Smartphone maker Oppo is cutting around 20 percent of staff in key software and device teams after it merged operations with affiliate OnePlus, the first major consolidation in a Chinese mobile industry struggling with chip shortages and COVID-triggered economic shocks. Oppo, which in 2016 became the country’s top-selling brand, is retrenching after expanding too rapidly on
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Part of the reason why we use Bluetooth headsets or earbuds to make calls is that we’re trying to reduce interference from surrounding sounds. However, you’ve probably noticed that not all headphones are good at delivering this much-sought clarity. Clear Voice Capture (cVc) noise cancellation is a noise suppression technology that’s been making waves of
iPad mini 2021 is suggested to have a downclocked A15 Bionic chip over the one available on the iPhone 13 models. The redesigned iPad mini — aka iPad mini 6 or iPad mini 2021 — is also found to have no support for 5G connectivity millimetre wave 5G (mmWave 5G) connectivity. Apple did mention 5G
iPhones are considered to have some of the best cameras for making videos. Even the latest iPhone 13 range boasts of features like overhauled cameras and a cinematic video recording mode. While the video quality can be super impressive from an iPhone, the saved videos also take up a lot of storage space. These large video files
Losing a device can be troublesome, especially if it’s a smart device like a smartphone, a tablet, a smartwatch, a laptop, or a music player. Apple helps users find their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Watch using its Find My feature. However, users can also find their Apple devices using the embedded voice
Realme Narzo 50 series is set to launch in India on September 24 the company confirmed with a media invite. The Realme Band 2 and Realme Smart TV Neo 32-inch are also launching alongside the Narzo 50 at the same event. Realme is expected to launch two phones in the Narzo 50 series – the
Swedish retailer Ikea has disclosed key details of its upcoming gaming-themed furniture lineup. It said it will globally launch the furniture, developed in collaboration with Asus and its Republic of Gamers (ROG) sub-brand, in October this year. The new gaming range will include more than 30 products, including furniture and accessories. Keeping in mind the
Apple has announced its new lineup of phones at its virtual conference. In addition to the regular iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, the company has two Pro models with some premium features that you won’t find in the regular iPhone 13. Of course, the Pro models are also more expensive. For reference, the iPhone
The rumors were right. The centerpiece of today’s big Apple event is the latest iPhone. The latest device lands less than a year after its predecessor, now that things have settled down somewhat on the supply chain side for Apple. Last year’s iPhone 12 was a massive seller, bucking the trend of stagnating smartphones sales,
Tencent Holdings’s popular WeChat messaging app will start allowing users to access external links from Friday, days after regulators told the company and its rivals to end a long-standing practice of blocking each other’s links. China’s technology giants have historically prevented links and services by rivals from being shared on their platforms. On Monday, however,
Snapchat tells you when a friend’s birthday is. You just need to open your friend’s list on their birthday and see the special emoji next to their name, right? While this was how the app handled birthdays until recently, Snap has rolled out a whole mini, just for birthdays, that you can access at any
iQoo Z5 is confirmed to launch in China on September 23. The phone is being teased regularly on Weibo in the run up to the event, and now a fresh report suggests that the Z3 may launch in the Indian market soon after. The report claims that the iQoo Z5 will launch in India sometime
Apple is giving a 20 percent bonus to customers adding funds directly to their Apple ID from the App Store in India. The funds added can be used to purchase apps and games on the App Store and even pay for subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV+. Customers can also use the funds
Oppo has unveiled all the features of ColorOS 12, the latest version of its Android 12-based operating system. The new UI layer will come to Oppo phones as well as OnePlus phones that have been using ColorOS in China. The smartphone maker has revealed the names of the devices that will receive new versions of
Apple Watch Series 7 specifications have reportedly been detailed through an alleged internal document shared on Twitter. The document suggests that the new Apple Watch model is powered by Apple’s S7 system-in-package (SiP). It also includes the weight and storage details about the Apple Watch Series 7. Although Apple is marketing the Apple Watch Series
The GoPro Hero 10 Black is the successor to the Hero 9 Black, which launched exactly a year ago. Last year’s update introduced a major overhaul to the Hero series in terms of design as well as the sensor, displays, and performance, but in my opinion the user experience was still a bit sluggish and
Battlegrounds Mobile India update version 1.6, dubbed the September Update, is now rolling out for players. The new update brings a new ‘Flora Menace’ mode, a new Vs AI Mode, the return of Zombie Mode ‘Survive Till Dawn’, and many gameplay improvements. The BGMI update version 1.6 is rolling out for both Android and iOS
Way back in 2015 we covered the launch of the Atmotube, a small, innovative, portable air quality monitor which went on to receive a number of awards after its CES debut. Since rebranding as ATMO, the company, co-founded by Vera Kozyr, is now launching the Atmocube, an indoor air quality monitoring system for businesses and
SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app that’s grown in popularity despite hefty competition from built-in aggregators like Apple News, today announced it has closed on $230 million in Series F funding. The round brings SmartNews’ total raise to date to over $400 million and values the business at $2 billion — or as
Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale 2021 is just around the corner. The e-commerce giant has not announced the dates of the sale but has mentioned the products and categories that will be getting the discounts via a dedicated microsite. The Big Billion Days Sale has discounts on smartphones, electronics, TVs, fashion apparel, and more. Flipkart
Alphabet’s Google and Apple have removed jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s tactical voting app from their stores, his team said on Friday, after Russia accused the US tech firms of meddling in its internal affairs. Russia goes to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament in a three-day vote that the ruling United Russia
You may find yourself in a situation where you send someone a snap or a text message on Snapchat and see Pending with a gray arrow beside it instead of Delivered with a blue one. That’s because your message or snap has not been delivered yet. There may be multiple reasons for this. But there
Samsung Galaxy A73 has been tipped to come with a 108-megapixel primary sensor for the rear camera. Apart from this, no other information is available about the rumoured A-series smartphone from Samsung. The South Korean tech giant has previously used the 108-megapixel sensor in its flagship smartphones in different iterations. However, it is unclear whether
iPhone 13 series was launched at Apple’s ‘California Streaming’ event earlier this week. Predictably, the new series brings the same four-model lineup that Apple introduced last year. It includes the iPhone 13 as the regular model — alongside the iPhone 13 mini as the smallest option as well as the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone
The problem with exploring space is that it takes too long to travel and send information to Earth. Data technology is the solution as it develops hardware, software, and strategies to make transmissions faster, easier, and more robust. Here’s what experts have accomplished so far in connecting data technology with space travel, plus how this
Laptops and PC shipments in India reached 4.1 million units in the second quarter of 2021, Canalys’ latest report suggests, adding that it grew by a healthy 43 percent year-on-year (YoY). Even tablets are reported to have the best quarter since 2016 and have seen 52 percent YoY growth. Canalys says that desktop shipments were
Facebook has removed a network of accounts linked to an anti-COVID restrictions movement in Germany as it announced a new crackdown on coordinated campaigns of real users that cause harm on and off its platforms. Reuters exclusively reported on Thursday that Facebook’s security teams were expanding the tactics used to take down influence operations using
Fitbit Sense and Fitbit Versa 3 wearables have started receiving a new feature that enables users to detect their snoring patterns and other loud noises. Fitbit’s new ‘Snore & Noise Detect’ feature is a handy way to track snoring during sleep. The feature uses the inbuilt microphone on the Fitbit devices to monitor the sounds
GoPro Hero 10 Black has just been announced, which introduces a more powerful GP2 processor for better overall performance. The new action camera comes in as a successor to the Hero 9 Black that was launched last year. GoPro Hero 10 Black promises improved video recording and UI performance, HyperSmooth 4.0 stabilisation, and a higher
China is reviewing new games to ensure they meet stricter criteria for content and protection of children, Bloomberg News said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The media watchdog is re-evaluating titles submitted for approval by game developers from Tencent to Netease to make sure they comply with fresh curbs imposed in August, the report