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  • Nokia launches eco-friendly smartphones, subscription service Circular

    HMG Global’s Nokia has introduced Circular, an eco-friendly subscription service. In addition to the subscription, Nokia additionally launched 4 new smartphone gadgets and a pill – X30, G60, C31, and T21.

    Focus on sustainability

    Nokia’s not too long ago launched Circular subscription has made its debut in UK and Germany. As per stories, the service will seem alongside the entire new collection of smartphones and a pill, together with HMD’s most eco-friendly smartphone but, Nokia X30 . Nokia X30 is “product of 100% recycled aluminium, together with each the body of the machine and speaker grills, and makes use of 65% recycled plastic”, stories say.

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    Nokia X30 5G

    Nokia X30 5G
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    Nokia X30 helps 5G and comes with premium options equivalent to 50MP PureView digital camera that makes use of Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The Nokia X30 helps AI for ultra-wide angle and vibrant night-mode. The digital camera is protected by scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla glass, and acquired PureShow with brilliant colors and clean viewing.

    Nokia G60
    Nokia G60 5G

    Nokia G60 5G
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    Nokia G60 is produced from 100% recycled plastic again and 60% recycled plastic body. Nokia G60 comes with a 6.58” FHD+ 120Hz show for straightforward scrolling and a 50MP AI triple digital camera. Nokia G60 additionally helps 5G and supplies with clean premium expertise.

    Nokia C31
    Nokia C31

    Nokia C31
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    Nokia C31 falls underneath the C-series. Nokia bets on sturdiness with C31 machine, an improved 6.7” HD+ show, and long-lasting three-day battery life that’s powered by AI saving options. Nokia C31 additionally has triple rear and selfie cameras powered by Google digital camera, and improved safety with mud and moisture resistance.

    Nokia T21
    Nokia T21

    Nokia T21
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    Nokia T21 is designed with aluminium that includes a 60% recycled plastic cowl for the antenna. The newly launched pill by Nokia comes with built-in options equivalent to HD video streaming, voice calling and NFC cost functionality.

    Pricing and Availability

    The 4 new gadgets will likely be out there in choose markets globally beginning at this time.

    • Nokia X30 5G is available in Cloudy Blue or Ice White and is accessible in 6/128 GB and eight/256 GB reminiscence. Priced at 529 EUR (roughly ₹42,000).
    • Nokia G60 5G is available in Pure Black or Ice Grey and is accessible in 4/64 GB, 4/128 GB and 6/128 GB reminiscence. Priced at 319 EUR (roughly ₹25,000).
    • Nokia C31 is available in Mint, Charcoal and Cyan and is accessible in 3/32 GB, 4/64 GB, and 4/128 GB reminiscence. Priced at 239 EUR ( roughly ₹19,000).
    • Nokia T21 is available in Charcoal Grey and is accessible in 4/64 GB and 4/128 GB reminiscence. Priced round at 129 EUR (roughly ₹10,000).

  • TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple

    Amid the rising Twitter-Meta combat over Threads app, Chinese short-video making app TikTook has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify.

    The subscription-only music streaming service referred to as “TikTook Music” has been launched first in Brazil and Indonesia.

    The service replaces ByteDance’s current streaming service, Resso (which is accessible in India too), which can shut down on September 5 in Brazil and Indonesia.

    TikTok Launches Subscription-Based Music Service To Take On Spotify, Apple

    TikTook Launches Subscription-Based Music Service To Take On Spotify, AppleIANS

    Existing Resso customers can switch their accounts to the brand new app “with the clicking of a button”.

    “We are happy to introduce TikTook Music, a brand new form of service that mixes the facility of music discovery on TikTook with a best-in-class streaming service. TikTook Music will make it straightforward for individuals in Indonesia and Brazil to save, obtain and share their favorite viral tracks from TikTook,” Ole Obermann, international head of Music Business Development at TikTook, stated in an announcement.

    TikTook Music lets customers sync the service to their current TikTook accounts and pay attention, obtain and share songs, studies TechCrunch.

    The service contains the catalogs of main document firms, together with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music.

    Apple Music

    Apple MusicApple

    A TikTook Music subscription prices $3.49 a month in Brazil, and $3.25 for iOS customers in Indonesia.

    Android customers in Indonesia want to pay $2.96 a month for the primary yr, then $3.25 afterwards.

    TikTook Music would not embody a free membership possibility, however provides a one-month free trial.

    TikTook Music enables you to play full variations of viral TikTok songs, uncover personalised music suggestions, entry lyrics in actual time, create collaborative playlists with pals, import your music library and discover songs by way of lyrics search, stated the report.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Realme launches GT Neo 3T

    Realme introduced the most recent addition to its GT smartphone sequence – GT Neo 3T, with tremendous fast-charging.

    Specification Highlights

    Realme GT Neo 3T comes with 80W SuperDart cost that gives fastest-charging functionality. GT Neo 3T has a 500 mAh battery with dual-cell sequence, which helps 50% charging in 12 minutes. The new Realme GT NEO 3T is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G flagship processor.

    Realme GT Neo 3T

    Realme GT Neo 3T

    To speak concerning the physique package deal for GT Neo 3T, Realme has provide you with its ever first and largest stainless-steel VC. In addition, GT Neo 3T additionally has Vapour Cooling System Plus powered Realme and Dolby Atmos Dual Stereo Speakers. The smartphone is filled with 120Hz E4 AMOLED show, a design impressed by racing flags in motorsports. GT Neo 3T is supplied with 64MP main digital camera and 16MP entrance digital camera with preset filter, nightscape mode, and avenue pictures mode. Realme GT Neo 3T can even obtain the Android 13 replace.

    Availability and Price compass

    The all new Realme GT NEO 3T shall be obtainable in three colors – Dash Yellow, Drifting White, and Shade Black.

    GT Neo 3T is scheduled for the primary sale on twenty third September 12 midday onwards on realme.com, Flipkart, and different ecommerce platforms.

    The Realme GT Neo 3T shall be up in three completely different variants – ₹29,999 (6GB+128GB), ₹31,999 (8GB+128GB), and ₹33,999 (8GB+256GB).

  • VIACOM18 CONSUMER PRODUCTS LAUNCHES AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION TO CELEBRATE GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY

    VIACOM18 CONSUMER PRODUCTS LAUNCHES AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION TO CELEBRATE GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY

    ~Nickelodeon’s Garfield, the unapologetically cool cat, turns 45~

    ~Multi-Category Apparel Merchandise Includes Shirts, T-Shirts, Athleisure, Loungewear and More~

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    06 July 2023; Mumbai, India: Taking the world by storm with his gloriously lazy, coffee- and lasagna-loving ways, Nickelodeon’s Garfield is celebrating his 45-year anniversary! Celebrating the orange cat’s incredible milestone, Viacom18 Consumer Products and Paramount Consumer Products are bringing Garfield-lovers an exciting and exclusive range of merchandise. The new multi-category Garfield collection from Reliance, Azorte, Celio, Bewakoof, Athlizur, and The Souled Store includes shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and athleisure wear, on sale at leading retail outlets across India.

    Garfield Products

    Taking the year-long birthday celebrations up a notch, Viacom18 Consumer Products will further promote the new range through unique and engaging initiatives across the network’s brands. Roadies Koffeehouz joins the celebration with exclusive discounts on coffee and food, and partners including Reliance, Azorte, Celio, Bewakoof, Athlizur, and The Souled Store will promote the merchandise based on the global icon with exclusive branding, promotions, mall and in-store activations. Additionally, MTV India, Voot and Colors will join in celebrating the anniversary across digital platforms.

    Speaking on the launch of the exclusive collection, Sachin Puntambekar, Business Head, Consumer Products, Viacom18, said, “Garfield is a legendary cartoon — a pop-culture mainstay with a universal connect. We’re delighted to celebrate the iconic orange cat’s 45th anniversary, with an exciting multi-category range. We are certain that Garfield fans will love the collection.”

    Garfield merchandise is currently available at a starting price of INR 299 to 3,999 across online and offline retail outlets including Reliance, Azorte, The Souled Store, Celio, Bewakoof and Athlizur, among others.

    About Garfield

    Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, Garfield is the most widely syndicated comic strip in the world. With his signature “cattitude,” Garfield is 100% that cat, and he doesn’t care who knows it. He’s selfish, sarcastic, lazy… and surprisingly endearing. Since its launch in 1978, the famous cat has spawned movies, TV shows, stage shows and merchandise, and has received four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program. Garfield content appears in 80 countries and has amassed over $3B in lifetime retail sales. In 2019, Paramount Global acquired obtained full ownership of Paws, Inc., which the entity holds holding exclusive rights to the Garfield franchise.

    About Viacom18 Consumer Products:

    Viacom18 Consumer Products is a significant player in an evolving licensing and merchandising business with a diverse portfolio. By creating exciting and engaging products, and now further expanding in the experiential space, we aim to bring alive our brands and characters to our fans. Through various associations, Viacom18 has cut beyond the conventional L & M categories, providing a slice of its brands to the consumers. Our mission is to create a unique brand experience across ages by bringing Viacom18’s most favoured brands like MTV, Roadies, South Park, COLORS, Nickelodeon, in addition to a growing portfolio of acquired third party brands such as Peppa Pig, SpongeBob SquarePants, PAW Patrol, PJ Masks and Ben and Holly – to name a few, to life through innovative and exciting merchandise. At Viacom18 Consumer Products, we aim to continuously create enchanting products to reach out to infants, kids, tweens, teens and young adults by being a part of their everyday lives.

    About Paramount Consumer Products

    Paramount Consumer Products oversees all licensing and merchandising for Paramount (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, Paramount Consumer Products’ portfolio includes a diverse slate of brands and content from BET, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and SHOWTIME®. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, Paramount Consumer Products is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world’s most beloved, iconic franchises.

  • Elon musk reacts after Meta launches Twitter rival; Users share hilarious memes [Check Best Ones]

    Avid social media customers now have yet another app to share and put up day-to-day updates. On Thursday, social media junkies awoke in India with tons of individuals sharing about Threads App, nearly each second particular person had shared an Instagram story about threads. What is the Threads App that has taken social media by storm?

    Thread App

    Welcome to Mark Zuckerberg’s new platform!

    Meta formally launched Threads, its text-based rival to Twitter, on Wednesday. The app went stay on Apple and Android app shops at 23:00 GMT with accounts already lively for celebrities corresponding to Shakira and Jack Black, in addition to media shops together with The Hollywood Reporter, Vice and Netflix.

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    “Let’s do that. Welcome to Threads,” wrote Meta chief government and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in his first put up on the brand new platform.

    Mark Zuckerberg sends out his first tweet in 11 years trolls Twitter after launching his rival app Threads.

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    The app is a transparent spin-off of Instagram, providing it a built-in viewers of greater than two billion customers and thus sparing it the problem of ranging from scratch.

    However, Mark’s new app comes at a time when the Tesla tycoon Elon Musk mentioned final week that he was limiting entry to Twitter in what he known as a brief measure to beat back AI firms from “scraping” the positioning to coach their expertise.

    The irony of the matter is regardless of Twitter and Threads being rival apps, Threads App is trending on Twitter.

    Elon Musk could not resist however share his two cents on the brand new app launched by Mark.

    Desi Twitter customers had a subject day with memes after Meta formally launched its rival Threads in India on Thursday. Netizens additionally mocked how everyone seems to be becoming a member of Threads and ditching Twitter. 

    Take a take a look at one of the best ones:

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    Thread meme

    How do you put in the Threads App?

    Download the Threads app both from the play retailer (Aneroid customers) or App Store (iPhone customers).

    Threads App

    You will want an Instagram account to log in. Once they’ve signed up, they will select to comply with the identical accounts they comply with on Instagram, in the event that they too have joined the brand new app.

    How is Threads completely different from Twitter?

    As in comparison with Twitter, which solely permits 280 characters per tweet, posts on Threads may be 500 characters lengthy and movies of as much as 5 minutes in size may be posted whereas a put up may be shared as a hyperlink on different platforms. Users can unfollow, block, limit or report others. Users may also filter out replies with sure phrases in them.

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    In lower than 24 hours of its launch, Threads app logs 5 million consumers and still counting.

  • Garmin launches two outdoor smartwatch series in India; priced over Rs 1 lakh [see why]

    Leading wearable model Garmin on Tuesday introduced the launch of its two new outdoor smartwatch series in the nation.

    The new fenix 7 Pro and epix Pro series will likely be accessible on-line on Amazon and Synergizer, and offline on Garmin Brand Stores, Helios and Just in Time, the corporate stated in a press release.

    While the epix Pro series begins from Rs 1,11,990, the fenix 7 Pro series begins from Rs 1,00,990.

    The new smartwatches are designed to satisfy the calls for of athletes, adventurers and health fanatics, offering them with the last word efficiency and monitoring capabilities.

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    “Each smartwatch from fenix 7 Pro and epix Pro series is crafted with Garmin’s top-notch capabilities, packing ruggedness, superior options, and modern know-how, making it an ideal alternative for city athletes and outdoor fanatics,” stated Sky Chen, Regional Director of Garmin for South-East Asia & India.

    The crystal-clear AMOLED show on the epix Pro series and the improved Memory in Pixel (MIP) show on the fenix 7 Pro series ensure that customers can simply view their information, maps and notifications, whether or not they’re coaching in the gymnasium or exploring the outside.

    “The fenix 7 Pro series combines a fibre-reinforced polymer case with a metal bezel, whereas the epix Pro series presents premium supplies like sapphire and titanium,” the corporate stated.

    Garmin Fenix series

    Garmin Fenix seriesGarmin

    The fenix 7 Pro series is claimed to supply as much as 37 days in smartwatch mode and as much as 139 days in expedition mode, whereas the epix Pro series is anticipated to supply as much as 31 days of battery life.

    “The fenix 7 Pro and epix Pro series additionally supply specialised actions akin to white-water rafting, motocross, and overlanding, guaranteeing that customers can interact in their favorite actions whereas leveraging the great monitoring and evaluation options of those smartwatches,” the wearable model stated.

    “Equipped with a number of satellite tv for pc positioning programs and multi-band GPS, the fenix 7 Pro and epix Pro series guarantee exact positioning and correct navigation for adventurers,” it added.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Reliance Jio launches affordable phone platform, starting at $12

    To convert India’s 250 million 2G subscriber base to 4G mobile networks, Reliance Jio launched a Jio Bharat platform on Monday, permitting manufacturers to create web or 4G-enabled gadgets at substantively low-entry stage costs. 

    As per the press launch, Reliance Retail and Indian smartphone producer Karbonn Mobile are already creating smartphones beneath the Jio Bharat platform. The beta trial for the primary 1 million Jio Bharat telephones begins from July 7, 2023. This trial can be carried out in 6,500 tehsils. 

    The starting value of telephones on the Jio Bharat platform is ₹999, nearly a fifth of Jio’s newest smartphone launch launched final 12 months. To break into the 2G subscriber base in India, Jio has been releasing its personal gadgets since 2016, usually priced at entry-level charges. However because the launch of its first characteristic phone in 2016, the following launches of smartphone gadgets resembling Jio Phone Next haven’t carried out effectively out there at all, with solely 5 million gadgets having been offered to this point.

    Analysts consider Reliance is rethinking methods, giving customers on the 2016 Jio Phone gadgets an opportunity to resume their gadgets with the gadgets on the Jio Bharat platform. Reliance Jio has renewed its dedication to its entry-level base in addition to per consultants, indicating that it’s going to not be growing its entry-level tariffs, not like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, simply but. 

    Users will get “a 30 per cent cheaper month-to-month plan and seven instances extra information in comparison with characteristic phone choices of different operators  at ₹123 monthly for limitless voice calls and 14 GB information,” Jio stated.

    Akash Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio, commented, “There are nonetheless 250 million cell phone customers in India who stay ‘trapped’ within the 2G period, unable to faucet into fundamental options of the web at a time when the world stands at the cusp of a 5G revolution.”

  • Reliance Jio launches India’s most affordable internet-enabled phone at Rs 999

    Reliance Jio on Monday launched India’s most affordable 4G phone ‘Jio Bharat V2’ at simply Rs 999, which is the bottom entry value for an internet-enabled phone within the nation.

    The new ‘Jio Bharat’ smartphone will allow present 250 million characteristic phone (2G) customers with web by way of ‘Jio Bharat’ platform that leverages system and community capabilities to ship internet-enabled providers on entry-level telephones.

    The beta trial for the primary 1 million Jio Bharat telephones begins from July 7 within the nation.

    “There are nonetheless 250 million cell phone customers in India who stay ‘trapped’ within the 2G period, unable to faucet into primary options of the web at a time when the world stands at the cusp of a 5G revolution,” mentioned Akash Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio.

    Reliance Jio on Monday launched India's most affordable 4G phone 'Jio Bharat V2' at just Rs 999, which is the lowest entry price for an internet-enabled phone in the country.

    Reliance Jio on Monday launched India’s most affordable 4G phone ‘Jio Bharat V2’ at simply Rs 999, which is the bottom entry value for an internet-enabled phone within the nation.PR handout

    Six years in the past when Jio was launched, “we made it clear that Jio will depart no stone unturned to democratize the web and move the advantages of expertise to each Indian. Technology will not stay a privilege for a choose few,” he added.

    The system comes with 30 per cent cheaper month-to-month plan and seven occasions extra knowledge in comparison with characteristic phone choices of different operators.

    Reliance Jio on Monday launched India's most affordable 4G phone 'Jio Bharat V2' at just Rs 999, which is the lowest entry price for an internet-enabled phone in the country.

    Reliance Jio on Monday launched India’s most affordable 4G phone ‘Jio Bharat V2’ at simply Rs 999, which is the bottom entry value for an internet-enabled phone within the nation.

    It comes with simply Rs 123 per thirty days for limitless voice calls and 14 GB knowledge, in comparison with different operator’s Rs 179 plan for voice calls and 2GB knowledge.

    Even primary voice providers for a 30-day interval, which used to price Rs 99 beforehand, now prices Rs 199.

    Besides Reliance Retail, different phone manufacturers (beginning with Karbonn) will undertake the platform to construct ‘Jio Bharat telephones’.

  • HMD Global launches new Nokia C31 in India

    The new Nokia C31 by HMD Global comes with a 6.7-inch HD show and triple rear and selfie cameras powered by Google. The smartphones comes with Android 12 and improved safety from mud and moisture.

    Nokia claims that the smartphone can go on as much as three days on a single cost. The Nokia C31 additionally comes with widespread functions pre-installed, together with Spotify for uninterrupted music and GoPro Quik so you may shoot, edit and share your creativity from anyplace. 

    The Nokia C31 is offered in India — on Nokia.com and throughout shops from in the present day, in Charcoal, Mint & Cyan, priced at ₹9,999 and ₹10,999 for 3/32GB and 4/64GB reminiscence and storage configurations respectively. 

    (This article has been taken from a syndicated press launch, and should have been reworked for brevity.)

  • Samsung launches Galaxy A54, A34 series

    Smartphone producer Samsung has launched Galaxy A54 5G and Galaxy A34 5G series of telephones, eyeing a glowing marketplace for 5G telephones within the nation.

     
    “The newest telephones will drive the adoption of 5G smartphones among the many telephone customers within the nation,” Akshay Rao, General Manager of Samsung India (Mobile Business), stated.

    Addressing a press convention right here on Wednesday, he stated each the cell phones provide ‘spill and splash’ resistance with an IP67 score.

     
    “This score means the telephones can stand up to water for as much as half-hour. They include a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 safety, providing scratch and drop resistance,” he stated.

    The two variants of Galaxy A54 are priced at ₹38,999 and ₹40,999, whereas Galaxy A34 are priced at ₹30,999 and ₹32,999 respectively. 

    The units are up on the market on on-line platforms from March 28.