Here's another edition of 360 daily with all the big tech newsmakers of the day - Amazon Prime Video gets an India launch date; Flipkart & Snapdeal lifted cash on delivery restrictions; Qualcomm's new SoC for 2017 flagships; OnePlus 3 being phased out in certain markets; and more. Let's dive in. 623s6z
Too many Asian executives in Silicon Valley, suggested Trump aide
Steve Bannon, US president-elect criticised the rise of Silicon Valley CEOs of Asian origin in an interview of Donald Trump last year. In the interview, Trump had said “We've gotta be able to keep great people in the country. We've gotta create, you know, job creators,” adding, "We have to keep our talented people in this country." To this, Bannon replied, “When two-thirds or three-quarters of the CEOs in Silicon Valley are from South Asia or from Asia, I think...”, and then went on to say, “a country is more than an economy. We’re a civic society.”
Amazon Prime Video coming to India in December
launched in India in July at an inaugural price of Rs. 499 per year, or less than Rs. 42 a month.
Flipkart, Snapdeal fully resume cash on delivery option
Just a few days after suspended or put restrictions on making payments in cash for orders made on their platforms after the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes were demonetised last week.
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 835 SoC with Quick Charge 4.0
Qualcomm has announced the follow-up to its Quick Charge 4.0 fast-charging technology that is said to offer 4-5 hours of battery life on 5 minutes of charge.
Google tipped to launch toilet locator in India
Google Maps. The pilot run of the feature will start in the National Capital Region between November 16 and November 30. The feature is said to heavily rely on crowdsourcing to direct s to toilets in their vicinity.
OnePlus 3 discontinued in US, Europe
After the OnePlus 3 will continue to sell in the country; regarding OnePlus 3T’s India launch, a company representatie said, “we will keep you posted on its availability.”
Paytm makes money transfer to bank s completely free
After announcing that transferring money to bank s will MobiKwik making the same service free of charge for its customers. Paytm customers who have done the KYC process will not have to pay any fee to transfer money (a minimum of Rs. 100) to their bank s, while non-KYC Paytm s will still have to pay 1 percent. New KYC-compliant Paytm s can transfer money to bank s after three days of the process completion.
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