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This is the start of the shopping season in India, and also the start of the mega online sales. The Amazon Great Indian Festival and Flipkart Big Billion Days sale have been wooing customers with insane offers. Understandably, a lot of TV manufacturers and some new entrants into this space have announced their new models in the past couple of weeks. While some brands like OnePlus went overboard with their promotions, others quietly released their new Smart TV lineups.  With hundreds of Smart TV models out in the market, it is difficult to choose the right one. Worry not, that’s where we come in and clear the confusion. Let’s look at the best options available for you across various TV sizes and budgets in the ongoing online sales. Best deals on 32-inch Smart TVs on Amazon and Flipkart A 32-inch TV is ideally suited for one with a budget under Rs 15,000 and a viewing distance (distance between the viewer and the TV) of 7 to 8 feet. You get a bunch of official Android TVs in this bu

A study has revealed that WhatsApp was extensively abused to spread unfounded rumours and misinformation during recent elections in India and Brazil. The research found that WhatsApp particularly failed in blocking the propagation of misinformation campaigns through public groups. Representational Image. This study was conducted by researchers at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. The researchers wanted to find out how effective are the measures taken by WhatsApp to curb the spread of misinformation, like limiting forward messages . This study was conducted around the election day, 60 days before and 15 days after, in three countries: India, Brazil, and Indonesia. (Also read:  WhatsApp's forward limiting update slowed down spread of misinformation: Report ) "Our results suggest that the current efforts deployed by WhatsApp can offer significant delays on the information spread, but they are ineffec

iOS 13.1.2 is rolling out for all iPhone and iPod touch models compatible with iOS 13, while iPadOS 13.1.2 is meant for iPad models compatible with the first iteration of iPadOS. Apple has also brought watchOS 6.0.1 for all compatible Apple Watch models. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o3Qvpc

iOS 13.1.2 is rolling out for all iPhone and iPod touch models compatible with iOS 13, while iPadOS 13.1.2 is meant for iPad models compatible with the first iteration of iPadOS. Apple has also brought watchOS 6.0.1 for all compatible Apple Watch models. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o3Qvpc

iOS 13.1.2 is rolling out for all iPhone and iPod touch models compatible with iOS 13, while iPadOS 13.1.2 is meant for iPad models compatible with the first iteration of iPadOS. Apple has also brought watchOS 6.0.1 for all compatible Apple Watch models. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o3Qvpc

iOS 13.1.2 is rolling out for all iPhone and iPod touch models compatible with iOS 13, while iPadOS 13.1.2 is meant for iPad models compatible with the first iteration of iPadOS. Apple has also brought watchOS 6.0.1 for all compatible Apple Watch models. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o3Qvpc

Surprisingly the iPhone was returned to the owner in working condition. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mtvWlD

Surprisingly the iPhone was returned to the owner in working condition. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mtvWlD

TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said it was seeking "substantial monetary damages from GlobalFoundries" but did not specify an amount. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o0fji2

TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said it was seeking "substantial monetary damages from GlobalFoundries" but did not specify an amount. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o0fji2

Twitter on Monday said it is rolling out a filter that will hide away unwanted direct messages, providing a new tool to stymie abuse. Twitter users who receive direct messages from people they don't follow on the platform will be able to have such missives automatically routed to a secondary folder. "Unwanted messages aren't fun," Twitter tweeted in August when it began testing the filter that let users keep them "out of sight, out of mind." FILE PHOTO: People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture. Image: Reuters. The filter is intended to also catch messages with spam or offensive content, tagging them accordingly so users can decide whether they want to open them. "We tested, and turns out filters help you cut through the noise to find gems," Twitter said Monday in a tweet. "Who knew. So we're rolling out this filter to everyone on iOS, Android, and W

The Great Indian Festival Sale on Amazon will go on till 4 October. There are a many deals that are being offered on smartphones and Amazon has said that it will be offering the 'lowest prices for smartphones' during the sale. Customers are said to avail up to 40 percent on some smartphones apart from getting cashback, deals and more. Here are the major deals you should know about. Apple iPhone XR. Image: tech2/Omkar Patne OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro With the launch of the OnePlus 7T , Amazon is offering a Rs 3,000 discount on the OnePlus 7 (Review) giving it a starting price of Rs 29,999. The phone comes with Snapdragon 855 SoC along with a dual-camera setup having a 48 MP primary sensor. The higher 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant's price remains unchanged from what we can see on the Amazon website, although that could change. The OnePlus 7 Pro (Review) , with a 9 Hz refresh rate screen and QHD+ display is also being offered at a discounted price starting at Rs 44,999. T

After releasing the official build of the iOS 13 last month, Apple has been rolling out a few smaller updates, that primarily look at bug fixes and minor improvements in the operating system. Last week, iOS 13.1.1 was released which fixed issues like third party keyboard support, and now, the iOS 13.1.2 and the iPadOS 13.1.2 is rolling out for all users. As per Apple's changelog, the iOS 13.1.2 update introduces bug fixes for several issues, including problems with the camera, iCloud backup, flashlight, and more. It also adds a shortcut to run the HomePod. iOS 13. Below are the detailed changelog as per Apple's website: - Fixes a bug where the progress bar for iCloud Backup could continue to show after a successful backup - Fixes an issue where Camera may not work - Addresses an issue where the flashlight may not activate - Fixes a bug that could result in a loss of display calibration data - Fixes an issue where shortcuts could not be run from HomePod - Addresses a

In a heart-warming doodle on 1 September, Google has tipped its cap to the incredible work of a pioneering addiction psychologist Dr Herbert David Kleber on what would have been the 23rd anniversary of his election to the National Academy of Medicine. Dr Kleber, who passed away in 2018, was born in Pennsylvania on 19 June 1934. With persuasion from his father, who aspired to be a doctor himself, Dr Kleber attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, United States. He studied pre-med on his road to medicine, but discovered a passion he had for psychology instead. It was only after completing his psychiatric residency at Yale University, when Kebler was assigned to the Public Health Service Prison Hospital in Kentucky, that his life's mission really came to the fore. Google Doodle celebrating Dr Herbert Kleber. Image: Google Dr Kleber had a vastly different view of addiction that many doctors of his time. He saw addiction not as a moral failure, but as a condition that could on

Samsung's first foldable smartphone — Galaxy Fold— will be launched in India today. The company has confirmed the news in a tweet. The launch of the smartphone was delayed due to various hardware issues that were pointed out by some reviewers   soon after the phone's announcement at  Mobile World Congress 2019 . These issues included screen damage as it was reported to be damaged and was unusable in just two days. Now, finally, after taking some much needed time to fix the issues, we can now purchase the phone. The screen on my Galaxy Fold review unit is completely broken and unusable just two days in. Hard to know if this is widespread or not. pic.twitter.com/G0OHj3DQHw — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) April 17, 2019 The smartphone first landed in the Korean markets , followed by a launch in  the US market last week. Samsung Galaxy Fold is priced at $1,980 in the US. We changed the shape of the phone, and the shape of tomorrow. Future unfolds on October 1, 2019. #Gal

The event will detail the pricing and availability of the Samsung Galaxy Fold in the Indian market. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mtJ3Dx

The event will detail the pricing and availability of the Samsung Galaxy Fold in the Indian market. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mtJ3Dx

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale, Flipkart Big Billion Days sale, iPhone 11 India availability, OnePlus TV launch, OnePlus 7T price reveal, Samsung Galaxy A70s price in India reveal, and other top tech news of the week. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mKKeOZ

Vivo U10, packing triple rear cameras, is now available via Amazon for Prime subscribers, whereas the other buyers will be able to order it starting September 29. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2nZmff3

Samsung Galaxy M30s and Galaxy M10s are now on sale in the country. The new Galaxy M-series phones are available for purchase via Amazon as well as Samsung's own online store. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2nVODPd

Amazon Great Indian Festival sale, Flipkart Big Billion Days sale, iPhone 11 India availability, OnePlus TV launch, OnePlus 7T price reveal, Samsung Galaxy A70s price in India reveal, and other top tech news of the week. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mKKeOZ

Vivo U10, packing triple rear cameras, is now available via Amazon for Prime subscribers, whereas the other buyers will be able to order it starting September 29. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2nZmff3

Samsung Galaxy M30s and Galaxy M10s are now on sale in the country. The new Galaxy M-series phones are available for purchase via Amazon as well as Samsung's own online store. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2nVODPd

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 8A in India on 25 September. The highlight of the smartphone is its massive 5,000 mAh battery which is an unusual for a smartphone under the Rs 7,000 price segment. Starting today, during the Flipkart Big Billion Days sale , the smartphone will be available for purchase on the e-commerce platform. Redmi 8A pricing and availability Redmi 8A comes in two RAM variants. The one with 2 GB RAM is priced at Rs 6,499 and the higher variant with 3 GB RAM will cost you at Rs 6,999. Both variants come with 32 GB internal storage. Redmi 8A can be purchased Midnight Black, Ocean Blue or a Sunset Red colour. (Read:  Diwali With Mi Sale: Best Deals on Redmi 7A, Redmi Y3, Redmi Note 7 and more ) Redmi 8A comes in three colour variants — Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, and Sunset Red. Redmi 8A specifications and features As for specifications and features, Redmi 8A comes with a 6.22-inch HD+ 'Dot Notch' display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. Under the hood, the dev

If you have a budget of Rs 40,000 and the camera is the most important feature for you in a smartphone, this is just the article you have been looking for. So let's take a look a the best smartphones with excellent cameras that you can get under Rs 40,000 in India. In case you are on a tighter budget, here’s our list of the best camera phones under Rs 15,000 and the best under Rs 25,000. The Google Pixel 3a XL. Image: Omkar G Best camera phones under Rs 40,000 in India Google Pixel 3a XL If you are looking for the best camera phone under Rs 40,000, look no further. It may not have a fancy design and the fastest processor around but the Google Pixel 3a XL (Review) offers the goodness of the renowned Pixel 3 (Review) camera at a significantly lower price point. This phone can achieve with a single 12.2MP rear camera what most phones cannot with two, three or even four cameras that boast of higher megapixels. The camera output is excellent in every lighting condition including

Public health organizations around the world have been fighting for the global eradication of polio since 1988. Through massive vaccination efforts, the incidence of polio has gone down 99 percent  since then, with the virus eradicated from most of the countries on Earth. But there have been many setbacks. One particularly serious threat has surfaced over the last 15 years. Among poorly vaccinated populations, an increasing number of polio cases are due to strains of the virus that originated from one version of the vaccine itself. The Sabin vaccine, which is taken orally, is composed of live but weakened viruses that won’t sicken recipients but will still create lasting immunity against polio. The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem. image credit: CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH, CC BY However, through genetic changes, the weakened vaccine virus can reacquire the ability to cause paralytic polio. How this happens and how to prevent i

In June this year, many parts of Chennai witnessed acts of violence. Neighbours turned against each other, there were reports of physical assault and even offices and schools were shut down. The reason – severe scarcity of water due to  depletion of groundwater levels . Several studies over the past few years have been talking about groundwater stress and depletion in the north and east India. In contrast,  water levels  are  reported  to be  rising  in south India. Tejasvi Hora, Veena Srinivasan and Nandita Basu, authors of a recent study, ‘ The groundwater recovery paradox in South India ’ published in  Geophysical Research Letters , have tried to explain this disagreement by highlighting methodological limitations in conventional long-term trend analyses of groundwater levels. A dry well in south India. image credit: Manjunatha G. Madness in the method The conclusions of most studies on rising groundwater levels in south India are based on various methods, which include satel

Elon Musk has unveiled a SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar system and land back on Earth perpendicularly. Elon Musk at SpaceX’s launch facility. In a live-streamed speech from SpaceX’s launch facility near the southern tip of Texas, Musk said Saturday that the space venture’s Starship is expected to take off for the first time in about one or two months and reach 65,000 feet (19,800 meters) before landing back on Earth. He says it’s essential for the viability of space travel to be able to reuse spacecraft and that it’s important to take steps to extend consciousness beyond our planet. A crowd watched as Musk spoke from a stage in front of the large spacecraft, which has a reflective, metal exterior. Musk says Saturday marked the 11th anniversary of a SpaceX rocket reaching orbit for the first time. SpaceX Starship spacecraft from Firstpost Tech Latest News https://ift.tt/2os1t8i

Netflix is reportedly experimenting with free content access for its latest original series in India, ' Bard of Blood '. According to a report by Economic Times , Netflix in India has made available the first episode ' Bard Of Blood ' to non-subscribers for a limited period of time. This model is similar to YouTube's strategy for original content. This move is aimed at driving subscriptions on the platform in India. We can confirm that the first episode of Bard of Blood  is currently accessible through the Netflix homepage, even without logging in. You will be able to watch the episode across all web browsers on desktop and Android devices. As ET points out, iOS users do not have the support for this feature yet. Bard of Blood. Image: Netflix/YouTube Netflix already offers a 30-day trial to all users, however, the new approach plays more on the storyline of a show. Essentially, Netflix lets a user watch the premiere episode of a show — in this case,  Bar

Xiaomi has already kicked off its annual Diwali with Mi sale , which will go on till 4 October. This sale coincides with two more big sales — Amazon Great Indian Festival (29 September-4 October) and Flipkart Big Billion Days (29 September-4 October). During this sale, Xiaomi is giving a 10 percent instant discount to HDFC Bank cardholders. As with previous sales, this time also the company will host flash sales where it will give away products like the Redmi K20 and Xiaomi Mi Band 4 for Re 1, and it will be held every day during the sale at 4.00 pm. Xiaomi is also giving massive discounts to several smartphones. Here are the best deals that you would not want to miss. Redmi 7A Xiaomi launched Redmi 7A (review)  at a starting price of Rs 5,999. As per the Xiaomi sale preview, the smartphone will sell at a starting price of Rs 4,999 during the sale. The smartphone was originally priced at Rs 5,999 for 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage model and the 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variant was

G has launched its G8s ThinQ smartphone in India that packs triple rear cameras and the Snapdragon 855 processor. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mE6Xfo

Xiaomi’s ongoing Diwali With Mi Sale brings a tonne of offers on Xiaomi’s product portfolio including phones, TVs, and more. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o54eMt

A new iOS exploit called Checkm8 has been discovered that potentially leaves millions of iPhones prone to jailbreaking. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mooyYY

iPhone lovers on Friday thronged Apple Authorised Resellers and premium stores across India to grab new iPhones 11 - a scene reminiscent of the arrival of Apple 6 and 7 series in the country in 2014 and 2015. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2npuS2t

Samsung Galaxy A70s goes on sale in India today. The phone is being offered via e-retailers and Samsung online store. It will also be offered via offline stores. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mkjTY1

LG has launched a new Q-series smartphone in India, dubbed the LG Q60, that packs triple rear cameras. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2o3SgCV

iPhone 11 price in India starts at Rs. 64,900, while the iPhone 11 Pro price begins at Rs. 99,900 and iPhone 11 Pro Max price starts at Rs. 1,09,900. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2nGWO21

OnePlus 7T improves upon the somewhat underwhelming OnePlus 7 less than six months later, adding a third rear camera and upgrading to the faster Snapdragon 855+ processor. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2m6zJFd

G has launched its G8s ThinQ smartphone in India that packs triple rear cameras and the Snapdragon 855 processor. from RSS Feeds | MOBILES - RSS Feed - NDTV Gadgets360.com https://ift.tt/2mE6Xfo