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Google Pixel Watch packed with new features arrives for $349
People can pre-order Google Pixel Watch online, with availability in nine countries, including US, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and Taiwan, starting October 13. Google Pixel Watch is available for $349 for Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, and $399 for 4G LTE, including six months of Fitbit Premium and three months of YouTube Music Premium (available in applicable markets).
Google updates Assistant with new features for Pixel 7 series
The company said that with Assistant voice typing, users can easily talk to Google to type, edit and send messages on average 2.5x faster than typing on the keyboard, and now in more languages -- Spanish, Italian and French. When users are writing a message, Assistant voice typing can now suggest emojis relevant to their messages. It lets them search for the emoji to insert with their voice even without knowing its exact name.
Apple iPhone 14 Plus arrives in India, starts from Rs 89,900
The customers in India can purchase iPhone 14 in colours like midnight, blue, starlight, purple, and (PRODUCT) RED in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage starting from Rs 89,900.Customers who pre-ordered iPhone 14 Plus online will also begin receiving deliveries from Friday.
Meta rolls out new ad placements, formats on Instagram
Businesses can now place ads in Explore home, the grid people see when they first arrive on the Explore tab.
"We are also beginning to test ads in profile feed, which is the feed experience that people can scroll through after visiting another account's profile and tapping on a post," the company said in the blogpost.
Elon Musk's SpaceX sends fresh batch of astronauts to ISS
"Missions like Crew-5 are proof we are living through a golden era of commercial space exploration. It's a new era powered by the spirit of partnership, fueled by scientific ingenuity, and inspired by the quest for new discoveries," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
Google takes on Meta, introduces own video-generating AI
'Imagen Video' is a text-conditional video generation system based on a cascade of video diffusion models. According to a Google paper, given a text prompt, 'Imagen Video' generates high-definition videos using a base video generation model and a sequence of interleaved spatial and temporal video super-resolution models.
GIGABYTE launches mid-range gaming laptops in India
G5 series come with 11th Gen Intel i5 H series processor, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz memory and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series graphics card. The laptops come in three variants -- G5 KD equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, the G5 MD supported NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, and the G5 GD equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.
Google updates Wear OS apps for upcoming Pixel Watch
The Phone, Fitbit, and Weather apps were being updated ahead of the launch event of the new wearable on Thursday (US time). A new Weather app has been added for Wear OS 3 smartwatches. The app only displays the weather of the current location of the wearer. When permission is given, weather data from weather.com, UV index, precipitation, and forecasts for the following eight hours and the following five days are displayed.
Panasonic unveils 4K professional camcorders in India
The new camcorders have integrated with 20x optical zoom, 24.5mm wide angle for both UHD and FHD, 4K high-precision AF with new face detection, and higher precision with a 1.0-type (1.0-inch) sensor. HC-X2 is priced at Rs 2,69,990 and HC-X20 will cost Rs 2,29,990. Both the models can be purchased from across all the Panasonic stores in the country.
High fuel prices, depreciation of rupee to hamper margins in aviation sector
International passenger traffic has also been on an uptrend, since the resumption of international operations in March 2022. "However, some concerns like high fuel prices and depreciation of Indian Rupees still hover in the industry. Despite a healthy recovery in passenger traffic, there remains financial pressure on earnings and liquidity profiles of airlines. In the near-term, entry of LCC - Akasa Air and relaunch of Jet Airways will intensify competition," it said.
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