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Centre considering disincentive architecture to tackle call drop issue


Stating that telecom operators need to ensure that call drops are "minimised", the Minister said telcos need to strengthen their system.
  
"Call drops need to be minimised. They (private operators) need to reinforce their mechanism. I have directed officials in the department to work on a disincentive architecture (for the operators)," Prasad said during a press conference on completion of one year of NDA government.
  
The Minister added that in his role, he is responsible for ensuring that consumer interest is kept in mind.
  
Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg has asked the member (technology) in Department of Telecom (DoT) to work on the matter and if required, it will be sent to sectoral regulator TRAI for its suggestions.
  
A final call could be taken in six months. Explaining further, Garg cited the example of a telecom operator which is offering free calls in lieu of call drops.

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'Smart' home gadgets with Apple's Siri to go on sale this week

The new products could be an important step forward for the emerging industry of "smart" or "connected" homes, where appliances, thermostats and even door locks contain computer chips that communicate wirelessly.
  
While a number of companies are working on similar products, analysts say Apple could persuade more consumers to try them by making it easy to control different products from a familiar device, such as the iPhone.

Apple announced its "HomeKit" software project a year ago, but isn't making the new products. Instead, other companies have been working to make devices that meet Apple's criteria for compatibility and security.
  
Two manufacturers are now selling products and three more are accepting online "pre-orders" or plan to begin selling in coming weeks.
  
HomeKit-certified products hitting the market today include wireless hubs from two companies, Insteon and Lutron Electronics.
  
The hubs, about the size of a small home router or cable TV box, act as the central controller for lights and other gadgets. The hubs in turn can be managed with a smartphone app.

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Micromax world's 10th largest mobile phone brand in Q1: Gartner

Gartner's data showed the total sales (features and smartphones) stood at 460.3 million units during the first quarter of 2015, a 2.5 percent increase from the year-ago period.
   
Korean firm Samsung led by tally with 21.3 percent share, followed by Apple (13.1 percent), Microsoft (7.2 percent), LG (4.3 percent) and Lenovo (4.2 percent).
  
Others in the top 10 include Huawei (4 percent), Xiaomi (3.2 percent), TCL Communication (3.1 percent), ZTE (2.7 percent) and Micromax (1.8 percent).
  
"In light of their strong smartphone sales in the emerging markets, the Indian and Chinese phone manufacturers increased their footprint during the first quarter of 2015. Six of them were in the top 10 in the first quarter of 2015," Gartner Research Director Anshul Gupta said.
  
Global smartphones sales to end-users witnessed 19.3 percent increase to 336 million units during the first quarter of 2015, led by strong growth in emerging markets (excluding China).
  
The fastest growing regions were emerging Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe and the Middle East and North Africa, Gartner said.

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China's Phicomm makes India debut with Passion 660 dual-sim smartphone

The device will go on sale exclusively on Amazon. Passion 660 sports a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

The smartphone runs Android KitKat 4.4 and is powered by 64-bit 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) processor coupled with 2GB RAM. The phone comes with 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded upto 64 GB via microSD cards.

Passion 660 packs 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front shooter for selfie lovers.  The smartphone gets its power from a 2300mAh battery. On connectivity front, Passion 660 supports 4G, 3G, GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v 4.0 and a micro-USB slot.

The smartphone will be made available in Black and White colour variants. The device come with pre-loaded accelerometer, e-compass, barometer, light, proximity, step-counter, and gesture sensors.


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Xiaomi claims new record, sells over two million phones in 12 hours

The Mi Fan Festival was held to mark the China's majors tech company's fifth anniversary on April 8. The grand festival recorded impressive sales record whereas company sold  not only two million smartphones, but also 38,000 televisions, 200,000 fitness bands and 247,000 power strips.

According to a report, it is being speculated that the commendable increase in sales of the company's other products indicates that in future company will bundle all its efforts to expand its customer base that will not be limited to its core products. Also, the company is experimenting its efficacy in the service market, mobile wallet.

A surge in sales of other products is an indication of Xiaomi's efforts to expand beyond its core business. Apart from wearables and other consumer devices, the company is also testing services, including a mobile wallet.

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Google may launch takeover bid for Twitter: Reports

Two companies are believed to have contacted Twitter with "serious" interest, with Google identified as one of those firms, media reports said.

The micro-blogging site has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs as an adviser to spurn the advances.

Ten-year-old Twitter has a market capitalisation of more than $34 billion with 288 million monthly active users.

Google has a $60 billion cash pile and according to analysts, it has struggled so far in the social media arena against Facebook.

Like Microsoft was threatened by Google, Google is threatened by Facebook which is doing a better job than any other internet company of competing with Google for user attention and ad revenues.

Google launched its own social network Google+ in 2011 but it is nowhere near Facebook in terms of user share and popularity.

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