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India is forging ahead with the trials of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) dubbed as the digital rupee (e₹-R) with each passing day. To use the digital rupee, Indians will have to download a designated CBDC app, link their bank accounts to this app, convert their money to the CBDC before being able to … Read more
Infinix recently launched a new model in its Zero series, the Infinix Zero 5G 2023 Turbo. This smartphone features a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 5G SoC and is priced at Rs. 19,999 in India. The Marvel-themed Zero 5G 2023 Turbo, was launched to help promote the new Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania film. From what I … Read more
Netflix said on Thursday it has cut prices of its subscription plans in some countries as the streaming giant looks to maintain subscriber growth amid stiff competition and strained consumer spending. The stock fell nearly 5 percent, underperforming the broader market and on course for its worst day in more than two months. The past year … Read more
Qualcomm on Thursday demonstrated local image generation using artificial intelligence on a smartphone. Ahead of the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, the chipmaker showed Stable Diffusion 1.5, the AI image generator, running on an Android handset without network access. The company’s deployment of the AI tool, that typically requires a lot of computing power, … Read more
Taxi-hailing service Uber on Thursday announced a comprehensive global revamp of its app, adding a slew of new features to help riders go anywhere effortlessly. Uber said its redesigned app has been made customised to the individual preferences of each rider, offering easy access to all services, consistent experiences, and smooth flows through the booking … Read more
The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe’s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet’s Google, Apple, Meta Platform and Netflix to pay some network costs. For more than two decades Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for leading technology companies … Read more
Apple Watch has reportedly received a patent for colour-changing watch bands. The colour of the watch band could be adjusted through an app, the report states. Apple is said to be working on making the Watch band change colour by itself based on the wearer’s outfit. The colour-changing feature could also be used to send … Read more
Xiaomi India is preparing for the launch of the Xiaomi 13 Pro in India next week, and the upcoming smartphone is set to become the first flagship phone from the company with Leica-tuned cameras to make its debut in the country. The company faced some headwinds in India last year, including increasing competition from other … Read more
Over 40,000 Dota 2 players have been banned in the past couple of weeks, having been caught using third-party software to cheat in games. Dota 2 developer Valve hasn’t revealed what the software was, but stated in a detailed blog post that the app in question was able to access internal data used by the … Read more
Samsung’s Galaxy Z foldable lineup has seen a lot of success. In fact, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 was the bestselling foldable in Q4 2022. The Galaxy Z lineup currently includes the Galaxy Z Fold and the Galaxy Z Flip series of foldables. However, a new report now suggests that the South Korean tech giant … Read more