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China is framing rules to ban Internet companies whose data poses potential security risks from listing outside the country, including in the United States, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ban is also expected to be imposed on companies involved in ideology issues, said the person, declining to be identified as the

Smartphones brought tiny computers inside our pockets, and smartwatches have helped bring a similar experience right on our wrists. What started as a way to receive notifications on your wrist, has now extended into a full-blown product that’s packed with essential features. Gone are the days when you asked yourself, ‘do I need a smartwatch?’,

Apple has announced late on Thursday in the US that iOS developers will now be able to advertise alternative payment options to the App Store, which will make it easier for them to promote alternative pricing, minus the Apple cut. Until now, developers had to pay a share of all revenue generated on the App

Huawei Nova Y60 has launched officially in South Africa. The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio P35 SoC and has a triple camera setup at the back with a 13-megapixel main camera. The phone features a waterdrop-style notch display and packs a 5,000mAh battery. There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner on the Huawei Nova

Riders Republic is Ubisoft Annecy’s second stab at an extreme sports game. Steep, released in 2016, was the first title for the southeastern France studio nestled in the Alps — the game’s open world was initially restricted to Europe’s highest mountain range too. But the Alps are gone on Riders Republic, and Ubisoft has also

Instagram is getting rid of the swipe up gesture to access links in Stories and replacing it with stickers. Some users have reported that they have received a notification in the app stating this change and that it will be implemented from August 30. Users who post Instagram Stories can add links to them and

Timex Fit 2.0 is the latest smartwatch to launch in India. The wearable comes with a range of health monitoring sensors along with the ability to make calls via Bluetooth. It comes with seven sports modes. Timex Fit 2.0 offers a battery life of up to seven days, as per the company. Timex Fit 2.0

Mac mini with a high-end ‘M1X’ chip is launching in the “next several months” to replace the existing Intel-powered model, according to a report. The new offering could sit alongside the Mac mini that Apple launched last year with its M1 processor. In addition to the new Mac mini, Apple is said to have tested

Realme Narzo 50A could be the next Narzo series phone as it has allegedly bagged a couple of certifications. It looks like Realme will be skipping the Narzo 40 series, just like some of its other lineup of smartphones. The phone could launch in India in the near future as one of the listings is

Psychonauts 2 is ready — and it’s here. Tell that to someone from the late ‘00s and they likely wouldn’t believe you. The original Psychonauts, released in 2005 on the original Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC, had a tortured development process. Though it had Grim Fandango and Full Throttle director Tim Schafer at the helm,

Twitter has announced several changes to direct message (DM) coming in the next few weeks. The microblogging platform shared the development through its official account, announcing that users can now DM a tweet or message to 20 separate conversations. Some of the other changes and improvements include a quick-scroll button, a new action to ‘Add

Mi Band 6 will launch in India on August 26 at 12pm (noon) at Xiaomi’s Smarter Living event. The smart band was launched in China back in March alongside the Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro, and Mi 11 Lite 5G. The Mi Band 6 will be offered in four colours when it launches in

FlickType, the iOS keyboard app for the visually impaired is shutting down, its developer announced on Twitter. In a thread on the microblogging platform, developer Kosta Eleftheriou announced that he is forced by circumstances to discontinue the iPhone keyboard functionality of the app. He wrote that his decision comes after several “unreasonable” rejections from Apple’s

Motorola Edge 20 and Motorola Edge 20 Fusion were launched in the Indian market a few days ago. The Motorola Edge 20 was all set to go on sale on August 24 while the Motorola Edge 20 Fusion was announced to go on sale on August 27. In a new development, Motorola has now said

Call of Duty: Vanguard will launch November 5 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X with full crossplay support, Activision announced Thursday. The new Call of Duty game will return to World War II, offering a single-player campaign, online multiplayer, and co-op Zombie modes. Additionally, Call of Duty: Vanguard will “seamlessly integrate”

Facebook is partnering with an Indian online lending firm to help provide loans to small domestic businesses, its country head said on Friday, as part of a push to bring more businesses to advertise on its platform. The social media giant is joining hands with Indifi to help provide loans ranging from Rs. 5,00,000 to

Vivo X70 series is tipped to come alongside the company’s tablets and smartwatches. Alongside its regular devices, Vivo is said to have plans to launch its foldable phone and a laptop. The Vivo X70 series is also seen to have reached China’s regulator Compulsory Certification of China (3C), as Vivo X70 Pro+ purportedly received its

Pokemon Unite multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game is releasing for Android and iOS platforms on September 22. The game is currently available for pre-registration and users who will pre-register for the game will get additional bonus content if certain conditions are met. Pokemon Unite was released for Nintendo Switch on July 21. There are