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India's electric vehicle journey so far: A story of nudges and trudges

Business Standard chronicles India's efforts over the years to push a faster adoption of electric vehicles

Latest Google Chrome OS update brings new camera app, adds media controls

Google has updated the Camera app UI for navigating between new modes, like square mode and portrait mode

Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20000: Realme X to Vivo S1, best midrange phones

Business Standard lists best five smartphones under Rs 20,000 based on the value they offer; take a look

Samsung Wireless Battery Pack: Perfect accessory for Galaxy S10 smartphones

At Rs 3,699, the Samsung Wireless Battery Pack is a must-have power accessory for Samsung's current-generation devices like Galaxy S10-series, Galaxy Bud earphones, and Galaxy Watch Active wearable

Spotify, Apple may join hands to let iPhone users to play songs using Siri

According to a report in The Information on Wednesday, the talks come amid a growing anti-trust battle between the two companies

Facebook uses paid contractors to transcribe users' Messenger audio clips

Transcriptions done by humans raise bigger concerns because of the potential of rogue employees or contractors leaking details

Indians will eye full-frame mirrorless cameras this festive season: Canon

Active inquiries on full-frame mirrorless cameras have increased exponentially with wedding and festival season around the corner

HTC takes brand-licensing route for a comeback; launches Wildfire X

The HTC Wildfire X comes in two RAM and storage configurations - 3GB/32GB and 4GB/128GB - priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 12,999, respectively

Xiaomi Mi A3 India launch on August 21: Know key features & specifications

The Mi A3 is the third iteration of Xiaomi's Mi A-series smartphones on the Android One platform

Vivo S1 review: Stylish & balanced midrange smartphone marred by sub-par UX

Priced at Rs 19,990 for the base model, the Vivo S1 has a good design, display, performance, optics and battery life, but Vivo's unoptimised user interface spoils the show

Google understands what you're asking, will answer all your questions

How the internet giant's rock-star engineer is building engines intelligent enough to respond to every query that Indians might ask on cricket, Bollywood and anything else under the sun

Verizon to sell Tumblr to WordPress owner Automattic for undisclosed amount

Tumblr was acquired by Yahoo for more than $1 billion in 2013 and Verizon acquired it as part of its deal for Yahoo in 2015

Reliance Jio GigaFiber: Expected launch date, data plans, services and more

Announced last year at the Reliance Industries annual general meeting, the Jio GigaFiber was initially touted to launch in 1,100 cities simultaneously

Reliance Jio Fibre launch on Sept 5, plans start at Rs 700 per month

The plans will come bundled with subscriptions to most leading premium Over The Top applications

Blaupunkt BH-21 EQZ Bluetooth Headphone: Finally, no more tired ears

Priced at Rs 2,999, the headphones have a simple and minimal design, can be charged quickly and come with great sound quality

Blaupunkt BTW-01 true wireless earphones: Impressive earbuds, clean bass

Blaupunkt BTW-01 justifies its price when it comes to sound. The tuning is balanced, the signature bass is soft and sweet. The most impressive feature is battery life

Samsung partners with Xiaomi to launch first ever 108MP mobile image sensor

Last June, Samsung introduced an upgraded pixel isolation technology, the ISOCELL Plus

New Microsoft patent may turn your smartphone into a handheld Xbox

Possible features for the controllers include built-in speakers, a headphone jack, and wireless headphones support

How Hong Kong protesters are using technology to outsmart authorities

The protest movement has put a lot of thought into enabling anonymity. Remaining deliberately leaderless and faceless has prevented shutdown by selective arrests of organisers

Uber freezes hiring of tech staff in US, Canada to counter mounting losses

Last week, Uber said it was cutting 400 marketing employees around the world