TECHNOLOGY
Amazon unveils new home robot 'Astro'
Astro will cost $1,449.99, but as part of the Day 1 Editions program, it will be available for an introductory price of $999.99 with a six-month trial of the Ring Protect Pro subscription included. It will be available in limited quantities, and Amazon plans to start granting invitations and shipping devices to customers in the US later this year.
iPad retains dominance with 58% revenue share in tablet market: Report
According to Strategy Analytics, the Cupertino-based giant, along with Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Samsung, filled the top five spots for tablet application processor revenue share in Q2 2021. However, the iPhone maker was able to take a huge lead over its competitors with a 58 per cent revenue share with its iPads, GizmoChina reported.
Amazon adds offline voice recognition to Alexa devices
Soon, the US customers can choose to have all of their voice commands processed on their Alexa devices, reports Engadget. That means these audio clips won't be sent to the cloud and they'll be automatically deleted after the Alexa device processes them, the report said.
Intel agencies ask forces to avoid social media at sensitive locations
The sources quoting the latest Intel input, said that the surveillance agencies have noticed several attempts to 'infiltrate' in the social media groups on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and other social networks by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with pseudo identities.
Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G with Snapdragon 778G launched in India
The device will be available in two variants - 6GB + 128GB at Rs 26,999 and 8GB + 128 GB at Rs 28,999. Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G will be available from 2nd October 2021 starting 12:00 midnight in four colour options: diamond dazzle, tuscany coral, jazz blue, and vinyl black across Mi.com, Amazon.in, Mi Home and Mi Studio, and authorised retail partners.
MS Windows store is now open to third-party app stores
"Just like any other app, third-party storefront apps will have a product detail page -- which can be found via search or by browsing -- so that users can easily find and install it with the same confidence as any other app in the Microsoft Store on Windows," Giorgio Sardo, general manager of the Microsoft Store, was quoted by the website.
Tech Cos block over 11.6 mn transactions for endangered wildlife online
These listings included live tigers, reptiles, primates, and birds for the exotic pet trade, as well as products derived from species such as elephants, pangolins, and marine turtles.
YouTube Music app rolling out to older Wear OS watches this week
According to The Verge, the app will be available this week for Fossil and Michael Kors' Gen 6 lineup of smartwatches, as well as Mobvoi's TicWatch Pro 3 GPS, TicWatch Pro 3 Cellular / LTE, and TicWatch E3. More Wear OS 2 smartwatches are getting the app later this year.
Tesla to add 1,000 new FSD Beta testers per day: Report
The electric vehicle company's plan for a "wider release" of its Full Self-Driving Beta, which was first supposed to come six months ago, has changed a lot in the last week, reports Electrek. It went from a simple "download button" that would have allowed people who bought the Full Self-Driving package to download the latest software to now a "request button" that starts a period of judging your driving.
Google India invites applications for 6th batch of Accelerator programme
Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) India is a three-month, free mentorship and support programme for start-ups to utilise the cutting-edge technology to build for India and the world. Over the past few years, GFSA India has successfully worked with over 96 start-ups.
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