Facebook has acquired Sanzaru Games, the developer behind the best virtual reality (VR) game of 2019 titled Asgard’s Wrath for an undisclosed sum. Sanzaru Games would join Facebook’s Oculus Studios as an “independently operated studio”, reports uploadvr.com. “We’re thrilled to share that Sanzaru is joining the Oculus Studios team! Together, we will continue to pursue
iPhone XR was the world’s best-selling smartphone last year, a report by research firm Omdia shows. The report says that the iPhone XR sold 9 million units more than the next best-selling device, the iPhone 11. According to Omdia’s Smartphone Model Market Tracker report, Apple shipped 46.3 million iPhone XR units in 2019, more than
Realme announced earlier today that the Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro will be launched in India on March 5. Soon after the revelation, Realme has now revealed some of the key features that will make their way to the Realme 6 series, and they appear quite impressive for a budget phone. Realme has teased
Apple’s iPhone XR dominated the global smartphone market in 2019, according to new data from Omdia, with shipments of the year-old smartphone, followed closely by the current iPhone 11 that started shipping in September. Source: Omdia According to statistics compiled in Omdia’s Smartphone Model Market Tracker report, Apple shipped an estimated 46.3 million iPhone
Skagen on Tuesday launched the Falster 3 smartwatch in India. Along with the watch. The swimproof smartwatch is powered by Wear OS by Google, and will be sold in India at Rs. 21,995. Features on the smartwatch include a speaker for calls, an ‘extended battery mode’, a Tiles feature to glance through important information, Google
Hotstar is keeping quiet, but its audience isn’t. Since its decision on Tuesday to not upload the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-centric episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — HBO’s half-hour news satire talk show that has won 16 Emmys during its run — in India, Android users have left a large number of
If you’re in the market for a new TV, you’re probably thinking about getting a 4K or Ultra HD model. Is there a difference, and what exactly should you be looking for when you buy? Here’s what you need to know before diving in. What Do the “Ultra HD” and “4K” Labels Mean? Let’s start
Let’s talk about money. More specifically, let’s talk about how much things cost. A few years back, the price of flagship smartphones leapt above the $1,000 threshold, owing largely to the cost of screen technology. It’s a tough calculus, but that’s the price of innovation. The rising cost of smartphones is largely regarded as a
Huawei MatePad Pro 5G has been unveiled as the company’s answer to the iPad Pro. Announced during a live stream that was scheduled after Huawei cancelled the launch event in Barcelona, the latest tablet by the Chinese company comes along with a magnetic Smart Keyboard and a stylus called the Huawei M-Pencil. Yes, you can
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board in a hearing on Tuesday knocked Apple for failing to enforce policies that restrict employees from using smartphones while driving, a practice that could have saved the life of engineer Walter Huang. In 2018, Huang was involved in a fatal crash in Mountain View, Calif., when the Autopilot
Vivo Z6 5G is an upcoming smartphone from the Chinese smartphone maker, being teased bit by bit until it goes on pre-sale from February 29 in China. Thus far, it has revealed it will sport 5,000mAh battery, 44W fast charging, and that it is powered a Snapdragon 765G SoC, and will feature PC grade liquid
When it comes to data privacy and security, Apple has rarely shied away from taking credit for its encryption and security. Even in the tech industry, analysts have time to time lauded the company for its relatively secure operating system when compared to its immediate competitors. But now a flaw in its ecosystem, exposed by
Vimeo signaled last year its plans to move further into the social video creation and editing space with its acquisition of short-form video editor Magisto. Today, the company is unveiling the results of its work in the months following the deal’s close with the debut of Vimeo Create. The new app includes a set of
Opera has released a new version of its desktop browser codenamed R2020 for Windows that boasts of its organising capabilities, along with several other features. It introduces the concept of Workspaces where you can organise your tabs according to context. It also lets you cycle between your open tabs using Ctrl + Tab. The R2020
Xbox Series X will indeed be as powerful as the leaks had said, and what Microsoft had teased a few months ago, something we now know thanks to the latest announcement. The company has revealed figures to show just how powerful the Xbox Series X will be. A massive 12 teraflops of GPU power –
As promised, Hotstar has released a full-length trailer for Special Ops, which also comes with a release date: March 17. Creator, director, and producer Neeraj Pandey’s action thriller series revolves around a fictitious manhunt for a terrorist mastermind behind the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, the “26/11” 2008 Mumbai attacks, and
MWC may have been canceled on account of rising coronavirus concerns, but the party still went on for Huawei (albeit to what appears to have been a mostly empty room). A year after wowing crowds with the Mate X, the company is introducing the Mate Xs. Rather than a proper successor, the device appears to
Controversy broke when a report on Friday Google revealed had indexed invite links to private WhatsApp group chats, meaning anyone can join various private chat groups (including several porn-sharing groups) with a simple search. Google since appears to have modified the search results to stop the invite links from being shown. According to a report
Apple’s Tile-like AirTags item trackers will be completely waterproof and use similar magnetic wireless charging to that seen on the Apple Watch, as per a report. Evidence of AirTags – aka Apple Tags – has been found in builds of iOS 13 and it appears the small item trackers will show up in the Find
Realme X50 Pro, the first 5G flagship phone from the Oppo spinoff, is all set go on its next sale early next month. The Snapdragon 865-powered Realme phone’s second sale will be held on March 5 via the company’s official website and Flipkart. Potential Realme X50 Pro buyers can avail offers such as banking cashback,
Samsung Galaxy A71 after being launched in India last week on Monday went on sale in India. The mid-range smartphone is available on the Samsung store and Amazon. It is powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 730 SoC and available in just one RAM and storage configuration as of now – 8GB + 128GB. There are
The specter of constant surveillance hangs over all of us in ways we don’t even fully understand, but it is also possible to turn the tools of the watchers against them. Forensic Architecture is exhibiting several long-term projects at the Museum of Art and Design in Miami that use the omnipresence of technology as a
Allowance is going digital. Venmo has been spotted prototyping a new feature that would allow adult users to create a debit card connected to their account for their teenage children. That could potentially let parents set spending notifications and limits while giving kids more flexibility in urgent situations than a few dollars stuffed in a
TikTok is launching new parental controls designed to keep kids safe while they use the app. And with TikTok being very popular amongst teenagers, the new Family Safety Mode should help ease the minds of worried parents the world over. TikTok Only Appeals to Teenagers TikTok has grown to be one of the most popular
In December last year, Oppo said it would be investing a lot of money into R&D and also expanding its wearables portfolio, to include smartwatches in 2020. We’ve been hearing rumours since then about Oppo’s upcoming smartwatch and we even have an official render of what it could look like, courtesy Oppo VP Brian Shen.
Realme detailed a plan for its entry into the AIoT ecosystem during its Realme X50 Pro 5G launch event today. It plans to bring four smart hubs to the market that include a Smart Screen, Smart Watch, Smart Speaker, and Smart Earphones. In a slew of tweets, the company’s India CEO Madhav Sheth revealed that
While Windows 10 offers many editions for specific use cases, home users only have two main choices to worry about: Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro. This has likely led you to wonder what the differences are between Windows 10 Home and Pro. We’ll walk you through this in our Windows 10 Home vs.
Sony announces a camera-centric phone, Microsoft offers more details about the next Xbox and a liquid biopsy startup raises $165 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 24, 2020. 1. Sony announces its first 5G flagship, the triple lens Xperia 1 II Sony has announced its first 5G smartphone: The Xperia 1 II — for
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday sued Alphabet’s Google search engine, alleging that its educational software collects young students’ personal information without the required parental consent. Google called the allegations “factually wrong” and did not respond to a request to elaborate. The company sells its Chromebook laptops to schools around the world alongside
Chinese smartphone maker Black Shark is returning with its next gen gaming phone and will officially launch, the Black Shark 3, at an event in China on March 3. The latest gaming flagship seems to be called Tencent Black Shark 3, after the company announced a strategic partnership with Tencent Games that is popular for