Technology
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Mobile phones in remote areas will connect to Starlink internet next year
San Francisco: Mobile phones will connect to SpaceX’s new Starlink satellites next year, providing around 2 to 4 Megabits per second connection (total) across a given coverage area, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert…
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Affordable 5G services to be rolled out in India by Oct 12: Centre
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it expects 5G services to be rolled out in the country by October 12, and the Centre will make sure that the prices are affordable…
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Elon Musk hits back at Tesla customer over criticism of FSD beta
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has not taken lightly the public criticism of the company’s full self-driving (FSD) beta software, clamping back at a user who raised complaints. Tesla owner James…
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Twitter whisleblower Zatko to testify at US Congess on Sep 13
San Francisco: Twitter whisleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is set to testify at US Congess on September 13 about allegation he leveled against the Parag Agrawal-led micro-blogging platform over misleading regulators about security…
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Google Play Games for PC feature expands to 5 countries
New Delhi: Google on Thursday expanded its Play Games for PC feature under an open beta to users in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia. Earlier this year, the company…
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Fitbit unveils 3 new wearables with advanced features
San Francisco: Google-owned wearable brand Fitbit has unveiled its latest-generation fitness wearables — Inspire 3, Versa 4 and Sense 2 — that offer several health features, including heart rate, oxygen saturation (SpO2),…
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WhatsApp may soon bring iMessage-like profile photos within group chats
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely planning to bring iMessage-like profile photos within group chats. According to WABetaInfo, the platform is planning to introduce something that has been requested for…
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Apple iPhone 14 and Watch 8 event is on September 7
Apple announced an in person special event on September 7 at which the company is expected to unveil new iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8 devices. Apple has also sent out…
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Musk’s Twitter friend Pranay Pathole says he is ‘down-to-earth’
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter buddy from Pune Pranay Pathole, who recently met him, referred to the tech billionaire as “super genuine” and “down-to-earth,” media reports say. “He…
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Google hit by privacy complaint in EU for inserting ads in Gmail
London: Google on Wednesday was hit by a fresh privacy complaint in Europe, this time for allegedly inserting ads in Gmail without users’ consent. Privacy advocacy group noyb filed the complaint with…
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Twitter merges misinformation, spam prevention teams amid battle over bots
New Delhi: As the Twitter-Elon Musk legal battle gets murkier, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly merging its spam and misinformation teams to better tackle the spread of fake and harmful posts on…
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Contractual workers protest at Meta HQ against layoffs
San Francisco: As Meta (formerly Facebook) begins to steadily reduce headcount growth, hundreds of contractual workers organised a protest at the company’s headquarters in the US, asking for responsible, fair contracts from…
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India application software spending to reach $4.7 bn in 2022
Mumbai: End-user spending on enterprise application software in India is likely to total $4.7 billion in 2022, an increase of 14.8 per cent from 2021, a Gartner report said on Wednesday. However,…
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Sony India unveils shotgun microphone for vlogging
New Delhi: Sony India on Wednesday introduced a new shotgun microphone — the ECM-G1 — that is said to be highly portable and perfect for content creators to capture high-quality audio. Priced…
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Nothing Phone (1) won’t get Android 13 until 2023
London: Smartphone brand Nothing stated that the Android 13 update for its recently launched phone (1) will only be rolled out in the first half of 2023. According to Android Authority, users…
