Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro, Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360, and More Laptops Unveiled at MWC 2022

Samsung at its MWC 2022 event unveiled the Galaxy Book 2 Pro, Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360, Galaxy Book 2 Business, and Galaxy Book 2 360.

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Ukraine Crisis: Official Kremlin Website Down Amid Russian Invasion

The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru, was down on Saturday.

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Meta to Bar Russian State Media From Running Ads, Monetising on Platform Amid Ukraine Crisis

Facebook restricted Russian state media's ability to earn money on the social media platform as Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine reached the streets of Kyiv.

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Elon Musk Says Starlink Service Activated in Ukraine as Russian Invasion Disrupts Internet Connectivity

Elon Musk said on Saturday that SpaceX' Starlink satellite broadband service is available in Ukraine and SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country whose Internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion.

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Google Blocks RT, Other Russian Channels From Earning Ad Dollars on YouTube, Apps, Websites

Google barred on Saturday Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps, and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine.

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Twitter Says Its Site Is Being Restricted in Russia Amid Ukraine Crisis

Twitter is being restricted for some users in Russia, the social media company said in a tweet on Saturday, February 26.

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Redmi Note 11 Pro Series India Launch Teased, May Get Announced in March

Redmi Note 11 Pro series India launch has been teased by Xiaomi Vice President Manu Kumar Jain. The Redmi Note 11 Pro series comprising the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G was launched globally last month.

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Redmi K50 Pro Price, Specifications, Design Surface Online, Tipped to Come With Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC

Redmi K50 Pro price, renders, and key specifications have surfaced online ahead of its launch. The renders show that the design of the upcoming smartphone will be different from the design of Redmi K50 Gaming Edition that launched recently. Redmi K50 Pro will reportedly be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC mated to at least 6GB of RAM.

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Poco M4 Pro 5G Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Poco M4 Pro 5G goes on sale in India today (Tuesday, February 22) for the first time. The Poco phone comes with a 90Hz display and carries dual rear cameras. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC.

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Xiaomi 12 Ultra Spotted on IMEI Database, Tipped to Have Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ SoC

Xiaomi 12 Ultra has purportedly appeared on the IMEI database ahead of an official announcement. The phone is also tipped to come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ SoC — an upgrade to the existing Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

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Redmi Note 11S First Impressions: When Specs Trump Design

Redmi Note 11S price in India and specifications were officially unveiled on February 9. The Redmi Note 11S boasts of a massive battery and an impressive 108-megapixel main camera, like on the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max. However, this model has a more aggressive starting price of Rs. 16,499. Here are our quick first impressions of Xiaomi's latest budget powerhouse.

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Redmi Note 11S Goes on First Sale in India Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Redmi Note 11S was launched in India last week and it is now going on sale in the country for the first time today. The handset will be available for purchase in three colour options with an initial price tag of Rs. 16,499. Redmi Note 11S features an AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and is powered by a MediaTek Helio G96 processor. Launch offers on the Redmi No...

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Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G India Launch Date Set for March 9

Redmi 11 Note Pro series is set to release on March 9.

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Motorola Edge+ (2022) With Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, Smart Stylus Support Launched: Price, Specifications

Motorola Edge+ (2022) was launched in the US on Thursday, with almost the same specifications as the Motorola Edge 30 Pro that was launched in India on the same day. The Motorola Edge+ (2022) is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, and comes with support for Motorola’s Smart Stylus. It features mmWave 5G connectivity on Verizon models, according to the company. M...

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Dell Expects PC Backlog to Grow in Q1 2022 Amid Supply Chain Issues

Dell said it expects PC backlog to balloon in the first quarter due to supply chain constraints and reported a quarterly profit miss, sending its shares down seven percent in extended trading.

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Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Facebook, Twitter Highlight Security Steps for Users, Including How to Lock Accounts

Meta has set up a special operations centre to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, and it launched a feature so users in the country can lock their social media profiles for security, a company official said.

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Google Ditching Chrome Lite Data Saver Mode on Android

Google is removing a feature of Chrome for Android that for years helped people cut down on their mobile data usage.

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Chandrayaan-2 Detects Solar Proton Events Which Increase Radiation Exposure to Humans in Space: ISRO

A Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS), a payload on-board Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, has detected solar proton events which significantly increase the radiation exposure to humans in space, ISRO said.

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Google Allows San Francisco Bay Area Employees to Work From Office, Eases COVID-19 Norms

Google said it is giving employees in the Bay Area the option to return to office where possible, as COVID-19 cases ease in the United States.

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Bitcoin, Ether Join Majority Cryptocurrencies in Registering Losses; Tether, USD Coin See Gains

Bitcoin and Ether, along with Binance Coin, Polkadot, Shiba Inu, and Dogecoin opened with losses. Stablecoins such as USD Coin and Tether have managed to bag small gains. The geo-political tensions between Russia and Ukraine are driving the trade market, where safe haven assets like gold and oil are raging but high-risk assets like cryptocurrencies are losing steam.

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Realme Narzo 50 India Launch Today: How to Watch Event Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Realme Narzo 50 is set to debut in India has the third smartphone in the Realme Narzo 50 series. The smartphone is confirmed to launch with a MediaTek Helio G96 SoC under the hood, and will offer Dynamic RAM expansion support, according to the company. It will sport a 120Hz display and is tipped to launch with a triple camera setup, according to recent reports. The Re...

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Twitter Mistakenly Pulled Accounts Monitoring Russian Troops Amid Ukraine Crisis

Twitter acknowledged it suspended in error some accounts relaying information about Russian military movements as the threat builds for an attack on Ukraine.

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Call of Duty: Mobile Achieves Highest Revenue in Lifetime Microtransactions, Crosses $1.5-Billion Mark

Call of Duty: Mobile has surpassed $1.5-billion (roughly Rs. 11,625 crore) revenue in lifetime microtransactions, according to the latest Sensor Tower report. The game is ranked third in the mobile shooter genre, following PUBG: Mobile and Garena Free Fire. As per the data, the US has spent the most money in the game, followed by Japan and China.

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Ukraine Government and Banking Websites Hit by More Cyberattacks, Destructive Malware

Ukraine’s parliament and other government and banking websites were hit with another punishing wave of distributed-denial-of-service attacks Wednesday, and cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had also infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware.

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Facebook-Parent Meta Lays Out Moves Being Made to Build the Metaverse

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked up his company's efforts to build the metaverse, an immersive virtual world he has billed as the Facebook parent's future.

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Noise Buds VS202 TWS Earbuds With Upto 24-Hour Playback Time Launched in India

Noise Buds VS202 TWS earbuds have been launched in India. The earbuds are available in four different colour options. Noise Buds VS202 feature 13mm drivers and touch controls for answering or rejecting calls. The TWS earbuds can deliver up to 24 hours of battery life along with the charging case.

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Motorola Edge 30 Pro India Launch Date Set for February 24, Flipkart Teases

Motorola Edge 30 Pro India launch date has been teased by Flipkart. The online marketplace has created a dedicated mobile webpage that shows February 24 as the launch date for the new Motorola phone. It is in line with previous reports and a teaser that was posted by both India and global divisions of Motorola on social media.

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PlayStation VR2 Headset With PS5 Inspired Rounded Design, PS VR2 Sense Controller Unveiled by Sony

PlayStation VR2 and PS VR2 Sense controller have been unveiled by Sony, showing gamers what to expect from the company’s next-generation VR headset. The new headset features a PS5 inspired design, with an orb-shaped circular design for the PS VR2 Sense controller. Sony is yet to reveal details regarding pricing and availability for the PS VR2 headset and PS VR2 Sens...

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Amazon Continues to Interfere With Union Election at Alabama Warehouse, Say Workers

Amazon Alabama workers who are prepping for a second round of voting in their bid to unionise have alleged that the e-commerce giant continues to interfere with the election process.

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Facebook Reels Like Instagram and TikTok Launched Globally in 150 Countries

Facebook Reels has been expanded globally to 150 countries in a move by Meta to more effectively rival short video apps like TikTok on all fronts. Meta had introduced Reels on Instagram in 2020.

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Realme 9 Pro 5G to Go on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Realme 9 Pro 5G is set to go on sale in India today. The new Realme smartphone will be available for purchase in three different colour options. It comes with an initial price tag of Rs. 17,999 as well. Realme 9 Pro 5G is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC. It features a triple rear camera unit.

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Poco M4 Pro 5G Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Poco M4 Pro 5G goes on sale in India today (Tuesday, February 22) for the first time. The Poco phone comes with a 90Hz display and carries dual rear cameras. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC.

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Ukraine Warns of Cyberattacks on Banks, State Agencies, Defence Sector

Ukrainian authorities said they had seen online warnings that hackers were preparing to launch major attacks on government agencies, banks, and the defence sector.

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Apple Faces EUR 5-Million Fine From Dutch Consumer Watchdog in App Store Dispute

The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple EUR 5 million (roughly Rs. 4.2 crore), the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment methods for subscriptions to dating apps.

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Donald Trump's Truth Social Tops Downloads on Apple App Store, Many Waitlisted

Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple's App Store, potentially marking the former president's return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year.

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Poco M4 Pro 5G Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Poco M4 Pro 5G goes on sale in India today (Tuesday, February 22) for the first time. The Poco phone comes with a 90Hz display and carries dual rear cameras. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC.

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PS5 India February 22 Restock: How to Pre-Order PlayStation 5 and PS5 Digital Edition

PS5 India February 22 restock — for Rs. 49,990 Blu-ray PlayStation 5, and Rs. 39,990 PS5 Digital Edition — is available at Amazon, Croma, Flipkart, Game Loot, Games The Shop, Reliance Digital, Sony Center ShopAtSC, and Vijay Sales.

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Vivo V23e Price in India, Specifications Leak Online Ahead of Launch

Vivo V23e 5G price in India and specifications have been leaked online ahead of today’s launch. The Vivo phone is said to have the same list of specifications that came with its Thailand counterpart last year.

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Call of Duty Warzone Introduces a God Mode That Makes Cheaters’ Bullets Bounce Off You

Call of Duty is increasingly looking for ways to make it less fun for people to exploit the games, and the latest idea gives honest players a cheat of their own.

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Truth Social: Donald Trump's New Social Media App Plans Slow Rollout Starting This Week

Donald Trump's new social media platform Truth Social is planning a gradual rollout this week and should be "fully operational" by late March, potentially raising the former president's profile more than a year after he was banned by major social media.

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Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud: 7 More Held in Nagpur

The number of arrests in a Rs. 40-crore cryptocurrency fraud in Nagpur in which over 2,000 investors were duped reached 11, a day after the main accused, his wife, and two associates were held from Lonavala in Pune, police said.

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Realme 9 Pro+ 5G Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Realme 9 Pro+ 5G will go on sale in India for the first time today (February 21) and the company’s latest midrange smartphone comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 920 SoC under the hood, paired with up to 8GB of RAM. The smartphone features a colour shifting design on the rear panel, and sports a Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It will be available for pur...

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Redmi Note 11S Goes on First Sale in India Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Redmi Note 11S was launched in India last week and it is now going on sale in the country for the first time today. The handset will be available for purchase in three colour options with an initial price tag of Rs. 16,499. Redmi Note 11S features an AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and is powered by a MediaTek Helio G96 processor. Launch offers on the Redmi No...

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Redmi Note 11S Goes on First Sale in India Today: Price, Specifications, Launch Offers

Redmi Note 11S was launched in India last week and it is now going on sale in the country for the first time today. The handset will be available for purchase in three colour options with an initial price tag of Rs. 16,499. Redmi Note 11S features an AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and is powered by a MediaTek Helio G96 processor. Launch offers on the Redmi No...

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Vivo V23e 5G to Launch in India Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Vivo V23e 5G will launch in India today at 12pm IST (noon). The smartphone's launch event will be livestreamed on Vivo's official Youtube channel. The third smartphone in the Vivo V23 lineup was globally launched in Malaysia in November and is expected to get similar specifications in India.

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Tencent, Alibaba Added to 'Notorious Markets' List by US

Tencent and Alibaba have joined other Chinese-based online marketplaces in the list of ‘notorious markets’ as identified by the US. The list identifies 42 online markets and 35 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.

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Miko 3 AI-Powered Educational Robot for Kids Launched in India

Miko 3 AI-powered learning robot has been launched in India at a price of Rs. 19,999. It is aimed to meet educational and developmental dynamics of children aged 5 to 10 years by offering content from various platforms. It speaks eight languages, and offers access to coding lessons.

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Motorola Frontier Leaked Renders Show 194-Megapixel Camera With a Massive Lens

Motorola Frontier smartphone’s leaked renders have tipped a 194-megapixel rear primary camera with a massive lens. The phone is tipped to come with a curved display that has hole-punch cutout in the top-centre for the front camera. The specifications of the phone were leaked in a previous report.

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Vivo Y15s With Dual Rear Cameras, 20:9 Display Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Vivo Y15s (2021) was launched in India on Friday. The new Vivo phone was initially unveiled in Singapore last year. The Vivo Y15s (2021) is likely to face tough competition from models including the Moto E40 and Redmi 10 Prime.

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Samsung Galaxy S22 Series Pre-Booking Offers Include Discounts on Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Buds 2 TWS, More

Samsung Galaxy S22 Series pre-booking will begin on February 23, and the company has announced offers and deals for customers pre-ordering the latest Galaxy S22 smartphones. The Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra were unveiled at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event on February 9.

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Calls Bitcoin ‘Climate Crisis’, Says Upcoming Blockchain Chip Will Help Curb It

Intel is working on a blockchain chip that is claimed to reduce the environmental impact Bitcoin mining. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says that this crypto mining chip, currently under development, will be energy efficient. Intel claims the chip to be 1000 times better in per watt performance than mainstream GPUs for SHA-256 based mining.

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Redmi K50 Gaming Edition May Launch in India as Poco F4 GT, Suggests Internal Code

Redmi K50 Gaming Edition launched recently in China is expected to come to India and other global markets with Poco branding. The handset was recently spotted in an internal code that suggests Redmi K50 Gaming Edition will launch as Poco F4 GT in India. Both the handsets may have the same specifications.

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US Securities Regulator Denies Elon Musk’s Harassment Claims

US securities regulator has denied allegations that it was harassing Elon Musk and has written in a letter that they’re following a judge’s instructions in trying to speak with the Tesla CEO’s lawyers about his posts on Twitter.

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Tencent Opposes US Fake Goods Label for WeChat

WeChat parent Tencent has expressed a strong disagreement with a US Trade Representative (USTR) decision to add WeChat to a list of notorious markets known for trade in counterfeit goods.

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Elon Musk Donates 50 Satellite Terminals to Help Reconnect Volcano-Damaged Tonga

Elon Musk has donated satellite terminals to help Tonga, the volcano-damaged Pacific island, reconnect with the world.

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Meta Tells Advertisers Mixed Reality Still a Few Years Away

Facebook parent Meta has told advertising agencies that mixed reality — the technology that merges the physical and digital worlds — could be a few years away.

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Fidelity Launches Its First Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product in Europe

British Investment firm Fidelity International has introduced its first investment product that tracks Bitcoin in Europe called the Fidelity Physical Bitcoin ETP.

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Infinix Zero 5G Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Offers, Specifications

Infinix Zero 5G is going on sale in India today (Friday, February 18). The new model is Infinix’ first 5G phone. It comes with a 120Hz display and carries triple rear cameras. Infinix Zero 5G competes against the likes of Realme 9 Pro 5G, Samsung Galaxy M32 5G, and the Moto G71 5G.

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Foldable Phone Market Sees 264 Percent Growth in a Year, Projected to Hit $29 Billion in Value by 2025: IDC

Foldable phone market worldwide will reach 27.6 million units in 2025 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 69.9 percent from 2020 to 2025, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). It grew 264.3 percent from 2020 to 2021.

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Twitter Adds Pinned Conversations Feature to DMs, Allows Users to Pin Up to Six Chats on Android, iOS, and Web

Twitter has introduced a new pinned conversations feature allowing users to add up to six chats to the top of their Direct Messages inbox for easy access. These conversations will continue to remain in a separate section at the top of the inbox, across a user’s devices and on the Twitter website. The feature is already available on messaging services such as WhatsAp...

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Bitcoin, Ether Tumble Down Price Charts Taking Other Cryptocurrencies Along

Along with Bitcoin and Ether, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Ripple, and Cardano also registered losses. Only Tether and Binance USD among a few more coins saw minor gains.

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Stranger Things 4 Release Dates Set for May 27 and July 1, Season 5 to Be Netflix Series’ Final Run

Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 premieres May 27 on Netflix, and Stranger Things 4 Volume 2 follows July 1. Stranger Things will end with a fifth and final season. The Duffer Brothers are already teasing spin-offs.

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Amazon Accepts Visa Credit Cards in Global Truce Over Fees

Amazon has agreed to allow visa cards for payments on its sites worldwide without additional fees.

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Crypto Police: FBI Forms Digital Currency Unit, US Justice Department Taps Seasoned Computer Crimes Prosecutor

FBI is launching a unit for blockchain analysis and virtual asset seizure and the US Justie department has tapped a seasoned computer crimes prosecutor to lead its new national cryptocurrency enforcement team.

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Twitter Adds Paytm Integration for Person-to-Person Tips Feature: All You Need to Know

Twitter has announced support for Paytm as a payment provider for its Tips feature, allowing users to receive and send funds to each other using the payment platform. With the addition of Paytm support for Tips, users can make payments using UPI, credit and debit cards, netbanking, wallets, and more, according to Twitter.

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Smartwatch Market in India Saw Strongest YoY Growth in 2021, Local Brands Beat Chinese Counterparts: Reports

Smartwatch market in India marked its strongest year-on-year (YoY) growth in 2021, according to market research firms. IDC reported that Noise dominated the market, followed by Boat and Fire-Boltt. Counterpoint showed in a separate report that Boat and Fire-Boltt surpassed Realme and Amazfit, respectively, in the fourth quarter.

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World’s First Chickenpox Vaccine Creator Dr. Michiaki Takahashi Honoured With a Google Doodle

Google has featured a new Doodle in honour of Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, the creator of the world’s first vaccine against chickenpox. The vaccine was developed in 1974, and is still in use today to prevent children from contracting severe cases of the contagious disease.

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Apple Shareholders Urged to Vote Against CEO Tim Cook's Swelling Bonus

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s remuneration is being questioned proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which has urged Apple investors to vote against the CEO’s bonus citing concerns around the magnitude and structure of his equity award.

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Spotify Acquires Podsights and Chartable to Advance its Podcasting Business

Spotify announced on Thursday that it has acquired Podsights and Chartable, two services that provide greater insights for advertisers and podcasting publishers.

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OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G, OnePlus TV Y1S Series India Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, More

OnePlus is set to launch OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G, the latest addition to the company’s code edition (CE) smartphone lineup, alongside the OnePlus TV Y1S, OnePlus TV Y1S Edge smart TV models today. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G features a MediaTek Dimensity 900 SoC under the hood, along with a 64-megapixel triple camera setup and support for 65W SuperVOOC charging. Meanwhile, On...

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Oppo Reno 7 5G Goes on Sale in India: Price, Specifications

Oppo Reno 7 5G to go on sale in India for the first time tonight. The flagship smartphone form Oppo was launched in India last week along with the vanilla Oppo Reno 7 Pro 5G. The smartphone sports a 6.4-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate and is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 900 SoC.

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Sansad TV YouTube Account Restored, Channel Says Was Compromised Due to Unauthorised Activities by 'Scamsters'

Sansad TV’s YouTube channel was restored on Tuesday after being blocked briefly “for violating YouTube's community guidelines”. The channel later said its YouTube account was compromised due to unauthorised activities by “some scamsters”.

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Ukraine Defence Ministry, Largest State Banks Knocked Out With Cyberattacks as Russia Invasion Threat Looms

Ukraine authorities said on Tuesday that its defence ministry website along with those of its two largest state banks were under cyberattacks, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion.

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Realme 9 Pro 5G, Realme 9 Pro+ 5G India Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Realme 9 Pro 5G and Realme 9 Pro+ 5G will launch in India today at 1:30pm IST. The launch event will be livestreamed on Realme's official YouTube channel. Realme 9 Pro+ has been confirmed to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 920 SoC, paired with Arm Mali-G68 GPU.

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Redmi K50 Gaming Edition Battery Specifications Confirmed, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Partnership Teased

Redmi K50 series will launch in China on February 16. Ahead of its launch, Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing confirmed that Redmi K50 Gaming Edition smartphone will pack a 4,700mAh battery with 120W fast charging support. The smartphone is said to be fully charged in 17 minutes. Separately, Redmi also announced a partnership with Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team.

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Poco Plans to Refresh Entire Lineup in India in First Half of 2022, New 5G Phones Coming

Poco is planning to launch a series of phones in its existing series and bring new 5G phones in India in the first half of 2022, Country Director Anuj Sharma revealed in a conversation with Gadgets 360.

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Redmi 10 2022 With MediaTek Helio G88 SoC, Adaptive 90Hz Refresh Rate Launched: Specifications

Redmi 10 2022 was silently launched in the global markets over the weekend. The smartphone shares many specifications with the vanilla Redmi 10 that launched in Malaysia in August. Redmi 10 2022 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G88 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM.

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Lenovo K14 Plus With Unisoc T700 SoC, 5,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

Lenovo K14 Plus has been launched in Russia. The smartphone is essentially a rebranded Moto E40 as they share many specifications. Lenovo K14 Plus is powered by a Unisoc T700 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM. It sports a 6.5-inch HD+ IPS display with 90Hz refresh rate.

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OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G Price, Colour Options Tipped Ahead of India Launch on February 17

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is set to launch on February 17 and pricing for the upcoming handset has been shared by a tipster ahead of its debut. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is tipped to launch in two RAM and storage options. According to the tipster, the smartphone will be available in Bahama Blue and Grey Mirror colour options. OnePlus is yet to reveal India price and other detai...

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Oscars 2022 Host: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes Said to Be in Final Talks

Oscars 2022 will be held at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on March 27, and Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall are in final negotiations to host the 94th Academy Awards ceremony.

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Poco M4 Pro 5G India Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Poco M4 Pro 5G India launch is taking place today (Tuesday, February 15) through a livestream. The Poco phone debuted in Europe last year, with features including a 90Hz display and a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home Out March 23 in India on Apple TV, BookMyShow Stream, YouTube Movies

Watch Spider-Man: No Way Home online in India starting March 23 on Apple TV, BookMyShow Stream, Google Play Movies and YouTube Movies for Rs. 749. Available for digital rentals from April 13. Pre-orders are already open.

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iPhone-Maker Foxconn to Make Chips in India With Vedanta Amid Global Shortage

Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, has partnered with Indian conglomerate Vedanta to make semiconductors in the in India amid a global chip shortage.

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Poco M4 Pro 5G India Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Poco M4 Pro 5G India launch is taking place today (Tuesday, February 15) through a livestream. The Poco phone debuted in Europe last year, with features including a 90Hz display and a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC.

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Asus ROG Phone 5s, ROG Phone 5s Pro India Launch Today: Livestream Timings, Expected Specifications

Asus ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro India launch will be held today (Tuesday, February 15).

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Valentine’s Day 2022 Celebrated by Google With an Interactive 3D Doodle

Valentine’s Day 2022 is celebrated by Google with an interactive 3D Doodle featuring two smitten hamsters that have been separated and reached different corners.

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Redmi 10 2022 With MediaTek Helio G88 SoC, Adaptive 90Hz Refresh Rate Launched: Specifications

Redmi 10 2022 was silently launched in the global markets over the weekend. The smartphone shares many specifications with the vanilla Redmi 10 that launched in Malaysia in August. Redmi 10 2022 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G88 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM.

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Bitcoin, Ether, More Cryptocurrencies Open With Losses; DOGE, SHIB See Gains

Bitcoin and Ether followed majority altcoins into losses. Cryptocurrencies like Cardano, Ripple, and Polkadot have registered minor losses. Meme-based Dogecoin and Shiba Inu look like they are off to a good start for this week with minor gains.

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Moon Knight Is 'Loud', 'Brutal,' and Will 'Not Pull Back', Kevin Feige Says

Moon Knight — the next Marvel series on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar, premiering March 30 — will be "loud", "brutal," and will "not pull back" from the violence. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has promised said that the upcoming six-episode limited series 'Moon Knight' is a lot edgier and will take the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an even darker direction.

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Vivo T1 5G to Go on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Offers, Specifications

Vivo T1 5G was launched in India earlier this month and it is now going on sale in the country for the first time today, February 14. The handset will be available for purchase via the company website, Flipkart, and Vivo's partner stores. Vivo T1 5G features a display with 120Hz refresh rate and is powered by the Snapdragon 695 5G processor. Customers can choose the h...

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Redmi 10 2022 With MediaTek Helio G88 SoC, Adaptive 90Hz Refresh Rate Launched: Specifications

Redmi 10 2022 was silently launched in the global markets over the weekend. The smartphone shares many specifications with the vanilla Redmi 10 that launched in Malaysia in August. Redmi 10 2022 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G88 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM.

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Pegasus Spyware: Lawyers in Benjamin Netanyahu Trial Say No Illegal Phone Surveillance Found

Prosecutors in the high-profile corruption case against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that police have found no unlawful use of phone surveillance technology against witnesses in the trial.

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San Francisco 49ers Hit by Ransomware Attack, Team's Financial Data Said to Be Stolen

The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cybercriminals claiming they stole some of the football team's financial data.

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Jio to Provide Satellite-Based Broadband Services in India in Partnership With SES

Jio announced a joint venture with Luxembourg-based SES to provide satellite-based broadband services in India, a joint statement said.

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Honor Magic 4 May Launch at MWC 2022, Leaked Geekbench Scores Beat Galaxy S22 Ultra

Honor, a former subsidiary of Huawei, will launch a new smartphone on February 28 during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 in Barcelona. Ahead of the launch, the company confirmed the processor of the upcoming device. The leaked Geekbench scores of Honor Magic 4 showed that the upcoming handset outperforms Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

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OneWeb Deploys 34 Satellites, Takes In-Orbit Total Up to 428

OneWeb announced the successful deployment of 34 satellites by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Centre.

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Wordle: Missing Score Helps End US Hostage Ordeal

When Denyse Holt failed to text her daily Wordle score, her daughter knew something must be wrong. Hours later a police SWAT team rescued the 80-year-old Chicago woman from a naked home intruder who had been holding her hostage with a pair of scissors.

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Tecno Spark Series Smartphone With 6GB RAM and Priced Below Rs. 8,000 to Launch in February

Tecno is set to launch a new affordable smartphone as part of its Spark smartphone lineup, the company has revealed. The smartphone will feature 6GB of RAM and will be priced under Rs. 8,000 and will be available for purchase via Amazon, according to the company. The specifications, name, and pricing of the smartphone are yet to be revealed.

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Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Smartwatch With 'Unlimited' Battery Life, Garmin D2 Air X10 Aviator Smartwatch Launched

Garmin Instinct 2 Solar and Standard Edition smartwatch along with Garmin D2 Air X10 Aviator smartwatch have been launched in the US. The wearables are aimed at people in different lines of work, including surfers, and pilots.

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White Hat iOS Hacker Earns $2 Million Bounty for Finding, Patching 'Critical Bug' in ETH Scaling Platform

Ethereum scaling startup Optimism announced that it had identified and patched a critical bug earlier this month which was discovered and fixed by an iOS jailbreak software Cydia developer and white-hat hacker Jay Freeman for which he was awarded a sum upwards of $2 million (roughly Rs. 15 crore).

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Apple’s Top Executives Likely to Be Deposed in US Antitrust Probe Against Google

US Justice Department is likely to depose Apple's top executives as it prepares for a trial to determine if Alphabet's Google broke antitrust law in how it runs its search business.

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James Webb Space Telescope Sends Back First Image — And a Selfie

NASA has shared the first picture sent back by the James Webb Space Telescope — as well as a selfie — that is now up and running. The new space telescope will eventually replace the aging Hubble Space Telescope that routinely sends magnificent images of the cosmos.

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NFT Marketplace Cent That Sold Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Shutters Operation Due to Fakes, Wash-Trading

NFT marketplace Cent, which was behind facilitating the sale of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s first tweet on the platform, has shut operations citing rampant fakes, plagiarism, and wash-trading.

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Apple Said to Raise Salary of Its US Retail Employees Effective This Month

Apple is said to be raising the salary of its US retail employees by up to 10 percent, effective this month.

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Intel Launches New Blockchain Chip to Tap Crypto Boom

Intel has launched a new chip it says has been specially designed for blockchain activities such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs.

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Twitter Back Online After Software Glitch Disrupts Services

Twitter was not accessible for thousands of users around the world on Friday. The issue was acknowledged by the social network and fixed shortly after.

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macOS 12.2.1 With Fix for Exploited WebKit Flaw Out Now, Resolves Battery Drain on Intel-Based MacBook Models

Apple has begun rolling out macOS 12.2.1 to users, bringing important security and bug fixes in tow. The latest update fixes an important security flaw that Apple says might have been actively exploited. The update to macOS 12.2.1 also fixes a Bluetooth bug affecting Intel-based MacBook models, while Apple Silicon MacBook owners may have to wait until macOS 12.3 for a...

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Apple Aims to Thwart Unwanted AirTag Tracking With Tweaks

Apple announced updates to AirTag tracking devices to prevent them from being used to secretly track people instead of just finding lost keys, wallets, or other items.

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Elon Musk's Tesla Recalls Nearly 579,000 Vehicles in US to Fix Pedestrian-Warning Sounds

Tesla is recalling nearly 579,000 vehicles in the US because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians.

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Apple Aims to Thwart Unwanted AirTag Tracking With Tweaks

Apple announced updates to AirTag tracking devices to prevent them from being used to secretly track people instead of just finding lost keys, wallets, or other items.

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Twitter Turnaround Plan Yet to Pick Up Steam as Company Misses Advertising Revenue, User Growth Estimates

Twitter reported weaker-than-expected quarterly advertising revenue and user growth and forecast revenue short of Wall Street targets, indicating that its turnaround plan has yet to bear fruit.

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Redmi 10C Spotted on US FCC, IMEI, BIS Certification Websites; Said to Run MIUI 13 Out-of-the-Box

Redmi 10C has been spotted on US FCC, IMEI, and BIS certification websites. The listings suggest that the smartphone may boot MIUI 13 out-of-the-box. As per the BIS listing, Redmi 10C could launch in India soon.

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OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G India Launch Date Set for February 17, Design Tipped in Teaser Video

OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G launch date has been set for February 17, the company announced on Thursday. The upcoming smartphone has been teased by the company in a short video on Twitter, showing the design and the camera module ahead of the official launch. OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G is tipped to sport a MediaTek Dimensity 900 SoC, along with a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, according...

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Redmi Note 11E Pro Reportedly Spotted in Google Play Console Listing, Tipped to Come as Rebranded Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G

Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G was launched globally in January this year. The handset is now reportedly making its way to the Chinese market. Ahead of the official announcement, a smartphone with Redmi Note 11E Pro moniker has reportedly appeared on the Google Play Console website and Google Play Supported Devices list.

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Starlink: NASA Raises Concerns About SpaceX’s 30,000-Satellite Deployment Plan

NASA raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies.

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Airtel Says Tariff Hike Expected in 2022, Won't Hesitate in Taking Lead

Airtel may take lead in hiking mobile call and services rates this year as it looks to increase average revenue per user to Rs. 200, a top official of the company said.

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Samsung Ends Galaxy Note, Bets Big on Foldables to Tackle iPhone

Samsung is making the biggest change to its smartphone strategy in years by reorganising around its big-selling Galaxy S and foldable Galaxy Z series. The company plans to discontinue its Note lineup of stylus-equipped phones and instead distribute that capability across its portfolio while pushing premium foldables in its challenge to Apple.

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Bitcoin, Ether Prices Dip Slightly as Bearish Investors Manage to Peg Back Most Popular Altcoins

Bitcoin bulls have successfully returned the world's most popular digital currency’s price to the $44,000 (roughly Rs. 33 lakh) support level, boosted by encouraging occurrences although a run beyond $45,000 (roughly Rs. 35 lakh) may not happen just yet.

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Instagram Rolls Out Bulk Delete Options, Multiple New Account Controls

Instagram has unveiled a host of new features, making it easier to remove content and review other user activity on the platform. These features were rolled out as a part of the Safer Internet Day initiatives by the Meta-owned photo-sharing app. The features can be accessed from a new section called Your Activity in the users’ profile.

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Vivo T1 5G Launch in India Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Price, Specifications

Vivo T1 5G will launch in India today at 12pm. The smartphone launched in China last year alongside Vivo T1x 5G. The Indian variant seems to be different from the Chinese variant, as both get different processors. The Indian variant will be powered by a Snapdragon 695 5G SoC as opposed to the Chinese variant's Snapdragon 778G SoC.

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Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11S, Redmi Smart Band Pro, Smart TV X43 India Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream

Redmi Note 11 and Redmi Note 11S India launch is taking place today (Wednesday, February 9). Both Redmi Note phones come with features including 90Hz AMOLED displays and quad rear cameras. Additionally, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi is launching the Redmi Smart Band Pro and Redmi Smart TV X43 at today’s launch.

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Chip Production: EU Looks to Ease Dependency on Asia, Announces $48-Billion Plan

The European Union announced a $48-billion (roughly Rs. 3,58,520 crore) plan to become a major semiconductor producer, seeking to curb its dependency on Asian markets for the component that powers everything from cars to hospital ventilators and game consoles.

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Apple to Turn iPhone Handsets Into Payment Terminals Through Tap-to-Pay Feature

Apple is introducing a new feature that will allow businesses to accept credit card and digital payments with just a tap on their iPhone handsets, bypassing hardware systems such as Block's Square terminals.

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Apple to Turn iPhone Handsets Into Payment Terminals Through Tap-to-Pay Feature

Apple is introducing a new feature that will allow businesses to accept credit card and digital payments with just a tap on their iPhone handsets, bypassing hardware systems such as Block's Square terminals.

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Call of Duty: Warzone, Vanguard Season Two to Debut on February 14: All You Need to Know

Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard Season Two is set to debut on February 14, publisher Activision has announced on Tuesday. The latest update to both titles will feature new armoured vehicles, weapons, and new ways to get around the map. Call of Duty: Warzone will offer deadly new bombs and ammo, while Call of Duty: Vanguard will feature more zombies an...

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Xiaomi 12 mini Tipped to Be in Works, Leaked Renders Suggest Possible iPhone 13 mini Rival

Xiaomi 12 mini has been spotted online in an alleged render shared by a tipster, suggesting that Xiaomi could be working on a compact smartphone. Xiaomi is yet to reveal plans for a compact smartphone as part of the Xiaomi 12 series that could rival iPhone 13 mini. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer launched the Xiaomi 12 series in China in December 2021, and Xiaomi ...

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MIUI 13 With Core System Improvements Launched in India; Rollout for Xiaomi, Redmi Phones Starting Q1 2022

MIUI 13 was launched in India on Thursday as Xiaomi’s latest proprietary skin. The new MIUI version is claimed to deliver 10 percent better battery life over MIUI 12. It is also touted to have improved defragmentation efficiency by up to 60 percent.

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5G Spectrum Auctions in 2022: Stakeholders Positive on Next-Gen Network Rollout in India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the plans for rolling out 5G networks in India while presenting the Union Budget 2022 on Tuesday. The move has been seen positive by smartphone makers including Xiaomi and Nokia brand licensee HMD Global. However, telecom industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) expressed some disappointments over delay...

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Xiaomi India Teases MIUI 13 Update Days After Global Rollout Begins

Xiaomi has teased the release of its MIUI 13 operating system in India, a few days after the company had announced the update was rolling out to its global models. The smartphone manufacturer is set to update many of its devices to the latest version of its Android skin, MIUI 13. However, Xiaomi is yet to reveal which smartphones will receive the update to MIUI 13 in ...

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Redmi K50 Gaming Edition Expected to Launch First, Followed by Redmi K50 Pro+ Powered by Dimensity 9000

Redmi K50 Gaming Edition is tipped to release ahead of the Redmi K50 Pro+. The alleged tip comes from a post shared on Weibo by Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing.

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Bitcoin Hits 2-Week High Following Stock Rally

Bitcoin mimicked a stock market rally and gained nearly 16 percent on Friday to reach a two-week high, which is a nearly 27 percent increase from the year's low of $32,950 (roughly Rs. 24,59,500) on January 24.

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GTA 6? Rockstar Games Subsidiary Take Two Interactive Confirms Development of Next Grand Theft Auto Instalment

GTA 6, or the next instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series, is in ‘active development’, its developer Rockstar Games’ subsidiary Take Two Interactive announced via a tweet on Friday.

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Amazon Workers Try New Tactics in Second Attempt to Unionise in Alabama

Amazon workers in Alabama are trying new tactics to gather support in favour of unionising in a do-over election after Amazon was determined to have unfairly influenced the first election last year.

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Meta Adds 'Personal Boundary' Feature to Horizon After Reports of Virtual World Sexual Harassment

Meta introduced a new ‘personal boundary’ on Friday after reports of sexual harassment in the Horizon Worlds metaverse raised questions about the VR experience.

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Amazon Records Greatest Single-Day Surge in Value With $190 Billion Gain

Amazon gained a whopping $190 Billion on Friday, recording the company’s biggest single-day gain of 13.5 percent, following a blockbuster quarterly earnings report.

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Wall Street Journal Owner News Corp Says It Has Suffered a Major Hack That Stole Data From Journalists

Wall Street Journal and New York Post owner News Corp said on Friday that it has been the victim of a major hack attack that targeted journalists and stole their data including draft articles.

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iPhone SE 3, New iPad Said to Launch During Apple Event in March

Apple plans to launch iPhone SE 3 with 5G capabilities and a new iPad at an event on or near March 8, Bloomberg has reported citing people familiar with the matter.

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Bitcoin Hits 2-Week High Following Stock Rally

Bitcoin mimicked a stock market rally and gained nearly 16 percent on Friday to reach a two-week high, which is a nearly 27 percent increase from the year's low of $32,950 (roughly Rs. 24,59,500) on January 24.

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GTA 6? Rockstar Games Subsidiary Take Two Interactive Confirms Development of Next Grand Theft Auto Instalment

GTA 6, or the next instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series, is in ‘active development’, its developer Rockstar Games’ subsidiary Take Two Interactive announced via a tweet on Friday.

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Amazon Workers Try New Tactics in Second Attempt to Unionise in Alabama

Amazon workers in Alabama are trying new tactics to gather support in favour of unionising in a do-over election after Amazon was determined to have unfairly influenced the first election last year.

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Meta Adds 'Personal Boundary' Feature to Horizon After Reports of Virtual World Sexual Harassment

Meta introduced a new ‘personal boundary’ on Friday after reports of sexual harassment in the Horizon Worlds metaverse raised questions about the VR experience.

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Amazon Records Greatest Single-Day Surge in Value With $190 Billion Gain

Amazon gained a whopping $190 Billion on Friday, recording the company’s biggest single-day gain of 13.5 percent, following a blockbuster quarterly earnings report.

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iPhone SE 3, New iPad Said to Launch During Apple Event in March

Apple plans to launch iPhone SE 3 with 5G capabilities and a new iPad at an event on or near March 8, Bloomberg has reported citing people familiar with the matter.

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Wall Street Journal Owner News Corp Says It Has Suffered a Major Hack That Stole Data From Journalists

Wall Street Journal and New York Post owner News Corp said on Friday that it has been the victim of a major hack attack that targeted journalists and stole their data including draft articles.

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iPhone SE 3, New iPad Said to Launch During Apple Event in March

Apple plans to launch iPhone SE 3 with 5G capabilities and a new iPad at an event on or near March 8, Bloomberg has reported citing people familiar with the matter.

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Amazon Prime Membership Fees Hiked in US as Wages, Costs Rise

Amazon said it was raising the price of its annual US Prime subscriptions by 17 percent, as it looks to offset higher costs for shipping and wages that it expects to persist this year.

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Moto G Stylus (2022) With 90Hz Display, Triple Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Moto G Stylus (2022) has been launched in the US. The new Motorola phone comes with a stylus pen — similar to the past two generations of the Moto G Stylus. The Moto G Stylus (2022) also features a 90Hz display and triple rear cameras.

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Bitcoin, Ether See Minor Gains as Crypto Price Charts Indicate Flowing Market Movement

After weeks of losses, Bitcoin value finally touched the mark of $40,000 (roughly Rs. 30 lakh) on Indian exchange CoinSwitch Kuber. Ether, Cardano, Solana, and Ripple also registered gains. Some altcoins including USD Coin and Tether saw price dips, but only minor.

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Amazon Overcomes Supply Chain Snags, Labour Shortages to Report Nearly Double Profits in Q4

Amazon reported that its profits nearly doubled in the final three months of last year, even as it contended with surging costs tied to a snarled supply chain and labour shortages.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Plunges by $31 Billion After Meta Shock

Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth dropped as much as $31 billion (roughly Rs. 2,31,600 crore), among the biggest one-day drops in wealth ever, after Meta’s fourth-quarter results fell short of analysts’ expectations.

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Facebook-Parent Meta Faces Historic Drop as Stock Tanks, Trims $230 Billion Off Company’s Overall Value

Meta is putting a lot of virtual eggs — and billions of dollars — into the metaverse basket, and Wall Street is pretty anxious about it.

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NFTs of India’s First Metaverse Wedding See Quick Sales on Beyondlife.Club, Avatars of Couple Included

NFTs based on India’s first metaverse wedding were dropped on the Beyondlife.Club and witnessed rapid sales. The collection was launched by GuardianLink.io and was sponsored by Indian exchange CoinSwitch Kuber.

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Cardano Developer IOHK Increases Block Size by 11 Percent to Accommodate More Transactions

Cardano developer Input Output has proposed increasing the network’s block size by 11 percent from 72KB to 80KB after network load surged above 90 percent with the launch of a number of decentralized apps (dApps) on the platform.

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Pegasus: FBI Confirms It Bought Spyware From Israel's NSO Group

The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group's powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to surveil journalists, dissidents. and human rights activists has long been established. It suggested its motivation was to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft.”

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Apple-Accusing Lawsuit Over iPhone Water Resistance Claims Dismissed by US Judge

A US federal judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Apple of misleading consumers about how resistant its iPhone handsets are to water exposure.

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PayPal, Hit by eBay Loss, Reports Major Loss in Q4 Revenue

PayPal shares slumped nearly 17 percent as investors questioned the company's growth prospects after it disclosed a big hit to revenue from the impending loss of marquee client eBay.

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Spotify Reports 180 Million Premium Subscribers, Solid Gain in Monthly Active Users in Q4 2021

Spotify shares tumbled after the music streaming service — roiled in controversy over its star podcaster Joe Rogan — projected lower profit margins in the coming earnings period as subscriber growth slows.

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Facebook Reports Lesser-Than-Expected 1.93 Billion Daily Active Users in Q4 2021, Meta Profit Slips

Facebook-parent Meta delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in profit, a decrease in users and threats to its advertisement business that plunged shares some 22 percent in after-hours trading.

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AMD Charts Stronger 2022 as Data-Centre Revenue Booms

AMD forecast 2022 revenue above expectations, driving its shares up as much as 11 percent in after-hours trading, as stellar demand for its chips used in data centre servers is expected to continue to drive growth.

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iPhone SE 3, New iPad Models Imported to India Ahead of Upcoming Launch: Report

iPhone SE 3 smartphone has reportedly been imported to India for testing, ahead of the launch of the budget iPhone in India. The company has also imported two new iPad models ahead of its Spring Launch event, where the company is tipped to launch a new budget iPhone, a new iPad Air (5th generation), new M1 Mac mini, and a new iMac Pro with Apple Silicon.

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Google-Parent Alphabet Rides Booming Holiday Season to Announce Nearly Double Annual Profit

Google's parent firm Alphabet announced quarterly profits that beat expectations and nearly doubled in 2021 — after a booming holiday season for the online advertisements giant facing anti-trust regulation scrutiny.

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Smartphone Market in India Saw Best-Ever Results in 2021, Revenue Marked 27 Percent YoY Growth: Counterpoint

Smartphone shipments and revenue in India grew the highest in 2021, according to Counterpoint. While Xiaomi maintained its leadership in the smartphone market in India, Samsung registered its highest-ever retail average selling price in the year. Shipments of 5G phones in the country also marked its largest-ever growth in 2021.

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Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11S Price in India Tipped

Redmi Note 11 and Redmi Note 11S price in India have been tipped online. As per the tipster Yogesh Brar, the base model of the Redmi Note 11 will be priced at Rs. 13,999 or Rs. 14,499. He also claims that the Redmi Note 11S price in India will start at Rs. 16,999 or Rs. 17,499.

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Redmi 10A Certification Listing Tips Key Specifications, 4 Storage Options Expected

Redmi 10A has allegedly been spotted on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Geekbench with different model numbers. While the FCC model is said to be its global variant, the Geekbench model may be for the Chinese market. Both the listings had key specifications of the rumoured smartphone.

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Wordle Bought by New York Times, Announces Game Would Continue to Be Free

The New York Times announced it had bought Wordle, a phenomenon played by millions just four months after the game burst onto the Internet, for an "undisclosed price in the low seven figures."

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JioPhone 5G Price in India, Specifications Tipped, May Debut With Snapdragon 480 SoC

JioPhone 5G price in India and specifications have been tipped online — ahead of an official announcement. The new JioPhone model is said to have an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC and dual rear cameras. It is also reported to have a custom Android version and come in multiple variants.

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Redmi K50 Gaming Edition Expected to Launch First, Followed by Redmi K50 Pro+ Powered by Dimensity 9000

Redmi K50 Gaming Edition is tipped to release ahead of the Redmi K50 Pro+. The alleged tip comes from a post shared on Weibo by Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing.

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El Salvador Government Angrily Rejects IMF Call to Drop Bitcoin Use

The government of El Salvador rejected a recommendation by the International Monetary Fund to drop Bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American country.

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PlayStation-Maker Sony to Buy Halo-Creator Bungie for $3.6 Billion as Gaming Fight Heats Up

PlayStation maker Sony announced a $3.6-billion (roughly Rs. 26,830 crore) agreement to buy US video game studio Bungie, creator of hits like Halo and Destiny, as a gaming industry battle heats up with Microsoft.

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