DishTV gets Amazon Alexa skills for voice-assisted TV viewing, content discovery

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Dish TV today has launched its skill for Amazon Alexa in India. These skills will help users find programs and provide recommendations on programs, movies, sports, and music. With the help of Alexa, customers will now be able to enjoy voice-assisted TV viewing and content discovery. Continue reading “DishTV gets Amazon Alexa skills for voice-assisted TV viewing, content discovery”

Asus launches new TUF Gaming FX504 laptops with GTX 1060 in India; old FX504 models get a price cut

Asus launched TUF Gaming FX504 gaming laptop in India back in May. Today it has launched new models with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU in the country. It has also revised the price of the old models. To remind you, the FX504 has a 15-inch FHD IPS display with an ultrafast 120Hz refresh rate, 3ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time, is powered 8th-Gen Intel Core i5-8300H /  i7-8750H processor. Continue reading “Asus launches new TUF Gaming FX504 laptops with GTX 1060 in India; old FX504 models get a price cut”

OPPO F9 Pro specifications detailed ahead of India launch – 6.3-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras

OPPO is all set to launch F9 Pro smartphone, successor of OPPO F7 in India later this month. Now the company has confirmed the specifications of the F9 smartphone in Vietnam, which will launch as F9 Pro in India. This reveals that the company will retain the MediaTek Helio P60 12nm SoC and the 25MP front-facing camera for the smartphone.

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ACT Fibernet ties-up with Amazon Pay for bill payments, lets you avail cashback offers

ACT Fibernet (Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.)  today announced its partnership with Amazon Pay to create a quick and seamless bill payment channel for its customers. As part of the tie-up, ACT Fibernet will integrate with Amazon Pay on its company website, portal and app, which will provide the users an additional channel to make online payments. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet ties-up with Amazon Pay for bill payments, lets you avail cashback offers”

Fossil Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR with GPS announced in India starting at Rs. 19995

Fossil Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR

Fossil today has announced the fourth-generation of Q lineup smartwatches. Two new watches in the lineup include Q Venture HR with 40mm stainless steel casing and Q Explorist HR with the large 45mm case. Continue reading “Fossil Q Venture HR and Q Explorist HR with GPS announced in India starting at Rs. 19995”

Microsoft Surface Laptop launched in India starting at Rs. 86999

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Microsoft has launched Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S. It was introduced back in May last year, and packs a 13.5-inch Pixel Sense edge-to-edge display with immersive touchscreen and ultra-thin bezel, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by 7th Generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processor and offers up to 14.5 hours of battery life. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop launched in India starting at Rs. 86999”

Microsoft Surface Book 2 launched in India starting at Rs. 1,37,999

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Microsoft today launched the Surface Book 2 in India, after announcing it for the country earlier this year. The Surface Book 2 was announced back in October last year. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Book 2 launched in India starting at Rs. 1,37,999”

Airtel increases data capacity to Europe, Africa via Telecom Egypt deal

Airtel and Telecom Egypt have announced a strategic partnership, wherein, Airtel will get IRUs (Indefeasible Right of Use) on Middle East North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA Cable) and TE North Cable Systems. Airtel will also take large capacities on a long-term basis on two new state-of-the-art Cable Systems (SMW5 & AAE1). Continue reading “Airtel increases data capacity to Europe, Africa via Telecom Egypt deal”

Xiaomi teams up with Holitech Technology to manufacture smartphone components in Tirupati

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Xiaomi today announced that Holitech Technology which is its key component supplier will start smartphone component manufacturing in India. Holitech has signed an MOU with the state of Andhra Pradesh and will start local manufacturing in the city of Tirupati for Xiaomi. Continue reading “Xiaomi teams up with Holitech Technology to manufacture smartphone components in Tirupati”

Leica C-Lux compact camera with 15x Optical Zoom, 4K Video recording launched in India for Rs. 85000

Leica today has launched the C-LUX camera in India. It is the company’s newest addition to its compact camera segment. It features Leica DC Vario-Elmar 8.8–132 mm f/3.3–6.4 ASPH and a high-performance 20-megapixel sensor that is capable of shooting 10 frames per second. Continue reading “Leica C-Lux compact camera with 15x Optical Zoom, 4K Video recording launched in India for Rs. 85000”

Amazon Freedom Sale scheduled from August 9, Flipkart Big Freedom Sale from August 10

Amazon and Flipkart have announced their Independence Day sale for this year. Amazon’s Freedom Sale n Sale is scheduled from August 9th till 12th. Flipkart’s 72-hour Big Freedom Sale starts a day later on August 10th and continues till 12th. Continue reading “Amazon Freedom Sale scheduled from August 9, Flipkart Big Freedom Sale from August 10”

Honor Play Hands On Impressions

There’s no denying that Honor is making an aggressive play for a share of the Indian smartphone market. With a steady spate of launches, there’s now an Honor phone at almost every price point. Enter the Honor Play, a solid device that brings high end specifications at a very affordable price point. Here’s our first impressions.  Continue reading “Honor Play Hands On Impressions”

JBL T205BT headphones and JBL GO+ Bluetooth speaker launched in India starting at Rs. 2999

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HARMAN International which is a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has launched JBL’s online brand store; www.JBL.com in India. This move comes as a part of the inaugural promotion of the two new JBL products; JBL Go+ Bluetooth speaker and JBL T205BT headphone launch.  Continue reading “JBL T205BT headphones and JBL GO+ Bluetooth speaker launched in India starting at Rs. 2999”

LG G7+ ThinQ with 6.1-inch QHD+ display, Snapdragon 845, 16MP dual rear cameras, 128GB storage launched in India for Rs. 39990

LG just launched the company’s flagship G7+ ThinQ smartphone in India. It was introduced back in May and has a 6.1-inch QHD+ 19.5:9 FullVision LCD Super Bright display that can be viewed easily even under direct sunlight with brightness up to  1,000 nit, displaying 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut. It is powered by Snapdragon 845 with 6GB of RAM.

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Indian Govt plans localization of cloud storage data within the country: Report

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A new report suggests that the panel working on the Indian government’s cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the country. This proposal comes as a big blow to global technology giants such as Amazon and Microsoft who offer cloud services.  Continue reading “Indian Govt plans localization of cloud storage data within the country: Report”