Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is getting characters, items, and locations from Riot Games’ upcoming series Arcane through an update in the middle of November. BGMI publisher Krafton has partnered with game developer and publisher Riot Games to offer the exclusive in-game content. Arcane debuted on Krafton Video in China and Netflix globally earlier this month.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold another $973 million (roughly Rs. 7,245 crore) in stock to pay taxes after exercising options, filings showed after the electric vehicle maker’s shares rebounded during regular trade. Musk acquired 2.1 million shares worth $2.2 billion (roughly Rs. 16,355 crore) at the Tuesday closing price and sold 934,091 for $973 million (roughly
Mechanical keyboards have been popular for a long time, but which switches are best for you? There are plenty of options on the market these days, but deciding on the type of switch you’d like depends largely on your preferences. This article will discuss the main things to keep in mind when deciding on your
There’s plenty of choice if you are looking for a smartwatch for fitness tracking priced at or below Rs. 15,000. While most smartwatches and fitness trackers at this price level won’t offer Google’s Wear OS ecosystem, you can find products that deliver a lot of value in terms of hardware, features, and more importantly, battery
Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney renewed his attack on Apple and Alphabet’s Google as the world’s dominant mobile duopoly before calling for a universal app store that works across all operating systems as the solution. “What the world really needs now is a single store that works with all platforms,” Sweeney said in an
Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam and ex-Sequoia Capital Partner Matt Huang have raised $2.5 billion (roughly Rs. 18,598 crore) for a venture capital fund aimed at the “next generation of crypto companies and protocols” called Paradigm One, making it the biggest crypto VC fund. Paradigm One was launched in 2018 with an initial $400 million (roughly
Cognixion, a startup designing an intuitive brain-monitoring headset and interface for people with physical disabilities, has raised a $12M A round to pursue its accessibility ambitions. Armed with this funding, it should be able to complete the long list of requirements necessary for any medical or assistive device to be made widely available. The company,
Runway, a startup that emerged from the challenges that faced Rent the Runway’s first iOS team, is now exiting beta and launching its service that simplifies the mobile app release cycle — or, as the team describes it, offers “air traffic control” for mobile releases. The company has additionally raised a $2 million round of
Google is reportedly rolling out the ability to download Play store apps on Android TV sets from smartphones. This ability is rolling out as a server-side update and not all users can see it immediately. However, several users are now reporting of receiving this new ability to install apps to their Android TV directly from
Instagram has apparently started using a new method for identity verification of its users. The social media platform is asking users to take a short video selfie ‘to help confirm that you’re a real person’. This feature has likely been introduced to reduce the number of fake or spam accounts on the platform. Instagram owner
Clubhouse Replays is a godsend feature, not just for creators but for users as well. Replays enable you to listen to Clubhouse chats at your own convenient time, long after they’ve ended interactively. Here’s how you can use Replays to listen to past Clubhouse chats. How to Use Replays to Listen to Past Clubhouse Chats
WhatsApp has been spotted developing new apps for Windows and macOS users. The new apps are found to have user interface (UI) improvements over existing WhatsApp desktop versions. WhatsApp has separately started rolling out the ability to pause and resume voice message recordings for some iOS beta testers. People using a recent WhatsApp for iPhone
PUBG: New State, the latest from the publisher of popular battle royale games including Battlegrounds Mobile India, has hit the one-crore download mark on the Google Play store in less than a week since its launch. The free-to-play battle royale game that launched for Android and iOS phones on November 11 features updated graphics, a
ViewSonic on Tuesday launched the ViewSonic Elite XG270Q gaming monitor in India. It sports a 27-inch quad-HD IPS LED display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, a 165Hz refresh rate, 1ms of response time, and a blue light filter. The ViewSonic Elite XG270Q also has Nvidia G-Sync compatible drivers and gets HDR400 support. The newly launched
Planning to connect an outbuilding or shed to your wireless network? With a strong Wi-Fi signal, this should be simple. But if Wi-Fi isn’t reaching the external building, you’ll need a different solution. Here are five ways you can connect a shed, garage, or summer house to your home network. Why Do You Need to
Wearables market in India that consists of smartwatches, earbuds, and wristbands grew by 93.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2021, according to a report. While smartwatches continued to be the fastest-growing category in the quarter between July and September, truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds helped push the growth of the earwear category.
Garena Free Fire was the most downloaded smartphone game in October 2021, beating rivals such as PUBG Mobile, Roblox, Ludo King, and Subway Surfers, as per the latest report by Sensor Tower. As per another report from the renowned data analytics firm, multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title Honor of Kings was the top-grossing game
Halo Infinite multiplayer is now available as a free public beta. Microsoft has surprised Halo fans by announcing an early launch of the multiplayer component — days ahead of the release of Halo Infinite that is launching on December 8. The new experience has been provided to Xbox as well as PC users. Due to
Audio processing startup Mimi promises to make a personalized hearing profile for you, meaning that you can hear well without having to crank the volume up too loudly. This both helps prevent hearing loss, and it helps people who’ve already suffered some hearing loss to be able to hear their content better without having to
Gift-giving is not always easy, but Goody wants to make it as easy as sending a text. The Miami-based company launched in December 2020 with a curated list of gifts from robes to cookies to succulents to spa treatments. You can choose a gift without having to know what size is needed, and the recipient
There are now millions of people worldwide who have invested in one or more types of cryptocurrency. Bitcoin, Cardano, Ether, there’s a huge list of coins to choose from, but it’s hard to know which one is right for you. What’s more, people make so many mistakes and miss so many red flags when investing
OnePlus 10 series launch is said to be just around the corner. The upcoming flagship smartphone series from OnePlus has reportedly entered private testing in China and Europe. The OnePlus 10 series is said to be the first smartphone series to be launched with Oppo and OnePlus’ unified OS. A few more renders of the
Tobii is bringing its eye-tracking tech to the iPad with TD Pilot, a case meant to turn Apple’s tablet into a powerful all-in-one tool for people with physical impairments. Equipped with TD Pilot, users can launch and use apps, type quickly, and speak with a synthetic voice using nothing but their gaze. iPadOS 15 brought
Your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 will only play games and run apps Sony has signed off on. If you stick an unauthorized game disc into your PlayStation, it simply won’t work. Sony spends a lot of time and money ensuring its PlayStation platform is secure and that you can only use approved software. But
Samsung on Monday announced that it has started rolling out One UI 4 on Galaxy S21 series smartphones, which includes Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra. It claims that the update will offer users new customisation options, privacy features, and an overall “elevated mobile experience”. The update is based on Android 12 and
The latest pair of e-readers from Kobo provide a modest but noticeable upgrade to the display, stylus support, and Bluetooth for listening to audiobooks, but take a step down in build quality from the admirable Forma. But the new capabilities may be worth the upgrade, and the Libra 2 especially makes for an attractive little
Mastodon, the federated social networking service that allows users to create their own private networks, made it clear that it won’t be incorporating support for non-fungible tokens or NFTs on its platform. The platform has been vocal in its stance against microtransactions enabled by NFTs and in a reply to a Twitter user on the
Discord roles come in handy when you want to assign specific permissions to a member group. Perhaps you want to add moderators to your server to facilitate proper moderation. Or maybe you want to categorize all the participants into distinct groups with similar interests. Whatever the reason is, adding new roles to a Discord server
Apple’s AirPods have had a huge role to play in the personal audio segment, both technologically and culturally. While true wireless earphones did exist before the launch of the first-generation AirPods in late 2016, Apple’s product undeniably popularised the form factor the world over. The success of Airpods inspired many brands to dive into the
Infinix Note 11i smartphone has debuted as the latest model in the company’s Note series. Top features of the new Infinix phone include a triple rear camera unit highlighted by 48-megapixel primary sensor and 18W fast charging support. The latest budget handset from Infinix is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC paired with 4GB