Budget 2020: ACs, refrigerators, imported kitchen appliances set to get costly

KOLKATA: Consumer will have to pay 10% more for imported kitchen appliances and electronic personal care products, and shell out Rs 200-700 more on air-conditioners, washing machines and refrigerators with the budget enhancing taxes on these products or their components. The Budget doubled basic custom duty from 10% to 20% on whole lot of imported products such as food … Read more

Get kitchen appliances to work in function and style

Worth an estimated $30 billion annually, Australians tend to believe that when it comes to kitchen appliances – you get what you pay for. Most of us recognise the value in spending a little bit more for quality. Multi-function KitchenAid: The KitchenAid is unquestionably the Holy Grail of kitchen appliances. However, there is little point in … Read more

Money can’t buy love, but buying a OnePlus 6T sure can get you 600 gifts which can fill that void

Windfall! That is the best way to describe what Shashank Shekhar, a 24-year-old resident of Delhi, is going through right now. And all because he bought the OnePlus 6T in a recent promotional campaign called OnePlus Lucky Star, run jointly by Amazon India and OnePlus. Instead of just getting his phone, however, Shekhar is also … Read more

With this $25 gadget, Amazon will finally get you to stop scoffing at the idea of a ‘smart home’

Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dave Limp, Senior Vice President of Amazon Devices, introduces the ‘smart plug’ during an event at the Amazon Spheres, on September 20, 2018 in Seattle Washington. Earlier this year, Amazon launched a $25 smart plug that lets you control any outlet in your home by voice … Read more

Apartment-friendly garden accessories to get your green thumb on

Your home is your sanctuary. Your choice of decor has an impact upon the overall energy of your space, and adding a little greenery is one of the easiest ways to truly transform a house or apartment into a home. In fact, studies have shown that indoor plants may even reduce psychological and physiological stress. eBay has … Read more

Sony Xperia Flagship Phones to Get Two Years of Android Updates: Report

HIGHLIGHTS Updates for mid-range and entry-level phones will be subject to testing Security updates will be pushed in different phases Meltdown and Spectre patches are expected to roll out soon Sony Mobile has announced an official Android upgrade policy for its range of Xperia smartphones. The Japanese giant reveals that all “premium range devices” in the Xperia smartphone … Read more

Honor Smartphones Will Reportedly Feature Only 18:9 FullView Displays; Honor 8 Pro, Honor 9 to Get EMUI 8.0 Update

HIGHLIGHTS New Honor phones said to have only FullView displays, with 18:9 ratio Tipster Roland Quandt says Honor Germany has made this claim Honor will reportedly start rolling out the EMUI 8 update in February All new Honor smartphones will now reportedly come with FullView Display (18:9 display). Huawei has recently launched several smartphones in the budget, … Read more

Honor 6X, Honor 8 Pro Get Limited Period Discounts on Amazon India

HIGHLIGHTS Amazon.in will offer the discounts until December 19 Honor 6X is available for an as low price as Rs. 9,999 Honor 8 Pro is priced at Rs. 25,999 under the discount offer Huawei’s Honor brand has announced limited period discounts on the purchase of the Honor 6X and Honor 8 Pro in India. With the new development, the … Read more

an’t Get No—What? Appliances Are More Satisfying Than Cars?

  When Mick Jagger sang, “I can’t get no satisfaction,” he could have been talking about his car, but he was probably talking about his dishwasher. At least that’s the implication from the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, in which we learn that consumers are more likely to be charmed by an appliance than by … Read more