NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Vivo has reportedly slashed the price of its mid-range smartphone -- Vivo V20 SE. According to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom, Vivo V20 SE has received a price drop of Rs 1,000. Vivo launched the V20 SE smartphone in November last year at Rs 20,990. After the price cut, you can purchase the smartphone at Rs 19,990. Customers can purchase the smartphone in Gravity Black and Aquamarine Green colour options. #VivoV20SE #PriceDrop new MOP ₹19990/ https://t.co/PyBfTsllmA — Mahesh Telecom (@MAHESHTELECOM) 1614142090000 Vivo V20 SE specifications Vivo V20 SE is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor paired with Adreno 610 GPU. The smartphone features a 6.44-inch full HD+ AMOLED display with 1080x2400 pixel resolution. The dual SIM smartphone runs Android 10 operating system topped with the company's own FunTouch OS 11. The smartphone packs 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 1TB … [Read more...] about Vivo V20 SE gets a price cut in India
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Antiques Roadshow fans despair as expert ‘cut down’ while fave ‘still missing’
Antiques Roadshow viewers were questioning where their favourite expert was, after his replacement was 'cut down' by a guest within seconds. On Sunday, Fiona Bruce and the team were at Windermere Jetty Museum in the Lake District and it didn't disappoint in provoking a reaction from fans of the show on social media. The show started with two green glass vases for review and when expert Eric Knowles was assigned to the task, there was consternation by watchers, who shared their dismay on Twitter . Viewers were calling for the more flamboyant Andy McConnell, who has been a regular expert on the show for the past 13 years. He has been absent for a while now and Twitter was soon filled with comments and gifs as viewers questioned his whereabouts and why he wasn't on their TV screens, valuing the vases on the table. One viewer tweeted: "This is Glass This is Glass Where is the Glass Man??? #AntiquesRoadshow " Another added: "Right, where the glass man at? … [Read more...] about Antiques Roadshow fans despair as expert ‘cut down’ while fave ‘still missing’
Feedback on carbon-cutting advice extended to March 28
People have another two weeks to provide feedback on a proposed carbon-cutting blueprint, after the Climate Change Commission extended its submission deadline to March 28. The commission’s draft carbon budgets and advice were released to the public on February 1, with a six-week consultation period. After some parties contacted the commission asking for more time, it pushed back the deadline by two weeks. READ MORE: Compact cities, low-methane sheep and EVs: Life in our zero-carbon future The price of ambition: $2-11bn to up our climate pledge to the UN Government takes to the airwaves, promising big change on climate policy The public feedback will be used to finalise the budgets and advice. After that point, it’s up to the Government to choose whether it will accept the plan and put it into action. Even with the extension, input was welcome at any point during the submission period, said commission chair Rod Carr. More than 350 responses had been provided … [Read more...] about Feedback on carbon-cutting advice extended to March 28
How Sweetgreen plans to cut its carbon footprint in half in the next 6 years
advertisement advertisement advertisement With a menu focused on plants, the salad chain Sweetgreen automatically has a lower carbon footprint than a typical fast-food chain serving millions of burgers. But the company now plans to go a step further, setting the goal of cutting its carbon footprint in half in the next six years. The rest of its emissions will be offset, making the company carbon neutral. advertisement advertisement Over the last year, the restaurant chain worked with Watershed, a software platform that helps companies reduce emissions, to calculate its current footprint in obsessive detail. “The first step for us was just to measure and really understand where we’re at so we can make the right investments and set the right goals and the right reductions,” says Sweetgreen co-CEO and cofounder Nic Jammet. That involved traveling to every supplier to look at specific practices, such as the type of cattle feed used … [Read more...] about How Sweetgreen plans to cut its carbon footprint in half in the next 6 years
Hagerty Warns Against Biden Cutting ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy — ‘Tremendous Increase’ in Drug Trafficking, Human Trafficking
Wednesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends First,” Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) warned of the danger posed by President Joe Biden cutting back former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. According to Hagerty, that move endangers communities across the country. He argued there would be a “tremendous increase” in drug trafficking and human trafficking. “[Y]ou think about it — my home state of Tennessee — we have got 30,000 migrants at the border right now. That’s more than that the population of Bristol, Tennessee. It’s going to be easier now to get across the border from Mexico into the United States than it is to get a beer at a honky-tonk in downtown Nashville,” Hagerty lamented. “They’re inviting these immigrants to come in. We are going to see a tremendous increase in drug trafficking, we are going to see an increase in human trafficking, and we are going to see these people caught and released into our communities here in the United States. How are they going to ensure … [Read more...] about Hagerty Warns Against Biden Cutting ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy — ‘Tremendous Increase’ in Drug Trafficking, Human Trafficking
Cutting-edge Katana Graph scores $28.5 million Series A Led by Intel Capital
Another day, another graph funding round. Last week it was TigerGraph , this week it's Katana Graph. Katana Graph , a high-performance scale-out graph processing, AI, and analytics company, announced it has completed a $28.5 million Series A financing round led by Intel Capital . If you are wondering what is that about and where did it come from -- good questions. ZDNet connected with Keshav Pingali, Katana Graph CEO and co-founder, to get the answers. The origin of Katana Graph Pingali has a background in programming parallel systems, runtime systems, and compilers, having held professorships at Cornell and the University of Texas at Austin, where he leads a research group. Chris Rossbach, Katana Graph CTO and co-founder, is also an assistant professor at UT Austin. Rossbach has also held senior roles at VMware and Microsoft Research. Katana's board also includes Farshid Sabet, chief business officer, who was GM of Edge AI at Intel, and Amy Chang, board member at … [Read more...] about Cutting-edge Katana Graph scores $28.5 million Series A Led by Intel Capital