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OnePlus has been creating buzz around it upcoming TV, dubbed OnePlus TV, for days now. The company’s co-founder and CEO Pete Lau has been teasing the upcoming TV on his social media handle. Among all the information that has been shared, it was revealed that the OnePlus TV will be available on Amazon India’s website. However, there is no official launch date yet. Now the TV has appeared in the listing of ‘New launches’ during Amazon Great Indian Festival sale. The dedicated microsite for the upcoming sale, which reveals the products that will debut during the sale, lists OnePlus TV as well. Amazon has so far not announced the dates of its annual festival sale, which is usually for 4-5 days. However, since its rival website Flipkart has already revealed the dates of its Big Billion Days as September 29-October 4, Amazon Great Indian Festival is also expected to be held around the same dates. Amazon listing of OnePlus TV reveals 55-inch screen size with 4K QLED … [Read more...] about OnePlus TV to launch in India during Amazon Great Indian Sale

Two UAE-based Indian nationals developed a smartphone app that can help visually impaired people. The app developed by Nandujit Prathap and Visakh G.S is called Ioptyc. It uses distance sensors and visual recognition technology to assist people with visual impairments, the Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday. The project which has two parts, the smartphone app and a special glove, was one of the winning projects in the Ma'an Social Incubator programme of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, that aims to support people of determination. "Ioptyc utilises the power of Google Tensorflow Lite for visual recognition of objects in front of the user, who may be visually impaired," Prathap told Khaleej Times. "Once the object in front of the person is detected, the app sends an alert and announces the name of the object over the user's headphone, with the help of Google natural languages package," he explained. The glove, on the other hand, notifies the user through vibrations from the buzzer. "The … [Read more...] about 2 Indians in UAE develop app to help visually impaired

The third wave of Amazon Great Indian Festival sale is live. The Diwali Special sale starts October 21 and will run through October 25). However, today it’s exclusive for Amazon Prime members. For rest the sale starts tomorrow (October 21). Shoppers can get deals and discounts on a range of products across categories. Here are some top-end smartphones you can get at discount today. OnePlus 7: Available at Rs 29,999 (original price: Rs 32,999) The 6GB + 128GB variant of OnePlus 7 is selling at Rs 3,000 discount and can be purchased at Rs 29,999 during Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special sale. The smartphone features a 6.4-inch full HD+ display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor. Apple iPhone XR: Available at Rs 42,999 (original price: Rs 49,999) Apple’s ‘highest-selling’ iPhone is currently retailing at a price of Rs 42,999 after Rs 7,000 discount during Amazon’s Diwali Special sale.The iPhone XR is powered by Apple A12 Bionic … [Read more...] about Amazon Great Indian Festival sale: OnePlus 7, iPhone XR and other smartphones available at discount

WASHINGTON: Indian Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday said that the "weight of the government of India" is behind the detained students in the country, while confirming that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will have access to all students by Monday. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Shringla said, "We are obviously concerned and distressed that so many Indian students have been implicated in this issue regarding, the University of Farmington in Farmington Hills, Michigan. We have been very quick off the block in trying to ensure that the interests of our students are protected." "We have either met or are scheduled to meet shortly a majority of students under detention. We have had our people go to each and every center across the country to access our citizens and to ensure the students are okay. By Monday we will have access to almost all our students," he added. Shringla, the former high commissioner to Bangladesh, said that they have been advising the students … [Read more...] about Will have access to all students by Monday: Indian Ambassador to the US

        A US state department representative for religious freedoms globally has expressed concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the US embassy in New Delhi has urged its citizens in northeast India to “exercise caution” in view of protests and disturbances in relation to the legislation.But the US government has not endorsed a call issued last week by an autonomous body — the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) — for sanctioning Indian leadership responsible for the legislation, if it was also passed in the Rajya Sabha. It did, and has been signed into a new law.Ignoring the call for sanctions, Sam Brownback, the state department’s ambassador-at-large for religious freedom sought to chide India for the legislation reminding it of its constitutional commitments. “One of #India’s great strengths is its Constitution,” he wrote on Twitter on Friday. “As a fellow democracy, we … [Read more...] about US state dept official expresses concern over new Indian citizenship law