Ptron, the homegrown company has launched its latest pair of earbuds priced at Rs. 899. Dubbed Ptron Basspods Encore, the new truly wireless (TWS) earbuds are said to deliver up to 50 hours of total playback time. They come with 10mm dynamic drivers and support Bluetooth version 5.3. The Basspods earbuds feature an IPX4 rating
Month: April 2023
What are the biggest games coming out in April 2023? Much like the scorching summer, the first half of this month is a bit dry on new releases — a stark contrast to March, which was packed with AAA games to the brim. April’s biggest highlight is Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, where we’re whisked back
A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. Captured accidentally by NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope, the black hole was seen racing
Apple has devised a pocket-sized companion that (hypothetically) does it all: music, videos AND books, sans the nagging smartphone or clumsy smartwatch. Cupertino, you’re so close. In a patent application published recently by the U.S. Patent Office, Apple sketched out such a device, a headphone-case-meets-pocket-computer with a touchscreen display and the prerequisite guts for flicking
At the Star Wars Celebration in London, Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars spinoff “The Acolyte” will premiere on Disney Plus in 2024. The series is set at the end of the High Republic era before the events of the main Star Wars films. Amandla Stenberg and Lee Jung-jae will be staring in the leading roles.
Apple’s iOS 17 announcement, which is expected at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference 2023 (WWDC 2023), is gradually turning out to be a big one indeed. An earlier report shed light on how iOS 17 is expected to bring performance improvements along with support for much-requested features. A more recent update also revealed that some
Motorola is reportedly planning to expand its foldable smartphone series with Moto Razr+ 2023. There have been various reports on the expected name of the smartphone. It was previously reported that Motorola will launch this new foldable smartphone with the Razr+ moniker instead of the Razr brand name. Now, the smartphone has also been listed
Apple will release iOS 17 alongside the iPhone 15 series, but its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2023 in June is expected to give us a sneak preview of the next operating system. A recent rumour suggested that iOS 17 will drop support for the old iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X models.
Facebook-owner Meta published an artificial intelligence model on Wednesday that can pick out individual objects from within an image, along with a dataset of image annotations that it said was the largest ever of its kind. The company’s research division said in a blog post that its Segment Anything Model, or SAM, could identify objects
Apple will reportedly stop its online services for devices running on certain older software. The devices include iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches and Apple TVs. The source cites internal documents which reference the change being implemented as early as May of this year. Apple is also expected to launch its iOS 17 update soon. The
The industry on Thursday said the new rules for online gaming will spur innovation, boost investor confidence and weed out gambling platforms while making the sector globally competitive. The norms are expected to help reduce regulatory fragmentation at the state level, and foster a more stable business environment, the industry said in one voice as
India’s smart TV shipments recorded double-digit growth of 28 percent in 2022, which was led primarily by the festive season in the third quarter of multiple new launches, discount events, and promotions, said a Counterpoint Research report. Moreover, demand for bigger screen-size TVs in the lower price tier also fueled the growth, it said. While
Roku has announced that the ad-supported Disney+ tier, Disney+ Basic, is now available to its users. When the ad-supported plan launched four months, many users were surprised to find that it wasn’t accessible on Roku. At the time, Disney told TechCrunch that was still in talks with Roku about reaching an agreement that suits both
It is no secret that Apple has tried to remain rather neutral about its opinions on cryptocurrencies, having kept its brand identity detached from any association with crypto so far. A recent finding by American technologist Andy Baio has, however, discovered a thread of relation between Apple and the world’s first and most expensive cryptocurrency
Google is reportedly working on a feature which will enable the Find My Device feature to work even when the concerned smartphone is turned off. This feature is similar to Apple AirTags or the Find My feature. The report suggests that the Mountain View-based tech giant is planning to release this feature soon. Although it
WhatsApp, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform, keeps adding new features to offer a better user experience. Now, the app has been spotted developing a new user interface for Android users. The upcoming UI will reportedly be similar to the UI on iOS, making it easier to switch from Android to iOS and vice versa. The
Apple has announced details regarding its first official retail store in India. The Cupertino-based tech company released a photo of a barricade surrounding its retail store in Mumbai. The company did not yet disclose an opening date. The store, called Apple BKC, named after its location, is housed in the Bandra Kurla Complex, an upmarket
Raji: An Ancient Epic has finally gone live on Android and iOS, through Netflix Games. Nominated in the Best Debut Game category at The Game Awards 2020 — a first for India — the hand-drawn mythology-inspired title is now available to play for Netflix subscribers, regardless of what plan you’re on. Once downloaded onto their
Intel’s former chief architect Raja Koduri is in talks with Hiranandani-backed data center operator Yotta for a deal for his generative artificial intelligence startup, which he said will have a big presence in India. His yet-to-be-named firm would either partner or acquire Yotta, which has data centers in the cities of Mumbai and Noida, said
Apple is gearing up to open its first retail store in India to the public later this month, roughly two decades after the company began selling products and services in the South Asian nation that has grown to become the second largest internet market. The iPhone-maker on Wednesday shared the barricade of its first retail
The Roku Channel has added 14 new free, ad-supported channels featuring TV shows and movies from Warner Bros.’s content library. Earlier this year, Warners Bros. Discovery announced that it reached a deal with Roku and Tubi to license 2,000 hours of content. The content is now available on Roku. Roku’s new channels feature many popular
Apple AirPods may soon see an upgrade that it has not witnessed before. The true wireless earbuds by the Cupertino based tech giant comes with a charging case like many other earbuds. A recent patent granted to the company by the US Patent & Trademark Office could lead it to make certain changes to the
Oppo A1 5G is slated to be launched in China soon. The smartphone has recently been spotted on certification sites for Geekbanch, TENNA, and China Telecom, hinting at its imminent launch. The listing on these websites have revealed key specifications about the upcoming smartphone. The Oppo A1 5G is hinted to get a Snapdragon 695
Apple will reportedly stop its online services for devices running on certain older software. The devices include iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple Watches and Apple TVs. The source cites internal documents which reference the change being implemented as early as May of this year. Apple is also expected to launch its iOS 17 update soon. The
Australia banned TikTok on Tuesday from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest US-allied country to take action against the Chinese-owned video app. The ban underscores growing worries that China could use the Beijing-based company, owned by ByteDance, to harvest users’ data to advance its political agenda, undermining Western security interests. It
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is expected to be unveiled in the second half of this year. Samsung is yet to confirm any details about the flagship wearable, but ahead of it, a reliable tipster has suggested its display details. The Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is said to feature a 1.47-inch screen. It is said to
Ark 2 has been delayed until the end of 2024, Studio Wildcard confirmed in a roadmap. The dinosaur survival sequel starring Vin Diesel was originally set for a 2023 release, but has now been postponed because the developers need more time to ‘ensure the betterment of the final product’. The game is still on track
Director Ayan Mukerji, on Tuesday, announced the release dates of his upcoming fantasy films Brahmastra: Part 2 and Brahmastra: Part 3. Taking to Instagram, Ayan shared a long note which he captioned, ‘The Next Phase’. The note reads, “Hi 🙂 The Time has come — for some updates on the Brahmāstra Trilogy, the Astraverse, and
Amazon is set to shutter Book Depository, an online bookstore and competitor it acquired back in 2011. The news comes hot on the heels of a swathe of cutbacks at the internet giant, with two separate rounds of layoffs impacting at least 27,000 people across various divisions including its highly profitable AWS cloud unit and,
Apple may offer 120Hz displays based on the low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) technology across its entire iPhone 17 (or 2025 iPhone) lineup, as per a leak. Although the Cupertino giant is apparently busy preparing its 2023 iPhone family that could be titled the iPhone 15, DSCC analyst Ross Young tweeted a timeline detailing the future