Xiaomi Forays into Gaming Monitors With 34″ Curved ‘Mi Surface Display’ As part of itscontinuing journeytowards becoming a more complete consumer technology company with a comprehensive product portfolio that goes beyond smartphones and associated accessories, Xiaomi on Thursday launched two gaming monitors in China — one with a massive 34-inch curved display and another, with a 23.8-inch flat screen. Mi Surface Display (34-inch) Called the Mi Surface Display, the flagship device in the lineup features a34-inch 1500R curved screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio, a144Hz refresh rateand 3440 x 1440 pixel resolution....

‘Giphy Arcade’ Will Let Anyone Develop Mini Games, Even Without Coding Knowhow Popular GIF hosting site, Giphy, has debuted a gaming platform designed for people to play, create and share mini web games in they same way they share animated GIFs. CalledGiphy Arcade, the feature runs on web browsers and marks the website’s entry into online gaming. According to the company, the feature enables users to create mini games even without knowing how to code, by using pre-built templates, stickers and more....

100 Million Redmi Note Devices Sold Globally, Says Xiaomi Hours ahead of the launch of the Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro in India, Xiaomi announced that the company has sold more than 100 million Redmi Note devices globally since the inception of the phablet series back in 2014. The news was shared via a tweet by the company’s Global VP and MD of India operations, Manu Kumar Jain, on Tuesday....

Amazon Pay Users in India Can Now Pay Utility Bills Via Alexa Voice Commands After launching Amazon Pay UPI for Android users back in February, the US retail giant has now announced Alexa integration with the new functionality. According to the company, users will now be able to pay their utility bills, such as electricity, water, post-paid mobile, cooking gas, broadband, DTH and more, via Amazon Pay just by speaking to the company’s digital assistant....

Flipkart Video to Offer Original Content to Take on Netflix, Amazon Prime Taking Amazon Prime head on, Walmart-owned Flipkart on Tuesday forayed into original video content in India with the launch of ‘Flipkart Video Originals’ as the over-the-top media services (OTT) war heats up in the country. Integrated within the Flipkart video platform, which waslaunched in August this year, Flipkart Video Originals will be produced by some of the best creators in the industry and curated especially for the platform, the company informed....

Google Launches Chrome OS-backed Pixelbook Go; Price Starting at $649 Google makesPixel phonesto show off what a pure Android experience should look like, but also throws into the mix the best cameras in a smartphone. Well, the 2017 Pixelbook intended to do the same for Chrome OS but failed to reach the masses, thanks to the oh-so-pricey retail tag. Well, we all learn from our mistakes andGoogle Pixelbook Gois the culmination of these learnings....

Google Nest Mini Announced with Improved Sound, Wall Mount Support In line withleaksfrom earlier today, Google also unveiled the Nest Mini smart speaker during today’s hardware event with better sound quality and wall mount support. The second-gen Home Mini speaker is still the “most affordable Google Assistant-powered speaker” at $49 (Rs 3,500). It’s available for pre-order today and will go on sale from October 22. Let’s start off with the design....