Technology
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Wait for Indian masses to use 5G smartphones gets longer
New Delhi: India, which is the third-largest 5G smartphone market globally, is yet to use the 5G technology and the wait only got longer with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing on Tuesday…
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Meta rolls out updated 3D Avatars to FB, Instagram
San Francisco: In a bid to offer people more ways to express themselves as their avatars, Meta has announced that it is rolling out updated 3D Avatars to Facebook and Messenger, and…
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MSI all-in-one PC with AMD Ryzen 7 5700G processor launched
New Delhi: Gaming PC maker MSI has announced its latest all-in-one (AIO) PC ‘MSI Pro AP241Z’, powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 5700G processor. It features a ‘server-grade’ cooling system for sustained…
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India to get its own digital currency by RBI next year: FM
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the launch of India’s own digital currency by the RBI next year that will be based on Blockchain technology, while the much-expected…
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Tesla’s new feature to disable seat controls if ‘excessive’ changes done
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla’s new vehicles rolling out of the factory will include a feature designed to prevent abuse of the seat adjustment controls. The new seats will…
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BlackBerry selling legacy patents for $600 million
San Francisco: Blackberry, one of the most popular phone brands of the era before smartphones took over, has announced that it is selling patents covering mobile devices, messaging and other tech to…
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Microsoft may bring 3D emoji to Windows 11
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft appears to still be working on true 3D emoji for Windows 11 after first teasing it last year. In a response to a tweet from a Windows…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s cryptocurrency dream gets over
San Francisco: Facing regulatory hurdles, the cryptocurrency dream of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is officially over as the company has sold its digital coin known as Diem for around $200 million to…
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Microsoft stops biggest ever DDoS cyber attack in history
New Delhi: Microsoft Azure Cloud has stopped the biggest-ever distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack at a massive 3.47 terabytes (Tbps) per second. The DDoS attack with a throughput of 3.47 Tbps…
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Indian customers spent 4 hours daily on Fire TV devices in 2021
New Delhi: Indian consumers spent nearly four hours daily watching content on their Amazon Fire TV devices in 2021, up from 3 hours per day as compared to 2020, the company said…
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Global chip sales cross $500 bn for 1st time: Gartner
New Delhi: Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 25.1 per cent in 2021 to total $583.5 billion, crossing the $500 billion threshold for the first time, a Gartner report showed on Monday. Samsung Electronics…
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Satellite images used to track economic activity
New Delhi: An important theme of this years Economic Survey is the use of new forms of data and information for tracking economic activity and development. The Survey looks at the use…
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Sony Xperia 1 IV major specs revealed ahead of official announcement
Tokyo: Sony is reportedly planning to launch ‘Xperia 1 IV’ smartphone soon and now a new report has revealed the camera configuration as well as other specs of the upcoming handset. According…
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Samsung tops overall India handset market with 17% share
New Delhi: India’s overall mobile handset market grew 7 per cent (on-year) in 2021 and Samsung captured the top position in the handset market with 17 per cent share, a new report…
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HP’s 11-inch tablet with rotating camera launched
San Francisco: PC giant HP has launched a new 11-inch tablet featuring a rotating camera and Intel Pentium Silver N6000 processor in the US. The device is available for $499 while the…
