Google to bring Shoppable Hangout to India

Search engine giant Google will unveil its 'Shoppable Hangout' in the country on January 20, which will allow users to interact with each other and shop online simultaneously. Google has partnered with e-Commerce Myntra.com and Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan to bring Shoppable Hangout on Google+ to India, a statement today said. 

Google+ Shoppable Hangout On Air enables up to 10 people to interact with each other on a multi-person video chat that is broadcast live to millions online, while allowing all the viewers to simultaneously shop, chat and comment. Also read: Google, other big cos to pay to use San Francisco bus stops Using this Hangout, designers or retailers can publicly broadcast a multi-person video chat about their products while customers simultaneously browse through the exclusive catalogue. "The Shoppable Hangout will provide users with a brand new online shopping experience, which will be like shopping Hrithik's clothing line with him at your side, except from participants' living rooms," 

Google India Industry Director Nitin Bawankule said. Besides products hosted on Myntra.com, the Hangout will also feature Hrithik's clothing line, HRX. It will allow fans to shop and chat with Hrithik online. "Marrying the power of technology, social media, and e-commerce, we will provide our customers a novel, more personal, and interactive way to shop online on Myntra.com," Myntra CMO Vikas Ahuja said. Roshan said he will use the opportunity to interact with his fans and shoppers to showcase his clothing line.

Courtesy: moneycontrol

Email Your Google+ Contacts; Redesigned Galaxy S5; Snapchat Update, Apology

Topping tech headlines on Thursday, Google found a new use for Google+: The search giant is allowing Gmail users to contact any Google+ connection, regardless of relationship.

The update means you can just type a connection's name into the email's recipient field, and send your message. Your address will not be visible to a Google+ connection until you actually respond, and vice versa. Of course, users can also adjust their settings to control people's level of access.

Meanwhile, Samsung revealed that its next flagship smartphone—the Galaxy S5, set for a March or April release—will be a departure from the current GS4. Without providing too many details, Mobile Executive Vice President Lee Young Hee said that the display and feel of the cover will be noticeably different. Additionally, the next-gen Galaxy Note might incorporate a wraparound display, expected later this year.

In other news, Snapchat released an app update that it says fixes a vulnerability with its Find Friends feature, and issued a somewhat belated apology for the recent leak of data from 4.6 million member accounts. Version 6.1.1 of Snapchat is now live via the App Store and Google Play, with the improved functionality that allows users to opt out of linking their phone numbers with their use name. Those who still want to use Find Friends must now verify their phone numbers before it will work.

Courtesy: pcmag.com