GameStop’s stock rallied on Friday after a report that the videogame retailer plans to expand its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace and partner with crypto firms. The company’s shares soared last year as it was at the centre of a battle between small investors coordinating on online forums and Wall Street hedge funds that had taken
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US medical device maker, Abbott, is moving into making general purpose consumer biosensing wearables. The company has been making continuous glucose monitor (CGM) hardware for diabetes management for years (since 2014) — but in a healthtech keynote at CES yesterday, Abbott’s chairman and CEO, Robert B Ford, announced it’s developing a new line of consumer
Spotify is today introducing a new ad format aimed at podcasters which it’s calling “Call-to-Action Cards” — or CTA cards, for short. The feature, which is powered by Spotify’s streaming ad insertion technology, will display a visual ad in the Spotify app when the audio ad begins to play. The cards can be customized by
Samsung Big TV Festival sale for 2022 is underway. The month-long sale began on the first day of the year and is applicable on the QLED and UHD range of smart TVs by the South Korean tech giant. Along with discounted prices, select smart TVs are being offered with either a Samsung Q-series soundbar or
Social media platform Reddit, whose message boards became central to meme stock trading frenzy in 2021, is tapping Wall Street banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group for its initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Reddit had confidentially filed for an IPO in December and is aiming for
LinkedIn is one of the most popular places for professional networking and job-hunting. You can find just about any kind of job whether part-time, full-time, remote, or hybrid. Perhaps you or someone you know in your network may have landed a role through LinkedIn in the past, but did you know that you can also
Lenovo Legion Y90, the company’s upcoming gaming smartphone’s rear design was shown off by the company on Friday. The handset has been teased by the company over the past few weeks on its Weibo account, giving enthusiasts an idea of what the phone will look like. The company has previously revealed that the upcoming Lenovo
Apple boss Tim Cook’s pay in 2021 was 1,447 times that of the average employee at the tech giant, a filing on Thursday showed, fueled by stock awards that helped him earn a total of nearly $100 million (roughly Rs. 742.31 crore). In 2021, the median pay for employees was $68,254 (roughly Rs. 50.66 lakh),
Apple Fitness+ is getting Collections and Time to Run services next week. The former is a “curated series of workouts and meditation from the Fitness+ library,” while the latter is an “audio running experience” which is designed to improve the running of the users. The new services will be linked to Apple Watch. Next week,
Fire-Boltt Ninja 2, the newest smartwatch from the popular wearables brand is now official in India. The budget smartwatch features a 1.3-inch touch screen display and a blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitor. It also comes with inbuilt arcade-style games. Fire-Boltt Ninja 2 offers 30 sports modes and is claimed to have a battery life of
What are the best PS4 and PS5-exclusive games? PlayStation has had some brilliant exclusives for Sony’s gaming console over the years. Epic titles such as God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, The Last of Us, Uncharted, and more have been launched exclusively on PlayStation consoles. In the past few years, some made their way to PC
Long gone are the days when CES actually stood for “Consumer Electronics Show” — the CTA has seen to that in its various small print. I recommend you check out our recent best of CES 2012 story for a look back on the days when things like smartphones took center stage at the event. Mobile
Consumers worldwide have downloaded Meta’s Oculus app, the mobile companion for Oculus VR devices including the Quest 2, roughly 2 million times globally since Christmas Day, according to new data from third-party app intelligence firms, Apptopia and Sensor Tower. Already, had been some indication that the Quest 2 was a popular holiday gift after the
Amazon Mobile and TV Savings Days sale was kicked off in India on Friday, December 7, under which it is offering instant discounts on models including OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G, and Redmi Note 10S. The four-day sale, which will last until January 10, also brings discounted prices of Samsung Galaxy
Twitter is getting a TikTok feature that will let users react to tweets with photos and videos. The microblogging platform has started testing a new ‘Quote Tweet with reaction’ feature that allows users to post video reactions to tweets alongside the tweet embedded. Users can tap on the ‘Quote tweet with reaction’ icon from the
At the beginning of social media history, the Instagram feed was a place to simply see what people were up to. Until 2016, Instagram users could scroll until the end of their feed, which was viewable in chronological order, and call it a day. However, Instagram eventually updated this so that our feeds are comprised
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G India launch date has been set for January 10, the South Korean tech giant confirmed to Gadgets 360. The Samsung phone debuted in markets including the US, UK, and Europe earlier this week. It comes as a successor to the Galaxy S20 FE 5G and is a tweaked variant of
Clubhouse — the popular social audio chat app — on Friday announced that it is now allowing anyone to listen to conversations taking place on the platform through the Web. The experience is initially rolling out for Clubhouse users in the US and will work for both replays and live rooms with replays enabled. It
From Bitcoin to altcoins, the number of digital currencies continues to rise. The role airdrops have played in growing cryptocurrency adoption can seldom be overemphasized. Crypto airdrops have offered many people, especially newbies and those with little cash, the opportunity to have a share in the cryptocurrency largesse. But what exactly are cryptocurrency airdrops? What
The Surface Go 3 is Microsoft’s latest and most affordable tablet, and it’s designed to tackle basic computing tasks. While there’s no dearth of convertible Windows laptops, detachable 2-in-1s are still a rarity and usually cost a premium. This makes the Surface Go 3 quite interesting as it’s priced lower than the Surface Pro line. It’s
Intel Core i9-12900KS was announced by the company at CES 2022. The 12th Gen Intel Core ‘Alder Lake’ CPU offers a 5.5GHz boost clock speed on a single core. The new Intel Core i9-12900KS is also capable of functioning at 5.2GHz on all cores while performing heavy multi-core tasks, according to the company. This is
HTC Vive Wrist Tracker has been announced by the company at CES 2022 as a controller for the company’s Vive Focus 3 Virtual Reality (VR) headset. The new tracker works in tandem with the Vive Focus 3 headset, and can be worn on either arm. According to the company, the new Vive Wrist Tracker can
PUBG: Battlegrounds developer Krafton has announced its update 15.2, which brings drones to the popular battle royale game. The update has entered public test servers and will arrive on live servers next week. The new update adds a bunch of tactical gear in addition to drones and new tutorial modes. PUBG: Battlegrounds has also received
For four weeks during 2021, this TechCrunch reporter took the plunge and tested a “metabolic fitness” service from Bangalore-based startup Ultrahuman. The tracker program, branded Cyborg, uses arm-mounted medical grade hardware to get a real-time read-out of your blood glucose — using that dynamic data-point to power a quantified health service that scores what you
Tinder confirmed it’s exploring the development of a new feature called Swipe Party which offers a way to make sorting through possible matches a more social experience. According to details spotted in the Tinder mobile app’s code, Swipe Party requires access to the phone’s camera and microphone so your friends can “see and hear you
Hisense launched an array of Mini LED and Laser TV models at CES 2022 on Wednesday, January 5. The TV models come in multiple sizes and at varying price points. The Chinese company has expanded its U9H, U8H, U7H, U6H, A7H, A6H, and A4H Series along with its Laser TV lineup (a short-throw projector with
France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet’s Google a record EUR 150 million (roughly Rs. 1,265 crore) for making it difficult for Internet users to refuse online trackers known as cookies. Meta Platforms’ Facebook was also fined EUR 60 million (roughly Rs. 505 crore) for the same reason, the CNIL
From sharing your birthday celebration pictures on social media to posting every single thing that happened that year, you might be oversharing on social media without even realizing it. While there’s nothing wrong with sharing big achievements with your friends, too much information can invite unwelcome attention. Moreover, there’s something to be said about a
While Asus introduced three versions of the ROG Phone 5 at launch time a few months ago, the top-end ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has only made its way to India now. All three are purpose-built for gaming, with top-of-the-line hardware including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC and shoulder-mounted AirTrigger buttons, among other uncommon features. The base version of the
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has announced it has partnered with Sony Pictures to bring special content from Spider-Man: No Way Home to the popular battle royale game. As part of an upcoming update to the game, publisher Krafton will add special content, which players can claim by completing missions in the game. BGMI began teasing