Xiaomi has announced the “No. 1 Mi Fan Sale” to mark the end of 2019, offering a wide range of smartphones across all price brackets, wearables, and smart home accessories at discounted price points. The sale will kick off on December 19 and will go on through December 25 via the official Mi.com website, Mi
Over the past two decades, technological developments have dramatically improved internet speeds. Broadband and fiber connections have created lightning-fast networks where even high-definition media can be loaded in just a few seconds. That’s not to say there isn’t room for improvement. Changing your DNS settings is often cited as one of the easiest ways to
Redmi Note 8 Pro will go on sale in again India today. The latest Redmi Note-series phone, which was launched in October, will be available for purchase at 12pm (noon) IST. Since its launch, the smartphone has been offered through limited-period sale rounds in the country. Key highlights of the Redmi Note 8 Pro include
When you play games on your PS4, it’s fair to say that your thumbs and index fingers are generally doing most of the work. Why not put the rest of your lazy digits to work with this accessory that puts two programmable buttons on the rear of the DualShock 4 controller? Called, imaginatively, the Back
Five of the world’s largest tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo forced to mine cobalt, a metal used to make telephones and computers, in a landmark lawsuit. The legal complaint on behalf of 14 families from Congo was filed on Sunday by
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Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Series X – its next-generation console – at The Game Awards earlier this month. But it appears that ‘Xbox Series X’ is not the actual name of the console, but the name of a whole new series that might spawn multiple models. Then what’s the name of the console revealed by
Samsung Galaxy A50 is reportedly receiving a new software update that brings the December Android security patch amongst other changes. This smartphone was launched earlier this year and was popular for its design. The company also launched a successor in India called the Galaxy A50s while international markets also got a Galaxy A51. The software
Samsung Galaxy S9, Oppo F11 Pro, Google Pixel 3a XL, Honor 9N, and Asus 5Z are set to receive discounts during the Year End Sale taking place through Flipkart. The three-day sale, which will take place between December 21-23, also brings discounted prices of models such as the Samsung Galaxy A50, Oppo F11, Google Pixel
Apple’s subscription-based gaming service Arcade is adding an annual subscription option for Rs. 999 per year, joining the existing Rs. 99 monthly subscription option. Similarly, Apple has added $49.99 annual subscriber plan in the US and the same plan will cost $59.99 per year in Canada, GBP 49.99 per year in the UK, and EUR
Mobile consumers worldwide will have downloaded a record 120 billion apps from Apple’s App Store and Google Play by the end of 2019, according to App Annie’s year-end report on app trends. This represents a 5% increase from 2018 — a notable achievement given that the number doesn’t include re-installations or app updates. Consumer spending
Japan will tighten regulations to prevent technology giants including Facebook and Google from abusing their market power and having unfair advantage over small businesses, officials said on Tuesday. The new law would oblige tech giants, including Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon.com to disclose the terms of contracts with customers and to report to the government about their operations,
Twitter has added support for Apple’s Live Photos. Finally. Previously, Live Photos uploaded to Twitter have been displayed as still photographs. However, by pressing one extra button, you can now upload Live Photos to Twitter as GIFs instead. What Are Apple’s Live Photos? In 2015, alongside the iPhone 6s, Apple introduced Live Photos. Every iPhone
Realme X50 5G, the next-generation Realme smartphone, has purportedly received a certification from China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (CMIIT). The new phone has said to have received the CMIIT certification with model number RMX2051. Key specifications of the Realme smartphone have also been surfaced online. The Chinese company is likely to launch the
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Samsung Electronics board chairman Lee Sang-hoon was sentenced to 1-1/2 years jail on Tuesday for sabotaging legitimate union activities, a South Korean court said. Lee and about 25 other defendants were charged with sabotaging union activities by subcontracted workers at Samsung Electronics’ repair unit, Samsung Electronics Service. When union activities took place at Samsung Electronics
Instagram is giving politicians the same free rein to spread misinformation as its parent company Facebook. Instagram is expanding its limited fact checking test in the US from May and will now work with 45 third-party organizations to assess the truthfulness of photo and video content on its app. Material rated as false will be
RAM (random access memory) is one of the basic components of a computer or a smartphone. But a lot of misconceptions are floating about, like whether you can mix RAM size or brands. Let’s bust some myths about RAM. The job of RAM is to remember computations for a limited amount of time, so that
Realme X2 and Realme Buds Air are all set to launch today. The Realme X2 phone was launched in China in September, and now it is set to make its India debut. Key features of the phone include a 64-megapixel quad camera setup, a Snapdragon 730G processor, and 4,000mAh battery with VOOC 4.0 Flash Charge
The clock is ticking on Verizon’s plans to bring 5G to 30 cities. Short of an actual Christmas miracle, things are looking rough. On the upside, the carrier (and, disclosure, parent of TechCrunch) just brought the next-gen technology to a 19th city. And it’s a doozy. Verizon announced this morning that it’s flipped the switch
Advertisement Formerly known as smileys and often confused with emoticons, emoji faces are used on SMS and social media apps like Instagram and WhatsApp. But what do emojis mean? What each emoji means is often open to interpretation—further complicated by heart and hand symbols. Unicode publishes standards on what emojis mean, but they’re not always
Realme X2 is all set to make its India debut, however, ahead of the phone’s official launch, the price, colour options, and storage variants have leaked. The Realme X2 phone was launched in China in September, and its big highlights include Snapdragon 730G processor, 64-megapixel quad camera setup, 32-megapixel selfie sensor, and 4,000mAh battery with
London-based STEM device maker Kano has confirmed it’s cutting a number of jobs which it claims is part of a restructuring effort to shift focus to “educational computing”. The job cuts — from 65 to 50 staff — were reported earlier by The Telegraph. Kano founder Alex Stein confirmed in a call with TechCrunch that
Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that Apple may launch four 5G-enabled iPhones next year and while 5G-related components could raise the production costs of the devices, he believes that the iPhone maker will not significantly increase the price of 5G iPhones. 5G components are projected to raise the production cost of the new iPhones
Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies plans to equip more of its products with its Harmony operating system (OS) next year, and will promote them at home and abroad, a Huawei spokesman said on Monday. But there are no plans currently to roll out the OS to its phones, tablets and computers, among Huawei’s most popular
Facebook has joined hands with top retailers who are sending the social networking giant data on what the customers are buying in retail stores. Facebook, in turn, is targeting those customers with specified ads. Not just online shopping, Facebook is able to track what customers buy in stores and target those customers with ads, according
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Vivo X30 Pro, the Chinese smartphone maker’s upcoming smartphone, has seen its specifications getting leaked hours ahead of the official launch. The leak suggests that Vivo X30 Pro 5G will come with a 6.44-inch full-HD+ E3 AMOLED display with a hole punch camera at the top-right corner. Vivo X30 Pro and Vivo X30 are set
When Bri Cawsey began running in 2008, she quickly got hooked on the sport and wanted to get faster. So she did what many runners do and bought a GPS watch that would give her real-time feedback on her pace, mileage and other metrics. First, she enjoyed the data readout. Before long, she connected her
Millions of Fortnite players had a bad feeling about a historic Star Wars event inside the game, just minutes before it went live. Players, including high-profile streamers, had difficulty logging into the online title by Epic Games. Players across all platforms, including the mobile phone and Nintendo Switch, were met with error messages, and Epic Games