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NEW DELHI: Consumer electronics giant Samsung has announced that it will open the pre-booking of its next generation foldable smartphone -- Galaxy Z Fold2 5G on September 14 at 12pm. The customers who wish to pre-book the foldable smartphone can do so by going on Samsung.com and also on authorised retail stores. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G comes in Mystic Black and Mystic Bronze colour options and is priced at Rs 14,9999. The customers who wish to pre-book the smartphone can avail no cost EMI for 12 months, YouTube Premium subscription for 4 months and 22% discount on Microsoft office 365. For those unaware, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G comes with a 6.2-inch HD+ cover display with 816x2260 pixel resolution. The main foldable display is a 7.6-inch QXGA+ (2208 x 1768 pixels) Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display with an aspect ratio of 22.5:18 and 373ppi pixel density. The foldable smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 865+ processor with 12GB of RAM and 512GB internal storage. There’s … [Read more...] about Samsung’s latest folding smartphone Galaxy Z Fold 2 to go on pre-bookings starting September 14: Price and offers

KOLKATA: Moody’s Investor Service has affirmed Bharti Airtel’s Ba1 corporate family rating (CFR) and revised the outlook to `stable’ from `negative,’ following clarity around adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues payment timelines and improved profitability of the Sunil Mittal-led telco’s India mobile services business. The global ratings agency said Airtel’s core India mobile business has benefited from a combination of reduced competition, steady 4G customer adds and tariff hikes taken last December. “The ratings affirmation and change in outlook to stable reflect improving profitability at Bharti's core Indian mobile business, because of a moderation in industry competition, an increase in its 4G customer base, and a tariff hike from December 2019,” Annalisa DiChiara, Moody’s senior vice president, said in a media statement Friday. Staggered payment resolution related to AGR liabilities, she said, “is a positive … [Read more...] about Moody’s has ‘good news’ for Airtel

NEW DELHI: With digital payments constantly growing, financial service providers need to collaborate with fintech developers to build "resilient front-ends" to safeguard consumer interest in view of rising cyber frauds, a top finance ministry official said on Monday. Speaking at a FICCI event on FinTech, K Rajaraman, Additional Secretary in the Finance Ministry, said an area that "needs to be highlighted is cyber security and fraud prevention. Now that there is an explosion in the use of digital platforms. A lot of the activities of fintech have been focused on how to provide resilient front-ends for the financial services providers". Financial service providers must not hesitate to actually collaborate with fintech (financial technology) innovators for beefing up cyber security and fraud prevention, he said. Citing an example of recent cyber attack on New Zealand's stock market, he said, cyber security should get continuous attention from all stakeholders. Last month, New Zealand's … [Read more...] about Fintech companies need to focus on providing resilient front-ends for financial service providers: Government

Tracking results of open heart surgeries may soon become easier and cheaper,thanks to a simple, cost effective palm size blood flow meter developed by scientists of the prestigious Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) here. India is currently fully dependent on imported blood flow meters to precisely measure blood flow rates - a critical parameter to measure the outcome of open heart surgeries. However, this becomes expensive with each unit costing upto Rs 25 lakh to 30 lakh and can be afforded only by very few super speciality hospitals in India. The research team at the city based SCTIMST,an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology under the union government, has developed the palm size device that measures the flow rate of blood using a novel magnetic method and a signal conditioning technique,a press release from the institute said. "The device has a mechanism to produce a magnetic field, an electronic measurement … [Read more...] about New device developed to reduce cost of tracking open heart surgeries

Linc Pen and Plastics Limited has announced the launch of Pentonic Covid-19 Killer, a finger-free touch device that aims to keep users safe in cases of unavoidable physical contact. Priced at Rs 150, Pentonic Covid-19 Killer is a pocket-sized, retractable, sterilising marker that can be used on surfaces while one is on the move, like elevator buttons, doorbells, card swipe machines, ATM buttons, vending machines, switches and innumerable other areas where physical contact might have otherwise been inevitable. Measuring 122mm in height and 20mm in width, it functions as an extension of one’s index finger, as per Linc. According to the company, the 70% ethanol-based ink of the Pentonic Covid-19 Killer also sterilises the surface it touches. The marker-like design is meant to enable one-handed use. The tool is operated with a push button and comes with a replaceable ethanol-based ink refill. Pentonic Covid-19 Killer will be available at retail stores, stationery shops and … [Read more...] about Linc Pens announces pocket-sized finger-free sterilising device