KPMG Report: Indian eSports could generate Rs 11,900 crore in revenue by 2023

So Hold Your Hearts, We have Good News. KPMG has completed a study on Indian eSports market and have published their findings. The report states that India’s online gaming industry is likely to grow at a rate of 22 per cent from 2018 to 2023.

Release: Fortinet will Attend RSA Conference 2019 to Demonstrate Latest Security Innovations

California: Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, announced today that they will be participating in the 2019 RSA Conference on IT security, taking place March 4-8 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. A 2019 Gold Sponsor, Fortinet will be providing solution demonstrations and presentations in booth #5869 in the North Hall and delivering two critical presentations on attack chain acceleration and threat hunting that will be of special interest to attendees.

Release: Korea Pavilion Participates in RSA 2019, the Largest IT Security Conference in the World

SAN FRANCISCO: KOTRA is participating in RSA 2019, at Moscone Center in San Francisco, US from March 4th to 8th, with KISIA, creating a ‘Korea Sector’ together to help promoting excellent Korean IT security companies and this is KOTRA’s 5th participation in this conference. Total of 10 companies are participating from Korea: eGlobal Systems, EYL, F1 Security, Lin Arena, Monitorapp, Naonworks, Neowine, Raon Secure, Somansa, Xabyss. These companies will promote their various technologies such as network security solution, industrial protocol security solution, internet network security solution, smart grid security solution, IOT/AT/Blockchain security code solution, FIDO biometric identity solution, application security, private information protection solution, DB encrypting solution and subminiature quantum random number generator.

What the hell is 'HyperX Sync Technology'

RGBs have been ruling the gaming scene for over a year now. CES 2018 and Computex 2018 have been all about brands with RGB products whether it would be visible or not. One such product is the RAM stick and one of the major issues with RGB RAM is their synchronization, messing the flow and look of the overall setup. 

Walmart-Flipkart Deal & Implications for India

The Online Battle

With continuous talks on the deal to buy majority stake in Flipkart, Walmart Inc. may complete the agreement in the next two weeks for at least $12 billion. Walmart has struggled against Amazon as consumers increasingly migrate to online commerce but if this deal is completed, they would have a substantial foothold in an emerging market of 1.3 billion people. Here's more details on how this deal is expected to impact India.

Can You Guess Which HyperX Headset Is Coming To India This March?

The HyperX headsets have lately been appreciated by the media for their design, performance, price points, comfort, durability and after sales services. Today HyperX Cloud Core and HyperX Cloud 2 are some of the fastest selling gaming headsets in India. 

Reviewed: Asus Zenfone 3 Max

The Zenfone series has got some crazy reactions in the past. Well, the Zenfone 3 max is no exception to this trend. Asus has been focusing on delivering the higher specs in a budget friendly phone. This shows in this new variants. Asus has launched their Zenfone 3 series smartphones a few months back in India. In addition to the Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Laser, Zenfone 3 Deluxe models, the Asus Zenfone 3 Max was launched in two variants, one is 5.2 inch and the other is with a 5.5-inch display. I have the 5.5 inch version to review here.

I personally have ranted on forums about the low battery life of phones these days and how higher specs require a higher capacity battery. And with this phone in hand, I am personally happy with it. Here's my brief review on the product.

Amazon 'Global Store' is now for Indians too

E-commerce giant Amazon has launched 'Global Store' in India that will allow its customers here to buy products sold on the US website and pay in local currency. 

PM Modi: 'Our space scientists keep scripting history'

Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV-C35 ready to be launch on Saturday with SCATSAT-1 and seven other satellites from Sriharikota on Monday. PTI Photo/ISRO

PM Modi described the launch as a “moment of immense joy and pride”. 

In its longest-ever flight, the PSLV C-35, carrying India’s SCATSAT-1 meant for ocean and weather studies and seven other satellites including from the United States and Canada, on Monday lifted off from the spaceport in Sriharikota.

Huawei starts smartphone manufacturing in India - adds to “Make in India”

Huawei, announced today that it will start to manufacture smartphones in India in collaboration with leading Sketch-to-Scale™ solutions provider, Flex, in October. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister, Information & Technology, Law and Justice made the announcement at Huawei’s ‘Make in India’ inauguration ceremony in the Indian capital, New Delhi.

Starting from first week of October 2016, the Flex manufacturing plant in Chennai will manufacture one of the Honor smartphones models. The plant will have the capacity to make three million units by the end of 2017. In addition, Huawei will be strengthening its after sales services in India with over 200 service centers, including more than 30 exclusive Huawei service centers in India.

Underlining its customer-centric approach, Huawei Consumer Business Group will also expand its distribution network by partnering with more than 50,000 retail outlets by the end of 2016. This retail network will add to the existing 350+ distributors in India to create a comprehensive, nationwide distribution system. Huawei, over the years, has established global appreciation for its products, both under the Huawei and Honor brands.

Announcing the manufacturing facility from Delhi, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Honb’le Union Minister, Information & Technology, Law and Justice said, "I would like to congratulate Huawei on their commitment to pursue their ‘Make in India’ vision. The Government of India is pleased to see so much enthusiasm for our “Make in India” initiative. We are working towards making India an electronic manufacturing hub. As India is set to become the second largest smartphone market, our government would like to invite even more businesses to come and manufacture in India. This is an opportune time to start manufacturing from India. The smartphone landscape in India is growing every day and such initiatives by technology leaders will help accelerate the growth of local manufacturing industry in India”.

Mr. Jay Chen, CEO, Huawei India said, “We have been present in India for the last 16 years and as part of our India focus, we have been consistently expanding our footprint in the market. This year especially has been of significance in our India journey. We recently launched our world class GSC in Bengaluru and the start of manufacturing in India is an affirmation of our commitment to India and supports the Make in India campaign. We are convinced about the growth potential and future of India and we’ll keep looking for opportunities to increase our presence here”.

Huawei’s latest manufacturing initiative is part of its commitment to the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ vision by harnessing local talent, coupled with the infusion of hi-tech R&D expertise and knowledge into the country. The smartphone manufacturing announcement is another milestone in Huawei’s 16-year journey in India which includes its largest overseas R&D Center and the recently inaugurated Global Service Center in Bengaluru.