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Instagram’s Quick Share feature: Here’s how to use it

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Facebook-owned Instagram has introduced a new Quick Share feature for Android and iOS users. The new feature allows you to quickly share any photo, video or reel with the users with whom you interact frequently. The Facebook-owned platform has not yet officially announced the roll out of this feature, many users are able to use this. The feature can be found in the send key which can be seen at the bottom of every Instagram post. 

Until now, users were only able to share a post to other users through a long list showing DMs. However, this new feature will only show the top four users with whom you interact the most. Here’s a step by step guide to know how to use this new Quick share feature. 

  1. To begin with, open Instagram on your Android or iOS device.
  2. Next, scroll down or open the post you want to share with your friends in DMs.
  3. Now tap and hold the send button for a few seconds.
  4. If you have got the new feature, you will be able to see a new pop up with a profile picture of the contacts with whom you interact the most.
  5. Slide your finger over the display photo of the user you want to share the post with and release your finger.

And voila! You shared a post with a friend with whom you have interacted the most and that too without going through a long list of contacts. 

How to pin your conversation in Twitter inbox on smartphone and web browser

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To help users declutter their inbox and find the important conversations easily, Twitter has rolled out a new feature to allow users to pin direct message (DM) in their inbox. Earlier, the facility was available only to blue tick users.

“Keep your fave DM convos easily accessible by pinning them! You can now pin up to six conversations that will stay at the top of your DM inbox. Available on Android, iOS, and web (sic),” reads a tweet by the Twitter Support.

Post the implementation of new features, all users of the micro-blogging site can pin up to six conversations at the top of their inbox.

It is also rumoured that Twitter may increase the number of conversations that you can pin in your inbox.

Steps to be followed to pin your conversation on smartphone

Step 1: Open Twitter app on your Android or iOS smartphone
Step 2: Go to your DM inbox
Step 3:Swipe right from the conversation that you want to pin
Step 4: Tap on the pin icon

Pin a conversation in Twitter inbox on web browser

Step 1: Login to your Twitter account on any web browser

Step 2: Go to your DM inbox

Step 3: Click on the three-dot icon and select pin conversation on the top

Additionally, the micro-blogging site is also is reportedly testing a new way to untag for users who do not wish to be part of a thread.

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Daiwa announces ‘Made in India’ smart TVs with Prime Video and CloudTV under 12k

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Daiwa, India’s fastest growing homegrown consumer electronic brand, launches 80cm (32) (D32SM9), and 98cm (39) (D40HDR9L) HD Ready Smart TVs powered by Cloud TV. The Smart TVs also have two new variants D32SM9A and D40HDR9LA, powered with Cloud TV Voice assistance. The 80cm (32) Smart TVs are priced at Rs11,990 and Rs12,490, while the 98cm (39) Smart TVs are priced at Rs17,990 and Rs18,490. Both TV lines come with a one-year warranty with an additional one-year warranty on the panels (T&C apply). The TVs can be purchased on the company website www.daiwa.in and leading retail stores in India.

Enhancing the user experience, the HD Ready Smart TVs come with its own user-friendly UI – ‘The BIGWALL’ and provide a bundle of TV apps, global content, and more. The UI navigates through the expansive library of premium content, which includes more than 2500000 hours of content and a ‘Movie Box’ App with over 25000 free movies in multiple genres and languages suited to each user.

The UI also displays the latest and trending content on the home screen, with smart recommendations, which can be further filtered with the Content Discovery Engine to access content from across the apps right from the homepage. The new smart TVs come with a host of popular streaming apps like Disney+, Hotstar, Zee5, SonyLiv, Sun NXT etc.

OTT platforms

To enhance the user experience, all Daiwa smart TVs will have the official Amazon Prime Video app, which will provide a plethora of entertainment possibilities. The TVs will also support Netflix, YouTube, and other services, as well as OTA updates.

Daiwa TV

Sleek smart remote

The Smart TVs shall come with a new sleek smart remote, with dedicated buttons for Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5 and Movie Box. The smart TV’s with Cloud TV voice assistance come with a voice remote with in-built mic to allow users to operate the TV with their voice. The branded shortcuts on the remote make operations easier.

Arjun Bajaj, CEO, Daiwa TV said, “Daiwa’s association with Prime Video and CloudTV is aimed to deliver the best of the Smart TV experience to consumers. This initiative provides customers with a plethora of content tailored to Indian markets in the most user-friendly interface. With this, we reaffirm our commitment to provide the finest in-home entertainment, with collaboration throughout the media ecosystem exclusive to Daiwa customers.”

“Together we aim to launch products that checks all the boxes of the greatest Smart TV, to experience the greatest picture possible,” says Abhijeet Rajpurohit, head of partnerships at CloudTV OS.

The new smart TVs comes in a rich HD Ready Display that delivers quality in every scene – bright colours, high contrast and impeccable detail. The TVs support the Cinema Mode and improve each picture by replicating colors to provide a theatre-like experience. The HD-ready TVs ensure superb graphics with the 1366*768-pixel resolution, an A+ Grade Panel, Quantum Luminit Technology, and 16.7 million colours.  The 80 cm (32) Smart TV’s come with 20W Stereo Surround Speakers and the 98cm (39) Smart TV’s come with Surround Sound Box speakers making it a complete entertainment experience.

 

RAM and ROM

The TVs are equipped with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM and are run on Android 9.0 operating system and the A-53 Quad Core Processor. The connectivity options include two HDMI and two USB ports along with Wi-Fi, Ethernet and Optical Output.  Consumers can also purchase an external Bluetooth dongle directly from the company to connect their Bluetooth enabled devices such as soundbars etc., to the TV.

Daiwa has a significant presence in India, with over 800+ service locations linked via the ‘My Daiwa App.’ Consumers may also take use of finance alternatives provided through Bajaj Finserv in the offline market, as well as several finance choices on the Daiwa website.

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Emoji shortcuts, voice note updates; WhatsApp introduces new features

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Meta owned instant messaging application WhatsApp has rolled out new features for the users to offer seamless user experience last week. The company has been updating its features constantly for a while now. The latest updates launched for WhatsApp Beta for Android and iOS users include modification to voice call interface, shortcuts for emojis and voice note updates. 

Emoji shortcuts 

Users who love to interact and express via emojis will definitely find this new feature a lot useful. According to WABetainfo, as part of the WhatsApp beta UWP 2.2206.1.0 update, the application has introduced emoji shortcuts. The users can now simply type a colon followed by a keyword related to their preferred emoji to quickly select and share them during their conversations. Even though this feature was available for WhatsApp Web/Desktop, it was missing on the Windows platform.

WhatsApp

Voice note forwarding

While users worldwide wait for the voice note player to arrive, WhatsApp has released the most recent update to its voice note functionality. According to the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.5.13 update, voice notes and audio files that have been forwarded will now have orange icons. This is being done to distinguish between forwarded voice notes and audio files. Forwarded voice notes now have a faster playing speed thanks to the current upgrade. If the original note was recorded using an updated version of WhatsApp, the forwarded voice notes are likely to include voice waveforms as well.

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Tech NewsWrap: Tecno Spark 8C launched in India… and more

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Tecno Spark 8C launched in India

Tecno Spark 8C

Tecno has launched the Spark 8C in India. The smartphone is said to be successor to the Tecno Spark 8 smartphone that was launched in India is September last year. The company claims that the Tecno Spark 8C is the most affordable smartphone in India with 6GB RAM. It comes in four different color variants and has a 90hz refresh rate display. The device is further backed by a 5,000mAh battery and runs on Android 11 with HiOS on top. The Tecno Spark 8C is priced at Rs 7,499 and will go on sale in India in February 24 via Amazon.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 series launched in India

Galaxy Tab S8 Series

Samsung has launched all three of its variants of the Galaxy Tab S8 – Tab S8 Ultra, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 in India. It will be available for pre-order between February 22 and March 10, 2022 on Samsung.com and all other leading Samsung authorised partners. Customers pre-booking the Galaxy Tab S8 series will get a free Keyboard Cover worth up to Rs 22,999. Additionally, they can also avail cashback of Rs 10,000 on purchase of Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, Rs 8,000 on purchase of Galaxy Tab S8+ and Rs 7,000 on purchase of Galaxy Tab S8 using HDFC Bank cards.

Realme 9 Pro Plus now on Flipkart sale

Realme 9 Pro Plus

Realme 9 Pro Plus is the latest smartphone from the company and it brings flagship features to a very affordable price point. The new 9 Pro Plus is also Realme’s latest bet on mobile photography, giving high-end camera users features such as a Sony flagship camera. Realme used a big 6.4-inch display on the 9 Pro Plus and comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 920 processor. The Realme 9 Pro Plus comes in three variants starting at Rs 24,999.

YouTube adds TikTok-style live rings to show when someone is streaming

YouTube is adding a new indicator to show when a channel is live streaming on the platform. The feature would make it easier to find live content. The new update will display a ring with the word ‘Live’ on it around a channel’s profile picture when they are live streaming. Currently, TikTok uses a pulsing ring effect on a channel’s profile picture to alert the user that it is live. Meanwhile, YouTube TV is finally getting support for picture-in-picture (PiP) on iPhone and iPad.

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Apple Spring Event 2022: Expected products, specifications and more

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Although it’s officially not confirmed, Apple is expected to host its much-awaited Spring 2022 event on March 8. If the reports are to be believed, the Cupertino-based tech major is likely to launch a number of new products including the iPhone SE 3 smartphone, which is said to be a successor to the iPhone SE (2020) phone.

The company is also tipped to unveil a new iPad Air (5th generation) model, which could pack Apple’s in-house A15 Bionic chip. A refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro model with a new Apple M2 silicon processor is speculated to be the third device to be launched alongside these two probable offerings. Besides, there is also possibility of a 27-inch iMac Pro and Mac mini to be launched.

iPhone SE 3: Expected specifications

If leaks and rumours are to be believed, the iPhone SE 3 will retain the older design that we saw on the iPhone SE (2020). With this, you can expect a Touch ID home button with thick bezels on the new version too. Interestingly, the third generation of iPhone SE is expected to feature the 5G connectivity support.

Besides, it’s likely to be powered by Apple’s 5nm A15 Bionic chipset, which is also found in the new iPhone 13 series. Although the iPhone SE 3 is said to be paired with 3GB of RAM, it’s currently not clear whether Apple will offer 128GB as a base storage variant.

In terms of design, the upcoming iPhone may sport a 4.7-inch LCD display, which, of course, is very compact, unlike today’s smartphones which are coming up with at least a 6.5-inch display. Reports further say that the device could feature a single 12MP camera sensor, which could be backed by an external X60M 5G baseband chip for a better photography experience.

13-inch MacBook Pro: Expected specifications

As mentioned above, the refreshed version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a new M2 processor will reportedly come with the same design that we saw on the existing MacBook Pro. It could feature a Touch Bar, but not a notch or ProMotion display tech that is available on the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.

Although there are very little details known about this device, it would be interesting to see how Apple will position this entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro model between the upcoming M2 MacBook Air and the current high-end MacBook Pro.

The M2 processor is said to feature the same 8-core CPU as the M1. But, the new chip is said to offer better speed and efficiency improvements as it could be based on a 4nm smaller node. What’s more, it may get additional GPU cores (9 and 10-core GPU), up from the 7 and 8-core GPU options available on the M1 chip.

Other expected announcements

With the forthcoming iPad Air (5th generation) model housing the A15 Bionic chip and 5G connectivity, Apple is also expected to make improvements to the device’s front camera to offer users a better video call experience, as per reports. Moreover, we could also expect an updated version of its M1 Mac mini. The low-end is tipped to come with Apple’s M2 chip when it arrives, whereas the higher-end model could house M1 Pro and M1 Max chips that are currently powering the new MacBook Pros, say the reports. The device will likely come with a new design with additional ports.

Besides, if a recent Bloomberg report is to be believed, Apple has plans to release iOS 15.4 in the first half of the next month.

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Tecno Spark 8C budget smartphone launched: Know price, specs and more

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Expanding its Spark 8 series, Tecno today launched a new budget smartphone called Tecno Spark 8C in India. The smartphone comes with 6.6-inch HD+ rich display, massive 5,000mAh battery and 13MP AI dual rear camera as its main highlights.

Price

Priced at Rs 7,499, the all-new Tecno device comes in Magnet Black, Iris Purple, Diamond Grey and Turquoise Cyan colour variants. It’ll be available for purchase on Amazon as Amazon Specials starting February 24.

Specifications

The Tecno Spark 8C sports an ultra-efficient octa-core processor with AnTuTu score of 144753. Powered by HiOS 7.6 based on Android 11, the smartphone comes equipped with 6GB of RAM 64GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 256GB via micrSD card.

The smartphone comes with Superboost for system optimization to enjoy lag free experience for long use. With an 89.3% screen to body ratio and 269PPI Pixel Density, the 6.6-inch HD+ display of Tecno Spark 8C gives users a premium display experience. Besides, the smartphone packs in various smart features such as IPX2 splash resistant.

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In terms of optics, Tecno Spark 8C’s 13MP AI rear camera with F1.8 wide aperture, Samsung image sensor and brilliant image processing technology enables you to click clear and vivid photos every time. Different modes like AI Beauty 3.0, Portrait Mode, Wide Selfie, HDR, Filters etc. add more flavours to your photos. Up front, there is an 8MP selfie camera with flashlight for taking selfies and making video calls. The phone also features 1080P Time lapse video and Slow Motion video.

The smartphone comes packed with a mammoth 5,000mAh battery, which claims to offer a standby time of up to 89 days and talk time up to 53 hours, and music playtime up to 137 hours. Besides, the battery has features like Ultra Power Saving, Sleep Mode Optimization, etc., which provide a longer battery backup with need-based intelligent optimizations.

Arijeet Talapatra, CEO, Transsion India, said, “Our aim has always been to deliver the best possible smartphone experience at competitive pricing to our customer base. The launch of Tecno Spark 8C testifies our commitment towards this aim. We hope, with the all-new Tecno Spark 8C hitting the markets, premium smartphone experiences will now be more accessible and affordable.”

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Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab S8 Series in India, its most versatile Tablet ever

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Samsung today announced the launch of Galaxy Tab S8 series, an inclusive portable productivity powerhouse, designed to be everyone’s perfect companion in an always-on, video-first world. Galaxy Tab S8 series offers you the freedom and flexibility you deserve to work and play anywhere like never before.

“Tablets have become our go to device with their usability expanding multifold in today’s video first world – be it for studying, working remotely, personal entertainment or connecting with loved ones. At Samsung, our endeavour is to create great consumer experiences through meaningful innovations and deliver the best to our consumers. The Galaxy Tab S8 series offers revolutionary multitasking capabilities, powerful productivity and sophisticated hardware to provide you freedom and flexibility to work and play,” said Sandeep Poswal, Business Head, New Computing Business, Samsung India.

First ever Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra in the Tab S series

Samsung

Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra offers premium tablet experience with expansive 14.6-inch Super AMOLED display and 120Hz refresh rate with thinnest ever bezels at 6.3mm for maximum screen-to-body ratio for truly immersive experience. With the thinnest, lightest and strongest body yet, Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is protected by Armor Aluminum frame that is over 30% more scratch-resistant and 40% less prone to bending than Galaxy Tab S7. Equipped with powerful dual 12MP front cameras with advanced auto-framing technology, Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra transforms your video call experience with professional 4K video quality that lets you capture crisp and eye-catching videos.

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Work, Play and Connect like never before

Powered by fastest ever 4nm chipset, Galaxy Tab S8 series is built to deliver unbeatable performance for dynamic, lag-free gaming, or simply multitask with ease. Explore your artistic side with integrated S Pen that can turn your screen into a canvas. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and Tab S8+ come with improved S Pen that uses prediction algorithm for ultralow latency delivering an incredible writing experience. Galaxy Tab S8 series is also the first Galaxy tablet to support Wi-Fi 6E for a stress free, hyperfast and secure network connectivity. Fueled by intelligent all-day battery, Galaxy Tab S8 series supports hour’s video playback and 45W super-fast charging that doubles as portable charger for Galaxy smartphones. Samsung has partnered with Google to enhance video calling and live sharing experience for users with Google Duo.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra’s new 4K recording capabilities now allow you to capture crisp, eye-catching videos with both the rear camera and ultra-wide front camera. Content creators and streamers can capture online tutorials and gameplay effortlessly, using customizable Selfie Videos that are now embedded within Samsung’s Screen Recorder. With LumaFusion’s premier editing tool coming soon to Galaxy, you will soon be able to use your Galaxy Tab S8 and S Pen to make precise edits to 4K videos.

Life opens up with Galaxy

Galaxy Tablet S8

Galaxy Tab S8 series performs seamlessly with the entire open Galaxy ecosystem. Samsung’s One UI Tab 4 user interface offers a consistent and intuitive experience, seamless connectivity as well as smart integrations. Galaxy Tab S8 can be turned into a portable second monitor with touchscreen capabilities for Galaxy PCs for side-by-side multitasking. The enhanced Samsung DeX offers a convenient desktop experience that takes the Galaxy Tab S8 from tablet mode to desktop mode. Galaxy Tab S8 series is protected by Samsung’s industry-leading Knox Vault platform, which encrypts personal data and keeps stored files and information isolated from the device’s main operating system to safeguard it from attacks. For the first time ever on a Galaxy tablet, Samsung has introduced Samsung Health app to keep track of your fitness routine.

Memory Variants, Price and Availability

Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is available in Graphite colour and Galaxy Tab S8 and S8+ in three sophisticated shades — Graphite, Silver and Pink Gold.

Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is available in 12GB + 256GB storage and is priced at INR 1,08,999 for the Wi-Fi variant and INR 1,22,999 for 5G variant.

Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ are available in 8GB + 128GB storage variant.

Galaxy Tab S8+ is priced at INR 74,999 for Wi-Fi variant and INR 87,999 for 5G variant.

Galaxy Tab S8 is priced at INR 58,999 for Wi-Fi variant and INTR 70,999 for 5G variant.

Introductory Offers

Galaxy Tab S8 series will be available for pre-order between February 22 and March 10, 2022 on Samsung.com and all other leading Samsung authorized partners.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Series

Consumers pre-booking the Galaxy Tab S8 series will get a free Keyboard Cover worth up to INR 22,999. Additionally, customers can also avail cashback of INR 10,000 on purchase of Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, INR 8,000 on purchase of Galaxy Tab S8+ and INR 7,000 on purchase of Galaxy Tab S8 using HDFC Bank cards. No Cost EMI options are also available on purchase of Galaxy Tab S8 series.

Samsung Live

Samsung will host pre-book events on Samsung Live, its own live commerce platform, for its flagship Galaxy Tab S8 series. Customers can pre-book Galaxy Tab S8 series during a live event on February 21 at 6 pm on Samsung.com. Customers booking the flagship Galaxy Tab S8 series during the live-pre book event will get exciting benefits and exclusive limited period offers in addition to the pre-book offers.

Customers will be able to avail exciting, limited period offers till midnight on February 21.

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Doogee S98 series launching soon: Here’s all you need to know

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Not everyone is familiar with the Doogee brand, which has introduced a number of smartphones with gaming-related features. Now, thanks to the new MediaTek chipset, Doogee is making headlines once again.

According to reports, the upcoming Doogee S98 would be the first smartphone to use MediaTek’s Next-G 6nm CPU. Also included in the Doogee S98 series are the Pro and Ultra variants. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming smartphone.

Doogee S98 Specifications

The vanilla Doogee S98 is expected to launch next month, according to a report. The Doogee S98 Pro and Doogee S98 Ultra are expected to be released in April or May. The report has also revealed the renderings and images of the upcoming Doogee S98.

Doogee S98 Smartphone

Doogee S98 display

A 6.3-inch LCD FHD+ panel with Gorilla Glass protection will be included on the Doogee S98. The secondary display at the back, which includes custom-made wallpapers, is one of the more interesting features of the smartphone. There’s also a viewfinder that may be used as a selfie camera.

Doogee S98 processor

Doogee S98 is said to be powered by the latest MediaTek Next-G CPU, but this could only be for the Pro or Ultra variants, according to the rumour. The phone will have 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

Doogee S98 camera

A triple-camera array featuring a 64-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 20-megapixel night vision camera will be found on the back panel of the upcoming Doogee S98. The front of the phone also has a 16-megapixel selfie camera, according to the claim. It’s worth noting that the night vision camera is a fantastic addition to the smartphone, which might give it an edge over others.

Doogee S98 battery

According to the report, the Doogee S98 smartphone has a 6,000mAh battery and supports 33W conventional and 15W wireless charging. In addition, the phone will have dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, and NFC (region dependent), but no 5G connectivity.

Doogee S98

Doogee S98: Other details

IP68/69K dust and water resistance, MIL-STD-810G certification, a customisable key on the lift spine, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor are among the other features of the Doogee S98. The Doogee S98 is said to be 15.5mm thick and 320 grams thick, with no audio jack.

Doogee S98 Price

We don’t know how much the Doogee S98 will cost, but since it’s anticipated to be released next month, we should learn more about its price and availability soon. For one, we’re not sure if the Doogee S98 series make it to the Indian market.

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AMD Skyesports BGMI Grand Slam sets new live viewership record on Loco with 159k concurrent views

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The grand finale for the first edition of the AMD Skyesports Grand Slam in 2022 featuring Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has set a new peak viewership record on India’s leading live game streaming and esports platform, Loco. With 16 of the best BGMI teams from across the country competing in one of Skyesports’ premium IPs, a record-breaking number of viewers tuned in to see who will be crowned the champions. The finals were played from February 9 to 16.

Skyesports Grand Slam 2022 was presented by AMD with Loco as the broadcast partner for the tournament. The championship commenced on January 28 with 3,000 teams, of which only 16 teams made it to the quarterfinals and finals. The 7-day finale concluded on 16 February, drawing attention from over 100K live viewers, consecutively for the last 5 days of the tournament on Loco.

On the final day of the Grand Slam, the tournament recorded a peak concurrent viewership of more than 159K which has set an all-new record on Loco. The number not only represents Skyesports’ ability to put up a captivating show for a huge audience but also shows the tremendous growth of Loco as a leading streaming platform in the country, garnering such high viewership numbers for the tournament. Prior to this, Loco’s Thug Invitational garnered a whopping 108K concurrent live viewers, marking the platforms first 100K benchmark, which was broken not long after by Skyesports’ BGMI Grandslam Tournament.

Loco is an Indian esports and live game streaming platform where various esports tournaments are streamed. Content creators across games like COD, GTA 5, Free Fire, Valorant, and more stream their gameplay regularly on the platform. The platform seamlessly connects streamers and creators to their relevant viewers, providing them with exponential content reach. With over 1,000 hours of live gaming content being streamed per day, Loco is dedicated to democratizing gaming entertainment in India and makes for the perfect esports broadcaster to partner with.

“Skyesports’ Grand Slam has become a mainstay of the Indian gaming calendar and we are thrilled that Loco continues to be the home for this property,” said Anirudh Pandita, Founder of Loco. “The audience interest and levels of engagement we saw for this IP on the platform, shattered all previous records. Skyesports and Loco are continuing to set new benchmarks for content partnerships, and consumers can expect high-quality entertainment from both of us through the course of the year.”

After an intense battle that went on to the last game, Team XO emerged as the champions of the Skyesports Grand Slam 2022 taking home a prize win of 8 lakhs. The squad, consisting of IMMORTAL, Punkk, Fierce, SENSEI, and the recently-signed Snax, showed why they are a force to be reckoned with a consistent performance which saw them picking up the most placement points in the finals. Team Soul, which has been experimenting with different rosters in the past few months, seemed to have found their winning touch again with an impressive second-place finish, winning 3 lakhs. The BGIS champions, Skylightz Gaming, came in third, winning a prize pool of 1.5 lakhs.

“The engagement numbers from the audience is a testament to the production quality of Skyesports and the growing BGMI esports audience in the country,” said Shiva Nandy, the CEO of Skyesports. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have broken records on India’s homegrown streaming platform, Loco, and look forward to continuing this partnership in the future. There’s a lot more coming throughout the year.”

“I’d like to congratulate our dynamic team at Jet Skyesports for achieving yet another successful milestone with this Grand Slam 2022 tournament,” said Rajan Navani, the Founder and CEO of JetSynthesys. “With the tournament viewership growing rapidly, we’re happy to see the engagement of Indian audiences scaling up towards these eminent gaming titles.”

The Skyesports Grand Slam 2022 will now shift its focus to Valorant where another Rs 15,00,000 will be up for grabs. Registrations for the PC shooter will kick off soon.

Skyesports is also excited to announce that the winners of the Grand Slam Season One, 2022 in BGMI and Valorant will be felicitated at a private ceremony at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai towards the end of March. With some of the biggest stars in Indian esports and gaming attending, the ceremony will be an evening to remember. Skyesports will be bringing a lot of content for fans through the ceremony.

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