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Apple has reportedly acquired a French artificial intelligence (AI) startup that is working with on-device computer vision technology. The Paris-based Datakalab was reportedly acquired by the iPhone maker at the end of last year. The move is said to be related to the tech giant’s ambitions of bringing AI features to the iPhone and its other

OnePlus Nord CE 3 price in India has been reduced again. The model was initially launched in the country in June 2023 and received its first price cut in November of that year. The base 8GB + 128GB option of the handset was then listed at Rs. 2,000 lower than its launch price. The smartphone comes

Circle to Search could soon get a new functionality to let users capture screenshots of a portion of the screen, as per a new report. The visual lookup feature, which was launched in January 2024 with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series, allows users to copy text from a selected area, but so far did not

Realme P1 5G and Realme P1 Pro 5G will go on sale in India for the first time on Monday via the company’s India e-store and Flipkart. The new Realme P1 series smartphones were launched in the country last week alongside the Realme Buds T110 and the Wi-Fi variant of Realme Pad 2. The Realme

A highly anticipated Bitcoin software update called the “halving” has been completed, dealing a potential blow to the companies that make money by ensuring that the digital currency functions smoothly and securely.  The once-every-four-years event cut in half the so-called mining reward, which is the amount of Bitcoin released from the network to compensate companies

Vivo Y200i has arrived in China as the latest Y-series phone to be launched by the smartphone maker. This handset runs on Android14-based OriginOS 4 and packs a 6,000mAh battery with support for 44W fast charging. It is powered by a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chip paired with up to 12 GB of RAM. The Vivo

Google Pixel 8a is likely to be launched by the company next month at its annual Google I/O 2024 event, and details of the smartphone have been leaked several times over the past few weeks. The purported Pixel 8a price has also been spotted online, and it looks like customers will have to pay a

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said he is postponing a visit to India which would have included a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Unfortunately, very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed, but I do very much look forward to visiting later this year,” the billionaire said in

Samsung launched its Galaxy S24 series with Galaxy AI, a suite of AI-based features and utilities for performing day-to-day activities and enhancing productivity earlier this year. In the last few months, we have seen OnePlus and Google jumping on the AI bandwagon by announcing new tools for their handsets. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi now seems

YouTube has rolled out a new update for its app for the Meta Quest, as per a report. The users of the mixed reality headset can now reportedly view YouTube videos in 8K resolution. However, it is said that HDR videos do not support 8K and instead will be available to watch in a maximum

Wayve unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI)-based vision-language-action driving model (VLAM) Lingo-2 on Wednesday. Lingo-2 comes as the successor of the Lingo-1 AI model and has multiple new capabilities. The autonomous driving AI can now offer commentary of its actions while driving as well as adapt its actions based on the passenger’s instructions. It can also

Snapchat announced on Tuesday that it will soon start adding a watermark to the artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images created using its tools. The platform allows its premium users to generate AI images through the platform’s native conversational chatbot ‘My AI’ and its Dreams feature. The watermark will be a visual addition to highlight that it

Android 15 is expected to arrive on Pixel smartphones later this year and several features from Google’s upcoming operating system (OS) update have surfaced thanks to the developer previews and the first public beta release. Google is reportedly working on a handy new feature that could help users isolate a malicious app on their smartphone

Zoom Workspace was launched on Monday as the video meeting service’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered collaboration platform. The company first unveiled the new platform in March, and less than a month after the announcement, it has now made it available to users globally. Zoom Workspace will be part of the same desktop app but will offer a new

Microsoft OneNote was made available for the Apple Vision Pro on Tuesday. The cloud-based note-taking app will now support Vision Pro’s augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) environments, allowing users an immersive experience. The app will offer both hands-free note-taking by using speech mode and typing through the virtual keyboard and finger-tracking sensors. Notably,

Miss AI, the world’s first beauty pageant contest to judge the best artificial intelligence (AI) models and influencers, has been announced. The competition is being held by the World AI Creator Awards (WAIC) and aims to recognise the achievements of AI creators around the world. As per the website listing, the pageant will give out

A Metaverse Experience Centre (MEC) has been established in Noida by Indian metaverse research and advisory firm Metaverse911. On Tuesday, the firm officially announced the launch of this experience centre, inviting industry leaders as well as other Web3 enthusiasts to discover the potential of the technology. Through the centre will let visitors indulge in immersive

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra and Edge 50 Fusion were launched globally on Tuesday. The handsets are equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets and Pantone-validated displays and cameras. The Ultra model is equipped with a triple rear camera unit, while the Fusion model carries two rear cameras. These models were launched alongside the Motorola Edge 50 Pro,