Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Telegram Lets Users Sign Up Without Phone Number, Adds Automatic Message Deletion, More

Telegram will allow users to sign-up without a SIM card, the company has announced. It is also rolling out Topics 2.0, auto-delete for chat messages, aggressive anti-spam mode and more. The app has allowed users to now sign up by using blockchain-powered anonymous numbers available on the Fragment platform.

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Realme 10 Pro Series Global Variant Specifications Tipped Ahead of December 8 India Launch

Detailed specifications and designs for the Realme 10 Pro series’ global variant have surfaced ahead of the phone’s India launch on December 8. The Realme 10 Pro 5G and the Realme 10 Pro+ 5G global variants will reportedly run on the Snapdragon 695 5G and the MediaTek Dimensity 920 5G, respectively.

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Bitcoin, Ether See Gains on Crypto Price Charts; BTC Remains Under $17,000 Mark for Third Week

The overall crypto market rose by a miniscule 0.01 percent in the last 24 hours. Gains fell in the kitties of BTC and ETH along with hitting Tether, USD Coin, and Binance USD among others. Among loss-making altcoins, DOGE and SHIB joined Cardano and Litecoin to register minor, but significant dips.

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Apple Music Sing Karaoke Mode With Real-Time Lyrics, Duet View Announced: All Details

Apple Music Sing, a new karaoke mode for Apple's music streaming service, was announced by the company on Tuesday. Users can access real-time lyrics that are synced to the rhythm of the vocals and Apple will offer users over 50 dedicated "companion playlists" with karaoke-ready songs to pick from. The feature will be available to all users globally, on compatible devi...

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Xiaomi 13 Series Launch Date Leaked, Tipped to Debut on December 11

A tipster has leaked the new launch date for the Xiaomi 13 series. The launch event will now be held on December 11 at 7pm local time. Xiaomi has confirmed that these new flagship smartphones will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

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TSMC Expects Annual Revenue of $10 Billion From US Chip Plants; Apple to Use New Chips, Tim Cook Says

TSMC on Tuesday said that it expects an annual revenue of $10 billion (roughly Rs. 82 crore) from its chip fabrication plants in the US. The Taiwan-based chipmaker said that the first fabrication plant would be operational by 2024, followed by a second one in 2026 for more advanced chips.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

AirTag Stalking: Apple Faces Lawsuit by Two Women Over Dangerous Tracking by Exes

Apple was sued by two US women who have claimed that the company's AirTag allows stalkers to track and locate their victims. The Cupertino company had advertised the AirTag as “stalker proof” when it launched the device in April 2021, but privacy advocates have warned, and police reports have verified, that the tiny devices can be misused to track people without t...

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Samsung’s Multi-Fingerprint Sensor Will Be 2.5 Billion Times More Secure, May Release by 2025: ISORG CEO

Samsung’s fingerprint ID could become 2.5 billion times more secure with multi-fingerprint scanning technology. The tech giant has revealed plans of an All-in-One OLED 2.0 panel that would turn the phone’s entire display into one giant sensor capable of scanning multiple fingerprints at the same time.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Gameplay Reveal Confirmed for The Game Awards 2022, Merely Hours After Release Date Leak

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is getting a gameplay reveal at The Game Awards 2022, EA has confirmed. The announcement comes in the wake of a release date reveal on Steam, which also included details on pre-order bonuses and system requirements for the same. The sequel is set five years after the events of Fallen Order, and follows Cal Kestis’ story as a powerful Jedi Kn...

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Apple Said to Be Exploring Moving Some iPad Production to India From China

Apple is reportedly holding ongoing discussions with officials in India, as the iPhone maker is exploring options to move some of its iPad production to the country from China. Currently, iPhones are assembled in India by at least three of Apple's global suppliers – Wistron in Karnataka, as well as Foxconn and Pegatron in Tamil Nadu.

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Elon Musk's Neuralink Faces US Federal Investigation, Internal Staff Backlash Over Animal Tests

Elon Musk' Neuralink, which is developing a brain implant it hopes will help paralysed people walk again and cure other neurological ailments, is facing a US federal probe along with internal staff complaints over its animal tests. The probe is said to focus on violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which governs how researchers treat and test some animals.

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Apple Considering Using AI to Design its Chips, Technology Executive Says

Apple is interested in tapping generative AI to help speed up the design of the custom chips at the heart of its devices. Johny Srouji, Appl...