The US government’s efforts to restrict the shipment of high-performance chips by Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to China added to mounting tension between the countries over technology and security. The chips are designed to run artificial intelligence applications and power data centres and the restrictions would affect Chinese firms’ ability to perform advanced technologies
Apple ‘Far Out’ event is just around the corner and the company is expected to take the wraps off the purported iPhone 14 series on September 7. The company’s next generation smartphone series reportedly witnessed several ups and downs in the run-up to the launch event. The impact of global events — such as China-US
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is now official. Ubisoft has revealed a teaser photo for the upcoming entry to their Assassin’s Creed franchise. Previous leaks had reported that the new title was codenamed “Rift,” and that it was initially created as an expansion to 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Further details on Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be revealed
Samsung on Friday disclosed that it had recently detected a cybersecurity breach that resulted in the exposure of personal information of customers. The incident took place in late July, according to the South Korean firm, when an unauthorised third party compromised the company’s US systems. Samsung says that as part of an ongoing investigation, the
India is planning to speed up testing and safety approvals of electronic devices, including smartphones and earbuds, to reduce their time to market. Currently, it can take as long as 20 weeks to for consumer electronics to pass safety tests — but the new approvals could bring that down to as little as three days.
A red-headed woman stands on the moon, her face obscured. Her naked body looks like it belongs on a poster you’d find on a hormonal teenager’s bedroom wall — that is, until you reach her torso, where three arms spit out of her shoulders. AI-powered systems like Stable Diffusion, which translate text prompts into pictures,
Televisions tend to be more about the core functionality and less about the design and other aesthetics but every once in a while, we’ll see something flashy and pleasantly over-the-top. One such concept is Philips’ Ambilight technology, which interestingly and rather astoundingly, adds to the viewing experience particularly in dark rooms where the LED lights at the
Twitter is finally adding support for a feature that has been requested by users for several years — the ability to edit tweets. The company announced on Thursday that it will roll out the much-awaited edit button to select Twitter Blue subscribers over the coming weeks. The feature will allow users to make changes to
Apple iPhone 15 Pro models will be the most powerful handset on the market in 2023, a recent report claims. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, commonly referred to as TSMC, will soon reportedly enter mass production with their rumoured 3nm SoC. The company stated that Apple would be its main customer for the 3nm processor in
Google Hangouts has already been discontinued and is being replaced by Google Chat, the company’s latest messaging service for users and businesses. The app was removed from both the Google Play store and the App Store earlier this year. Now Google has announced that Hangouts on the web will be upgraded to Google Chat as
iPhone 14 series — comprised of the purported iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max — are expected to make their debut at Apple’s ‘Far Out’ launch event scheduled for September 7. The company is rumoured to do away with the ‘mini’ form factor, in favour of a larger
Microsoft could face a roadblock in its attempt to take over game maker Activision Blizzard due to a UK regulator, according to a new report. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reportedly expressed concerns that the the Redmond company’s $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,49,900 crore) deal to acquire the firm could negatively affect
Sea has reportedly cut jobs at its a livestream app that is part of its gaming unit Garena. The Singapore-based firm has halt its plans for a game livestream platform, which will no longer be updated, according to a report. It is also reportedly planning on shutting down some of the company’s projects related to blockchain
Amazon today announced the addition of Ring Intercom to its list of smartphone offerings. The product is designed to be an add-on to existing apartment intercom systems. The company has created a quick online questionnaire to determine whether your existing system will work with the new product. It’s a rare addition targeted specifically at apartment
Draftea, which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America, is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Player’s Association, a labor union representing the league’s athletes. Draftea’s founder, Alán Jaime Misrahi, played soccer in Mexico’s third
LG OLED Flex TV LX3 with a bendable display has been launched, and will be on demo at IFA 2022. The new television from LG has a 42-inch 4K screen that is bendable, so the TV can be used both as a flat and curved panel. The flexible panel can offer a maximum curvature of
WhatsApp removed nearly 24 lakh accounts in India in July, the company stated in its monthly compliance report. The Meta-owned messaging service is an intermediary under the IT Rules, and publishes monthly reports on actions taken against accounts on the platform. According to WhatsApp, 14 lakh accounts were banned ‘proactively’, which means they were removed
Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will feature a single pill-shaped cut out to display privacy indicators on iOS when the camera and microphone are in use, as per a new report. Recently, a report hinted that the purported pill-shaped and hole-punch cutouts on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro
Oppo plans to stop including a charging adapter with several of its products, a company executive reportedly announced during a launch event. However, the executive did not reveal the name of the Oppo devices that will not ship with a charging brick inside the box. The decision will be implemented next year, according to the
Asus Zenbook 17 Fold laptop was launched by the company on Wednesday. The laptop sports a 17.3-inch foldable OLED touchscreen with 1,920×2,560 pixels resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio, and 0.2ms of response time. The company claims that the display has been built to produce a peak brightness of 500 nits. It also gets 100 percent coverage
Apple Watch Series 8 is expected to be launched alongside iPhone 14 models on September 7 during the company’s ‘Far out’ event. Ahead of the official announcement, a leak has suggested a new colour option for the wearable. Apple Watch Series 8’s Product Red option is said to be a new shade of red. Like
The Last of Us Part I — out Friday on PlayStation 5 — is a retroactive change of name, akin to what George Lucas did back in the day with his first Star Wars movie. What is now known as Episode IV – A New Hope was released simply as Star Wars in 1977. And
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has reportedly approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), seeking its views on the preparation of a framework for the regulation of internet messaging and voice calling applications. The regulation could be directed at over-the-top (OTT) service providers like Meta-owned WhatsApp, Signal, Google Meet, and other apps and services,
Firewalla, maybe the only company that can say that its hardware firewalls have something of a cult following, today announced the latest addition to its portfolio: the $569 Firewalla Gold Plus. The Gold Plus will feature four 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and its deep packet inspection hardware can handle up to 5 Gigabits at a
It’s happening—Paramount+ now has an in-app Showtime bundle. Previously announced back in February, the company is offering a new bundle to U.S. subscribers that brings all the content from Showtime to its flagship streaming service. The two services were already available in a discounted streaming bundle, but now U.S. subscribers can upgrade in-app to a
Telegram has been directed by the Delhi High court to disclose details of channels on the messaging app that were involved in sharing content in violation of copyright law, in a sealed cover within two weeks, according to a report. The High Court reportedly directed the messaging service to provide details of the channel operators,
iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max — Apple’s upcoming high-end smartphone models — could sport display cutouts that appear as a single, contiguous pill when the phone is in use, according to a report. Over the past year, several leaks and reports have tipped Apple to replace the notch on its smartphones with a hole and
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out an Android beta build that adds voice call support to Wear OS 3 smartwatches. With the latest update, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and the recently launched Galaxy Watch 5 users can attend WhatsApp voice calls from their wrist. The feature is reportedly enabled by default on WhatsApp for Android beta
Apple Watch Pro is tipped to incompatible with older watch straps from the company. According to a tipster, the lack of compatibility with older watch straps is due to its larger display with a 47mm or 48mm case, Apple will offer a wider band with the smartwatch. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that older straps might be
Logitech G handheld gaming console images were leaked online and suggested that it may be powered by Android. The new-deleted images were shared by tipster Evan Blass and showed a white-coloured device with Nintendo Switch-like form factor as well as X/Y/A/B buttons. Logitech G, a brand of Logitech that predominantly provides gaming hardware, announced earlier