APPLE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, BANGALORE

Apple is setting up an iPhone production facility in Bangalore, plans to start assembly of phones by April.

Foxconn, another Chinese OEM maker and Apple’s biggest contract manufacturer had been scouting for land to set up a manufacturing facility in Maharashtra. Foxconn is however, not looking to tie up only with Apple and has reportedly tied up with OnePlus and Xiaomi for manufacture in India.

The Indian government has been incentivising companies to start manufacturing in India for a long time now. Apple in particular has expressed a great deal of interest in the same as it sees India as a very lucrative market for its portfolio.

The company is currently in talks to set up official Apple-branded stores and is seeking aid and concessions from the government in this regard.

Manufacturing in India will help cut down the price of the iPhone in our country, which is important when you consider that Apple’s iPhones are sold at a significant premium here, compared to the rest of the world.

As the TOI report suggests, Apple can possibly save on the 12.5 percent import duty fees that it currently has to pay on its devices. Whether the company will pass on the savings to its customers remains to be seen.

The Cupertino-based company has targeted Bengaluru in the past as well, investing in a facility to promote the design and development of iOS, watchOS and tvOS apps.

COMET 
World's First Buoyant Smartphone

                 According to reports, 82.5 million smartphones have been water damaged or lost when dropped into pools and seas. With Comet, a product made in India, you no longer need to worry about these problem, the phone will find the way back to you. The handset will plunge to the surface and float on water with IPx7 water-resistant technology. All thanks to Comet smartphone special design, adapted from that of a real boat. Such a brilliant idea, don’t you think?Beside the special feature, other Comet smartphone specs also make sure to impress you: a handy 4.7″ HD AMOLED, strong 4GB RAM with Snapdragon 810 and octa core under the hood. 

To be more appealing for most users, the Comet has beautiful 16MP dual cameras that come with super trendy modes and functions. Comet also packs a 2,800 mAH battery that lasts through your full day of work, party and excitement. The smartphone is expected to be launched soon in 2016.

SYMETIUM 6 GB RAM

                As we all know users always expect an interesting featured smartphone to be launch in the market after a regular interval so that they can get a variety of products, keeping this thing in mind Symetium launched its new smartphone. The company named as Symetium  is raising $1,250,000 in order to fund the words they said ”The no-compromise smartphone PC’. Symeteum is a concept smartphone by Jonathan Gustafsson and it is a Sweden-based company. The designer Jonathan Gustafsson said that he was designing this handset from last 3 years and he said that “I want to go past mobile operating system and join two together”.

As this is the time for the smartphone to stop being only a phone as it is more than that as he had added In my eyes Symetium will always be 5 inches portable computer that can make a call. The best thing about Symetium is that it is no compromise handset with a full focus on material quality, design symmetry. Along with this  smartphone also focus on additional features like Inbuilt Android desktop and also featured as customized Cyanogen mod operating system with a full focus on its design and simplicity, it is also a well-spaced device.

Symetium with 6 GB RAM Specs

Now let us have a look on Symetium with 6 GB RAM Specs in tabular form:

Hardware	Specs
Model	Symetium
Operating System	Android Marshmallow
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
RAM	6 GB
Internal Memory	64/ 128 / 256 GB internal memory
Display	5.0 OLED 1080p gorilla Glass 4
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
4G bands	YES
Camera	24-mega pixel rear camera5-mega pixel front facing camera
Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi A/B/G/N/AC, GPS 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA and Micro-USB connectivity
Battery	4,000mAh
Colors	Black, Blue, Red, White
Expected Price	$499, $699, $ 799 and $999

Google CEO Sundar Pichai visits India, announcements for startups expected on 4 January

           Google CEO Sundar Pichai is in India on a private holiday trip, but will host an event on 4 January where new announcements for small businesses and startups are expected, according to a report in BGR. The event will be attended by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, as well as senior Google officials. The event is likely to see participation by Google in the Startup India and Digital India initiatives by the government.

Google introduced the “My Business” app in Rajasthan. The application provides a one point interface for small business owners to feed in and update information about their businesses on Google Search and Google Maps. Business owners can directly feed in the working hours, vacations, contact details and locations. The accounts are authenticated by Google, and the listings can be used by consumers to provide feedback and write reviews. Business owners can add photos to the listing, and respond to the reviews.

Google has previously encouraged startups in India by selecting seven Indian startups for the Launchpad Accelerator program. The program selects promising Startups, provides them $50,000 (roughly Rs 33,98,250) equity free funding each, identifies the critical challenges, and provides hands on training to tackle these issues. The startup teams will receive guidance from Google Engineers, product managers and mentors from other tech firms in Silicon valley.

The conference is the latest in a series of initiatives by Google of improving its presence in India. The move comes close on the heels of Google India collaborating with Ministry of Consumer Affairs to improve online consumer protection. The partnership between Google and Railtel to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots in railway stations has recently reached a milestone of 100 railway stations. The project is called Railwire Wi-Fi, and aims to provide free wi-fi services in 400 stations across India.

LG G3 Google Voice BUG

LG has launched it's LG G3 handset in the late 2014 and it has a bug that could unlock the handset even though the mobile has been secured with any of the security locks. In order to check this in your LG G3 or any other mobiles, 

• Check whether that Google Voice has been activated in your mobile or Not

• After turning ON your Google Voice 

• Lock your handset with any of your choice of security(such as pattern lock or pin lock)

• Now say "Ok Google!" to your handset

• Google voice must recognize your speech 

• Google voice will respond to your command through your handset's display

• Now, press the home key in your mobile

• You will be shocked to know that your security protection of your handset is breached & it takes you to your Homescreen

• All data's could be accessed

 Therefore, Android users please be aware of this bug in your handset before using Google Voice. And check whether your handset breaches your security check or not, before turning ON Google Voice in your handset. 
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