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iQoo has reportedly started working on the iQoo 10 series smartphones, according to a tipster. The iQoo 10 series is tipped to carry model numbers V2217 and V2218 and is said to be in development. The tipster also suggests that the upcoming iQoo 10 series phones will be powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) recently introduced extended validity for its annual prepaid recharge. Previously offering one year — or 365 days — of service including data, calls, and SMS, the recharge will now grant users additional validity of 60 days. The telecom service provider regularly offers users ability to gain additional days on specific

Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus who’s been very vocal on Twitter about the TerraUSD stablecoin debacle, now claims that the upcoming launch of Terra 2.0 — the new iteration of the failed blockchain project, will show the world how “dumb” cryptocurrency gamblers really are. The reboot, tabled by Terra CEO Do Kwon over a week back

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde called cryptocurrency ‘worthless’ during an interview. Lagarde who’s consistently had a negative stance on cryptocurrencies reiterated her view claiming they are “based on nothing” and should be strictly regulated. Lagarde further argued that investing in Bitcoin and the altcoins could leave people “terribly disappointed” since the industry lacks proper

Broadcom said on Thursday it will buy cloud service provider VMware in a $61 billion (roughly Rs. 4,73,223 crore) cash-and-stock deal to further diversify the chipmaker’s business into enterprise software. Broadcom’s shares were up 1.6 percent, while those of VMWare were down nearly one percent in premarket trading. The acquisition is the second biggest announced

Microsoft at the Build 2022 developer conference has announced a list of updates that are aimed to make Windows, Edge, and Teams better productivity solutions. The software giant announced a slew of Microsoft Store updates including the ability to serve ads and allowing users to restore apps when they switch to a new PC to

Privacy-first browser, Brave has unveiled its desktop browser version 1.39, which comes with Solana integration in a bid to improve Web 3 access for users. Before the announcement, Brave Browser had a linked wallet and a robust suite of tools for both novices and experts. Adding support for Solana means that users will now be

Honor Watch GS 3 was launched in China in January by the Huawei sub-brand. Seems like the company is now planning to debut this watch in India as well. A new microsite on online shopping store Amazon India says the Honor Watch GS 3 is “Coming Soon”, which clearly indicates that the watch is going

RedmiBook Pro 14 Ryzen Edition (2022) has been launched in China on Tuesday. This laptop was announced alongside the Redmi Note 11T Pro during a launch event. Redmi has equipped this laptop with AMD’s 6000H series processors. It sports a 14-inch 2.5K display, a thin aluminium alloy exterior, and a full-sized backlit keyboard. This Ryzen

Mi Smart Band 7 and Redmi Buds 4 Pro were launched in China on Tuesday. The new fitness band comes in two models: Standard Version and NFC Version. It carries a bigger AMOLED touch display as compared to the Mi Band 6. Xiaomi has also bundled the band with various health monitoring features including heart

Samsung Group will invest KRW 450 trillion (roughly Rs. 27,60,920 crore) in the next five years to accelerate growth in semiconductors, biopharmaceutical, and other next-generation technologies, Samsung Electronics said. South Korea’s top conglomerate said on Tuesday the investments through 2026 are expected to help Samsung drive long-term growth in strategic areas such as the chip sector, while

Vi (formerly known as Vodafone Idea) has introduced new international unlimited roaming packs for its customers on Monday. New Vi Unlimited International Roaming packs range from Rs. 599 to Rs. 5,999. The former comes with 24 hours validity while the latter offers 28 days validity. Customers travelling to countries like UAE, the UK, the US,

Mi Band 7 is currently available for reservation on Xiaomi’s storefront at JD.com, just ahead of its launch in China. There are two versions available for the wearable, regular and NFC. Recently, the Chinese company confirmed the launch date of the health band as May 24 and also provided some of its specifications. The company

India’s Mahindra and Mahindra will explore sourcing more components from other companies to boost its electric vehicle (EV) portfolio, its chief executive told Reuters. Anish Shah said Mahindra had over time focussed on developing EV components in-house, but now changed tack to forge partnerships to achieve faster growth in the segment. Mahindra last week signed

NASA will soon be scaling up its documentation of environmental and societal changes on Earth. The space agency will achieve this by working in collaboration with its partners in Europe and Japan, namely ESA (European Space Agency) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). The collaboration will include utilising all the Earth-observing satellite data available so

NASA is planning to make another attempt at testing the Artemis 1 SLS rocket in early June for the last time before launching it into space. The space agency said it will bring the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in early June

Scientists have long tried to create new allotropes (forms) of carbon because of their versatility and usefulness for the industry. But only limited success was achieved so far. That is set to change now. In a major breakthrough, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, US, have successfully synthesised the long-hypothesised “next-generation wonder material” graphyne.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter a “breath of hope” as the two met in Brazil on Friday, adding he hoped the US billionaire would help end the “lies” about his widely criticised stewardship of the Amazon rainforest. Bolsonaro and Musk, the CEO of electric carmaker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX,