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Galaxy Watch4 series gets its first software update

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AirPods shipment to reach 85mn units next year: Report

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Global PC shipments hit 84 mn units in Q3, Lenovo leads

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Nokia launches 'C30' in India starting at Rs 10,999

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Apple Watch Series 7 requires 5W USB-C PD adapter for fast charging

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Telegram crosses 1bn downloads on Google's Play Store

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OPPO `F19s` another decent contender in mid-range segment

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Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ to feature wider displays: Report

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Venus never had oceans, couldn't support life: Study

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Realme Q3s confirmed to feature 144Hz LCD screen

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17/10/2021 4:27:38 PM

Venus never had oceans, couldn't support life: Study

While previous studies have suggested that Venus may have its own liquid water oceans, a new study suggested that this is not the case.

A team of astrophysicists led by the Universit...read more

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17/10/2021 4:22:19 PM

Realme Q3s confirmed to feature 144Hz LCD screen

Realme, which is all set to launch its new smartphone 'realme Q3s' along with the realme GT Neo2T smartphone on October 19 in China, has now released a poster on Weibo that confirms that th...read more

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15/10/2021 4:04:49 PM

Apple Music coming to PS5 soon

Spotify has been a partner with PlayStation for a number of years and now a new report has claimed that Apple Music might also be appearing on PS5 in the future.

Some users noticed t...read more

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15/10/2021 3:38:18 PM

Bharti backed OneWeb launches 36 internet satellites in orbit

The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb backed by India-based Bharti Enterprises has launched 36 satellites, bringing the total in-orbit constellation to 358 satellites, t...read more

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15/10/2021 3:34:45 PM

WhatsApp begins rolling out end-to-end encryption for chat backups

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has finally started rolling out end-to-end encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android users globally.

With the new update, if a user chooses to back up his ch...read more

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15/10/2021 3:28:46 PM

NASA's 1st mission to distant asteroids prepares for launch on Oct 16

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15/10/2021 3:26:21 PM

7 reasons why India can't reach 1 bn smartphone users even by 2030

India may not see a billion smartphone users ev ...read more

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14/10/2021 4:00:35 PM

Microsoft, AMD to patch Ryzen bug on Windows 11 PCs next week

Chipmaker AMD recently published information ab ...read more

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14/10/2021 3:57:40 PM

Dell unveils new telecom software, solutions to boost 5G in India

As India takes advanced steps to launch 5G tech ...read more

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14/10/2021 3:53:08 PM

Apple Watch Series 7 to go on sale on Friday in India

Apple Watch Series 7 is all set to go on sale i ...read more

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14/10/2021 3:49:25 PM

Apple AirPods may soon track body temperature, monitor posture

After Apple Watch, the tech giant is now explor ...read more

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14/10/2021 3:43:18 PM

Snapchat suffers outage, users can't post or send messages

Popular social media app Snapchat went down glo ...read more


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Samsung unveils special edition of Galaxy Z Flip3, Watch4, Buds2

21/10/2021 4:30:33 PM

South Korean tech giant Samsung on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip3 Bespoke Edition along with the special editions of Galaxy Watch4 and the Galaxy Buds2 for global consumers.

The Galaxy Z Flip3 Bespoke Edition and Galaxy Watch4 Bespoke Edition will be available in South Korea, the US, the UK, Germany, France, Canada and Aust ...read more

Galaxy Watch4 series gets its first software update

21/10/2021 4:26:09 PM

South Korean tech giant Samsung has started rolling out the first big software update to the Galaxy Watch4 series with some new features on board.

According to the update log, the firmware version is R8xxXXU1BUH5 and it has a size of 290.52MB. The update will enhance the watch's stability. It includes bug fixes, enhancements t ...read more

AirPods shipment to reach 85mn units next year: Report

21/10/2021 4:15:34 PM

Apple AirPods shipment is expected to reach 85 million units globally in 2022, which is a 3.7 per cent year-on-year increase.

According to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce, Apple's latest AirPods 3 feature an improved optical in-ear detection mechanism. This works through the integration of PPG (photoplethysmography) technol ...read more

India smartphone market falls 5% in Q3, Xiaomi maintains lead: Report

21/10/2021 4:06:05 PM

As smartphone vendors struggled with supply issues for low-end mobile handsets, the shipments in India fell 5 per cent (on-year) in the third quarter (Q3) this year, a new report showed on Thursday.

In Q3 2021 (July-September period), 47.5 million units were shipped and the market was one again led by Xiaomi at 24 per cent share ( ...read more

Global PC shipments hit 84 mn units in Q3, Lenovo leads

21/10/2021 3:55:19 PM

Global PC shipments marked their sixth consecutive year-on-year (YoY) growth in Q3 2021 at 84.2 million units, a new report revealed on Thursday.

According to market research firm Counterpoint, this came despite the ongoing component shortages and other supply constraints. However, the 9.3 per cent YoY growth during the quarter im ...read more

Nokia launches 'C30' in India starting at Rs 10,999

21/10/2021 3:07:23 PM

In a bid to strengthen its popular C-series portfolio of smartphones, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, on Thursday unveiled budget-friendly Nokia C30 in two storage variants.

The Nokia C30 comes in 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB for Rs 10,999 and Rs 11,999 respectively, across leading offline retail stores, e-commerce platforms and No ...read more

Reviews

Apple Watch Series 7 requires 5W USB-C PD adapter for fast charging

Apple recently released its new smartwatch -- Apple Watch Series 7 -- in the latest move to further boost its presence in the growing smartwatch market, and now in a new support document the iPhone maker revealed that any USB-C power adapter with ...read more

19/10/2021 4:29:09 PM

OPPO `F19s` another decent contender in mid-range segment

With an aim to further expand its presence in the Indian market, OPPO has launched its latest mid-range smartphone F19s ahead of Diwali.

Priced at Rs 19,990, F19s is an addition to the current F-series line-up that includes the F19, ...read more

17/10/2021 4:46:20 PM

Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ to feature wider displays: Report

Samsung is planning to launch its next premium flagship, Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+, soon. As per a recent report, S22 generation will be a bit wider and less "skinny and tall" than the current S21.

GSMArena reported that ...read more

17/10/2021 4:41:02 PM

Realme Q3s confirmed to feature 144Hz LCD screen

Realme, which is all set to launch its new smartphone 'realme Q3s' along with the realme GT Neo2T smartphone on October 19 in China, has now released a poster on Weibo that confirms that the Q3s will support an adaptive refresh rate of up ...read more

17/10/2021 4:22:19 PM

Devices

AirPods shipment to reach 85mn units next year: Report

Apple AirPods shipment is expected to reach 85 million units globally in 2022, which is a 3.7 per cent year-on-year increase.

According to Taiwanese research firm TrendForce, Apple's latest AirPods 3 feature an improved optical in-ear detection mechanism. This works through the integration of PPG (photoplethysmography) technol ...read more

21/10/2021 4:15:34 PM

India smartphone market falls 5% in Q3, Xiaomi maintains lead: Report

As smartphone vendors struggled with supply issues for low-end mobile handsets, the shipments in India fell 5 per cent (on-year) in the third quarter (Q3) this year, a new report showed on Thursday.

In Q3 2021 (July-September period), 47.5 million units were shipped and the market was one again led by Xiaomi at 24 per cent share ( ...read more

21/10/2021 4:06:05 PM

Nokia launches 'C30' in India starting at Rs 10,999

In a bid to strengthen its popular C-series portfolio of smartphones, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, on Thursday unveiled budget-friendly Nokia C30 in two storage variants.

The Nokia C30 comes in 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB for Rs 10,999 and Rs 11,999 respectively, across leading offline retail stores, e-commerce platforms and No ...read more

21/10/2021 3:07:23 PM

Apple Watch Series 7 requires 5W USB-C PD adapter for fast charging

Apple recently released its new smartwatch -- Apple Watch Series 7 -- in the latest move to further boost its presence in the growing smartwatch market, and now in a new support document the iPhone maker revealed that any USB-C power adapter with power delivery (USB-PD) of 5W or greater will support fast charging on the new watch.

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19/10/2021 4:29:09 PM

7 reasons why India can't reach 1 bn smartphone users even by 2030

India may not see a billion smartphone users even by the end of this decade and there are seven key challenges to achieve 100 per cent smartphone penetration, according to a new report.

With the shrinking addressable base for smartphones, India is likely to have 887.4 million smartphone users by 2030, said the report by Gurugram-b ...read more

15/10/2021 3:26:21 PM

Social Media

17/10/2021 4:43:59 PM

WhatsApp for iOS working on new message reaction feature

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been working on new reaction features as the new beta version of the platform brings the ability to manage reaction notifications with new settings to disable them or change their tone for iOS users.

With that users can be alerted (or not) by new reactions the same way they are with messages and groups ...read more

15/10/2021 3:34:45 PM

WhatsApp begins rolling out end-to-end encryption for chat backups

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has finally started rolling out end-to-end encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android users globally.

With the new update, if a user chooses to back up his chat history with end-to-end encryption, it will be accessible only to him, and no one will be able to unlock the backup. Neither WhatsApp nor the backu ...read more

14/10/2021 3:43:18 PM

Snapchat suffers outage, users can't post or send messages

Popular social media app Snapchat went down globally on Wednesday evening and several users were unable to post story updates or send messages.

Snap, which is the parent company of Snapchat, tweeted: "We're aware that some Snapchatters are having issues using the app right now - hang tight, we're looking into it!" ...read more

13/10/2021 3:34:26 PM

Facebook pulls down 1,259 malicious accounts, Pages, Groups in Sept

Facebook has pulled down 1,259 accounts, Pages and Groups from its main app as well as Instagram in September for manipulating public debate.

In Iran, it removed 93 Facebook accounts, 14 Pages, 15 Groups and 194 Instagram accounts that targeted primarily domestic audiences in that country, particularly in the Lorestan province.
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12/10/2021 3:20:35 PM

Facebook expands its Live Audio feature to more creators globally

Facebook is reportedly planning to expanding the Live Audio rooms feature to a global audience.

Now apart from public figures and creators, Facebook is making the feature -- a Clubhouse competitor -- available to groups as well, reports The Verge.

Live Audio Rooms officially launched in June to the US public figures ...read more

12/10/2021 3:04:46 PM

Gmail suffers outage in India

Google's free email service Gmail is reportedly down in some parts of India on Tuesday as users were unable to send or receive emails.

According to Down Detector, 68 per cent users reported that they are facing issues in website, 18 per cent reported server connection and 14 per cent mentioned about login issue.

...read more

8/10/2021 2:20:53 PM

Facebook's new $10 mn fund for VR creators

Facebook has announced a $10 million Creator Fund to encourage people to build experiences on its Horizon VR platform, which it is now calling Horizon Worlds.

Although Horizon Worlds is still in beta, the company clearly wants to get more people making content for the platform to offer more experiences that could be interesting to ...read more

7/10/2021 3:08:04 PM

Twitter testing prompts to warn users before potentially 'intense' conversation

Micro-blogging site Twitter is testing new prompts on iOS and Android that warn before users jump into a conversation that could get heated.

In one example, there's a prompt dropped right into a conversation in progress that says "conversations like this can be intense", reports The Verge.

In another, ...read more

6/10/2021 2:58:57 PM

Facebook Gaming creators can co-stream now

Tech giant Facebook is adding co-streaming to Facebook Gaming, a useful feature the Twitch competitor has lacked since it launched in 2018.

Additionally, while Twitch's version of a co-streaming feature -- Squad Stream -- requires you to be a Twitch Partner, Facebook is making co-streaming available to everyone, reports The Ve ...read more

6/10/2021 2:56:36 PM

IGTV, feed videos combined for 'Instagram Video'

Facebook-owned Instagram has announced that it is combining IGTV and feed videos into one format called Instagram Video.

The company said that it is also introducing a new Video tab on your profile, where this combined video format will live, to make it easier for people to discover new video content.

"We love ...read more

6/10/2021 2:37:02 PM

Snapchat launches portal to encourage users toward political campaigns

Popular social media app Snapchat has announced a new "Run for Office" in-app tool to encourage young adults to run for local office in the US.

The main aim of the tool is to solve common problems that young people face when determining whether they want to get involved in local politics or not.

"Powe ...read more

5/10/2021 2:05:16 PM

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer major global outage

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger went down for millions of users, including in India, on Monday evening, as they were unable to send or receive messages on social media platforms.

"We are aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We are working to get things back to normal as quickl ...read more

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21/10/2021 4:20:46 PM

Indian short video-app market logs 3x growth in ad revenue

Netflix now has 214 mn paid users globally

After facing Covid-induced production delays la ...read more

21/10/2021 3:47:52 PM

Telegram crosses 1bn downloads on Google's Play Store

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has now surpas ...read more

19/10/2021 4:23:40 PM

WhatsApp for iOS working on new message reaction feature

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been working on new ...read more

17/10/2021 4:43:59 PM

WhatsApp begins rolling out end-to-end encryption for chat backups

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has finally started rol ...read more

15/10/2021 3:34:45 PM

Snapchat suffers outage, users can't post or send messages

Popular social media app Snapchat went down glo ...read more

14/10/2021 3:43:18 PM

Samsung enables Galaxy smartphone users to donate through app

Tech giant Samsung has updated its Samsung Glob ...read more

14/10/2021 3:17:22 PM

Science

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17/10/2021 4:27:38 PM

Venus never had oceans, couldn't support life: Study

NASA sends Lucy mission to seek out solar system's `fossils`

In a novel bid to seek out the origin of our so ...read more

17/10/2021 4:21:13 PM

Bharti backed OneWeb launches 36 internet satellites in orbit

The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communicati ...read more

15/10/2021 3:38:18 PM

NASA's 1st mission to distant asteroids prepares for launch on Oct 16

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15/10/2021 3:28:46 PM

NASA's Perseverance rover reveals history of water on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover, currently explor ...read more

11/10/2021 4:38:43 PM

Indian-American astronaut part of SpaceX Crew-3 mission

An Indian-American astronaut is part of NASA-Sp ...read more

8/10/2021 2:02:14 PM

UAE to launch asteroid mission in 2028

The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to ...read more

7/10/2021 3:05:21 PM