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Nokia Launches New 4G Phone: Features, Price & More
Nokia has announced that its new phone Nokia 110 4G will go on sale from July 24 via Nokia.com and Amazon. The phone comes with 4G connectivity and supports HD voice calling with a battery life of 13 days. It offers a 0.8-megapixel camera, 128MB RAM + 48MB storage which is expandable up to 32GB. The device is priced at Rs 2,799 and comes in Yellow, Aqua and Black colours.
Tags: Nokia 110 4G, New Phone, Keypad Phone, Nokia Phones
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Netflix To Add Gaming Service To Fend Off Cooling Growth
Netflix is expanding into the gaming world to keep the attention of its viewers intact in today's competitive streaming world. Despite being the leading streaming service with several hits, Netflix is facing cooling growth, confirmed by its latest update showcasing the gaming plans. Analysts say that the move will not disrupt the gaming market and it won't increase the subscriptions too, but help to keep the subscribers' attention.
Tags: Netflix, Gaming, cooling growth, streaming service
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Mercedes To Go Full Electric By End Of 2030
Daimler, Mercedes-Benz's parent company, has decided to enter the all-electric cars market by the end of 2030 by investing more than $47 billion by 2022. The company on July 22, said that along with its partner, it will build eight battery plants, ramping the EV production. The German luxury carmaker proposed an electric future by making all new vehicle platforms electric by 2025.
Tags: Daimler, Mercedes-Benz, Electric cars, battery plant
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Tesla May Resume Accepting Bitcoin For Payment Soon, Says Elon Musk
Tesla’s owner Elon Musk announced on July 21 that the company may resume accepting Bitcoin payments once it inspects the amount of renewable energy used to mine the currency. "Most likely Tesla would resume accepting bitcoin," Musk said. Less than two months after it had started accepting bitcoin for car purchases, the electric carmaker paused in May after the method incurred some losses due to extended trading.
Tags: Tesla, Elon Musk, Bitcoin, Renewable Energy
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Xi Jinping Marks His First Official Visit To Tibet As President
China's President Xi Jinping became the first Chinese leader in many years to visit Tibet and other Southeastern border regions with India. In its official visit Jinping reportedly drove to the Nyang bridge of the Yarlung Zangbo River and Nyingchi town and inspected the newly built Sichuan-Tibet first fast train line in Tibet. His last visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region was in 2011 when he was China’s vice president.
Tags: President Xi Jinping, India - China Standoff, Tibet, bullet train, Arunachal Pradesh
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Clubhouse Is No More 'Invite-Only' App For Users
The most talked-about social media platform Clubhouse has opened its gate for everyone as it is no more an invite-only app on iOS and Android. Reportedly, the app was in beta version when it was released during the pandemic. Notably, the app is a social audio platform where people can only speak and listen. It was released in April 2020, however, gained popularity after Tesla's CEO appearance.
Tags: Clubhouse, Invite-only, iOS, Android., beta version
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India Procures Fresh Batch Of Rafale Jets From France
The Indian Air Force (IAF) added three more Rafale fighter jets into its squadron after the jets arrived from France flying non-stop covering a distance of 8,000 km. It was refueled by the UAE air force in the mid-air to complete its journey. The new batch of the Rafale aircraft will be part of IAF's second squadron and will begin its operations by July end.
Tags: Indian Defense Forces, Indian Air force, France, Rafale jets, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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Students Build Solar Cycles; 800 Villagers Can Easily Access Info
Two students of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore- Nikhil Mukkawar and Ho Jing En have invented solar cycles for smart services and e-commerce which is helping at least 800 villagers in Andhra Pradesh. It is being used for various advancements such as government schemes, making cash transactions, and using e-commerce platforms. “We wanted to bridge the gap between villagers and access to information," says Nikhil, a native of Andhra… read-more
Tags: Technology, Andhra Pradesh, E-commerce, government scheme
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Ola Launches Electronic Scooters, Promises Home Delivery At Rs 499
Indian multinational ride-sharing company OLA has reached 1 lakh bookings for its upcoming "electric scooter" and is planning to home deliver its product across India. It also allows customers to directly purchase at just Rs 499 with no paper requirement. Reportedly, EVs are the future and Ola's e-scooter is a game-changing device. Ola scooters can charge up to 50% in just 18 minutes.
Tags: Ola, Electronic vehicles, Technology, bengaluru
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YouTube To Let Content Creators Monetize Videos Via 'Super Thanks'
YouTube has launched a new feature that is expected to benefit video creators as well as viewers on its platform. The feature, called ''Super Thanks'' can be purchased by paying $2 to $50 as a donation to your favorite YouTube channel. However, in return, your comment will be highlighted for the creator. Besides, the ''Super Chats'' option is already available to pin the comment during live streaming.
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