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Amazon’s best selling tiny connected speaker Echo Dot is back in stock—smaller, portable, as sleek as usual and at a cheaper price of $49.99. The Alexa-powered device offers as many as the features in the Amazon Echo, the bigger version. For those not in the know, the second generation of Echo Dot (cute name?) connects through either Bluetooth or a 3.5 mm stereo cable to your entertainment system. You can even voice-play for music from Amazon Music, Prime Music, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn. Before the Dot was priced at $89. But now you can even go for multipacks so you can spread it around the house! ( order now) Amazon is also making the Dot available in discounted packs to encourage buying in bulk. If you buy the six-pack, you’ll effectively be paying for 5 and get 1 free. If you buy the 12-pack, meanwhile, you get 2 free. The 2nd generation Echo Dot The Dot is also now available in either black or white in order to better match the decor of your home, a

US tech giant Google has released a new version of its  Version 2.0 of its Photos app for iOS that now gives users the ability to edit Live Photos and turn them into shareable GIFs and video clips, a media report said. Live Photos is an interesting feature in Apple's iPhone 6s/6s Plus and SE models camera setting that brings your photos to life by creating a moving image.  A Live Photo captures 1.5 seconds of video and audio both before and after you press the shutter button to take a photo. Thus, in addition to a still JPEG image, you also get a three second Live Photo. "Google first introduced the ability to edit Live Photos earlier this year with the Motion Stills app," technology website Techcrunch.com reported on Friday.  The Motion Stills app improves your Live Photos by helping you to do things like crop out the blurry frames, freeze the background, create cinematic pans, stabilise the images.  In addition, the upgraded app also lets you share video clips on YouTu

As battery explosion fears led to a global recall of Samsung's premium Galaxy Note 7 , the south Korean giant has for the first time revealed the reasons that caused the "rare" overheating of the battery cell. On its UK website, Samsung wrote: "Based on our investigation, we learned that there was an issue with the battery cell. An overheating of the battery cell occurred when the anode-to-cathode came into contact, which is a very rare manufacturing process error". An Australian man was left with burns when his Samsung Note 7 "exploded" as he slept in his hotel room. Tham Hua, from Victoria state who was visiting Western Australia, said his Galaxy Note 7 exploded in his hotel room, bursting into flames. "My brand new Note 7 exploded this morning while I was still asleep, it was plugged in and charging," Hua posted on a technology forum. "Phone completely fried... (Samsung) told me this is the first case in Australia. (It) charred the

South Korean electronics conglomerate LG has launched its latest Android flagship smartphone V20 which is the first handset to be shipped with Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat for superior experience.  Like its predecessor V10, the V20 also has a dual-camera system and a second display located at the top of the phone.  "More importantly, the V20 not only retains the headphone jack some phone makers are trying to phase out, but it also packs in some audiophile-grade features for music lovers who like lossless file formats and expensive headphones," The Verge reported. According to LG which launched the device in San Francisco on Tuesday, it comes with a 32-bit hi-fi Quad digital-to-analogue convertor (DAC) -- another first for smartphones. Quad DAC delivers crisp and clear sound that comes closest to a live performance when using compatible wired headphones. The V20 has Google's new "In Apps" search. The feature will let users search for contacts, photo

After taking the competition in India's telecom space to a new level when Reliance Jio offered voice calls for free forever and cut down data costs, Jio apps have now beaten mobile messaging service WhatsApp and social networking website Facebook on Google Play. Of the top 10 apps downloaded from the Google Play store in India, seven are from Jio family. WhatsApp is placed at third spot and Facebook is at 12th spot. MyJio app takes the top spot on the store while JioCinema is at second spot, revealed the top charts ranking on Google Play. JioTV takes the fourth place, JioNet fifth, JioJoin sixth, JioMusic seventh and JioMags bags the 10th place on Google Play. While MyJio has seen 10 million downloads, all other apps have crossed the one million downloads mark.  Eleven of the top 15 downloaded apps and 12 in top 20 belong to the Jio family.  Jio has also launched a new online shopping app AJIO that offers clothes, jewellery and accessories from more than 200 Indian and internation

As part of its global recall of Galaxy Note 7 after reports of battery explosion surfaced, Samsung Australia has formally recalled 51,060 such devices. "Samsung Electronics Australia advises all customers who use a Galaxy Note7 smartphone to power off their device, return it to its place of purchase and use an alternative device until a remedy can be provided," the company said in a statement. According to theaustralian.com.au, while no battery incidents was reported in Australia, Samsung said it was taking "the proactive and voluntary step" of recalling the 51,060 Galaxy Note7 smartphones in response to global concerns. The Rs 59,990 flagship device went on sale in 10 countries. Samsung is recalling and replacing up to 2.5 million Note 7 devices, with nearly $1 billion dollar cost to the company. "Customers who have purchased a Galaxy Note7 from Samsung are entitled to a new Galaxy Note7 and a courtesy device until replacement Galaxy Note7 stock arrives or a

Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco is ready with the second flash sale of its 'Super3 X55' Super TV on September 6. The registration for the second flash sale which started on August 27 will end on September 6 at 11 a.m., the company said in a statement on Monday. LeEco sold over 1,500 units of Super3 X55 TVs in just three minutes during its first flash sale on August 26. The users can avail upto Rs 5,000 cashback on ICICI debit and credit cards or 12 months of no-interest EMI on their purchase through HDFC debit and credit cards on LeMall.com. Users opting Flipkart to purchase the Super TV can get cashback of Rs 5,000 along no-interest EMI for 12 months on Citibank debit and credit cards. The LeEco Super TVs Super3 X55 - 139.7 cm (55) is available for Rs 59,790 with a two-year product warranty as well as four years of warranty on the panel. The flash sale will start at 12:00 PM on September 6. (IANS)

Google will unveil its Pixel (Nexus) range of devices along with Daydream virtual reality (VR) and a new 4K compatible Chromecast to replace the currently available options on October 4, media reported on Tuesday. Earlier reports pointed out that HTC is making this year's Nexus phones and there are two of them -- Pixel and Pixel XL, codenamed Sailfish and Marlin, respectively.  "Google's Pixel XL has allegedly surfaced on a Geekbench benchmark listing recently, showcasing a couple of pieces of information that seem to confirm once more that the codename for the device is Marlin," technology website AndroidHeadlines.com reported on Tuesday.  Pixel XL is expected to have a number of very interesting features: an aluminum unibody design, a rear-facing fingerprint scanner and a 5.5-inch screen, according to earlier leaks. Pixel XL is rumoured to pack quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 1.59GHz paired up with 4GB of RAM and will be running on NMR1, a ve

Cupertino-based giant Apple seems confident that its next generation iPhone 7 -- which is just a day away from launch -- is going to be a huge success as the company has reportedly increased orders of the components needed to manufacture the handset by 10 per cent. "It is also well known that non 's' year variants of iPhone create more excitement and have performed well than 's' variants, which the company also experiences year-on-year," The Next Web reported on Tuesday.  The timing of the move is interesting as Samsung had announced the global recall of its flagship premium device Galaxy Note 7 over battery faults and Apple is hoping to steal a number of its loyal customers. Although the exact reason for the increase in demand remains is still unclear.  "on the other hand, it is safe to say that it has something to do with the average sales of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus that Apple faced when it launched the devices this time last year," the

US technology firm Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Brand) on Tuesday launched an affordable smartphone Moto G Play priced at Rs 8,999 in India. The smartphone features some sweet specs for the budget user: five-inch HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor paired up with 2GB of RAM and runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating system. The device sports 8MP rear camera along with a 5MP front camera and houses 2,800mAh battery.  It also comes with 10W quick charger which gives five hours of power by plugging in for just 15 minutes.  Consumers can also avail the offers including Rs 15,000 Yatra e-cash from Yatra.com and Rs 300 cashback on Moto Pulse 2 headphone. The offers are available till September 13. Consumers can buy the smartphone at Amazon.in starting 10 p.m. onwards from September 6.  (IANS)