Over 5.7 million watched a Facebook live link, waiting for Samsung Note 7 to explode

Ever since Samsung Galaxy Note 7 burst into flames, the company has been struggling to restore confidence and trust in the firms products despite the unreleting attack from users who bought t'he smartphone. The blitzkrieg is even more severe on social media. On Monday, Dose, a viral content website, decided to test whether Note 7 catches fire or not by charging it for four hours and broadcasting it live on its Facebook page. Although many waited eagerly to see the premium phone explode, it did not burst into flames. The video has garnered more than 58k shares and 5.7 million views till now.

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Problems started for Samsung when reports about Galaxy Note 7 catching fire trickled in. The company tried to address the issue by replacing it with new phones but with similar complaints about the new phones emerging, the company said it was stopping the production and killing the product.

According to a report in Reuters, Samsung India issued an apology to customers in India who pre-ordered the Galaxy Note7. To make it up to them, the company is now offering them an "exclusive"Samsung Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, with a Samsung Gear VR and a Samsung Level U stereo wireless headset at no additional cost.

Research firm CMR had said Samsung's smartphone shipment to India may fall short by 4 million units in 2016, hit by global recall and halt in production of its flagship Note 7 smartphone. This translates to Rs 6,457 crore in terms of revenues for the company. According to projected growth,Samsung was expected to touch revenues of Rs 45,446 crore in CY 2016, an increase of 46 per cent compared to previous calendar year.Read more.

Cabinet clears civil aviation policy; replaces 5/20 rule

Cabinet clears civil aviation policy, replaces 5/20 condition with 0/20 rule

Amid hectic lobbying, the Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for partial abolition of the 5/20 rule, which will enable new carriers like Vistara and Air Asia to start international operations sooner.

According to the Civil Aviation Policy, released by the ministry on Wednesday, the government has decided to scrap the minimum five years requirement. However, an airline will have to allocate 20 aircraft or 20% of their total fleet of aircraft, whichever is higher, to the domestic sector if they wish to fly overseas. This effectively means a carrier must have a minimum 20 aircraft in its fleet.

“This is to ensure that any new airlines starting business in India should essentially serve the remote parts of the country,” a ministry official said.

In an interview to Business Standard, Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, had hinted at this proposal. “In place of 5/20, we can make it 3/10 or 3/12. We have also looked at options like 0/10 and 0/20,” he had said.

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While proposing to liberalise India’s skies, the government had earlier kept proposed three different options to replace the rule: continuing the present norms, complete abolition from immediate effect and a credit-based system to replace it. At present, an airline requires five years of operations and 20 aircrafts in its fleet to go on international routes. Read more.

Ringing Bells to launch India's cheapest smartphone at Rs 251

Domestic handset maker Ringing Bells will launch India's most affordable smartphone for Rs 251 today evening, a move that is set to disrupt the growing handset market in the country.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikkar will launch the Smartphone 'Freedom 251' in an event presided over by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi.

Important specifications of the Freedom 251 include a 4-inch display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage (expandable up to 32GB), 3.2-megapixel back camera, 0.3-megapixel front camera, and a 1450mAh battery.

Kanhaiya Kumar might not have raised anti-national slogans: Security agencies

JNU students' union leader Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on sedition charges, may not have raised anti-national slogans or made an inflammatory speech at the JNU event which is at the center of a raging controversy, according to inputs from security agencies.

Home Ministry officials have suggested that slapping of the serious charge of sedition against Kumar could be an act of "over enthusiasm" on the part of some Delhi Police officers.

The Billionaire Club: Reaching for the stars

Gone are the days when the photographer would land up at the venue on the day of the first function. Today, wedding photography starts from the day of the proposal and goes on till the honeymoon is done and over with. "Honeymoon photography is the in-thing. The photographer is taken along for two to three days and made to stay at a separate hotel. The idea is to shoot the couple discreetly from a distance," says Mehak Sagar, co-founder, WedMeGood, a wedding planning website. Glass albums are becoming the latest trend, with photos being printed on a new kind of glass. Read More.

Samsung Gear VR: Reality if you have the right phone

I've always wondered what it felt like to be Iron Man. Now, not only was I able to experience his suit boot up, I also got to meet JARVIS and play around with a few of Tony Stark's toys. I wasn't dreaming. This was reality, of the virtual kind - also called VR. Yes sir, I did all this sitting on my couch, using Samsung's Gear VR headset, attached to a Galaxy Note 5.

At the time of writing, the Gear VR supported only four phones from Samsung - the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5.