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India's first pvt deeptech hub launches in NCR, aiming to mobilise 0 mn

India's first pvt deeptech hub launches in NCR, aiming to mobilise $100 mn

by | Jul 18, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 7:48 PM IST


Deeptech venture capital (VC) firm 8X Ventures, Arctic Invent, and SanchiConnect have joined forces to launch India’s first privately managed deeptech innovation hub that will engage with up to 10 deeptech startups in the first year with no dilution on the equity front.


Collectively, the hub targets to mobilise $100 million in the Indian deeptech ecosystem.


The hub will operate from a campus in Noida with more than 7,000 square feet of area and has ambitious growth plans to move to a larger 100,000 square feet space over the next year to accommodate the growing interest from startups, VCs, and related ecosystem members.


The facility will feature space for state-of-the-art labs, collaborative workspaces, critical shared resources to scale deeptech startups, and exclusive access to industry-leading mentors and experts, according to an official announcement from the grouping.


The hub is collecting interests for participation at www.deeptech.social.


Chirag Gupta, managing partner, 8X Ventures, talking about the initiative, said, “We hold the conviction that Indian deeptech innovators of today will become globally transformative companies tomorrow. That only happens with sufficient support. It is about time that NCR’s growing startup ecosystem had a hub like the one we are building.”


8X Ventures, an early-stage deeptech VC firm led by Chirag Gupta, recently announced the first close of its second INR 200 crore deeptech fund. Their previous fund has invested in Solinas Integrity, XYMA Analytics, Patherun Technologies, Lightspeed Photonics, and Zenpulsar.


SanchiConnect, a software-as-a-service platform, supports over 3,000 deeptech startups and more than 500 academic incubators, mentors, corporates, institutional funds, and technology partners.


Further, Arctic Invent, founded in 2013, is a full-service intellectual property rights (IPR) consulting firm that helps businesses protect their innovations and creative works.


Talking about the initiative, Sunil Shekhawat, CEO, SanchiConnect, said, “We are excited to lay the foundation of India’s first privately managed deeptech innovation hub. This initiative intends to support the deeptech ecosystem in the country by offering vital support and resources to startups that have moved past the incubation phase. We aim to help them focus on their core business and bring their ideas to market steadily.”

First Published: Jul 18 2024 | 7:48 PM IST



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Nothing to launch Phone 2a 'Plus' variant on July 31: What to expect

Nothing to launch Phone 2a 'Plus' variant on July 31: What to expect

by | Jul 18, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 5:19 PM IST


Nothing, the British consumer technology brand, has announced that it will be launching a “Plus” variant of the Nothing Phone 2a on July 31. In a press note released by the company announcing the name and the launch date, Nothing said that an “extraordinary new smartphone is coming.” 


Additionally, on social media platform X (formerly twitter), Nothing posted the announcement with a tagline “Plus. More. Extra.”, suggesting that the smartphone could be identical to the Phone 2a that launched earlier this year but with a larger display.


Nothing Phone 2a Plus: What to expect


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Before the official announcement of the Phone 2a Plus, several media reports surfaced stating that a new smartphone by Nothing has been spotted on multiple certification websites including UAE’s TDRA (Telecommunication and Digital Government Regulatory Authority) certification site and India’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). However, there are no specification details available for the upcoming Nothing Phone 2a Plus currently.


Community Edition Project?


Nothing in March announced “The Community Edition Project” inviting its community members to participate in designing, packaging, and customising a version of Phone 2a smartphone. The process was divided into four stages – hardware design, smartphone wallpapers, packaging and marketing. While the first three stages have already been completed, Nothing on July 10 announced that it was starting the final stage for marketing the smartphone. 


In a post on X announcing the stage 4, Nothing said that the product is almost ready and now “it’s time to look at the bigger picture.”


It is unlikely that Nothing will launch two separate variants of the Phone 2a in a quick succession and thus it is possible that the Phone 2a Plus is the Community Edition Project variant.

First Published: Jul 18 2024 | 4:50 PM IST



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OnePlus 12r Sunset Dune colour to be available starting July 20 with offers

OnePlus 12r Sunset Dune colour to be available starting July 20 with offers

by | Jul 18, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 4:24 PM IST


OnePlus has announced that its recently launched Sunset Dune colour variant of the OnePlus 12r smartphone will be available in India starting July 20. The Chinese smartphone maker said that the new colour option has a “delicate fusion” of gold and pink colours, which creates a visual inspired by the “wind-sculpted sand’s serene and majestic contours”. Additionally, the company said that the Sunset Dune variant of the OnePlus 12r features a textured back panel that is smooth to touch, reminiscent of the surface of desert dunes.


OnePlus has also announced introductory offers for the new colour variant as well as No-cost equated monthly instalment (EMI) plans for the OnePlus 12r smartphone. Here are the details:


OnePlus 12r – Sunset Dune: Price, availability


The OnePlus 12R in new Sunset Dune colour option is offered in 8GB RAM and 256GB on-board storage configuration. It will be available for purchase from July 20 at Rs 42,999 on the company’s official website, OnePlus Store app, e-commerce platform Amazon India and select OnePlus Experience Stores.


OnePlus 12r: Offers


Customers purchasing the Sunset Dune colour variant are offered a discount of Rs 3,000 on ICICI Bank, Onecard and SBI bank credit cards. Additionally, customers purchasing the 8GB+256GB variant of the OnePlus 12r including the Sunset Dune colour can get OnePlus Buds 3 for no additional cost.


OnePlus has also announced that No-cost EMI options up to 9 months are available on the 8GB + 256GB and 16GB + 256GB variants.


OnePlus 12r Sunset Dune: Specifications


  • Display: 6.78-inch 1.5K 10-bit AMOLED 120Hz ProXDR with LTPO 4, HDR10+


  • Cover Glass: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus


  • Operating System: OxygenOS 14 based on Android 14


  • Chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2


  • RAM: 8GB


  • Storage: 256GB


  • Battery: 5,500mAh, 100W SUPERVOOC (wired)


  • Rear camera: 50MP main AF with OIS (Sony IMX89) + 8MP ultra-wide-angle + 2MP macro


  • Front: 16MP


  • Port: USB 2.0, Type-C


  • Audio: Dolby Atmos

First Published: Jul 18 2024 | 4:16 PM IST



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HONOR 200 series with AI-powered utility features launched: Price, specs

HONOR 200 series with AI-powered utility features launched: Price, specs

by | Jul 18, 2024 | Technology


3 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 3:15 PM IST


China’s HONOR has launched its HONOR 200 series smartphone series in India. The series encompasses two models – HONOR 200 and HONOR 200 Pro. Both of these smartphones offer artificial intelligence-powered features such as Magic Portal feature that the company said will enhance user’s interaction with the smartphone by understanding messages and guiding them to relevant apps. HONOR 200 series smartphones also get AI powered tools for photo enhancement, video editing and more.


HONOR 200 series: Price and availability


HONOR 200 Pro


12GB RAM + 512GB storage: Rs 57,999


Colours: Ocean Cyan and Black


HONOR 200


8GB RAM + 256GB storage: Rs 34,999


12GB RAM + 512GB storage: Rs 39,999


Colours: Moonlight White and Black


Both HONOR 200 Pro and HONOR 200 smartphones will be available in India starting July 20 on exploreHONOR website, e-commerce platform Amazon India and select retail outlets.


HONOR 200 series: Introductory offer


During the Amazon Prime Day Sale on July 20 and July 21, the customers purchasing the HONOR 200 Pro can avail a discount of Rs 8000. This is in addition to the bank discount of Rs 3000 on ICICI and SBI Bank credit cards. 


Similarly, for the standard HONOR 200 smartphone, the customers can avail a discount of Rs 1000 during the Amazon Prime Day Sale in addition to Rs 2000 bank discount on ICICI and SBI Bank credit cards. 


Additionally, on purchasing any of the HONOR 200 series smartphones, customers can get HONOR wireless earphone or HONOR Watch for no additional cost at selected mainline stores or can avail a coupon discount of Rs 2000 instead.


HONOR 200 series: AI features


Both smartphones offer AI-powered photo enhancement and media editing tools like the Night Portrait Mode that uses AI to improve low-light portrait shots. Additionally, HONOR said that it has implemented AI within the smartphone’s algorithm that allows it to learn facial features in images and optimise them for different lighting scenarios. There is also an Instant Movie short video feature that the company said optimises the “core action capture algorithm” to make the final video feel more natural.


The HONOR 200 series smartphones run on Android based MagicOS 8.0 user interface that brings many utility based AI features. These include a Magic Portal feature that enhances user’s interaction with the smartphone by understanding messages and guiding them to relevant apps based on it. Other features include Magic Anywhere Door that essentially improves file transferring within the device, and an iPhone’s Dynamic Island style Magic Capsule that allows users to keep track of their essential activities such as alarms, calls, order delivery status and more. The smartphone also comes with support for Air Gestures, a feature that enables users to control the smartphone without making any contact.


HONOR 200 Pro: Specifications


  • Display: 6.78-inch quad-curved AMOLED, 1.5K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 4000 nits HDR peak brightness


  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3


  • RAM: 12GB 


  • Storage: 512GB


  • Rear camera: 50MP Primary with OIS (H9000 sensor) + 50MP telephoto with 2.5x zoom (OIS) (Sony IMX856) + 12MP ultra-wide


  • Front camera: 50MP


  • Battery: 5200mAh


  • Charging: 100W wired and 66W wireless


  • OS: Android based MagicOS 8.0


HONOR 200: Specifications


  • Display: 6.7-inch quad-curved AMOLED, 1.5K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 4000 nits HDR peak brightness


  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3


  • RAM: 8GB / 12GB RAM


  • Storage: 256GB / 512GB


  • Rear camera: 50MP Primary with OIS (Sony IMX906) + 50MP telephoto with 2.5x zoom (Sony IMX856) + 12MP ultra-wide


  • Front camera: 50MP


  • Battery: 5200mAh


  • Charging: 100W wired 


  • OS: Android based MagicOS 8.0

First Published: Jul 18 2024 | 3:15 PM IST



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New SpaceX spaceship to replace International Space Station; check details

New SpaceX spaceship to replace International Space Station; check details

by | Jul 18, 2024 | Technology


US space agency Nasa has announced that SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will push the International Space Station on course toward its final descent. (Photo: X@SpaceX)

3 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 1:54 PM IST


An era in space exploration will conclude when the International Space Station (ISS) is anticipated to be decommissioned in the early 2030s. Considered the epitome of international cooperation in space, the ISS will be succeeded by a next-generation Dragon spacecraft, developed by Elon Musk-owned SpaceX.

 


US space agency Nasa has already announced that it would pay Elon Musk’s company SpaceX up to $843 million to help decommission the ISS. On Wednesday (17 July), Nasa and SpaceX shared that the Dragon spacecraft will be “powerful enough to pull the ISS out of orbit into a fiery plummet to a remote ocean grave, probably in 2031.”

 

Later, in a post on X, SpaceX said, “With 6X more propellant and 4X the power of today’s Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX was selected to design and develop the US Deorbit Vehicle for a precise, controlled deorbit of the @Space_Station.”

How will the Dragon spacecraft replace the ISS?


The Dragon spacecraft will push the ISS on course toward its final descent. While Nasa has not chosen a precise location yet, it said that the ISS will be pushed into a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean. However, the US space agency has clarified that when the football field-sized spacecraft comes screaming down, there will be no risk of it hitting anywhere but the open ocean.


After the ISS is decommissioned, Nasa and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, will go their separate ways and transition to new space stations. Once it is decommissioned, Nasa intends to transition into smaller, privately-owned space stations closer to the Earth’s surface. This will be a significant shift from the present, as the ISS, launched in 1998, is jointly maintained in low Earth orbit by five space agencies –  Nasa (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).


How will SpaceX make its dragon spacecraft ‘superpowered’?


According to SpaceX, it will attach a new high-powered trunk to its existing Cargo Dragon. Subsequently, it will supercharge the vehicle with 46 Draco engines, which is 30 more engines than a regular Dragon spacecraft.


With six times as much propellant to produce four times the power, SpaceX hopes its Dragon spacecraft will be about twice as long as a regular Dragon ship. This ‘deorbit vehicle’ will have the capability to deorbit the ISS and ensure the avoidance of risk to populated areas. Notably, the ISS is maintained 250 miles above Earth’s surface.


The current Dragon spacecraft is capable of carrying up to seven passengers to and from Earth orbit and beyond. According to the SpaceX website, it is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth.


“In 2012, Cargo Dragon became the first commercial vehicle to dock with the ISS and, if all goes according to plan, the new Dragon spacecraft will be the last vehicle to ever dock with the station,” said Sarah Walker, SpaceX’s director of Dragon mission management, in the press briefing.

First Published: Jul 18 2024 | 1:54 PM IST



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Microsoft's AI-powered Designer app is now available on iOS and Android

Microsoft's AI-powered Designer app is now available on iOS and Android

by | Jul 18, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2024 | 1:36 PM IST

Microsoft Designer app is now generally available for both iOS and Android users with a personal Microsoft account. With the AI-powered Designer app, the users can create custom images, stickers and more using a wide range of templates. Users can also edit images using AI and restyle them or create collages of images. Designer also arrives with an avatar creator which it prompts you to use on the mobile version of the app. 


Editing images with AI in Designer app will let users restyle existing images or remove background, people, objects from images. It can also add AI -generated borders, text and branding to images. 


Microsoft Designer is currently available as a standalone app but it is also available through Copilot in apps like Word and PowerPoint. With Copilot Pro subscription, the users can create images and designs within Word and PowerPoint. Microsoft is also adding a new banner image generator for Word documents soon. 


Windows Insiders will get access to Designer within the Photos app on Windows 11 and features such as removing backgrounds, erasing objects, auto cropping and filters will be available directly in Photos so that the user does not have to leave the app. Microsoft Edge will also receive similar features soon. 


The Designer arrives with 15 daily boosts that can be used to create or edit AI-powered images and designs. These boosts are used when a user is creating in the Designer app or wherever Designer is integrated across Microsoft apps. After upgrading to a Copilot Pro subscription, users will receive 100 Boosts per day.


Microsoft Designer is supported in more than 80 languages on the web. It is available as a free mobile app and as an app in Windows.

First Published: Jul 18 2024 | 1:36 PM IST



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