Intex has launched Aqua Secure , the company’s first smartphone with a fingerprint sensor. It also has 4G LTE support with VoLTE. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a MediaTek MT6735M SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a USB Type-C port and comes with dual SIM support.

It has Matrabhasha service that enables communication in 21 regional languages including Hindi and the HotKnot feature lets you share pictures, movies and more by bringing the phone’s screen closer to other mobile. It also has Opera Max data saving app.

Intex Aqua Secure specifications

4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display
1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735M 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 133.5×66.5×9.4mm; Weight: 130g
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB Type-C
1900mAh battery

The Intex Aqua Secure comes in Golden and Grey color with Matt finish back cover and is priced at Rs. 6,499.

Commenting on the launch, Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Mobile Business Head, Intex Technologies, said: 4G connectivity, big screens, high definition displays and powerful RAMs are the current trends. Intex brings this 4G enabled device with advanced security feature like finger print sensor and VOLTE. Aqua Secure will provide our consumers with an advanced technology experience at a very competitive price.

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Zee TV brings season 2 of ‘Dance Singapore Dance'

May 20, 2016, 4:12 am

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MUMBAI: Zee TV, the flagship channel of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), has announced the return of its highly popular reality dance competition, Dance Singapore Dance season 2. The open category competition is open to all residents of Singapore aged 16 and above, and aims to provide a platform for amateur and experienced dancers to showcase their talent. Pre-registration for the show has begun on www.apac.zeetv.com/dsd and auditions will take place on Saturday 28 of May 2016 at 9 am onwards at the La Salle College of the Arts, 1 McNally St, Singapore 187940.
Zee TV Senior vice president International business Tripta Singh said, “We are delighted to return with Dance Singapore Dance S2 after a highly successful launch Season. This year we have increased the prize money for the winner to S$15,000 and included cash and other prizes for the first and second runners-up. After the finale of Season 1, we continued to groom the dancers and provided them with on-ground opportunities in the Asia Pacific region to perform and showcase their talents. Dance Singapore Dance is not just a TV show but a platform for aspiring dancers to take their talent to the next level”.
Dance Singapore Dance is a localised version of the popular Dance India Dance series. Returning for its second season, the show will bring together aspiring dancers from different backgrounds and cultures from across Singapore. The winner and finalists from Season 1 were catapulted to fame with many of them gaining experience through various on-ground events organized by Zee TV and their partners.

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Nickelodeon fights competition in kid's space

May 20, 2016, 4:13 am

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MUMBAI: Close on the heels of the announcement of a new head, Nickelodeon now boasts of entering the ratings game as the second longest watched channel amongst kids over the last three weeks (Week 40 to Week 42, daypart 07:00 - 22:00, 4-14 ABC, HSM1L+ markets).
The latest Tam data suggests that specific to this week (ie.Week 42, 15 - 21 October) Nick has squeezed itself into the second spot with timespent/viewer (TS/V) as being 162.05 minutes. However, the timespent/universe (TS/U), tells a different story as Nick slips to the fifth position with 22.2 minutes.
Hungama TV heads the pack, while the Disney Channel has overtaken the two players from the Turner stable, Cartoon Network and Pogo.
What's interesting, is that for same period (Week 42) Nick has held 0.41 TVRs outrunning the Southern leader Toon Disney (0.30 TVRs) and is not trailing too far behind Pogo which has clocked 0.46 TVRs.
Nick appears to be heading for happier times as it also claims the leadership position among all kids' channels in the younger kids category as time spent is pegged at 228 minutes (Week 42, daypart 07:00 - 22:00, 4-9 ABC, HSM1L+ markets). This category has seen a growth in GRPs of 83 per cent (From 84 in Week 39 to 154 in Week 42).
Additionally, over the past four weeks (Week 39 to Week 42) the time spent per individual on Nick has risen 74 per cent, while GRPs have risen 62 per cent to 86 (from 53 in Week 39 to 86 in Week 42), the channel claims.

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FY-16: Radio Mirchi revenue up 16 percent, crosses Rs 500 crore

May 20, 2016, 4:14 am

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BENGALURU: Indian private FM player Entertainment Network (India) Limited (ENIL), which runs the Radio Mirchi radio network in India, reported 16 percent increase in Total Income from Operations (TIO) for the year ended 31 March 2015 (FY-16, current year). Annual revenue crossed Rs 500 crore for the first time in FY-16. The company reported consolidated revenue of Rs 508.61 crore for the current year as compared to Rs 434.48 crore in the previous fiscal.
Note: (1) The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee - Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

(a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

(b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

(2) The numbers in this report are consolidated unless stated otherwise. Consolidated quarterly numbers for the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16) have been arrived at by deducting the company’s reported consolidated numbers for the nine month period ended 31 December 2015 (9M-16) from its reported consolidated numbers for FY-16.
The company’s consolidated profit after tax (PAT) in FY-16 declined sightly by 5.7 percent to Rs 99.99 crore (19.7 percent PAT margin) as compared to Rs 105.98 crore (24.2 percent PAT margin). ENIL’s board of directors has recommended a dividend of Re.1 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each.
Commenting on the results, ENIL CEO Prashant Panday said, “Rs 500 crores is an important milestone in any media company’s life and I am happy we’ve crossed that! We’re now working on launching our 2nd channel in every major city in the country, as well as entering new markets like Chandigarh, Kochi and Guwahati for the first time with brand Mirchi. We look forward to a very exciting next 5-years.”
Consolidated TIO for the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-16, current quarter) increased 18.3 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) to Rs 147.20 crore from Rs 124.43 crore and increased 2.5 percent quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) from Rs 143.56 crore in Q3-16.

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'Sherlock Holmes 3' to start filming this year

May 20, 2016, 4:17 am

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Los Angeles, May 20 (PTI) A month after Robert Downey Jr revealed that the third "Sherlock Holmes" movie is being planned, producer Joel Silver confirms that the film, to be directed by Guy Ritchie, could start its production later this year.

Silver, originally promoting "The Nice Guys" in an interview, supported Downey claim and also hinted that more "Sherlock Holmes" movies may arrive in the future, reported Ace Showbiz.

"It looks like it could happen this fall. Downey said he wants to do it. He's gotta launch into another 'Avengers' movie right after the new year. So we're trying to get it done," Silver said.

"We have a script that we like. Jude Law is available and Downey is available, and we're hoping we can get it done. If it works, great. If not, we'll do it another time. But it looks like it could happen now."

Downey Jr, Law and Ritchie's respective schedules have been one big problem that keeps "Sherlock Holmes 3" from happening.

Downey Jr has been busy with his role as Tony Stark a.k.a. "Iron Man" in Marvel's movies while Law and director Ritchie are working on "Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur".

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Cricketer Harbhajan Singh approached for a comedy show?

May 20, 2016, 4:24 am

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Harbhajan Singh has reportedly been approached for an upcoming comedy show titled Indian Mazaak League.
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Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who's popularly known as Bhajji, has been reportedly approached to judge an upcoming comedy show titled Indian Mazaak League.
"The series is an effort to move away from chat shows or fiction shows which are getting repetitive these days. It will have a mix of humour from comedians hailing from different states who will talk about the idiosyncrasies of their respective regions," a source told The Times of India.
The cricketer has however shot down the rumours. "I am clueless about it... No one has approached me for the show," says Bhajji.

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Showcase9 removed from Tatasky TP....

May 20, 2016, 5:07 am

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Showcase HD 7 Removed from Tatasky...

May 20, 2016, 5:59 am

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Micromax Bolt Supreme and Bolt Supreme 2 launched for Rs. 2749 and Rs. 2999

May 20, 2016, 7:22 am

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Micromax has launched Bolt Supreme and
Bolt Supreme 2 , two new budget 3G smartphones with quad-core SoCs. The Bolt Supreme has a 3.5-inch display and the Bolt Supreme 2 has a 3.9-inch screen, but the display resolution is not known yet. Both the phones have a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. These also have dual SIM support.

Micromax Bolt Supreme specifications

3.5-inch display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM with dual standby
2MP rear camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1200mAh battery

Micromax Bolt Supreme 2 specifications

3.9-inch display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM with dual standby
2MP rear camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1400mAh battery

The Micromax Bolt Supreme comes in Champagne with White and GREY with Black color and is priced at Rs. 2,749. The Bolt Supreme 2 comes in Grey colour and is priced at Rs. 2,999.. It also comes with a free flip cover.

Commenting on the launch, Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, Micromax Informatics said: We are extremely proud to shatter another performance-price barrier by launching the Micromax Bolt Supreme range – Quad core chipset based Smartphones below Rs 3000. We believe that the first time smartphone buyers will fuel the growth of the category. It is imperative we give them a fantastic first time experience – in performance, connectivity, screen quality and battery life. The Micromax Bolt Supreme Smartphones combine all these benefits in one and at super-affordable price points.

As market leaders in the mass entry level segment, Micromax needs to revolutionize the experience for the first time smartphone users and start their journey into a connected online world. This is crucial step in achieving our joint dream of a Digital India. Our widespread distribution coverage will make Micromax Bolt Supreme phones available in the smallest towns in India. In addition, our trusted image and extensive, country-wide service network will build credibility and trustworthiness for the first time smartphone consumer.

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Seamless updates on Android N will not be coming to existing smartphones

May 20, 2016, 7:25 am

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Google had announced plenty of new features for Android N at I/O 2016. While it’s event in general failed to impress many this year, the plethora of new features made up for this. Among the announcements were some new features that we got to know about Android N, with the new seamless updates feature that seems to have gotten the attention of many. But as Android Police found out, the same feature will not be available for existing smartphones when it rolls out later this year.

Google at its announcement did forget to mention the word ‘new’. This is because the feature will work only with devices that come with two partitions.

The Seamless updates feature requires two partitions to work. Simply put, one remains online and the other offline. When new firmware updates arrive, the updates are installed on the offline partition. When the device reboots, the partitions are switched delivering an updated smartphone to the user, while the older partition now goes offline and ready to receive updates.
According to the same source, creating two partitions on your existing smartphone will require too much work, one that Google does not recommend since it could risk damaging a device.

So similar to Google’s VR-friendly Daydream, interested users will have to make a switch to a newer device in order to use the handy feature.

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Google I/O 2016: Google announces its first ever Google Play Awards

May 20, 2016, 7:28 am

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The ongoing Google I/O saw the announcement of the inaugural Google Play Awards where Google announced the best apps and games for the year. The announcement was made at a session today which comprised ten categories and the winners were chosen by the Google Play team based on app quality and innovation by apps that were launched or updated in the past 12 months.

Google has a special section for best apps on the Play Store but it seems that this year the company wanted to follow the footsteps of Apple. Most of the winners were games with majority of them being free with in-app purchases. The overall winner for the best app category was Houzz which is a home decor and renovation application. It is said to come with a fast and smooth interface, features a variety of design ideas and is overall designed to a very high level of standard, one of the reasons it got the award.

Here is a full list of the winners:

Best App: Houzz

Best Early Adopter: World Around Me

Best Families App: Thinkrolls 2

Best Go Global: Pokemon Shuffle Mobile

Best Game: Clash Royale

Most Innovative: NYT VR

Best Use of Material Design: Robinhood

Best Standout Indie: Alphabear

Best Use of Google Play Game Services:Table Tennis Touch

Best Standout Startup: Hopper

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