Month: February 2020
IQOO 3 4G and 5G variants launched in India starting at Rs 36,999
IQOO 3 has launched in India as the country’s second 5G enabled phone, the first being the Realme X50 Pro, with Snapdragon 865 to boot. Vivo earlier managed the BBK electronics-backed IQOO (I Quest On and On) as its gaming smartphone series. However, in January this year, the company officially…
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Grab and Gojek began discussing a potential merger more than three months ago
After a report that it is considering a potential merger with Grab, Gojek denied that it is planning a deal with its rival, but a source tells TechCrunch that the two companies have been talking for about three and a half months, beginning after Gojek founder and former CEO left…
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Amazon is expanding its cashierless Go model into a full-blown grocery store
Amazon is getting more serious about its brick-and-mortar retail ambitions with its first-ever Amazon-branded grocery store. The store opens today in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district, confirming reports from last year that Amazon was developing a more ambitious version of its cashier-less Go model. The new store, which The Verge toured…
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The HyperBoom is Ultimate Ears’ first speaker suited for big parties
Ultimate Ears’ Bluetooth speakers are great in most situations, but not for big parties. Its new HyperBoom promises to be. It’s a tall, rectangular, 360-degree speaker that’s powerful enough to fill a room with loud, clear sound, and heavy enough to necessitate a handle to carry it around. It’s not…
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Speedinvest raises new €190M fund to continue backing early-stage European tech startups
Speedinvest, the European seed-stage VC that was started from Vienna but has since added offices in London, Berlin, Munich and San Francisco, has raised a new €190 million fund. It brings the firm’s total assets under management to more than €400 million. Describing its third fund as “oversubscribed” and ahead…
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Samsung Galaxy A71 with 6.7-inch screen and 64MP quad cameras launches in the UAE
Samsung is going strong with updating its entire lineup for 2020. The next one to get a revamp is the Galaxy A71, which is the most premium smartphone in Samsung’s A-series. Hot on the heels of the A51, the Samsung Galaxy A71 brings major upgrades to the cameras, chipset as well as the battery…
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