is a post by Josh Smith from Gotta Be Mobile.
Siri is a big part of iOS 7, but many iPhone and iPad owners don’t know everything that the personal assistant is capable of. After using Siri for a few year’s we discovered a collection of hidden Siri features that only come to light when you get past the basics of setting an alarm and making a phone call.
It’s true that Siri is not always reliable thanks to connectivity issues, but when it comes down to it there is a lot that Siri can do on the iPhone and iPad even with the occasional miss.
These hidden Siri features are not locked behind a special code and there is no need to use the iOS 7 jailbreak to unlock them. No, these Siri features are available to everyone on iOS 7, but most users have no clue that these features exist, or how to use them.

Here is a look at 41 hidden Siri features to help you do more.

In this look at 40+ hidden Siri features we’ll dive deep into the personal assistant to show users the lesser known tasks Siri is capable of. While Siri users will surely know a few things on this list already, we expect everyone will learn a few tricks.
We’ll start with a few Siri tricks that users are more likely to know and move into the lesser known.

John Sculley Former Apple CEO to launch smartphone handsets brand in India; to sell mobiles at Rs 12,000 and less

John Sculley, the man who fired Steve Jobs, is targeting India's growing smartphone market by selling handsets at Rs 12,000 and less, starting next month. InflexionPoint, an investment and acquisitions company promoted by Sculley, has hired Ajay Sharma, former head of smartphones at Micromax, to head the Indian operations. Sharma had earlier worked with HTC India.

Sculley, who was the CEO at Apple between 1983 and 1993, will fund the venture, Sharma told ET. The investments will flow into Dragon Technology, a distribution company owned by InflexionPoint in China. It will oversee production and supply chain of smart devices coming into India.

Women's Day: Google reveals most searched 20 Indian women

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Google search trends (for over a period of 2 months

Jan 2014 to Feb 2014) reveals the names of most searched 20 successful Indian women.

These include B-town personalities and politicians among others. Two sports women also make it to the top 20 Saina Nehwal and Mary Kom. Arundhati Roy and Shobha de were also among top 20 women searched on Google. Top 20 searched women:

1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

2. Vidya Balan

3. Sonia Gandhi

4. Jayalalithaa

5. Saina Nehwal

6. Ekta Kapoor

7. Kiran Bedi

8. Mamata Banerjee

9. Nita Ambani

10. Sushma Swaraj

11. Arundhati Roy

12. Ritu Kumar

13. Shabana Azmi

14. Neeta Lulla

15. Meera Nair

16. Indra Nooyi

17. Mary Kom

18. Shobha de

19. Shikha Sharma

20. Dimple Yadav