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Honor Magic 6 Pro launched in India at Rs 89,999: Check specs, availability

Offered in 12GB RAM and 512GB on-board storage configuration at Rs 89,999, the Honor Magic 6 Pro will be available on e-commerce platform Amazon India and at select retail stores from August 15

Apple updates App Store guidelines to allow PC game emulators on iPhones

Apple has updated app review guidelines, allowing mini apps, mini games, streaming games, chatbots, plug-ins, and game emulators

Google Chrome to get AI features, including Lens integration: Details here

Among the new additions are Lens integration to make search easier, products comparison from multiple tabs, and smart search through history using text prompts

OPPO K12x 5G smartphone goes on sale with introductory offers: Price, specs

The OPPO K12x 5G is available for purchase on OPPO e-store and e-commerce platform Flipkart. As part of its introductory offers, customers can avail a discount of Rs 1,000 on cards from select banks

Redmi Pad Pro tablet goes on sale with introductory offers: Check details

The Redmi Pad Pro is offered in Wi-Fi and 5G connectivity models, both on sale online on Xiaomi website and e-commerce platforms Flipkart and Amazon, and at select retail stores

India's smartphone sales hit $10 bn in Apr-June; Vivo surges past Apple

Samsung topped India's smartphone market in terms of value with a 24.5% share, while Vivo and Apple trailed with shares of 16.8% and 16.3%, respectively

OnePlus Nord 4 goes on open sale in India: Check price, offers, and specs

OnePlus Nord 4 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 and boasts a suite of AI features for media editing, audio transcriptions, text generation, and text summarisation

Sony PlayStation Portal remote player for PS5 launched: Price, features

Priced at Rs 18,990, the PlayStation Portal will be available on Sony Centres, Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance, Vijay Sales, Blinkit, and select retailers from August 3

OnePlus Open Apex Edition in Crimson Shadow colour launching on August 7

OnePlus Open Apex Edition will raise the bar with enhanced storage, AI image editing features, and innovative security features, said the company

52 of 53 top apps in India use 'dark patterns', says ASCI study

The report said that ethical design alternatives and choice architecture in apps should be introduced to bring down such cases

Tech wrap Aug 1: Motorola Edge 50, Apple Intelligence, POCO M6 Plus, more

Motorola Edge 50 with IP68 rating and military grade durability launched. POCO M6 Plus 5G, powered by Qualcomm SD 4 Gen2, launched. Dell Latitude 7455 Copilot Plus AI laptops launched in India

Dell Latitude 7455 Copilot Plus AI laptop launched in India: Check details

Dell Latitude 7455 is based on Windows 11 on ARM, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite. It is among the first wave of enterprise-oriented laptops in India based on Microsoft Copilot Plus platform

Apple Intelligence is available for testing on these iPhones, iPads, Macs

Apple Intelligence is a personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with focus on personal context. This new system will be integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia

POCO M6 Plus 5G, powered by Qualcomm SD 4 Gen2, launched: Know price, specs

POCO M6 Plus 5G smartphone packs a 5030mAh battery and runs on Android 14-based Xiaomi HyperOS. The smartphone will be available for purchase online on e-commerce platform Flipkart from August 5

Motorola Edge 50 with IP68 rating and military grade durability launched

The Motorola Edge 50 is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and packs a 5000mAh battery. The smartphone goes on sale from August 8

OnePlus Pad 2 Android tablet goes on open sale in India with these offers

OnePlus Pad 2 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and boasts AI-powered productivity tools such as AI Writer for composing messages from text prompt and Audio summarisation and transcription

Microsoft's Azure posts slowdown in growth, testing investors' patience

The company's Xbox video-gaming unit posted 61 per cent growth in content and services revenue, much of that fueled by the $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, which was completed in October

Most fintech, banking apps tap into users' location, other information

Calling them "most sensitive permissions", the Report on Currency and Finance highlighted that fintech apps often collect personal data, potentially invading users' privacy

Tech wrap Jul 31: Nothing Phone 2a Plus, ChatGPT advanced voice mode, more

Nothing launched the Phone 2a Plus at Rs 27,999 onwards. OpenAI releases advanced voice mode in ChatGPT for Plus users. Garmin announces a price cut on Forerunner 165 series GPS smartwatch

Gnani.ai on a mission to enhance customer experience using voice-first AI

Gnani.ai was founded in 2016 by Ganesh Gopalan and Ananth Nagaraj, after multiple years of experience of scaling tech businesses at Texas Instruments, IBM and Aricent