Technology
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Samsung tops global smartphone market in 2021 with 271 mn units
New Delhi: The global smartphone market grew for the first time since 2017, with annual shipments reaching 1.39 billion units in 2021, with Samsung leading the pack with 271 million units, a…
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Lamborghini announces its first NFT
Rome: Italian automaker Lamborghini has announced that it is set to release its first NFT (non-fungible token) next month. Lamborghini is joining Nike, Samsung and other tech companies in embracing NFTs. “This…
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Second-hand smartphone market in India to reach $4.6bn by 2025
New Delhi: The second-hand smartphone market in India is likely to generate revenue of more than $2.3 billion, at an average of Rs 6,900 per device, with 25 million devices being traded…
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Messenger’s end-to-end encrypted chats, calls available to everyone
San Francisco, Jan 28 (IANS) Meta-owned Messenger’s end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chats and calls are now available to everyone. According to The Verge, Messenger added E2EE chatting in 2016 when it was still…
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Apple rolls out ‘Universal Control’ in beta to better connect devices
New Delhi: Apple announced on Friday that the first-of-its-kind ‘Universal Control’ feature is now available in the developer beta releases of macOS Monterey 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4. The ‘Universal Control is a…
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iOS 15.4 beta lets you use Face ID with mask on
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly testing a feature that will let users use Face ID to unlock the phone even when wearing a mask. According to MacRumors, the iOS 15.4 beta added…
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Netflix adds HDR, HD support for 2021 Pixel phones
San Francisco: Netflix has announced that all of Google’s 2021 Pixel phones, including the Pixel 5a, Pixel 6, and Pixel 6 Pro can now access HD and HDR streams on supported content.…
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Covid test-related email scams surge 500% with rise in Omicron: Report
New Delhi: With the increase in demand for Covid-19 tests, over the past weeks due to the latest Omicron variant, the hackers are back at exploiting the pandemic to conduct more attacks,…
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Samsung Galaxy S22 major specs revealed ahead of launch
Seoul: Samsung is set to launch its next premium flagship S22 series on February 9 and now ahead of official announcement, the key specifications of the series have been revealed online. The…
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Instagram’s new feature to display users’ upcoming live streams
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo-sharing Instagram is rolling out a new profile banner that will display a user’s upcoming live streams. Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted that users can now display a badge…
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Now save, share home address with Plus Codes on Google Maps in India
New Delhi: Google on Thursday announced a new India-first feature on Maps where users can access their current location to find the Plus Codes address for their home. Plus Codes are free,…
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Some iPhone 14 handsets to be eSIM-only: Report
San Francisco: Apple introduced support for eSIM on its iPhone XR, XS, as well as XS Max and now a new report suggests suggesting at least one iPhone 14 model might lack…
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YouTube announces 135 creators in its 2022 Black Voices Fund
San Francisco: Google-owned video streaming giant YouTube has announced 135 creators, who will take part in the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund, including a slate of 40 in the US and Canada. The fund…
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Reddit testing NFT user profile picture feature
San Francisco: Social discussion forum Reddit is reportedly testing a feature that would allow its users to set any NFT (non-fungible token) they own as their profile picture. A similar feature that…
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Unpatched vulnerabilities most exploited by ransomware gangs: Report
New Delhi: Unpatched vulnerabilities remain the most prominent attack vectors exploited by ransomware groups and in 2021, 65 new vulnerabilities tied to ransomware were discovered, representing a 29 per cent growth over…
