Top Tech News Today: EPI Foundation Brings India's First AI Education Tab, Itel P55 Series Goes On Sale In India, More

Non-profit EPIC Foundation has mode a novel innovation in the form India's first indigenously designed and manufactured AI-powered education tablet.

he tablet incorporates BharatGPT, an AI-powered virtual assistant, and multilingual translation capabilities.

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EPI Foundation Brings India's First AI Education Tab

Non-profit EPIC Foundation has mode a novel innovation in the form India's first indigenously designed and manufactured AI-powered education tablet. This landmark development promises to revolutionise learning across the country, particularly for students facing the digital divide. VVDN Technologies, MediaTek India, and CoRover.ai collaborated to create the tablet's hardware and software. The tablet leverages Artificial Intelligence to personalize learning experiences, making education more engaging and effective. The tablet incorporates BharatGPT, an AI-powered virtual assistant, and multilingual translation capabilities, ensuring inclusivity for diverse language speakers and differently-abled individuals.

Itel P55 Series Goes On Sale In India

Last week, Itel unveiled the P55 series of smartphones in India, featuring the P55 and P55+ models within its Power series. The phones have now became available for purchase in India through Amazon.in, accompanied by bank offers. The Itel P55 is offered in Moonlit Black, Aurora Blue, and Brilliant Gold hues, priced at Rs. 7499 (or Rs. 6999 with a Rs. 500 bank discount) for the 4GB (8GB virtual RAM) + 128GB storage variant. Available for purchase on Amazon.in. Meanwhile, the Itel P55+ is available in Royal Green and Meteor Black shades, priced at Rs. 9999 (or Rs. 9499 with a Rs. 500 bank discount) for the sole 8GB (8GB virtual RAM) variant.

Instagram Starts Testing X-Like 'Today’s Topics' On Threads

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Threads post that the platform is launching a new trial in the US. This test will feature a list of trending topics discussed by other users, similar to X, formerly Twitter, visible on the search page and within the For You feed. Users will have the opportunity to explore posts related to specific topics through this feature. Alongside experimenting with a post-saving feature, the social networking giant has announced its intention to introduce controls to restrict the recommendations of political content on Instagram Threads.

Nothing Phone 2a Launching In India On This Date

The upcoming Nothing Phone 2a, the third smartphone from the company, is slated for launch next month. Anticipated to be a more affordable variant of the Nothing Phone 2 introduced last year, various details of the smartphone have surfaced online in recent months, providing insights into what to expect from the next device from the UK startup led by OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei. Not, tech startup Nothing has officially confirmed the arrival of their highly anticipated Nothing Phone 2a through a brief video posted on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Series Pre-Booking Starts In India Ahead Of Likely Launch

Pre-booking for the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 series has started in India, following rumours of the much-anticipated launch of these laptops later this month. This series of Galaxy Book may comprise the Galaxy Book 4 Pro, Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 and Galaxy Book 4 Ultra models. Previously, the Galaxy Book 4 series was introduced in South Korea in Decemberand now, its India debut is due.