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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…

25 Jul

Cipla Gets Regulatory Nod To Sell COVID-19 Drug

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Cipla has received regulatory approval to sell anti-viral drug favipiravir to treat COVID-19, the drug maker said on Friday, as coronavirus infections in the world's third worst-hit nation show no sign of abating. The Drug Controller General of India granted Cipla accelerated approval to make and sell favipiravir in an effort to meet the "urgent and unmet" need for COVID-19 treatment options in the country, the company said. India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases, as officials in some states complained of shortages of…

24 Jul

Purplle’s Beauty Sale Festival from August 4

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India’s leading beauty marketplace Purplle is launching India’s largest online beauty sale from August 4 to August 8. The online sale festival will be offering products from Purplle’s exclusive beauty brands as well as renowned global brands. The 5-day sale festival, branded as ‘I ♥Beauty’ (I Heart Beauty) will offer more than 15,000 beauty products across 500 Indian and International brands on Purplle.com (Purplle dot com), making it India’s largest online sale of beauty products across skincare, hair care and makeup categories. Purplle expects a five-fold increase in customer traffic during the online Sale Festival days as compared to normal…

24 Jul

Amway partners with FICCI for a webinar

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Amway India recently partnered with FICCI to host a webinar on Enabling Future Education in North East India. The virtual event was graced by Mr Jishnu Dev Varma, Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura, Mr TH. Radheshyam Singh, Minister of Education, Government of Manipur and Mr Ranjit Barthakur, Chairman of FICCI Northeast Advisory Council among others. Focused on making quality education accessible, the webinar addressed infrastructure requirements, the need for seamless integration of technology in the education system and identifying knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required to shape the future of students. Mr. Rajat Banerji, Vice-President - Corporate Affairs, Amway India,…

24 Jul

Vodafone RED experience for Idea customers

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Vodafone Idea Limited, one of India’s leading telecom service providers, announced the completion of its postpaid consolidation journey by bringing all Idea post-paid subscribers under Vodafone RED. All Vodafone Idea postpaid customers can now avail benefits of the Vodafone RED plan. It will enable the company to provide a uniform customer experience through self-service channels with enriched menu options on IVR, USSD, MyVodafone App and Websites for availing products, services and making payments. Erstwhile Idea postpaid customers can now avail Red Family subscription, a single bill for the entire family, access to Vodafone Play, premium content and a bouquet of…