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29 Jul

Flipkart Enters Hyperlocal Service Space With Delivery In 90 Minutes.

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Flipkart on Tuesday announced the launch of its hyperlocal delivery service 'Flipkart Quick' that will enable customers to receive grocery, fresh vegetables, meat and mobile phones in 90 minutes. The service will be available in select locations in Bengaluru initially and gradually scaled up and expanded to six large cities by the end of the year, Flipkart Vice-President Sandeep Karwa told PTI. The e-commerce group, owned by Walmart, said Flipkart Quick leverages the company’s supply chain infrastructure and a new location mapping technology framework to deliver more than 2,000 products across grocery, perishables, smartphones, electronics accessories, and stationary items within…

28 Jul

Amazon free delivery for ‘Prime’ members

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Last year the U.S. company extended its partnership with Morrisons which allowed customers to order from the UK supermarket chain and have it delivered by Amazon. It is unclear how the new plan affects this collaboration. Amazon’s move had been flagged by trade press in April. The new service applies to around 300 postcodes across Greater London and the South East of England. Amazon will begin free and same-day deliveries of groceries in London for its ‘Prime’ members from Tuesday, as it looks to cash in on fast-growing demand for buying essentials online, a trend that has been boosted by…

28 Jul

Sony introduces a pocket-sized digital camera

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Sony India has announced the ZV-1, an exciting new pocket-sized digital camera designed and developed for creating high-quality, versatile content. A lightweight, compact ‘all-in-one’ style camera, it combines video-forward design and compact body, along with easy-to-use functionalities packed with uncompromising advanced imaging technology, making it a perfect tool designed especially for the content creators and vloggers on the go. ZV-1 camera will be available in India exclusively on Amazon from 6 August onwards at Rs 77,990. “Designed to fulfil the needs of video creators of this generation, Sony’s new ZV-1 is created to offer ultimate shooting and vlogging experience across…

27 Jul

India Bans 47 More Chinese Apps in India After TikTok, 58 Others Banned in June.

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The government has banned 47 Chinese apps in India. Near the end of June, 59 Chinese apps had been banned by the government to “protect national interest and security” — including the hugely popular TikTok app. Now, almost 50 more apps have been banned, for operating as clones of the previously banned apps — the list of particular apps banned in the fresh decision is yet to be announced. However, it has been reported that the announcement would take place officially shortly. The government earlier banned apps including CamScanner, SHAREit, and UC Browser, among others. That ban was announced under…

26 Jul

OnePlus 8T Pro May Launch in September

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OnePlus 8T series may come with a 64-megapixel camera, a teardown of the OnePlus Camera app suggests. According to a new report, a string of code in the latest update for the OnePlus Camera app, version 5.4.23, hints at a 64-megapixel sensor. Now that the company has launched its flagship OnePlus 8 series and budget OnePlus Nord phone, it seems to be working on the next iteration which will presumably be the OnePlus 8T series. However, the company has not shared any information on what the next set of smartphones will be called. As per the report by XDA Developers, the teardown…

26 Jul

TATA SKY WITH 3 MBPS

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Tata Sky Broadband has increased the post fair usage policy (FUP) speed to 3Mbps from the existing 2Mbps. This new change means that users who've exceeded their FUP limit will continue to receive Internet access at 3Mbps on their broadband connections. Tata Sky Broadband seems to have brought the latest update specifically for its unlimited data plans that start at Rs. 700 and go up to Rs. 1,900 a month. The increase in post FUP speed would help Tata Sky Broadband attract new customers. As per the details available on the Tata Sky Broadband website, the new FUP speed will come into place after…

26 Jul

Spotify Now Supports Video, for Free and Premium Users

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Spotify now has video podcasts. The world's largest subscription-based music streaming service has rolled out support for its users — be it on the Spotify Free or Spotify Premium tier — to watch their podcasts. The new feature is supported in every Spotify market where podcasts are available on Spotify. But at launch, only a select number of podcasts are available as video podcasts on Spotify. That includes Spotify-owned The Ringer's NBA history Book of Basketball 2.0, American football tips Fantasy Footballers, The Misfits Podcast, comedians Ethan & Hila Klein's H3 Podcast, millennial morning show The Morning Toast, black culture…

25 Jul

World’s ‘most-popular’ Android smartphone gets a price cut in India.

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In a piece of good news for tech freaks across the country, world’s no. 1 bestselling android smartphone Samsung Galaxy A51 has just got cheaper in India. The smartphone was launched in India in May at a price starting at Rs 27,999. Now, as a treat to the buyers, the smartphone can be purchased at Rs. 26,999 at a price cut of Rs. 1000. However, the 6 GB RAM of Galaxy A51 has not met any price cut yet. It is still available at the same price of Rs. 25,250. In the first quarter of 2020 as per a report…

25 Jul

YouTube Plans to Cut Down Recommendations of Hindi Videos Spreading Conspiracy Theories

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YouTube is planning to add Hindi support to its mechanism that reduces the recommendations and visibility of content that could spread conspiracy theories, an executive said. The change is specifically designed for the India market. It will be an extension to the company's move that allowed cutting down the video recommendations that could misinform viewers in harmful ways, which it calls “borderline” content. YouTube is essentially trying to address user concerns by limiting content spreading conspiracies and misinformation on its platform. Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan told Gadgets 360 over an email that YouTube had already started reducing recommendations of borderline content…

25 Jul

WhatsApp to Partner With More Indian Banks in Financial Inclusion Push

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Facebook's WhatsApp plans to team up with more Indian lenders to expand banking services in rural areas and for lower income individuals, the messaging platform's country head said on Wednesday. WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with 400 million users, has already tied up with banks including ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, allowing them to communicate with customers via automated text messages on its business service. "We now want to open up with more banks over this coming year to help simplify and expand banking services, especially to the rural and lower-income segments," Abhijit Bose, WhatsApp's India head…