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First Look: The Rs1,14,900 MacBook Air is Perplexing, And Price Isnt It’s Only Shortcoming The MacBook Air has risen from the ashes. The reports of its demise, over the years, were greatly exaggerated. But its position within the existing MacBook hierarchy raises more questions than it answers. The MacBook Air has risen from the ashes. The reports of its demise, over the years, were greatly exaggerated. It is back, with the biggest update Apple could have given up, but in many ways, this really isn’t the MacBook Air as we knew it. The new MacBook Air is priced Rs1,14,900 onwards, and will be available in India from November.  It now has a 13.3-inch Retina Display. The MacBook which was still soldiering on had a display that was now aging, and anything less than a Retina Display wouldn’t have been expected. The new MacBook also has TouchID built-in, which means you can unlock the MacBook Air with your fingerprint. How cool is that, and this puts it at par with the MacBook
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Apple iPad Pro (2018) first impressions: Taking the Pro to professionals Apple iPad Pro hands-on: The new iPad Pro looks different from its predecessor, thanks to an almost edge-to-edge Liquid Retina display and is much more powerful as well with the A12X Bionic chipset Apple iPad Pro (2018) first impressions: This one sports an edge-to-edge display and more powerful processor. Apple has finally launched the all-new iPad Pro with two sizes — 11 and 12.9-inches — bringing in Face ID, a powerful A12X Bionic processor, USB-C port and much more. I spent a few minutes with the iPad Pro and here’s how it felt using the world’s best tablet. Apple iPad Pro first impressions: Design, display The new iPad Pro looks different from its predecessor and you will notice that instantly. Unlike last year’s model, the new iPad Pro comes with an almost edge-to-edge Liquid Retina display, similar to the Apple iPhone XR. The difference is that the tablet has an extra reflective coa
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Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL pre-orders go live on Airtel with affordable EMIs and many Plan benefits As expected, the newly announced Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are pretty expensive devices. Even if we don’t expect them to be smashing successes in India, we know that there are some who want the latest Google device with all the updated Google Camera features and Android Pie with fast updates. Fortunately, there are still ways to grab the device without putting down a large sum of money up front. If you’re interested in either of the two devices, the Airtel Online Store has a few deals for you. The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are both available from the Airtel Online Store in 3 color variants: Just Black, Clearly White, and Not Pink. The down payment pricing starts at Rs. 17,000 for the 64GB Pixel 3 and if you commit to the monthly installments, you’ll also get a couple of built-in Plan benefits. Here’s a table summarizing the prices that Airtel is offering the Pix
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Porsche launches latest edition of Cayenne starting Rs 1.19 cr The Cayenne accounts for almost 45 percent of the Porsche product portfolio in India. German sports luxury car maker Porsche launched the latest edition of its highest selling SUV in the country on October 17, Cayenne, in three variants, with price tags ranging between Rs 1.19 crore and Rs 1.92 crore. Of the three variants, Cayenne is priced at Rs 1.19 crore, while Cayenne E-hybrid will come for Rs 1.58 crore. The Cayenne Turbo carries a price tag of Rs 1.92 crore. The Cayenne accounts for almost 45 percent of the Porsche product portfolio in India. "Since its initial launch, the Cayenne has been one of our most popular models in India, and I have no doubt that the third generation will continue this success story," said  Pavan.Shetty, director, Porsche India. The deliveries of the vehicles will begin from this month, he added. Porsche India at present has six dealerships - Gurgaon, Delh
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PUBG Mobile 0.9.0 Update Brings Night Mode in Erangel, New Weapons Tencent Games is all set to roll out the much-awaited PUBG Mobile 0.9.0 update with new weather, map improvements, festival effects. The 0.9.0 update is already live on the PUBG Mobile beta which is currently full. The update will roll out later this month and fans are likely to be divided many of the changes, which do make PUBG Mobile a little more difficult to master for new players. Night Mode on PUBG Mobile The update brings a ton of changes to Erangel, including Night Mode, which means the most popular map on PUBG will alternate between day and night randomly when you are playing in Classic Mode. There’s night mode now, so you need Night Vision goggles to hunt in the dark, which sounds exciting and terrifying at the same time. The developers have added new buildings in certain areas, more cover next to rivers and more trees and foliage in some empty areas, which presumably help players with other m
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Honor 8X Review: The Newest Best Mid-Ranger? Huawei’s sub-brand Honor just launched the successor to its wildly-popular Honor 7X in India. The Honor 8X, which is priced  starting at Rs. 14,999 , aims to continue the legacy of its predecessor and it definitely seems like a pretty capable device right off the bat. For a mid-range device, the new Honor 8X brings a ton of exciting features to the table, including an impressive  6.5-inch nearly bezel-less display , a capable dual camera setup and a very premium design. If you’ve been following our coverage then you’d probably already know that we’ve had the device for some time now and we’ve been testing it extensively to see how it performs. So if you’re in the market for a new mid-range device and have been considering the Honor 8X, then you’re probably eager to know more about the device before you go ahead and buy it. In order to help you make an informed decision, we’ve put the new Honor 8X through its paces and without much f
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Internet across the globe to face downtime over the next 48 hours: ICANN Internet users be ready for a widespread network outage that could restrict users from accessing internet. Internet users across the globe are expected to face internet disruption for the next 48 hours. According to  Russia Today , the internet will be disrupted for users as key domain servers undergo routine maintenance. The report from the Russian news organization claims that Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is preparing for maintenance work of domain servers and related network infrastructure.  ICANN  is planning to change cryptographic key during this maintenance work, which will result in downtime in internet activity across the globe. The planned maintenance set to be undertaken by ICANN will help protect the Domain Name System (DNS), which acts as internet’s very own address book. Experts are already claiming the change in cryptographic key will help prove as a neces
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HCL Tech to create 7,500 jobs in Andhra Pradesh, invest Rs 750 crore Software services firm HCL Technologies will invest Rs 750 crore to set up two facilities in Andhra Pradesh that will help create 7,500 jobs in 10 years. Software services firm HCL Technologies will invest Rs 750 crore to set up two facilities in Andhra Pradesh that will help create 7,500 jobs in 10 years. The IT services major is setting up its operations in Andhra Pradesh in two phases. In the first phase, the Noida-based company will invest Rs 400 crore to build a R&D centre in Kesarapalli village in Gannavaram. The facility is expected to accommodate more than 4,000 IT professionals, it said. The phase-I will commence with the foundation stone laying ceremony on October 8 and is expected to be completed in seven years' time, employing more than 4,000 IT professionals, the statement added. The phase II will be taken up later in Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh in a c
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How to Convert Audio and Video Files with VLC Media Player Also Record Your Desktop, Stream Content and More If you've ever tried to search for software that can convert audio and video files on Windows, you might know how hard it can be to find dedicated solutions that are actually free and function as advertised. We recently tested many of the Windows-based media converters listed at the top of search results for queries such as "MP4 to MP3 converter," only to discover that virtually all of them have limited licenses without paying for the full program. The main issue with most of these applications being that the trial editions could only convert files a few minutes long or a few megabytes in size -- useless for our purpose of converting lengthy audio clips from YouTube. After trying many applications, we learned that VLC Media Player is capable of converting audio and video files, too, which is great news considering we already had the software install
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Infosys to invest Rs 750 crore in first phase of upcoming Noida facility Infosys said it will invest approximately Rs 750 crore in the first phase of its upcoming facility in Noida. It announced the expansion of its presence in the city with the commencement of work on its new software development centre. India's second largest software services firm Infosys today said it will invest approximately Rs 750 crore in the first phase of its upcoming facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The company today announced the expansion of its presence in Noida with the commencement of work on its new software development centre, it said in a statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, felicitated Infosys' upcoming facility, as part of the 'Rising UP, Powering New India' event in Lucknow, aimed at boosting infrastructural capabilities in Uttar Pradesh. "As part of this project, Infosys will invest approx Rs 750 crore in the first phase of construction to bui