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18 May 2018

Smartphones

Airtel users can get Rs.2,600 cashback on Amazon-exclusive 4G smartphones

Airtel and Amazon have partnered to offer a cashback of Rs. 2,600 on all 4G smartphones that sell exclusively on the e-commerce platform in the country.

18 May 2018

Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput bets on emerging tech, launches Innsaei Ventures

32-year-old Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput becomes an entrepreneur by launching Innsaei Ventures with co-founder Varun Mathur.

18 May 2018

iPhone

Apple's coding curriculum to be taught to deaf, blind students

Apple's is expanding its "Everyone Can Code" initiative to schools with children who are deaf, blind and have other assistive needs.

18 May 2018

India

Sennheiser Momentum Free wireless headphones launched at Rs. 14,990

The wireless headphones segment is gradually coming of age as manufacturers strive to offer the best of both the worlds - good audio and the ease of mobility.

18 May 2018

Smartphones

Store 1 million photos, 2000 movies in Lenovo's upcoming smartphone

Lenovo's VP Chang Cheng has shared more details about the company's new, upcoming flagship smartphone Z5 on Chinese micro-blogging website Weibo.

18 May 2018

Smartphones

Moto 1s with 5.7-inch display, 4GB RAM, Android Oreo launched

Lenovo-owned Motorola has launched Moto 1s, a mid-range smartphone in China.

18 May 2018

iPhone

Ramzan 2018: Five apps to make your spiritual journey easier

Ramzan is here, and millions of Muslims are observing month-long fast worldwide from dawn-till-dusk.

18 May 2018

Switzerland

$1.8 million Harley-Davidson Blue Edition is world's most expensive motorcycle

The Harley-Davidson Bucherer Blue Edition is the most expensive motorcycle in the world at $1.8 million (Rs. 12 crore).

17 May 2018

India

OnePlus launches Bullets Wireless earphones for Rs. 3,999

OnePlus has launched its first ever Bluetooth wireless headphones called "Bullets Wireless" in India for Rs. 3,999.

17 May 2018

Smartphones

What to buy: OnePlus 6, Samsung Galaxy S9, iPhone X

OnePlus has launched its much-awaited OnePlus 6 smartphone, today. With its high-end specs and features, it will compete with other flagships like Samsung Galaxy S9 and iPhone X for market share.

17 May 2018

YouTube

YouTube to launch new music streaming service on May 22

YouTube has announced that it will launch a new music streaming service called YouTube Music on May 22.

17 May 2018

India

OnePlus 6 launched in India starting at Rs. 34,999

The much-awaited OnePlus 6 smartphone has launched in India at an official event in Mumbai.

17 May 2018

Amazon

Amazon launches 8 new voices for Alexa Skills

Amazon has launched eight new, free voices for Alexa Skills.

17 May 2018

India

Airtel offering unlimited data at 128Kbps for prepaid combo packs

Airtel has made prepaid plans that feature a per day data cap "truly unlimited" by offering 128Kbps of data speed post the FUP limit.

16 May 2018

OnePlus

OnePlus 6, One Plus Bullets Wireless are now official

The OnePlus 6 is now official, and along with it, the company has also launched its first-ever bluetooth wireless headphones - OnePlus Bullets Wireless - at an event in London.

16 May 2018

Facebook

Facebook removed 583 million fake accounts during Jan-March 2018

According to Facebook's Community Standards Enforcement Report that has been released for the first time, the company has disabled 583 million fake accounts during the first quarter of 2018.

16 May 2018

Nokia Mobiles

Nokia X6 launched with iPhone X-like notch, dual rear-cameras

HMD Global has launched Nokia X6, the company's first Nokia smartphone to embrace the on-trend notch, in Beijing.

16 May 2018

iOS

WhatsApp rolls out new features for group chats

WhatsApp has officially rolled out a slew of new features for group chats on both Android and iOS.

16 May 2018

Australia

Google Australia under investigation for harvesting data from Android phones

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the country's Privacy Commissioner are investigating Google regarding claims that it collects user data from Android smartphones.

16 May 2018

India

Honor 7C expected to launch in India on May 22

Huawei-owned Honor brand is expected to launch its budget-range smartphone, the Honor 7C, in India on May 22.

16 May 2018

Reliance Jio

TRAI seeking to expand its tariff-comparison website to all circles

Last month, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched a website where users can compare mobile and landline tariffs of different telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea.

16 May 2018

iOS

Revamped, AI-powered Google News app goes live on Android, iOS

Google had refreshed its Google News service and brought all of its news products under it at the recently concluded annual developer conference Google I/O 2018.

16 May 2018

India

Honda Dio 2018 edition launched in India at Rs. 51,000

A couple of months after unveiling its fifth-generation Activa scooter, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has launched the 2018 edition of the Honda Dio scooter in India.

16 May 2018

X

Twitter to curb abuse by hiding more bad tweets

In an effort to curb trolling and abuse on the platform, Twitter is making changes to its algorithm to hide more bad tweets in conversations and searches.

16 May 2018

Malware

Symantec discovers 45 malicious apps on Google Play Store

Security research firm Symantec has discovered two new sets of malicious apps on the Google Play Store. The first set is of seven apps and the second set is of 38 apps.

16 May 2018

Tinder

Tinder's location-tracking feature is spooky: Details here

Tinder is developing a new feature called Places that tracks your location and allows potential matches to see where you've been.

16 May 2018

Smartphones

Lenovo Z5 with fullscreen display teased in new render

Just days after teasing the arrival of its truly fullscreen display phone, Lenovo CEO VP Chang Cheng has posted another render of the upcoming Lenovo Z5.

16 May 2018

India

Kult Impulse with Face Unlock, 5.99-inch display launched in India

Making a comeback after three years, Indian smartphone brand Kult has launched Kult Impulse, the company's latest smartphone. It would be available across India starting May 15.

16 May 2018

India

Honor 10 launched: Pre-orders on Flipkart start from midnight

Huawei-owned Honor brand has launched its 2018 flagship smartphone - the Honor 10.

16 May 2018

Prince Harry

MINI designs one-off car for Prince Harry and Meghan's royal-wedding

Celebrating the upcoming nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, British automaker MINI has designed a one-off MINI Hatch to mark the Royal Wedding.

15 May 2018

India

OnePlus 6's launch offers revealed ahead of formal unveiling

The much-awaited OnePlus 6 smartphone will launch in India on May 17 (3pm IST) at an event in Mumbai.

15 May 2018

India

Honda Amaze 2018 to launch in India on May 16

Japanese automaker Honda will launch the second generation of its Honda Amaze in India tomorrow.

15 May 2018

Facebook

Facebook suspends 200 apps post Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook has suspended 200 potentially problematic third-party apps from the platform.

15 May 2018

India

OPPO's Realme 1 smartphone launched for Rs. 8,990

OPPO owned Realme brand has launched its first smartphone Realme 1 in India.

15 May 2018

Google

Google and Levi's 'connected' jacket gets new ride-sharing, location-saving abilities

Google and Levi's 'connected' smart jacket, which is largely designed to help bike commuters carry out tasks without having to use their phones, is getting support for ride-sharing alerts, Bose headphone's "Aware Mode," and location saving.

15 May 2018

Malware

New malware can steal information from Chrome, Firefox browsers

Researchers have discovered a new malware called Vega Stealer which can harvest/steal saved information from Chrome and Firefox browsers, and also mine files from targeted computers.

15 May 2018

Android

Want to check deleted WhatsApp messages? Use this app

Want to read deleted messages on WhatsApp? If you are an Android user, the WhatisRemoved+ app can help you do exactly that!

15 May 2018

India

Ford EcoSport S, EcoSport Signature Edition launched in India

Expanding its portfolio of EcoSport in India, Ford has launched two new variants of the subcompact SUV in the country.

15 May 2018

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy J4, J6 will be budget smartphones, leaks reveal

Samsung is working to release two new handsets in the Indian market, namely Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J4.

14 May 2018

Gmail

Gmail's new Smart Compose feature: Details, activation and more

At the recently concluded annual developer conference Google I/O 2018, the company announced a "Smart Compose" feature for Gmail which will help you write e-mails using machine learning (ML).