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Google’s software has been the hot topic for the past month or so, with Android P getting beta updates, and when it comes to hardware a lot of the talk has been about thePixel 3’s notchand thePixel smartwatch. But it’s not just the next-gen Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL that the company is working on. Evan Blass claims Google is preparing to launch the second generation of the Pixelbook this fall, along with the new phones and smartwatches....

Earlier in January, the Ministry of Earth Sciencesdeployedtwo Cray XC40 supercomputers for research activities, and later achieved a major breakthrough when two of India’s supercomputers were ranked under 100 for the first time in TOP500’s list of the world’s mostpowerfulsupercomputers. According to a new report, the first batch of supercomputers commissioned under the NSM (National Supercomputing Mission) project will be ready by December. The first phase of the Rs 4,500-crore project, which was approved three years ago by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, involves the assemblage of supercomputers, and if the ongoing efforts keep going at the same pace,India will have three more supercomputers up and running by the end of the year....

Banking upon BlackBerry’s iconic image in India, Optiemus Infracom Limited — the firm that owns the rights to manufacture and sell BlackBerry-branded smartphones in the country — is aiming to capture 10 percent of the market share in segments it is currently present in, a senior company executive said on Monday. According to Hardip Singh, Executive Director, Optiemus Infracom Ltd, the company is also gearing up to launch more smartphones in the country in this quarter to fend off competition from Chinese smartphone players....

Paytm is the leading mobile payments service provider in India, serving over 230 million users. Now, it seems like the Alibaba-funded company is all set to make its way to other countries as well, after entering Canada earlier. As per the report,the new payments service will make extensive use of artificial intelligence for mobile payments and other financial services. In fact, dozens of Paytm employees are already working in Tokyo on getting the service up and running....

PUBG Corp has been working hard to gain back the top spot in the battle royale genre. While the PC version of the game receive anew updaterecently, the mobile variant seems to be next in line to receive a new update, and it might even result in a downtime of the servers. As reported byThe Express,Tencent has confirmed that new downtime has been scheduled for the game, making way for the PUBG update 0....

While for many 5G remains a distant dream, it will be ready for select markets as soon as next year. One of the world’s leading chipset makers, Qualcomm has just unveiled their new antenna module which will enable the high-speed swath of networking spectrum to work with mobile phones. This isn’t an interview! Why am I being asked to tell you about myself? :P Well, if you really wanna know, I’m currently trending worldwide on #BeingMirchi....

Samsung India says it has sold over 20 lakh units of its recently-launchedGalaxy J8andJ6mid-segment smartphones in India, attracting nearly 50,000 consumers a day, the company said on Monday. Galaxy J6 was launched in May, while the more expensive Galaxy J8 was introduced on July 1.“We are happy with the huge success of Galaxy J8 and J6 smartphones. Our philosophy of keeping our ears to the ground and incorporating consumer feedback into our products has paid off,”said Asim Warsi, Senior Vice President, Samsung India....

Ever since the demise of Windows Mobile, Microsoft has been working hard on porting its existing apps as well as creating new ones for both Android and iOS. The company has already launched a couple of apps such asSMS Organizer,Edge Browser, Microsoft Office and more, that are doing quite well on both the platforms. As such, the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella made sure to reflect upon the success of its team at the company’s recent event....

Sony also claims that the company has also achieved theworld’s first ultra-compact pixel size of 0.8 μm, which has made it possible to reach the 48 megapixel figure on a 1/2-type imaging sensor. In an official statement, Sony has revealed that the new sensor carries aprice tag of 3,000 JPY(app. $27) and itsshipment will begin in September. The company claims that the 48MP sensor will make it possible to takeDSLR-quality photoswith a smartphone with an exceptional amount of detail and superior color reproduction....

Scientists have developed a novel online health calculator using Big Data, that can help people determine their risk of heart disease as well as their heart age. The calculator allows individuals to accurately predict their risk of hospitalization or death from cardiovascular diseases within the next five years. For example, if their risk is five per cent, it means that five in 100 people like them will experience a serious cardiovascular event in the next five years....

Post demonetization, digital transactions and UPI have become more and more common for users to transfer money to friends and businesses. UPI transactionsgrew by a whopping 1000%over the previous year, but the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is now looking to report the correct numbers by putting an end to same account transactions. In a circular issued to banks and payment service providers, the NPCI has said thatit will block UPI transactions to the same account from August 1....

Vodafone has launched the R217 4G MiFi router in India with peak download speed of 150Mbps, and will directly take on the JioFi portable WiFi router. The Vodafone WiFi device has been priced at Rs. 3,690, but it is currentlylisted at just Rs. 1,950on the official Vodafone Indiawebsite. The Vodafone device is capable of providing internet access to up to 15 users simultaneously, the same number of users as Reliance’s JioFi portable router supports....

With the Indian government pushing all the blame for thebrutal communal lynchingsin the country on WhatsApp, the messaging giant has beenadopting measuresto restrict the spread of misleading and hoax stories. Thus, WhatsApp recently took a firm stand andannouncedthat it will limit the ability to forward content to 5 chats and this feature has now started rolling out to users in India. First spotted byAndroid Police, this feature is live in India if you are using the Beta version....