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Apple unveils iPhone 13 series

The tech giant Apple announced the iPhone 13 series. Like the iPhone 12 series, the iPhone 13 series brings four models – two regular and two in pro line. The series include iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The company announces high-end iPhone 13 Pro models with bigger batteries. Besides the iPhone 13 series, Apple announced the iPad 2021, iPad mini 2021, and the Watch Series 7 at the ‘California Streaming’ event on September 14. The new iPhones will go on sale on September 24, Apple said.

Xiaomi launches its own smart glasses

After Facebook announced its launch of smart glasses with Ray-ban, Xiaomi has followed suit and launched its own smart glasses today. The wearable can combine imaging system with sensors into a simple design, along with a MicroLED optical wavelength technology. The glasses will be able to display messages and notifications, make calls, navigate, capture pictures, and even translate texts right through glasses. In addition, the glasses also have indicator lights that indicate that a 5-megapixel camera is being used. The company has yet to announce the launch date and price of their new product.

Nokia C01 Plus launched in India

HMD Global launched its new affordable smartphone ‘Nokia C01 Plus’. The phone is an expansion of Nokia’s ‘C’ series smartphone. Nokia C01 Plus uses Unisoc SC9863a 1.6Ghz Octa-core processor and runs on Android 11 operating system. It is available at a price of Rs 5,999 and is available across leading online and offline stores. Besides, the company has also partnered up Jio to provide additional benefits to Jio customers. They can avail addition benefits worth Rs 4,000.

Samsung Galaxy M22 goes official in Germany

Samsung Galaxy M22 is set to launch in Germany as the phone is now listed on company’s site. The listing shows the design and specifications of the smartphone. It comes with a 6.4-inch HD+ Super AMOLED display. The device is powered by an unspecified octa-core processor along with 4GB RAM. It will come with 128GB of internal storage with the option to expand further via a dedicated microSD card slot (up to 1TB). The Samsung Galaxy M22 features a waterdrop-style notch and sports a quad rear camera setup. There is no information on pricing as of yet.

Twitter tests ‘Safety Mode’ to block internet trolls

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Twitter Inc. announced that they are testing a new feature – Safety Mode. The new feature will automatically block the hateful messages to protect its users from online abuse. Under Safety Mode, users can temporarily block accounts for seven days for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies.

Once the Safety Mode is turned on by the users, the micro-blogging website’s systems will check the tweet content to assess the likelihood of a negative engagement and the relationship between the author and replier. The company said accounts frequently invited with will not be auto-blocked as it takes existing relationships into account.

Earlier, Twitter has taken several steps to address the harassment on its platform, which often occurs in unsolicited replies targeting women and minorities. The company said that the new feature will initially be tested by a small number of English-speaking users with priority given to “marginalised communities and female journalists”.

“We want people on Twitter to enjoy healthy conversations, so we’re limiting overwhelming and unwelcome interactions that can interrupt those conversations,” Twitter said in a statement.

Safety Mode is the latest in a series of features introduced to give Twitter users more control over who can interact with them. Previous measures have included the ability to limit who can reply to a tweet. The social media platform said the new feature was a work in progress, mindful that it might accidentally block messages that were not in fact abusive.

“We won’t always get this right and may make mistakes, so Safety Mode autoblocks can be seen and undone at any time in your Settings,” the company said.

Safety Mode can be turned on under settings and will be available to a small feedback group on Android, iOS and Twitter.com, beginning with accounts that have English-language settings enabled, Twitter said.

Vijayawada boy Hemanth Kommu makes it to 2021 Esports World Championship finals

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Following a brilliant performance in the regional qualifiers, the reigning national champion Hemanth Kommu made his way into the finals of 13th Esports World Championship.

With a top-position finish in PES 2021 in the South Asia Region, Hemanth also became the first Indian to seal a spot in the finals at the on-going edition of the Esports World Championships.

A resident of Vijayawada, who is currently pursuing his masters from IIT Guwahati, was up against the athletes from Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Maldives and Sri Lanka in his respective South Asian Region at the regional qualifiers which were held online owing to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

The 24-year-old Indian carried his winning form from the recent Nationals into this prestigious event and showed excellent display of strategic and skillful game. Hemanth registered convincing victories against his opponents before securing himself a berth in the World Championship finals, which are scheduled to take place offline in Eilat, Israel from November 14-19.

“It’s a great feeling to represent India in the PES series, the game which I have loved playing since my childhood days. It’s sheer dedication and hard work resulted in getting the spot in the finals of EWC’21 and it allowed me a chance to bring the laurels for the country. The right mentality and proper grind towards the game makes everything possible and a sure-shot path to get the success,” elated Hemant aka peshemak7 said after securing the finals berth at the World Championships.

A five-member Team India CS:GO, comprising captain Ritesh Sarda, Shuvajyoti Chakraborty, Anshul Adardkar, Hrishikesh Shenoy and Harsh Jain, and Tekken 7 player Hitesh Khorwal will be seen in action in the regional qualifiers later as they will begin their quest for the place in the World Championship finals on October 5.

The matches will be streamed live on the International Esports Federation’s official channels.

Esports Federation of India continued its partnership with Artsmith- Concepts & Visions which continues its support as the communication partner for the prestigious World Esports Championships.

Apple store is coming to India on 2022 Independence Day: Report

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On August 15 next year, the day when India would be celebrating its Independence Day, iPhone maker Apple will have its own milestone date in the country.

According to two people familiar with the development, the tech giant which is based out of California’s Cupertino will open its first store in Mumbai. “Apple has decided to open its first store on 15th August next year,” said one of them asking not to be identified.

According to the report, the Mumbai store debut will be followed by an outlet in New Delhi, and the tech giant plans to open three more stores in the coming years, one each in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, the person said.

As per the reports, Apple has leased 20,000-25,000 sq ft in 2019 in Mumbai’s Maker Maxity Mall, co-owned by Reliance Industries to open its first company-owned outlet in India. The corona pandemic delayed both the store launch and the opening of the Maker Maxity Mall by about a year and it is now scheduled to roll out ahead of Diwali this year, sources said.

The growth trajectory of Apple in India has been impressive across all product categories for three consecutive quarters. The company also posted a June quarter revenue of $81.4 billion, up by 36% year-over-year.

During the 2Q21 earnings call, Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, said, “Apple is reporting a very strong quarter with double-digit revenue growth across our product and services categories and in every geographic segment. We set a new June quarter revenue record of $81.4 billion, up 36% from last year, and the vast majority of markets we tracked grew double digits, with especially strong growth in emerging markets, including India, Latin America and Vietnam.”

Inbase launches Urban Sprint series of super-fast chargers

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Battery anxiety is real, as we expect more from our phones, and want them to last longer. The importance of an all-day charge has become a critical feature, causing an increase in dependency on charging adapters. Inbase has announced the launch of its new Charger Series that includes three models – Sprint Super-Fast Charger, Sprint Super-Fast Charger with C-C Cable and Sprint Super-Fast Charger with C-L Cable.

The newly launched Urban Sprint Charger series offers a gamut of super-fast charging experience with 20W power delivery. The charger comes with an ABS Fireproof casing to protect devices against excessive current, and its PD+QC 3.0 technology offers multi-layer protection that prevents it from overheating and overcharging. Folks, especially those, who are traveling most of the time, this accessory is a boon as one can carry it along to charge their mobile devices anywhere anytime.

The charger comes with quick charging technology and its dual fast charging ports support Type-C and USB A Cable. These travel-friendly chargers come with a 1.2m long cable which supports 60W and 18W output for C to C and C to Lightning Protocols respectively. The chargers also boast multi-device compatibility and allow users to easily charge multiple devices such as a smartphone, power bank, mp3 player, wireless headphones, etc.

Key Features:

  • 20W Output for Fast Charging
  • Intelligent Power Saving
  • Quick Charging Technology
  • PD+QC 3.0 technology for Multi-Layer Protection
  • ABS Fireproof casing to protect devices against excessive current
  • Cable Length – 1.2m supports all mobile and tablet

Pricing and Availability:

Urban Sprint Charger series is exclusively available at an introductory price of Rs 1,299, Rs 1,599 and Rs 1,899 respectively through Urban official website (gourban.in) and other leading retail outlets.

MediaTek scales up R&D to strengthen presence in India

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Fabless semiconductor major MediaTek has announced significant hiring plans in FY 2022 as part of the R&D facility expansion and commitment to the India market. With a focus on developing an innovative and comprehensive range of solutions, MediaTek is looking to hire across offices in India, with a focus on AI technologies, smart home/enterprise segments, 5G and wireless communications among others.

MediaTek aggressively invests in R&D and cutting-edge technologies and, in 2020, MediaTek invested approximately US$2.6 billion (24% of revenues) in R&D, which is among the top global R&D spend by semiconductor companies, according to IC insights. In 2021, MediaTek further expanded its R&D budget to over US$3billion for future business growth opportunities. MediaTek leads the market in chipset technology for smartphones, smart TVs, ARM-based computing devices and various AIoT connected devices such as voice assistant devices (VADs) optical and Blu-ray DVD players.

“India is an important market for MediaTek and we are reiterating our commitment and support to the government’s Make in India program by investing in local Indian talent and scaling capabilities to drive innovation for India and global markets,” said Rituparna Mandal, General Manager, MediaTek Bangalore.

MediaTek recently emerged as the preferred chipset partner for smartphone OEMs in India, and over 92% of all managerial positions at MediaTek overseas sites are locally hired.

“We plan to hire aggressively from Indian campuses this year, to strengthen our research and product design capabilities across research centres in Bangalore and Noida,” said Mandal. “People are our greatest asset and we aim to hire managerial and technical leaders who can help us make a quantum leap in innovation and achieve our goals of developing advanced and inclusive solutions. We look forward to welcoming the new members into the MediaTek family,” he added.

MediaTek works with the world’s biggest brands and gives its partners and customers feature-rich, premium technology spanning backend and frontend hardware engineering. With the new hiring initiative, MediaTek is keen on augmenting skills such as protocol stack development, digital signal processing, Wi-Fi technology and field testing.

MediaTek is known for its focus on internal training and mentorship programs and believes in investing in the growth and development of its employees. The chipset company trains new employees through a two-pronged program that involves partnering with external teams and creating internal training modules. MediaTek also offers employees internal e-learning platforms and regular opportunities for upskilling. Employees in leadership positions are offered technical training sessions relevant to their responsibilities.

MediaTek’s human resource management policies are in line with the company’s best practices concerning employee wellness. Since the pandemic, MediaTek has offered care packages to all employees, enabling them to manage better in the unprecedented situation. In 2021, MediaTek’s care package focused on employee wellness and included yoga classes, fitness and meditation sessions as well as other activities boosting mental and physical wellness.

Legistify raises fresh capital from Titan Capital, Indiamart and GSF Accelerator

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Online legal services platform Legistify (www.legistify.com) has raised funds from leading venture capitalists and companies including Titan Capital, Indiamart and GSF Accelerator. Legistify founders have also facilitated a highly profitable (5X) cash payout for the partial stake sale of early investors including Ranjit Singh, Ishaan Jalan, Tushar Balsara, among others. These investors continue to hold minority stakes in the company.

“The Indian legal services and tech market is estimated to be $5 billion and is growing rapidly. Legistify aims to capture 25% market share in the next 5 years. I welcome our new investors on board Legistify to join us on this very exciting journey as India’s legal-tech sector is poised to scale new heights. The 5X returns that we have been able to generate for our early investors in a relatively short span of time, is testimony to Legistify’s prowess and to the huge potential this sector offers. I also take this opportunity to thank our early investors for reposing their confidence in Legistify,” said Akshat Singhal, Founder and CEO, Legistify.

The freshly-raised capital will be deployed to fund the expansion of services across geographies and towards the development of new products and services. Legistify is currently building a ‘market network’ for legal services, powered by Legistify’s tech platform, which will be able to solve some of the major issues various companies are facing such as right lawyer discovery, cost control, transparent management of work, data driven insights and more. The idea is to disrupt a trust and human intuition based industry using effective technology solutions backed by efficient data management and analysis.

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Bipin Shah, Partner, Titan Capital, said, “We’re super excited to become a part of Legistify’s rocketship. We waited for long to figure out the right founding team in this space to invest. Akshat and Pratik are visionary founders with clarity and strong execution ability. We believe legal is a huge and complex problem to solve and Legistify is doing great work solving it.”

Dinesh Aggarwal, Founder and CEO, Indiamart, said, “We firmly believe that technology shall play a key role in improving the legal workflow over the coming years, and this opens a huge scope for Legistify to grow exponentially. We are excited to partner with Akshat and Pratik as they bring in a mix of tech capabilities and domain expertise to this business. The investment in Legistify will support Indiamart’s commitment to help businesses transform themselves by providing them an ecosystem of innovative software solutions.”

Rajesh Sawhney, Founder and CEO, GSF Accelerator, said, “We always back the founders. And Legistify’s founders are deeply committed to solving the big problems in legal space for big customers. They have insights and have a strong execution mindset. It’s a large white space…digital transformation in legal side of corporates is the need of the hour. Legistify is well placed with its suite of tech products and services to be a reliable partner to large corporates. I see immense scope; I think large corporates to SMBs, startups to consumers will be their customers in one form or other.”

The company is looking to rapidly expand its product and services portfolio to gain market share. In line with this strategy, Legistify has recently introduced its flagship Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) solution, LegisTrak designed to empower in-house legal teams to excel in their core functions depending on their industry. Legistify’s holistic solutions cover all aspects of litigation, IPR, legal notices and legal contracts management.

Quizbee raises funds from Kanodia Group

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Gaming platform Quizbee has recently launched its real-money gaming application catering to quizzing enthusiasts. With a focus on competitive multiplayer gaming experiences, Quizbee’s mission is to provide a knowledge-based gaming experience and cash prizes based upon the user’s knowledge. This platform enables the users to compete live with other players for real cash prizes by properly and swiftly answering questions. Quizbee is a platform, where people will use their knowledge of educational subjects or even sports and movies to compete against other knowledgeable opponents and earn real money in the process.

People who wish to compete will benefit from the platform since it allows users to track their development by competing against others. Quizbee is also a fantastic way to pass the time because there are interesting categories like sports and movies where individuals may compete with others and win money if they know a lot about the subject. Every room has a very small entry fee and the prize pool for the room gets created based on the entry given so as the user base grows the prize pool has the potential to reach lakhs of rupees.

Amit Khaitan, CEO, Intelligence Game Pvt. Ltd said, “We all know that there are very few real money gaming applications in the educational domain which are good, we intend to cater in this space and our goal is to have both casual and serious gamers engaged in a game which improves their knowledge as well. Thus, Quizbee has a clear edge over other online gaming platforms.”

Quizbee has announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funds through pre-seed funding led by Kanodia Group, a pioneer in the Cement Industry. It has been in operation in the cement industry for the last 30 years. The Group has rich experience in this industry and has always supported new and unique startups like Quiz bee.

“This funding will enable the Quizbee team to invest further in marketing to increase the user base. The fund will be used for making the application more visible in the real gaming space along with improvement of user experience on the application. Our Goal is to reach 10 million users over the coming year with an expected daily active user base of over a million. We intend to become the top performers in the knowledge base real money gaming space,” added Abhinav Anand, CTO, Intelligence Game Pvt. Ltd.

Vishal Kanodia, MD, Kanodia Group commented, “Quizbee team has done a great job in bringing the application to life quickly’. In a short period, they’ve built an application that can create India’s leading real money social gaming community. Quizbee has fostered an inclusive, welcoming, and safe community for friends, family, and students to play and learn together. It enables the users to gain knowledge through entertainment. We look forward to working with the team as they grow this application and take it to the next level.”

The market, which is set to witness 2.9 billion players worldwide by this year-end. According to a report by consulting major KPMG, the Indian online gaming market is expected to grow 113% to Rs 290 billion (or roughly $3.91 billion) by 2025 from Rs 136 billion (roughly $1.83 billion) in FY21. During the period, these gaming platforms are expected to attract 657 million users compared with 433 million now.

MG introduces AI in cars for Indian market with Astor

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After bringing internet in Indian cars, MG Motor has unveiled MG Astor, India’s first SUV with personal AI assistant and first-in-segment Autonomous (Level 2) technology. Astor is based on the MG’s successful global platform, ZS.

Rajeev Chaba, President and MD, MG Motor India, said, “We have introduced several industry-firsts with our SUVs to the Indian automotive market. This time we have Autonomous (Level 2), MG Astor, with a personal AI assistant. With its elegant exteriors, luxurious interiors, and futuristic technology, we believe that Astor is a desirable package that will strike a chord with the customers.”

MG Astor’s personal AI assistant depicts human-like emotions and voice. The Paralympic athlete Deepa Malik has lent her voice to the personal AI assistant, thereby humanising the experience. The AI technology in Astor is developed around MG’s vision of Car-as-a-Platform (CAAP) of possibilities, which will enable the users to personalise the services as per their requirements.

MG has partnered with BOSCH for ADAS (Advanced driver-assistance systems) in Astor. AI technology, six radars and five cameras equip the SUV to manage 14 advanced Autonomous Level 2 features. The car ensures a safer driving experience with 27 standard safety features like ESP, TCS and HDC. Among its host of comfort, convenience and safety features include 6 airbags, 6-way power-adjustable driver seats, electric parking brake, heated ORVM, rain-sensing wiper, PM 2.5 filter, panoramic sky roof, rear AC vent and front and rear armrest,10.1-inch HD infotainment system for the cinematic experience and full digital cluster with 7-inch embedded LCD screen.

Astor has 80+ internet features residing on MG i-SMART technology. On top of it, building on CAAP (Car as a platform), MG Astor hosts subscriptions and services, including maps and navigation with MapMyIndia, Jio connectivity, the first-of-its-kind Blockchain-protected vehicle digital passport by KoineArth and more. MG car owners will also get access to music on the JioSaavn app, along with the industry-first feature of reserving a parking slot through a head unit (powered by Park+, select cities to begin with) and access to unlimited information with Wikipedia.

Airtel welcomes government’s seminal reforms for telecom industry

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Telecom major Airtel today welcomed the path breaking policy directions and interventions announced by the Government of India to support the telecom industry that has been battered by unprecedented stress, high debt and low return on investments.

The reform package heralds a new dawn for the Indian telecom industry and will catalyse explosive growth of this vital sector. More importantly, it paves the way for a sustainable three private plus one state owned telecom operator structure to serve a large market like India, said Airtel in a statement.

These bold initiatives are reminiscent of the decisions taken by the NDA Government in 1999 when the telecom sector was at a crossroads which resulted in an era of affordable mobile services for all Indians, it added.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel, said, “We congratulate and thank the Government, who under the decisive leadership of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has undertaken these seminal reforms to lift an industry that’s at the core of his Digital India vision. The latest reforms ensure that the industry is able to invest fearlessly and support India’s digital ambitions. We also compliment the Hon’ble Minister of Communications and the Hon’ble Finance Minister for their leadership and support.”

“Bharti Airtel is fully committed to respond to the call by the Hon’ble Prime Minister to invest in and accelerate India’s growth. What lies ahead is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build the digital infrastructure that is a catalyst for the digital aspirations of over one billion Indians,” added Sunil Bharti Mittal.

India’s digital economy has entered a phase of exponential growth with digital solutions contributing to fast and inclusive growth by bringing more and more people online. India has the potential to become one of the biggest digital ecosystems in the world as the country moves towards achieving the USD 5 trillion GDP goal set by the government.

Next generation telecom networks with technologies such as 5G will be the spine that will support India’s digital ecosystem and spur economic growth. A healthy telecom industry will also spur innovation and investments in allied industries like network equipment, smartphones, data centers, etc. and help create large number of jobs and contribute to India’s Atmanirbhar vision.

Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel, said, “For over two and a half decades, Bharti Airtel has pioneered India’s telecom revolution. These fresh reforms will further boost our efforts to invest in this exciting digital future and enable us to be one of the leading players in India’s digital economy. More needs to be done, however, towards a sustainable tariff regime to ensure the industry gets a fair return. This will in turn allow it continue investing in new technologies and innovation to bring world-class services to customers.”

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