Technology
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ASUS ExpertBook B5 Flip OLED laptop launched in India
New Delhi: Taiwanese tech giant ASUS on Wednesday launched its high-end business-class laptop ExpertBook B5 Flip OLED (B5302) in India at a starting price of Rs 1,39,000. The laptop is 360 degrees…
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Telegram’s latest update adds stickers, improves message reactions
San Francisco: Encrypted messaging app Telegram has started rolling out a new update that brings easy-to-make video stickers, better reactions with compact animations and extra emoji, a button to review unseen reactions,…
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Mozilla announces new privacy features for its mobile, desktop VPN
New Delhi: Mozilla, the firm behind the popular web browser Firefox, has started rolling out new updates to its mobile and desktop VPN offerings. With VPN 2.7, the firm is adding one…
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Apple Watch helping the elderly meet daily activity goals: Study
New Delhi: A team of researchers who used activity data shared from the Apple Heart and Movement Study has found that participants ages 65 and older were more likely than their younger…
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realme 9 Pro series to wear industry-leading Light Shift Design
New Delhi: As the fastest-growing smartphone brand realme gears up to launch its much-awaited 9 Pro 5G series in India, the upcoming devices will feature an industry-leading Light Shift Design feature on…
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YouTube Shorts hit 5 trillion all-time views: Sundar Pichai
San Francisco: YouTube Shorts, a TikTok-like short form video app, has hit 5 trillion all-time views and has over 15 billion views each day globally, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has…
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Unlimited WhatsApp backups on Google Drive may end soon
New Delhi: WhatsApp users on Android will not be able to have an unlimited backup option on Google Drive soon. As per a report by WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, Google Drive might…
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Google One VPN is now available on iPhones
San Francisco: The VPN service that is included with a Google One Premium subscription is now available on iPhones after Google’s promise in October 2020 that it would come to iOS. While…
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Google’s parent firm Alphabet logs record $257 bn revenue in 2021
San Francisco: Google’s parent company Alphabet has registered a record $257 billion in annual revenue for full year 2021 — a 41 per cent (on-year) jump from previous year, as the pandemic…
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Apple releases watchOS 8.4.1 with bug fixes
San Francisco: Apple has released watchOS 8.4.1, a minor update to the watchOS 8 operating system that launched in September. The new update is available as an over-the-air update. Users can also…
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WhatsApp banned over 2 mn Indian accounts in Dec 2021
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it has banned 2,079,000 accounts in India in the month of December in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
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Tesla recalls ‘self driving’ feature that lets cars roll through stop signs
San Francisco: Electric vehicle company Tesla is disabling a self-driving feature in nearly 54,000 vehicles that can prompt cars to autonomously perform a “rolling stop” — a maneuver in which the vehicle…
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Crypto not currencies as they are not issued by the central bank: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Clarifying the Centre’s stance on crypto-currencies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government does not recognise such digital financial assets as they are not issued by the central…
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Meta winding down its low-cost ‘Express WiFi’ programme
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly ending its Express Wi-Fi programme designed to provide low-cost internet in developing countries through partnerships with local communities, mobile operators, and businesses. Launched in 2016, it was…
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After mobile phones, India eyes smartwatches, earbuds manufacturing
New Delhi: After giving an impetus to mobile phones and laptop/tablet manufacturing locally, the government on Tuesday announced a new Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for producing wrist wearable devices, hearable devices and…
