Sunil Chhetri’s Heartwarming Plea to Fans is India’s Most ‘Retweeted Tweet’ of 2018 Thousands rushed to watch India’s match against Kenya at the Intercontinental Cup 2018 after skipper Sunil Chhetri made an appeal on Twitter asking fans to fill the stadium. India won the match and his tweet has now been recognized as the most “retweeted tweet” of the year from India. All the 7,000 tickets at the Mumbai Football Arena were sold out days ahead of the match after Chhetri’s appeal went viral....

Uber’s Annual Bookings in India Exceed $1.64 Billion, Uber Eats Sees 7X Growth India isone of Uber’s core marketsand as per an internal email sent by Uber India head, Pradeep Parameswaran, the company is all set to end 2018 in its‘strongest position ever — as the ride-sharing leader in India’. The email, which was also sent to Uber chief Dara Khosrowshahi and CFO Nelson Chai, revealed that Uber’s annual bookings in India topped the $1....

Vodafone-Idea Merger Will Bring India’s Fastest Upload Speeds: OpenSignal After receiving the finalapprovalfrom the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in July, the Vodafone-Idea merger was finallycompleteda month later. But it appears that Vodafone and Idea subscribers will also be getting some benefit of the merger in the form of faster upload speed. As per an OpenSignal Report, the Vodafone-Idea merger will not only create India’s largest telecom operator, but will also become an‘upload speed powerhouse’....

Xiaomi’s New 20,000 mAh ZMI Aura Power Bank Features Two-Way Fast Charging Xiaomi-backed brand ZMI has just launched a new power bank called ZMI Aura. It’s a 20,000 mAh 27W power bank that boasts fast-charging and two way charging capabilities. TheXiaomi20,000mAh ZMI Aura 27Wpower bankis now available in China, and it’s been priced at CNY 199, which roughly translates to about Rs. 2000. Let’s check it out – As you can see, the Aura power bank has a textured edges for better grip....

Zomato Targets Food Deliveries via Drones With TechEagle Acquisition With an aim to deliver food viadrones in India, online ordering appZomatoon Wednesday announced it has acquired a Lucknow-based startup TechEagle Innovations that works exclusively on drones, for an undisclosed sum. TechEagle will help Zomato create a hub-to-hub delivery network powered by hybrid multi-rotor drones, the company said in a statement. “We are currently at the early stage of aerial innovations and are taking baby steps towards building a tomorrow wherein users can expect a drone to deliver the food they ordered online,” said Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO, Zomato....

‘Bose Frames’ AR Glasses Are Now Available to Pre-Order; Priced at $199 Earlier this year in March, Bose announced its augmented reality (AR) platform with a set of prototype AR glasses. Well, the commercial version of those glasses are finally here. Called Bose Frames, these AR glasses will apparently be available to purchase in select global markets as early as next year. But you canpre-orderone today for $199. Here’s what they look like –Bose Frames; Priced at $199...

Apple Will Not Release 5G iPhone Next Year; Expect it in 2020 5G is said to be on the forefront of all announcement next year, and a lot of manufacturers have confirmed to launch a 5G supported smartphone as early as 2019. But if a newBloomberg reportis something to go by, it looks likeApplemight hold off at least until 2020 to release a 5G iPhone. The report suggests that“Apple will wait as long as a year after the initial deployment of the new networks before its main product gets the capability to access them”....