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Intex launches gaming cabinets for high performance
NEW DELHI: Intex Technologies today launched its first gaming cabinets: HULK & JUMBO.
Ensuring ‘extensive cooling advantages‘ and expandability; these gaming cabinets are specially designed to meet the needs of hardcore gamers across the country, at a very cost effective price.
Flaunting a shiny finish, both these heavy duty gaming cabinets excel in the build quality besides looking sturdy with thick sheet metal body. To disperse the accumulation of heat generated by the system, these cabinets have 3 X 8cm cooling fans at the front, side and the back of it, for superior cooling airflow. Utilising seven expansion slots these cabinets are compatible with most of the GPUs available in the market. They also have tool-less 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch drive bays for easy installation. The ergonomics of the cabinet ensures extensive cooling advantages and expandability, making them suitable choice for gaming enthusiasts in the country.
Commenting on the launch, Vikram Kalia, General Manager- Product Management, Intex Technologies said, “The launch of HULK & JUMBO gaming cabinets is in line with Intex brand’s decade long lineage of providing good products at a decent price. These two new products have brought a gaming cabinet within the reach of enthusiastic young gamers and it addresses the prolific need gap of our customers to combine gaming needs with computing . These gaming cabinets fit into needs of gamers, tech enthusiasts, corporate users as well as home users. These gaming cabinets are designed for higher performance and is clubbed with fans to maintain the air flow in order to cope with heavy gaming conditions. Extended specifications and features like 7 expansion slots and 4 USB ports especially for gaming make it a good option for high performance users to build a high end PC. We will soon be adding more products to this range.”
Intex technologies sees a strong growth for the gaming business in India. Indian gaming industry is estimated to grow at an annual rate of 49 per cent by 2015. Technological advancements, continuous discoveries in the digital world will create new impetus for this growth. With the growth of the Gaming segment in India, these strong built cabinets will be a perfect choice for a budget Gaming PC.
Affordably priced at Rs 2,550 each, both of these cabinets are available pan-India and can be brought through 15,000 plus distributors and reseller outlets and is available at more than 50 Intex Squares and several hypermarkets across the country.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
