Technical Suncity

  The 2017  year has pretty much offered what everyone expected, maybe much more than that. In the wake of demonetisation late last year, the country was literally standing in the middle of a financial flux, leaving customers stranded without cash and businesses without capital. But, India successfully managed to deliver despite this overwhelming hiccup. The policy of  credit largely goes to an army of   fintech   startups that were relentlessly at play in the background. Even as the financial pressure consolidated earlier this year, the fintech sector was there to ensure that businesses don't crumble under it by extending a steady supply of capital to SME businesses. The change in the tax regime was also another milestone and engraved the role of the fintech sector more prominently in the new India that's coming to fore. The year has pretty much offered what everyone expected. It has cemented the significance of the fintech sector in India. From increased mom...

Ford India added a new variant to their premium SUV, the Ford Endeavour. The new variant comes with a 2.2-litre, four-cylinder Duratorq TDCi engine that produces 163bhp and 385Nm of torque, paired with a six-speed automatic gearbox. Alongside the new, smaller engine, Ford has also added a fully electric panoramic sunroof – an element that is steadily becoming a norm in premium SUVs like Volkswagen Tiguan, Skoda Kodiaq and others. The Ford Endeavour 2.2l variant is also equipped with Ford SYNC 3 infotainment system, which comes with wireless mobile connectivity for music and telephony, an integrated satellite-linked navigation system, and other ancillary functions like rear view camera with dynamic guide rails. Ford has also equipped this trim with what it calls 'Active Noise Cancellation' to improve in-cabin refinement, and this coupled with the new panoramic sunroof is aimed at reinstating the Endeavour's premium positioning in the market. The Ford Endeavour also comes...

Tata Motors have  a significant presence at the 2018 Auto Expo, and among the significant announcements, is a refresh of its Impact design language, termed as Impact 2.0. The new design language will be shown off on the company's upcoming premium hatchback, called Tata X451 for the time being.  New hatchback will be positioned above the Tata Tiago, and will be Tata's first premium hatchback in recent times. The Tata X451 will likely share a few elements with the compact crossover, the Tata Nexon. As seen in the teasers shared by Tata Motors, these similarities may include a ceramic band that runs along the hatchback's window line, the updated ConnectNext infotainment system and similar interior qualities. The Tata X451 will be the first car to be built on the company's Advanced Modular Platform (AMP), which is the platform that all of the company's future cars will be based on. In terms of powertrain, the company's 1.2-litre Revotron petrol and 1.05-litre Re...

Reliance as announced a new low-cost plan exclusively for JioPhone users on the occasion of Republic Day. The telecom  operator has announced a new Rs 49 plan for the jio  that offers free voice calls, unlimited data (1GB high speed data), and a validity of 28 days. Besides this, Jio is also introducing affordable data add-ons at Rs 11, Rs 21, Rs 51 and Rs 101.  “Tariffs charged for feature phone users continue to be exorbitant, while their smartphone counterparts on Jio enjoyed free voice calls and High Speed Data at the most affordable tariffs. The high feature phone tariffs make it impossible for them to even think of using data, let alone avail advanced data services like video calling, mobile video and mobile applications. Jio has made data affordable for everyone,” the company said in a press statement. it comes just hours after the company announced that it was regulate its new plans  for smartphone users. The the company’s plans will now offer a...

The Vivo smartphone with an under-display fingerprint sensor, the  Vivo X20 Plus  UD, has launched in China and will be available starting February 1 for CNY 3,598 (Rs 36,000 approximately directly converted). The  Vivo X20 Plus UD  is a new variant of the original X20 Plus. The original  X20 Plus was launched in September last year. The smartphone sports an AMOLED display that hides the Synaptics-made  under-display fingerprint sensor. Coming to the other specifications of the smartphone, it is a dual-SIM device running on Android 7.1 out of the box. It has a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with full HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) resolution. The smartphones display boasts of an 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. The Vivo X20 Plus UD has a micro-USB port and a 3.5mm headphones jack. The smartphone packs a 3900mAh battery and weighs 183.1 grams. It is 7.35mm thin.  At the back,...

  Apple iOS 11.3  will offer features such as giving users power to control their batteries, Augmented Reality (AR) upgrade and Animoji. "This spring, iOS 11.3 will deliver exciting new platform to experience Augmented Reality on iPhone and iPad, new Animoji on iPhone X and the ability to view health records in the Health app, The  feature will be to show battery health and recommend when a battery needs to be serviced. Users can also see if the power management feature -- first introduced in iOS 10.2.1 -- is on and can choose to turn it off, the company said.  This feature is available for devices such as iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE,  iPhone 6s , iPhone 6s Plus,  iPhone 7  and  iPhone 7 Plus . In the new update,  Apple ARKit , the company's AR development platform which could only recognise horizontal surfaces while placing virtual objects, gets support to identify vertical objects. "ARKit can now recognise and place virtual...

 Reliance jio is constantly brewing top tie up  with smartphone makers and if industry sources are to be believed, the company is in talks with HMD Global to launch the 4G variant of the  nokia 3310  in India, bundled with data and calling offers.   reliance jio  and HMD Global have been brewing this partnership since some time, and that Jio is keen to exclusively bundle its services with the upgraded  nokia 3310 . The  Nokia 3310 4G  is expected to be announced soon. The device recently appeared on China’s TENAA certification website with model number TA-1077. HMD Global can be expected to unveil the 4G variant of the  nokia 3310  at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Samsung still holds 40% volume market share in India for the November 2017 quarter. Samsung is trusted  smartphone brands in India and which  claims that it has retained that position in last November quarter. Samsung, which currently sells more than almost two dozen phones in India, offers a range of products including basic phones as well smartphones ranging from 4.5K to 65K. The company claims that it retains its top spot with 45% value market share and 40% volume market share in India. samsung india head siad'; “Samsung is India’s number 1 smartphone company by a distance. As per GFK, which tracks sales to end consumers, in the last (November) quarter Samsung had a 45% value market share and 40% volume market share. Samsung is a full range player and leads the smartphone business across every segment of the India market in 2017. More importantly, Samsung is India’s ‘Most Trusted’ brand. We owe our undisputed leadership to the love and trust of millions of our c...