Google on Tuesday launched a new smart speaker – the Nest Audio – alongside the Google Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, and Chromecast with Google TV products. An update to the original Google Home, the Nest Audio speaker comes with a list of acoustic upgrades for a better music listening experience, apart from a slimmer
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Alphabet’s Google is set to win EU antitrust approval for its $2.1 billion (roughly Rs. 15,489 crores) acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit with its latest concessions to address EU antitrust concerns, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Google has offered to restrict the use of Fitbit data, reinforcing an earlier offer to
Uber can keep operating in London after the ride-hailing company won a court appeal on Monday against the refusal by transit regulators to renew its license. The US company had challenged Transport for London’s (TFL) decision in late 2019 not to renew its private hire vehicle (PHV) operating license over safety concerns involving imposter drivers.
The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China’s biggest chip maker SMIC after concluding there is an “unacceptable risk” equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes. Suppliers of certain equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation will now have to apply for individual export licenses, according to a letter from the
Microsoft is said to be developing an Xbox app update for iOS that would bring the ability to let you stream games from your Xbox One console directly to your iPhone. The new version of the Xbox for iOS app, which is said to debut soon for download via Apple App Store, seems to mimic
OnePlus 8T will come with a 4,500mAh battery and support Warp Charge 65, OnePlus confirmed through a post on its community forums. This will be an upgrade when comparing with the OnePlus 8 as that model debuted in April with a 4,300mAh battery that supported Warp Charge 30T. The OnePlus 8T is set to launch
Comic book fans can rejoice as The Suicide Squad star John Cena is in line for his own streaming series. HBO Max (currently exclusive to the US) announced on Wednesday that it has ordered a spinoff of the upcoming James Gunn film, which features the 43-year-old professional wrestler as the Peacemaker from the pages of DC Comics
HP has expanded its range of All-in-One (AIO) PCs by launching the HP AIO 24 and Pavilion 27 in India. The new AIO PCs come with Amazon Alexa integration and features an HD pop-up webcam. The HP AIO 24 comes with a 10th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, while the HP Pavilion 27 features a 10th-generation
Xiaomi will likely launch its first smart speaker in India on September 29 at a ‘Smarter Living’ event, the company’s top executive has indicated. In a tweet, Manu Kumar Jain, managing director of Xiaomi India, has shared a microsite on mi.com teasing the launch. The speaker will be an addition to the company’s ever increasing
Microsoft said on Monday it would acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion (Rs. 55,223 crores) in cash, strengthening its Xbox video game offering with the studio behind titles such as Fallout and the Doom reboot. ZeniMax is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, which has also developed hits including The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, and Dishonored.
Disney+ Hotstar is the exclusive streaming partner for IPL 2020 this year, and hours before the first match, the streaming service has announced an offer for all prospective subscribers. As part of the new offer, Disney+ Hotstar is offering one-month of additional access for all new VIP annual subscribers. This means that if users buy
India’s premier defence research institute DRDO has set up eight advanced technology centres to carry out research on futuristic military applications, the government said on Saturday. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, said these centres will also provide support to academia to undertake research on new technologies
India pre-orders for Xbox Series X and Series S will go live at 9am IST on Tuesday, September 22, Microsoft India has announced. Both Series X and Series S will be available on Amazon, Flipkart, and Reliance Digital’s online store. No offline stores have been announced. India is one of 37 countries where the new
WhatsApp has teamed up with Common Services Centers (CSC) to launch a chatbot for citizens to receive digital literacy services and resources in the country. The aim of this initiative is to bridge the digital divide and spur rural entrepreneurship. Programmes such as the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) and the Digital Beti
PlayStation 5 games will cost up to $69.99 (about Rs. 5,200), Sony has revealed. Alongside pricing and launch date for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition, Sony announced that its first-party launch titles will cost between $49.99 (about Rs. 3,700) and $69.99 (about Rs. 5,200), confirming the dreaded $10 increase that had been incessantly discussed
Apple One is now official, bundling together the iPhone-maker’s services. At its online-only event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled a subscription bundle that includes: Spotify competitor Apple Music, streaming video-on-demand platform Apple TV+, gaming subscription Apple Arcade, cloud storage on iCloud, fitness Apple Fitness+ (not in India), and the news and magazine service Apple News+ (not
YouTube Shorts, a short video feature from YouTube that allows you to share 15 second videos, was launched by Google on Tuesday. Sound familiar? Yes, we have yet another TikTok competitor, this time from Google, after Instagram expanded Reels from the US to India as well. Which is a market Google seems to be eyeing for YouTube Shorts,
Nvidia is close to a deal to buy British chip designer Arm Holdings from SoftBank Group for more than $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,93,817 crores) in a deal which would create a giant in the chip industry, according to two people familiar with the matter. A cash and stock deal for Arm could be announced
Wonder Woman 1984’s release has been delayed yet again, with the sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman now set to debut on Christmas day, December 25. The movie was originally scheduled to release in December last year, but was postponed a month to accommodate Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Then, it was pushed to June
Huawei FreeBuds Pro true wireless earphones and FreeLace Pro neckband earphones were announced at the company’s ‘Seamless Ai Life’ event, among many other products. The FreeBuds Pro are said to be the world’s first true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones to support intelligent dynamic noise cancellation. The Huawei FreeLace Pro feature 14mm drivers and noise cancellation
Zomato is preparing to go public. In an email to employees that has been seen by business daily Mint, Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said that the restaurant aggregator and food delivery app was aiming to file and float an IPO (initial public offering) by mid-2021. This comes in the wake of Zomato raising
Dune trailer is here. As promised, Warner Bros. has unveiled the first proper look at its next big sci-fi franchise — Dune — an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 magnum opus by the director of Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve. The Dune trailer introduces the desert world of Arrakis, home to the most
Bose has been working on new noise cancelling earbuds for a while now and these were previously known as Noise Cancelling Earbuds 700. A new video leaked by Australian retailer Harvey Norman now suggests that the earbuds may launch soon as the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds. The company gave up on the QuietComfort branding when it
Poco X3 NFC has been launched globally as the brand’s latest entrant into its X-series of smartphones. It comes with impressive specifications like a quad rear camera setup, a display with slim bezels all around, and an octa-core processor. The Poco X3 comes in two RAM and storage configurations, and two colour options. It is
Czech World of Warcraft fans donned costumes on Saturday to bring the massively popular online game to life, pushing ahead with a scaled-back festival after the coronavirus pandemic postponed the annual event earlier this year. Dressed as shamans, elves and knights, the gaming fans took part in games and competitions in a forest in Kamyk
Epic Games said late on Friday that it has asked a court to stop what it saw as Apple Inc’s retaliation against the Fortnite creator after the iPhone maker terminated Epic Games’ account on its App Store. Epic Games filed for a preliminary injunction that would put its game back in the App Store and
PUBG is no longer available on Google Play and App Store, days after it was banned alongside 117 Chinese-origin apps. At the time of writing, the game — be it PUBG Mobile or PUBG Mobile Lite — continue to work for those who already have it downloaded. Gadgets 360 has reached out to Tencent for
Realme M1 Sonic electric toothbrush has officially landed in India. This new product comes with a high-frequency sonic motor, antibacterial bristles, four different cleaning modes, and claims to offer up to 90 days of battery life. The sonic motor inside the new electric toothbrush can vibrate for up to 34,000 times per minute enabling effective
Along with its 11th Gen Core CPU family based on the Tiger Lake architecture, Intel has launched the Intel Evo platform, a new pubic-facing name and branding opportunity for its Project Athena initiative that aims to fine-tune the performance and experience delivered by premium ultraportable laptops. The new badge replaces the clunky previous “Engineered for
ZTE Axon 20 5G has been launched and is the “world’s first smartphone with an under-display camera”. The company has been teasing the phone for a few weeks now and it has finally been made official in China. The ZTE Axon 20 5G offers a truly full-screen experience thanks to this new technology. The phone