Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal has moved to clarify reports of recent worker agitation in West Bengal. In an email sent to Zomato employees, Goyal noted that a handful of Zomato delivery partners in Howrah had indeed protested, but that it was primarily related to recent rate card revisions, and not being forced to deliver beef
Month: August 2019
Portable consoles are hardly new, and thanks to the Switch, they’re basically the most popular gaming devices in the world. But ClockworkPi’s GameShell is something totally unique, and entirely refreshing when it comes to gaming on the go. This clever DIY console kit provides everything you need to assemble your own pocket gaming machine at
Xiaomi has now been the top smartphone maker in India for eight straight quarters, becoming a constant headache for Samsung in the key overseas market that continues to show strong appetite for handsets as their shipment slows, or drops pretty much everywhere else in the world. The Chinese electronics giant shipped 10.4 million handsets in
In the world of technology, we’ve been dealing with spyware and ransomware attacks on our devices for years now. Gadgets such as mobile phones and laptops based on Android and Windows have long been vulnerable to hackers, but did you ever think that this could happen to your digital camera too? Well, a recent study
OnePlus TV, the much-anticipated offering by the Chinese company, is now rumoured to debut in late September. Instead of launching just one new OnePlus TV, the company is said to have plans to bring a range of smart TVs — including the ones sporting OLED panels. A certification listing last week revealed that the OnePlus
Ride-hailing service Ola on Tuesday announced the acquisition of ‘Pikup.ai’, an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up based out of Bengaluru, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, the team at Pikup.ai will join Ola. Co-founded by Inder Singh and Ritwik Saikia, pikup.ai uses autonomous technologies like AI, computer vision and sensor fusion to provides
Apple is expected to lift the covers from its 2019 iPhone lineup next month, if the past iPhone launch event timeline is anything to go by. Continuing the tradition from the past two years, Apple will reportedly launch three new iPhones in 2019 as well, but this time, there might be a major change in Apple’s
When Apple removed the headphone jack from its iPhone 7, multiple manufacturers took at jab at them for this move. Samsung was one of those manufacturers that made adverts mocking Apple’s decision. And now, three years after this incident, Samsung has quietly taken down these adverts as it has also removed the 3.5mm headphone jack
After grappling with the rugged reality of asteroid Bennu’s surface, NASA, the US space agency, has finally selected four potential sites for its spacecraft to “tag” its cosmic dance partner. Since its arrival in December 2018, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has mapped the entire asteroid in order to identify the safest and most accessible spots for
Snap has introduced a third generation of its Spectacles wearable sunglass cameras, and these include new 3D effects for use in Snapchat. You can capture 3D snaps, with a slight side-to-side depth effect thanks to dual angle cameras; 3D filters, which add AR graphics effects to captured video; 3D lenses, which add stickers and characters
As we noted last month, DJI’s camera stabilizer line began life as an offshoot of the company’s drone offerings. Since then, however, it’s grown into a pretty massive portfolio in its own right, spanning from SLR to standalone pocket offerings. For obvious reasons, the Osmo Mobile has been one of the more popular models. Designed
Kerala floods have rocked the state and other nearby regions, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, and telecom operators are looking to help affected subscribers. Airtel, BSNL, and Vodafone Idea have extended support for their subscribers living in flood-hit Kerala by offering free voice calling and data benefits. Alongside talk time and data, Airtel and Vodafone Idea
Attentive, a startup helping retailers personalize their mobile messages, is announcing that it has raised $40 million in Series B funding. The startup was founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones, who sold their previous startup TapCommerce to Twitter. When they announced Attentive’s $13 million Series A last year, Long told me the startup is
Intel and Lenovo on Monday announced a multi-year collaboration to accelerate convergence of high-performance computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve world’s most challenging problems. Lenovo, the leading global system provider of “TOP500” supercomputers, would optimise Intel’s full portfolio of HPC and AI hardware and software solutions to serve as the foundation for its
Have you ever accidentally deleted a WhatsApp chat and regretted it immediately? Wondering if there is a way to get it back? Worry not, we’re here to help. We’ll share a way to restore deleted WhatsApp chats and one method to bring back WhatsApp chats overwritten by an iCloud or Google Drive backup. Before trying
Since all but exiting the smartphone market in India, Sony has increased its focus on two particularly important segments for the Japanese company in the country — home entertainment and audio. Sony remains among the most popular brands in India for televisions, with a strong brand identity, effective offline dealer network, and a reputation for
Social networking giants Facebook, Instagram and YouTube are set to face heavy fines in Britain for failing to filter out harmful content on their platforms, the media reported. As part of the government’s plan, Britain’s broadcasting watchdog Ofcom would be given new legal powers to monitor, investigate and fine social platforms for sharing or live-streaming
Facebook has developed a reputation for spamming users. The smartphone app bombards you with alerts. Dozens of emails arrive every day. And every time you log into the web app you’re sure to see lots of new notifications. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. If you want to know how to delete Facebook
Apple has never shied away from boasting about how secure its systems are, but researchers have found that contacts saved on iPhones are vulnerable to an SQLite hack attack which could infect the devices with malware. SQLite – the most widespread database engine in the world – is available in every operating system (OS), desktop
OnePlus 7T Pro is back in the news again, and this time, its launch date has been leaked. OnePlus has since the OnePlus 3 in 2016 stuck to a biannual refresh cycle for its smartphones, with the second half of the year seeing the launch of the ‘T’ variant – such as the OnePlus 3T,
Google on Friday said it is inviting early-stage startups to apply for its third batch of Launchpad Accelerator India. Now in its second year, the programme mentors early-stage startups on various aspects of their businesses like technology, product strategy, marketing, UX/UI (user interface design or user interface engineering) and leadership. The last date to submit
If making an Android alternative was easy, we’d have a lot more of them. Huawei’s HarmonyOS won’t be replacing the mobile operating system for the company any time soon, and Huawei has made it pretty clear that it would much rather go back to working with Google than go at it alone. Of course, that
Reliance Jio at the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday announced the launch of the 4K-supported Jio Set-Top Box that will enable newer entertainment and gaming experiences. The new set-top box is touted to accept the broadcast cable TV signals from local cable operators (LCOs). Additionally, the Mumbai-headquartered company
Apple could bring a multiple camera array on the back of its upcoming lineup of iPad Pro models, reports suggest. While the next iPad Pro could come with three rear cameras, the regular 10.2-inch iPad might come with a dual-camera system, The Verge reported on Saturday, citing Japanese blog Macotakara. Even though Apple has updated
India’s Reliance Jio, which has disrupted the telecom and features phone businesses in India in less than three years of existence, is now ready to aggressively foray into many more businesses with the help of global giants including Microsoft. The subsidiary of India’s largest industrial house Reliance Industries today announced that it will commercially launch
Jio Phone 3 and the commercial launch plans of the Jio GigaFiber are expected to be revealed at the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) today. While the Jio GigaFiber service was announced at last year’s AGM, it has been in testing for a while now in the country. The Reliance
Security vendor Bitdefender has disclosed details of a new speculative execution security vulnerability in Intel CPUs dating back to 2012, which could be used to steal sensitive information including passwords from a computer. The newly discovered issue, named SWAPGS, could also negate all the patches so far released for the infamous Spectre and Meltdown flaws.
Today is the last day of the Amazon Freedom Sale 2019. The sale kicked off earlier this week to celebrate the upcoming Independence Day (August 15) in India. Amazon is offering discounts and bundled offers on a large selection of mobile phones, Amazon devices, TVs, speakers, and other electronics. In case you were too busy,
Facebook is reportedly in talks with news publishers to offer “millions of dollars” for the rights to publish their material on its site. The move follows years of criticism over its growing monopolisation of online advertising to the detriment of the struggling news industry. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Facebook representatives had told
Google Maps has now introduced a new tool that allows users to see their upcoming flight and hotel reservations while travelling. The new reservations tab can be spotted in the ‘Your Place’ section. It is also expanding the availability of Live View feature that uses AR to amp up the navigation experience. There’s also the
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