Technology
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Android 13’s dessert codename is Tiramisu
San Francisco: Android 13’s first developer preview has confirmed it is sporting the codename “Tiramisu,” the classic coffee-flavoured dessert made with ladyfingers and cocoa. 9to5Google spotted the codename in the debut developer…
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Apple’s new update to fix MacBooks’ battery drain issue
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple has released an update to solve the battery drain issues some Mac users experienced since upgrading to macOS 12.2. The release notes for the new version, 12.2.1,…
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Winning Twitter battles via pre-print studies harming evidence: Scientists
Washington: Preprint studies have mushroomed during the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic, but they may be harming evidence, scientists have argued. Preprints are a version of a scientific paper that has…
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Tesla recalls over 575K vehicles due to Boombox features
San Francisco: Electric car maker Tesla is reportedly recalling 578,607 vehicles over a potential issue with the Boombox feature. As per the document by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), some…
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PUBG developer Krafton 2021 net profit down 6.5%
Seoul: PUBG developer Krafton has reported its 2021 net income of $434.5 million, which is 6.5 per cent down from the previous year. The company said in a regulatory filing that operating…
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Blockchain platform Binance invests $200 mn in Forbes
San Francisco: Crypto giant Binance has announced it is investing $200 million into 104-year-old publisher Forbes. The deal is part of a larger effort by Forbes to become a publicly traded company.…
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Apple leads headphone market in US: Study
San Francisco: Nearly 50 per cent of polled US consumers own either Apple’s AirPods or a product from Apple’s Beats lineup, according to a recent study. The study, by Statista, asked 4,220…
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Apple outperforms Samsung in global smartphone market: Reports
Seoul: Samsung Electronics was outpaced by Apple in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 in terms of global smartphone shipments, reports showed on Friday. Apple surpassed its South Korean rival to become…
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Google releases first Android 13 developer preview
San Francisco: Google has released the first developer preview of Android 13. The developer preview of Android 13 brings a number of changes that benefit developers and making improvements to privacy, Material…
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OPPO joins Reliance Jio to conduct 5G test on latest device
New Delhi: Leading smartphone company OPPO on Friday announced that it has successfully conducted a 5G standalone and non-standalone network trial in collaboration with Reliance Jio. The ultra-fast and low-latency 5G trial…
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Tinder introduces ‘Blind Date’ experience
San Francisco: Popular dating app Tinder is expanding its portfolio of features giving members new ways to create human connection by bringing back an old classic — the blind date. Now available…
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Microsoft to bring LinkedIn profiles to Team chats
New Delhi: Tech giant Microsoft has announced that Teams will soon support an integration with LinkedIn that allows users to see their colleague’s profiles within one-to-one chats. Through this feature, users can…
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Apple patents keyboard that turns iPad into MacBook
San Francisco: Apple has filed a new patent with the US Patent And Trademark Office related to a new kind of iPad keyboard accessory that will allow an iPad to function as…
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Airtel internet services suffer outage, firm says ‘technical glitch’
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel broadband services experienced a mega outage on Friday as millions of students and workers across the country, including Delhi and Mumbai, were left without Internet amid ongoing online…
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Meta activates Elections Operations Centre in India amid Assembly polls
New Delhi: With India entering the crucial Assembly polls season, Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday said it has activated its Elections Operations Centre so that it can watch out for potential abuses…
