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Valve is set to introduce a series of new guidelines for the graphical assets used by developers on Steam – with text and award logos taking a hit. Acknowledgement has been made in a new post from yesterday (July 28) that some in-store graphics are cluttered with text or writing that’s too small, or awards that are no longer accurate and predominantly English words, which the company says can be isolating. This is why a new set of rules will be introduced starting September 1, with the new complete graphical asset…

A good vacuum cleaner is a valuable tool to have at home and while there are plenty of affordable options, these are often bulky, ergonomically difficult to handle, or just not powerful enough to do a very good job. Fortunately for those with a higher budget, the premium segment is growing, with recent launches from brands such as Samsung and Philips giving strong competition to Dyson, which has been one of the top players in the cordless vacuum cleaner space the world over.Samsung recently launched its Jet series of…

Image Source : DYSON INDIA Dyson V15 Detect Global consumer electronics firm Dyson on Monday launched its new cordless vacuum cleaner in India -- Dyson V15 Detect -- with dust detection and detangling technology. Developed by a team of 370 highly skilled engineers globally, this latest vacuum cleaner uses a Dyson Hyperdymium motor which generates up to 240 air watts of suction for the most powerful deep clean, the company claimed. The Dyson V15 Detect cord-free vacuum is available at Rs 62,900 in the country "Our…

It’s one of the paradoxes of global warming. Burning coal or gasoline releases the greenhouse gases that drive climate change. But it also lofts pollution particles that reflect sunlight and cool the planet, offsetting a fraction of the warming. Now, however, as pollution-control technologies spread, both the noxious clouds and their silver lining are starting to dissipate. Using an array of satellite observations, researchers have found that the climatic influence of global air…

As harmful bacteria increasingly outwit antibiotics, some scientists are turning to a biological weapon to fight them: specialized viruses that slay bacteria. Now, a team of researchers based in Germany offers a potentially faster and better way to create these bacteriophages, or simply phages. Their method, which they dub a “phactory,” produces phages without having to culture the bacteria they are directed against, and allows tweaking of the viruses to tailor them to specific…

Although new to India with its range of cleaning robots, Trifo was established in 2016 as an AI home robot manufacturer. The company now has a growing worldwide presence, including in India, where the Trifo Max series of high-end cleaning robots was launched in September. Priced at Rs. 32,900 onwards, the Trifo Max series isn't among the most affordable options in the growing cleaning robot segment in India, but it isn't too expensive either.On review here is the Trifo Max Pet robot vacuum cleaner, the more powerful of…

Since last year, I've had a fair number of enquiries from people looking to buy a cleaning robot, commonly referred to as a robot vacuum cleaner. The needs for social distancing and staying at home, as well as the fact that many of us now work from home full-time, have made this product segment much more interesting, especially for those with tight schedules and little time or energy to devote to keeping the home clean. While there have been some notable launches in the segment from brands such as Xiaomi and Milagrow, one…

The cleaning robot space has many products from numerous brands today, but one of the earliest big names in the segment is American company iRobot. The original Roomba cleaning robot was launched in 2002, and its successors have become progressively better over the years in terms of core vacuuming capabilities as well as other features such as smart connectivity and battery life. One of iRobot's newest products in India takes automation of the cleaning process a step further, with automatic dirt disposal.Priced at Rs.…

While most gadget aficionados are interested in typical consumer devices such as smartphones, audio products, wearables, and computers, I seem to have a slightly strange obsession with vacuum cleaners. It started out with an interest in cleaning robots, but now that I've successfully deployed artificial intelligence for the critical task of keeping my floors clean, I've looked at ways to take that further. After all, there's only so much a robot can do before a person needs to step in and apply some good old human…

Dyson's vacuum cleaners are considered to be among the best in the world, and are very easy to use because of their cord-free design, simple dirt disposal systems, and quick swappable fittings. I recently reviewed the top-of-the-line Dyson V11 Absolute Pro which is priced at Rs. 52,900, and was quite impressed with just how powerful and versatile it is. However, it's also big, a bit heavy, and somewhat difficult to store when not in use. Dyson's latest vacuum cleaner in India, the Omni-glide, offers a solution to those…