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Amazon’s Great Indian Festival Sale 2025 begins September 22 for Prime members and September 23 for all users. Billed as the company’s biggest India sale, it will feature discounts across smartphones, wearables, laptops, tablets, and home appliances. Shoppers seeking new smart TVs can also expect deals from brands like Samsung, Hisense, TCL, Acer, and more.

Amazon’s Great Indian Festival 2025 Sale begins September 22 for Prime members and September 23 for all users. The event brings offers on PC accessories from brands like Logitech, Dell, HP, and Arctic Fox, making it a good time to upgrade peripherals. Discounts will also extend across smartphones, laptops, wearables, gaming consoles, smart TVs, and home appliances.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced class relief that exempts intermediaries from needing separate licences to distribute stablecoins issued by licensed providers. The initiative is intended to lower compliance hurdles and encourage growth in the digital assets sector. At the same time, ASIC emphasised that issuers must continue to hold an Australian financial services licence, ensuring that regulatory oversight and consumer protections remain intact even as innovation in payments and digital assets accelerates.

The iPhone 17 series, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Series 11, and AirPods Pro 3 are now available for purchase globally, including in India, following their debut at the ‘Awe Dropping’ event on September 9. Early reviews of the new devices have started surfacing, highlighting some notable issues. One such problem is a camera bug affecting the iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro, where black boxes appear in photos. Apple is reportedly working on a software fix.

Xiaomi 17 series is confirmed to debut in China later this month. However, ahead of the launch date announcement, the Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max have been listed by the smartphone maker for pre-ordering in China. Confirmed to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, the Pro models in the lineup will feature a secondary display on the back, along with a Leica-branded triple rear camera unit.