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Lenovo on Tuesday launched the ThinkBook 14 and ThinkBook 15 in India, two new notebooks designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Unveiled at IFA 2019 in Berlin back in September, the ThinkBook 14 and ThinkBook 15 come with up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processors and feature zinc-alloy hinges. The new Lenovo laptops

Redmi Note 8 is set to go on sale in India today. The Redmi phone will be available for purchase through Amazon India, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores in the country. To recall, the Redmi Note 8 was launched alongside the Redmi Note 8 Pro. The smartphone comes with a quad rear camera setup and

Samsung Galaxy S11 may offer 8K video recording support, if recent code in Samsung’s camera app is anything to go by. Thus far, there have been numerous leaks surrounding the Galaxy S11 lineup – the company’s next iteration of its flagship Galaxy S series. Previous Galaxy S11 camera specification rumours pointed towards a second generation

Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro and Honor View 20 have started receiving their Magic UI 3.0 update based on Android 10. The update is rolling out globally as reported by multiple users online. Additionally, there’s no clarity regarding the build numbers as they differ from one another. Moving on, the new update brings a magazine-style

After rolling out the Android 10-Based EMUI 10 update for Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro users in China, the global update rollout has also commenced. Alongside, the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro, the Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20X, and Huawei Mate 20 Pro phones are also receiving the Android 10-based EMUI 10

WeWork is drawing scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Commission over whether the co-working company violated financial rules in the run-up to its failed initial public offering, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The agency’s enforcement division is reviewing WeWork’s business and its disclosures to investors amid a number of news articles

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs has provided more details on the technology it intends to use to develop a futuristic smart city in Toronto, which includes self-driving garbage cans and infra-red sensors to track foot traffic in stores, a document released by the company on Friday said. Alphabet, parent of Google, released a 483-page document in response

Social video app TikTok has reached 1.5 billion downloads worldwide on the App Store as well as Google Play and India leads the chart with 466.8 million or about 31 per cent of all unique installs. In 2019, the app accumulated 614 million downloads — 6 percent more than it had last year, reported mobile

The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) has earned more than Rs. 63 crores from convenience fee in September, an RTI query revealed. The Central government had decided to scrap the service fee on e-booking of tickets three years ago to promote digital transactions. Before it, the government was charging Rs. 20 per

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates officially surpassed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at world’s richest person on Earth with a net worth of $110 billion — according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Microsoft co-founder had briefly topped Bezos as the world’s richest man last month after Amazon’s lacklustre Q3 results resulted in Bezos losing nearly

Huawei Technologies and ZTE “cannot be trusted,” US Attorney General William Barr said, labelling the Chinese firms a security threat as he backed a proposal to bar US rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment or services from them. The Federal Communications Commission will vote on November 22 and is proposing requiring the

Fortnite has become a hotbed for promotional content, be it movies, music videos, and even shoe lines. But despite being a massively popular game in itself, Fortnite is now promoting another game via a crossover, and the game in question is the freshly-released Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Fortnite has added the Imperial Stormtrooper outfit in

Redmi Note 8 Pro is rumoured to receive a new variant with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC. The Redmi phone debuted in China back in late August and launched in India last month. While it ticked all the boxes when it comes to specifications — with quad rear cameras, full-HD+ display, and up to 128GB storage,

Infinix S5 Lite is all set to launch in India today, and the phone is being teased on Flipkart since a while now. The teaser on Flipkart suggests that the phone will come in two colour finishes, and its price wil be set at Rs. 7,999. The company has already launched the Infinix S5, and

Huawei has announced plans to bring devices powered by its Kirin A1 ultra-low-power processor to India next month. The company has officially announced plans to “launch” the Kirin A1 chip here in India, although it will only be available as part of fully built products, of which there are no confirmed launch details yet. Huawei

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Wednesday sent notices to the telcos, asking them to pay the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues on a self-assessment basis within the next three months. The licensor did not raise the demand quantum itself and left it to the assessment of the telcos in their individual cases to compute

Redmi 8 will be made available to buy today in its weekly flash sale via Flipkart and Mi.com. The budget smartphone was launched last month in the country, and features a massive 5,000mAh battery as its biggest highlight. The Redmi 8 also bears a dual rear camera setup, and the company’s ‘Aura Mirror’ design. Read

Google is set to celebrate Children’s Day 2019 by announcing the National winner of ‘Doodle for Google’ on Thursday, November 14. The 2019 version of the annual Doodle for Google contest, which was open for entries until September 30, was held in four distinct groups and four entries from each group brought 20 national finalists.

Google has rolled out new updates for the Google Photos app that bring a host of new features and UI tweaks. The first one is an album sorting feature that makes it easier to sort an album based on date or title. The updated Google Photos app has reportedly received a redesigned EXIF panel as

Redmi Note 8 Pro is all set to go on sale in India again today. The Redmi Note 8 Pro’s sale will start at 12pm and will be conducted via Amazon, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores as well, with some offers in tow. As for the phone itself, it packs a quad rear camera setup

A new change to the Facebook app for mobile will now allow users to turn off notifications dots for some icons. To take it a step further, users will also be able to remove these icons altogether if they wish to. The update was first spotted by TechCrunch, and it was further confirmed by Facebook

Asus launched the Asus 6Z – aka ZenFone 6Z aka ZenFone 6 (2019) – in India this year as its flagship device. It was positioned to go against the likes of the OnePlus 7. The unique element was the rotating camera module which helped it stand out compared to the competition. The smartphone was launched

Redmi Note 8 will go on sale in India today as part of its weekly flash sales. It is the budget quad camera smartphone from Xiaomi, and was launched alongside its better endowed sibling – the Redmi Note 8 Pro – in India last month. Powered by the Snapdragon 665 SoC coupled with up to

Fujifilm on Monday launched its X-A7 mirrorless digital camera with a 24.24-megapixel APS-C sensor in India. Meant for beginners, the Fujifilm X-A7 has been priced at Rs. 59,999 by the Japanese photography and imaging major, and it will come with a Fujinon XC 15-45mm lens kit. The camera will also be available in five colour

Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, will pass between Earth and the star on November 11. The stellar show only happens about 13 times in a century and will happen the next time in 2032. It’s a rare transit when the planet is visible while it moves against the Sun’s surface, and shouldn’t be

Samsung Galaxy A30s and Samsung Galaxy A50s phones have received a price cut in India. The prices of the two Samsung phones have been reduced by up to Rs. 3,000, and both the 4GB and 6GB RAM options of the Samsung Galaxy A50s have got revised prices. The new prices are reflecting online, and are

Chinese retail titan Alibaba plans to list in Hong Kong in the final week of November, two people with direct knowledge said, aiming to raise up to $15 billion (£11.7 billion) in a deal that signals a vote of confidence in the Asian financial hub. The public offering by the e-commerce specialist, whose primary listing

Samsung is reportedly working on a new Galaxy A-series phone with 5G support for the Chinese market. This phone is tipped to have the model number SM-A7160, and may be called Galaxy A71 5G. A fresh report suggests that this phone will be positioned in the mid-tier segment, and will be powered by the Exynos

Telecom operator Reliance Jio has revised its Rs. 149 prepaid plan to include non-Jio calling minutes. The Rs. 149 prepaid plan’s validity has reduced to 24 days from 28 days earlier, in order to make way for Jio to non-Jio FUP of 300 minutes. Other benefits of the prepaid plan still remain the same. Jio

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new Rs. 997 prepaid plan in India. The plan has been launched in one telecom circle and offers 3GB daily data, unlimited voice calling benefits, and a validity of 180 days. The plan also included SMS benefits. This long-term validity plan will compete with Airtel’s Rs.