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Nokia Lite Earbuds, Wired Buds launch in India
The Lite Earbuds case has a 400 mAh battery and charges over USB-C
12 Jan 2022 10:45 AM
Google to introduce new connectivity features for smart devices in 2022
The search giant aims to make content streaming a bit smarter and more seamless across different devices
07 Jan 2022 8:25 AM
Amazon's Alexa told a child to do potentially lethal 'challenge'
The child's parent Kristin Livdahl posted a screenshot of their Alexa activity history on her Twitter handle
29 Dec 2021 1:34 PM
OxygenOS 12 update for OnePlus 9, 9 Pro rolling out once again
As per GSM Arena, the rollout is incremental, meaning only a small percentage of units are getting it today
19 Dec 2021 11:28 AM
WhatsApp will hide 'last seen' status from strangers by default
Your status on WhatsApp lets other contacts know when you were online last, or if you're currently using the app
14 Dec 2021 3:19 PM
Twitter is planning to bring vertical video feed
Twitter is looking to bring out this cool feature to scroll through the personalised videos and recent trends
13 Dec 2021 4:26 PM
Xiaomi announces new battery with 10 per cent bigger capacity, advanced monitoring
Xiaomi was able to increase the silicon content inside the battery about 3 times and has resulted in more efficient capacity storage
12 Dec 2021 11:41 AM
Google introduces voice, video call features in Gmail app
The call feature is rolling out for everyone with Google Workspace, G Suite or personal Google accounts
08 Dec 2021 11:37 AM
Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected
The company said in a post on the AWS status page that it had 'mitigated' the underlying problem responsible for the outage
08 Dec 2021 9:18 AM
WhatsApp to let users set all chats to disappear by default
The Meta-owned messaging service also said it's giving users more options for how long before a message is deleted
07 Dec 2021 11:19 AM
Facebook Messenger to get built-in bill splitting feature
The feature could be useful for situations like divvying up a restaurant bill with your friends or splitting a bill with roommates
05 Dec 2021 11:18 AM
Google announces new Android features
As per GSM Arena, the digital car key functionality is now live on the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, as well as the Samsung Galaxy S21
03 Dec 2021 11:41 AM
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to receive $1mn annual salary
Agrawal, 37, holds a bachelor's degree from IIT Bombay and a PhD in computer science from Stanford University
01 Dec 2021 2:24 PM
Apple reportedly switching to iPhone modem design in 2023
Apple's switch to modems of its own design is widely expected to happen in 2023, and TSMC is the natural manufacturing partner
24 Nov 2021 5:12 PM
Oppo to soon announce smart TV for Indian market
According to GSM Arena, there are speculations that the company's K9 series will enter the country soon
23 Nov 2021 10:58 AM
No default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger, Instagram until 2023
While messages sent through Messenger and Instagram can be E2EE, that option isn't turned on by default and likely won't be until 2023
22 Nov 2021 4:39 PM
Xiaomi will update nine of its smartphones to MIUI 13
GSM Arena found a list of phones that might be getting MIUI 13 pretty soon
22 Nov 2021 9:51 AM
Instagram asks suspected bots for verification with video selfies
The move may surprise some, given Meta's recent announcement that it would be shutting down one of its Face Recognition features
18 Nov 2021 4:21 PM
Instagram commences testing new feature that reminds users to take break
Instagram has worked with third-party experts to develop the 'Take a Break' feature
12 Nov 2021 10:29 AM
Twitter to show full-sized images on web
This is the same update that banished Twitter's awkward auto-cropping algorithm on its Android and iOS apps
11 Nov 2021 3:18 PM
Columns
Clearly, the appointment of the 1993-batch officer is an indication that the takeover of Air India is delayed
Tagore was apparently asked by a British friend to write a eulogy to King George V during his visit to India in 1911
It is not safe to be dismissive about words like genocide, but unfortunately, that is what India is doing today
Taking the cue from Jia, one needs to ask whether viewing the region through the prism of 'absolute national security' is any longer useful?