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Payments platform PhonePe on Thursday announced its partnership with Ola for a hassle-free cab and auto booking experience. The tie-up will enable users to now book an Ola using the PhonePe app. With this integration, PhonePe users will have access to Ola's multi-modal commuting offerings, along with the benefit of using the industry-first AutoPay feature. With both the companies already catering to a large user base, this also becomes the first large-scale implementation of AutoPay (through standing instructions) for ride bookings in India. Through AutoPay, users just need to link their preferred Credit/Debit card for an Ola ride in the PhonePe app once, and their ride-fare would automatically be paid at the end of every ride. Users also have the flexibility of setting and switching off AutoPay instructions anytime they want. "Ola is the largest smart mobility player in the market and we are delighted to partner with them. With this par...

Highlights:- The new Xiaomi products will be available for purchase on June 16 Mi Rearview Mirror Recorder is priced at CNY 399 (roughly Rs. 4,200) There is a Sony IMX323 image sensor in the device Xiaomi has launched a new smart rearview mirror with video recording function. The Mi Smart Rearview Mirror Recorder essentially combines a dash cam, a backup camera, and a rearview mirror. Initially, the device will not have a reversing camera but interested buyers can buy 70 Steps HD Reversing Video Camera separately and pair with it. The company has revealed some of the specifications and pricing details of the two products that have been launched under Xiaomi's Mijia platform after releasing them via its crowdfunding platform. The Xiaomi Mi Rearview Mirror Driving Recorder and 70 Steps HD Reversing Video Camera will be available for purchase on June 16 for CNY 399 (roughly Rs. 4,200) and CNY 99 (roughly Rs. 1,000) respectively. Both the products are cu...

Highlights:- New extensions will only be available in the Chrome Web Store now Google has already started to remove inline installation of extensions Inline install API will be removed with the release of Chrome 71 Google has announced some major changes to the way extensions are handled in its Chrome browser. Starting June 12, Chrome will no longer support the inline installation of extensions. This essentially means that Google is phasing out the method that web developers use to trigger Chrome extension installations from their own sites. The search giant has informed that by the end of 2018, users will only be able to install new Chrome extension only from their respective Chrome Web Store listings. In a Chromium blog post, Google says that the descriptions and feature lists in the Chrome Web Store help people in making informed decisions on whether or not they need a particular extension. Also, Google found that users are less likely to uninstall an...

Highlights:- Lenovo ThinkPad P52 will be made available later this month The laptop supports up to Nvidia Quadro P3200 GPU The laptop offers up to 128GB of RAM At the NXT BLD conference, Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad P52 - a 15.6-inch laptop with VR-ready features and killer specifications. Key specifications include up to an 8th Gen Intel Xeon hexa-core processor, an Nvidia Quadro P3200 GPU, along with up to 6TB of storage, and up to 128GB of RAM. These specs make the Lenovo Thinkpad P52 an ideal mobile workstation for all those developers who need a monster device to create VR-related or 3D content on the go. Lenovo hasn't revealed the pricing as of yet, but it plans to make it available later this month. The Lenovo ThinkPad P52 sports a 15.6-inch 4K/UHD 400 nits touchscreen display; however, there is an option for 1920x1080 pixel, 300 nits display with 72 percent NTSC as well, reports Digital Trends. As mentioned, it is powered by up ...

Highlights:- Jio TV will host the live broadcast of FIFA World Cup 2018 India-Afghanistan Test Match will also be broadcasted The premium content will be available for free to all Jio users Reliance Jio and Airtel have announced that their respective live TV apps - Jio TV and Airtel TV - will live stream the FIFA World Cup 2018 for their subscribers in India. The FIFA World Cup 2018, being held in Russia, is the biggest football tournament of the year. If you follow football, you will want to watch the FIFA World Cup 2018 matches scheduled to take place between June 14 and July 15, and they will be live streamed on the Jio TV and Airtel TV app. Additionally, the upcoming India-Afghanistan test match taking place from June 14 to June 18 will also be available for Jio TV subscribers. Airtel TV will give the live broadcasts of the FIFA World Cup 2018 matches to users in various local languages, in addition to Hindi and Eng...

Highlights:- Xiaomi has listed PetBit on its Youpin, its crowdfunding platform Xiaomi Mijia gimbal has been listed on the company's site The shipments are expected to start in June and July Xiaomi is one of the major manufacturers of low-cost fitness trackers, and it is now gearing up to enter the wearable market for pets. The Chinese company has launched a new device called PetBit in China. It is essentially a tracking device that you can attach to your pet's collar. Meanwhile, Xiaomi has also unveiled a Mijia-branded 3-axis gimbal for smartphones. The company has revealed some of the specifications and pricing details of the two products. The Xiaomi PetBit fitness tracker for pets is priced at CNY 199, the company informed in a forum post. It is currently listed on Xiaomi's crowdfunding platform Youpin, and it is expected to start shipping on July 24. Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 3-axis Smartphone Gimbal has been priced at CNY 599 (roughly Rs. ...

Truecaller has expanded its mobile payments offering by acquiring Chillr. The Swedish company will soon launch an updated to its UPI-based platform in Truecaller Pay 2.0. Truecaller has acquired Chillr, which was an Indian multi-bank payments app. Truecaller’s acquisition comes in a bid to increase its focus on mobile payments. With this deal, Truecaller Pay 2.0 has also been announced.  This is an updated version of Truecaller’s digital payments platform. Through this update, it also aims to bring more UPI-based services to the Truecaller app. The founders of Chillr Sony Joy, Anoop Sankar, Mohamed Galib and Lishoy Bhaskaran will also joining the Truecaller team. According to an official announcement by Truecaller, Sony Joy will be made Vice President of Truecaller Pay. Commenting on the deal, Sony Joy said, “After spending time with the founders and the Truecaller team, we have realized that we share a lot of synergies, values, culture, and a sharp focu...

Sony MHC-V81D is a large speaker, designed for parties, complete with lights, karaoke options and more. Music is a very individual taste. So is the audio equipment used to recreate and replay music. There are lot of users out there who have specific needs and uses related to their lifestyle. While someone like me prefers to listen to music to relax, there are others who want music to excite them and liven up the environment when they are organising a party, for instance. This why Sony and others have for sometime been looking at the party speaker category. The latest from Sony in this range is the MHC-V81D, which can replace not just the DJ, but also the party arrangers who bring in blingy lights to add to the mood. Sony MHC-V81D price in India – Rs:- 51,990 Sony MHC-V81D is a large speaker, almost the size of a small refrigerator. So the first thing you need to keep in mind is whether you have the space for a speaker like this in your house. I did not. So it ...

Whatsapp Has Slowed Down, Messages Not Going Through? Here Are Simple Tips to Speed Up WhatsApp And Fix Other Performance Issues .   WhatsApp being the most popular instant messaging app has 1.5 billion users worldwide and over 200 million in India. But these numbers don’t necessarily make WhatsApp free from all the problems users face from time to time. But WhatsApp is not always responsible for all the problem. Some of the problems need a simple fix by the users themselves. In case you are facing issues sending/receiving messages or your WhatsApp is slow or inconsistent, we have mentioned below some basic but effective troubleshooting tips to help you get rid of those problems: Check for your internet connectivity If you are unable to connect to WhatsApp for some reasons, first and foremost, make sure your internet is working fine. All you can do is put your phone on a flight mode for a while and then switch off flight mode. Also, turn off your Wi-Fi/dat...

OnePlus Has Partnered With Gameloft To Introduce An Online Racing Tournament, The Asphalt Cup, in India. OnePlus has partnered with Gameloft to introduce an online racing tournament, the Asphalt Cup, in India.   OnePlus has partnered with Gameloft to introduce an online racing tournament, the Asphalt Cup, in India. The tournament, open to all smartphone gamers, is based on Asphalt 8: Airborne, and will be held between June 13 and July 8. Winners and finalists could receive various goodies, that include OnePlus 6 smartphones, as well as cash prizes and other gifts. The OnePlus Asphalt Cup will be spread over four weeks, and involve four time-limited events, each of which will last over a period of five days. For each of these events, games can play multiple times across its duration in order to register high scores. The top five winners from each ...

  Highlights:- Honor Play has been launched in China The phone sports a 6.3-inch display with the notch It is a mid-range handset that comes with up to 6GB RAM Honor Play has been launched as the latest smartphone from the company in 2018. The Huawei sub-brand has unveiled the new handset in China. The key features of the Honor Play are a 6.3-inch display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a 'notch', a HiSilicon Kirin 970 SoC, up to 6GB RAM, GPU Turbo technology, and more. The smartphone from Honor also comes with a '4D' gaming experience with real-time recognition of the game scene that vibrates the phone to match. As for the GPU Turbo tech, the company says the Honor Play will boost performance when it detects a game is being played. Additionally, the Honor Play runs EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1. Honor Play Price The Honor Play has been priced at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 21,000) for the 4GB RAM variant. For the 6GB RAM model of the sm...

Highlights:- Honor 9i (2018) has been unveiled in China The handset comes in 64GB and 128GB storage options It comes with a starting price of CNY 1,399 (approximately Rs. 14,600) Huawei brand Honor has unveiled the Honor 9i (2018) in China as the upgrade of the Honor 9i that was launched in India in October last year. The new model comes with a metal frame and has a mirror-finish back. It also includes a dedicated beauty mode to enhance selfies. The smartphone comes in two storage variants - with 64GB and 128GB options. It also has multiple colour options, including Black, Blue, Green, and Purple. Honor 9i (2018) Price The Honor 9i (2018) price in China has been set at CNY 1,399 (approximately Rs. 14,600) for the 64GB storage variant, while its 128GB option is available with a price tag of CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,800). Both variants will go on sale in the country starting June 7. However, they are already available for pre-orders through Huawei M...

Xiaomi Mi A2 Will First Make Debut in Taiwan Alongside The Mi 8. Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro Exist And The Smartphones Will Be Launched in The Coming Months.   Xiaomi Mi 6X is the successor to Mi 5X and the latter was rebranded as Mi A1 Android One phone for the Indian market.  Xiaomi Mi A2, which is the rebranded version of Mi 6X launched in China in April, will first make debut in Taiwan alongside the Mi 8. A report on MySmartPrice also claims that Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro exist and the smartphones will be launched in the coming months. Separate reports claim that Xiaomi will not launch Mi A2 in India at all, instead Mi A2 Lite could be in the works. Mi A2 Lite has been spotted on Singapore Government’s Telecoms Licensing website. Xiaomi Mi 6X is the successor to Mi 5X and the latter was rebranded as Mi A1 Android One phone for the Indian market. With Mi 6X launch...

Asus Has Now Launched The VivoWatch BP (HC-A04), The Company's Latest Wearable With A Built-In Blood Pressure Monitor.   Asus VivoWatch BP (HC-A04) is an advanced fitness tracker with a built-in blood pressure monitor Asus has now launched the VivoWatch BP (HC-A04), the company’s latest wearable with a built-in blood pressure monitor. The announcement was made during Computex 2018 in Taipei. The VivoWatch BP is a successor to the original VivoWatch which was launched some three years back. VivoWatch BP is priced at $169 (or approx Rs 11,345) and will be made available in Asia in July. With the Asus Vivowatch BP, users can receive accurate blood pressure readings in 15 seconds, through its built-in ECG and PPG sensors. Taking advantage of ...

Highlights:- LG Q Stylus packs premium features in a mid-range handset It comes with a 6.2-inch full-HD+ display Colour options include Moroccan Blue, Aurora Black, and Lavender Violet LG Q Stylus has been launched as the latest smartphone series in the company's 2018 lineup. Following the release of LG G7 ThinQ and LG V35 ThinQ, the South Korean manufacturer is bringing the mid-range handset to the market. The variants, namely the LG Q Stylus, LG Q Stylus+ and LG Q Stylus a (aka LG Q Stylus Alpha) are all equipped with a stylus obviously. Even though the handsets are mid-range, LG says it has packed some premium features in them. The company says that the smartphone will be available in one or more configurations, depending on the market. LG has informed that the Q Stylus series will roll out on a limited basis starting this month in the US and Asia, followed by other key regions in the third quarter of the year. Notably, the pricing and exact avai...

Highlights:- New Threadripper CPUs with up to 32 cores will launch in Q3 2018 7nm Radeon Instinct accelerators and Epyc server CPUs will come in 2019 The compact Radeon Vega56 Nano for SFF PCs was also shown off at Computex At its annual Computex press event in Taipei today, AMD announced that it will launch 32-core and 24-core models in its second-generation Threadripper CPU lineup later this year. The upcoming processors will use the Zen+ architecture refresh that underpins AMD's second-generation Ryzen CPU lineup, and will also be manufactured using the same 12nm process. The move comes just a day after Intel announced an unnamed 28-core desktop processor for later this year. Interestingly, Intel pipped AMD at last year's Computex, announcing its 18-core Core i9-7980X against AMD's 16-core Threadripper 1950X. No further details or specifications of the new enthusiast processors were announced, but AMD did state that both processors woul...

Highlights:- RX100 VI camera will start shipping next month for $1,200 The key highlight of the new camera is its long zoom lens Sony says it has improved the lens's optical image stabilisation Sony has launched a new model in its popular Cyber-shot RX100 series - RX100 VI (model DSC-RX100M6). Sony's RX100 camera lineup is known for its compact form factor and high image quality. The new RX100 VI camera is being touted to be the first among RX100 models to come with a high magnification zoom lens. It packs in the Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 24-200mm f2.8 - f4.5 lens. Sony claims that the extensive zoom makes the camera "an ideal choice for capturing daily life, cityscapes, portraiture, sports, wildlife, and everything in between." Notably, the new Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VI compact camera will start shipping next month for $1,200 (roughly Rs. 80,400). The RX100 VI camera is equipped with a 20.1-megapixel 1.0-type stacked Exmor RS CMOS i...

Highlights:- Facebook users will be able to lip-sync live to their favourite tunes Users can also post descriptions of their lip-sync performances The feature looks set to be a competitor to Musical.ly Facebook users will be able to lip-sync live to their favourite tunes as the social media behemoth on Tuesday unveiled its first personalised features as part of licencing deals with music labels. Under the new lip-sync function, Facebook users will be able to select hit songs to share on their live streams. As the music plays, those tuning in will see their friends sing, dance or do whatever else the music inspires them to do. Users can also post descriptions of their lip-sync performances. The live feed will clearly state the song and the artist and give viewers a chance to click and follow the musician on Facebook. Dubbed Lip Sync Live, the feature looks set to be a competitor to Musical.ly, the popular karaoke-inspired app that originated in...

Highlights:- iOS 12 is reported to expand Live Listen to AirPods The new development could debut in September The feature in question is currently available for select hearing aids Alongside many new tweaks and enhancements, iOS 12 is slated to enable a preloaded Live Listen feature on AirPods to let you stream microphone audio from your iPhone directly to your ears. The feature, which was launched in 2014, presently works with hearing aids based on the Made for iPhone specification. However, Apple is now reportedly expanding its presence to let any user with AirPods stream audio from the microphone of an iPhone. The company notably didn't announce the development at the WWDC keynote earlier this week, though we can expect its expansion of the Live Listen feature with the public release of iOS 12 that is expected for September. With the Live Listen feature on iOS 12, the microphone on the iPhone will work as a directional mic and stream au...

The world's top ecommerce website Amazon is today celebrating its 5th anniversary in the country. The company launched its India operations, Amazon.in, on June 5, 2013. To mark its fifth anniversary in the country, the e-tailer is offering users a cashback of Rs 250. The cashback is valid on all purchases worth Rs 1,000 or higher made today. To avail the Rs 250 cashback, users need to make the purchase using any digital payment method. This means that the offer is not valid on any cash on delivery (COD) purchase. The Rs 250 will be credited to the buyers' Amazon Pay Balance once the transaction is complete. The offer is also valid only For Today. On the occasion, the company's founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has also shared a letter on the Amazon India's website. In the letter he has thanked all Amazon India customers for their support and for making Amazon the most visited shopping website in the country for the last two years. Bezos wrote, "We...

It looks like Qualcomm's newly announced chipset Snapdragon 710 is already a hit with the smartphone makers. Earlier today, we reported that that Google was working on a mid-range Pixel phone based on Snapdragon 710 that would be launched in 2019. And now, word on the street is that HMD Global, the company which holds the rights to manufacture phones under brand Nokia, is planning a smartphone of its own that will be powered by the same processor. The latest rumour comes from the German scoop-master Roland Quandt, who earlier spilled the beans about Google's upcoming smartphone. Quandt in a tweet on Monday revealed that HMD Global was working on a Snapdragon 2018-based device that would be released around winter this year. As per his tweet, Nokia's Snapdragon 710-based smartphone has been codenamed Phoenix. "HMD/Nokia Mobile is working on a Snapdragon 710-based device to be released in the autumn/winter 2018 timeframe. Codename is "Phoenix",...