Samsung India has announced a partnership with Benow, a company that is known for its Online-to-offline (O2O) initiatives, to bring Samsung offline dealers to the online market space. This will enable customers to directly buy Galaxy Smartphones from the local dealers with the comfort of buying at home.
Spotify have become a very popular platform for listening to podcasts anywhere and now the company is looking to extend the feature further. They have begun testing video podcasts on their platform, where creators will be able to upload the video recording of their podcast. The feature is first starting with two YouTube stars – Zane Hijazi and Heath Hussar, who host the show “Zane and Heath: Unfiltered”.
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A new wireless standard called Wireless Charging Specification (WLC) has been announced by the NFC Forum, a group that is responsible for Near Field Communications Tech. With WLC, devices like smartphones and chargers can transfer power and communicate simultaneously with compatible devices.
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As lockdown restrictions across the country begin to ease, Samsung India has announced that it will be reopening their exclusive brand stores, that is, their Smart Cafes and Smart Plazas in a phased manner. The stores will follow the guidelines for social distancing and sanitization that have been set by the government.
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Microsoft has finally launched its much delayed Surface Earbuds and also released an updated Surface Headphones 2. Both products feature Microsoft’s Swift Pair to quickly connect to Windows PCs and also feature integrations with Office Suite applications.
As promised, Zoom continues to release software updates to improve the security of its cloud video conferencing app after gaining massive popularity during the pandemic. The latest update has added more controls for admins over Personal Meeting IDs (PMIs) in their organisation and has added better default security settings for basic account holders.
HUAWEI has launched yet another pair of truly wireless earbuds called the FreeBuds 3i. As the name suggests, it is a budget variant of the Freebuds 3, while still featuring active noise cancellation (ANC), decent battery life, a comfortable fit, touch controls and more.
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The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown has not only resulted in an increase in video content streaming but also an increase in gaming, and specifically mobile gaming. Catering to these gamers, Amazon India has announced that their Prime users will have now free access to in-game content across various mobile games.
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As the country is preparing to reduce restrictions on the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, it has become imperative to ensure homes, workplaces and other environments are in compliance with WHO/ICMR guidelines. To help ensure this, smart devices manufacturer Qubo has launched COVID Guard, which is an AI based solution that notifies a user when someone is not wearing a mask or not following social distancing protocols.
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In April, Microsoft had confirmed that its dual-screen Surface Neo will not be launching, and along with it came rumours that Microsoft was still developing their Windows 10X operating system. It looks like these rumours have been confirmed to be true as Microsoft is refocussing Windows 10X to work on single-screen devices like laptops.
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Intel’s Mobileye, automotive solutions partner, is getting a boost today as Intel announced their acquisition of Moovit, a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions company, for $900 million. Moovit will bring over its 800 million users and services in nearly 3,100 cities across 102 countries under Intel’s Mobileye now.
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Samsung has announced new pre-booking offers like cash backs and no cost-EMI’s for their customers who plan to buy TV’s and digital appliances once the lockdown gets lifted. The ‘Stay Home. Stay Happy… Log in to Great Offers’ program will be applicable to their Televisions, Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, Washing Machines and Smart Ovens.
Apple iMessage has become very popular over the years, essentially becoming the default messaging service for iPhone users. According to a new patent application, Apple might be working on many improvements to its iMessage service, including the ability to edit already sent messages, display private messages, Apple Pay integration and more.
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced a new spec mode called DisplayPort 2.0 Alternate Mode Standard, that is compatible with the upcoming USB4 specification. This new standard can be fully integrated into the USB Type-C design, enabling a data throughput of up to 80 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of DisplayPort video data or up to 40 Gbps with simultaneous SuperSpeed USB data delivery.
In India, Vivo is known to have a larger presence in the offline retail market when compared to its online sales. To cater to its offline retail user base, Vivo has launched a new platform called VIVO Smart Retail (VSR) that is aimed at helping their offline customer solve queries during this lockdown period.
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