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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge launched in India: High tech, and pricey

The latest android phones from Samsung are big, beautiful, sleek, and, well, definitely pricey. But then what can one expect if its the Samsung S7? Yes, tech giant Samsung has officially launched its long-awaited smartphones Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge in India. Pre-bookings for the subcontinent has begun on Wednesday. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are available from March 18. For India, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is priced at $728 (Rs. 48,900), while the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is priced at $ 847 (Rs. 56,900). The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge launched in India come with Samsung's octa-core Exynos 8890 SoC instead of the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset seen in the global variant. Perhaps the most welcome change from their predecessors is the inclusion of the hybrid microSD slot in the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. One can either expand your storage up to 200GB or use it as the second SIM slot.​ The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge run Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and hav

Yeah? Phone charger that charges your battery in 5 minute flat!

Your days of watching haplessly at your empty phone battery in the midst of a wave of attack on Clash of Clans, may be over. Even better, you forgot to charge your batter overnight but hey, charge it full in 5 minutes flat as you put on your shoes. Welcome to the world of StoreDot, an Israeli company that has created the full-in-5-minutes battery charger for mobile phones. StoreDot, a groundbreaking Israeli materials-science company, opened its doors to Wired to demonstrate how by designing molecules that previously didn't exist, it's designed a battery that gorges your phone with powere in just several minutes. "We're synthesisng new molecules designed from scratch in our labs," said Doron Myersdorf, founder and CEO of StoreDot, whose investors include Samsung, to Wired personnel. "We have 20 PhDs in our lab, imagining new molecules that don't exist." The company grew out of nanotechnology research into treating Alzheimer's disease at

UK company makes App that earns you real gold. Seriously!

(Source: mirror.co.uk ) Yes, and this doesn't seem to be one of those earn-gold-online internet scams that earn you a Lamborghini by taking a survey. There's a new mobile app that players can play to earn gold - yes, real gold. When I read the story on Mirror.UK, I was astounded. I went over to the website of Dig That Gold , the app, and found it was up. However, for android users, you may have to wait for a little while. The app is on for iPhones for now but the little button says its coming for android phone users too. Here's the news straight from Mirror.UK A new mobile phone game has been created where players can earn real gold bars delivered to their door. The free app called Dig That Gold has been released by a UK company and allows players to ‘earn’ real gold rewards. The real gold, worth up to £700, comes in the form of 24 carat bars The game’s makers, tech firm Project M, says anyone can earn the bars if they put in the time on the game - an importa