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Jan 4, 2018 10:30 PM • by Doug Lynch | Google is Reportedly Looking to Sell the Zagat Brand and Website Before Yelp, OpenTable, and the plethora of online communities devoted to restaurant reviews, there was Zagat, a curated, for-pay collation of restaurant reviews and scores from around the country. At the service's peak in 2011, when Google acquired it for $151 million, it was a privilege to be featured in a Zagat guide. But the platform's development has stagnated, and a new report claims that Google's looking to offload the brand in the near future. While a sale is certainly not guaranteed, Google's had informal talks with potential acquirers over the last few months, according to Reuters. The transaction would reportedly include the Zagat brand name, along with its website. Google's acquisition was an interesting move for the Mountain View-based tech giant. At that time, it was believed that Google had big plans for the brand, and while that may have been true, things didn't turn out that way. The project was spearheaded by former Google executive Marissa Mayer, who left Google to become the CEO of Yahoo. And ever since her departure, Zagat became less of a priority as Google funneled its efforts toward Google+, its nascent social network. Google's continued to evolve the brand over time, though, and currently lists Zagat reviews in restaurant listings on Google Maps. The platform's small team, which is a part of Google's holding company, Alphabet, maintains Zagat.com, and regularly publishes feature articles about restaurants in some of the biggest cities around the United States. But Google's looking to shed its non-core businesses. In June, it sold robotics company Boston Dynamics to Tokyo-based SoftBank, and in February, it sold Terra Bella, a maps imaging company, to private satellite operator Planet Labs. Unless things change, it looks like Zagat's next on the chopping block.
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Nov 24, 2017 2:17 PM • by Teja Chedalla | CENTRiC A1 Smartphone Launched with 5.5″ Full HD Display & Quick Charge 3.0 Support Earlier this year, the Indian smartphone brand CENTRiC had launched four new budget smartphones – CENTRiC L1, CENTRiC P1, CENTRiC P1 Plus and CENTRiC G1. All these devices are priced under Rs. 10,000 and came with 4G VoLTE support. Now, the company is all set to launch a new smartphone called Centric A1. It is priced at Rs. 10,999 and offers unibody metal design. The smartphone will be available in Metallic Earl Grey, White & Peach Gold, Gold & Peach Gold color options. Unlike many other smartphones in the budget segment, the CENTRiC A1 packs uncompromised specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch In-cell display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) and includes Dragontrail Glass protection on the top. Under the hood, the CENTRiC A1 is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) Octa-core processor coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. It includes 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded additionally up to 256GB via a MicroSD card. 
On the rear of the device is a 13MP camera with PDAF, 5P lens, and dual LED flash. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash and 90-degree Field-of-View for wider selfies. The device supports dual SIM dual standby using the hybrid SIM slot. It is backed by a 3,000mAh non-removable that is rated to give up to 15 hours of talk time and lasts up to 210 hours in standby mode. The CENTRiC A1 also supports Quick Charge 3.0 that can give 4 hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charging. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the rear of the device. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, and there is no information about the Android 8.0 Oreo update. It also includes a bunch of sensors including Gyroscope, E-Compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensor, and Hall sensor. The CENTRiC A1 measures 152 x 76 x 7.8 mm and weighs 160 grams. Beneath the display are the three capacitive navigation button for back, home, and multitasking (left to right). Let us know, would you be interested in using a smartphone from a relatively new brand. Share your opinion with us by commenting down below.  | | |
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