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Google Assistant Gets IFTTT Support; Makes Voice Commands on Pixel, Google Home More Powerful

Google unveiled its smart home speaker called Google Home at its Made by Google event on October 4. The speaker, like the Google Pixel smartphones, is powered by the Google Assistant. At the time of launch, Google Home did not have many integrations to work with, but that should change when the Assistant SDK becomes available. Now however, IFTTT has ... Read More »

Facebook Announces Social VR Concepts, Cheaper Standalone VR Headset, and a Lot More at Oculus Connect

HIGHLIGHTS Oculus Touch hand controllers will start shipping in December Zuckerberg said the next step for VR is social software Carmel browser allows people to surf the web in VR Facebook is working on a new virtual reality product that is more advanced than its Samsung Gear VR, but doesn’t require connection to a personal computer, like the Oculus Rift ... Read More »

Airtel’s New 4G Data Offer, Over 80 Percent Android Devices at Risk, and More: Your 360 Daily

HIGHLIGHTS Airtel has extended its 4G data offer to all new 4G smartphones Microsoft says its speech recognition is now as good as humans Samsung India will refund customers for Note 7 units purchased abroad Here’s your daily dose of the top news in the technology landscape, from Airtel’s new 4G offer to 80 percent Android devices still being vulnerable ... Read More »

Debit Card Security Breach, WhatsApp Gets New Features, Apple’s Mac Event, and More: Your 360 Daily

HIGHLIGHTS 3.2 million debit card users vulnerable after security breach in India Apple sends media invites for Oct 27 event, where new Macs are expected Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is still being used by 1 million people From the 3.2 million debit cards in India being exposed thanks to a security breach and Apple’s upcoming new Macbooks to Samsung Galaxy ... Read More »

Facebook to Allow More Graphic News

Facebook on Friday said that it will begin allowing more graphic or potentially disturbing newsworthy posts to be shared at the leading online social network. “We’re going to begin allowing more items that people find newsworthy, significant, or important to public interest – even if they might otherwise violate our standards,” Facebook vice presidents Joel Kaplan and Justin Osofsky said ... Read More »

Alphabet, Facebook Seen Acquiring More as Startup Valuations Sag

David Drummond has a simple explanation for why Alphabet Inc., one of the more acquisitive technology companies, has been sitting on its hands for more than a year. “Have you seen the valuations?” Drummond, the corporate development chief for Google’s parent company, said in an interview after the Alphabet annual shareholder meeting June 8. That’s about to change as stratospheric ... Read More »

iPhone 7 Launch in India, Google Pixel Phones, and More News This Week

iPhone 7 Launch in India, Google Pixel Phones, and More News This Week HIGHLIGHTS iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in India starting at a price of Rs. 60,000 Google launched two new phones, the Pixel and Pixel XL The Moto Z and Moto Mods also launched in India this week It’s been a busy week with high profile launches and ... Read More »

Honor 8 India Launch, Snapdeal Sale Controversy, Galaxy Note 7 Post Mortem, and More: Your 360 Daily

HIGHLIGHTS Honor 8 comes with dual rear cameras Samsung has still not figured out why Galaxy Note 7 units are exploding The ‘missing’ iPhone 7 deal on Snapdeal created a bit of a controversy From Honor launching the Honor 8 with dual rear cameras, Samsung still being unsure of what causes the Galaxy Note 7 to explode, and Snapdeal’s sale ... Read More »

Klevu Self-Learning Search Tool Aims to Help Ecommerce Merchants Sell More

Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Klevu is an on-site search tool for use on ecommerce websites that provides cloud-based, self-learning technology, intended to improve search quality and increase conversions. Klevu, a Finnish startup founded in 2013, is an ecommerce site search tool for websites that incorporates a variety of innovative techniques designed to help shoppers find what they are looking for ... Read More »

Google Pixel and Pixel XL Price in India, Release Date, Specifications, and More

HIGHLIGHTS Google Pixel price in India starts at Rs. 57,000 Google Pixel XL price in India starts at Rs. 66,000 Google Pixel and Pixel XL have India release date of October Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL, the first ever Google-branded smartphones, were unveiled at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. The new smartphones replace Nexus phones as the platform ... Read More »