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Apple smart speaker ‘HomePod’ available on February 9 (Lead)

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San Francisco, Jan 24 (IANS) To take on smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home, Apple will unveil its smart home device “HomePod” with an in-built digital assistant Siri on February 9.

The device will be available to order online, starting on January 26 in the US, the UK and Australia.

“HomePod brings advanced audio technologies like beam-forming tweeters, a high-excursion woofer and automatic spatial awareness — together with the entire Apple Music catalogue and the latest Siri intelligence — in a beautiful design,” Philip Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Apple, said in a statement.

“The team has worked to give Siri a deeper knowledge of music so that you can ask to play virtually anything from your personal favourites to the latest chart-topping releases, simply by saying ‘Hey Siri’,” Schiller added.

The smart speaker will arrive in France and Germany this spring. There was no mention about its release in India.

Priced at $349, Apple’s smart speaker was originally set to be unveiled in December. The tech giant later confirmed that it will start shipping in the US, UK and Australia in early 2018.

Announced at Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2017, the cylindrical smart speaker features a seven-speaker array of tweeters, a four-inch subwoofer and a six-microphone array.

Highlighting the security of HomePod at the launch, the company said: “The device will always listen for a ‘Hey, Siri’ prompt to activate, information won’t be sent to Apple’s servers until after that command is heard.”

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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