Microsoft on Tuesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter continued to soar as the pandemic boosted a trend toward business being taken care of in the internet cloud. The US technology titan’s profit rose to $13.9 billion (roughly Rs. 1,02,439 crores), up 30 percent from the same quarter last year, according to earnings
Month: October 2020
Watch Dogs: Legion is out this week. The third instalment in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs series, Watch Dogs: Legion promises to amp up the hack-based gameplay that made the titles popular. It brings along a fun new feature that allows you to take control of an array of characters from anywhere in post-Brexit London – the
For years, gaming has been labelled as a pastime everyone can enjoy, regardless of ability. But that hasn’t always held true. Visual, motor, and hearing impairments can all affect the enjoyment of gaming, or even the opportunity to join in at all. Sometimes unreadable text can create barriers. Sometimes the difficulty level is the problem.
Facebook’s public policy director for India, South and Central Asia, Ankhi Das, has stepped down to pursue interests in public service, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Sunil Abraham was appointed by the social media giant as the public policy director for data and emerging technology. Facebook Vice President &
Let’s face it, Google’s smartwatch strategy still has a lot of catching up to do relative to the Apple Watch. While WearOS has improved over the years, it has been let down by poor hardware. Hopefully, things should take a turn for the better with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Wear 4100 SoC in future smartwatches, but
Epic Games is not backing out of a fight with Apple even as Fortnite stays out of the App Store. A day after saying that Apple had no right over “the fruit of Epic’s labour” in court filings, CEO Tim Sweeney took potshots at Apple on Twitter while replying to user comments about the ongoing
Twitter is taking yet another step to curtail the spread of misinformation surrounding the 2020 US presidential election. The platform will now post messages at the top of users’ timelines to preemptively debunk false information about the election. Twitter Wants You to Know the Truth In a Tweet, Twitter Support debuted the new notifications that
If you’ve ever looked into your webcam lens and wondered if a hacker is looking back, it’s more likely than you may think. Cybercriminals have multiple tools in their arsenal they can use to hack into your webcams. Here are three ways of viewing a webcam without your knowledge, and simple ways you can protect yourself. How Easy
AMD is buying Xilinx for $35 billion (roughly Rs. 2,57,900 crores) in an all-stock deal that will combine the two Silicon Valley chip makers. The deal announced Tuesday puts AMD in a place it wants to be; competing more fiercely with Intel. Xilinx stockholders will receive 1.7234 shares of AMD stock for each Xilinx share they
Micromax is bringing its “In” series of smartphones to India with MediaTek Helio G35 and Helio G85 SoCs. The company confirmed the processor details through a teaser posted on Twitter on Tuesday. Micromax In series phones are set to launch in the country on November 3. With its new smartphones, the Indian company is aiming
Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! now has an expected release date: March 25, 2021. Additionally, King — the developer behind mobile games such as Candy Crush Saga — has also opened registrations for its free-to-play Crash Bandicoot game on the App Store, having done so for Android users on Google Play a few months ago.
Realme Smart Cam 360 will be available at a special discounted price on Flipkart during the e-commerce platform’s Dussehra Specials sale. Launched at Rs. 2,999 initially, the festive offer cuts the price by Rs. 400, making the security camera slightly cheaper. It must be noted that the sale will end on October 28. Realme Smart
TCL TS3015 soundbar has been launched in India, and is priced at Rs. 8,999. The new 2.1-channel soundbar from TCL is available on Amazon and Flipkart, and has a wireless subwoofer, along with multiple wireless and wired connectivity methods. This is the first audio product launched by TCL officially in India, expanding on the company’s
As Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg prepares to be grilled by a Senate committee about the handling of politically-charged posts, content moderators are insisting that properly valuing their work is key. Two former content moderators contracted in the US to make judgment calls on posts, and one other currently tackling the same challenge took part in
Apple iPhone Q3 2020 sales figures have been detailed in a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) showing that the new iPhone SE 2020 model accounted for 22 percent of US iPhone sales during the quarter ending September 2020. The iPhone 11 range accounted for 64 percent of US iPhone sales during the
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is available in India with a discount of as much as Rs. 9,000 under a special festive offer, the South Korean company announced on Tuesday. The new offer is applicable on both 128GB and 256GB storage variants of the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE in the country and is available through retail
Apple’s iPhone 12 series sports an upgraded hotspot mode that supports 5GHz Wi-Fi connectivity, greatly expanding the handsets’ utility amid a worldwide buildout of 5G cellular networks. As noted by multiple reports on Twitter, including Zollotech’s Aaron Zollo, iPhone 12 devices include the new Personal Hotspot ability that serves as an upgrade over previous iPhone
India’s Future Retail will go into liquidation if its deal to sell assets to Reliance fails, the group told a Singapore arbitrator while arguing against Amazon’s bid to scupper the deal, a legal order seen by Reuters showed. Amazon on Sunday won an injunction from a Singapore arbitrator to halt Future Retail’s deal to sell assets
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has hinted that the company could be working on TV streaming sticks for its xCloud gaming services. Spencer teased the new development during an interview. Project xCloud is Microsoft’s own game streaming service that allows gamers to stream their favourite titles straight on their mobile screens. Until now, the service was
Microsoft regularly releases free product keys for the various editions of Windows. Also known as generic product keys or default keys, it is not immediately apparent what they are for or why you should use them. Will they give you a free copy of Windows? Are the available to use on any machine? And why
Apple’s MagSafe wireless charging feature launched along with iPhone 12 series earlier this month is expected to have far-reaching benefits that the likes of Moto Mods could not deliver. MagSafe is touted to be a game-changer for accessory makers, and a colourful array of magnetic cases, wallets, and chargers are already in the market. Apple
Realme Watch S is set to make its global debut on November 2. The smartwatch, which boasts of features such as heart-rate and blood oxygen monitors, 16 sports modes and a 15-day battery life, will be launched first in Pakistan. Realme Watch S will have a circular dial and be available in multiple watchfaces and
Reliance will be venturing deeper into the lucrative business of mobile and online gaming with hosting an esports event called the JioMart Gameathon this month. The Free Fire tournament will be the first in a series of events that the company plans to hold, and it is marketing the initiative under its JioGames platform. To
If your video ever gets removed on TikTok, the platform will now provide a reason behind the takedown. TikTok hopes that this change will make content removals more transparent. TikTok Makes Takedowns More Transparent In a post on the TikTok Newsroom, the platform announced that it’s been testing a new notification system that will provide more clarity
Quick Links Wireless printing is an extremely convenient feature of modern printers, but it doesn’t always run smoothly. Are you having problems connecting to your wireless printer? Perhaps you’re looking for a way to make a cabled printer accessible wirelessly? Here’s everything you need to connect your printer to Wi-Fi and start printing on Windows
The Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding with IBM, Alibaba and Huawei in areas of artificial intelligence (AI) at a summit in the kingdom, state news agency SPA said. SDAIA and Alibaba Cloud announced an MoU to partner in supporting Saudi Arabia’s path to develop smart cities through
Avita Essential has been launched as a pocket-friendly offering from the laptop maker. It is powered by an Intel Celeron N4000 processor and features a thin-bezel design. Avita Essential features a 14-inch full-HD display and offers up to six hours of battery life. The laptop is offered in three colours – Concrete Grey, Matte Black,
Samsung and Stanford University have collaborated to make an OLED display with resolutions of up to 10,000 pixels per inch (ppi). This could lead to advancement in virtual and augmented reality technologies as high pixel density results in more realistic images, according to the research. The result was achieved by expanding on existing designs for
FAU-G, marketed as an Indian alternative to PUBG, is set to release in November, game publisher NCore Games announced in a tweet. The Bengaluru-based publisher announced FAU-G early last month — following the ban of PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite in the country. FAU-G, also known as Fearless and United Guards, is designed to
Facebook may introduce emergency measures to regulate viral content in case of election-related conflicts and unrest in the US, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing sources. According to the report, Facebook intends to calm the possible violence with tools that were specially developed for so-called countries at-risk. The tools that have already been used
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