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    Bloomberg Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man who spent the early few months of the pandemic raising more than $20 billion by selling stakes in his technology venture, is now on a shopping spree. The Indian billionaire is looking to acquire several local online retailers to help expand product offerings, people familiar with the matter said, as he races to build his e-commerce platform and compete against  Amazon. com Inc.   Reliance Industries  Ltd, Ambani’s oil, retail and telecommunications conglomerate, is in various stages of negotiations to either buy out or purchase stakes in Urban Ladder, an online furniture seller, Zivame, a lingerie maker, and Netmeds, which delivers medicine, the people said, asking not to be identified as the talks are confidential. There’s no certainty the deliberations may result in a deal, they added. The 63-year-old tycoon is seeking to widen his retail footprint in a market that’s become a hot spot for global giants such as...

   South Korean electronics maker  Samsung  on Monday launched in India its Galaxy Watch3 smartwatch and Galaxy Live Buds earphones. Unveiled on August 5 at the company’s biannual Galaxy Unpacked event, the Galaxy Watch3 comes in 41mm and 45mm variants. The 41mm variant comes in Mystic Bronze and Mystic Silver colours, whereas, the 45mm comes in Mystic Silver and Mystic Black colours. Both the variants come with Bluetooth and 4G LTE connectivity options. The Galaxy Buds Live, on the other hand, comes in Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black and Mystic White colours. Samsung  Galaxy Watch3 price in India and sale details The Galaxy Watch3 41mm is priced at Rs 29,990 and Rs 34490 for the Bluetooth and 4G variants, respectively. The 45mm Bluetooth and 4G variants are priced at Rs 32990 and Rs 38990, respectively. The Galaxy Watch3 will go on sale starting August 27 at retail stores,  Samsung  Opera House, Samsung.com and other online portals.  Currently, the G...

   Dell on Tuesday launched in India the XPS 17 notebook with 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processors, paired with discreet Nvidia GeForce GTX graphic processing units (GPUs). Priced Rs 2,09,500 onwards, the XPS 17 will be available in 10th Generation Intel Core i7 FHD processor and Core i7 UHD processor with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU configurations. It will be available on Amazon India, Dell online store and select Dell Exclusive Stores from August 18. The XPS 17 features bezel-less four-sided InfinityEdge display, accommodating a big screen panel on a 15-inch laptop footprint. Made from two pieces of machined aluminium, it is lightweight, sturdy, and durable. According to the company, the Dell XPS 17 enclosure is made through CNC (computer numerical control) machining process and the Corning Gorilla Glass 6 is bonded to the aluminium to make it damage-resistant, durable, and elegant.  ALSO READ:  ASUS Zephyrus G14 with AMD Ryzen 4000-series processors launched in In...

   Samsung  Galaxy M31s is a new smartphone in the South Korean electronics maker’s millennial-centric Galaxy M-series, launched in 2019 to take on Chinese rivals. Besides seasonal upgrades, the smartphone brings some premium features otherwise limited to the company’s flagship  smartphones.  Moreover, the phone boasts its segment-leading 64-megapixel quad-camera array on the back, Infinity-O (punch-hole) AMOLED screen and 6,000mAh battery. On paper, the Galaxy M31s seems to be the go-to smartphone in the midrange segment. But how does it fare in real life? Let’s find out:   Samsung  Galaxy M31s: Design The Galaxy M31s seems identical to the  Galaxy A51 (review) , except that it has a different gradient design on the back. Made mostly of plastic, the phone is thick (9.3mm) and heavy (203g). It, however, has good ergonomics and feels comfortable to hold and operate. Like the Galaxy A51, it has a slightly raised rectangular quad-camera module on the...

  Two CRPF jawans and a policeman were killed in a militant attack in  Baramulla  district of  Jammu and Kashmir  on Monday, police said. Militants attacked a security forces party at a 'naka' in Kreeri area of  Baramulla  district in north Kashmir this morning, a police official said.   He said two CRPF personnel and a special police officer (SPO) of  Jammu and Kashmir  police were killed in the firing. Security forces have cordoned off the area and a hunt has been launched to nab the militants. Read Complete Article  

    Redmi 9 Prime goes on sale today at  Xiaomi  online portal and Amazon India. Launched earlier in August, the smartphone comes in space blue, mint green, matte black and sunrise flare colours. It will be available in 64GB and 128GB storage variants, both with 4GB RAM, priced at Rs 9,999 and Rs 11,999, respectively. Redmi 9 Prime specifications The Redmi 9 Prime features Xiaomi’s Aura 360 design with gradient reflective cover on the back, which is also home to the phone’s fingerprint sensor.   The phone has dual 4G SIM card slots, a dedicated microSD card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack and infrared (IR) blaster. The Redmi 9 Prime sports a 6.53-inch fullHD+ IPS screen, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It is the first Redmi number series phone to feature a quad-camera set-up on the rear, featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, a 5MP macros sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. Read Complete Article

   International Business Machines Corp announced on Monday a new processor chip for data centers that it says will be able to handle three times the workload of its predecessor. The IBM-designed Power10 chip will be manufactured by  Samsung  Electronics Co Ltd and is meant for use by businesses inside data centers,  IBM  said.   The chip will use Samsung's 7-nanometer chip manufacturing process, which is similar to the 7-nanometer technology that Advanced Micro Devices Inc uses to have its chips made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. ALSO READ:  Intel a symbol of big tech's with missed opportunities, failures Both  IBM  and AMD use outside chip factories to compete against  Intel  Corp, the dominant provider of central processor chips in data centers and one of the few players left that both designs and manufactures its own chips. Read Complete Article