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The August Fest 2017
One of the largest conferences that celebrate arts and entrepreneurship in Asia, The August Fest turns 5 years old this year! To mark the fifth year of the event the Fest will be held at two venues, one in Mumbai and the other in Hyderabad.
The event was held in Mumbai on August 19th and 20th and hosted 3 events around the media, growth stories, social innovation, scaling up, sports and future technology. The Mumbai Fest held sessions like the media festival which saw a gathering of the best of the minds including freelancers, producers, creators, content generators, journalists, bloggers and creative folks from Television, FM, Print, New Media and Marketing Industries. The media festival provided a platform to discuss opportunities, growth, trends, content, traditional and new media via inspiring talks, interactive discussions and exclusive workshops.
The Hyderabad leg of the Fest will be hosted on August 26th and 27th at the Indian School of Business. The Hyderabad event will include sessions such as a scale up festival, a sports carnival and a future festival. Jayesh Ranjan the Secretary of Information Technology (IT), Govt. of Telangana will be one of the speakers at the event along with brand strategist and consultant Carolina Correa, Founder and MD of Livewell Future Solutions Deepthi Uppalapati and Founder of Hug Raj Neravati among other chief executive officers.
In a first of its kind meet, the Sports Carnival will involve 5 sessions with 25 speakers, 10 exhibitors and 500 attendees. The event, which will be held on 27th August, will provide an interactive platform for attendees where sports can be discussed, showcased and celebrated. The day long event will include players, coaches, trainers, team owners and influencers along with various others from every stream of sports and fitness in India.
This year’s August Fest has partnered with the Government of Telangana and Indian School of Business along with Clearcut and Hubilo to host the event in Hyderabad! To pitch at the Hyderabad August Fest or visit the event visit their website here.
Uber Eats, the online food delivery business owned by Uber, has been in the news for quite some time, saying it will cease operations due to losses from the business. Swiggy, which is one of the leading online food delivery startups in India, had its eyes on acquiring Uber Eats. However, the deal could not fall through due to disagreements about the financial terms and taxation clauses.
The Indian public was in for a surprise when Zomato announced they will acquire Uber Eats in an all stock deal for $ 350 million. This is one of the biggest acquisitions of this year. The Uber Eats app ceased operations and instead shows you a notice which redirects you to the Zomato platform.
Uber Eats posted on their official Twitter handle regarding the news about the acquisition.
We entered food delivery in India in 2017 and today is when our journey takes a different route. Zomato has acquired Uber Eats in India and we’ll no longer be available here with immediate effect. We wish all our users more good times with great food on the road ahead pic.twitter.com/WEbJNaJY8M
— Uber Eats India (@UberEats_IND) January 21, 2020
This deal now gives Zomato a 55 % control of the market, which it now shares with its competitor, Swiggy. The online food delivery market has been very difficult for Uber Eats to make inroads as it was already captured by Swiggy and Zomato. The deal excludes Uber Eats’ employees as Zomato stated they will not take them. Uber will absorb these employees and allocate them other business roles.
Apple Inc., launched its iPhone 11 lineup on September 10th 2019. The launch happened in San Jose, where the headquarters of the Company are located. The iPhone 11 lineup includes the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The price of the new iPhones ranges from $ 699 to $ 1099, with the iPhone 11 being the cheapest. During the launch, Apple also introduced other devices like the next gen Apple watch, the 7th gen iPad and the Apple Arcade.
The new iPhone 11 is an upgraded version of the iPhone XR, while the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max are upgrades of the iPhone XS and XS Max respectively. The iPhone 11 is directed at the price sensitive Indian market.
During the launch, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller said, “iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are the most powerful and advanced smartphones we have ever made. They are packed with sophisticated technology that pros can count on to get their work done, and for anyone who wants the very best device made, even if they are not a pro.”
Specifications
iPhone 11
The new iPhone 11 will be available in three storage variants of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. The iPhone 11 will be powered by A13 Bionic, which is a new processor designed by Apple. The smartphone will have a 6.1 inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1792 X 828 pixels. The rear camera of the iPhone 11 consists of two lenses and both have a 12 megapixel image sensor. The iPhone 11 is dust and water resistant and will be available in black, green, yellow, purple, red and white variants.
iPhone Pro and iPhone Pro Max
The Pro and Pro Max versions are quite expensive compared to the iPhone 11. They are priced at $ 999 and $ 1099 respectively. The smartphones will be available in three storage variants of 64GB, 256GB and 512GB. The rear camera of both the smartphones consists of three lenses. The OLED display of iPhone Pro and Pro Max are 5.8 and 6.5 inches respectively. Just like the iPhone 11, these models are also dust and water resistant.
The iPhone 11 lineup will be released on September 20th 2019 in the United States of America and on September 27th 2019 in India.
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