Canon eyeing home entertainment, launches 9 projectors

NEW DELHI: Japanese camera and printing giant Canon on Tuesday announced enhancing its projectors business significantly with an eye on the burgeoning home entertainment and small office segments. The company launched as many as nine projector models that range from Rs 40,750 to Rs 5,00,000.

Canon has been present in the projectors business but so far its high-end models were targeted primarily at large enterprise customers.

With the new models -- five under LV-series and four in XEED series -- Canon has introduced in India projectors with its proprietary short-throw shiftable lens and eco-friendly technology.

The XEED series projectors include Canon's proprietary LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology which it claims makes projections free of the "lattice effect" (a faint grid pattern appearing over the projected image). These are targeted at simulation industry, large corporates, government, education and medical segments.

"Projection requirements of Indian customers have evolved over the years. Apart from being used for projecting data, customers are now using it to project movies, videos and games as well. The new Canon projectors are equipped with high quality optics to cater to such needs," said Kobayashi.

The new projectors, he claimed would offer better projection of images with precise colours, lower operational costs, ease-of-use and energy efficiency.

LV Series is the portable range of projectors utilizing DLP BrilliantColor display technology for realistic colours, 3000 lumens of brightness, a 2300:1 contrast ratio for pure black with depth and dimension and filter-free operation. Canon claims the projector in the Eco mode lowers the cost of ownership and helps reduce power consumption by approximately 20% while also lowering fan noise. These new Canon projectors are also 3D-ready when combined with an optional DLP-Link System and other accessories.

Canon is eyeing Rs 100 crore turnover from projector sales and 10% market share in the country by 2017. According to Canon India president and CEO Kazutada Kobayashi, Canon India will be able to increase its overall sales turnover from paltry 6% last year to 14% this year.

The company has tied up with Ingram Micro as the national distributor for volume products and will tie-up with AV integrated solution providers for high-end projectors. Canon will also have a channel partner incentive programme based on the demos.

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Zomato acquires cloud-based restaurant POS product MaplePOS

NEW DELHI: Restaurant search app Zomato has announced acquiring MaplePOS, a cloud-based point of sale product for restaurants.

Renamed as Zomato Base, it has a functional Android-based POS system that uses custom hardware for better reliability and customization.

It offers restaurants features such as menu and inventory management, and has a built-in payment solution to accept debit and credit card payments. With this acquisition, Zomato claimed it will be better placed to provide business-focused solutions for restaurants, which in turn, will help the company offer highly differentiated services to the end consumer.

Zomato Base incorporates menu management, inventory management, recipe management, customer relationship management, data analytics, electronic receipts, offline transaction support, payment gateway integration and a 'stealth' feature which Zomato claims will change the way restaurants go about their business forever.

This is the first product acquisition for Zomato. Since July 2014, it has acquired seven companies in various parts of the world to extend its reach in the restaurant search space. This includes the acquisition of Urbanspoon, which gave Zomato a good footing in Australia, Canada and the United States.

Zomato will work on integrating the POS product's services with its consumer product over the next few months. Later, it will start offering Zomato Base to restaurant businesses across the world.

"Zomato is the only food-tech company in the world which is building products for consumers as well as restaurant owners," said Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal.

"There is a lot that can be done if we are able to build a technology platform that connects consumers to restaurants and vice versa, and we believe that a world-class cloud-based POS system is the first step towards building that platform. MaplePOS is a great point-of-sale product, and we are excited about the prospect of working with the MaplePOS team to build this further," he added.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 smartphone’s specifications leaked

NEW DELHI: Samsung seems set to expand its mid-range portfolio in the coming weeks, with the upcoming Galaxy A8 leaking recently.
According to a SamMobile report, Samsung's next Galaxy A series smartphone is currently under development and will be a China-only model, at least initially. It is said to have a 16MP camera on the back, something that no mid-range model currently has; however, there are no details on the camera's sensor yet.

Other key features of Galaxy A8 include a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED screen, Android 5.0 (Lollipop) software, 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon 615 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 3,050mAh battery.

This 4G-capable smartphone will have a 5MP selfie camera in front. It is also set to become the thinnest Samsung smartphone ever with thickness of only 5.9mm.

There is no word yet on the official launch of this smartphone, or its price tag.
Other Galaxy A series smartphones currently said to be under development are Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A9.

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14 ways to make Android phones even more awesome

Usually, the Gmail app and a separate email app are pre-loaded (and the email app only offers basic functionality).

A great replacement for the default app is a free app called CloudMagic. It lets you add up to 5 accounts and supports every type of email provider (Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iMap, iCloud, Google Apps etc). It offers a unified inbox, password lock, push notifications, custom folder sync and lets you attach files from the cloud.

If you only want a Gmail replacement, check out the free Mailbox app. Mailbox has its own sorting system that lets you manage mails easily.

If you want a better, unified email app on your phone, try myMail (by My.com BV). It's free to use and supports all major email providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Exchange, Live, iCloud + IMAP & POP3). For simple scheduling of emails and SMS, try Message & Email Scheduler by RCM Apps.

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Apple’s WWDC 2015 developer conference scheduled for June 8

NEW DELHI: Apple has announced that it will host its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2015 from June 8 to June 12. This will be the 26th edition of the conference and will be held at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco.

The company announces the new features it is adding to its key software products, namely iOS, Mac OS X and iCloud, in the coming year at WWDC. Therefore, all eyes are on event to see whether loosens its stance on software control even further this year; last year, it finally allowed widgets and third-party keyboards on iOS, whereas Android has had them for years.

Tickets for WWDC 2015 will be available starting today, until April 17 10am (PDT). Apple will host over a hundred technical sessions at the event. It will also host the Apple Design Awards to showcase the best new apps of the last year.

Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, in a statement said, "The App Store ignited an app ecosystem that is simply amazing, forever changing the lives of customers and creating millions of jobs worldwide. We've got incredible new technologies for iOS and OS X to share with developers at WWDC and around the world, and can't wait to see the next generation of apps they create."

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MTS India cuts voice tariffs

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited that provides telecom services under the brand MTS, today announced a series of exciting voice and data offers for its customers in Kerala circle on the occasion of Vishu festival.

MTS India has brought down the voice tariff to just 25 paise to add to festivities of Vishu for its customers in Kerala, a press release said.

Under the Vishu offer, MTS will provide a coloured handset with FM Radio, MP3 and Torch at just Rs 999. Adding to the festivities, the company will offer its new pre-paid voice customers, the freedom to make calls and SMS all over India at just 25 paise.

In addition, the customers will be charged just 25 paise for every MB of data consumed. Data customers of Kerala circle of MTS India would also get to avail exciting benefits under the Vishu offer.

While pre-paid data customers will get additional 5GB of data for Whatsapp and Viber, post-paid data customers will get a discount of Rs 100 in their monthly bill for a year if they opt for Rs 875 plan.

According to Radhakrishnan KV, chief operating officer, Kerala-MTS India, 'Festivals are a time when people connect with their friends and family. On the occasion of Vishu, we have introduced a range of exciting propositions for our voice and data customers in the circle.'

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Inside world's first selfie museum

LONDON: Now also known as the 'selfie capital of the world,' the Philippines has an art museum that, instead of keeping you away from art pieces, encourages you take selfies with them and share your pictures with the world.

The Art in Island in the Philippines's capital Manila uses three dimensional replicas of paintings and is rightly dubbed the planet's 'first-ever selfie museum.'

The museum not only encourages its visitors in selfie-taking in the premises, they are also invited to touch, play with, and climb on the paintings and sculptures, The Creators Project reported.

"Here, art paintings are not complete if you are not with them ... If you don't take pictures with them," Blyth Cambaya, the museum's corporate secretary, was quoted as saying by Mashable.

Tourists visiting the museum seem to be liking the experience as museums around the world generally do not allow visitors to be part of them, depriving them of the delight of sharing their experience of being in the museum.

"You have to be very serious in other museums. (In) this museum, you can really just let your goofy side out," US tourist Jenna Eliel was quoted as saying.

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ISIS hacks Australian airport website

SYDNEY: An Australian airport website went offline after being taken over by pro-Islamic State hackers who published messages supporting the jihadist group.

Police said hackers appeared to have targeted the web host used by the Hobart International Airport in Tasmania and not the facility itself, and no direct threats were made.

"A message placed on the site contained a statement supporting ISIS," Tasmanian police said in a statement, using another acronym for the radical group commonly known as IS.

Authorities said identical messages had appeared on websites around the world since late 2014.

"The group claiming responsibility for the hacking appear to indiscriminately target organizations who use web hosts such as the one used by Hobart International Airport," police said.

Officials were notified that the website had been defaced yesterday morning, with the site remaining down.

"Tasmania Police have been monitoring activity at the airport premises, and there has been no suggestion of targeted activities on-site," they added.

The airport's operators said website security was being reviewed with the IT service providers.

Australia is involved in the US-led coalition against IS in Iraq and has increasingly been sounding the alarm over radicalized citizens, with about 90 thought to be fighting with the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

All of the country's main carriers fly into Hobart, the state capital, including Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar.

It retains the name "international airport" despite no longer offering scheduled overseas flights.

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Apple to ramp up watch production: Analysts

Apple Inc is likely to quickly ramp production of the Apple Watch after strong pre-orders outstripped limited supply in the first weekend following its launch, some Wall Street analysts said.

Apple is widely expected to disclose weekend pre-order numbers at around 8:30am ET on Monday.

According to shopping data firm Slice Intelligence, Apple booked nearly 1 million pre-orders for the Apple Watch in the United States on Friday.

The Apple Watch, which allows users to check email, listen to music and make phone calls when paired with an iPhone, goes on sale officially on April 24.

"Based on our observations and media reports, launch day supply was largely sold out within the first 10 to 30 minutes depending on model," Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a client note.

Munster, who expects Apple to sell 2.3 million watches in the April-June quarter, expects Apple to ramp production between mid-May and June.

BofA Merrill Lynch expects Apple to ship 4 million smartwatches in the quarter.

The Apple Watch is chief executive Tim Cook's first new major product launch and the company's first foray into the personal luxury-goods market.

The company will sell the gadgets in Apple stores and online as well as in trendy fashion boutiques in Paris, London and Tokyo as part of a strategy to position the wearable computer as a must-have accessory.

Despite mixed reviews, which praised the watch's styling but criticized its less-than-spectacular battery life and slow-loading apps, people flocked to Apple's stores to get a close-up look.

"We think the Apple Watch will be highly disruptive to the traditional fashion watch market," Pacific Crest analysts said.

The analysts said their checks showed that Apple appeared to be ordering components for the watch that would allow it to build well over 20 million watches this year.

"While this represents just over 5 percent of the company's iPhone user base, it would be nearly half of the total (more than) $200 watch market," they said.

The brokerage expects Apple to likely have about 5 million Apple Watches available for delivery by April 24.

Analysts widely expect the Apple Watch to outsell similar watches offered by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Sony Corp and LG Electronics, which have attracted lukewarm interest from consumers.

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IT sector drives hiring activity in March: Report

NEW DELHI: Hiring activity in India grew by 9% in March led mainly by banking and IT sectors, with the job market outlook looking bullish, says a report.

The Naukri Job Speak Index stood at 1,609 for last month, registering 9% increase in hiring activity over March 2014.

"We can expect the index to move further north as the mood is positive and there is sign of cautious optimism across sectors. In my view the year 2015-16 will bring cheer to job seekers across cities and industries," said Naukri.com executive vice president and chief sales officer V Suresh.

The sectors which recorded the maximum year-on-year growth were Banking and Financial Services (BFSI) and accounting and finance.

Sectors like accounting and finance, IT, advertising/PR/ MR and oil and gas registered a Y-o-Y growth of 43%, 27% and 12% respectively in the March 2015.

A functional area analysis shows that the demand for professionals in IT and consulting saw a Y-o-Y growth of 31% and 27% respectively in March 2015 in comparison with March 2014.

The demand for professionals in HR grew by 21% in March 2015 over March 2014. Banking/finance and accounts registered an Y-o-Y upward movement in hiring activity by 19% and 9% respectively.

City wise analysis shows that all metro cities registered an increase in hiring activity in March 2015 in comparison to March 2014. Pune led the pack with a Y-o-Y growth of 17% in hiring activity in the March 2015, followed by Delhi and Mumbai.

Chennai recorded a Y-o-Y increase of 6%, and Kolkata witnessed a Y-o-Y growth of 3% in March 2015 over March 2014.

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