Xiaomi today launched a new e-commerce service in India that allows people in the nation to easily browse and order its handsets and other products from nearby physical retail stores as the Chinese giant rushes to kickstart its sales in its biggest overseas market. Dubbed Mi Commerce, the service allows people to locate nearby stores
Your PC relies on a consistent stream of power to stay on—but sometimes, your mains supply may not be so reliable. If you live in a neighborhood prone to outages, you might be wondering: can a power outage damage a PC, and what can you do to protect yourself from its effects? Let’s explore the
Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant an interim stay on the streaming of Hasmukh on Netflix. The court was hearing an interim application claiming the web series allegedly maligned the image of lawyers at large. A bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed the interim application, filed by advocate Ashutosh Dubey, seeking a stay
PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 has been released after weeks of teasers on social media. It brings a lot of new features and changes to the highly popular game. PUBG Mobile’s Miramar map has received some new changes with a new landscape, housing areas, roads, and resources. There is a new weapon, UI changes, new currency, and
The best health and workout apps right now are very important as we all try and stay fit despite being under lockdown thanks to the coronavirus outbreak. We can’t go out for a walk for fear of bringing COVID-19 into our homes, and the same is true for gyms and fitness clubs too. This doesn’t
Windows 10X, an operating system that Microsoft has been developing for dual-screen devices, is anticipated to launch sometime in the near future. However, Microsoft, on Monday, announced that it will be shifting its plans for Windows 10X a bit and will release it for single-screen devices first. This is in line with a recent report
Despite the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple has reported strong sales of its newly launched iPhone SE. But the company isn’t seeing customers scaling down buying decisions to save money, as pundits have predicted. iPhone SE “well received” Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook included the new iPhone SE in a list of
HP has added two new gaming desktops, a monitor, and more on Monday to its gaming-focussed Omen lineup. The company says there has been a significant increase in gaming over the past couple months and to enable gamers, HP has released new hardware under its Omen brand. The products include the Omen 25L and Omen
Google Pixel phones have started receiving the May 2020 Android security patch update. The update is rolling out for the Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL users. In its bulletin, Google notes that it has resolved 15 security issues dated
When trying to stay in touch with friends, you aren’t limited to video chats. You can actually spend time in the same room as your friends without seeing them in real life. Do you want to hang out with your friends in a virtual space? Then convince them to invest in a VR headset, and
Chipmaker Intel has bought Israeli public transit app maker Moovit for about $900 million (roughly Rs. 6,800 crores) to help it develop self-driving “robotaxis” that could take to the streets in early 2022, the company said on Monday. Moovit will remain independent while its technology and the data it collects from more than 800 million
Humidity can do more harm than you might imagine. This is especially true in naturally humid climates, and during the summer months. If you don’t have a dehumidifier, you could be subjecting yourself to a lot of unnecessary discomfort and health risks. In this article, we’ll guide you through the main benefits of dehumidification, what
Redmi Note 9 Pro will go on sale at 12pm (noon) today, for the first time after the government eased restrictions amid the nationwide lockdown that has been in force due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement of today’s sale was made by the Xiaomi India chief Manu Kumar Jain on Twitter on Monday, saying
Samsung has opened orders for various household electronics and announced cashbacks and no-cost EMI option on its Smart TV range, and digital appliance portfolio to encourage people to start shopping again as the COVID-19 lockdown tapers off. The company says that it has started taking pre-bookings on Samsung Shop online, and deliveries will begin as
Reddit is rolling out a new feature that lets users engage in private group chats with each other. Reddit is a discussion forum made up of many different communities called subreddits. The new feature, named “Start Chatting”, randomly sorts users from a subreddit into a private group chat, where they can, well, start chatting! Reddit
Realme has announced that the company is “taking orders” for its products starting today – after the central government eased restrictions on the delivery of non-essential goods in Orange and Green zones across India. The company is, however, not taking orders from areas that are marked as Red zones by the government. Currently, customers residing
JioFiber set-top box has finally introduced Amazon Prime Video support in its OTT apps offering list. Amazon Prime Video support has been missing since the JioFiber launch last year. The video-on-demand app now shows up in the list of OTT apps on JioFiber-enabled TV sets. In order to access Amazon Prime Video content, the JioFiber
Apple has upgraded its MacBook Pro lineup, launching the new 13-inch MacBook Pro model with the new Magic Keyboard instead of the earlier butterfly keyboard. The new MacBook Pro model also has 10th-generation Intel Core processors to deliver up to 80 percent faster experience over the previous 13-inch MacBook Pro model. The Cupertino company has
Oppo recently launched a new smartphone in its A-series lineup, dubbed the Oppo A52. Now the company has added another phone, called the Oppo A92, and launched it in Malaysia. The specifications of this new smartphone are identical to the rumoured Oppo A72 phone which was recently spotted online, suggesting that Oppo may launch the
Vivo has started a new initiative called ‘Vivo Smart Retail’ in India that is aimed at helping offline retailers get back in business and connect with customers. As the lockdown restrictions have been somewhat eased allowing standalone stores to open, Vivo will be leveraging its retail network including more than 20,000 retailers and 30,000 Vivo
Since June 2019, Skype has let you share your screen on mobile. This was a popular feature on desktop, which led Microsoft to add screen sharing to the Skype mobile app for Android and iOS as well. And in this article we’ll show you how to do it. Microsoft has allowed you to share your
Microsoft on Wednesday beat Wall Street sales and profit expectations, powered by sharp demand for its Teams chat and online meeting app and Xbox gaming services as the world shifted to working and playing from home because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company’s shares, up over 12 percent this year, rose about 5 percent
More people stayed home in Brazil, Japan and Singapore in April as those countries’ novel coronavirus cases surged, while people in the United States and Australia returned to parks and jobs as infection rates flattened, data from Google show. The latest weekly update of aggregated travel patterns Google collected from its users’ phones pointed to
An iPad stolen from a FedEx truck, a Sam’s Club theft scheme, and more news from the brother of Pablo Escobar’s iPhone competitor. A man in handcuffs (image courtesy of Pixabay) The latest in a regularAppleInsider series looking at the world of Apple-related crime. $4,000 in Apple products stolen from Maryland Target Police are
Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China’s methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people. Authorities have taken drastic steps to ensure that people do not break isolation rules after China largely tamed the virus that had paralysed the country
TikTok has been making continued efforts in the fight against coronavirus. It has donated medical equipment as well as money to help medical workers and curb the spread of the virus. Now, the video-sharing social networking service has introduced an enhanced in-app reporting feature to prevent the spread of misinformation in these trying times. TikTok
Global smartphone shipments fell 13 percent in the first quarter of 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic, a report by research firm Canalys claims. The report says that after several quarters of decline, the market had seen two consecutive quarters of growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2019. However, due to the lockdowns put
Samung Galaxy M21 has received a price cut from the company. The price of the phone now starts at Rs. 13,199 in the country. The phone had reportedly received a price hike due to the increase in tax on mobile phones from 12 percent to 18 percent. The phone was launched in India in March
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday called on Amazon.com Chief Executive and founder Jeff Bezos to testify to the panel about allegations that the online retailer uses data from its own third-party sellers to create competing products. In a letter to Bezos signed by Democratic and Republican members of the panel, the
OnePlus Z, which was earlier rumoured to come with a MediaTek processor, has now been tipped to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SoC with 5G support. It has been suggested that OnePlus Z will have the Qualcomm processor by the same tipster who previously said that OnePlus Z will be unveiled in July