22nd FEBRUARY 2021
- Amazon Sale ‘Fab Phone Fest' Started from Today; Till 25th February.
Amazon Fab Phones Fest sale 2021 has begun and the e-commerce giant is offering up to Rs 17,000 discount on popular phones. The five-day Amazon sale includes exchange offers, discount coupons, no-cost EMI plans, and bank offers. The sale will continue until February 25, and you will receive discounts on phones from brands like OnePlus, Apple, Samsung, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Realme. Along with the prior mentioned discounts on new smartphone models, Amazon is also offering up to 65 percent off on refurbished models.
The Amazon Fab Phones Fest sale is live now and will last till February 25. Customers can get up to a 40 percent discount on smartphone models and accessories. The Oppo Reno 5 Pro is listed at its typical price of Rs. 35,990 but you can get a 10 percent instant discount with Kotak Bank credit cards and EMI transactions. Same with the Mi 10T Pro 5G₹ 39,999, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, LG Wing, and more. Amazon Fab Phones Fest sale brings up to 60 percent off on power banks from Mi, Ambrane, and other brands. Headsets from OnePlus, Samsung and more are also discounted up to 60 percent. The sale brings up to an 80 percent discount on mobile cases as well.
- Qualcomm To Power Upcoming Reliance Jio-Google's Low-Cost Android Smartphone
Qualcomm is likely to carry out a significant role in the production of Jio-Google budget smartphones which will be rolled out this year. Reliance Jio announced its collaboration with Google for making a low-cost Android smartphone last year. Now, chipset maker Qualcomm has likely entered the team to power the smartphones. “Qualcomm played a critical role in the massification of Jio’s 4G VoLTE feature phone, and having had a partnership with Jio, I think we will continue that legacy of collaborating and supporting them in bringing new devices and offerings, across price tiers that they would wish to drive,” Rajen Vagadia, president, Qualcomm India said.
Jio has partnered with Google to develop a new OS, and the companies will work together to make entry-level 4G as well as 5G smartphones. It was reported that the smartphone could launch by December last year, which clearly did not happen. The new expected timeline for the launch of the smartphone is in the first quarter of this year. The upcoming low-cost Android device is speculated to be priced around Rs 4,000 to attract masses in the Indian market.
- Microsoft Launched Surface Pro 7+ Laptops; Price = Rs 83,999.
Microsoft on Monday launched the Surface Pro 7+ detachable tablet computer for Business, commercial, and education customers in India starting at Rs 83,999. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 7+ is available in multiple versions. The base model with 11th Gen Intel Core i3 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB SSD is priced at ₹83,999. The top-end model with 11th Gen Intel Core i7 with 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD is priced at ₹258,999. Surface Pro 7+ comes with the latest 11th Gen Intel Core Processors, 2.1 times faster performance, and longer battery life of up to 15 hours. Available in two colors, Black and Platinum, the device aims to offer the versatility people need to work.
"Across industries, the shift to remote and hybrid working environments has been a tipping point to redefine the future of how we work, learn and collaborate. Today, we are pleased to share the next step in our journey to support our business and education customers with the introduction of Surface Pro 7+ for Business and Surface Hub 2S 85-inch,'' Rajiv Sodhi, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft India, said in a statement. The device integrates front and rear-facing cameras with 1080p full HD video along with Dolby Atmos speakers and dual far-field Studio Microphones so people can be seen and heard. Surface Pro 7+ comes with a lightweight, sustainable commercial packaging that is 23 percent lighter than the previous generation. The company also announced its Surface Hub 85-inch will start shipping to business and education customers in India from March 3.
- Volkswagen To Work with Microsoft On Cloud-based Automated Driving Platform
Volkswagen Group’s collaboration with Microsoft to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP). The platform builds upon the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, which the two companies have been partnered on since 2018. The Volkswagen Automotive Cloud is meant to integrate all of the digital services and mobility offerings across Volkswagen's brands like Audi and Porsche. VW.AC allows data to be exchanged between vehicles and the cloud through Azure Edge services and also is used to update vehicle software. The first VW.AC test fleets are expected to be released this year, with a production rollout for 2022.
Building upon this work, VW and Microsoft are presently developing a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP). Last year, VW brought a bunch of its autonomous and driver-assistance research groups under one subsidiary. But each team used its own software and IT providers. Now, they will all use Azure on the ADP. By 2025, the Volkswagen Group plans to invest around $32.7 billion in digitalization, and increase the proportion of in-house developed software in the car to 60% from 10% today. Plans are to incorporate the software into future models of all Volkswagen Group’s brands.
- ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Launch Delayed Further Till 2022.
Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to Moon, is likely to be launched in 2022, ISRO chief K. Sivan has said. The COVID-19 lockdown has hit several projects of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) including Chandrayaan-3, which was scheduled to be launched in late 2020, and Gaganyaan, the country's first manned space mission. Unlike its predecessor, Chandrayaan-3 will not have an orbiter. “We are working on it. It is the same configuration like Chandrayaan-2 but it will not have an orbiter. The orbiter launched during Chandrayaan-2 will be used for Chandrayaan-3. With that we are working on a system and mostly the launch will be next year in 2022,” Sivan said.
Chandrayaan-3 is critical for ISRO as it will demonstrate India's capabilities to perform landing for further interplanetary missions. He said ISRO is targeting December to launch the first unmanned mission under the Gaganyaan project. The mission was initially scheduled to launch in December last year. It will be followed by another unmanned mission and the third leg is the main module, he said. Gaganyaan envisages to send three Indians to space by 2022. The four test pilots selected for the mission are currently undergoing training in Russia. When asked about the launch of the third module of Gaganyaan – the manned mission – Mr. Sivan said, “A lot of technology needs to be demonstrated. We will decide on the time (of the manned mission) after checking whether all the technology is perfect.”
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