Amazon announced on Thursday that it has signed a lease with GMR Hyderabad Airport City to expand its largest Fulfilment Centre (FC) in India. The existing FC here is spread across 400,000 square feet and will now be expanded by another 180,000 square feet, a company statement said. With this investment, Amazon has more than
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The somewhat zany mash-up of Ikea and Sonos ended up providing great results, in the form of the Symfonisk line of wireless speakers, including the $99 Symfonisk shelf speakers and the $179 Symfonisk table lamp speaker. The speakers are both on sale today, starting at retail stores first, with online availability to follow later. In
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is official. The new Samsung tablet comes with a 5.7mm thin body, a large 10.5-inch WQXGA Super AMOLED display, a 64-bit octa-core processor, and a 7,040mAh battery. It is equipped with an improved S Pen, and has four speakers for better multimedia experience. The box-shaped tablet has rounded corners, considerable bezel
Google today highlighted a new feature that will bring voice-free emergency service interaction to Pixels and other Android device. Designed for instances of injury, situations where speaking can present a danger and for users with speech impairments, the feature allows callers to communicate via touch menus. Once an emergency call is triggered, users can specify
Wearable device maker Fitbit cut its 2019 revenue forecast on Wednesday, blaming disappointing sales of its newly launched cheapest smartwatch Versa Lite, sending its shares tumbling as much as 16% to a record low. Fitbit in March launched Versa Lite, priced at $160 (roughly Rs. 11,000), compared with the $200 (roughly Rs. 13,800) the full version
Zynga on Wednesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly bookings on strength of its acquired mobile game titles Empires & Puzzles and Merge Dragons! and raised its 2019 forecast for revenue and bookings. The company said it expects to post its biggest annual revenue in eight years and highest bookings ever, powered by its strong line-up of game franchises, including Game
Xiaomi is reportedly working on reverse wireless charging and an upcoming flagship phone is expected integrate the feature. This upcoming phone is speculated to be the Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 that is already expected to support wireless charging. For those unaware, reverse wireless charging enables the smartphone to charge other compatible devices, just by placing
[embedded content] Tesla cars can now take on human players in a game of chess, thanks to a software update it pushed out to vehicles earlier this month. Its programmers likely didn’t imagine they were designing a chess program to take on the best players in the world, however: U.S. no. 1 ranked chess player
Apple generated less than half of its total quarterly revenue from sales of the iPhone for the first time since 2012 - a sign the company is entering life beyond its flagship product. While Apple reported a record $11.5 billion in sales of services in the fiscal third quarter, and demonstrated strong performances from wearables such as
At an event held in Japan, popular lens maker Sigma has just launched a brand new full-frame, mirrorless camera called the ‘fp’, which also happens to be the world’s smallest and lightest mirrorless camera of its class. Sigma is able to achieve this compact size by getting rid of the mechanical shutter and only relying
It seems like this year’s IPL edition started just yesterday, but it’s already time for IPL Final 2019. MI and CSK will go head to head to be crowned winner of IPL 2019 in Hyderabad on Sunday. MI and CSK have met three times this year, and it’s Rohit Sharma’s lads that have triumphed over
You might not be inclined to spend a lot of money on a soundbar, especially if you haven’t spent much on your TV. However, if you’re keen to turn your living room into a full-fledged entertainment centre, you might want to bump up your budget and invest in a good audio system. Although the screen
Hike Sticker Chat, the dedicated app that was launched back in April to deliver a sticker-centric chat experience, has been updated with an Auto Backup feature. The new feature is designed to let users easily switch from one device to another — without manually backing up or restoring their data. The New Delhi-based firm that
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A new family of Android ransomware has been discovered that goes deeper into devices by using SMS messaging, according to security researchers. The ransomware, dubbed Android/Filecoder.C, has largely been distributed through various online forums, including XDA Developers and Reddit. Mostly, the attackers have been spotted luring potential victims into downloading adult content from suspicious links
Verizon reported its second quarter earnings this morning, and while revenue fall short of analyst predictions, the company had strong profits and subscriber growth. Verizon reported consolidated revenue of $32.1 billion in Q2, down 0.4% year-over-year and lower than analyst estimates of $32.4 billion. However, it also reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.23, compared
Gaming is still at a nascent stage in India. Nevertheless, many believe there is a huge potential of growth for the gaming industry in the country, given the size of the market that has a large number of Internet users, especially young people who tend to be the early adopters. A report released by Deloitte
Ahead of the launch of Galaxy Watch Active 2, Samsung is facing flak for copying the design of the smartwatch from that of Apple’s. A photo reported to have been leaked from Samsung appears to show the first glimpse of Galaxy Watch Active 2 which has an uncanny resemblance with Apple Watch Series 4. It
PES 2020 wants you to feel like its cover star. Yes, the very guy in the above photo. And in a bid to achieve that, Konami sat down with Lionel Messi’s former teammate Andrés Iniesta to consult on a new mechanic: finesse dribble. (We’re guessing Messi himself wasn’t available, but who better than the most
Fortnite Season 10, officially called Season X, has been officially released just days after its formal teaser was showcased at the Fortnite World Cup finals in New York City. The new update brings back the Dusty Depot that was a part of the Fortnite world until the Season 4 release back in May last year.
Encryption in space can be tricky. Even if you do everything right, a cosmic ray might come along and flip a bit, sabotaging the whole secure protocol. So if you can’t radiation-harden the computer, what can you do? European Space Agency researchers are testing solutions right now in an experiment running on board the ISS.
This morning Verizon (TechCrunch’s parent company) flipped the 5G switch on four additional cities. Washington DC, Atlanta, Detroit and Indianapolis join Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Providence in getting coverage for the carrier’s growing next-generation network. All of the usual caveats apply here. While the list of cities continues to grow, coverage varies from city
Nintendo Switch Lite is set to hit the shelves in September, but pre-orders for the handheld console have already gone live in the US and the UK. Nintendo’s latest handheld-only console can now be pre-ordered in the US and UK in all three of its original colour options as well the Pokemon-themed special edition model.
Samsung Galaxy A80 has gone on sale in India today. To recall, the smartphone was launched last month in the country, and went up for pre-orders a few days later. Samsung Galaxy A80 pre-orders ended on July 31, and the smartphone has gone on sale via the company site, offline stores, and leading online stores
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LG UltraFine 5K Display has been updated to support the latest Apple MacBook Pro and iPad Pro models. The new 27-inch UltraFine 5K Display from the South Korean company supports P3 wide colour gamut and 500-nit brightness. The monitor also comes with a new display panel that produces 218 pixels per inch (PPI). Further, there
Aspire, a Singapore-based startup that helps SMEs secure working capital, has raised $32.5 million in a new financing round to expand its presence in several Southeast Asian markets. The Series A round for the one-and-a-half-year old startup was funded by MassMutual Ventures South Asia. Arc Labs and existing investors Y Combinator — Aspire graduated from