Smart Namo: Coming soon, an Android smartphone for Modi fans

Rejoice, Modi fans! Soon, it seems, there will be an Android phone dedicated to Narendra Modi.
According to reports, Smart Namo, an independent body formed by Modi fans, has announced it will soon launch a mobile phone by the same name.
The official website for the device says, the Android phone will be the group members’ way of showing their dedication and respect to Modi.

“We are from land of Gujarat and in electronic smartphone business in China. NAMO stands for Narendra Modi and Next Generation Android Mobile Odyssey,” says the description of the website.
According to the brief product specifications posted on the website, the 5-inch SmartNamo smartphone will be powered by a MediaTek MT6589 SoC that includes a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and include Gorilla Glass 2 protection and a 13 megapixel camera.
The phone, according to the website, will be available in four variants with 1GB or 2GB RAM and 16GB or 32GB of internal memory. There also seem to be plans to launch the phone with a Narendra Modi ‘signature edition’.
Ammeet Desai, a Gujarati businessmen who has a mobile business in China, told The Wall Street Journal that they got the idea for this phone from China, where several products like MP3 players and smartphones are sold with branding of the leaders.
The WSJ report claims that Smart Namo phone will cost Rs 16,000 at launch and have videos as well as apps related to Modi. The phone is expected to be released by end of August.



Source : http://www.firstpost.com/

Now IRCTC will sell clothes, shoes and furniture on irctc.co.in | Signs deal with Yebhi.com

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, has made a move towards becoming a major online retailer by forging a partnership with Yebhi.com. Under the one-year deal announced today, Shop Online Trading Pvt Ltd (SOTPL), a subsidiary of Yebhi.com, will manage everything from running the new e-commerce platform to logistics, pricing, offers, delivery of goods, payment gateway among other things for IRCTC, which gets close to 1.2 million daily visits. The new e-commerce platform will sell everything that is there in Yebhi’s catalog including apparel, shoes, furniture, home decor, etc. To be sure, IRCTC’s partnership with Yebhi is only for a year. “Our thinking is that it will give us the access to the rest of India, which no e-commerce company, except IRCTC has been able to target. It is the largest e-commerce property, which has access to rural India and they want to generate more revenue by adding retail to their bouquet,” Manmohan Agarwal, CEO at Big Shoe Bazaar India (which owns Yebhi), told Entrepreneur. IRCTC had earlier shown interest in other categories like air ticket and hotel bookings besides its flagship business of selling train tickets. The process for partnering with an e-commerce portal had started in February with the floating of a tender by IRCTC. The front-end of the new e-commerce platform will be handled by IRCTC, whereas all the back-end work will be handled by Yebhi. The new portal will be available on the IRCTC website under a new tab and will probably be called “IRCTC Shopping.” “The reason for us to get into this partnership with IRCTC is that it gives us an audience that is beyond urban India and what I call the real India, which are the Tier IV and V cities,” Nikhil Rungta, Chief Business Officer, Yebhi told Entrepreneur. According to Rungta, this deal has the potential of generating revenue of more than Rs200 crore for Yebhi. IRCTC’s new e-commerce platform will go live by August and Yebhi might also hire new people for the venture, Agarwal said. Avanish Tiwary works for Entrepreneur magazine Source : http://www.firstpost.com/business/irctc-signs-deal-with-yebhi-com-to-offer-clothes-shoes-and-furniture-soon-967453.html

Truecaller database by Hacked Syrian Electronic Army

Popular collaborative online phone directory Truecaller has been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, according to a tweet posted by the group claiming to have got access to the service's database.

"Sorry @Truecaller, we needed your database, thank you for it :) http://truecaller.com #SEA #SyrianElectronicArmy

The tweet was spotted by E Hacking News.

The hackers claim to have downloaded more than 7 databases including from the TrueCaller server and said that the size of the main database is 450GB. They said that the outdated WordPress version used on the Truecaller website allowed them to gain access to the admin panel through which they were able to break in.

According to the report, the database also contained access codes of users' Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and Gmail accounts which can be misused by the hackers.

If you have ever installed the Truecaller app on your mobile or used it on the Web, and given it access to your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Gmail or other accounts, we recommend that you change your passwords immediately and remove Truecaller from the list of apps authorised to post on your behalf.

Founded in 2009 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, Truecaller is a collaborative global phone directory. It is available on the Web and as an app for the iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Symbian (Series 40/ Series 60), and Windows Phone. The app gained popularity due to its ability to 'guess' the name of numbers not stored in a user's contacts list, using the contacts uploaded by other Truecaller users.

Users can also search for names and other details of a contact if they have the contact's number through the service. Users can even request to get the number of a person if they know his/ her name though, it's a paid service. The service also offers social circle recommendations offering a list of people you may know using your social network contacts. Truecaller claims to offer search across over 998,000,000 numbers at the time of writing this post. Update: Truecaller has issued a statement acknowledging that it experienced a cyberattack that resulted in an unauthorised access to some data. However, Truecaller claims that it is false information that attackers were able to access users' Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media passwords. Here's the text of the statement from Truecaller:

Truecaller experienced a cyberattack on our website that resulted in an unauthorized access to some data. We were able to shut it down moments after we discovered it. Our investigation into the matter indicates the attackers were able to access 'tokens', which was immediately reset. Metaphorically speaking, a 'token' is a unique lock for each user, but what the attackers did not acquire is the needed key, which has also been reset.

Truecaller does not store passwords, credit card information, or any other sensitive information about our users. It is false information that attackers were able to access our user's Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media passwords.

We are still investigating the extent of unauthorized access of our database. We have outlined steps to help us deal with the situation. These steps include more complex security measures and various other tools we want to keep within the company.

We feel it is crucial to publicize the attack because it is important that we keep true to the honesty and integrity of the Truecaller brand.

We want to thank our users for their patience, as we are still investigating and acquiring information. Source : NDTV

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1St Apple computer auctioned for Rs: 2,31,73,560

LONDON: The first Apple computer hand-built and signed by the company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold for more than $3,87,000 in an online auction.

The Apple I, one of roughly 200 made by the fledgling Apple Computer Company in 1976, was bought by an unknown buyer at Christie's auction house.

The computer was designed and built by the American inventor, Wozniak, in Palo Alto, California.

Steve Jobs came up with the idea of selling it and the pair went on to found Apple - one the world's most valuable technology company, The Times reported.

The original device comprised a single motherboard mounted on a wooden base, but was without a keyboard, a transformer or a display.

Though the device never took off, it was the precursor to Apple's breakthrough product - the Apple II, a machine that looks far more like today's desktop PCs and considered one of the most revolutionary computers ever created.

The Apple 1 sold a the auction is believed to be among the first 25 produced. It was inscribed with the serial number 01-0025 in black ink and was hand-built by Wozniak.

Wozniak signed the computer work "Woz", the nickname that his friends and fans continue to call him. The date code on its processor is 1576, suggesting the chip was manufactured in the 15th week of 1976.

An Apple I was sold at an auction in Cologne, Germany last month, for $6,71,400, breaking all previous records for sales of a personal computer.
Contact & Image Source : Times Of India

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