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WhatsApp is rolling out several new features to improve the audio and video calling experience on desktop and mobile platforms ahead of the holiday season, the company announced on Thursday. The social media platform now lets users pick from even more effects in video calls. Further, it adds the ability to select specific participants for

Mozi, an alternate social media platform, was recently launched on iOS. The founder of the platform claims that it is not really a media platform, as users cannot post photos or videos on it. The most unique feature of the platform is that users can use the app to connect with new people and those

iQoo Z9 Turbo with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset was launched in April this year. Now, the Vivo sub-brand is said to be preparing to unveil a new iQOO Z10 Turbo. iQOO is yet to reveal a launch date for the phone, but a latest leak coming out of China suggests its potential specifications. The

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has installed close to 1 lakh telecom towers, nearly 5 times of its nearest competition, to roll out India’s fastest and deepest penetration 5G telecom network to provide ultra-high speed internet, according to the latest DoT data. The latest daily status report from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) National EMF

Vivo Y300 5G will launch in China on December 16. The Chinese variant of the base Vivo Y300 is expected to be different from the Indian version. Teasers have revealed that the design of the two variants differ significantly. Now a tipster has leaked the complete specifications of the upcoming Vivo Y300 in China. The leaked details

It’s December, which means it’s the month of annual recaps, wraps and rewinds. Music streaming services have already come out with their 2024 scorecard with Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay and YouTube Music Recap. Now, Sony has released the PlayStation 2024 Wrap-Up, detailing player stats for year for PS5 and PS4 users. This year’s Wrap-Up

Apple has announced the results of its App Store Awards for 2024, revealing the winners and finalists selected across several app and game categories. This year, two apps in the photo and video category won the top Mac app and top iPhone app contests, while an app designed for musicians was picked as the iPad

Vivo X200 Pro and Vivo X200 were launched in India on Thursday. The new Vivo X series handsets run on MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset and have IP68 and IP69 rating for water and dust resistance. The Vivo X200 series boasts triple rear camera units co-engineered by Zeiss and the Pro model includes Vivo’s in-house V3+ imaging

Reliance Jio has introduced a new prepaid plan for its customers in India. This plan offers unlimited voice calls and SMS services in the country alongside other benefits. It offers subscribers an opportunity to gain additional benefits worth Rs. 2,150, including discounts on shopping websites, food delivery apps as well as flight booking platforms. The company says that

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 were launched in July with a new chipset, a slightly updated design, and a tweaked camera setup. Samsung is expected to unveil a budget-friendly foldable phone, that is said to be called the Galaxy Z Flip FE alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy

Instagram is rolling out a new feature dubbed trial reels which makes it easier for creators to experiment with new content, it announced on Tuesday. This feature was first announced in May this year and was rolled out in the test phase. With its arrival, the social media platform will enable Instagram creators to create

Apple is anticipated to announce the iPhone SE 4 in the first quarter of 2025. While there’s no official word from the Cupertino giant about the iPhone SE 2022 successor yet, a new report from Korea corroborates previous leaks regarding its camera unit. The iPhone SE 4 is said to come with a 48-megapixel rear camera like

Pixel Studio 1.4 update is now rolling out to Google Pixel devices. The updated artificial intelligence (AI) app is now integrated with Gboard and users can create AI-generated stickers directly within the keyboard app. Earlier, new stickers could be created in the Pixel Studio app, but they did not appear in Gboard, limiting their usability.

OneWeb launched the final 36 satellites of its initial 616-satellite “constellation,” allowing the rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer global broadband coverage this year. “It’s the fruition of an enormous amount of hard work, and obviously we’ve been through some geopolitical issues over the last year or so, and the team has proven to

iPhone 17 series is expected to go official in the second half of next year and we keep hearing new rumours about the iPhone 18 lineup. A new report suggests that the 2026’s iPhone 18 Pro family will be more expensive than its predecessors — iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. This potential

Elon Musk-owned xAI has silently released the free version of Grok. The company’s native artificial intelligence (AI) model is now available to all users on X, although with certain limitations. Grok AI’s interface can be accessed via both the desktop website and mobile app. While there is a rate limit on the free tier, users

Apple unveiled its first mixed-reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, at WWDC last year. Now, the Cupertino-based tech giant seems to be trying to improve its headset for gaming by adding support for third-party hand controllers in the device’s visionOS software. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is joining hands with Sony to allow the use of

Google unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade feature called ‘Expressive Captions’ on Thursday. The feature is being rolled out to its Live Captions feature on Android. With this, users will be able to see live captions of videos played across the device in a new format to better convey the context behind the sounds.

Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the country’s first quantum computing-based telecom network link is now operational in the national capital. While speaking at the first international quantum enclave, Vaishnaw said that the quantum communication link is now operational between Sanchar Bhawan and National Informatics Centre office located in CGO Complex in the national

Smartphone firms could move away from using flagship chipsets on their handsets and equip some models with a less powerful processor in 2025, according to a tipster. Instead of using the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite on their upcoming high-end smartphones, these companies are tipped to introduce certain models that are equipped with a

WhatsApp has started rolling out a new feature to beta testers that could make it easier to keep track of messages received on the app. The reminders feature that informs users about missed status updates has been updated with the ability to receive reminders for messages, on the latest beta version of the app for

Apple Inc. is preparing to finally bring one of its most ambitious projects to market: a series of cellular modem chips that will replace components from longtime partner — and adversary — Qualcomm Inc. More than half a decade in the making, Apple’s in-house modem system will debut next spring, according to people familiar with

Google Pixel 9a is tipped to launch next year as the successor to the Pixel 8a model, and the handset’s specifications have previously leaked online. An X (formerly Twitter) user has now leaked two live photos of the purported Pixel 9a model, giving us a good look at the smartphone’s design. It could feature an

MyJio app allows users to activate do not disturb (DND) on their respective numbers. Now, the app allows people to set some granular preferences, as well. Certain options will help stop the users from getting any spam or promotional calls or messages. Some preferences will allow users to selectively block commercial communication. The selection can

Oppo’s Find X8 series, which consists of the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro, have been launched in India after a long break. The last Find X2 and Find X2 Pro were announced in 2020, and it’s been four long years since Samsung faced no real big-name challenger in the sub-Rs. 80,000 and Rs. 1,00,000

Instagram announced new features for broadcast channels on Wednesday. The latest update adds more ways for creators to engage with their audience instead of simply liking and reacting to messages — the only avenue for interaction on the social media platform until now. Instagram users can now reply to messages from creators as well as

Tech giant Apple plans to invest $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,500 crore) in a manufacturing plant in Indonesia that produces components for smartphones and other products, Indonesia’s investment minister said on Thursday. In October, Indonesia banned sales of the iPhone 16 because it said Apple had not adhered to rules that require phones sold domestically

Moto G35 5G is set to launch in India on December 10 and will go on sale via Flipkart. As the launch date nears, the Lenovo-owned brand has hinted at the price range of the new Moto G series smartphone. The Moto G35 was unveiled in select global markets in August this year. It runs

India’s Bharti Airtel on Wednesday signed a “multi-billion” dollar deal with Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to boost its 4G and 5G coverage in the world’s second-largest smartphone market. Under the deal, which Reuters reported in October, Bharti Airtel will buy and deploy equipment from Ericsson likely in 2025. The companies did not disclose exact

For Oppo, 2024 has been a dream run, with the brand registering the highest growth amongst the top five brands in Q3 2024. As per IDC, Oppo led with launches like A3x, K12x and Reno 12 series in the quarter. After securing the second spot in the top smartphone manufacturers list and beating the likes