Technology
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OnePlus 9R 5G brings top-class gaming to Indian fans
New Delhi: A formidable player in the premium market in India, smartphone brand OnePlus has now listened to the gaming community in India — with 9R 5G that is offering smooth scrolling, immersive…
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MacBook, iPad production delayed over global chip shortage
San Francisco: Apple has delayed the production of some MacBook and iPad models due to the global chip shortage. According to Nikkei Asia, chip shortages have caused delays in a key step in…
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Nokia maker HMD Global introduces 6 new phones
New Delhi: HMD Global, the maker of Nokia phones and accessories, has launched six new smartphones — Nokia X20, Nokia X10, Nokia G20, Nokia G10, Nokia C20 and Nokia C10 — in three…
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Musk’s Neuralink shows how monkey plays Pong with his mind
New Delhi: In what could help paralysed people to use their mind to operate a smartphone in the near future, Elon Musk-run brain-machine interface company Neuralink on Friday posted a YouTube video where…
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Apple’s Find My app now lets third-party locate lost products
San Francisco: Apple has introduced the updated Find My app, allowing third-party products to use the private and secure finding capabilities of Apple’s Find My network. The Find My network accessory programme enables…
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Driven exports worth $3B, created 1M jobs in India: Amazon
Bengaluru: Providing a glimpse of its growth in the India market, Amazon on Thursday said that it has digitised 25 lakh MSMEs, enabled cumulative exports worth $3 billion, and helped create nearly 10…
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Xiaomi to launch 3 phones with Snapdragon 870 chipset: Report
Beijing: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, which has been actively expanding prortfolio its high-end devices, will launch three new smartphone, this year, that is likely to be powered by Snapdragon 870 chipset. Recently, the…
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Kremlin urges Russia’s IT to develop Zoom rival
Moscow: Zoom’s decision to stop access to its service for Russian state agencies should lead to the development of domestic alternatives to this popular video communication app, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.…
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Realme launches 3 affordable ‘C’ series smartphones in India
New Delhi: Smartphone brand realme on Thursday expanded its entry-level smartphone C series in India with three smartphones that starts from Rs 6,799. The 6.5-inch realme C20 (2GB+32GB) in two colours — cool…
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OnePlus 9 Pro users report overheating issues
Beijing: Several OnePlus 9 Pro users are complaining about issues of overheating. However, the company said that it is a known issue and a fix will be coming via software updates “over the…
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COVID-19: New AI-powered tool can assess symptoms, cut doctor visits
New York: US researchers have developed new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered symptom checkers that can self-assess Covid-19 risk and potentially reduce the number of people going to in-person clinics during the pandemic. Covid symptom…
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WhatsApp rolls out ‘Vaccines for All’ sticker pack
New Delhi: Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday rolled out a new sticker pack — Vaccines for All — in association with the World Health Organization (WHO). The company said that these stickers offer people…
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YouTube to make violative content view data public
New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube, which has removed over 83 million videos and seven billion comments for violating its community guidelines since 2018, has announced to build greater transparency and accountability with making its…
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Signal tests peer-to-peer payments via cryptocurrency
New Delhi: Taking a cue from its rival WhatsApp, the fast-growing encrypted messaging app Signal has announced to let users send money in cryptocurrency to friends and relatives, as it tests a new…
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WhatsApp makes shopping easy on its business platform
New Delhi: WhatsApp on Wednesday announced two new features to make it easier for people to know whats available and for entrepreneurs to quickly sell their products on WhatsApp for Business. The company…
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Google accidentally leaks green ‘Pixel Buds A’
San Francisco: Google may have accidentally revealed an image of its upcoming “Pixel Buds A” in a dark green colour variant. In an email sent out to those on the Google Nest mailing…
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Intel launches 3rd Gen Xeon scalable processors
Bengaluru: Intel on Wednesday launched its new 3rd Gen “Ice Lake” Xeon Scalable processors for data centres around the world including in India. The new processors are optimised to power the industry’s broadest…
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Yahoo Answers to shut down on May 4
San Francisco: One of the longest running web Q&A platforms Yahoo Answers, which has been operating since 2005, will shut down permanently on May 4. Yahoo, which is now part of Verizon Media…
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realme sets new smartphone quality standard for young users
New Delhi: realme on Tuesday unveiled a new smartphone quality standard for young users in the presence of renowned German certification agency TUV Rheinland, whose certifications are offered to handsets ranging from flagship…
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New iRobot robotic vacuums with automatic dirt disposal in India
New Delhi: Global consumer robot company iRobot Corp on Tuesday expanded its Roomba robot vacuum lineup with the launch of the two new products i3 and i3+ in India. The higher version offers…
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I never spoke to Elon Musk on buying Tesla: Tim Cook
New Delhi: Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that he never spoke to Tesla CEO Elon Musk about buying his failed electric car business couple of years back. Musk in December last year…
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WhatsApp tests chat history migration between iPhone, Android
San Francisco: Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing the ability to easily migrate chat history between an iPhone and an Android device. According to a 9To5Google report, this feature is part of a strategic…
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Leaked Facebook data reveals that Zuckerberg uses Signal
San Francisco: As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg phone number also emerged among the leaked data of 533 million Facebook users, a security expert has revealed that the Facebook CEO uses Signal. According to…
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Swiggy close to raising Rs 5,862 cr at $5 bn valuation
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy is close to raising $800 million (about Rs 5,862 crore) in funding, with Falcon Edge Capital, Amansa Capital, Think Investments, Carmignac and Goldman Sachs joining as…
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LG now sets sights on vehicle parts, AI
Seoul: Leaving its ill-fated mobile business behind, LG Electronics will zero in on bolstering promising sectors, like vehicle components, connected devices and artificial intelligence (AI), industry observers said on Monday, hoping that the…
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Facebook data of 61 lakh Indians among over 53 cr users leaked
New Delhi: Personal data of nearly 533 million (53.3 crore) Facebook users, including 61 lakh Indians, remerged online after a hacker posted the details on a digital forum. The leaked data includes Facebook…
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Paytm-inspired Harvard team creating similar app for Americans
New Delhi: The success of Vijay Shekhar Sharma-run digital payments leader Paytm in India has reached the US, and a team from Harvard Business School, led by a US Army veteran, is currently…
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Covid-19: How social media can tackle vaccine hesitancy
London: One in three adults in the UK intend to use social media and personal messaging to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19, while almost one in 10 intend to discourage…
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IIT Hyderabad develops dual carbon alternative to lithium-ion batteries
Hyderabad: The Electrochemical Energy Storage Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), has developed a 5V Dual Carbon Battery utilising self-standing carbon fibre mats as both electrodes – cathode and anode.…
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Adobe Illustrator for Apple silicon in beta released
San Francisco: Software major Adobe has now started testing Illustrator on Apple’s latest chip architecture, a move that has come less than a month after the release of Adobe Photoshop for Apple silicon.…
