Technology
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Pokemon Go Festival of Lights event to go live on Nov 7 in India
Delhi: As the Deepawali season draws near, game developer Niantic on Thursday announced the third edition of the Pokemon Go Festival of Lights, which will go live from November 7 for trainers…
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X takes on WhatsApp, rolls out audio and video calls
New Delhi: In a bid to take on Meta-owned WhatsApp, Elon Musk-owned X Corp has started to roll out support for audio and video calls. Several X (formerly Twitter) users received a…
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Apple TV+, Arcade, News+ subscription prices up, no increase for Indian users
New Delhi: Apple on Wednesday increased the prices of Apple TV+, Arcade and News+ subscriptions in the US and select international markets. However, there has been no price hike for the Apple…
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Snap sees $368 mn net loss as Snapchat reaches 406 mn daily active users
New Delhi: Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, posted a net loss of $368 million for the quarter ended September 30, which is slightly better than the year-ago period but the company…
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Giving up on Windows Phone was a mistake, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
New Delhi: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has said that the company’s exit from the smartphone business was a mistake which could have been handled better. After struggling to sell Windows…
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Qualcomm launches AI-based Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for flagship devices
San Francisco: Chip-maker Qualcomm has launched its first generative AI-based mobile platform — Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which will be adopted for flagship devices by global OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and smartphone…
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Over 18K firms use Azure OpenAI service, paid Copilot users reach 1 mn: Nadella
New Delhi: More than 18,000 organisations now use Azure OpenAI service, including new customers and the company is expanding its reach with digital-first companies with OpenAI APIs, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya…
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LG Display remains in red for 6th straight quarter
Seoul: LG Display reported sixth consecutive quarterly losses on Wednesday on sluggish demand stemming from a global economic slowdown, but the deficit decreased from the previous year and quarter. South Korea’s major…
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Multiple SAP cloud solutions available soon on India-based data centre
New Delhi: Cloud solutions provider SAP on Wednesday announced that its multiple cloud solutions are expected to become available on a local India-based data centre from mid-2024. SAP will collaborate with cloud…
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Microsoft’s net income surges 27 percent amid AI push
San Francisco: Riding on the AI wave, Microsoft reported $56.5 billion in revenue (up 13 percent) and a net income of $22.3 billion, an increase of 27 percent, during its first quarter…
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Lenovo, Nvidia unveil hybrid AI solutions to help firms adopt generative AI
San Francisco: Consumer electronics major Lenovo and graphics chip giant Nvidia on Tuesday announced new hybrid AI solutions and engineering collaboration to bring the power of generative AI to every enterprise. In…
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Apple announces ‘Scary Fast’ product launch just before Halloween
New Delhi: Apple on Tuesday announced a special product launch event on October 30, calling it “Scary Fast” just before the Halloween festival which is on October 31. According to earlier reports,…
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Spotify reaches 226 mn paid subscribers, returns to profitability
San Francisco: Music streaming platform Spotify saw its paid subscribers base growing 16 per cent (year-on-year) to reach 226 million in its third quarter (Q3), the company announced on Tuesday. Net additions…
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Amazon unveils passwordless passkeys for iOS and web users
Amazon is introducing passkey support for browsers and its iOS mobile shopping app, offering customers a passwordless sign-in option. Users can establish passkeys in their Amazon settings, enabling them to utilize facial…