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Motorola Edge 20 and Motorola Edge 20 Fusion were launched in the Indian market a few days ago. The Motorola Edge 20 was all set to go on sale on August 24 while the Motorola Edge 20 Fusion was announced to go on sale on August 27. In a new development, Motorola has now said

China’s Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for frozen water that could provide clues as to whether it once supported life. China’s National Space Administration said on its website Friday that Zhurong completed its 90-day program on August 15 and was in excellent technical

General Motors said Friday it is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires. The recall and others raise questions about lithium-ion batteries, which now are used in nearly all electric vehicles. Ford, BMW and Hyundai all have recalled batteries recently. President Joe Biden will need

FlickType, the iOS keyboard app for the visually impaired is shutting down, its developer announced on Twitter. In a thread on the microblogging platform, developer Kosta Eleftheriou announced that he is forced by circumstances to discontinue the iPhone keyboard functionality of the app. He wrote that his decision comes after several “unreasonable” rejections from Apple’s

Intel on Thursday gave new details of its turnaround strategy to source subcomponents of its chips from external factories, including new specifics of partnerships with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Intel is one of the few remaining semiconductor firms that still designs and manufactures its own chips. But it lost its lead in making

Soundcore R500 neckband-style earphones have been launched in India. The earphones can offer 20 hours of playback time on a single charge — with fast charging support via USB Type-C port. The budget-friendly offering from Soundcore features 10mm drivers that can offer an immersive HD sound. Soundcore R500 come with Bluetooth v5 compatibility for Android

Intel held a virtual Architecture Day presentation, disclosing details of the engineering behind several upcoming products in the consumer and data centre spaces. While exact specifications of CPUs and GPUs will have to wait till they are actually launched, we now have a better idea of the building blocks that Intel is using to put

Asus ROG Strix Arion S500 portable SSD has been announced for the Indian market. It is a DRAM SSD that connects via a USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 port. The external SSD can deliver transfer speeds of up to 1,050MBps that is great for transferring large files. It has a stylish aluminium chassis that not

Tencent beat forecasts with a 29 percent jump in second-quarter profit, helped by an increase in revenue from popular games and growth in online advertising sales. Robust demand for games such as Honor of Kings and PUBG Mobile offset a decrease in revenues from its battle royale title Peacekeeper Elite. Net profit for the three

Motorola Edge 20 Pro India launch has now been confirmed. The smartphone was launched globally in late July, and later as Motorola Edge S Pro in China. The India launch for the Motorola Edge 20 Pro was confirmed by a tweet from the company’s India Head. The global variant of the Motorola Edge 20 Pro

Two US senators on Wednesday pressed the Federal Trade Commission to probe Tesla, saying the company has misled consumers and endangered the public by marketing its driving automation systems as fully self-driving. “Tesla and (CEO) Mr. (Elon) Musk’s repeated overstatements of their vehicle’s capabilities…put Tesla drivers – and all of the traveling public – at risk

Realme GT 5G, Realme GT Master Edition, and Realme Book Slim are set to launch in India today. While the Realme GT 5G and Realme GT Master Edition will be the company’s latest 5G phones, the Realme Book Slim will come as its first laptop. Specifications-wise, the Realme GT 5G will be a flagship model

iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro have been launched in China as successors to the iQoo 7 series from January this year. The two phones come with several upgrades over the previous generation. Both iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro feature triple rear cameras and are offered in BMW M Motorsport colourways. The vanilla iQoo

American billionaire Mark Cuban, a high-profile supporter of cryptocurrency, has revealed that he owned less than $500 (roughly Rs. 37,170) worth of Dogecoin. The billionaire investor and Shark Tank star said this when a Twitter user asked him about Bitcoin and Dogecoin, wishing to know which of the two cryptocurrencies he held more in his

Motorola Edge 20 and Motorola Edge 20 Fusion are launching in India today at 12pm (noon). The Motorola Edge 20 series — comprising Motorola Edge 20, Motorola Edge 20 Lite, and Motorola Edge 20 Pro — was originally launched in the European market late last month. It will now be making its way to India

Asus ROG Phone 5s Series has just been unveiled. The new gaming smartphones is offered in two models — the vanilla ROG Phone 5 and the ROG Phone 5s Pro. Both come with the latest 5G-enabled Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset. The Asus smartphones feature a 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED E4 display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz

For most of the 13-year life of cryptocurrencies, exchanges were the epicentre for cyberheists. Now, a bigger hacking risk in the growing sector has exploded into view: peer-to-peer crypto platforms. One such site, Poly Network, was at the centre of a $610 million (roughly Rs. 4,530 crores) cryptocurrency theft last week, one of the biggest

Logitech G Pro Wireless mouse is now available for purchase in India. The gaming mouse, as the name suggests, is an upgraded version of the Logitech G Pro wired mouse and comes with ambidextrous shape. It is a lightweight wireless mouse that is powered by the company’s Hero 25K sensor that offers advanced accuracy. It