Spotify Wrapped 2022 Now Live, Here Are the Top Artists, Songs, Playlists in India This Year

Spotify has released its Spotify Wrapped 2022 experience that features a personlised list of top artists, albums, songs, playlists, and podcasts that users have played throughout the year. The company has also unveiled a Wrapped creator experience for podcasters and artists to view all the ways in which their fans listened to their content this year.

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BlockAura Crypto Coin Cracks After Attracting Indians With 3,100 Percent Returns

BlockAura, a crypto coin that many Indians have invested in, surged 3,100 percent over the past eight months. Many investors in India are betting crypto is the quickest way to get rich, lured by a raft of startups promising yields as high as 25 percent a month. Here's how a tumble in the value of the crypto coin could affect Indian investors.

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Google Announces Best Android Apps, Games for 2022; Apex Legends Mobile Named Best Game in India

Google Play Store has announced the Best of 2022 list which features the best apps and games across various categories. The list has been curated to reflect distinctly in each region. The Indian list was topped by the e-learning platform Questt which won the Best App of 2022 award. Meanwhile, Apex Legends Mobile won the Best Game of 2022 award. Google also introduced ...

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Nothing Phone 1 Android 13 Update Closed Beta Test Begins, Open Beta in Two Weeks

Nothing Phone 1 Android 13 closed beta testing is set to begin today; company CEO Carl Pei has teased. The open beta testing will begin in two weeks. Nothing OS 1.5.0, the Android 13-based update for Nothing 1 Phone, was teased by Pei earlier this month.

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The Elephant Whisperers Trailer Shows the Heartwarming Tantrums of an Orphaned, Baby Elephant

The Elephant Whisperers just got a trailer, ahead of its December 8 release on Netflix. The Tamil-language short documentary follows an elderly couple, Bomman and Bellie, who fall in love with an orphaned baby elephant, they’re tasked to care for. The film marks Kartiki Gonsalves’ directorial debut and is produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain under their Sikhya ...

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TRAI Seeks Public Comment on Caller ID Display for Mobile Phones to Detect Fraudulent Callers, Spam

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is set to roll out its mobile phone caller identification system soon. The telecom regulator has started a public consultation on this new technology. The facility would allow telephone consumers to take an informed decision while receiving calls. It is also expected to reduce the harassment of consumers from unknown or spa...

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Google Pixel 7a Leaked Renders Offer Complete Look at Its Design, Specifications Tipped: Report

Alleged renders of the Google Pixel 7a have emerged, suggesting the smartphone's design. The handset appears to get a dual rear camera setup and a design similar to the Pixel 6a. It could sport a 90Hz 1080p OLED display from Samsung and arrive mid-2023.

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Twitter Stops Enforcing COVID-19 Misinformation Policy, Experts Express Concerns Over False Claims

Twitter has rolled back its COVID-19 misinformation policy, as public health experts and researchers have expressed concern that the change would have major repercussions as the virus continues to spread and vaccination numbers remain low. The company's new CEO, Elon Musk, has signalled an interest in rolling back many of Twitter's previous rules meant to combat misin...

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The Callisto Protocol, NFS Unbound, More: December Games on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X

What are the biggest games releasing in December 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X? The Callisto Protocol, Need for Speed Unbound, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s next-gen update, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns are among the most anticipated titles.

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iPhone 15 Series to Come With State-of-the-Art Image Sensor From Sony: Report

The iPhone 15 series is said to come with a state-of-the-art image sensor from Sony. The Japanese tech giant expects to capture 60 percent of the CMOS image sensor market by 2025. The iPhone 15 Pro Max may get a periscope camera with 10x optical zoom.

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WhatsApp 'Message Yourself' Feature Rolling Out on Android and iOS: Report

WhatsApp will now let you chat with yourself, send quick notes or reminders, or crucial information. The app's new Message yourself feature that will lets you send yourself messages, reminders, files, and links with a few taps.

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer Release Date Set for November 29, Nintendo Direct

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is getting a second trailer tomorrow. In a tweet, Nintendo confirmed that it has reserved a Direct event for the Chris Pratt-led animated film, alongside a new poster featuring Princess Peach’s throne. Voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit), the first The Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer never featured the damsel in distress — ...

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Realme 10 Pro+ 5G Global Variant Tipped to Feature MediaTek Dimensity 920 SoC

A Realme 10 Pro+ 5G variant will reportedly sport the MediaTek Dimensity 920 processor. The Realme 10 Pro+ launched in China earlier this month with the MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC and runs on Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0. The handset is expected to launch in the Indian market with MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC itself.

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Elon Musk Claims Apple Threatened to Pull Twitter From App Store, Ready to 'Go to War' Over In-App Purchases

Elon Musk on Monday accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from the App Store and claimed that the iPhone maker had halted advertisements on the microblogging service. He has stated that Apple is pressuring Twitter over content moderation demands. Musk also said he was willing to "go to war" with Apple over its in-app purchases commission.

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Musk Superfans Attempt ‘Elon Goat Token’ Promotion With This 30-Foot Metal Statue

The creators behind the ‘Elon Goat Token (EGT)’, who claim to be Musk’s ‘superfans’, delivered a rather unique statue to Tesla’s Austin office that had Musk’s head attached to the body of a goat, while riding a rocket. Musk has not yet reacted to this rather unique parcel delivery.

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Xiaomi 13 Series Set to Launch on December 1, Alongside MIUI 14, Xiaomi Watch S2, Xiaomi Buds 4

Xiaomi 13 series is set to launch in China on December 1. The Chinese tech giant will also unveil MIUI 14, Xiaomi Watch S2, and Xiaomi Buds 4 TWS earphones at the same event. The Xiaomi 13 series will feature a high-end OLED panel with 1.61mm narrow bottom bezel.

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Henry Cavill’s Superman Return Was Opposed by Warner Bros., Black Adam's Dwayne Johnson Reveals

Dwayne Johnson has revealed that Warner Bros. did not want Henry Cavill back as Superman. In a video posted to Twitter, The Rock confirmed that the studio “inexplicably and inexcusably” did not want Cavill to return in Black Adam. He and his Seven Bucks Productions team fought hard for the idea, despite being rejected by DC Films president Walter Hamada. Johnson n...

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Realme 10 Pro+ Price in India Teased to Be Below Rs. 25,000 Ahead of Launch

Realme Vice President Madhav Sheth has suggested that the Realme 10 Pro+ will be priced below Rs. 25,000 at launch in India. The Realme 10 Pro series will debut on December 8 in the country. The Realme 10 Pro+ features a 6.7-inch AMOLED curved display with a 120Hz refresh rate.

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FTX Collapse: Bahamas Attorney General Says Crypto Exchange Remains Focus of 'Active' Investigation

FTX, formerly one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, continues to be investigated by the authorities in the Bahamas, according to Bahamian Attorney General Ryan Pinder. He said that the securities commission, the country's financial intelligence unit and the police's financial crimes unit would "continue to investigate the facts and circumstances regardi...

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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Add Encrypted DMs, Payments; Claims Signups at All-Time High as Advertisers Leave

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that the social media firm would add features like encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments. He also said he sees a "path to Twitter exceeding a billion monthly users in 12 to 18 months." The company's new owner said new signups were at an all-time high, even as advertisers and users leave the platform followi...

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What Are WhatsApp Polls and How Do You Use Them? All You Need to Know

A poll could help take group members' opinions on any topic or idea, or could be used for making plans quickly. Your responses will be protected by end-to-end encryption.

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OnePlus 11 Tipped to Come in Glossy Green and Matte Black Colourways

OnePlus 11 does not have an official release date yet, but ahead of it, a tipster has leaked colour options of the upcoming handset. The OnePlus 11 is said to come in glossy green and matte black colour options. The upcoming OnePlus 11 is expected to succeed the OnePlus 10 Pro. It is said to offer up to 12GB of RAM and a maximum of 256GB of storage.

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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Enters Lunar Orbit a Week After Artemis I Launch

NASA's Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully. A little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon, flight controllers "successfully performed a burn to insert Orion into a distant retrograde orbit," the US space agency said on its web site.

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Elon Musk Calls Donald Trump’s Twitter Ban ‘Grave Mistake’, Condemns Violence

Elon Musk has called Twitter's ban on then President Donald Trump after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol as a "grave mistake" that had to be corrected. Although he also stated that incitement to violence would continue to be prohibited on Twitter.

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iPhone November Shipments to See Further Decline at Foxconn's Plant in China

Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China is set to see a further reduction in November shipments after the latest bout of worker unrest this week, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, as thousands of employees quit. The world's largest Apple iPhone factory has been grappling with strict COVID-19 restrictions that have fuelled discontent among w...

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Deepfakes Sharing to Be Criminalised in UK Under New Online Safety Bill

Under a planned amendment to the UK’s new Online Safety Bill, people who share so-called “deepfakes” — explicit images or videos which have been manipulated to look like someone without their consent — will be among those to be specifically criminalised for the first time and face potential time behind bars. The UK government said it will also bring forward...

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Amazon Food Delivery Business to Discontinue From December 29: Report

Amazon is reportedly shutting down its food delivery business by December 29 in the country. Meanwhile, the company will reported let the restaurant partners to access all the Amazon tools and reports till January 31. A day back, Amazon announced to discontinue Amazon Academy, an online learning platform for high-school students in India.

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iPhone 15 Pro Series Could Feature Solid-State Buttons, Hints Apple Supplier: Report

Apple iPhone 15 Pro models may turn out to be the most interesting iPhone models in recent years. This is because analysts have placed their bets on the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro models going with solid-state buttons that don’t actually get pressed, and the use of a more universal USB Type-C port as well. A vague new update coming from one of Apple’s suppliers seems ...

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Best TWS: True Wireless Earphones in India

We’ve tested a bunch of true wireless earphones, and here are the ones we like the most right now, including options from OnePlus, Apple, Samsung, Oppo, and more.

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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Grant 'General Amnesty' for Suspended Accounts From Next Week

Elon Musk said Thursday that Twitter would provide a "general amnesty" to users whose accounts were suspended, hours after a poll on reinstating these accounts concluded. More than 72.4 percent of over 3.16 million Twitter users who participated in the poll said they were in favour of bringing suspended users back to the platform. Last week, Musk reinstated former US ...

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iPhone Factory Workers' Protest: Over 20,000 New Hires Said to Leave Foxconn's Zhengzhou Plant

Foxconn is said to have seen over 20,000 new hires leave the company's Zhengzhou iPhone plant in China, after widespread worker protests that rocked the facility over a pay dispute. The company apologised for committing a pay-related "technical error" when hiring new recruits, offered remuneration to employees who wanted to resign and leave the chaos-hit plant.

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Stellantis May Come to India to Make Affordable EVs for Europe

Fiat parent Stellantis has concluded it can't currently make affordable electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe and is looking at lower-cost manufacturing in markets such as India, its chief executive told reporters. If India, with its low-cost supplier base, is able to meet the company's quality and cost targets by the end of 2023, it could open the door to exporting EVs t...

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Bank of Japan Plans to Rope-In Other Major Lenders in Digital Yen CBDC Trials: Report

Moving forward on its CBDC plans, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is looking to rope-in a bunch of other mega banks to test the digital yen. The three Japanese megabanks, while unnamed officially, are reportedly supposed to be Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., and Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

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Meta Allows Quest VR Headset Usage Without Facebook Account As Firm Bows to German Regulator

Meta will allow the use of its Quest VR headsets without a Facebook account, clearing the way for the wearable headset to be sold in Germany. The German cartel office has been closely watching Meta since May when it declared it was of "paramount significance for competition across markets". In a statement on Wednesday, the office said Meta will allow the device to be ...

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iQoo 11 Series First Look Revealed Ahead of Launch, Confirms Presence of Vivo V2 ISP

iQoo has officially revealed the first look of the iQoo 11 series. This lineup, which is expected to include the vanilla iQoo 11, iQoo 11 Pro, and iQoo 11 Legend, appears to come with a Vivo V2 ISP. The iQoo 11 series is slated to debut in China and Malaysia on December 2.

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Elon Musk Polls Users on 'General Amnesty' for Suspended Twitter Accounts

Elon Musk on Wednesday floated the idea of a 'general amnesty' for suspended accounts on the platform, polling users to ask if they should be unbanned. Polls on Twitter are open to all users and are unscientific and potentially targeted by fake accounts and bots. Former US President Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated last week after a narrow majority of res...

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Microsoft Could Face FTC Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Activision Blizzard Takeover Bid: Report

Microsoft could face an antitrust lawsuit to block its bid to acquire video game publisher Activision Blizzard, according to a report. A lawsuit challenging the deal is reportedly not guaranteed, and the FTC's four commissioners have yet to vote out a complaint or meet with lawyers for the companies. Microsoft is betting on the acquisition to help it compete better wi...

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Android TV, Google TV Apps Will Switch From APKs to Android App Bundles From 2023

Google is mandating that all new and updated apps submitted to the Play Store need to be in the newer Android App Bundle (AAB) format instead of the older Android Package Kit (APK) format. While this rule change only affects developers, it does bring plenty of benefits for smart TV users, according to the company.

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Tecno Phantom X2 Series Launch Date Set for December 7, to Feature Mediatek Dimensity 9000 SoC

Tecno Phantom X2 series, featuring the Tecno Phatom X2, and Tecno Phantom X2 Pro models are expected to debut as the Chinese smartphone maker's next flagship series with a launch in Dubai on December 7, according to a report by Fonearena. The upcoming flagship series is expected to feature the Mediatek Dimensity 9000 SoC under the hood alongside improved image low-lig...

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Oppo Find N2 Bags 3C Certification, Tipped to Launch in December Alongside Find N2 Flip: Report

The Oppo Find N2 has supposedly received 3C certification. A notable tipster now suggests that this foldable smartphone could launch in mid-December at the Inno Day 2022 event. The Oppo Find N2 Flip may also debut alongside the Oppo Find N2.

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OTT Communication Services Should Be Licensed, Compensate Telcos for Data Traffic, COAI Says

COAI on Tuesday pitched for licensing and light-touch regulation for OTT communication services, as part of its suggestions on definition of OTT networks as part of the draft telecom bill. The telecom operators' body also said that OTT services, which include apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and Telegram, should directly compensate telcos for data traffic they...

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Elon Musk Tells Employees He Wants Twitter to Have Encrypted DMs With Video, Voice Chat Support: Report

Elon Musk, Twitter's new CEO, has outlined his plans to employees, to bring encrypted DMs to the microblogging platform, as per a report. The firm's new owner is also reportedly planning on adding encrypted voice and video calling for Twitter users. In 2018, Twitter warned that an undisclosed number of DMs between businesses and their customers had been accessible by ...

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WhatsApp Desktop App Testing Screen Lock Feature for PC, Laptops: Report

WhatsApp for Desktop is working on a new privacy feature that will let users set up a password to restrict unauthorized access on their PCs or laptops. Currently, users have the feature to set up security access on WhatsApp for Android and iOS app using password.

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Infinix Hot 20 5G Series India Launch Date Set for December 1, Flipkart Availability Confirmed

Infinix Hot 20 5G series will be unveiled on December 1, the company confirmed via its official Twitter handle. The lineup is expected to include Infinix Hot 20 5G and Hot 20 Play. The Infinix Hot 20 5G was recently launched in select global markets with a price tag of $179.9 (roughly Rs. 15,000) for the sole 4GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration.

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Elon Musk Tells Staff Twitter Ready to Hire Again, Weeks After Massive Layoffs: Report

Elon Musk reportedly told Twitter employees that the company has completed layoffs and will now begin to fill its engineering and sales teams. The news comes weeks after Twitter's new owner purged nearly half of the company's workforce after completing his takeover deal and shortly after several workers were said to have resigned from the company following an ultimatu...

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Elon Musk Says Twitter Blue Relaunch on Hold, Wants 'High Confidence of Stopping Impersonation'

Elon Musk on Monday said that Twitter will pause the relaunch of Twitter Blue, the company's new blue check subscription service. In a tweet, Musk said that it would not be relaunched until there was high confidence in stopping impersonation. The coveted blue check mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and...

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Apple Reportedly Working on Proper Battery-Saving Mode for watchOS 9

Apple is working on a dedicated battery saving mode for watchOS 9, according to a report. The Cupertino company is said to be working on an update for its operating system for wearable devices, that could extend its battery life when the battery falls below 10 percent. The feature will reportedly disable several features and reduce the performance of an Apple Watch un...

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Nothing Phone 1 to Get Vidhance Video Stabilisation, Announces Partnership With Imint

The Nothing Phone 1, according to video recording specialists at Imint, will offer better video quality by using the company’s Vidhance Video Stabilization Generation 4 solution. The software solution basically works with the phone’s primary camera to deliver better video quality and has other benefits in terms of video processing as well.

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OnePlus 10 Pro Gets Rs. 5,000 Price Cut in India: New Price, Specifications

OnePlus 10 Pro has received a Rs. 5,000 price cut in India. The Shenzhen company has confirmed that its successor OnePlus 11 will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Rumours suggest that it might launch in Q1 of 2023.

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Smartwatches Could Help Detect Emerging Health Problems Using AI, Skin-Like Electronics, Study Shows

Researchers are developing skin-like electronics that could work with artificial intelligence (AI) to potentially detect problems such as heart disease, cancer or multiple sclerosis before obvious symptoms appear. They have developed a skin-like neuromorphic "chip" that consists of a thin film of a plastic semiconductor combined with stretchable gold nanowire electrod...

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Tesla Recalls 3.21 Lakh US Vehicles Over Intermittent Rear Light Issue, Public Filing Shows

Tesla revealed in a public filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it was recalling more than 321,000 vehicles in the US because tail lights may intermittently fail to illuminate. The electric vehicle manufacturer said the tail light-related recall covers some 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. Last week, Tesla recalled near...

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Donald Trump Snubs Twitter After Elon Musk Reactivates Former US President's Account

Donald Trump on Saturday snubbed Twitter, hours after Elon Musk's public poll asking users whether he should reinstate the former US president over a year after he was banned from the social media platform for inciting violence. He said he would stick with his new platform Truth Social, which he said had better user engagement than Twitter and was doing "phenomenally ...

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Xiaomi Outfolding Smartphone Prototype Leaked via Twitter: All Details

Xiaomi outfolding smartphone prototype has been leaked recently. The prototype, leaked by tipster Kuba Wojciechowski, hints at a Xiaomi smartphone with an outward folding ability. The spotted prototype comes with a Snapdragon 855 with X50 modem for 5G support. The tipster has mentioned that “the device was super-secret and very few units made their way into the publ...

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Vivo X90 Specifications Officially Teased Ahead of Launch; to Support 120W Fast Charging: Details

Vivo X90 specifications are officially out and the smartphone will come with support for 120W fast charging among other features. The smartphone will come in two different display options from which the users can choose, including the BOE Q9 and the Samsung E6 panel. The handset from Vivo will launch in China on November 22.

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Google Fixes Rules for Inviting Guest Speakers to Its Offices After Recent Row Over Indian Speaker

Google this week introduced rules for inviting guest speakers to its offices, days after it cancelled a talk by an Indian historian who has disparaged marginalized groups and their concerns, according to company emails seen by Reuters. The policy released Thursday is Google's latest effort to preserve an open culture while addressing divisions that have emerged as its...

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FTX Fires Three Top Executives Including Co-Founder Gary Wang: Report

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which recently filed for US bankruptcy court protection, has fired three of its top executives, including co-founder Gary Wang, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing an FTX spokeswoman. The other fired executives were engineering director Nishad Singh and Caroline Ellison.

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Elon Musk Begins Twitter Poll on Donald Trump’s Account Reinstating

Elon Musk started a Twitter poll late on Friday asking followers to vote on whether to reinstate former US President Donald Trump's account on the platform, with early results showing roughly 60 percent voting yes. Musk, Twitter's new owner, said in May he would reverse Twitter's ban on Trump.

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WhatsApp Business Now Lets Users Search, Chat and Shop Products on the App

WhatsApp has added the option to find and shop products directly from the app. The feature is currently rolling out in Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, and the UK. The new feature will help people easily contact businesses without even saving their phone numbers or searching for their phone numbers on business websites.

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Poco C50 Set to Launch in India as Budget C-Series Handset by End of November

Poco C50 will be launched in India in the last week of November, the company announced on Friday.

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Samsung Galaxy A52 Gets Android 13 Update With One UI 5.0: How to Download

Samsung Galaxy A52 is reportedly getting its first fully stable Android 13-based UI 5.0 update, for owners of the handset in Russia as per a report. The latest update bears the firmware version A525FXXU4CVJB. Other regions can reportedly expect the update to roll out to them as well over the next few weeks.

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iPhone 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max in 2022: Should You Upgrade?

iPhone 13 Pro Max was launched in 2021 and came equipped with A15 Bionic SoC and starts at Rs. 1,29,900 for the 128GB storage variant. It is still a very capable device in 2022 and gives most of the Android flagships a run for their money.

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Binance CEO CZ Takes Jibe at India's Tax Regime, Says Business Not Viable Here

Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance has blamed India’s tax regime over the crypto sector for not making a viable business environment for exchanges to set up shop. Very bluntly, Zhao said that India is not a very crypto friendly environment.

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Twitter Employees Said to Exit Firm in Mass Exodus After Elon Musk's Ultimatum

Twitter employees are said to have resigned from the beleaguered social media firm, days after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum asking them to sign up for "long hours at high intensity" or exit the company. Musk was meeting some top employees to try and convince them to stay, said one current employee and a recently departed employee who is in touch with Twitter colleagu...

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Casting Called Out by John Leguizamo for Being Non-Diverse

Super Mario Bros. star John Leguizamo has called out the casting for the upcoming animated The Super Mario Bros. Movie for being non-diverse. The actor played Luigi in the 1993 live-action version, and finds the ideas for the new casting lineup “backwards.” The new animated film has cast Chris Pratt and Charlie Day in the lead as Mario and Luigi, respectively. The...

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Nvidia Working With Microsoft to Build 'Massive' Cloud AI Computer Using Several Thousand GPUs

Nvidia said on Wednesday that it is teaming up with Microsoft to build a "massive" cloud AI computer. The system will be built on Microsoft's Azure cloud, and will use tens of thousands of graphics processing units (GPUs). The rapid growth of AI models such as those used for natural language processing have sharply boosted demand for faster, more powerful computing in...

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FTX Bankruptcy: What's Next for Customers After Crypto Exchange's Precipitous Collapse

FTX's collapse last week was followed by the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. The fallen crypto exchange says it could owe money to over 1 million creditors. Here's what customers and creditors can expect ahead of the company's bankruptcy case.

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Twitter Plea Against Government's Takedown Orders Adjourned by Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by microblogging site Twitter against the Central government's takedown orders to December 12. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology sought time to present its arguments in the case following which Justice Krishna S Dixit adjourned the case on Wednesday.

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iPhone Manufacturing Unit to Be Set Up Near Hosur, Will Employ 60,000 Workers, IT Minister Says

An Apple iPhone manufacturing unit will be set up near Hosur in Bengaluru, Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. The Cupertino company has outsourced the manufacturing of iPhone enclosures to Tata Electronics, which has a plant at Hosur, while its iPhone models are manufactured by electronics giants Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron in India.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC With Wi-Fi 7, INT4, Ray Tracing, and More Launched: All Details

Qualcomm has officially launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform for high-end smartphones. Qualcomm says the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered device will be launched by the end of 2022. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is claimed to be the world's first 5G AI processor in a mobile platform and features Unreal Engine 5 Metahumans Framework that allows gamers to experience...

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YouTube Shorts Updated With Shopping Features, Firm Tests Commission Schemes for Influencers

YouTube Shorts will get support for shopping features, the video-sharing platform announced on Tuesday. The company is looking to combat the ongoing digital ad slowdown. Viewers in India, Brazil, Canada, Australia, and the US will be able to see shopping tags and interact with them, according to YouTube. The Alphabet-owned streaming service is also testing new commiss...

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Qala Trailer: Triptii Dimri Struggles With Pressures of Success, Mother’s Disdain

Netflix has dropped a full-length trailer for Qala ahead of its December 1 release date. Set in the late 1930s and early 1940s pre-independence India, Qala follows the eponymous playback singer, who at the peak of her success, struggles with pressure, identity crisis, and her mother’s disdain. Anvitaa Dutt, best known for Bulbbul, writes and directs the period drama...

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Twitter Blue to Be Relaunched on November 29 to Ensure 'Rock Solid' Release, Elon Musk Says

Elon Musk on Tuesday said that Twitter Blue, the company's subscription service would be relaunched on November 29. The company's new CEO had previously stated that he expected to release the paid verification service by the end of this week, but said the release date would be 'punted' to make sure that it was 'rock solid', in a tweet.

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Crypto: What Could More Regulation Mean for the Future of Digital Currencies?

The collapse of FTX, once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, has prompted calls regulation of the crypto sector. Meanwhile, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, has called for more regulatory clarity after a week of crypto market chaos and a year in which investors are estimated to have lost $2 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,62,18,000 crore), and even Bitcoin, the most...

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Review: Overpriced, Unpolished, Yet Fun!

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 review: a spiritual successor to the 2009 game with the same name offers some of the best gunplay in FPS games in recent times. It released on October 28 for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

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BTC, ETH Reflect Gains as Overall Crypto Market Swells by 4.30 Percent in 24 Hours

The global crypto price charts reflected more gains than losses on November 15. Along with Bitcoin and Ether — Polkadot, Polygon, and Solana all recorded profits. Despite these profits, however, the crypto market has not touched the trillion dollars valuation.

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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Release Date, Preload, Download Size, Gameplay, and More

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 launches November 16 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. Billed as a “fully revamped experience,” Warzone 2.0 brings the new Al Mazrah map into play, featuring 18 major points of interest, ranging from coastal regions, rocky peaks, and an entire city to explore. The game brings a third-person mode into play, alongside aqua...

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Failed to See Warnings Signs That Led to Firm's Collapse

FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried stated in an interview on Monday that he failed to see the warning signs ahead of the collapse of one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. After it declared bankruptcy last week, the firm is said to be facing probes from the US Justice Department, the SEC, and the CFTC, into how the exchange handled customer funds.

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Samsung Galaxy A73 5G Gets Stable Android 13 With One UI 5.0 Update: Report

Samsung has reportedly started rolling out the One UI 5.0 update for the Galaxy A73 5G. The update bearing firmware version A736BXXU2BVK2 is said to be currently only available to users in Malaysia.

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Vivo Y02 Price, Specifications Tipped, Could Debut as a Budget Phone with MediaTek Helio P22 SoC

Vivo is reportedly gearing up to launch the Vivo Y02 in India. Ahead of the official announcement, the specifications, and India price details of the rumoured Vivo Y-series phone have leaked online. The upcoming device is said to come in a single 2GB RAM + 32GB storage configuration.

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Twitter to Soon Enable Organisations to Identify Their Associated Accounts, Elon Musk Says

Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them, Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday. The microblogging service paused its recently announced $8 (roughly Rs. 650) blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed, and new owner Elon Musk brought back the "official" badge to some users of the social media platform.

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Bitcoin, Ether Slide Further in Value Over the Weekend Following FTX Bankruptcy

Bitcoin price analysis shows price decline deepened a further 4 percent over Monday's trade, as price went down to $16,200 (roughly Rs. 13.1 lakh). BTC has been in consistent decline since November 6, and a further 4 percent decline could push price to test the $16,000 (roughly Rs. 13.1 lakh) support mark.

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Tesla to Assist Police Probe Into Fatal Model Y China Crash That Killed Two After Driver Lost Control

Tesla said on Sunday that it would assist the Chinese police in the investigation of a Model Y car that was involved in an accident that caused the death of two people and injured three other persons. The incident, which allegedly took place on November 5, resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and a high school girl. Police are currently seeking a third-party apprai...

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Twitter's Outsourced Content Moderators Face Layoffs After Elon Musk Takeover

Twitter's content moderators are being laid off by the company, weeks after Elon Musk fired half of the company's regular workforce. Like other big social media firms, Twitter has also relied heavily on contractors to track hate and enforce rules against harmful content. Twitter is said to have eliminated an untold number of contract jobs over the weekend, and the m...

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Pakistan vs England ICC T20 World Cup Finals: How to Watch Live Stream

The Pakistan vs England T20 World Cup Finals will be played at the. It will be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar, alongside a TV broadcast on Star Sports Network.

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Oppo Reno 10 Pro+ May Feature Periscope Zoom Camera: Report

Oppo Reno 10 Pro+ is tipped to feature a periscope zoom camera that was previously seen on Oppo Reno 10x Zoom and Oppo Reno 2. The Oppo Reno 10 Pro+ model, tipped as the 'super cup' higher-end variant, may offer 2x optical zoom. The smartphone is tipped to launch in mid-2023.

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Poco X5 5G Spotted on BIS, FCC Databases; Expected to Launch Soon in India, US

Poco X5 5G, Poco's successor to the Poco X4 series, may launch in India and US soon after media reports spotted the device on BIS and FCC databases. The smartphone appeared on BIS and FCC databases with the model numbers 22101320I and 22101320G, respectively. The FCC listing also seemed to suggest specifications in regards to software, battery, design, and connectivit...

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Google Pixel 7a Tipped To Feature Dual Camera Sensors, 90Hz OLED Display: Report

Google Pixel 7a, expected to launch in 2023, will feature a dual camera sensor setup instead of the previously suggested triple camera setup as per the latest tip by a tipster. Meanwhile, the tip also suggests that the upcoming affordable smartphone may sport a 90Hz OLED panel display. In terms of display, this could make the smartphone one of the best in the segment.

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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Work to Push Citizen Journalism, Criticises ‘Media Elite’

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has criticised "media elite" and stated that the increased competition from citizen journalism will lead the mainstream media's "oligopoly on information" to be disrupted. In the first tweet, he spoke about Twitter's goal of elevating citizen journalism

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Twitter Restores 'Official' Label; $8 Blue Check Mark Option Vanishes

Elon Musk's Twitter on Friday brought back the "official" badge to some accounts, just days after doing away with it, while several users reported the new subscription option for the blue verification check mark had disappeared. The move follows a surge in fake accounts on the platform after new boss Elon Musk allowed users to pay $8 (nearly Rs. 650) for the coveted...

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FTX Files US Bankruptcy Proceedings, Sam Bankman-Fried Steps Down as CEO

Crypto exchange FTX filed US bankruptcy proceedings on Friday and Sam Bankman-Fried stepped down as CEO, after a rapid liquidity crisis at the cryptocurrency group that has prompted intervention from regulators around the world. The distressed crypto trading platform had been struggling to raise billions in funds to stave off collapse after traders rushed to withdraw...

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Vivo X90 Pro+ With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Soc, 12GB RAM Surfaces on Geekbench

The Vivo X90 Pro+ has seemingly surfaced on the Geekbench database. This Vivo smartphone is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Soc and pack 12GB of RAM. The smartphone could feature a 50-megapixel quad rear camera setup.

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iQoo 11 Specifications Tipped via Geekbench Listing, May Come With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC

iQoo 11, a new handset from the Vivo sub-brand is reportedly making its way to the market soon. The handset was spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking site with scores ranging between 1,451 and 1,453 points in the single-core tests and between 4,660 and 4,681 points in the multi-core tests.

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FTX CEO Scrambles to Look for $9.4 Billion in Rescue Funds as Bahamas Freezes Assets

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is said to be looking to raise about $9.4 billion (roughly Rs. 75,960 crore) from investors and rivals, discussing raising $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,080 crore) each from Justin Sun, the founder of crypto token Tron, rival exchange OKX and stablecoin platform Tether.

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Twitter's Chief of Information Security Lea Kissner Exists Company Amid Mass Layoffs

Twitter's information security chief Lea Kissner is leaving the company, Kissner said in a tweet on Thursday. The move comes in the middle of a large-scale layoff and product changes at the social media company under new boss Elon Musk.

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ASML Launches EUR 12 Billion Buyback, Upgrades 2025 Forecast

ASML, a key supplier of equipment to computer chip manufacturers, on Thursday said it would launch a EUR 12 billion (nearly Rs. 98,380 crore) share buyback programme to run through 2025. In an announcement ahead of an investors' day on Friday, the company said it expects revenue of EUR 30 billion (nearly Rs. 2,45,600 crore) to EUR 40 billion (nearly Rs. 3,27,550 cror...

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Call of Duty: Warzone to Go Offline Amidst Sequel Launch, Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Details Revealed

As Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 nears its November 16 launch, Activision has confirmed that the original Warzone will undergo a temporary server shutdown for 12 days. Warzone 2.0 launches November 16, alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 season 1 multiplayer, which brings an all-new battle pass, new maps, and some football-themed operator skins. The original Warzone ...

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The 5 Best Crypto Blogs in India

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IBM Osprey Quantum Computer With 433 Qubits Launched: All You Need to Know

IBM Osprey was launched on Wednesday as the company's most powerful quantum computer. The latest machine from IBM is a 433-qubit machine, which has three times the number of qubits than its Eagle machine from 2021. Meanwhile, IBM's director of research said the company is still on track to launch a computer with over 1000 qubits but further scaling was working on a n...

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FTX CEO Exploring All Options for Crypto Firm After Binance Deal Collapses

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on Wednesday told employees that he was looking at all options for the crypto firm after a non-binding deal with rival Binance collapsed, leaving the 30-year-old, who had previously been throwing lifelines to other faltering digital asset platforms, with dwindling options himself. The CEO also said in the staff message that his goals were to ...

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Elon Musk Appeals to Twitter Advertisers With Plan to Curb Bot Accounts, Hints at Potential Payment Features

Elon Musk on Wednesday appealed to Twitter advertisers, telling them and over 100,000 listeners on Twitter's Spaces feature that he aimed to turn the social media platform into a force for truth and stop fake accounts. He also promised a faster evolution of the Twitter service, opening the possibility of allowing peer-to-peer payments, money market accounts and eventu...

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Elon Musk Scraps New 'Official' Label for High-Profile Accounts Hours After Launch

Elon Musk on Wednesday scrapped a new grey "Official" label for high-profile accounts on the platform, hours after the feature was added. "Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesn't," Musk said, to explain the U-turn. The latest move will invite further scrutiny of his plans for Twitter a week a...

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Oreo Maker Mondelez Pulls Twitter Ads, Says Hate Speech Increased 'Significantly' After Elon Musk Takeover

Oreo maker Mondelez has pulled its ads off Twitter, the company's CEO said in an interview on Tuesday. The Mondelez chief executive said the firm felt there was a risk of its advertising appearing next to the wrong messages on Twitter, and that the company has decided to take a pause and a break from advertising on the microblogging platform until that risk was as low...

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Microsoft Faces Full EU Antitrust Investigation Into $69 Billion Bid to Acquire Activision Blizzard

Microsoft will face a full EU probe into the publisher's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,62,500 crore) bid to acquire Activision Blizzard, after regulators warned about the deal's impact on competition on the markets for the distribution of console and PC video games. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stated that it would work with the EU antitrust watchdog to address valid market...

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Twitter Engineer Allegedly Fired for Helping Coworkers Facing Layoffs After Elon Musk Takeover, Complaint Says

A former Twitter engineer has accused the firm of firing him days after new owner Elon Musk completed his takeover of the platform. Emmanuel Cornet has filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Monday claiming he was engaged in protected activity when he shared the software on an internal Twitter messaging channel to help his coworkers facing lay...

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Infinix Zero 5G 2023 With MediaTek Dimensity 1080 5G SoC, 5,000mAh Unveiled: Specifications

Infinix Zero 5G 2023 powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 5G SoC has been quietly unveiled. It is currently listed on the official company website, but its pricing has not been shared. The smartphone gets a 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup and a 5,000mAh battery.

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ISRO to Conduct First Runway Landing Experiment of Reusable Launch Vehicle,

ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, is set to conduct the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of Reusable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), the space agency said on Tuesday. According to ISRO Chairman S Somanath, the agency is monitoring weather conditions ahead of the test of the reusable launch vehicle technology.

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The Crown Season 5, Khakee The Bihar Chapter, and More: November Web Series on Netflix, Hotstar, Prime Video, Mubi

The Crown season 5, Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega, Abhishek Bachchan-led Breathe: Into the Shadows season 2, The Kingdom Exodus, Jesse Eisenberg’s Fleishman Is in Trouble, and Disney’s Willow — the seven biggest TV shows and web series in November 2022 on Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, and Mubi.

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Google Pixel 7, Pixel 6, More Start Receiving November 2022 Android 13 Update

Google has started rolling out the November 2022 update for Pixel devices running on Android 13. This update brings fixes and improvements for the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, and more.

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Glass Onion Trailer: Daniel Craig Dunks on Murder Mystery Game in Second Knives Out Movie

Glass Onion trailer is here. Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out sequel, with Daniel Craig returning as detective Benoit Blanc. In Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — out December 23 on Netflix — Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista make up the co...

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Nokia G60 5G to Go on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications

The Nokia G60 5G will go on sale in India starting from Tuesday. It features a 6.58-inch full-HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. This Nokia smartphone is priced at Rs. 29,999 for its sole 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. It features a 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup.

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Gears of War Netflix Live-Action Movie, Adult Animated Series in the Works

Gears of War, one of the most popular Xbox video game series of all time, is coming to Netflix. Netflix announced Monday that it will produce a feature film adaptation of the sci-fi shooter game, followed by an adult animated series.

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Unacademy to Cut 10 Percent of Workforce in Second Round of Layoffs Over 'Harsh Economic Conditions'

Unacademy will cut 10 percent of its workforce due to harsh economic conditions, the firm's Founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal said in a letter to employees on Monday. This is the second round of layoffs for the company in 2022, and it is expected to affect 350 of the company's 3,500 employees. Unacademy, which was set up in 2015 and has raised funding from Softbank among...

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WhatsApp Business Beta Users Nudged to Link Facebook, Instagram Accounts to Reach More Users

WhatsApp Business, the Meta-owned instant messaging app for business users, is testing a banner showing Android users the advantages of linking their Facebook and Instagram accounts on the app. Linking accounts can redirect potential customers to the WhatsApp accounts of the businesses they are interested in via Instagram and Facebook as well, according to a popular f...

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Jio Seeks to Deposit Rs. 3,720 Crore in Escrow Account to Acquire Reliance Infratel's Tower, Fibre Assets

Jio has proposed to deposit Rs 3,720 crore in an escrow account in order for the company to complete its acquisition of Reliance Infratel's tower and fibre assets. The company has stated that a delay in acquisition of the assets due to inter-creditor disputes will deteriorate the value of assets. The telecom operator placed a bid in November 2019 to acquire tower and ...

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Elon Musk Urged by UN to Ensure Human Rights Are Central to Management of Twitter

Elon Musk was urged by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Saturday, to "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter". The message from Türk was issued after reports that Musk had fired the entire team working on human rights on the microblogging platform. In his letter, Türk urged Twitter to stand up for the rights to privacy and...

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Indian 'Hack-for-Hire' Companies Infiltrate VIPs Phones, Emails for Private Investigators: Report

An undercover investigation has exposed illegal “hack-for-hire” firms, that are operating across India and infiltrate emails and phones of VIPs and states for a fee paid by private investigators. Malicious software which takes control of computer cameras and microphones, and allows hackers to view and listen to their victims are some of the methods used in such ha...

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Twitter Handles Impersonating Users Without Parody Warning to Be Permanently Suspended, Elon Musk Says

Elon Musk on Sunday warned that Twitter handles that were engaged in impersonating users would be permanently suspended, if their profile did not specify it was a parody account. Twitter's new CEO further said that unlike before, no warning will be given now as widespread verification is being rolled out. Twitter Blue, which includes a verification badge, is currently...

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Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 1 Title Revealed as “The Crawl”

Stranger Things season 5 episode 1 title has been revealed. In a tweet, Netflix dropped a photo of the screenplay written by the Duffer Brothers, with the first episode being titled, “Chapter One: The Crawl.” Stranger Things 5 will be primarily be set in Hawkins, Indiana, as the Upside Down realm starts spilling into the real-world town.

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PS5, PS5 Digital Edition Price in India Rises to Rs. 54,990 and Rs. 44,990

PlayStation 5 is getting more expensive in India. The 4K Blu-ray-equipped PlayStation 5 now costs Rs. 54,990, up 10 percent from its launch price of Rs. 49,990. Meanwhile, its disc-less counterpart PS5 Digital Edition is getting even more expensive at Rs. 44,990, which represents a 12.5 percent increase on its launch price of Rs. 39,990. This is likely due to the soar...

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Twitter Blue Price Rises to $7.99, Now Gives Subscribers a Blue Tick for Verification, Fewer Ads

The new Twitter Blue subscription plan for $7.99 per month completely changes the purpose of the coveted badge, from verifying identity to promoting the voices of those who pay.

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India vs Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Match: How to Watch IND vs ZIM Live Stream

India and Zimbabwe are set to face off against each other in the final round of Super 12 matches of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The match will be streamed via the Disney+ Hotstar app. It will also be shown on TV live on the Star Sports Network.

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Apple Said to Expand Live TV Advertising Around Major League Soccer Deal

Apple is building an advertising network for live television as part of its deal to stream Major League Soccer games next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company is holding discussions with advertising partners and MLS sponsors in advance of the launch next February about airing advertisements during soccer games and related shows.

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iQoo 11, iQoo 11 Pro Battery, Fast Charging Details Tipped Again: Report

The fast charging and battery details of the iQoo 11 series have surfaced again. The iQoo 11 and iQoo 11 Pro are expected to launch in China by the end of December this year.

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Vivo X90 Pro+ Supposedly Gets 3C Certification With 80W Fast Charging Support

The Vivo X90 Pro+ has been supposedly spotted on the 3C certification site. This rumoured Vivo smartphone is expected to also come with support for 80W fast charging.

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NASA Rolls Out SLS Rocket to Launch Pad in Florida 10 Days Before Artemis I Launch

NASA rolled out its largest-ever rocket, Space Launch System (SLS), to a launch pad in Florida on Friday and will try again 10 days from now to blast off on a much-delayed uncrewed mission Artemis I to the Moon. After two launch attempts were scrubbed this summer because of technical problems, the rocket returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building to protect it from H...

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Elon Musk's Twitter Faces Lawsuit for Mass Layoffs: Here's All You Need to Know About WARN Act

Twitter has begun laying off employees under its new owner, Elon Musk. The San Francisco-based social media giant is expected to terminate up to 3,700 people — half of its workforce — on Friday, according to internal plans reviewed by Reuters this week. Twitter is already facing a proposed class action claiming the layoffs are imminent and will violate US and ...

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Google, Facebook, Big Tech Should Pay for Network Costs, Suggest EU Telcos

Telecom operators are pushing the European Union to implement new laws that would make Big Tech pay for network costs, following Australia's example, according to four sources close to the matter. The latest proposal, which hasn't been reported, is being discussed within the telecoms lobby group GSMA, an association that represents more than 750 mobile operators.

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Turkish President Erdoğan Says He May Negotiate Charge for Twitter Blue Check With Elon Musk

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he could negotiate the price of Twitter's new monthly charge for the "verified" badge with Elon Musk, in order to avoid paying for it. Erdoğan said on Wednesday in an interview with Turkish broadcaster ATV, that he may speak to Musk and discuss the charge. A blue check mark next to a person's user name on the so...

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Khakee The Bihar Chapter Trailer: Karan Tacker Vows to Bring Down Avinash Tiwary

Netflix has dropped a trailer for Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, the new Neeraj Pandey-helmed crime series that dramatises the events of Bihar’s most dangerous criminal being apprehended. The series is based on the book, “Bihar Diaries”, by real-life Indian Police Service officer Amit Lodha. Khakee: The Bihar Chapter stars Karan Tacker as the celebrated officer, alo...

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea to Implead Twitter's Elon Musk in Petition Challenging Account Suspension

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to implead Twitter's new owner Elon Musk in a petition that challenging the suspension of a user's account for allegedly violating the platform's rules. The court dismissed the plea with Rs. 25,000 costs, and Justice Yashwant Varma termed the application to be "thoroughly misconceived".

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Oppo A98 With 6.7-Inch AMOLED Display Surfaces on TENAA, More Specifications Leaked

The Oppo A98 has surfaced on the TENAA database, which suggests its key specifications. It is said to feature a 6.7-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display. This Oppo smartphone could be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC.

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Elon Musk to Begin Layoffs at Twitter, Nearly Half of 7,500 Workers Could Lose Jobs: Report

Elon Musk is set to begin layoffs at Twitter on Friday, with nearly half of the company's workforce expected to be fired by the microblogging service's new owner. According to a report, Twitter employees were notified in the email that the layoffs were set to begin and workers were instructed to go home and not return to the offices on Friday as the cuts proceeded.

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT, Radeon RX 7900 XTX High-End Gaming GPUs Announced, Available December 13

AMD has launched its new RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX gaming GPUs, and says they are the first ones designed using scalable chiplets, promising performance and power efficiency.

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iQoo Neo 7 SE Key Specifications Tipped, May Feature Snapdragon 8 Series SoC, 50-megapixel Camera

iQoo Neo 7 SE specifications have been tipped online, ahead of the launch of the purported smartphone. The handset is tipped to feature a Snapdragon 8 series SoC and come in in 8GB, and 12 GB RAM variants.

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Qualcomm Wins More Business From Apple as Q4 Revenue Forecast Falls Short of Estimates

Qualcomm's forecast for the Q4 2022 revenue was $2 billion (roughly Rs. XXX crore) lower than estimates, while the chipmaker said it expected a low double-digit percentage decline in handset volumes this year. Meanwhile, the chipmaker won more business from Apple and said it would start to see benefits from its increased share of chips Samsung uses in the March quarte...

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Instagram Adds Support for NFT Sales, Gifts on Reels; Expands Subscriptions to Eligible US Creators

Instagram has added support for the ability to trade digital assets, such as NFTs, directly on the app. The company is also adding support for gifts on Instagram, initially on Reels, to help creators monetise content. Meanwhile, subscriptions will be expanded to all eligible US creators, according to Meta.

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Elon Musk Said to be Preparing to Eliminate Half of Twitter's Workforce to Drive Down Costs

Elon Musk is said to be planning on eliminating around half of Twitter's workforce, as part of efforts by the company's new owner to drive down costs. After completing the takeover deal last week, Musk is aiming to inform around 3,700 affected staffers on Friday, and intends to reverse the company's existing work-from-anywhere policy for the employees that are retaine...

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Twitter Will Not Reinstate Banned Users Like Donald Trump Without 'Clear Process', Elon Musk Says

Elon Musk has stated that banned accounts on Twitter would not be reinstated until the platform has a "clear process for doing so". The announcement by the company's new owner suggests that former US President Donald Trump would not be allowed back on the platform in time for the US midterm elections on November 8, and Musk said that creating such a process would take...

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China’s CBDC Bets on User Privacy and Fund Safety, Central Bank Governor Explains Design

China’s CBDC was designed to focus on user privacy and ensuring financial security. Safeguarding user privacy and zeroing-in on ensuring financial security for the people were the two key features that were given most importance, Yi Gang, the governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) revealed to the media. China launched a special app of e-CNY between 2020 and...

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Ransomware Incidents in 2021 Mostly Tied to Russian Hackers, US FinCEN Report Says

Ransomware incidents in the US in 2021 were mostly tied to Russian hackers, according to a report by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The report states that out of 793 ransomware incidents reported to FinCEN in the second half of 2021, 75 percent "had a nexus to Russia, its proxies, or persons acting on its behalf.

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WhatsApp Banned 26.85 Lakh Accounts in India in September, 8.72 Lakh Users 'Proactively' Barred

WhatsApp banned 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September, the Meta-owned company said in its monthly report. The service's User Safety Report states that 8.72 lakh accounts were barred "proactively", which means WhatsApp blocked them before users could flag them. The report was published in compliance with the tougher IT Rules that mandate large digital platforms (wi...

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Samsung Galaxy A14 Battery, Camera Details Tipped, Geekbench Listing Suggests MediaTek Hello G80 SoC

Samsung Galaxy A14's camera and battery details have been tipped. Additionally, it has been reportedly spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking site, hinting that its launch could be around the corner. It could be powered by the MediaTek Hello G80 SoC. The Geekbench listing suggests Android 13 operating system and 4GB of RAM on the upcoming Samsung phone.

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Twitter Blue to Cost $8 per Month; Will Include Verified Badge, Fewer Ads, Elon Musk Says

Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that the company would charge a monthly $8 (roughly Rs. 660) fee for Twitter Blue, and that it would include a verified badge. The company's new owner also said that subscribers with blue check marks would get priority in replies, mentions and search and would be able to post longer videos and audios. They would see half as many ads.

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Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Enola Holmes 2, Drishyam 2, and More: November Movie Guide to OTT and Cinemas

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever starring Letitia Wright, Enola Holmes 2 with Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill, Ajay Devgn-led Drishyam 2, and Florence Pugh-led The Wonder — a list of the biggest movies out in November 2022 in cinemas and Netflix.

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Samsung Galaxy A Series - There's Something Awesome for Everyone

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China's 'Mengtian' Module Docks With Tiangong Space Station Ahead of Plans to Launch Xuntian Space Telescope

China's Mengtian module docked with its new, permanent Tiangong space station on Tuesday. After Mengtian’s arrival, an additional uncrewed Tianzhou cargo craft is due to dock with the station, with another crewed mission scheduled for December. Crews for these missions could overlap, as the country's space station has sufficient room to accommodate six astronauts.

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