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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani,the chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd reportedly is in final stage of acquisition talks with Future Retail led by Kishore Biyani which runs brick and mortar store like Big Bazaar,FBB etc. After the deal RIL will have controlling stake in future retail. This will mark the end of retail journey of Kishore Biyani which started this in India.  They have approximately 1388 stores in India. After this deal RIL will be the undisputed leader in brick and mortar store sector in India. Future  Retail is grappling with cash crunch after it defaulted on a Rs 100-crore ($14-million) repayment on its $500-million foreign currency bonds last week. Promoters have 42% stake in future retail. Let's wait for confirmation from RIL. We will update this article accordingly.

Sony Pictures and Viacom18 india, which is a joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd(RIL) and US media giant Viacom(51:49) is in talks to merge their operations in India. Post merger Sony would have 74% stake and Viacom18 would have 26% stake. Out of which RIL may get 12%-13%. The deal is in final stage. This won't be a cash deal it will be a stock swapping deal. The deal had taken much longer time due to RIL's ongoing negotiation with Google, Facebook for its Jio platforms. This might be a game changer for sony as it will be in a much better position with 'Colors' to fight Disney india which owns entertainment channels like Star plus,Star bharat etc. They might also merge their respective OTTs Sony Liv and Voot which is not much popular as its competitors like Amazon,Hotstar etc.. Though we don't have any confirmation regarding OTT merger. RIL clearly doesn't want to handle a entertainment channel anymore. It just want content for Jio. So after the deal w...

The world is going through Corona virus epidemic and the tech world is suffering from it too. It is one of the worst hit sectors. Many launches including Realme Narzo and MI 10 series has been called off. But here is a great news for the tech lovers. OnePlus has recently announced its much anticipated OnePlus 8 series i.e both OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro on 14th april. After the official announcement, many leaks are out. Famous leakstar Ishan Agarwal  has leaked almost everything about OnePlus series. So here are the features: OnePlus8Pro to feature 48MP IMX689 as the Main Sensor (F/1.78), 48MP IMX586 Ultra-Wide (F/2.2) & 120° FOV. 8MP (F/2.44) Telephoto w/ 3X Optical & 30X Digital Zoom + 5MP Color Filter. New Night Portrait Mode, '3-HDR' Video, Cinematic Effects & Better OIS!  with 6.78" Super Fluid Curved 120hz Display is going to have more accurate colours than before. It will also feature an MEMC, HDR10+ (1400-nits) with always on 10bit HDR. OxygenOS will get ev...

Realme, since its launch last year in may has many firsts in its bag.  It is the first company to enter Global top 10 list in just 1 year of its launch. It is the fastest growing brand in India, No.4 smartphone brand in India and No.1 smartphone brand in Flipkart. Now after launching the budget premiuim Realme X, it has announced worlds first 64MP camera smartphone with quad camera on its twitter handle. This is supposed to be the Samsung sensor announced recently. Realme to launch it on august 8th. Recently its competitor Xiaomi has also teased about a 64MP camera phone. Samsung is also supposed to launch a 64 MP phone under its A series phones. Let's see if more megapixels lead to better photos or it is all about implementation like Google does in Pixel with single camera.

Every year at CES we get to see something new from TV manufacturers. But in recent years it was all about extra pixels,4K,8K etc. But this year we have seen something which can be called revolutionary. Yes, LG rollable TV is a reality now. Though last year they have shown the prototype but the actiac product looks amazing. Isn't it cool that you can roll the tv after you have finished watching it with the help of remote only?               It's a 65-inch 4K OLED TV, with HDR and the same smart TV capabilities as LG's other sets.  It's thin, but doesn't look particularly bendy at first glance. Hit a button on the remote and the whole thing easily slides back into its base, which has a 100-watt Dolby Atmos sound bar built in.Y ou can retract the TV completely to take full advantage of its attached sound bar.  You can use the display as a clock or digital picture frame also.   Lg hasn't revealed the price or when it will be available...

Google has released the latest Android distribution report and according to that Android Oreo's share has increased. The share of Oreo increased from 14.6% to 19.2%. But surprisingly Android Pie 9.0 is still absent from the chart. That means it's share is below 0.1%.   The shares of Naugat and Marshmallow have decreased significantly as Oreo has grown. Still some devices are running on the much older Android Jelly bean or even Ginger bread. Which version of Android your device is running? Let us know in the comment section below and do subscribe to our blog for more updates on tech.