Google Doodle Celebrates Indian Ophthalmologist Govindappa Venkataswamy TheGoogle Doodletoday celebrates thecentenary of renowned ophthalmologist Govindappa Venkataswamy, known as ‘Dr V’ among his patients, who flocked to the Aravind Eye Hospital that he founded in Madurai. It’s not just the Doodle that you see when you open a new tab on Chrome or when you visit Google.com, you can see a miniature doodle on every search results page. Born on this day in 1918 in Vadamalapuram, Tamil Nadu, Venkataswamy was permanently crippled by rheumatoid arthritis....

Google’s Pixel Slate Tablet Could Let You Dual-Boot Chrome OS and Windows 10 Google’s first Chrome operating system (OS) based tabletPixel Slatemay support dual-booting Windows 10, allowing two major PC operating systems to run on one device, according to multiple reports this week. “The company could allow thePixelbookto be Windows 10 certified meaning that Google Pixelbook could soon run Microsoft’s Windows 10,” Windows Latest reported on Sunday, as per IANS....

Honor Play Gets New Ultraviolet Edition, On Sale from October 3 Honor has introduced a new shade of theHonor PlaycalledUltravioletin India priced atRs. 19,999.The Honor Play’s Ultraviolet variant comes in the4GB + 64GB memory configurationand will beavailable exclusively from Amazonand theofficial Honor online store in India starting October 3, 2018. The Ultraviolet Honor Play packs the same specifications as the Midnight Black and Navy Blue variants of the device. The company has not revealed whether the higher-end 6GB + 64GB variant of the Honor Play will be available in the Ultraviolet color option or not....

LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK7 with Google Assistant Support, Rugged ‘PK Series’ Speakers Launched in India Aiming to redefine the music experience, LG today launched its new line-up of speakers with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ‘Meridian Audio’ tech, with the flagship speaker featuring support for Google Assistant and powered by Android Things. The new range of audio devices include the ‘PK’ series and the LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK7. The LG PK3 is available for Rs 10,990, PK5 for Rs 14,990, PK7 for Rs 22,990 while the ThinQ WK7 costs Rs 27,990....

Microsoft Officially Brings Robot OS to Windows 10 Microsoft has announced an experimental release of “Robot Operating System (ROS1)” for Windows as a next step in bringing features like Machine Learning (ML), computer vision, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud services and other Microsoft technologies to home, education, commercial and industrial robots. The announcement comes as part of the “ROSCon 2018” that is being in Madrid, Spain where Microsoft is demonstrating a “ROBOTIS Turtlebot 3” robot that recognizes and steers towards the person closest to it and runs on the “Windows 10 IoT Enterprise” solution....

More Than a Smartphone Brand, Says Xiaomi with New Launches in India In a bid to break the notion that it is just a smartphone brand, Chinese electronics major Xiaomi has amplified its products portfolio in categorieslike fitness and health, smart home, smart travel and more, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. After gaining ground as the top selling brand in the competitive Indian smartphone market, the company has ventured into the smart home category in India, by introducing air and water purifiers, projectors,security cameras, televisions and kitchen equipment, among others....

Motorola One Power Review: A Decent Yet Flawed Budget Smartphone Motorola has pulled up its sleeves to compete in the highly competitive mid-range segment in India and the newly launched Motorola One Power is what the company thinks will grab the attention of the users drooling over performance and longevity. The massive battery on the Motorola One Power, which besides Android One affiliation also gives the device its title, is set to generate sufficient attention for the brand and also help former Motorola enthusiasts and users live up to their love for the brand....