Amazon introduces new Kindle Oasis with 7-inch display, waterproof body, price starts at Rs. 21999 in India

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Amazon just introduced a new Kindle Oasis eReader, successor of last year’s model. It has a larger 7-inch 330PPI, compared to 6-inch screen in the predecessor and is also the first waterproof (IPX8) Kindle that can stand immersion in up to 2 meters of fresh water for up to 60 minutes. It can also withstand getting splashed at the beach or dropped in the bath tub, hot tub, or pool. It has the same thickness of just 3.4mm at its thinnest point (to 8.3 mm), but it is slightly heavier at 194 grams. Continue reading “Amazon introduces new Kindle Oasis with 7-inch display, waterproof body, price starts at Rs. 21999 in India”

New Android Wear 2.0 features will now be delivered through the Play Store

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Google is making some changes to how it delivers new features to Android Wear 2.0. The company will now roll out Android Wear 2.0 updates and features through the Play Store.  Continue reading “New Android Wear 2.0 features will now be delivered through the Play Store”

Intex Aqua Lions X1 and Aqua Lions X1+ with 5.2-inch shatter-proof glass display launched starting at Rs. 7499

Intex Aqua Lions X1

Intex has launched Aqua Lions X1 and Aqua Lions X1+, two new budget smartphones with 5.2-inch HD screen protected by shatter-proof glass. Still the company is providing one-time 1-year screen replacement warranty. These are powered by MediaTek MT6737 SoC, run Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS, feature a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash to capture better selfies even in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Lions X1 and Aqua Lions X1+ with 5.2-inch shatter-proof glass display launched starting at Rs. 7499”

Twitter launches Happening Now feature to show tweets about ongoing events

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Twitter has rolled out a new feature that will showcase tweets about events that are happening. Dubbed as Happening Now, the feature will highlight sports games, breaking news, and other topics at the top of its users’ timelines.
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Honor WaterPlay water-resistant tablet with 10.1-inch display, 6660mAh battery announced

Honor WaterPlay

Huawei’s Honor brand along with the Honor 7X also announced Honor WaterPlay, its first water-resistant tablet with IP67 ratings. It has a 10.1-inch QXGA screen, is powered by Kirin 659 SoC and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1. It has stereo speakers with Huawei Histen 3D audio technology and harman / kardon audio tech and a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button. Continue reading “Honor WaterPlay water-resistant tablet with 10.1-inch display, 6660mAh battery announced”

Samsung introduces 12MP ISOCELL Fast 2L9 Dual Pixel and ISOCELL Slim 2X7 sensors for smartphones

Samsung ISOCELL fast 2L9 and Slim 2X7

Samsung today has introduced two new image sensors; the ISOCELL fast 2L9 and Slim 2X7. The Fast 2L9 is a 1.28 micrometer 12-megapixel camera sensor while the Slim 2X7 is an ultra-small 0.9μm 24Mp ISOCELL Slim 2X7 with Tetracell technology. Samsung has four categories for their camera sensors; the fast, slim, ultra and bright which the company uses depending on the product. Continue reading “Samsung introduces 12MP ISOCELL Fast 2L9 Dual Pixel and ISOCELL Slim 2X7 sensors for smartphones”

Xiaomi Redmi 4 and Redmi Note 4 now available from Big Bazaar stores in India

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Xiaomi started selling Redmi Note 4 smartphone through offline stores in India starting this March and the Redmi 4 was available in offline markets from June, a month after its launch exclusively on Amazon.in. Today Xiaomi has announced that both the smartphones will be available at over 240 Big Bazaar stores across India, just in time for the festive season.

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Intel develops 17-qubit Superconducting chip for quantum computing

Intel Quantum 17-Qubit

Intel has started delivering the Quantum computing 17-bit Qubit SuperConducting chipset to a European group with an approach that is vastly unique from the current PCs, Phones, and other devices. This move demonstrates the company’s progress and role in the pivotal future. Classic Computing uses the traditional way of encoding information represented in ones and zeros. While the Quantum computing chips work in Qubits and can also be ones and zeros at the same time. Continue reading “Intel develops 17-qubit Superconducting chip for quantum computing”

Apple Music and A R Rahman collaborate to set up 2 music labs in India

Apple Mac Labs in India

Apple Music is joining hands with A R Rahman to set up two Music Labs in India. The Music Labs will be set up at KM Music Conservatories (KMMC) based in Chennai and Mumbai. The KM Music Conservatory was founded by A.R. Rahman to teach and strengthen the art of Indian music. The institution also offers an education in Western music and music technology.

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Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras announced

Honor 7X

Huawei’s Honor brand today introduced Honor 7X, the successor of last year’s Honor 6X at an event in China as it had promised. It has a 5.93-inch Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with minimal bezels, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with a 2-megapixel secondary camera along with an 8-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Honor 7X with 5.93-inch FHD+ full-screen display, dual rear cameras announced”

Airtel 4G VoLTE phone – Airtel partners with Karbonn to launch 4G VoLTE smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1399

Airtel 4G VoLTE phone

Airtel has partnered with Karbonn Mobiles to launch Karbonn A40 Indian, a 4G VoLTE phone with support for 22 Indian languages at an effective price of Rs. 1399. It has also launched a new Rs. 169 plan for the phone that offers unlimited calling and 0.5GB 4G data per day for 28 days. Airtel said that you need to do 36 continuous monthly recharges of Rs. 169. Continue reading “Airtel 4G VoLTE phone – Airtel partners with Karbonn to launch 4G VoLTE smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1399”

Xolo Era 3X with 3GB RAM, 13MP front and rear cameras, Era 2V and Era 3 launched starting at Rs. 4999

Xolo Era 3X

Xolo today launched Era 3X, the company’s latest budget smartphone and the successor Era 2X. It also introduced cheaper Era 3 and Era 2V smartphones. All these phones have a 5-inch HD screen, are powered by Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC and run Android 7.0 (Noguat). All these have moonlight flash on the front for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions.
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Ola raises $1.1 billion from Tencent and Softbank

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Ola has secured a whopping $1.1 billion in fresh round of funding from China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd and existing investor Japan’s SoftBank. The homegrown company will use the funding to increase its numbers of drivers and expand presence to more cities. Continue reading “Ola raises $1.1 billion from Tencent and Softbank”

Snapchat introduces Contextual Cards to add more information and functionality to Snaps

Snapchat Context Cards

Snapchat has introduced new Contextual cards feature which will add contextual information to the geotagged images and photos in Snapchat public stories. Cards with the contextual information will be automatically included to the Snaps added to the Snapchat regional story feature, or venue specific geofilter or those sent with white text. Users can just swipe up of any photo or image that shows the word ‘more’ below it and then, you’ll be able to see an interactive cards popup with more information about the particular place. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Contextual Cards to add more information and functionality to Snaps”