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BlackBerry has already bitten the dust in the smartphone market and lost its charm as even its devoted fans are nowadays perhaps using an iPhone or an Android handset. But still, as some people might be using a BlackBerry phone, the Canadian company has reiterated that its devices will no longer be able to support

China is mining Western social media to equip its military and police with information on foreign targets, according to a new report by The Washington Post. This revelation was made following the review of hundreds of Chinese bidding documents, contracts, and company filings. This new report says that China maintains a nationwide network of data

Social media giant Meta said over 16.2 million content pieces were “actioned” on Facebook across 13 violation categories proactively in India during the month of November. Its photo-sharing platform, Instagram took action against over 3.2 million pieces across 12 categories during the same period proactively, as per data shared in a compliance report. Under the

Jabra Elite 4 Active true wireless stereo (TWS) fitness-focussed earbuds have been launched in India. The IP57-rated earbuds come with Spotify Tap Playback feature along with active noise cancellation (ANC) paired with HearThrough technology, and Google Fast Pair. Jabra claims that the earbuds offer a total battery life of up to 28 hours. They also

Chip company Advanced Micro Devices’s $35 billion (roughly Rs. 260023.75 crore) all-stock deal for peer Xilinx is now expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, delayed from a previous target of end-2021, the companies said on Thursday. “While we had previously expected that we would secure all approvals by the end of 2021,

Food ordering from platforms including Swiggy and Zomato may become costlier soon as they will be required to collect and pay tax on behalf of all restaurants starting January 1, 2022. The new move comes as a result of the update issued by the finance ministry under which food aggregators are directed to pay five

Vivo V2168A has been spotted on the website of Chinese certification authority TENAA, indicating that the company could be preparing for the launch of an upcoming smartphone. A new handset bearing the model number V2168A has been spotted on the website along with images and is tipped to feature an octa-core SoC paired with up

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) players are unable to login to the popular battle royale game, with issues first reported late on Wednesday, December 29. Developer Krafton has acknowledged that some users are experiencing a “login failed” error and is working on resolving the issue. However, the issue could be affecting only a subset of BGMI

iQoo 9 series, which is rumoured to include the vanilla iQoo 9 and iQoo 9 Pro smartphones, will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The Vivo sub-brand  also confirmed that the smartphones will feature a VC three-dimensional heat dissipation system that will have a soaking plate with an area of

Redmi Note 11S has been reportedly spotted on different certification websites, which suggests that Xiaomi could be working on launching the smartphone soon. The company launched the Redmi Note 11 series in China in October, comprising of Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ handsets. Redmi Note 11 5G was launched

iPhone 13 series was launched in September with a list of updates over the existing models. But one major feature that could be useful in some situations is missing on the new iPhone family since its launch. It’s the dedicated noise cancellation option that iPhone 13 users have been waiting for and demanding months. Apple

Crypto culture seems to be growing rapidly in India, with adoption increasing among young men and women. In its latest report, Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber claimed that out of its user-base of 14 million Indians, 15 percent are women. The findings come at a time when India is still deciding ways to regulate and

Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge colour options have been teased ahead of its launch in India next week. The upcoming smartphone is touted as the fastest charging phone in the country. Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge has also been teased to come with a 120Hz AMOLED display with 1,200 nits of peak brightness. Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge will be launched

Baidu on Monday took its first steps into the metaverse industry with the launch of a virtual reality app, looking to test the waters in what is considered by many to be the next phase in the internet’s evolution. The Beijing-based tech giant joins brands such as Nike and Ferrari in rushing to experiment with

Oppo Enco M32 neckband-style earphones India launch has been teased by the company. The earphones will come with a fast charging technology, bass drivers and ergonomic fin design. These upcoming Oppo earphones are the successor to the Enco M31 earbuds that were launched in May last year. There is not much information about the price

Binance has been fined by Turkey’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) after some violations were identified during an inspection. The local unit of Binance has been asked to pay TRY 8 million (roughly Rs. 5 crore) as part of the fine. The company has been accused of showing non-compliance with digital currency laws related to

Microsoft said on Friday it will not participate in person at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 in Las Vegas, joining a list of companies opting not to have a physical presence at next month’s event on concerns over the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The US software giant added that it will

The consumer finance unit of China’s Ant Group will boost the company’s capital to CNY 30 billion (roughly Rs. 35,377 crores) from CNY 8 billion (roughly Rs. 9,434 crore), and introduce 4 new strategic investors, an exchange filing released on Friday said. The unit, Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance, is under regulatory pressure to fold Ant’s