iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus Launched; Price in India Starts at Rs. 64,000: Release Date, Specifications, and More TOP HIGHLIGHTS iPhone 8 price in India starts at Rs. 64,000 iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus release date in India is September 29 Both models will be available in 64GB, 256GB storage variants iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are official now, even though the iPhone X is the new Apple flagship . At the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Campus on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook too the covers off the successors to iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, featuring several new upgrades over last year's models. While the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 design follow the same design language as their predecessors, they sport a metal and glass bodies and now come in only two storage variants - 64GB and 256GB. They will go up for pre-orders in the US, the UK, China, Australia and 25 other countries on September 15, with shipping slated to begin on September...
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iPhone X, Priced in India at Rs. 89,000, Has a 5.8-Inch 'Super Retina' Bezel-Less Display, Face ID: Release Date, Specifications, and More TOP HIGHLIGHTS iPhone X price in India starts at Rs. 89,000 The iPhone X release date is November 3 Pre-orders will start from October 27 iPhone X price in India, release date iPhone X price in India is Rs. 89,000 for the variant with 64GB storage, and the 256GB model's price is Rs. 1,02,000. This makes the higher-end iPhone X the most expensive mainstream smartphone in the country, and the first such model to be priced above Rs. 1,00,000. Coming to the iPhone X release date in India, prospective buyers will have to wait till November 3; pre-orders in the country will start on October 27. This makes the iPhone X launch date in India part of the first phase rollout, which is interesting as the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus India release is part of the second phase. iPhone X specifications, features The first thing you n...
Uber Being Probed by FBI Over 'Hell' Software to Interfere With Rivals TOP HIGHLIGHTS FBI is looking into Uber's illegal competition intefering software Uber's software was being used to track the Lyft drivers The investigation is being led by the FBI's New York office he Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing to see if Uber Technologies had used software to illegally interfere with its competitors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The investigation is focusing on Uber's program that could track drivers working for rival service Lyft, the WSJ said, citing people familiar with the investigation. The investigation is being led by the FBI's New York office and the Manhattan US attorney's office, the Journal said. Separately, Uber will cease using diesel cars in London by the end of 2019 and the vast majority of rides will be in electric or hybrid vehicles by then, the taxi app said on Friday. At the moment the company say...
Google Assistant to Get Major Speech, Contextual Improvements and New Features TOP HIGHLIGHTS Google Assistant will soon get major speech recognition improvements The company also teased new features coming to Google Assistant Lens app is also getting new capabilities Google plans to further improve the core of Google Assistant, it said, as the AI-powered virtual assistants gain more ground and the space gets more competitive. At its developer event Google Developer Days (GDD) Europe, the company made the announcement and teased a host of new functionalities that are in the pipeline for its virtual assistant service. An executive with the company said Google Assistant can now recognise speech much more efficiently, even in noisy environments. It is also getting much faster at decoding the commands, the executive said. One such example, another executive shared, was being able to describe the event that occurred in a movie - in the most vague terms - and G...
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to Launch in India on September 12, the Same Day as iPhone 8 Global Unveiling TOP HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was launched globally last month The smartphone comes with an Infinity Display Galaxy Note 8 sports a dual rear camera setup Samsung has sent out media invites for the Galaxy Note 8India launch for September 12, the same day Apple is expected to host the global unveiling of its next flagship, iPhone 8. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 India launch will be held in New Delhi at 12:30pm IST. While the Samsunginvite does not explicitly state which model will be launched, the GIF image and the tagline of the invite - 'Do Bigger Things' - pretty much confirms it will be the new Note model. The GIF shows an outline of the Galaxy Note 8 with narrow bezels and the company's S Pen that sketches an image of people from different cultures within India. Interestingly, the company has also mentioned its own ...
Hotstar Begins Rolling Out Full-HD Support, Adds Support for US and Canada Regions TOp HIGHLIGHTS Hotstar has added full-HD video streams support on iOS Android and web users will have to wait for sometime Hotstar is now also available to customers in US, Canada Star India's Hotstar has started to roll out support for video streaming in full-HD (1080p), the company confirmed, as it looks to better compete with Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, both of which already offer video streaming in full-HD and also have larger catalogues. Through a software update, Hotstar this week added support for full-HD (1080p) video streams on its iOS app (for iPhone and iPad)....
iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, Apple Watch LTE, New AirPods Launch on Tuesday Tipped by Leaked iOS Firmware TOP HIGHLIGHTS Apple's 10th anniversary iPhone model might be called the iPhone X The company is expected to unveil two more iPhone models on Tuesday Apple is also expected to refresh TV, Watch lineups and introduce Animoji A series of leaks this weekend seem to have spilled the beans on what Apple plans to unveil on Tuesday, its major September event that it has traditionally used to showcase new iPhone models with cutting edge technologies to reassert its tentpole position in Silicon Valley. The tenth anniversary iPhone model will be called the iPhone X, according to developer Steven Troughton Smith, who analysed a leaked build of iOS that will be released to consumers later this month and found several references of the upcoming iPhone models in the strings of software code. iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus,...
Chrome 61 Available for Android and Desktop Users, Brings Translate Toolbar and More TOP HIGHLIGHTS Chrome 61 allows web apps to communicate with specialised hardware Chrome 61 for Android brings updated Google Translate toolbar It also introduces Web Share API Chrome 61 has begun rolling out to desktop and Android users bringing a host of new security fixes and new features. For desktop users, there are a lot of developer-friendly introductions like the WebUSB API support, and for Android users there's the addition of Web Share API, and more user-friendly features, the most notable being the updated Google Translate toolbar. Version 61 of Chrome for Windows, Mac, and Linux users brings WebUSB API support, full availability of PaymentRequest API, and more. The WebUSB API support allows Web apps to communicate with additional hardware accessories apart from the usual ones like keyboard, mice, and printers. This includes access to industrial, scientific, and education-...
Apple Music Gets Curated 'Radio City' Playlists TOP HIGHLIGHTS Radio City 91.1 FM will now have curated playlists on Apple Music There are shows such as Love Guru, Radio City Top 25, and Suno Na Dilli Users can find Radio City playlists by clicking on 'Radio City' Curators Radio City 91.1 FM and Apple Music announced a collaboration on Thursday that will allow people across the country to enjoy music that resonates with their personal tastes through playlists curated by the channel. The playlists would be inspired by Radio City's popular shows - Love Guru, Radio City Top 25, Suno Na Dilli, and Kasa Kaay Mumbai; two other thematic playlists include Flashback Cassette and Chillout Zone. The playlists would be a rare fusion of the radio station's well-researched and mood-mapped music, which will help analyse the genres and styles of music preferred across different geographies, the company said. "Curating playlists on Apple's platform wi...
Airtel Launches GST Advantage Solution for Small Businesses, Offers 18GB Free Data for 3 Months TOP HIGHLIGHTS Airtel Business has partnered with ClearTax to offer this solution It offers 18GB of free additional data two corporate connections Users also get acces to GST Advantage Helpdesk Airtel Business has partnered with ClearTax to launch a new business service called Airtel GST Advantage. With the recent advent of GST and the lack of clarity around it, this solution is specifically designed to enable small businesses and startups to file their GST returns without hassle. All Airtel Business customers can sign up for Airtel GST Advantage for free by registering on www.airtel.in/gst-advantage. With GST Advantage, Airtel is offering 18GB of free additional data spread over three months (2GB/ month/ connection on a maximum of three devices) with any Airtel corporate connection or device, to help them upload returns without worrying about bandwidth charges. This offer al...
Google's Personalized Feed Starts Rolling Out to Android Users Worldwide TOP HIGHLIGHTS Google is extending the reach of Feed Announced two months ago, Feed offers personalized news and updates It is coming to iOS, desktop, and mobile Web soon Google has started rolling out its new personalized search feed to Android devices worldwide, two months after the company released the feature - called Feed - in the United States. The company says it plans to bring Feed to iOS through Google app, and to more desktop and mobile soon. The personalized Feed, which uses machine learning, caters tailored results based on a user's interest. The philosophy goes like this: not everyone finds the same movies, products, news events interesting. So to ensure that people find what they are likely looking for - and things they will likely find interesting - Google introduced the personalized feed in July this year. News of the global r...
Nubia M2 Play to Go on Sale in India on Friday via Amazon India TOP HIGHLIGHTS Nubia M2 Play price in India is Rs. 8,999 It will go on sale via Amazon India Nubia M2 Play, which was unveiled in India earlier this week, will go on sale on Amazon India at 12pm IST on Friday. The Nubia M2 Play price in India is Rs. 8,999, and the smartphone has been launched in its 3GB RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage variant. To recall, the ZTE brand Nubia was launched in China in July, and the smartphone is a watered down version of the Nubia M2, but is a little better endowed than the Nubia M2 Lite smartphone. Commenting on the launch, Eric Hu, Country Head, Nubia India said, “We have been witnessing a lot of traction for our products and enquiries coming from segment of users who are either first time buyers altogether or migrating from feature phones. In M2 Play we have integrated everything design, screen, battery and technology, over and above a ...
Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale Starts From September 20 TOP HIGHLIGHTS The sale will offer EMI option on debit cards The sale will continue to September 24 SBI debit and credit card holders will get special offers Flipkart has announced that the online marketplace will be organising its highly-anticipated 'Big Billion Days' sale from September 20 to September 24 later this month. Interestingly, in what Flipkart calls an "industry-first offer", the e-commerce site will be offering consumers an option to choose EMIs on debit cards across different banks. Flipkart says that up to 90 percent discount will be offered on products across all categories as part of the sale. While specific products or brands, which will be a part of this sale, have not been mentioned by the company, Flipkart says that it will provide customers with various financing options. These options will include no cost EMI, product exchange, BuyBack Guarantee, and buy now pay later option....
iPhone 8 Production Glitches Could Lead to Supply Shortfalls After Launch: Report TOP HIGHLIGHTS Production glitches pushed the manufacturing process back by a month Fans and investors are eagerly looking forward to the iPhone 8 The company is widely tipped to adopt OLED displays for the latest iPhone Apple's new iPhone had hit production glitches early in its manufacturing process and could lead to supply shortfalls and shipping delays following its launch next week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The company's shares closed down 0.4 percent at $161.26. The production glitches pushed the manufacturing process back by about a month, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple did not respond to a request for comment. "There never appears to be a shortage of chatter about alleged production glitches at Apple but they seem to be able to crank out tens of millions of iPhones each quarter," BTIG analyst Walter P...
Samsung Pay Gets YES Bank Credit Card Support in India . TOP HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Pay users can now pay via YES Bank credit cards There's an introductory offer of Rs. 1,500 cashback till September 30 Samsung Pay can be used to make payments via PoS card machines YES Bank on Thursday announced its partnership with Samsung India to allow its credit Card customers to use payment platform Samsung Pay. This will allow YES Bank credit card holders to make payments using Samsung smartphones at Point of Sale (PoS) card machines at merchant outlets. "The partnership with YES Bank will enable more consumers to join Samsung Pay platform and go digital," said Sanjay Razdan, Director, Samsung Pay Business, in a statement. YES Bank credit card users can also avail of introductory cashback benefits up to Rs. 1,500 till September 30."Through our association with Samsung Pay, we are extending the latest technology and lending...