Amazon on Thursday announced the availability of its new device -- Echo Input -- that would enable users to add Alexa support to their existing speakers via an audio cable or Bluetooth, for Rs 2,999 in India. The device features a four-microphone arrangement to allow users to talk to...
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its corporate venture fund M12 will now invest in Indian startups, helping entrepreneurs innovate and grow. Rashmi Gopinath, a partner at M12, will lead M12's investment portfolio in the country. ...
Micro-blogging platform Twitter has rolled out the reverse-chronological timeline for Android smartphone users that would enable them to switch to the timeline view of their choice. "Like on iOS, Android users can now switch between seeing top tweets and the ...
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of photo-messaging app Snapchat, Tim Stone, has called it quits after just eight months of being appointed at the post. "On January 15, 2019, Tim Stone, our Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer, notified us of his intention to resign to pursue other...
In a renewed push for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its use cases in India, Microsoft India on Wednesday said there is highest penetration of AI skills among the workforce that will fuel digital transformation in the country sooner than thought. ...
YouTube videos that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing "pranks" have been banned from the platform. The move comes in response to the so-called "challenges" that have sometimes resulted in death or injury, the BBC reported on Wednesday....
A revised iPod touch and USB-C cables for iPhones could be on Apple's list of offerings in 2019, according to a report from Macotakara -- a Japan-based supply chain blog. "Details on what changes a new iPod touch might feature are unclear at this ...
Even though Microsoft ended mainstream support for "Windows 7" in January 2015, the software giant has now decided to put a final halt on the roll-out of free security patches also for the operating system (OS) next year. "After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or ...
Search engine giant Google on Tuesday celebrated the birth anniversary of Sake Dean Mahomed who was the first Indian author to publish a book in English and later, to open an Indian restaurant in Britain. Born in 1759 in Patna, Mahomed went on to find success as the "The Shampooing ...
Unlike most Chinese smartphone manufacturers who are "one portfolio" players, South Korean giant Samsung does not see India from one lens and one portfolio and believes in serving all consumers across price points, stresses Asim Warsi, Global Vice President, Samsung India....
