Online Booking For The All New 2020 Skoda Karoq SUVStarts At Rs. 50,000

While the all new 2020 Skoda Karoq SUV will reach showrooms only after the countrywide lockdown is lifted, the Skoda Auto India seems determined to launch the SUV on digital media.

Skoda Karoq SUV launch

The official launch of the SUV was slated last month but had to be postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak. But the company decided to announce the SUV at an all-digital event. Expecting a huge response from Indian markets, the company has even started receiving online booking for Skoda Karoq SUV. Showcased at 2020 Auto Expo in February, the SUV is open for online booking at an amount of Rs. 50,000.

Skoda Karoq SUV details

The Czech-based carmaker provided important details of the new SUV. Built on the MQB platform, the SUV will be available in a completely built unity (CBU). But it will come in single variant. The excellent thing is that the buyers will get a choice in color. The SUV will be available inMagic Black, Lava Blue, Brilliant Silver, Candy White, Magnetic Brown and Quartz Greycolors.

The new 2020 Skoda Karoq SUV will compete with Jeep Compass, Hyundai Tucson and the recently launched Volkswagen T-Roc. The Skoda Karoq 2020 has all leather upholstery, ambient lighting and 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system with SmartLink connectivity.

Skoda Karoq SUV engine power

It runs on a 1.5 liter, four-cylinder TSI petrol engine mated to seven-speed gear DSG box. And the company claims that the SUV can run at the top speed of 2020 kmph and it takes only 9 seconds in reaching from 0-100 kmph.

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Google Starts Gaming Series To Kill Boredom

In an attempt to help people having a great time in lockdown, Google will publish games from its Doodle archive for the next two weeks starting April 27. It will be a throwback Doodle series containing some of the best interactive Google Doodle games.

Coding for Carrots

The first game featured on Google is “Coding for Carrot”. It was developed in 2017 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Logo that was the first ever programming language developed for kids. But this game is still very interesting.

It includes developing simple combinations of commands to guide the rabbit to collect carrots. The game has different levels that make it more interesting. Another advantage of this game is that it provides kids an opportunity to learn Scratch, a kid-oriented programming language. In other words, they can learn the programming language while playing the game.

Popular Google Doodle games

People will remember that some of the most popular Doodle games had multiplayer support. For example, take Loteria that is a Mexican bingo-like game. It allows multiplayer gaming with friends or with random players available online. Google is selecting games for the coming days and the coming lockdown days are going to be very exciting with Google Doodle games.

Objective of Google games

COVID-19 continues to impact people around the world and they are forced to stay indoors for as much as possible. And allowing people to play games is the most encouraging way to say “Stay Home. Save Lives”.

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Meteor 350 Fireball Is The New Bike From Royal Enfield

Royal Enfield is preparing to launch Meteor 350 Fireball in competition to Imperiale 400 of Benelli and Jawa Forty-Two. While the Royal Enfield’s is yet to be formally launched, its pictures with important details including price have been leaked on the web.

Royal Enfield Meteor 350 Fireball leaked details

Design

The screenshots grabbed during a TVC shoot show that the new design is based on J1D platform. The leaked images show the bike with a rounded headlamp cluster with LED DRLs and circular tail light. It has a twin-pod instrument panel and stepped seat. Also, the company is offering a tinted flyscreen as an optional accessory at a cost of Rs. 1,750.

Engine

The Meteor 350 Fireball is powered by the same 349 cc single-cylinder engine found in the Classic 350 model. But the new model will come with a fuel-injection upgraded BS6 emission norms. And it will produce a power of 19.8 bhp and 28 Nm. The engine will be paired with a 5-speed gearbox.

Suspension

There could be telescopic front forks and dual shock absorbers at the rear. And both the ends have disc brakes assisted by dual-channel ABS as standard.

Colours and price

Royal Enfield could launch the Meteor 350 Fireball in exciting bright shades that were seen on the Thunderbird X. The company is launching the new model as replacement to the Thunderbird 350 and it could cost approximately Rs. 1.68 lack at ex-showroom price.

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Recently TVS motors procure Norton Motorcycles in GBP 16 billion

India’s leading two-wheel manufactures, TVS motors recently announced that they acquire the most trustable British Brand Norton Motorcycles with GBP 16 billion. It was all-cash-deal which is around 153 crores in Indian currency.

The TVS said it will be the most interesting deal of India that our TVS motor company has rapidly grown in the international level.

A look at TVS motors

In India, the TVS motors placed at number 3 position for two-wheeler manufactures and leading exporter of two-wheelers in international country UK. The Joint manager of TVS motors commenting on this news and said, it is a proud moment for TVS Motors Company. Norton is an outstanding company and we have an immense opportunity to showcase globally. This deal fully goes to our satisfied customers all over India and we will do our best to regain the trust and glory at the international level.

Norton is the leading two-wheeler manufactures that contributing to business plans with distinctive approaches. Thus, the TVS will also work for customers globally and build a higher success rate to go forward in the business in upcoming years.

A press statement

The press says, the TVS motors are highly excited about the deal and showcasing upcoming products of Norton like a commando, dominator, etc. we will extend our global reach and supply chain opportunities. We have a collaboration with BMW Motorrad under which we have manufactured BMW G310 and BMW G 310 GS.

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TVS Motor Company Will Make Norton Brand Of Motorcycles

TVS Motor Company announced acquisition of Norton Motorcycles of Britain in an all-cash deal of GBP 16 million. TVS divulged the details of the acquisition in a statement. It said that TVS was acquiring certain assets of Norton Motorcycles (UK) Limited through one of TVS Motor’s overseas subsidiaries.

Press statement of TVS Motor Company

Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director, TVS Motor Company said that that was a momentous time for them at the company. Norton was an iconic British brand celebrated across the world and it presented TVS an immense opportunity to scale globally. He further said that the transaction was in line with their effort to cater to aspirations of discerning motorcycle customers.

Mr. Venu assured that Norton would continue to retain its distinctive identity with dedicated and specific business plans. TVS Motor would work closely with customers and employees in building the success and pre-eminence of the Norton Motorcycles brand. Also, he added that the company looked forward to growing together globally in the coming years.

The statement further reads that TVS Motor Company was exited about the existing and upcoming models of Norton Motorcycles. These include Commando, Dominator and V4 RR. It also said that Norton Motorcycles would help TVS Motor Company in expanding its reach to global markets.

Collaborations of TVS Motor Company

It has collaboration with BMW Motorrad under which it makes BMW G 310 R and BMW G 310 GS motorcycles at its manufacturing unit in southern India. Also, TVS is a big brand and it makes motorcycles like TVS Apache RR 310.

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WhatsApp Will Bring New Features To Take On Google Duo And Zoom

According to the WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, you will soon be able to add more people to your video call. At present, WhatsApp allows only four participants in a video call. But it is revealed that WhatsApp is working on the ability to allow more users to participate in a video call.

WhatsApp’s new video call feature

The tracker discovered the new features in WhatsApp v2.20.128 beta and WhatsApp v2.20.129 beta for Android. The strings related to extended Group Call Limit were traced in the WhatsApp v2.20.128 beta. But the feature has yet to be started for public.

WhatsApp is seriously working on increasing the limit of participant from four to unknown as it has yet to declare how many participants will it allow in a video call. The users will come to know about the new limit of participants in a video call once the feature is rolled out. Also, all this feature will become active only after updating their WhatsApp versions.

Warning for the new feature

The tracker gave no idea as to when will the feature will be rolled out commercially but it did issue a warning. The tracker advised not to update to the v2.20.128 beta, if you often use this feature. Earlier, this feature was spotted for iOS as v2.20.50.23 beta.

WhatsApp v2.20.129 beta

This Android feature is about a new Call Header. It updates the users that all calls are secured with end-to-end encryption. Also, this feature is yet to be updated by WhatsApp.

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iPhone SE (2020): Price, Specifications And Availability

iPhone SE (2020), the most affordable iPhone model by Apple, has been launched on Wednesday. Called new iPhone SE or iPhone SE 2nd generation, the phone sports a 4.7-inch screen that was a common feature of regular iPhone models except the Plus ones.

iPhone SE (2020) specifications

Display: It is a 4.7-inch Retina HD IPS LCD display with 750×1334 pixels resolution. Also, it features True Tone tech that allows adjusting white balance. Its peak brightness is 625 nits. It supports Dolby Vision and HDR10. Also, it has Haptic Touch support seen in newer iPhone models.

Platform: The phone packs A13 Bionic chip found in iPhone 11 models. Available in 64GB, 125GB and 256GB models, the phone is protected by a sapphire crystal. It offers a Touch ID button instead of the Face ID support. But it lacks 3.5mm headphone jack.

Camera: It comes with a single 12-MP camera sensor with f/1.8 aperture + OIS at the rear. LED True Tone flash with Slow Sync is also provided for better experience. It can record 4K video at up to 60fps. Additionally, it has Smart HDR for photos. But the single camera has amazing features like Portrait mode. The front camera is a 7-MP shutter with an f/2.2 aperture for selfies and video chat.

iPhone SE (2020) cost

In India, the price will start at Rs. 42,500 for 64GB variant and go up to Rs. 47,800 for 128GB storage variant, and Rs. 58,300 for the 256GB storage variant. But the company is silent on India availability of the phones.

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Critics Point To Security Lapses In Arogya Setu App

Survey of India has made public a trove of maps related to the Arogya Setu App that helps in tracing COVID-19 patients. The officials associated with the project said that it would improve geospatial data as well as develop maps customized to different COVID-19 related applications like healthcare facilities, infection clusters and disaster management.

Advantage of Arogya Setu App

The maps released by Survey of India, the apex map making body of India, wouldn’t be directly useful for general public as they are aimed to help government agencies in getting geospatial information related to COVID-19 spread.

The app is developed with the aim to strengthen the public health delivery system of state and central governments by facilitating geospatial information related to health, socio-economic distress and livelihood challenges. The PM in his address to the nation on April 14 urged people to download the Arogya Setu App in their mobiles.

Users need to keep the Bluetooth and location history “on” as much as possible. The app will alert the users if they are in the vicinity of a COVID-19 patient. The app will also help in tracking those quarantined and helping in executing quarantine.

Critical reception of the application

According to critics, the Arogya Setu App and other apps related to it like Sahyog could compromise on the privacy of the users. They said that there was no clarity on how the data would be shared and used. The pointed that transferring data from Arogya Setu App to others could be a problem.

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Watch Online Launch Of OnePlus 8 Pro And OnePlus 8

OnePlus8 Pro and OnePlus 8 phones will be launched in a global online event on April 14. The company will host the event where it will divulge details including price, availability and specification of the new phones.

Phone specs leaked

The leaked pictures of the phones show OnePlus 8 Pro having a quad camera setup at the rear while the OnePlus 8 has triple rear cameras. According to leaks, the phones will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC and they will support 5G. Also, the company has confirmed 120Hz display refresh rate on the two phones.

Live stream link and expected price

The launch of phones will begin at 8:30pm IST today and the event will be live streamed on the official website of OnePlus. Also, it will be available on YouTube.

OnePlus 8 Pro is available in 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256 GB storage. The cost of these phones will be EUR 919 and EUR 929 (roughly Rs. 76,000-76,900) and EUR 1,009 and EUR 1,019 (roughly Rs. 83,500-84,400) respectively.

OnePlus 8 is also available in 8GB and 12 GB configurations. And the price will be EUR 719 and EUR 729 (roughly Rs. 59,500-60,400) and EUR 819 and EUR 829 (roughly Rs. 67,800-68,700) respectively.

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau said in an interview that these phones won’t cost more than $1,000 (roughly Rs. 76,400). He indicated that most expensive OnePlus phone would be cheaper than the base variant of Samsung Galaxy S20 5G that starts at $999.99 (roughly Rs. 76,400).

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