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Chakri K September 5th, 2018 7:40 PM 3 COMMENTS

YouTube Aims to Take On Amazon Prime Video and Netflix by Bringing Originals to Indian Audience

Google's video streaming platform, YouTube is looking to take on Amazon Prime Video and Netflix which, in recent times, has garnered a lot of interest from Indian audience, thanks to the Original content. In a similar manner, YouTube is bringing in 'Originals' for the Indian audience, and as a first step, the Google-owned company has teamed up with music maestro AR Rahman for its first such show in the country.... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 7:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

Instagram Reportedly Working on a Standalone Shopping App to Help Businesses

Instagram has been working on various new things to implement on the platform, as confirmed by its parent company during the F8 Developers Conference a few months ago. While the photo-sharing platform is yet to roll out the announced stickers feature, it's now reported that Instagram is developing a new standalone shopping app, dubbed as 'IG Shopping.' According to a report from The Verge, IG Shopping will be aimed at... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 6:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

OnePlus 6T Likely to Launch With an In-Display Fingerprint Scanner and Waterdrop Notch

OnePlus has earlier confirmed that it does not want to change its product launch strategy, which means that the OnePlus 6T's launch is around the corner. It's been over close to four months since the arrival of OnePlus 6, and by now, OnePlus must've finalised the design of the 6T. A new leak of OnePlus 6T's retail box has revealed some key features of the handset, including the in-display fingerprint... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 5th, 2018 6:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Introduces New Version of Chrome With Material Design and Improved Features

Google is celebrating Chrome’s 10th anniversary by launching a new update which brings the elements of Material design onboard the most used browser in the world. Google informed that the version 69 of Google Chrome for desktop, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux comes with new features alongside the revamped design. The search giant said that now Chrome has more rounded shapes, new icons and a new light colour palette.... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 6:06 PM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Might Hike the Prices of its Smartphones Due to Rupee Depreciation

Xiaomi, which launched three new smartphones under its Redmi lineup earlier today said that it would decide on price hikes for its smartphones after evaluating the impact of rupee's slide against the dollar. At the end of the launch event, Xiaomi was all set to reveal the prices of the Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Pro, but this is when the interesting thing happened. After announcing the prices,... Read More

Arpit Sharma September 5th, 2018 5:27 PM 30 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio 2nd Year Anniversary: What Has Changed in the Meantime

Reliance Jio made its entry into India two years ago and shook the telecom industry by its methodologies. It was not only about the extremely low pricing, free data, or free calling that Jio was able to become this popular, the network speeds and the achievement of first VoLTE network in India were also the highlights which contributed to Jio’s meteoric rise. In the last two years, Jio has accomplished... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 4:07 PM 2 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet Partners With Flipkart to Provide Additional Benefits for Broadband Users

Wired Internet Service Provider (ISP), ACT Fibernet or Atria Convergence Technologies and e-commerce giant Flipkart today announced their partnership. Under the alliance, ACT Fibernet will be providing broadband plans to smart TV buyers on Flipkart, which is a first-of-its-kind initiative. As part of the same, ACT has launched the ‘smart tv ka smart choice’ plan, under which customers purchasing any smart TV on Flipkart will be able to enjoy exciting offers... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 3:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ericsson Adds New Radio Products to its End-to-End 5G Platform in India

Telecom gear maker, Ericsson, today announced that it's adding new radio products and software solutions for local service providers, thus expanding its end-to-end 5G platform in India. These new additions to the Ericsson Radio System portfolio further enhance the agility and speed with which Indian operators can roll out their 5G networks, the company said in a statement. 5G enables low latency, ultra-high speeds and high reliability making it one... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 2:10 PM 2 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Radio Campaign Against Fake News Now Extends to 10 More Indian States

Increasing its efforts on bringing down the spread of fake news on the platform, WhatsApp today stated that it's expanding the radio campaign to 10 more India states. And the states include Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. WhatsApp faced severe questions from the Indian government regarding the fake news information spreading on the platform. Thanks to the circulation of fake news on its platform, there were multiple incidents of... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 1:40 PM 3 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro With Snapdragon 625 SoC Goes Official in India, Prices Start at Rs 10,999

Xiaomi has launched a perfect replacement to the Redmi Note 5 in India, namely, the Redmi 6 Pro. The Redmi 6 Pro is the first Redmi smartphone to launch in India with a notched display and it sports decent specifications for the asking price. The phone is exclusive to Amazon in the country, unlike the Redmi Note 5 which was exclusive to Flipkart in the country. Alongside the Redmi 6... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 1:38 PM 8 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Launches Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 With MediaTek Chipsets in India

At an event in Hyderabad, Xiaomi unveiled two smartphones in India- the Redmi 6A and the Redmi 6. The Redmi 6A is a direct successor to the Redmi 5A, which the brand sold over three million units in Q2 2018. The Redmi 6, on the other hand, succeeds the Redmi 5 which was launched back in March 2018. The Redmi 6A comes powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 chipset, while... Read More

Chakri K September 5th, 2018 12:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Completes 20 Years, Reiterates Goal of Building Products for Everyone

Google, which came into existence 20 years back with its Search engine today has seven products that are used by more than a billion people every month. The exact date of the company's founding is up for debate even for those who are in the business of providing answers. "Google Inc. was incorporated on September 4, but for more than a decade we've celebrated our birthday on September 27, with... Read More