ESports has long been derided as “not a real sport”. But now, an Olympic-organised event is being dismissed by competitive gamers as not real eSports. Many long-time backers of big-money digital contests, which are edging their way towards elite-level recognition, are puzzled by the choice of games at the inaugural Olympics Esports Week that kicks
India’s cabinet has approved US chipmaker Micron Technology’s $2.7 billion (roughly Rs. 22,159 crore) plan for a new semiconductor testing and packaging unit, a senior government source said on Tuesday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US. The government agreed production-linked incentives worth Rs. 110 billion ($1.34 billion) for the plant,
WhatsApp is rolling out a feature designed to protect users from unwanted calls on the messaging platform. The Meta-owned app will allow users to simply toggle a setting that will silence calls from spam and nuisance callers. These calls typically come from numbers that are not part of a user’s contact list, and the new
iPhone 15 — the purported successor to the iPhone 14 series of smartphones — is expected to be unveiled later this year. This year, Apple is rumoured to introduce notable hardware changes such as the inclusion of a USB Type-C charging port and faster wireless charging without MagSafe. Now, a market analyst has claimed that
Honor 90 Lite was launched in Europe by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer on Tuesday. The handset is powered by MediaTek’s octa-core Dimensity 6020 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB inbuilt storage. The Honor 90 Lite features a 6.7-inch LTPS LCD display. The handset comes preloaded with Android 13 out-of-the-box. The handset features a
The European Union last year finalised a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets, headphones, and cameras. Now, it has revised EU rules on batteries sold in the region, including making them replaceable. The new law passed by the EU parliament mandates designing portable batteries in appliances in such a way that consumers can easily
Boult Crown R Pro smartwatch has been launched in India. The smartwatch sports a 1.43-inch Super AMOLED round display, offering a resolution of 466×466 pixels and a peak brightness of up to 500 nits. The wearable comes with features like Bluetooth calling and smart health monitors including a heart rate sensor, blood pressure monitor, SpO2
A US judge late on Tuesday granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. US District Judge Edward Davila scheduled a two-day evidentiary hearing on the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction for June 22–23 in San Francisco. Without
Popular Indian edu-tech startup Byju‘s will lay off between 500 and 1,000 employees in another round of job cuts to cut costs, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The company, which employs around 50,000 employees, is one of India’s largest startups, once valued at $22 billion (nearly Rs. 1,80,250 crore).
A Twitter video app for smart TVs is in the social media company’s plans, owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday, a move that would be in line with the company’s new plans to focus on growing video content on the platform. In response to a tweet suggesting that a Twitter video app
Apple has been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that could allow the company to create an accessory that would enable an iPhone to be used as a VR headset. The application for the patent was filed at the end of 2021, nearly a year and a half before Apple
Popular Indian edu-tech startup Byju‘s will lay off between 500 and 1,000 employees in another round of job cuts to cut costs, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. The company, which employs around 50,000 employees, is one of India’s largest startups, once valued at $22 billion (nearly Rs. 1,80,250 crore).
Redmi Buds 4 Active TWS earbuds were launched in India on Tuesday. The wearable comes with longer battery life than their predecessor alongside several other audio-enhancing features. The earbuds can now connect to the smartphone faster, with only a single tap. They also offer the latest Bluetooth connectivity option. The earbuds and the case are
Sony has announced that it has begun testing cloud streaming for ‘supported PS5 games’. The feature will be available for PS Plus Premium/ Deluxe members only and will allow players to stream select PS5 games directly — including the ones in the Game Catalog and Game Trials — without having to download them. The plan
Realme 11 Pro 5G was launched in India on June 8 this year, along with the debut of Realme 11 Pro+ 5G. The smartphone has a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,080 x 2,412 pixels) curved display. It is powered by a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC. With up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of
Instagram parent Meta recently announced about rolling out the Channels features for broadcasting messages. The feature, which has now rolled out globally, was earlier limited to select creators and users. The social media platform started testing the broadcast channels feature in February this year. Through this feature, creators will be able to share text, video and
Truecaller is reintroducing support for call recording on its popular caller identification app for smartphones. The feature was previously available on Android smartphones, but was discontinued after Google cracked down on apps using an API designed for accessibility features to record calls. Now users on either an iPhone or an Android smartphone can record calls,
Realme 11 Pro+ 5G has sold over 60,000 units in India, the company announced on Friday. With this new sales milestone, the Realme 11 Pro+ 5G smartphone claimed to have broken the company’s highest first-sales record in the above-Rs. 25,000 price segment. The Realme 10 Pro+ 5G successor with a 200-megapixel triple rear camera unit
Apple has been granted a patent for technology that will allow the company to build smartphones and mobile devices such as tablets, that are resistant to scratches and abrasion. Most smartphones today, including recent iPhone models, feature rear panels that are made out of plastic or glass, with a metal or plastic frame. These materials offer
Google Pixel and Pixel Watch owners are receiving the company’s latest June Pixel Feature Drop update that adds several notable features to the company’s smartphones and first-generation smartwatch. Pixel phones will be able to inform emergency contacts in case of a car crash and will offer a new safety check feature. The Pixel 7 Pro
Valorant is getting the long-requested team deathmatch mode (TDM) as part of the Episode 7 update. As the name suggests, players will be divided into two teams of five, and thrown into frenetic gun battles to rack up 100 kills, across three new maps. The game mode launches June 27 packaged with patch 7.0, and
Meta Platforms launched its latest generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, earlier this month. The Mark Zuckerberg-led company, which currently dominates the market for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality devices, is now lowering the minimum age for Meta Quest account users from 13 years to 10 years. With the latest development, parents can set
Meta Platforms said on Friday that services on its social media apps Facebook and Instagram were restored, more than two hours after an outage that affected thousands of users. At one point, nearly 20,000 users in total said they were having trouble accessing Facebook and Instagram and Meta’s messaging service WhatsApp, according to outage-tracking website
Microsoft announced new features and improvements to its AI-powered chatbot Bing Chat on Friday. Now, iPhone and iPad users can access Bing Chat through a dedicated iOS widget. This would allow users to directly engage with the chatbot without opening the app. Bing Chat already have a widget on Android. Additionally, Microsoft has expanded text-to-speech
Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Watch 6 Pro and Galaxy Watch 6 alongside the new foldable smartphones next month at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul, Korea. Ahead of the event, alleged renders of the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic have leaked online showing multiple colour options. The Galaxy Watch 6
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series is expected to launch at the second Galaxy Unpacked event this year, most likely to be held in July. There have been speculations over the design and specifications of the upcoming smartwatches. Samsung has now confirmed that the upcoming smartwatches will be equipped with a new health feature. The Galaxy
Asus ROG Ally India launch has been confirmed by the company, which is set to bring its first handheld gaming device running Windows to the country. The device was recently launched in global markets and is equipped with AMD’s latest Z1 and Z1 Extreme CPUs, paired with 16GB of RAM. There’s currently no word from
Ransom-seeking hackers have increasingly turned a greedy eye toward the world of managed file transfer (MFT) software, plundering the sensitive data being exchanged between organizations and their partners in a bid to win big payouts. Governments and companies globally are scrambling to deal with the consequences of a mass compromise made public on Thursday that
Amazon’s Fire TV has evolved from being yet another media streaming player to a powerful platform that’s ready to harness the power of AI. Early Fire TV devices allowed consumers easy access to all major online streaming platforms. In 2023, Amazon offers a wide range of Fire TV devices across different price points, a dedicated
Meta Platforms said on Friday a policy that was put in place to curb the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 on Facebook and Instagram would no longer be in effect globally. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including false claims about
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