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WhatsApp got a stern warning from Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar for tweeting an incorrect map of India earlier today (December 31). The Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp tweeted the wrong map of India in its New Year celebration live-streaming link. The minister, tagging WhatsApp, asked the company to immediately … Read more
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will turn its focus on science experiments in 2023 with dedicated missions to the Sun — Aditya — and the moon — Chandrayaan-3 — even as the nascent start-up sector is set to soar in the space applications segment. The upcoming year will also witness a series of experiments on India’s maiden human space … Read more
iPhone 14 series was launched earlier this year with its Pro models featuring the Apple A16 Bionic chip. Now, a recent report has suggested that the Cupertino company will equip the iPhone 15 series Pro model with its new chipset — the Apple A17. It is believed that Apple is emphasising on delivering an improved … Read more
When you think of the ‘best smartphones’ of the year, it’s easy to just picture expensive, flagship phones. However, like every year, we’ve had some real standout mid-range offerings as well in 2022 that might not go toe-to-toe with proper flagships, but offer enough performance and features at much more affordable prices. Folding phones continued to … Read more
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the union minister of state for Electronics & Technology, called out messaging platform for using an incorrect map of India. The minister, who cautioned Zoom CEO Eric Yuan for the same few days ago, took to Twitter to warn the Meta-owned messaging app. “Dear @WhatsApp – Rqst that u pls fix the India … Read more
Google’s Pixel 6a is good option for those looking to buy a mid-range smartphone. It has a maximum retail price (MRP) of ₹43,999. However, you can get this smartphone from Flipkart for less than ₹10,000. Discount on Pixel 6a On the e-commerce site, the device is listed for ₹29,999, a discount of ₹14,000 or 31.81% … Read more
Facebook-parent Meta has acquired Luxexcel, a company that makes 3D-printing prescription lenses for smart glasses, as it continues to invest in augmented reality (AR) space. The acquisition of the Netherlands-based company will help the company’s bid to strengthen the work done by Reality Labs – the company’s business that produces virtual reality (VR) and AR … Read more
Elon Musk has been on a spree to ‘enhance’ the way Twitter works. He has updated some features (Twitter Blue), brought back some of them (view count) and introduced some new ones such as increasing the length of videos that can now be uploaded on the platform. In the latest update, Twitter has announced a … Read more
Elon Musk announced today that Twitter users will soon be able to side swipe for switching between tweets, trends, topics, lists, and more. The new Twitter CEO has been making sweeping changes to the social media platform since his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3.6 lakh crore) takeover. He has also suggested that several major UI … Read more
What are the biggest movies of 2023? From Hollywood, we are expecting nine DC and Marvel superhero movies. (After a long time, DC has more titles on the calendar than Marvel Studios). A new Ant-Man, Aquaman, Flash, Shazam, Captain Marvel, Spider-Verse, and Guardians of the Galaxy film is on the docket for 2023 — Jason … Read more