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Android Auto has supported sending notifications from various messaging apps, but it's only offered the option to reply to those messages using voice.

Beijing: Lenovo-owned Motorola has announced that it will launch a new smartphone — Moto Edge X30 — driven by Qualcomm’s latest chip, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, on December 9 in China. Motorola is speculated to launch two flagship phones through the upcoming launch event, reports GizmoChina. The first one is the Moto Edge X30 and the […]

San Francisco: Chipmaker Qualcomm has introduced its latest premium 5G mobile platform — Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 — to transform the next generation of flagship devices. The new chipset, equipped with cutting-edge 5G, AI, gaming, camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies, will be adopted by global OEMs and brands, with commercial devices expected by the end […]

San Francisco: Apple-owned audio accessories manufacturer Beats has launched a new limited-edition Beats Studio Buds in collaboration with clothing store Union. The limited-edition Beats Studio Buds mark Union’s 30th anniversary, featuring a bold red, black, and green design and packaging that draws inspiration from the Pan-African flag and pays tribute to Union’s roots as a Black-owned […]

Washington: The US space agency is planning to replace the International Space Station (ISS) with one or more commercial space stations by 2030. NASA’s auditing body, the Office of Audits, has produced a report detailing the agency’s commitment to replace the orbiting lab with commercial space stations. Astronauts have lived and worked onboard the ISS […]

New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Wednesday expanded its #ThereIsHelp notification service with a dedicated search prompt for HIV-related information. The notification prompt will provide valuable and authoritative resources around HIV and encourage people to reach out and get help when they need it. “We are committed to protecting the health of the public conversation on […]

New Delhi: Twitter has announced to ban sharing of private media, such as photos and videos, without permission from the individuals that are shown in those images. The micro-blogging platform already covers explicit instances of abusive behaviour under its policies, the expansion of the policy will allow the platform to take action on media that is […]

San Francisco: Chip-maker Qualcomm and Google Cloud have announced a collaboration to create next-gen mobile AI models and neural network solutions. The Google Cloud’s Vertex AI NAS Neural Architecture Search (NAS), first available on Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform and then across Qualcomm portfolio, will enable the companies to create and optimise AI models […]

Hyderabad: With Parag Agrawal being named as the Twitter Chief Executive Officer (CEO), he becomes a part of the Indian-origin executives who are now helming the top global tech companies. And we have a list to be proud of – from Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, the […]

Mumbai: With automation and AI being widely adopted across many sectors at varying levels of visibility to consumers, a report has revealed that most urban Indians are comfortable with them in their homes and for online shopping. On a personal level, urban Indians are more comfortable with automation in their homes (64 per cent), for […]

New Delhi: Soon after Parag Agrawal, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, became Chief Technology Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk took to the micro blogging site to praise Indian talent in the US. Musk said that the US benefits greatly from India’s talent. Musk noted while reverting […]

New Delhi: WhatsApp India on Tuesday said that over the next six months, it will make significant investments regarding digital payments on its platform across the country, to accelerate its growth in a market where adoption of unified payments interface (UPI)-based payments has exploded. According to Manesh Mahatme, Director-Payments, WhatsApp India, as the adoption of […]

New Delhi: Japanese consumer electronics company Panasonic has confirmed that its network was illegally accessed by a third party on November 11. While no other information was provided by the company, Japanese publications Mainichi and NHK claimed that the breach actually started on June 22 and ended on November 3. NHK reported that the attacked servers […]

Hyderabad: Having the right technical knowledge for any job is a good prerequisite but having just that may not land you the job of your dreams. To get ahead in the job market, one also needs core employability skills like communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy skills. With an aim to provide these […]

New Delhi: Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a game developed specifically for the country, has become the ‘Best Game of the year’, while Garena Free Fire MAX was the ‘Users’ Choice pick’ in 2021, a Google Play India report said on Tuesday. Bitclass, a platform enabling interactive cohort-based learning, became the ‘Best App’ of the year […]

Bengaluru: PhonePe, Indias leading digital payments platform, on Tuesday announced that its SafeCard tokenisation solution for online businesses enables their end customers to experience the convenience of saved card transactions with added security.This solution is in compliance with the recent RBI guidelines. PhonePe SafeCard enables businesses to offer tokenisation on their own platforms via a […]

San Francisco: Apple is reportedly working on a charger that can power multiple devices, an iPhone, AirPods, and Watch simultaneously. In the latest edition of ‘Power On’ newsletter Mark Gurman revealed some interesting information about the company’s future wireless charging technology, reports MacRumors. He writes, “I also believe Apple is working on short and long-distance […]

By Anil Rachamalla Privacy is a Fundamental Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21. Now-a-days both companies and states have violated the privacy of Individuals. Individuals are neither informed about the ongoing monitoring, the way our personal data is collected, analysed, shared and monetised, nor given the opportunity to question the activities.In the […]

New York: Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday. In a message posted on Twitter, Dorsey said: “After almost 16 years of having a role at our company… from co-founder to CEO to Chair to Exec […]

San Francisco: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as CEO of the social media platform, the company announced. He will be succeeded by Twitter’s current Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal.Twitter’s stock, which has consistently underperformed the market, jumped more than 10% at the opening bell Monday before trading was halted pending news. CNBC first […]

Jodhpur: A team of innovators at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Jodhpur has developed low-cost ‘Talking Gloves’ for people with speech disability, the institutes announced on Monday. The device uses principles of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to automatically generate speech that will […]

The smartphone is priced in India, starting at Rs 12,999 for the 4GB RAM+64GB storage option and Rs 14,999 for the 6GB RAM+128GB storage option.

The findings, described in a paper published in the Astronomical Journal, showed a planetary system that comprises a star and at least two gas giant planets, each roughly the size of Saturn and located unusually close to one another.

Hyderabad: After Airtel and Vodafone Idea announced an increase in their tariff plans for prepaid customers, Reliance Jio has joined the bandwagon. As per reports, these three operators – which cover 90 per cent of users – have increased their tariff plans by 20-25 per cent. While Airtel announced that its new tariff plans will […]