Month: August 2020
iQoo India announces partnership with BMW; iQoo 5 incoming? null
iQoo, the gaming smartphone brand has announced a premium partnership with BMW M Motorsport for the 2020 DTM Season, to share the spirit of performance and innovation. Incidentally, the iQoo 5 Pro that is a result of this collaboration has a Legendary Edition that has a leather finish. It has…
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Motorola to launch a new mid-segment smartphone on August 24 null
Motorola has teased a new smartphone that is slated to launch in a few days. The teaser shared on Twitter suggests that the phone will be performance and camera focused and hints at the presence of a rear-mounted physical fingerprint sensor, USB Type C charging port and bottom-firing speakers. The…
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A drive-through ‘Stranger Things’ experience in LA is coming in October
There’s an upcoming Stranger Things interactive experience in LA that seems to be tailor-made for the social-distancing era. Netflix has teamed up with event curator Fever and immersive event company Secret Cinema to launch a Drive-Into Stranger Thin… Source
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Apple reportedly using cheaper iPhone battery parts to offset 5G cost
Facing higher production costs due to the inclusion of 5G hardware in this year’s “iPhone 12” series, Apple is attempting to use less expensive components in other areas, according to analyst Ming-chi Kuo (via MacRumors and AppleInsider). One of the biggest cost reductions is believed to come from battery technology;…
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Heron Systems’ AI pilot just beat a human in a simulated dogfight
The final round of DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trial is complete, and once again, the winning AI pilot celebrated its victory against a field of virtual contenders by going on to defeat a human F-16 pilot. An AI pilot developed by Heron Systems won the sho… Source
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Indian e-commerce segment sees 17% rise in order volume null
Finally some news to cheer on the economy front (or is it e-conomy?) Indian e-commerce space not only seems to have recovered from the impact of Covid-19 lockdown blues, but also witnessed an order volume growth of 17 per cent in June, according to a report by Unicommerce, an e-commerce…
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