There's good news for Apple lovers in India. The California tech major will begin selling the iPhone X and its variants, the tenth anniversary edition of the iPhone, in India at a starting price of Rs 89,000 for the 64 GB variant and a whopping Rs 1.02 lakh for the 256 GB variant, from November 3. The India sale kicks off along with China and the US.
Apple distributor Brightstar will begin taking pre-orders of the iPhone X from October 27, while those for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus ..
These models, unlike the iPhone X, will be made available in the second wave after the US and China, where pre-orders and sales begin a week early.
The iPhone X, available in sliver and space grey colours, has an all-glass design, including an all glass back, with a 5.8-inch super retina display, the latest A11 Bionic chip which Apple has made in-house, besides new features like wireless charging, an improved rear camera with dual optical image stabilization and most importantly Fac ..
Source: Economic Times
From the invention of wheels and flint stone tools to Nano-technology and artificial intelligence, man has always produced technologies and machines that make his life easier. In today’s world, technology is everywhere!
Everything we do involves technology. It is completely integrated into our lives and the two have become inseparable. Even the way we make payments has evolved significantly. Today, we have different types of payment technologies available, including cards, mobile payment options such as NFC, QR codes, RFID chips, e-wallets, applications and many more.
But what about a device that can be placed anywhere and can enable payments via sound without any dependency on Wi-fi or internet? Sounds intriguing, right? That is because we do not associate sound with payments, but with more traditional things such as music. But why should the beneficial nature of sound be curtailed or confined to producing just music? Why can’t one utilize sound based technology to make payments? Well, with ToneTag Audio Pod, you can!
“ToneTag Audio Pod is a device that can be used by any merchant irrespective of their scale of operations or nature of the business. This device can be that trigger which enables mass acceptance of digital mode of payments amongst merchants. In our push towards a digital economy, a device like the ToneTag Audio Pod can bring in both the merchant and the consumer segment to accelerate the digital drive.” added Mr. Kumar Abhishek, Co-Founder and CEO, ToneTag.
ToneTag Audio Pod is as simple as just tapping a phone on a Pod to complete a transaction. On tapping the phone on the ToneTag Audio Pod, the pod emits a sound wave carrying data that is received by the mobile phone. On confirmation of the same, the payment is complete.
ToneTag Audio Pod is a one stop solution for everything in payments.
Enables quick and faster checkout at stores, with transactions being completed under 3 seconds and thereby acting as a queue buster
Any issuer, merchant or acquirer can use the ToneTag Audio Pod to receive payments
Payment acceptance from any e-wallet or banking application
Payment experience is better when compared to prevalent methods
No congestion and rush at stores, giving merchants and customers a pleasant retail experience
Works in offline conditions. No data connection required
Robust build quality, combined with state of the art design features
Space efficient and user-friendly
Amazon has announced an all-new Kindle app that makes it easier than ever to turn your phone or tablet into a book—so you can read anytime, anywhere. The Kindle app is designed for book lovers and provides easy access to the most popular Kindle features—you can effortlessly move between the pages of your book, your library, your personalised bookstore and more. The all-new Kindle app is available now in the App Store and Google Play, and will be delivered as part of a free, over-the-air update starting this week.
“We’ve built the new Kindle app from the ground up for book lovers, giving readers easy access to everything they might want to do with their books, all in one place,” said Chuck Moore, Vice President, Kindle. “It’s now easier than ever to turn your phone or tablet into a book and immerse yourself in an author’s world at any time.”
All-New Design
With the new Kindle app, it is easier to get to what you want. Whether it’s starting the next chapter in the book you’re reading or a quick search through your library, the all-new design makes switching back and forth seamless. Key updates include:
• All-New Look—The Kindle app features a new look and feel inspired by books. Details include larger book covers, new fonts, a new app icon, and new light and dark background themes to choose from.
• One-Tap Access—New bottom bar navigation automatically shows an icon of the book you’re currently reading, making it easier than ever to get back to reading at any moment. The bottom bar also provides quick access to Kindle’s most popular features allowing you to switch between the pages of your book, your library, your personal bookstore, and more.
• Easy Search—The search bar is now always available throughout the app, so whether a book is in your library or among the millions of titles in the Kindle Store, it’s easier than ever to find it.
Whatsapp has rolled out a new feature that allows you to share your location in real-time with family or friends. Whether you're meeting up with friends, letting loved ones know you're safe, or sharing your commute, Live Location is a simple and secure way to let people know where you are.
This end-to-end encrypted feature lets you control who you share with and for how long. You can choose to stop sharing at any time or let the Live Location timer simply expire.
Here's how it works. Open a chat with the person or group you want to share with. Under "Location" in the attach button, there's a new option to "Share Live Location." Choose for how long you want to share and tap send. Each person in the chat will be able to see your real-time location on a map. And if more than one person shares their Live Location in the group, all locations will be visible on the same map.
Live Location is available on both Android and iPhone and will be rolling out in the app in the coming weeks. We hope you like it.
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced the availability of Nokia 8 in India. A high-performance, beautifully crafted smartphone, the Nokia 8 brings three world-firsts to Android smartphones, including a debut collaboration with ZEISS optics. With performance and pure Android at its heart, as well as the most advanced aluminium unibody design to date, the Nokia 8 incorporates all the hallmarks of a true flagship Nokia smartphone.
Nokia 8 is also the first smartphone to feature Nokia OZO Audio, placing exclusive Hollywood technology in the palm of your hand. OZO spatial 360° audio brings a fully immersive audio experience to your 4K video. Leading-edge 360° audio capture ensures the playback lets you truly relive the moment so your memories never fade.
4.6mm thin at the edge and just 7.3mm slim on average, Nokia 8’s seamless unibody is precision milled from a single block of 6000 series aluminium and its pure design has been refined through a 40-stage process of machining, anodizing and polishing. Select models feature a high-gloss mirror finish that has taken over 20 hours to complete to achieve a flawless look. The phone features Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform and paired with the pure, secure and up-to-date Android experience ensures outstanding performance.
Nokia 8 is Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 compatible, meaning when your battery is running low you can get back to recording your important moments sooner.
The Nokia 8 will be available at a recommended best buy price of Rs. 36,999/- . It comes in four colours – Polished Blue, Tempered Blue and Steel. Nokia 8 in Polished Copper will be available a few weeks after the launch. The Nokia 8 will be available across key mobile retail outlets across the country including Croma, Reliance, Sangeetha Mobiles, Poorvika, BigC (among others) and our online partner Amazon.in.
Jio customers will get up to 100GB additional 4G data on Nokia 8. An additional 10GB Jio 4G data with every recharge of Rs. 309 or above, limited to 10 recharges till August 31, 2018.
Nokia 8 consumers will also have access to special Nokia Mobile Care Concierge Service in 50 cities across the country. Nokia 8 consumers from these 50 cities can avail of Nokia Mobile Care services from the convenience of their homes.
Source: Techpads
Eight stores across 7 cities held midnight launch for one of the most anticipated games this year, WWE 2K18. Fans in Mumbai, Kolkata,Thane, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Baroda and Pune got their copies on the stroke of midnight launch along with the game’s official merchandise.
WWE 2K18 is available now for the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and Windows PC on October 17, while the Nintendo Switch version is scheduled to release in Fall 2017.
The Standard Edition for PC is priced at ₹ 999, while the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions are priced at ₹ 3499. The Deluxe Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is for ₹ 5499 and the Nuff Edition is available for ₹ 9,999. WWE 2K18 is available with leading retailers, both online and offline.
HTC VIVE today announced a new hardware bundle featuring Fallout 4®VR, one of the most anticipated VR titles to date. Starting October 14th, customers who purchase an HTC Vive, will receive a free redemption code for Fallout 4 VR, a $59.99 value, which launches on December 12, 2017 (vive.com/fallout4-vr).
Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, and most recently ‘Best Virtual Reality Game’ at gamescom 2017, finally comes in its entirety to VR. Fallout 4 VR includes the complete core game with all-new combat, crafting, and building systems fully re-imagined for virtual reality.
"Fallout 4 VR is the most anticipated title for VR this holiday, and the game development team at Bethesda Game Studios is delivering on the promise with a full-length AAA open-world game that takes advantage of Vive’s incredible room-scale immersion for a mind-blowing experience in the Wasteland,” said Joel Breton, GM of Vive Studios. “The promise of a game with near endless content, including hundreds of locations, characters, and quests, fully playable in VR, is something that we have been focused on providing for the VR gaming community. We are now thrilled to provide this incredible game to new Vive owners and eagerly look forward to game’s launch on Vive this December.”
The freedom of exploring the wasteland comes alive like never before when experienced using Vive’s superior room-scale technology. Vive’s submillimeter tracking for responsiveness and accuracy makes it the most immersive way to experience Fallout 4.
Players must be 18 or over to redeem Fallout 4 VR code. Please check your local vive.com for details and availability.
