TECHNOLOGY
Google India to nurture 16 startups in 5th Accelerator programme
Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) India is a three-month, free mentorship and support programme for startups to utilise the cutting-edge technology to build for India and the world. Over the past few years, GFSA India has successfully worked with over 80 startups. The tech giant had opened applications for the fifth batch in March. Google in September last year launched the fourth batch of its GFSA programme with 20 startups.
itel launches its reloaded all rounder smartphone 'A48'
The new and lucrative offering gives customers an option to enroll for JioExclusive offer. Under the special offer, customers who buy itel A48 and enroll for JioExclusive offer would be entitled to instant price support of INR 512 and additional benefits worth Rs 4,000, thus making it one of the best festive buys for value seeking consumers. The new itel A48 smartphone went on sale across India starting Tuesday.
ISRO soon to carry out static test of solid fuel engine for small rocket
The official also said the space agency is planning to fly the small rocket -- Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) -- before the end of this year itself with an Indian earth observation satellite. The SSLV is being designed to have a carrying capacity of about 500kg targeting the small satellite launch market. As a matter of fact, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting orders from foreign parties to launch small satellites.
Samsung leads global curved monitor market in Q2
Samsung had a market share of 32 percent in the April-June period after shipping 1.09 million curved monitors, according to market researcher TrendForce. AOC/Philips, owned by TPV Technology Ltd., was the runner-up with a 12 percent market share with 410,000 units. Micro-Star International Co. and Dell Inc. took the third and fourth spots, respectively, with 10 percent and 8 percent market shares.
Samsung likely to launch Galaxy S22 series with 120Hz refresh rates
The Ultra model will be the only one with QHD+ resolution and an LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) panel allowing for dynamic refresh rate alteration and in turn, improved battery life management, GSMArena reported. According to the report, the vanilla Galaxy S22 would be the smallest Galaxy S device since 2019's Galaxy S10e and a true compact flagship Samsung phone to rival the iPhone 12 mini.
Intel unveils new gaming GPU brand 'Arc'
Intel Arc, the brand will cover hardware, software and services, and will span multiple hardware generations, with the first generation, based on the Xe HPG microarchitecture, code-named Alchemist (formerly known as DG2). Intel also revealed the code names of future generations under the Arc brand: Battlemage, Celestial and Druid. giving them innovation and choice in hardware coupled with open and accessible software tools.
Thanks to Covid, it's raining jobs & perks for IT geeks
The huge capital inflows have enabled large, as well as startup IT firms to launch all-out attempts to acquire a talent pool. Not only this, IT companies are vying with each other in giving offers to this skilled pool. Taking note of the situation experts opine, on an informal note, that rules have been made on minimum wages in the interest of an employee.
Pre-book Galaxy Z Fold3 at Rs 142,999, Galaxy Z Flip3 at Rs 77,999
While Galaxy Fold3 5G (12+256GB) will cost Rs 149,999 (Phantom Black and Phantom Green colours), Galaxy Fold3 5G (12+512GB) will come for Rs 157,999 (Phantom Black and Phantom Green colours). Galaxy Flip 3 5G (8+128GB) will cost Rs 84,999 (Phantom Black and Cream colours) and Galaxy Flip 3 5G (8+256GB) will be available for Rs 88,999 (Phantom Black and Cream colours), the company said in a statement.
POCO India becomes fastest growing brand for 2nd consecutive quarter
According to market research firm IDC, the company registered 865 per cent growth in the second quarter of 2021 with the POCO X3 Pro, POCO M3 and the POCO C3 driving the maximum sales volume in H1 of 2021. "From being recognised as just an independent brand, we have grown to become the fastest growing brand in H1 of 2021 on the back of extremely powerful devices across categories and offer the best price to performance ratio".
Apple should pay Optis $300 mn in patent dispute: US jury
According to media reports, the five patents in question were once belonged to Samsung, Panasonic and LG and were obtained by Optis. "A jury in Texas awarded $300 million in damages to Optis Wireless and its constellation of companies, to be paid by Apple because the 4G/LTE tech in its iPhones, iPads, and Watches were deemed to have infringed Optis' communications patents," reports The Registrar.
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