Amazon adds new categories to Local Finds program

The online retailer has added new categories like mobile & computer accessories, fashion, sports, toys, garden, and more.

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Amazon has announced the addition of new categories under its Local Finds Program like mobile & computer accessories, fashion, home, kitchen, pets, beauty, health, appliances, sports, toys, garden, bags & luggage, media and industrial products. The program is currently live in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai. Talking about the expansion, Mahendra Nerurkar, Director – Amazon Pay said, “The expansion of our Local Finds program is aimed at empowering sellers to locally sell products across various new categories and reach more customers. This is in line with our objective of providing our sellers with the best opportunities to grow and our customers with the widest selection to choose from. With Local Finds, we aim to seamlessly connect sellers and buyers, help them quickly list and discover each other’s products and transact tension free with delivery, payments and customer service facilitated by Amazon. We are humbled to see over 70,000 sellers list their products on Local Finds since January last year.”

In line with its vision to transform the way India sells, Amazon.in today announced new categories for sellers under its Local Finds program. Sellers can now sell a wide range of products across an array of new categories such as mobile & computer accessories, fashion, home, kitchen, pets, beauty, health, appliances, sports, toys, garden, bags & luggage, media and industrial products. These categories will feature under the Local Finds store for customers in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai. Amazon will continue to facilitate delivery and payments to ensure a seamless, worry-free shopping experience.

Talking about the expansion, Mahendra Nerurkar, Director – Amazon Pay said, “The expansion of our Local Finds program is aimed at empowering sellers to locally sell products across various new categories and reach more customers. This is in line with our objective of providing our sellers with the best opportunities to grow and our customers with the widest selection to choose from. With Local Finds, we aim to seamlessly connect sellers and buyers, help them quickly list and discover each other’s products and transact tension free with delivery, payments and customer service facilitated by Amazon. We are humbled to see over 70,000 sellers list their products on Local Finds since January last year.”

The Local Finds program enables sellers of all sizes and scale to easily start selling on Amazon.in with simplified documentation, convenience of doorstep pickup & delivery and faster payment disbursements. To start selling in these new categories, sellers have to simply log in using the Amazon.in shopping app. All the new categories have already been added to the listing form. Sellers will be able to sell multiple products in these categories which already exist in Amazon.in’s catalogue. After selecting the desired category, a search box will show up using which sellers can search for their desired product in the catalogue with ease and list it.

Amazon.in’s Local Finds program was launched as a pilot in Bengaluru in early 2017 with a mission to enhance discovery, convenience & trust of buying products or services from local sellers. It has since been expanded to Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai. From silk thread bangles & jhumkas made at home by local designers to classics, self-help & academic books from individuals to used electronics offering great value for money, Local Finds is home to diverse selection which otherwise is difficult to find under one roof. With the addition of new categories such as mobile & computer accessories, fashion, home, kitchen, pets & beauty among others, Local Finds is a one-stop-shop for all your needs.

As a special offer, customers can get 20% Amazon Pay cash back up to INR 100 on orders above INR 500 on Local Finds. Sellers listing five or more products on Local Finds are eligible for Amazon Pay cash back of INR 250. To know more, log on to www.amazon.in/localfinds.

Karbonn partners with Airtel to launch Titanium Jumbo 2 effectively priced at Rs 3,999

The smartphone is priced at Rs 5,999 and after a cashback offer of Rs 2,000 by Airtel, will be effectively available at Rs 3,999.

Karbonn has launched its latest smartphone, the Titanium Jumbo 2 priced at Rs 5,999. However, as it comes bundled with a Rs 2,000 cashback from Airtel, its effective price comes down to Rs 3,999. The device is available via Amazon in Black, Champagne and Coffee colour variants. It should be noted that for availing the cashback, the buyer will need to make a down payment of Rs 5,999 and then perform recharges worth Rs 3,500 within the first 18 months, after which they will receive an initial cashback of Rs 500. They will receive another Rs 1,500 cashback after again doing recharges worth Rs 3500 over the next 18 months, thus making the total cashback to Rs 2,000. In terms of specifications, the Titanium Jumbo 2 features a 5.5-inch HD IPS display. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and 2GB RAM coupled with 16 GB ROM, which can be further expanded up to 64GB. The dual-SIM smartphone sports a rear placed fingerprint sensor and comes bundled with a Rs 169 monthly recharge from Airtel under which customers will get 1GB data per day along with unlimited local and national calls.

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Karbonn Mobiles, one of the leading Indian smartphone players, is set to launch its latest offering - Titanium Jumbo 2. Bundled with Airtel cashback offer of INR 2000, this smartphone will be available at an effective price of INR 3,999 on Amazon.in.

As the name suggests, Titanium Jumbo 2 is a power-packed smartphone with Jumbo features and specifications which has been specially designed to break the clutter and create a distinctive stature in this respective smartphone category.  The USP of this smartphone is its powerful battery of 4000 mAh that promises a standby time of up to 400 hours and talk time of up to 16 hours.

Titanium Jumbo 2 comes with a big display screen 13.97 cm (5.5 inches) screen with HD IPS full lamination 2.5D curved display for a visually appealing and captivating vibrant screen, giving it an excellent visual appeal and a secure smartphone experience. The smartphone also has fingerprint sensor which comes with brilliant utilities like scroll images, notification bar access and privacy. It is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with a 2 GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, 64 GB expandable memory and a dual sim option for seamless multitasking and fast processing. The 4G smartphone comes bundled with a monthly pack of Rs 169 from Airtel offering 1GB data per day and unlimited calling – both Local and National.

Speaking on the launch, Shashin Devsare, Executive Director, Karbonn Mobiles said, “We, at Karbonn, are looking forward to the launch of Titanium Jumbo 2. Such offers from Karbonn is also our way of contributing further towards the ‘Digital India’ initiative of which we have been a staunch supporter. With its features, deliverables and further combined with Airtel cashback offer, we are sure that the Titanium Jumbo 2 will be classified as one of the smartphones to watch out for in its category.”

This 4G VoLTE smartphone comes with an 8 MP front camera perfect for all your selfies that will always be to the point and a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash combining options like Panorama shot, continuous shot and face detection for consumers to capture all their moments with great picture quality.

Equipped with Airtel cashback offer and services, Karbonn’s latest offering is a delight for the consumers. Customers will need to make a down payment of INR 5999 for the 4G smartphone. To claim the cash refund benefit, recharges worth Rs 3500 must be done within the first 18 months (to claim the first refund installment of Rs 500) and another Rs 3500 over the next 18 months (to claim the second refund installment of Rs 1500). Titanium Jumbo 2 comes in three elegant colours- Black, Champagne and Coffee with a unique painting finish and a premium metallic back panel.

Google removes 'View Image' option from search results to curb image copyrights violations after Getty Images settlement

Users will no longer be able to directly download images from a Google Image search and will need to visit the website hosting it before doing so. This comes after Getty sued Google back in 2016 stating that the company makes it easier for people to download images directly without visiting the website hosting it.

Google has removed the ‘View Image’ option from its image search results and one will no longer be able to use the option for directly viewing and/or downloading images. The change comes after the company reached a settlement with Getty Images as the latter sued Google for making it too easy for people to steal, misuse and violate copyrighted image.

The View Image button was displayed alongside the visit website option. It would directly open the picture directly and let anyone download it with ease. Removal of the option will make it a bit harder for users to get to the image and download it as now they will need to visit a website and carry on from there.

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However, this is seen as a response from Google, who has received a lot of flak from stock image hosting websites, publishers and photographers for making it easier for anyone to steal images, without detailing their copyright or licensing. 

Alongside the Visit Image button, Google is also removing the Search by Image option which allows users to search for similar images. However, one can still drag and drop pictures to the search bar for doing so. 

As mentioned earlier, this development is a result of Getty Images filing a complaint against Google back in 2016. Getty said, "Because image consumption (in Google Images) is immediate, once an image is displayed in high-resolution, large format, there is little impetus to view the image on the original source site," and accused Google of anti-competitive practices and "distorting search results in favour of its own services", which resulted in less users visiting their website for downloading images. 

HP Elitebook x360 1030 G2

HP ELITEBOOK X360 1030 G2 

HP ELITEBOOK X360 1030 G2 PRICE IN INDIA

161496/-

HP Elitebook x360 1030 G2 Brief Description

and is powered by Intel Core i7-7600U (7th Gen) processor clocked at a speed of 2.9 GHz and sports a 13.3 inch FHD UWVA that comes with a resolution of 1920 X 1080 pixels,so the picture quality is crisp and detailed.The screen size is big enough for an enriching gaming, surfing and video watching experience.On the memory front, the laptop is equipped with a hard drive of 256 GB and a 16 DDR4 RAM,thereby making it possible to store ample amount of data.All the above features ensure that you breeze through all your tasks throughout the day.It is loaded with Stereo and Bang and Oulfsen for a great audio experience.

HP Elitebook x360 1030 G2 Specification

BASIC INFORMATION

model name

HP Elitebook x360 1030 G2

launch date (global)

21-09-2017

operating system (with version)

Windows 10

DISPLAY

Resolution

1920 X 1080

display size (in inches)

13.3

display technology

FHD UWVA

CONNECTIVITY

connectivity

• Bluetooth
•  Wireless LAN

pointing device

Clickpad with Multi-touch Gestures support

MEMORY

ram included (in gb)

16

ram type

DDR4

ram speed (in mhz)

2133

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

laptop weight (in kgs)

1.28

laptop dimension (in mm)

316 x 218 x 14.9

PROCESSOR

processor model name

Intel Core i7-7600U (7th Gen)

clock speed

2.9 GHz

graphics processor

Intel HD 620

STORAGE

hard drive type

SSD

hard drive capacity

256 GB

POWER

battery type

Li-ion

SOUND

speakers

Stereo

sound technology

Bang and Oulfsen

WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURER INFO

warranty length

1 Year

Reliance Jio WiFi hotspots

Reliance Jio plans to use WiFi hotspots to reduce network congestion

Reliance Jio has over 200,000 public WiFi hotspots which the company intends to use to reduce load on mobile base stations to free spectrum and reduce call drops and improve data speeds.

Reliance Jio, the world’s fastest growing 4G network service provider plans to use Wi-Fi hotspots across the country to reduce congestion in the network and free up its spectrum to reduce call drops and improve data speeds. Per a report by FactorDaily, Jio has rolled out close to 200,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots while it plans to install 1.5 million such Wi-Fi zones at housing complexes, schools, colleges, bus stops, tourist spots, stadiums and other public places.

The massive deployment of Wi-Fi hotspots in public places is being done to reduce the load on mobile phone base stations so that they can use available spectrum in a more efficient manner.

“EachWifi hotspot is connected with optic fibre and the locations offer better speeds than a SIM-based service. If a Jio user uses Wifi, the load on the network comes down,” said a source to FactorDaily.

Jio has installed around 100,000 base stations across the country with the aim of doubling the number in the coming year. On the other hand, the company has the largest optic fibre network of around 300,000 km. By allowing users to switch to public Wi-Fi hotspots in congested areas will reduce the load on mobile base stations, which will in turn, free up spectrum to deliver high quality calls with lesser call drops.

The practice of offloading data from a telecom network to WiFi hotspots is a common practice in the US among players like Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc. as reported by FactorDaily.

However, Jio is not alone in the race for installing public WiFi hotspots in India. Google and Facebook are also in the running with Facebook announcing last year that it is collaborating with telcos to launch ‘Express WiFi’ for people who can’t afford broadband services, while Google has installed free public WiFi hotspots in over 270 railway stations. Jio, by far, has the largest number of such hotspots and plans to deply around a million of them by the middle of 2019.

Within Jio’s 100 percent 4G telecom network,  only 15 percent is used for voice calls while the rest is used for data consumption. Jio plans to offload the dependence of data on its network to the hotspots.