Nikon India Announces the Winners of Shorts On Nikon

Nikon India, 100% subsidiary of Nikon Corporation today announced the winners of Shorts On Nikon contest, a property for Nikon India to engage with the upcoming independent short film makers. Aimed at promoting filmmaking in India, this campaign was a great platform for the aspiring filmmakers.

 

Nikon launched the campaign with a teaser on 31^st Aug ’15 which was officially rolled out on 4^th Sep ‘15. Creating a lot of buzz in the digital space and garnering an overwhelming response, the contest was open till 20^th Oct ‘15. Given the rise in the video content consumption and multiple functionality in the cameras, which makes filmmaking an easier task, the campaign has been a huge success.

 

Mr. Kazuo Ninomiya, Managing Director, Nikon India Pvt. Ltd. commented, ‘Shorts on Nikon' is the first of its kind initiative taken by Nikon to promote short filmmaking in India. We aim at connecting on a more direct level with our audience by providing them a platform to explore their potential around filmmaking. With this initiative, we are reaching to a new set of enthusiasts and helping them unleash all the functionality of the best in class technology that our cameras are equipped with.”

Mr. Sajjan Kumar, Vice President – Imaging Division, Nikon India Pvt. Ltd., says, “This new campaign resonates with our commitment of not only enabling our consumers with technologically advanced products but offer them a platform to do more, explore more and learn more while being rewarded. The winning entry – ‘Smudge’ and first runner up entry – ‘Roshni’, both are work of excellence and filmmakers creativity are showcased in well perceived manner. ‘Smudge’ revolves around thriller with a twist based taking real life incidents as cue and on the other hand ‘Roshni’ is an emotional and heart-warming story of a mother and son relationship. We would like to congratulate both Mr. Abhilash (Smudge) and Mr. Harkeerat (Roshni) on winning the contest and we are hopeful, to see more work coming from them”.

 

The Shorts On Nikon contest is about exploring the short film maker community in India. The campaign received an impressive response with an outreach to 8,00,000+ audience in the digital space who had interest in short film making. It received 150+ submissions which were shot using a Nikon camera. 17 best films were shortlisted with the help of the technical officers at Nikon and were showcased on the Nikon India Facebook page. Five winners were announced:

·         First winner Mr. Abhilash (Smudge) was gratified with a Nikon D750 Kit

https://www.facebook.com/NikonIndia/videos/vl.781156632011448/1064045763606966/?type=1&theater

·         Second winner Mr. Harkeerat (Roshni) with a Nikon D5500 Kit

https://www.facebook.com/NikonIndia/videos/vl.781156632011448/1064044530273756/?type=1&theater

Other three winners were facilitated with consolation prizes.

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Catapooolt hosts India’s largest ever crowdfunding pitch in Gurgaon

Highlighting its commitment to the cause of ‘Let India Make India’, Catapooolt, India’s premier crowdfunding destination, hosted its live crowdfunding event called CrowdPitch on November 27, at DLF Cyber Hub, Gurgaon. The event saw 15 tech start-ups pitching their promising business ideas to an audience of more than 200 people in order to attract patronship, funding and market feedback. Besides getting an opportunity to pitch at the event, these startups will also have two months on Catapooolt to raise their complete funding requirement.

Catapooolt’s latest event picked up from where the last event left off. Its CrowdPitch at Kolkata last month saw more than 100 people, including 15 leading investors, coming together on a two-hour cruise and raising almost INR 50K for ideas pitched. Chkra, Diky, Bolsnap, Awakey, Parkwheels, Peebuddy, E-cracker, Makermandy, Istandout, Ibuycell, Payper, Butterfly App, Strollup, My Autobiography and Gizmobaba were amongst the startups participating for the Gurgaon CrowdPitch. (Please see attached annexure for briefs on these start-ups)

Announcing the event, Satish Kataria, Managing Director, Catapooolt, said, “India, despite being considered the global start-up hub, has only about 300-odd angel investors today. Crowdfunding, on the other hand, has been proven successful around the globe. With these events, we are offering large-scale engagement opportunities for communities to come forward, interact and be a part of the vibrant startup ecosystem. The overwhelming response to our events so far is indicative of the rapid acceptance that the crowdfunding approach has been gathering in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem, and will pave the way for the next level of evolution for the industry.”

Read Full Interview of Mr Satish Kataria 

At its conclusion – the event witnessed more than INR 75,000 being contributed on-the-spot by the participating audiences across various pitching start-ups. While the contribution is still being done and is open till Thursday, December 3 – before the final funded amounts can be known – so far, two start-ups – PeeBuddy and Stroll Up seem to be winning the market acceptance.

As per Deep Bajaj – the founder of PeeBuddy, "Thank you Catapooolt for creating this platform, unconventional Businesses like ours dont fall in interest bracket of VCs who are busy chasing 'flavor of the month' segments like IT, Marketplaces, Hyper local delivery start-ups etc. However, validation from End customers at platform like Catapooolt helps entrepreneurs like us - who are in different social inventions- a great deal in keeping the hope and faith alive. Thank you Catapooolt for creating this event, hope this encourages more organisations to launch similar events which can help innovations like PeeBuddy." PeeBuddy is an interesting innovation which empowers women to relieve themselves, even while standing, and thus freeing herself from the local hygiene and cleaniness issues.

Catapooolt CrowdPitch is powered by premier IT industry body NASSCOM, DLF Cyber Hub and online payment company PayUMoney. Project ideas that garnered funding through Catapooolt include innovation, technology, consumer, entertainment, validating a new start-up’s offering, developing and pre-selling a product, designing a social innovation or simply anything that can change the world for the better.

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India's largest CrowdPitching event from Catapooolt to held on 27 November in DLF CyberHub

Catapooolt , India's unique industry backed and crowd-funding platform is bringing India's largest CrowdPitching event to NCR which will be held on 27th November in DLF CyberHub. CrowdPitching is an event where startups get a chance to receive funding live from the present audience which makes the event very exciting and is very popular various startup ecosystems. 

Catapooolt CrowdPitch Event

Catapooolt aims to bridge the gap between startups and those who wish to be part of the change but are not necessarily angel investors. This is the second such event from Catapooolt and first in Gurgaon. The event is expected to host an audience of around 500 individuals comprising of startup teams and individuals who want to participate and back these startups. There are two types of registrations which can be made on http://www.catapooolt.com/crowdpitch/ . 

10 Shortlisted teams will get to pitch to participating audience of idea backers and select investors in a span of 2 hours with main focus to make people back and engage with ideas. There will be 3 judges to rate the pitches and provide feedback. Each backer attending the event will get a crowdfunding voucher of INR 500/- which can be used for funding a pitch , to fund more one have to buy more Catapooolt vouchers on the spot. Catapooolt will match the funds raised during the event. Startups present during the event will get 3 more months to continue raising funds on Catapooolt.

Announcing the event, Satish Kataria – Managing Director, Catapooolt, said, “India, despite all stated excitement around start-ups, just has about odd 300 angel investors today. This number is far too small to really encourage entrepreneurship – and globally, crowdfunding has proven that how if communities get active – countries can really progress on their level of innovation. So, the Catapooolt Crowdpitch is an attempt by us to create large-scale engagement opportunities for communities to now come forward and hear start-up pitches and be a part of them. We already have support of leading start-up ecosystem players towards this event – and are looking to an active participation by Delhi NCR citizens in pursuit of supporting innovation.” 

Catapooolt organized the first edition of CrowdPitch at Kolkata last month – and this witnessed more than 100 people coming together on a cruise, including 15 leading investors, and raising almost INR 50K for pitching ideas in span of 2 hours.

Project ideas that can garner funding through Catapooolt include innovation, technology, consumer, entertainment, validating a new start-up’s offering, developing and pre-selling a product, designing a social innovation or simply anything that can change the world for the better.

Catapooolt CrowdPitch is powered by premier IT industry body NASSCOM, DLF Cyber Hub and online payment company PayUMoney. As many as 8 startups have already confirmed their pitch presentations. Besides getting an opportunity to pitch at the event, these start-ups will also have two months on Catapooolt to raise their complete fund requirement.

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Tata communications calls to create F1 prediction tools with a prize money of USD $50000

As part of its F1 connectivity innovation prize, Tata communications calls tech enthusiasts to come up with a F1 Grand Prix prediction tool for fans. First part of challenge included creation of app which would help F1 drivers make smart decision on the go with data collected from different sensors on board. The first challenge was one by Ravi Sawhney and Svetlana Sawhney with their winning application Databricks.

The F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize

As mentioned above the first part was dedicated to drivers but the second part is focused on F1 fans who make the sport what it is. The challenge requires the participants to come with an application which enables fans to engage with F1 management forecasting how each Grand Prix will unfold and submit their predictions for each team member and team for evaluation. The tool should also enable F1 Management to rank these predictions based upon accuracy so that most accurate prediction can be awarded when the results are out.

John Morrison, Chief Technical Officer of Formula One Management, says, “Each Grand Prix weekend, fans are glued to their TVs to see how drivers and teams respond to changing circumstances such as adverse weather conditions or an unexpected safety car deployment. With this challenge, we are asking entrants  to create a platform where F1^® followers can use practice data and their knowledge of the sport to predict how the story of each race will play out and who will emerge as the winner.”

Julie Woods-Moss, Chief Marketing Officer and CEO of NextGen Business at Tata Communications, says, “The way we watch sports has changed for good – people want to be more engaged, sharing their own commentary via social media and using different devices to follow multiple video feeds and build their own picture of the action. The second challenge of the F1^® Connectivity Innovation Prize is about finding new techniques for fans to experience and engage with the sport. We had a remarkable response to the first challenge, and I encourage technical visionaries and creative minds around the world to take part in the final challenge to shape innovation in F1^®.” Martin Brundle, former Formula 1^® race driver and F1^® commentator for Sky Sports F1^®, says, “In addition to bringing existing die-hard F1^® fans closer to the sport, a predictive analysis tool would also open up new possibilities on how the sport could evolve and attract new followers in the future. This challenge has incredible potential and I’m looking forward to being a part of the judging panel.”

The first challenge of the F1^® Connectivity Innovation prize, set by the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team, was to design a new approach for displaying critical race car telemetry and sensor data to enable engineers at the race track and at the factory in the UK to make more accurate decisions through real-time data visualisation. The winning entries came from the UK, Spain and Australia. 

Each entry will be evaluated by a panel of judges which will include F1 drivers and technologists including John Morrison himself, Chief Technical Officer of F1. Lewis Hamilton, MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team race driver; Paddy Lowe, Executive Director (Technical) of the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team; David Coulthard, former Formula 1^® race driver and F1^® commentator; and Martin Brundle, former Formula 1^® race driver and F1^® commentator. They are joined by Mehul Kapadia, Managing Director of F1^® Business at Tata Communications.

The deadline for entries for the second challenge is Tuesday September 8^th 2015 at 5:00pm BST (GMT +1). A full brief can be downloaded from the F1^® Connectivity Innovation Prize website. To hear more about the challenge, see this video featuring Martin Brundle.

The Grand Prize of the F1^® Connectivity Innovation Prize is a cheque for $50,000 and a bespoke trophy, to be presented to the winner (or winning team) at the end of the season in November. Additional prizes will include VIP trips to the final of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship™, the 2015 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX. [2]

Tata Communications is the Official Connectivity Provider of Formula 1^®, enabling the sport to seamlessly reach out to its tens of millions of fans across the globe. 

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Accenture launched #Innovation Jockeys contest focusing on technology innovations

Accenture, in partnership with Yahoo India, has launched the fourth season of #Innovation Jockeys: The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds. Undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students across India are welcome to submit innovative ideas for using technology to transform India. This year’s contest, which will focus on disruptive technology innovations related to the themes ‘Cognitive Computing and Internet of Things’ and ‘Digital Application Marketplace’, aims to discover bright, young, home-grown innovators.

Innovation Jockeys

“We’re looking for India’s next generation of innovators – young people with drive, passion and creativity who will make a difference in the way businesses and society function,” said Raghavan Iyer, Managing Director, Technology Delivery and Innovation Council lead for Accenture in India. “In the previous three seasons, the program drew over 7,180 idea submissions from over 900 campuses and more than 125,300 newsletter sign-ups from students at more than 1,000 colleges across India. We have seen an encouraging response each year and are expecting more students to participate and showcase their solutions.”

This year’s contest winners will be selected by a renowned jury, consisting of Ravi Gururaj, Chair - Product Council & Member - Executive Council, NASSCOM; Kalyan Veeramachaneni, Research Scientist, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Unni Aravindakshan, Vice President - Production Engineering and Head, Yahoo Software Development India; Raj Dam, Founder, QuizWorks; Vinay Gupta, CEO, Via.com; Nandini Vaidyanathan, CMD, CARMa Venture Services and Alok Goyal, Partner at Helion Advisors.

  

“Over the last three years, Innovation Jockeys has surfaced ideas that solve real-world problems and make a difference in our daily lives. We are happy to be part of the process that fosters this innovation. We are looking forward to how India’s bright young minds will innovate and push the envelope this year, as they take on new challenges,” said Unni Aravindakshan, Vice President - Production Engineering and Head, Yahoo Software Development India Pvt. Ltd.

Each member of the winning team will receive a trip to Accenture Technology Labs, San Francisco, a Lenovo tablet and an Apple iPhone 6. Winning entries for each category will also receive an Apple  iPad and a Pebble Smart Watch. The five most popular ideas will win an Amazon Kindle.

To find out more and participate in Innovation Jockeys: The Hunt for India’s most Innovative Minds, log on to http://innovationjockeys.net/. The deadline for submitting entries is September 20, 2015. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 6, 2015 in Bangalore. 

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Ravi Sawhney and Svetlana Sawhney wins 2015 F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize

Tata Communications, Official Managed Connectivity Supplier to the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team, and has unveiled the winners of the first challenge of the 2015 F1^® Connectivity Innovation Prize. Set by the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team, the challenge required entrants to design a approach for gathering and displaying critical race car telemetry and data collected via on-board sensors to help engineers at the race track and at the factory in the UK to make efficient and faster decisions through real-time visualisation of data.

Paddy Lowe, Executive Director (Technical) of the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team, says, “We’ve been hugely impressed by the response to the challenge we set to consider how to derive clear advantage from the considerable volume of data we generate at the track – and importantly, to provide this competitive insight both in real-time and to a high standard of accuracy. The winning entries are all commendable in their originality as well as their viability, and represent the best of a very impressive array of submissions.”

The three winning entries are:  

Winning entry 1: team entrants Ravi Sawhney and Svetlana Sawhney, UK

Idea: Databricks is an application that combines simple, yet effective visualisation of data with machine learning that would enable the team to make more timely and accurate decisions. A databrick displays variables such as speed in a range of graphical, brick-like formats. In addition to visualising data, a databrick can learn from what has happened in the past for a driver on an exact position on the track in similar conditions. By comparing what it is seeing in real-time with what has happened in the past, it can alert race engineers to unusual patterns, enabling predictive decision making. Visually, databricks live inside a canvas where they can be moved through a simple touch-based interface to allow the team to access insights as quickly as possible.

DataBricks Canvas

Winning entry 2: team entrants Marco EinÖder and Leire Apraiz, Spain

Idea: This Graphic User Interface system uses a modular approach to display key variables such as tyre degradation and temperature, to help enhance the accuracy of decision making during races. It uses high-impact colours and two different block types – a square core block for key variables, and a series of rectangular blocks to display other information to give the main data points additional context. Race engineers are able to place the rectangular contextual blocks anywhere around the main square block, making the system scalable and customisable. The solution taps into race engineers’ photographic memory by placing functionally relevant data together, such as information relating to tyres, driver’s actions, speed and mechanical systems.  

Winning entry 3: individual entrant Paul Clarke, Australia

Idea: Signals and Streams is a creative combination of traditional web technologies and state-of-the-art protocols, which brings consolidated data insights to the team in real time. The incoming data, Signals, are distributed to race engineers the instant they are received. To help the team make sense of the wealth of data they receive, they would be provided with an artificial analyst called ARROW. Powered by machine learning, ARROW guides accurate decision making in a data-saturated, high pressure environment such as F1^®. To help the team communicate regarding the Signals they receive, the solution is equipped with an instant communication feature called Streams. The combination of these tools enables the team to consume the huge amounts of data they gather during each race and react as effectively as possible.

Mehul Kapadia, Managing Director of F1^® Business at Tata Communications, says, “As the role of data in F1^® continues to grow, each season is set to be more nail biting than the last. With the second and final challenge just a couple of weeks away, I urge technology enthusiasts worldwide to put their bold ideas forward to spur future innovation in the sport.”

The Grand Prize of the F1^® Connectivity Innovation Prize is a cheque for $50,000 and a bespoke trophy, to be presented to the winner at the end of the season in November. The five runners-up of both challenges will be awarded VIP trips to the final of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship™, the 2015 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX.

Tata Communications is Official Managed Connectivity Supplier to the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team, providing three times faster connectivity to the team. 

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"The Local Train" wins Sennheiser India's Top50 contest, "Shadow and Light", "Purple Fusion" takes 2nd and 3rd position

After 2 months of hardships, awesome performances and competition , the results for Sennheiser India's Top50 emerging brands is out. The top 50 bands were ranked by none other than the music maestros and Sennheiser endorsers,Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Salim-Sulaiman.

The first edition of the contest saw participation of bands from varied genres like pop, rock, fusion, classic, metal, jazz and blues and an overwhelming voting response to help shortlist the best 133 bands. This innovative talent hunt gave a golden opportunity to all the young bands to rock the world with their talent

Winners - India's Top50 Bands

Commenting on the contest, Mr. Vipin Pungalia, Director, Sennheiser Professional shared, “Getting to the final stage after 3 months beginning with 218 bands and now the final 50 has been a very enthralling and an eventful journey. Immense talent and at par entries made it really difficult for us to list down the top 50 bands. The fact that we have recieved participation from several Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities like Dehradun and Jharkand is a testament that Sennheiser has been able to provide the young music lovers an apt platform to showcase their talent. The amazing jury comprising of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Salim-Sulaiman helped us in finding our Top50 bands. We would like to congratulate the winners and welcome the bands to be a part of the Sennheiser family. We are also gearing up for a second season of Sennheiser Top50 with lot more 

surprises in store.

All the top 3 bands can now add a bling to their performances as they will be awarded with the all new evolution wireless D1 microphone sets. To top it all, the winner of the contest- ‘The Local Train‘ has won itself an envious 2 year endorsement deal with Sennheiser, the first runners up- ‘Shadow and Light‘ have bagged a recording session with Ashish Manchanda at Flying Carpet Productions in Mumbai and the second runners up, ‘Purple Fusion‘, will get a chance to be mentored by Sennheiser Artists Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy or Salim Sulaiman.

The Top50 bands have won themselves an exclusive limited edition of the Sennheiser e835 microphone trophy, which can also be used for all their future performances. Only 50 such microphones exist in India for the Top50 bands! The Sennheiser e835 microphone is one of the most popular wired vocal microphones for lead vocalists and is designed to perform under pressure. The dynamic cardioid microphone cuts through high on-stage levels and gives clear reproduction with a high presence along with a Sennheiser quality promise.

Commenting on their jouney with Sennheiser Top50, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, renowned composer and singer trio, said, “The journey has been enriching with a lot to learn from these young and emerging musicians with their own personal renditions of popular tracks and amazing original compositions. What’s really exciting is the passion with which these bands have performed. They have brought in a breath of fresh air to these different genres of music which made it almost impossible for us to rank them. We are happy to be a part of this endeavour to find emerging and budding bands across India and wish them luck for their future ventures.“

Salim Sulaiman, celebrated composer duo, shared their experience with Sennheiser Top 50 saying, “A musical journey is an endless and exciting one which knows no boundaries. Sennheiser Top50 has proved this with partcipation from regions across India. It was overwhelming to encounter music with snippets that radiated the culture of the regions that these bands belonged to and at the same time putting us in a difficult spot to rank the top50. This unique initiative by Sennheiser has given a huge paltform to several talented performers and urging several others to bring their music alive on a larger scale.“

Commenting on their win, The Local Train said, “Sennheiser isn't just a brand, it's a phenomenon in the music industry! To have such a prestigious name adjudge us  as the top act in a nation wide hunt is the kind of push every artist dreams of! Being an independent DIY band with no labels backing us, the fact that we've been noticed by Sennheiser gives us the affirmation that we need. To have the likes of Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Salim Sulaiman appreciate our music is an opportunity we never thought we'd have any time soon. Some of the top artists in the world are connected to the Sennheiser family. We can only imagine the body of knowledge we'll have access to and with the right exposure we see so much of learning and growth in store for us in the coming years.

Shadow and Light also contributed saying, “As a brand, Sennheiser has been actively involved in connecting and recognizing several big names in the industry through endorsements and sponsorship, and we are very happy to be a part of that family now!“

“By winning this competition Sennheiser has virtually given us one of the biggest exposures not only in the country but to people around the world which otherwise would have taken us years to get exposed to so many people all around the country and abroad. A very sincere thanks to Sennheiser!!“ added Purple Fusion.

List of Top50 Bands in India powered by Sennheiser-

SENNHEISER TOP50 WINNERS
Band-name	Rank
The Local Train	1
Shadow and Light	2
Purple Fusion	3
The Buddha Therapy	4
Raahie	5
The Doppler Effect	6
Clown With A Frown	7
Perfect Strangers	8
Peepal Tree	9
LeftHandDrive	10
KARTAVYA - the Band	11
Crazy Weather	12
Veda*-The Band	13
Divine Raaga	14
AshQ	15
Manu and Chow	16
After Acoustics	17
Indo Gypsies	18
Hidden Identity	19
Oxygen	20
Mist	21
Big Bang Blues	22
Chrome.O.Soul	23
Underground Authority	24
Big Deal	25
E-Swara Project	26
Daira	27
Folk Masti	28
Twist To Break Seal	29
AMEYA	30
Mannfarid	31
Aagamya	32
LIving Among Death(LAD)	33
Kanchan Daniel and the Beards	34
Feeding In Atlantis	35
Distill	36
Man.Goes Human	37
Quarter Past 1	38
Rock Paper Scissors	39
Nurotia	40
Sarfeere	41
Sheldon Pereira	42
Shrap	43
Straight Jacked Up	44
Punk On Toast	45
Celestial Sphere	46
Thups	47
Ticks Talk	48
Working Class Heroes	49
Spreading Roots	50

Check out the Top50 bands on: www.sennheiser-top50.com

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Why ASUS Zenfone2 should be in your wishlist for next smartphone

ASUS India launched Zenfone 2 after huge success of Zenfone series phones this year. We have done Asus Zenfone2 review and were amazed what phone has to offer for the price range. Half the year is already passed and Zenfone 2 is among the best phones launched this year so far. So if you are planning to buy a new phone, this phone definitely deserves your attention and we will give you reasons for that.

Massive RAM: First thing first, the phone's USP is its RAM. Zenfone 2 is the first and only (so far) smartphone to have 4 GB RAM. More RAM you have more you can do multitasking with your phone, and expect no lag while playing those heavy games.

Incredible Design: ZenFone 2 is beautifully crafted with ultra thin edges measuring just 3.9mm, the curve design from back makes the phone easy to handle despite of its size. The left and right edges are bare and volume rockers are placed at back of the phone sporting unique ASUS concentric circle design and of course the back cover has metallic finish with thin hair line making the device look more premium and stylish than ever.

Screen to body ratio: ZenFone 2 comes with a 5.5 inch full HD IPS display but due to its thin bezels the device is almost the size of a 5 inch smartphone with 72% screen to body ratio that means no wastage of space.

ASUS ZenFone2

Power packed performance: ASUS Zenfone2 is powered by a 2.3 GHz 64 bit Intel Atom processor, supported by 4 GB dual channel RAM and supports LTE Cat 4+ for download speeds up to 250 Mbps.

Latest Android OS: ZenFone 2 runs on Android Lollipop based Zen UI with multiple user options, the tweaks done by ASUS to the stock OS are really helpful, for instance if you feel its hard to handle the phone with one hand then you can switch to one hand mode and customize the size of display in which you want to work. The software also comes with multiple privacy features to hide your contacts, files,images and other data from all other users.

Camera that you will Love: Zenfone 2 comes with a 13 MP rear shooter supported by dual colour LED flash lights and 5 MP camera at the front. Different inbuilt camera mode will suit most of the real world situation and are optimized with the best settings, however if you are a master of photography than the manual mode gives you all the control and use it as any other professional camera. During our review we have experienced the Pixel Master 2.0 software and hardware combination of Zenfone 2 are one of the best in the industry.

Glove Touch Response: Do you find it difficult removing your gloves every time when you want to use your phone in extreme cold? Then Asus Zenfone2 is a life saver, the glove touch mode makes the screen even more sensitive and can detect touch when your gloves are on.

Fast Charge Technology: The phone is powered by a massive 3000 mAh strong battery to give juice to your device for longer hours. The boost master charging technology makes the battery level charge from 0 to 60% in just 39 minutes. So longer backup less charging time, isn't that cool?

Apart from above mentioned points, you will love the improved Zen UI, security features, personalisation of screens, transition , snap view, kids mode and to make it more fun there are some cool accessories out there in market which includes ZenFlash, LolliFlash, ZenEar and ZenPower

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Design or Animation student? Participate in WeChat Sticker design challenge; cash prize of worth 5 lakhs to win

Are you a design or Animation student? Then this is the unique opportunity brought to you by Social Messaging app WeChat. WeChat has launched a creative sticker design challenge for all Indian students studying design. The participants are required to design quirky and fun animated stickers for Indian  users. Its obvious that winning entries will make it to sticker gallery of WeChat but along with that winners will also get an exciting prize money worth of Rs 5 Lakh. With millions of users using social messaging app, students get a chance to show case there talent to millions of youth user base of the platform.

WeChat Sticker Challenge

WeChat's animated stickers are one of the features which makes the app stand out from crowd of other similar apps in market. Till date, WeChat has launched over 40 sets of local animated stickers in India depicting several moods, one liners and most popular Bollywood themed stickers. Some of the popular stickers being Angry Aunty, Mona Darling, Jabbar, Nautanki Baba, and few local lingo stickers such as Bol Daal etc.

WeChat Sticker Challenge

WeChat has announced this challenge in various colleges of India as well as online. The unique sticker challenge invites students from 1800 colleges across India (including art, design & animation institutes) to showcase their artistic and creative talents. The competition would shortlist the best animated stickers based on theme, mood, color, personality, message and connect with Indian audiences. Apart from the top three winners, other 10 shortlisted sticker entries in the final round will be rewarded Rs. 10,000 each. Furthermore, they will also be empanelled in the future design work of WeChat, the only messaging app to start such student centric initiative in India.

The entries for the initial round of WeChat Sticker Challenge have opened from 2nd June and will close by 15th July 2015. WeChat will give the final voting rights to WeChat users to decide the winners of WeChat Sticker Challenge final round. For more information & to submit your stickers log on to: www.wechat.com/stickerchallenge

So get set to create imaginative and expressive stickers, and be famous on WeChat.

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