Amazon Youth offer with Rs. 500 cashback on Prime membership for young adults announced

Amazon introduced its Prime service in India back in 2016 for Rs. 499 per year as a limited period offer and was later revised to its original price of Rs. 999 per year. Today, Amazon India has announced 'Youth Offer' where young adults can avail the Prime membership with 50 percent cashback i.e., Rs. 500 cashback on joining annual Prime membership of Rs. 999. Users who are in the age range of 18 to 24 can avail Rs. 500 cashback by signing up for Prime and verifying their age on Amazon.in. 18 to 24 year users can navigate to 'Try Prime' on the Amazon app and sign up for the Prime annual membership from the ‘Youth Offer’ banner by paying    Rs. 999 with any one of the electronic payment method like credit card, debit card, net banking or Amazon pay balance. In order to avail 50 percent cash back, users have to verify their age by uploading their PAN card, a proof of mailing address and a photo and once it is verified, Rs. 500 cashback will be credited to user's Amazon Pay balance account within 10 days. To recall, Amazon Prime offers unlimited one-day and two-day delivery, discounted same-day, morning and scheduled deliveries in select cities with no minimum ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ with quad rear cameras surface in press render

Samsung is all set to launch its latest flagship smartphone, Galaxy Note 10 on August 7th, 2019 and the company also sent out media invites for the same. As with any other smartphone, leaks and renders of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ are emerging and today, a press render reveals key details regarding Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ smartphone. The press renders reveal two colours of the Galaxy Note 10+ i.e., Black and Silver Prism and the S-Pen is said to come in dark blue colour and black colour options. The smartphone will reportedly flaunt a 6.75-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED display with support for HDR+ playback. It is expected to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/Exynos 9825 SoC along with 8GB RAM with 128GB internal storage. Regarding the optics, the Note 10+ is expected to sport a quad rear camera set up along with a LED flash, gradient colourway, and Samsung’s logo. While there is no clarity yet on the quad rear camera combination, one of those cameras is said to be a 3D ToF(time-of-flight) sensor. The front camera is supposed to be a 10MP in-screen camera unit with support for dual-pixel PDAF and is likely to present at the top-middle ...

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019 on July 15-16: Best deals on smartphones under Rs. 10000

Amazon is hosting its Prime Day Sale globally including India from July 15th to July 16th, 2019 and will be offering discounts on a wide range of products including smartphones, accessories, fashion products, appliances and more along with exchange offers and bank offers. In this post, we will list the top deals on budget smartphones to look out for on Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019. Amazon Prime Day Sale 2019: Top deals on smartphones under Rs. 10,000 Samsung Galaxy M10 (2+16GB) - Rs. 6,990 ( Rs. 1200 off on MRP) Samsung Galaxy M10 (3+32GB) - Rs. 7990 ( Rs. 1300 off on MRP) LG W10( 3+32GB) - Rs. 8999 Samsung Galaxy M20 (3+32GB) - Rs. 9990 (Rs. 1300 off on MRP) + Rs. 1000 extra off on exchanging your old smartphone HONOR 10 Lite ( 3+32GB) - Rs. 9999 (Rs. 5000 off on MRP) + Rs. 1000 extra off on exchanging your old smartphone Xiaomi Mi A2 (4+64GB) - Rs. 9999 (Rs. 7500 off on MRP) + Rs. 1000 extra off on exchanging your old smartphone On Prime Day, Amazon Prime members get 10% instant discount with HDFC Bank Debit & Credit Cards, unlimited reward points with Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card ...

MediaTek i700 AI platform for IoT products with high speed edge AI computation announced

MediaTek has announced its new i700 AI platform for consumer IoT products. It can be applied in a wide range of scenarios, including smart city, smart building and smart manufacturing and it is aimed to accelerate the development of AI-enabled consumer IoT products. MediaTek i700 platform comprises of CPU, GPU, ISP, and a dedicated AI processing unit. It is powered by an octa-core CPU with two cores built on the ARM Cortex-A75 architecture, clocked at 2.2GHz and six cores built on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture, clocked at 2.0GHz. It is coupled with an IMG PowerVR GM 9446 GPU and IMG 9XM-HP8 ISP that is clocked at 970MHz. Regarding support for camera, the i700 platform supports camera configurations of up to a single 32MP camera or a 24MP+16MP dual-camera setup. The upgraded tri-core ISP supports 14-bit RAW and 10-bit YUV processing along with improved facial recognition with the AI Face Detection engine. On the connectivity front, it supports 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth LE 5.0, Cat.12 modem with4x4 MIMO and tri-band carrier aggregation. The new AI engine that is embedded in the i700 platform comprises of a dedicated dual-core AI processor, AI Accelerator, AI Face Detection Engine, and the company says that all these combined together enable the platform to ...

Motorola One Vision Bronze Gradient color variant goes on sale in India on Flipkart

Motorola launched the Motorola One Vision smartphone with 21:9 display last month in India. The smartphone was launched in two color variants- Sapphire Gradient and Bronze Gradient, but only the Saphhire Gradient color went on sale on Flipkart initially. Today, Motorola has announced the availability of the Bronze Gradient color variant of the Motorola One Vision smartphone.  The Bronze Gradient color is now available to buy from Flipkart and comes in a single variant i.e., 4GB RAM with 128GB internal storage. The new color variant will be available to buy alongside Sapphire Gradient color on Flipkart and is priced at Rs. 19,999. To recall, Motorola One Vision has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio CinemaVision LCD screen with a 25-megapixel in-screen camera with 1.8µm Quad Pixel technology for sharper selfies in low-light, is powered by new Exynos 9609 processor and runs Android Pie with 2 guaranteed OS upgrades.  The phone has a 48-megapixel rear camera with new Night Vision mode, OIS and also has Quad Pixel technology that combines four pixels into one large 1.6µm pixel for an incredibly sharp 12 MP photos with improved brightness and reduced image noise. There is a secondary 5-megapixel camera. It has a 4D Corning Gorilla Glass back with ...

Google Translate’s instant camera translation gets support for over 100 languages, auto language detection, NMT technology

Google is adding new features to translate. Google Lens already has instant translation that lets you point your camera at text and it will automatically detect the language and overlay the translation right on top of the original words. Now the Translate app is getting  support for more languages, automatic language detection, improved translation powered by Neural Machine Translation and a new design. New instant camera translation Instant camera translation gets support for 60 more languages, such as Arabic, Hindi, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese. Translate into any of the 100+ languages supported on Google Translate. Select 'Detect language' as the source language to automatically detect the language and translate Neural Machine Translation (NMT) technology built into instant camera translations offers more accurate and natural translations, reducing errors by 55-85% in certain language pairs. It is already available in Google's Lens tool Most of the languages can be downloaded on the device so that translation works with an internet connection, however, when the device is connected to the internet, the feature uses that connection to produce higher quality translations. Less flickering of translated text, making the text more stable and easier to understand. Easily access all three camera translation features on the bottom: 'Instant' to ...

Google releases Android Q Beta 5, brings improved gesture navigation, dark boot screen for Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL

Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘Q’ back in March, released Beta 2 in April, Android Q beta 3 in June during I/O and Beta 4 last month with final Android Q developer APIs (API level 29), the official API 29 SDK, and updated build tools for Android Studio. Today it has released beta 5 for Pixel devices that brings new gesture navigation and dark boot screen with dark background for Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, but the rest of the animation is identical. The behavior of the exclusion APIs are changing. You can request what you like, but the system will now only honour X amount from the bottom (currently 200dp). pic.twitter.com/CXoCvQ5MlS — Chris Banes (@chrisbanes) July 2, 2019 New Gesture Navigation Beta 5 brings a swipe gesture from either corner to get to the Assistant, and there are indicators in the bottom corners. For apps using a navigation drawer, there is a new peek behavior when users have grabbed the drawer to indicate that a swipe will bring in the navigation drawer. Starting in Beta 6, Google will switch 3-button navigation when you are using a custom launcher by default. Google said that it will address the remaining issues in a post-launch update allowing all users to switch to gestural navigation. Google ...

Google Maps gets India-focused Explore tab, new ‘For You’ recommendations and dining offers in India

Google has been rolling out new features for Google Maps in India. Last month it rolled out local bus schedule, live train status and mixed mode commute suggestions in the country. Today it has introduced three new features — a redesigned, India-focused Explore tab, a new For You experience, and dining Offers. The 'Explore tab' has been redesigned for India that brings seven shortcuts that you can access from the Explore tab: Restaurants, Petrol Pumps, ATMs, Offers, Shopping, Hotels, and Medical Shops. Using machine learning, Google Maps automatically identifies the top suggestions across these categories in every city. The 'Explore Nearby' uses machine learning to automatically identify the top areas in every city. The 'For You' tab shows new restaurants, trending places, and personalized recommendations tailored to your interests. It also uses the ‘Your Match’ score, which uses machine learning to combine what Google knows about millions of places with the information you’ve added -- restaurants you’ve rated, cuisines you’ve liked, and places you have visited. The first time you use this feature you can select the areas/localities you are interested in, and get more personalized and relevant recommendations over time. You can also follow a business and get business updates, news on events and offers ...

Xiaomi Mi Super Bass Wireless Headphones launching in India on July 15, Mi Water TDS Tester crowdfunding opens July 23

Xiaomi already teased new product launches including new Bluetooth headphones on mi.com for its 5th Mi anniversary sale. Today the company has confirmed that it will launch Mi Super Bass Wireless Headphones on Amazon.in during Prime Day sale and Mi.com on July 15th. Prepare to #BreakTheWire. Because the #MiSuperbassWirelessHeadphones are almost here. Launches on 15th July, midnight, on https://t.co/D3b3QtmvaT & @amazonIN. Learn more: https://t.co/zc9hEuDWW9 pic.twitter.com/ZbY4vZKlv7 — Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) July 11, 2019 The Mi Super Bass Wireless Headphone will have 40mm drivers and promises up to 20 hours of battery life. The Mi Water TDS Tester can detect TDS of up to 9990 in few seconds with a press of a button. It has a low-power chip, IPX6 waterproof body, features a temperature sensor and uses two replaceable button cells. Since the TDS meter is coming, we can expect the water purifer to launch in India in the coming months. The company has also been Mi Bluetooth Neckband Earphones Basic. Based on the teaser it is expected to come with a 35 gram light-weight body, easy controls on the headset and up to 7 hours of battery life with full charge in 1 hour. [gallery link="file" size="medium" columns="2" ids="285435,285436"] Other product is Mi Rechargeable Lamp that offers 4500k, 3200k and 2600k color temperature options with 10 ...

Redmi Note 7 Series sales cross 15 million units globally, Redmi Note 7 Pro goes on special open sale in India till July 12

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced the first Redmi Note 7 smartphone in China back in January, and the Redmi Note 7 Pro made its global debut  in India in February. Today the company has announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 7 series have hit 15 million units globally in about six months of launch. Back in May the company announced 10 million global sales of the phone in 4 months. To celebrate this Xiaomi India has announced 3-day special open sale for the smartphone on mi.com and Flipkart. WOW! Another amazing milestone reached. In just 6 months, the #RedmiNote7 series has sold over 15 million units globally. We couldn’t have done it without our amazing Mi Fans. #NoMiWithoutYou #48MPforEveryone pic.twitter.com/lJLzSKV1Dy — Xiaomi #SummerBonanza2019 (@Xiaomi) July 10, 2019 15 Mn of #RedmiNote7 series! 💪#RedmiNote7Pro & #RedmiNote7S have become the most loved smartphones in India 😍 As a token of thanks, we have a 3-day continuous sale of #RedmiNote 7 Pro (all variants) on Flipkart & https://t.co/lzFXOcGyGQ - from NOW till July 12 🤩#Xiaomi ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iFWVwh9Qrd — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) July 10, 2019 The company is all set to launch Redmi K20 series in India on July 17th, but these phones will not affect the sales of Redmi Note 7 series since the price will be ...