Chiba: Sony Corp aims to extend content for its dedicated virtual-reality (VR) headset into non-gaming areas such as TV and film, and has no plans to join the burgeoning market for smartphone-based headsets, its gaming division chief said. Andrew House, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc`s chief executive, said in an interview on Thursday he was already in talks with media production Read More

New Delhi: Chinese TV manufacturer TCL on Wednesday launched its new 65-inch, 4K Ultra HD LED smart TV in India. The set will be available at a special launch offer of Rs 79,990 on Amazon. According to a recent Amazon report, TCL has been named in one of the top three TV selling brands for October. Under the 32-inch product Read More

New York: What if your smartwatch can help tune a guitar, displaying the note transmitted as you pluck and adjust each string? This is the future with a software upgrade that repurposes a smartwatch`s existing accelerometer. A smartwatch is capable of detecting and distinguishing a variety of taps, flicks and scratches by the hands and fingers. The new functionality makes Read More

Seoul: Samsung on Friday said the crisis over its exploding Note 7 smartphones would cost another $3 billion-plus in lost profit over the next two quarters, but hoped expanded sales of its other flagship handset would help cushion the impact. The profit warning came two days after the South Korean electronics giant slashed its operating profit for the third quarter Read More

Hyundai has launched its third SUV for the Indian market and it’s a significant one this. The Tucson, as it has been called, is their second competitor for the D-segment and will slot in above the recently launched Elantra sedan. With a growing demand for SUVs/crossover body style, Hyundai has managed to gain first mover advantage by bringing an SUV Read More

The Ford EcoSport has been in the Indian market since 2012 and the first significant update for the compact crossover, since its launch, has been unveiled at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. It will make its debut in the North American market in 2018 and is expected to arrive in the Indian market in late 2017. Up front, the Read More

The country largest automaker, Maruti Suzuki is setting-up a first-of-its-kind Industrial Training Institute in Mehsana, Gujarat. To be called as “Japan-India Institute of Manufacturing” (JIM), marks a collaboration between the Governments of Japan and India to create a pool of skilled manpower for manufacturing in India. As part of Maruti Suzuki India’s corporate social responsibility initiative, institute will begin operations Read More

The I-Pace electric concept seemed like a distant reality, but Jaguar is all set to put it into production soon With Tesla already ready for the electric future and the Germans already announcing their battery powered onslaught, Indian-owned Jaguar has decided to join the fray as well. Jaguar recently entered the Formula E championship and designed and engineered the batteries Read More

Hyundai Tucson, the Rs 20 lakh SUV from the Korean automaker has been positioned between the Creta and the Santa Fe in India. However, though the Tucson is available with petrol and diesel engine options mated to both manual and automatic gearboxes, it is only being offered as a front wheel drive SUV in India. Internationally though, the new Tucson Read More

New Delhi: In what could be termed as a bizarre move, Britain has reportedly banned its ministers from wearing Apple Watch during Cabinet meetings. Why? Fear of Russian hackers, says report. Earlier, as Prime Minister of Britain, David Cameron had banned mobile phones during Cabinet meetings since 2010, when he entered 10 Downing Street. Now, it appears that his successor, Read More