Month: February 2022

The civil aviation ministry on Friday scrapped the requirement of drone pilot licence for operating drones in the country. The Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) issued by a DGCA-approved drone school through the single window DigitalSky Platform shall be sufficient for operating a drone in India, according to an official. The official also said that no remote
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Finnish game maker Rovio, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, on Friday reported a rise in its fourth-quarter operating profit, boosted by growth from its top three games. “All our top three games Angry Birds 2, Angry Birds Dream Blast, and Angry Birds Friends grew year-on-year,” the Helsinki-based mobile game maker said. Rovio said
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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the
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Messenger service Telegram, which has proved popular with far-right groups and people opposed to COVID-related restrictions, has blocked 64 of its channels in Germany, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday, without giving a source for the information. The move came after Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office sent shutdown requests to the messenger service, the paper said.
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To use social media, you don’t have to access the websites from your phone or computer anymore. With various browser extensions, you can easily use different features of these sites. Moreover, some extensions also improve your experience of using social sites. Check out this list of social media extensions you can add to your browser
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The modern smartphone is a marvel of technology, packing huge computing power and a variety of hardware components into a package that fits in the palm of your hand. Over the passage of time, communication technology has grown by leaps and bounds, and mobile phones today can even work in very remote locations. However, have
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The White House is warning the chip industry to diversify its supply chain in case Russia retaliates against threatened US export curbs by blocking access to key materials, people familiar with the matter said. The potential for retaliation has garnered more attention in recent days after Techcet, a market research group, published a report on February 1 highlighting
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Garmin Instinct 2 Solar and D2 Air X10 Aviator smartwatches have been launched in the US. The Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch comes in two sizes and boasts of “unlimited battery life” owing to its charging capability using solar energy. It is also available without the solar charging feature. Meanwhile, Garmin D2 Air X10 Aviator
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PC components supply and sale may have taken a hit owing to global chip shortage and ever-so skyrocketing prices. But, PC gaming still hits the sweet spot for any gamer. For decades, gamers have enjoyed playing ample engaging titles on their PC; and some have even seen their favourite game franchises grow in terms of
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