Imagine if you could settle/rekindle domestic arguments by asking your smart speaker when the room last got cleaned or whether the bins already got taken out? Or — for an altogether healthier use-case — what if you could ask your speaker to keep count of reps as you do squats and bench presses? Or switch
Month: May 2021
Boston-based Apptopia, a company providing competitive intelligence in the mobile app ecosystem, has closed on $20 million in Series C funding aimed at fueling its expansion beyond the world of mobile apps. The new financing was led by ABS Capital Partners, and follows three consecutive years of 50% year-over-year growth for Apptopia’s business, which has
For a little while, Facebook has been planning to launch a version of Instagram targeted at kids under the age of 13. However, Facebook has now been encouraged to cancel these plans by US officials. State Officials Ask Facebook to Ditch Instagram for Kids 44 attorneys general in the US have asked Facebook to ditch
Battlegrounds Mobile India has teased the popular Sanhok map through a poster on its official Facebook page. The game is the Indian version of PUBG Mobile and the name was recently revealed by publisher Krafton. Battlegrounds Mobile India does not have a release date yet but the developers have said it is coming soon. The
A new podcast, Exit Scam: The Death and Afterlife of Gerald Cotten, looks at the mysterious and unexpected death of the CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCx. Cotten passed away in 2018 while he was on a honeymoon trip to India, due to a stomach ailment. His widow told his customers that the CAD
Instagram and Twitter have blamed technical errors for deleting posts mentioning the possible eviction of Palestinians from East Jerusalem, but data rights groups fear “discriminatory” algorithms are at work and want greater transparency. Palestinians living in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood claimed by Jewish settlers have taken to social media to protest as they face eviction,
Flipkart has introduced a new Flagship Fest on its site offering smartphones at a reduced rate thanks to the deals and discounts attached to it. The Flagship Fest has already begun and will go on till May 14. The five-day sale will see phones like iPhone 11, iPhone 12 range, and Samsung Galaxy F62 be
IBM introduced what it says is the world’s first 2-nanometre chipmaking technology. The technology could be as much as 45 percent faster than the mainstream 7nm chips in many of today’s laptops and phones and up to 75 percent more power efficient, the company said. The technology likely will take several years to come to
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3, and Galaxy S21 Fan Edition (FE) launch timeline has been tipped by a report. As per the report, the smartphones may be launched in August 2021. If true, Samsung would be launching two of these three smartphones earlier than their predecessors. The Galaxy Z Flip was
Windows 10X, an operating system for dual-screen devices, was announced in October of 2019 at Microsoft’s dedicated Surface event. The operating system was slated to release in 2020, but that didn’t happen. Last year, the company announced that it will be shifting its plans for Windows 10X a bit and will release it for single-screen
A class action lawsuit filed with London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal takes issue with Apple’s customary App Store commission rates, arguing the developer fee is passed on to consumers. In a press release Tuesday, claimants in the case argue Apple has overcharged nearly 20 million UK App Store customers for years by imposing an “excessive” and
Bitcoin does not appear out of thin air. Cryptocurrency may be a digital entity made out of zeros and ones, but a lot of behind-the-scenes hardware work actually takes place when it comes to producing them. To obtain a single Bitcoin, you have to mine for them using specialized hardware, known as an ASIC miner.
Oppo on Monday launched its official e-commerce store in India that is claimed to sell over 80 products (including variants) across budget and premium smartphones, IoT products, and wearables. Called Oppo E-Store, the online store is claimed to offer features such as free shipments for all orders above Rs. 499 and cash-on-delivery. Oppo is also
Ever wondered what happens to a selfie you upload on a social media site? Activists and researchers have long warned about data privacy and said that photographs uploaded on the Internet may be used to train artificial intelligence (AI) powered facial recognition tools. These AI-enabled tools (such as Clearview, AWS Rekognition, Microsoft Azure, and Face++)
Clipt is a new application launched by the OneLabs team at OnePlus. The app enables clipboard-like functionality across multiple devices and allows you to send text, images, and files between your phones, tablets, and laptops. With Clipt, users can copy a text from their phone and pate it onto their computer seamlessly. They no longer
GOQii Vital 4 has launched as the latest fitness band offering from the company. The wearable has a SpO2 monitor and is able to track other all-day activity like steps, distance, calories burned, and active time as well. It claims to offer up to 7 days of battery life and even has 24×7 heart rate
The COVID-19 pandemic has made the power of social media a lot more obvious. Almost everyone that can be on the internet is on the internet, because it’s the safest gateway to get your social fix. Social media may have more cons than pros though, and folks are still using it despite that possibility. A
Sony Group warned a group of analysts the PlayStation 5 will remain in short supply through 2022, suggesting the company will be constrained in its ability to boost sales targets for its latest games console. While reporting financial results in late April, the Japanese conglomerate said it had sold 7.8 million units of the console through
Facebook has taken down a network of hundreds of fake accounts and pages targeting people in Ukraine and linked to individuals previously sanctioned by the United States for efforts to interfere in US elections, the company said on Thursday. Facebook said the network managed a long-running deceptive campaign across multiple social media platforms and other
Paytm app has got a new tool that will help users find available slots for COVID-19 vaccines in their area. The COVID-19 Vaccine Slot Finder tool has been rolled out to Paytm apps for both Android and iOS devices, as per Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Twitter. The tool takes real-time data from CoWIN,
HP EliteOne 800 G8 All-in-One (AIO) PC was launched on Thursday. The AIO PC is aimed at people who work in hybrid work environments. The PC has an integrated pop-up camera, and is powered by a 11th generation Intel Core processor. As per the company, this is the first HP PC that can filter over
Live audio app Clubhouse will begin introducing a test version of its app to Google’s Android users in the United States on Sunday, the company said, in a potentially big expansion of its market. The app, which spiked in popularity early this year after celebrity billionaire Elon Musk and others appeared in audio chats, has
Google Assistant has come up with an interesting song to encourage everyone to take COVID-19 vaccines. There’s no denying the grave significance of the subject, but the AI voice can at best be described as funny. Still, there’s no harm in listening to a song that celebrates the arrival of vaccines and describes them as
Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix are facing yet another class-action lawsuit over allegedly fixing the prices of memory used in iPhones, Macs, and nearly every other computing device, with the memory producers accused of collusion to raise prices in the DRAM market. Filed on May 3, the lawsuit alleges that Samsung, Hynix, and Micron are
If you’ve worked with digital and electric musical instruments, you’ve probably heard of ASIO. But if not, and you’ve come across the acronym, read to learn what ASIO is and how it works. What Is ASIO? ASIO stands for Audio Stream Input/Output. ASIO is a sound card driver protocol created by the German music company Steinberg,
Google will start automatically enrolling users in two-step verification (2SV), or two-factor authentication. The development was shared by Google via a blog post. Currently, Google gives an option of enrolling in two-step-verification to its users which, if enrolled, gives them a prompt on their smartphone when signing in to verify if they are the ones
Over the past few years, demand for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been growing exponentially. Meeting this demand is no easy task, but recent innovations have made it easier for just about anyone to trade it. Cryptocurrency ATMs—like their name suggests—allow you to do just that. There are over 19,000 cryptocurrency ATMs spread across the
Xiaomi is reportedly working on three high-end Android tablets to launch in the future. These tablets are code named ‘nabu’, ‘enuma’, and ‘elish’ and they have appeared in the code of MIUI 12.5 system apps. The code suggests that enuma will have the model number K81, elish may carry the model number K81A, and nabu
Elon Musk is currently the man of the hour, and not everyone is on board. Take one look at the articles his name headlines or the comments he gets on his social media, and you’ll know that the masses have a split opinion on him. His Twitter, especially, seems to attract some interesting personalities… but
Redmi Note 10S will launch in India on May 13 and a landing page for the phone is now live on Amazon. Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 10 series in India in March this year and it includes three phones — Redmi Note 10, Redmi Note 10 Pro, and Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. Redmi
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