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Premium watchmaker Suunto debuts in India with 3 watches
The new watches -- Suunto 5, Suunto 7 and Suunto 9 -- are available in different variants and their price starts at Rs 29,999, Rs 36,999 and Rs 54,999, respectively. They are now available on Amazon India and Suunto's online store."The ambition for India is to establish Suunto as the people's choice for premium performance wearable sports watches," Sharmin Photographer, Head of Asia, Suunto, said in a statement.
HP unveils next-gen gaming PCs in India
The Victus by HP E series laptops powered by AMD Ryzen Processor start at Rs 64,999 and would be available on Amazon India, while Victus by HP D series laptops powered by Intel 11th Processor starts at Rs 74,999. It will be available on Reliance digital stores in the coming weeks. "For youngsters in India, gaming is increasingly becoming a passion point like music or any other sport," Bedi added.
LG Electronics launches upgraded wireless earbuds
Three new models of the LG TONE Free -- TONE-TFP9, TONE-TFP8 and TONE-TFP5 -- were launched in South Korea with prices ranging from 169,000 won ($146) to 249,000 won. In collaboration with Ergonomic Design Technology Lab at POSTECH, a leading science technology university in South Korea, the company analysed hundreds of people's ears and came up with a better design, reports Yonhap news agency.
Oculus makes it easier to create mixed-reality apps: Report
With this, users can project images on flat surfaces, create composite layers that float in space and even apply visual styles (akin to social media filters) to real scenes. They can give themselves a virtual monitor to use with a real-world keyboard, for instance, or turn home into a psychedelic dreamscape by flicking a virtual switch, reports Engadget.
Over 665 mn homes own smart TVs globally: Report
The sales of Smart TVs grew by 7.4 per cent in 2020 to reach 186 million units, accounting for 79 per cent of all Flat Panel TVs sold, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung was the leading Smart TV manufacturer in terms of annual sales units for the ninth straight year in 2020 while TCL climbed above LG and into second place for the first time.
WhatsApp for iOS adds multi-device compatibility for beta users
With the new feature, users can use WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Desktop and Portal without an Internet connection on the main phone. "WhatsApp is still partially rolling out the feature for specific users, so it is possible that your WhatsApp account is not eligible yet," reports WABetaInfo. Users can verify if multi-device is enabled for your WhatsApp account opening WhatsApp Settings.
There has been no data breach, says Clubhouse
The company also said that it continues to invest in industry-leading security practices as privacy and security are of the utmost importance to Clubhouse. "There are a series of bots generating billions of random phone numbers," the company's spokesperson told IANS. "In the event that one of these random numbers happens to exist on our platform due to mathematical coincidence, Clubhouse's API returns no user identifiable information," it added.
Amazon may soon allow digital currency as payment mode
According to a latest job listing, Amazon's Payments Acceptance & Experience team is "seeking an experienced product leader to develop Amazon's Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy and product roadmap". The product lead will work closely with teams across Amazon, including AWS to develop the roadmap for the customer experience, technical strategy and capabilities as well as the launch strategy.
OnePlus Nord 2 5G offers premium look, powerful chip
n the mid-premium category, ‘Nord' has created a distinctive place and the first device that was launched in July 2020 has done wonders for the company in the Indian market, becoming a big part of OnePlus's global diversification strategy of more products across price points. The OnePlus Nord 2 5G will be available in India in three storage variants, at OnePlus.in, Amazon.in.
Apple testing new external display with A13 chip, Neural Engine
According to 9To5Mac, the new display is being developed under the codename J327, though the details about the technical specifications are unclear at this point in time. The report said that the new display will have an Apple-made SoC, which right now is the A13 Bionic chip -- the same used in the iPhone 11 lineup. The external display features the Neural Engine, which accelerates machine learning tasks.
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