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Teams from both companies will work together for a period of up to three years LATEST NEWS :       Homegrown utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and American auto major Ford have decided to look at joint development of products, especially electric and connected vehicles. The partnership will also look at expanding Ford’s reach in the domestic market and Mahindra’s access to global markets. The announcement comes less than three months after Tata Motors (the only other homegrown player in domestic car market) decided to end partnership talks with Volkswagen group. “The changes facing the automotive industry globally are triggered by the accelerated rise of new technologies, sustainability policies and new models of urban shared mobility. Given these changes, we see the need to anticipate new market trends, explore alternatives and look for ways to collaborate even as we compete and build powerful synergies that will allow rapid...

The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will go on sale starting September 29 at 6 PM onwards through offline retailers and online e-commerce platforms LATYEST NEWS :  Apple has updated its marketing and sales strategy to make an impact in India, the world’s third largest mobile phone market after China and the US. The iPhones shipment used to reach Indian shores after a huge time gap and the actual sales of devices used to start even later. This time, the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will launch in India just a week after the US launch. The premium iPhone X will be rolled out in India along with the international roll out. What else has changed is the launch timings. The new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will go on sale starting September 29 at 6 PM, unlike the previous iPhone launches that used to go on sale at midnight in India. Apart from online sales through e-commerce platforms, the new iPhones will be available for purchase through offline retail stores and the sale...

Over 50 years, the loan repayment value will be much higher based on the inflation differential Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed the bullet train offered to India by Japan is virtually free of cost. A 50-year yen loan amounting to Rs 88,000 crore at 0.1 % interest is being described by the prime minister as free of cost. This is patently absurd. India can have as many bullet trains as it wants on these terms from the Japanese, but nobody should be misled into believing they are free. For one, India may have to repay much more than Rs 88,000 crore over a 50-year period because the rupee will most likely depreciate against the Japanese yen over a long period. Why is this? Simply put, it’s because the exchange rate between the currencies of two countries is determined by their inflation differential. If India’s inflation rate is average 3% over the next two decades and Japan’s inflation rate is zero, as is widely anticipated, then it stands to reason that the rupe...

The Google Pixel and Nexus devices are among the first smartphones to receive Android Oreo 8.0 update LATEST NEWS       :Google in August announced Android 8.0 Oreo and released a list of smartphone manufacturers that will be updating their devices soon. The Pixel and Nexus devices will be the first among the first smartphones to receive the update and Google has already confirmed that the carrier testing is underway and the devices will receive it soon. Here are the smartphones that that will receive the update: Google Google Pixel Google Pixel XL The upcoming Pixel devices, which are launching on October 4 are expected to run Google Oreo 8.0 out of the box. Nexus Nexus 5X Nexus 6P Motorola Moto Z Moto Z Droid Moto Z Force Droid Moto Z Play Moto Z Play Droid Moto Z2 Play Moto Z2 Force Edition Moto X4 Moto G5 Moto G5 Plus Moto G5s Moto G5s Plus The rather small list does not feature any phone from Moto...

The Bluetooth-based hack was identified by security research firm Armis Labs LATEST NEWS    :   Securities research firm Armis Labs has identified vulnerabilities in the bluetooth wireless technology that put around 8.2 billion devices – mobiles, desktop, laptop, and the internet of things (IoT) – at risk. The devices were put on risk despite working on different operating systems that includes Apple iOS, Google Android, Microsoft Windows and Linux. Dubbed as ‘BlueBorne’ , the malicious virus spreads from one device to another via Bluetooth and allows hackers to take control of their devices. Unlike other malicious viruses, the BlueBorne does not require the user to click on a link or download something over the internet. It just spreads if your bluethooth is on. The virus does not even require pairing with target device. It can spread even when the Bluetooth is set as undiscovered. How the BlueBorne vector spreads What makes this vulnerabili...

Amazon would host its Great Indian Festival sale on September 20-24 LATEST NEWS       : This Diwali, Amazon is planning to provide Indian shoppers the same experience customers have while shopping online in the US. The online retailer said that it would host its Great Indian Festival sale on September 20-24. The firm would open the sale for its Prime members on September 20, and for the rest the next day. Rival Flipkart is hosting its BigBillionDays sale from September 20-25 and is expecting a two to threefold jump in sales during the five-day sale compared to last year. The Indian firm said it would look to serve customers with big discounts, apart from offering them easy buying options such as EMI on credit and debit cards, exchange offers and buy-now-pay-later. Flipkart, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, will offer selections in 80 categories through several exclusive partnerships with leading brands. “We have 160 million...

The pack is available at multiple affordable price points ranging from Rs 5,000 for 28 days to Rs 500 for every 24 hours usage LATEST NEWS :  Vodafone India on Wednesday launched unlimited international plan across the UK and Europe for Rs 180 per day, the company said here. International travellers can now easily activate a pack and use their number overseas from the UK and other popular travel destinations of Europe like Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. The company statement said apart from Europe, travellers can also use unlimited calling and data in the US, the UAE, Singapore and Malaysia with the same pack, taking the total tally of "unlimited" countries to 18. The pack is available at multiple affordable price points ranging from Rs 5,000 for 28 days to Rs 500 for every 24 hours usage. Apart from offering unlimited usage in 18 countries, the same pack also allows consumers to us...