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The Sony Walkman is an iconic product, which recently turned 40 in July. Those who have used it in the past know how good of a cassette player the Walkman was. And over the years, it has taken different forms, in terms of a portable CD Player, a digital...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 India launch event date tipped
The world will see Samsung Galaxy Note 10 on August 7, as the company will be unveiling the flagship smartphone at its Unpacked event in New York. It is scheduled to take place at 4:00PM ET, which would be 1:30AM in India. We have already seen the Flipkart listing...
Xiaomi is working on Redmi Note 8, confirms Lu Weibing
Xiaomi is prepping to launch the Redmi Note 8, successor to Redmi Note 7 in China. After speculations that the company is set to unveil the Redmi Note 8 appeared, Xiaomi VP has seemingly given an official confirmation. Lu Weibing, General Manager of the Redmi brand, has confirmed that...
LG X2 aka K30 (2019) with military-level durability announced: Specs
LG X2 (2019) has been announced in South Korea. The device will make its debut in the global markets as LG K30 (2019). The latest phone from LG is a sequel to the LG X2 budget device, which launched in South Korea back in June 2018. The newly launched LG...
Trying to discourage TikTok, PUBG among students: Goa CM
TikTok and PUBG Mobile are finding legislation as the biggest challenge in India. The Goa government has taken steps to discourage the use of mobile app TikTok and online game PUBG among students. Speaking in the Goa legislative Assembly on Monday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced the move. The...
Cloudflare stops giving services to 8Chan after mass shootings
Internet infrastructure and security company Cloudflare has made a significant announcement after several mass shootings in the US. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince shared this decision in a dedicated post on the Cloudflare blog. Prince shared the details about the decision on the post while sharing what one can expect...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 confirmed to support Superfast charging
Samsung is expected to launch the latest Galaxy Note 10 series at an event in New York this week. The company will reportedly be hosting a ‘Galaxy First Look’ event at the Samsung 837 store to allow the users to experience the new flagship after it goes official. Now,...
Flipkart all set to launch its free video streaming service in India: Report
Indian e-commerce company Flipkart is all set to launch its free video streaming service soon. As per a fresh report, the e-commerce giant will launch its video streaming service in the coming months with content from international and domestic production houses. Initially, the company will not offer original content and...
OnePlus 7 OxygenOS update rolling out in India with bug fixes
OnePlus continues to roll out frequent software updates for its flagship devices. These updates fix small bugs in the devices, and also introduce the latest Android security patch. Continuing with this, the company is now rolling out the latest OnePlus 7 OxygenOS update. OnePlus 7 OxygenOS update details OnePlus...
Xiaomi patents a smartphone design with integrated solar panel
Xiaomi is planning to integrate solar panel at the back of its smartphones. We recently told you about Lightyear One, an electric vehicle wearing a solar panel overall. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker wants to make a smartphone with solar panel overall. The design patent shows a smartphone that...
Let RBI Control Money Supply, Inflation Rate
By Nantoo Banerjee Last week’s sharp reduction in fixed deposit rates by the State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, appears to be more to please the government and the Reserve Bank (RBI) than in response to the market situation. The deposit rate cut is expected to...
GST Administration And Mechanism Has Numerous Faults
By Gyan Pathak Even after two years of roll out of GST, the tax administration and its mechanism in place is infested with serious faults on several counts resulting in public suffering and economic woes. Multiplicity of tax rates is yet to be completely eliminated. Single IT...
Slowdown In Economy Is Not Yet Total
By Anjan Roy Is the Indian economy slowing down? Going by the consensus of projections we are, for sure. But then, by how much? That is anybody’s guess. The current view is that we will slow and grow by 6.5 per cent, as chairman of L&T...
Kerala CPI-M’S ‘capital Crime’
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala CPI(M) is in the dock over what the Opposition regards as a ‘capital crime’. The party and the Government headed by it is on the mat over the appointment of former MP from Attingal, A. Sampath as the State Government’s Special...
Trump’s White Nationalism Blamed For Latest Us Mass Shootings
By Mark Gruenberg Democratic presidential candidates linked Donald Trump’s white supremacist agenda with the killing of 20 people by one of his supporters in Texas on Saturday, just hours before another mass shooting in Ohio. El Paso native and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke accused Mr Trump...
BJP Achieves Its Goal In Kashmir
By Amulya Ganguli The dream nurtured by the RSS-Jan Sangh for decades about scrapping Article 370 has finally been sought to be achieved by the BJP. Since dispensing with the Article, which confers a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will require judicial and parliamentary approval, it...
Honor 20i Phantom Red Limited Edition announced in India: Check price
Honor has announced a new color variant for its latest smartphone. The Honor 20i has received a Phantom Red color variant in India, which is a Limited Edition. The new color option comes alongside the existing Midnight Black and Phantom Blue colors. You can purchase the handset via both...
Next Oppo Reno smartphone to be launched in India first: Report
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is reportedly set to launch one more smartphone in its new Oppo Reno series around Diwali. According to IANS, industry sources claim that the third Oppo Reno device will first launch in India around Diwali festival, and the company is looking to price close to...
