International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) launched a new WhatsApp bot last month with the aim to offer relevant and true information about the COVID-19 crisis. The bot was launched to curb the spread of misinformation on WhatsApp, and now the bot has expanded its language support to include Hindi into the mix. Earlier, it only supported
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Oppo has been reportedly planning on entering the smart TV space for some time and now, the company has confirmed its plans of doing so through a post on Chinese social media website Weibo. Celebrating its first anniversary of commercialising 5G in China, the company shared an image that contains a list of different products,
Google has removed 38 apps from its Google Play store that infested Android smartphones with out-of-context advertisements. According to a research paper, these apps focused on beauty-related features (mostly for taking selfies); however, they served no legitimate purpose and were only intended for displaying malicious ads. It is also noted that the fraudulent apps redirected
Apple submitted the iPhone 12 with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) in Russia, according to a report. There are as many as nine new model identifiers suggesting different stock keeping units (SKUs) of the next-generation iPhone, the report said. In addition to the iPhone 12, the EEC database is also said to have a model
Snap is announcing at its Snap Partner Summit that the first games that will take advantage of Bitmoji will roll out soon. The feature has already been announced last year, and it looks like developers can finally take advantage of that SDK. You’ll be able to play a game with you as the hero —
Huami Amazfit Stratos 3 smartwatch is all set to launch in India soon. The company has teased its arrival in the country, and has revealed availability on e-commerce platform Flipkart. The Amazfit Stratos 3 smartwatch was unveiled In China last year in August. The wearable is touted to come with 80 different sports modes, heart
Snapchat is getting major updates with new features that make use of augmented reality. Snap today announced several fresh updates to its Snapchat app at the Snap Partner Summit 2020. Some of the new features are already rolling out to Snapchat users around the world. Snapchat is also getting new camera and augmented reality experiences,
It’s time for PlayStation 5. Sony will give us our first look at games for the PS5 in an online-only event after midnight on Thursday, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There’s no word on what those games will be, but most of them will be launch titles, with Sony saying as much its announcement
Xiaomi just unveiled its first laptops for the Indian market, the Mi Notebook and the Mi Notebook Horizon Edition. Both the laptops follow the thin and light form factor and come with slim bezel displays giving them a high screen to body ratio. They are powered by 10th generation Intel processors and come with 14-inch
Solar power has started to go mainstream. But if you’re not quite ready to power your home primarily solar electricity, why not try using solar energy to replace your backup power? You may already be familiar with gas or diesel powered generators. Solar generators are cleaner, safer, and may even make more financial sense. How do
Mi Band 5, the next-generation fitness tracker by Xiaomi, has been launched in China. The newly unveiled smart band has a standard version and an NFC version, and it is offered with four colourful strap options. The Mi Band 5 features a 1.1-inch colour AMOLED display which is larger than the 0.95-inch screen on the
Oppo seems set to upgrade its existing fast charging technology called SuperVOOC 2.0 by introducing its new version in 2021. The new technology, which would debut as SuperVOOC 3.0, is rumoured to offer an 80W fast charging experience. This is notably 15W higher than 65W charging support available through the existing SuperVOOC 2.0 technology that
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has admitted that hackers have breached 300,000 accounts since early April, gaining access to personal information such as birthdays and email addresses but not credit-card details. An initial hack in April compromised 160,000 accounts and a further 140,000 breaches have been discovered since then, the Kyoto-based firm said in a statement
Playing a game by yourself is fine and all but playing games with friends is even better. If your friends are far away, you can still challenge each other using Facebook Instant Games. These Facebook Instant Games are available on the web and mobile devices. Just log into Facebook, head to the gaming section, and
The Huawei P40 Pro+ has already been on the market in China for a few days now. And in spite of various legal woes, the handset is set for international available on June 25. Given…everything the company is dealing with, it should come as no surprise that availablity outside of its home country will be
Stuck indoors but want to play video games with your friends? If they live close by—perhaps in the same block—you could set up a LAN party using Wi-Fi. A wireless network is ideal when you don’t have the time, permission, or ability to route Ethernet cables. All you need is a wireless network, game software,
Xiaomi Mi Notebook and Mi Notebook Horizon Edition will make their debut in India today. These will be the first laptops by the company in the country, having already released multiple laptops in China in the past. While not a lot is known about the specifications of these laptops, several teasers have hinted at some
PUBG Mobile could be getting a major update to its popular Erangel map. After the revamped Miramar map called Miramar 2.0, it looks like the revamped version of its most played map Erangel has been revealed through the beta of the Chinese Version of PUBG Mobile, Game for Peace. Tentatively named Erangel 2.0, the revamped
SoftBank Group-owned chip technology firm ARM said on Wednesday the chief executive officer of its China joint venture, Allen Wu, has stepped down and been replaced. ARM said ARM China’s board of directors has appointed Ken Phua and Phil Tang as ARM China’s interim co-CEOs to replace Wu, who headed the joint venture as chairman
As many of us are working from home and connecting with our colleagues, teams, and clients through video conferences due to the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for high-quality webcams has increased significantly. But as computer peripheral makers and laptop companies are yet to make notable improvements at their end, Panasonic has brought a solution called
Vu Televisions on Wednesday expanded its range of 4K Android smart TVs in India by launching new models in 43-, 50-, 55-, and 65-inch sizes. The new range of Vu Ultra 4K TVs comes with an ultra-edge 4K display that is claimed to deliver 40 percent enhanced brightness and include a dedicated backlight controller. The
Social network company Reddit on Wednesday named venture capital investor Michael Seibel to its board, days after co-founder and former director Alexis Ohanian resigned and called for the company to replace him with a black candidate. Ohanian’s resignation came as the death of George Floyd in police custody triggered widespread protests against racism and police
Apple will announce the shift from Intel processors to its own ARM-based chips for Mac computers at WWDC 2020 later this month, according to a report. The new development comes months after the Cupertino company was reported to have plans to launch not one or two but “several” ARM-based Mac notebooks and desktops in 2021.
Redmi 9 has been unveiled as the latest smartphone offering from the Chinese company. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Helio G80 SoC and packs large 5,020mAh battery. There is a quad camera setup at the back with three image sensors sitting in one vertical line at the top centre and one image sensor
Everyone needs a webcam these days, whether for business meetings or the distant socializing accomplished via video calling — but if you’re like most, you’re using the built-in camera on your laptop or some piece of junk from years ago. But if you happen to have a nice big-brand camera, it’s easy to set it
After a series of developer previews, Google today released the first beta of Android 11 and with that, it is also making these pre-release versions available for over-the-air updates. This time around, the list of supported devices only includes the Pixel 2, 3, 3a and 4. If you’re brave enough to try this early version
Programming languages are separated into two classes. They can be either high-level languages or low-level languages. Each type of programming language has its own purpose. Learning the difference between the two is an important step to figuring out which one to use. So, what exactly is the difference between them? And what does it mean
Realme Band has started receiving a new update that brings some much needed and much awaited functionality to the smart band. The version 8.0 update, as posted on the Realme community, brings music controls, heart rate reminders, and stopwatch to the Realme Band that launched in March. The update also fixes some software bugs. To
PUBG Mobile was the top mobile game worldwide in May in terms of revenue for the month. A new report has stated that the game earned its creators over $226 million (roughly Rs. 1.7 thousand crore) in user spending, making it the highest grossing game in the world for May. The majority of this revenue
Intel has announced its first hybrid CPUs that combine its high-power and low-power architectures, usually used in the separate Core and Atom product lines. The new ‘Lakefield’ CPU series models are targeted at ultra-portable laptops and new form factors including dual-screen and folding-screen models. Two CPUs have been announced, the new Intel Core i5-L16G7 and Core