Google Announces Major Update for ARCore At the recentGoogleI/O developer conference, the company made a number of big announcements. One of the most interesting announcements out of the lot came in the form of an ARCore update, which brings a ton of new functionalities to Google’s augmented reality platform for developers. In ablog postregarding the matter, Anuj Gosalia, director of engineering AR at Google, wrote: “As announced today at Google I/O, we’re rolling out a major update to ARCore to help developers build more collaborative and immersive augmented reality apps....

Google Smart Displays with YouTube TV to Hit Shelves in July Earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Google unveiled itsSmart Displaysto take on the Alexa-powered Echo Show. At the time, Google showcased four smart displays from JBL, Lenovo,LG, and Sony, however, the companies had released no information regarding their final release timeline. At the recently concluded Google I/O developer conference, the company shared more details about the upcoming Smart Display....

Nova Launcher Isn’t Dead, Say Developers After Concerns About Lack of Updates TeslaCoil Software’sNova Launcher, one of the most popular third-party Android launchers in the market today, hasn’t received any updates since January this year. This led to speculations that the developer had given up on the launcher altogether and fans from all around the world started bombarding the developer with questions regarding the same. Now, in a recentposton Google+, the developer has finally addressed concerns regarding the lack of updates and has also highlighted the way ahead for the launcher....

Qualcomm’s New Smartwatch Chips Promise ‘No-Compromise’ Wear OS Experience Later This Year Wear OS has got a significant software bump with the addition of Google Assistant, but Android smartwatches are stuck with dated hardware and old designs. Qualcomm says that’s about to change this year and has revealed plans for new low-powered chips for theWear OSsmartwatch platform. Talking to Wareable, Qualcomm’s senior director of wearables, Pankaj Kedia, revealed that the company is developing a new platform for wearables to be announced this fall, alongside a ‘lead smartwatch’....

The Walmart-Flipkart Deal is Now Official Last week, reports revealed thatFlipkart’s board had approved a $15 billion deal with US-based retail giant Walmart. As part of the deal, Walmart would get close to 75% stake in Flipkart, making it a majority shareholder in the company. Walmart has now officially announced the deal, claiming that it’ll initially acquire roughly 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion and the rest of the business will be held by existing investors, including Flipkart’s co-founder Binny Bansal, Tencent, Tiger Global, and Microsoft....

Asus ROG G703 Hands On: Intel Core i9 Powered Gaming Beast Asus just launched its refreshed lineup of 8th Gen Intel Core processor powered ROG gaming laptops in India and at the top end of the lineup is the ROG G703. Being at the top end of the spectrum, the hefty laptop features afactory overclockedIntel Core i9processor, coupled with adesktop-grade Nvidia GTX 1080which can churn through modern AAA titles with relative ease....

Asus TUF Gaming FX504 Hands On: A Sturdy Gaming Notebook The Asus TUF Gaming FX504, the company’s first gaming notebook under its ‘The Ultimate Force’ sub-brand, is a stylish notebook which not only offers great performance but also comes with a sturdy build quality for“unrivaled toughness and reliability”.Aimed at gamers who travel around the world from tournament to tournament with their notebooks, the TUF Gaming FX504 has adurable and lightweight buildand offers enough performance for most major eSports titles....