There’s a lot to talk about regarding Intel’s 12th Gen ‘Alder Lake’ processors. The company says this is its biggest architectural change in a decade, and if anything, that’s an understatement. Intel frankly hasn’t had anything this new or intriguing to talk about in many years (one decade ago is when the much-loved ‘Sandy Bridge’
In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be changing its name to Meta. Meta is an adjective that means an object is referring to itself. But apparently, it’s also short for something called the metaverse. This announcement was met with curiosity, skepticism, and the obvious question, “What exactly is a metaverse?” It sounds
PUBG: New State is bricking Android devices, some users have reported on social media. The issue seems to have impacted especially those users who are using Android 12. However, it is also allegedly affecting devices running on some earlier Android versions. The bricking issue has emerged just hours after PUBG: New State was released in
Redmi Note 11 series is tipped to launch in global markets with a refreshed design and Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. The series, which comprises the regular Redmi Note 11 as well as Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro+, debuted in China late last month with MediaTek Dimensity SoCs. Its features include a hole-punch
Looking for a way to use a custom ringtone on your Android phone or iPhone? Although Android and iOS both come with a list of ringtones that you can set by default for all your contacts or a specific contact, you may wish to use a different tune on your phone. Custom ringtones are also
If you’re thinking of getting into crypto, rest assured that you’ll be keeping esteemed company. During the New York Times Dealbook conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that some of his personal fortune is invested in the chaotic world of cryptocurrency. However, while he held Apple’s cryptocurrency cards much closer to his chest, he did
PUBG: New State launch has been delayed by two hours due to technical issues. The new battle royale game from the house of South Korean publisher Krafton was originally scheduled to be available for download in more than 200 countries around the globe including in India at 4:00 UTC (9:30am IST) on Thursday. The publisher,
US entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday its flagship streaming service grew slower than expected in the recently ended quarter as pandemic headwinds have begun to bite. Disney+ has reached 118 million subscribers worldwide, but analysts had predicted millions more would sign up, resulting in a miss that saw the entertainment giant’s share price slip in
For many small businesses, trying to manage their employees’ Apple devices and keep them up-to-date is a huge challenge. These businesses tend to lack sophisticated IT departments, and when devices break down or users have questions, they are often left to figure out things on their own using Apple’s consumer support tools. Recognizing this issue,
Nvidia’s DLSS technology has greatly reduced the need to own the most expensive, high-end graphics hardware. Instead of rendering graphics at full resolution, your GPU can instead render it at a lower resolution and upscale. While that approach was unthinkable years ago, Nvidia nailed the tech. Depending on the game, it can actually look indistinguishable
Battlegrounds Mobile India, aka BGMI, players in India will be able to qualify for the e-sports medal events in the Asian Games 2022, developer Krafton has announced. It is one of the games selected for the Asian Games 2022 that will run from September 10 to September 25 in Hangzhou, China. The company says that
Crypto space is expanding at a brisk pace and more crypto exchange platforms are trying to establish themselves in the market early on. In a Series A funding round, crypto exchange platform WOO Network has bagged $30 million (roughly Rs. 223 crore) from various investors, including major Singapore-based investment firm Three Arrows Capital. A total
Microsoft is making its play for the new shape of classrooms with a pared-down version of Windows 11 and a set of inexpensive laptops from the Surface brand and several other manufacturers. It’s clear they’ve got Google’s popular Chromebooks in their sights, and their partners seem to be hedging their bets as well. Before all
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today the comapny has begun testing a new feature this week called “Take a Break” which will allow users to remind themselves to take a break from using the app after either 10, 20 or 30 minutes, depending on their preferences. As an opt-in feature, however, the reminders may have
Britain’s Prince Harry said he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the January 6 Capitol riots that the social media site was being used to stage political unrest in the US capital. Prince Harry made the comments Tuesday while he was taking part in an online panel on misinformation in California. He said
On November 2nd, 2021, Meta Platforms Inc. announced the shutdown of its Face Recognition system on Facebook in the coming weeks. Facebook introduced facial recognition in 2010 and, after 11 years, it has amassed more than a billion facial recognition profiles, probably the largest such collection in the world. Now, Meta is deleting all these
US tech giants Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft — collectively dubbed GAFAM — have been accused of not paying enough taxes, stifling competition, stealing media content and threatening democracy by spreading fake news. As a European Union court rules Wednesday on a EUR 2.4-billion (roughly Rs. 20,666 crore) anti-trust fine on Google, we look
Nokia X100 has been launched in the US. The latest 5G smartphone from Nokia licensee HMD Global shares similar specifications to Nokia X10 which was launched earlier. Nokia X100 has a 6.67-inch full-HD+ display and is powered by a Snapdragon 480 chipset. The new Nokia phone runs on Android 11 and features a quad camera
The Acer Swift series is the company’s line of premium thin-and-light laptops, and today we’ll be checking out the latest Acer Swift X model, which launched in India in September. The Swift X is special because Acer has managed to pack a powerful AMD CPU and a discrete Nvidia GPU inside a 14-inch laptop body
Like any vehicle, the Ethereum network needs fuel for its secure operation. We know it as gas. As Ethereum gains popularity, more decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions are adopting it. Unfortunately, due to the congestion of so many DApps and individual users, this gas fee keeps on increasing. This article lists the best tried and tested
Fitbit is rolling out new updates for its app and wearables. The Google-owned company is adding a new health metric called the Daily Readiness Score on the Fitbit app for its latest smartwatches and trackers. The feature calculates users’ willingness for workouts and suggests what they should be doing on a given day based on
Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in two years on Wednesday, hurt by a gaming crackdown, and said the outlook for the advertising sector would remain weak into next year. Net profit for the three months through September rose 3 percent to CNY 39.5 billion (roughly Rs. 45,962
New Zealand film director Peter Jackson on Wednesday announced the sale of his Oscar-winning Weta Digital special effects business to a US software firm intent on using it to develop the virtual-reality “metaverse”. San Francisco-based Unity Software said the $1.6 billion (roughly Rs. 11,896 crore) acquisition would “shape the future of the metaverse”, an immersive
When Apple launched the Apple Watch, they made a big hoopla out of teaching its consumers how excited it was about having a “digital crown” and “complications”. To the watch lovers among us, that was a head-scratcher — of course a watch has all of those things. At the time, Apple was falling victim to
Wouldn’t it be awesome if all you had to do was point your camera at something, click a button, and, like magic, have a totally viable image pop out from the other side? In our day and age of digital image acquisition, a modern experience can certainly feel a lot like this. The process is
Nissan tripled its full-year net profit forecast on Tuesday as it rebounded from the impact of the pandemic with a strong quarterly performance, saying it expected to withstand challenges including the chip crunch and rising raw material prices. The Japanese auto giant has faced a series of trials in recent years, from weak demand to
The Mevo Start 3-pack with the Mevo Multicam App three-camera kit costs $999. Add some good lights and a half-decent microphone, and you have a full multi-cam streaming setup for less than $2,000. That would have been completely unthinkable just a few years ago, and let’s just take a minute to consider how absolutely astonishing
Earlier this year, Netflix launched a TikTok-like “Fast Laughs” feature in its app, offering short-form funny videos that would introduce members to its comedy programs, stand-up specials and more. Now, the company is developing a similar feature for kids with a Kids Clips feature discovered inside the app and confirmed by Netflix as launching this
Your CPU and GPU come with cooling fans, but they won’t cool anything if the ambient temperature in your PC case is alarmingly high. That’s why you need case fans. Custom PCs are typically built in modern cases that ship with only one lousy fan. This isn’t the manufacturer pinching pennies but instead leaving the
The Apple Watch has been one of the best smartwatches in the industry, and each new generation becomes the wearable of choice for those using an iPhone. Apple Watch has been improved over the years, with multiple generations each bringing in new features and capabilities. The new Apple Watch Series 7 launched this year features