Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms has responded to the German cartel office’s concerns by allowing the use of its virtual reality headset without a Facebook account, the office said on Wednesday. The cartel office has been closely watching Meta since May when it declared it was of “paramount significance for competition across markets”, a classification
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Samsung is the largest supplier of OLED displays for the Apple iPhone 14 series, beating other suppliers such as LG and BOE by a huge margin, as per a new report. The Korean company is reported to be supplying over 70 percent of the OLED displays used by Apple in the iPhone 14 series, with
Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides have been optimised for tablets and foldable phones, the search giant has announced, as part of several changes to its workspace applications for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The company previously announced it would update more than 20 Google applications to run better on tablets during Google I/O earlier
Steam has launched its annual Autumn Sale, offering heavy discounts on a slew of games, across both the AAA and indie landscape. The promotion is scheduled to run until November 29, at 11:30pm IST, offering price drops of up to 90 percent off on select PC games. Gamers can claim offers on critical darlings like
Put off by Elon Musk’s muscular management style? Move to us! That’s the pitch being used by talent-starved technology firms trying to lure thousands of former Twitter Inc employees laid off by the social media company under its new owner. Twitter has fired top executives and enforced steep job cuts with a little warning following
Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 are now receiving a software update, which brings key new features to the devices. The new fitness-focused smart wearables from Fitbit, which were launched globally in mid-2022, are now capable of handling on-wrist incoming phone calls from the paired smartphone, and the screen can be turned off with a
The tablet PC market in India grew 22 percent quarter-on-quarter in July-September with demand for 5G capable devices picking up the steam, CyberMedia Research said on Monday. CMR anticipates the tablet PC shipments to record a healthy 10-15 percent growth in 2022. Samsung led the market with a 28 percent market share, followed by Lenovo
Realme 10 4G India launch could happen very soon. The date is yet to be officially confirmed by the Chinese smartphone brand, but ahead of it, a fresh leak has suggested the price, RAM, and storage details of the Realme 10 4G’s Indian variant. It is said to be offered in three RAM and storage
Alphabet’s Google has struck at least 24 deals with big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement to pay Activision Blizzard about $360 million (roughly Rs. 2,941 crore) over three years, according to a court filing on Thursday. Google also agreed in 2020 to pay Tencent Holdings’s Riot
Elon Musk started a Twitter poll late on Friday asking followers to vote on whether to reinstate former US President Donald Trump’s account on the platform, with early results showing roughly 60 percent voting yes. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk tweeted, a Latin phrase that roughly means meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of
Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook streaming service, has rolled out improvements to its Apple Watch app that improve its functionality and make it possible to use the app independently on the smartwatch. The new app allows Audible to work independently on Apple’s watchOS platform, so users will be able to stream or download titles from Audible
Earphones and headphones market in India is currently inundated with a plethora of options across all price ranges from brands like Oppo, Nothing, Apple, Sennheiser, and Sony. Even the budget options these days are packed with features like ANC and gaming mode. Notably, the audio market has also shifted towards wireless earphones and headphones in
Samsung Galaxy M14 5G is believed to be in the works. The South Korean tech giant seems to be developing a successor to the Galaxy M13 5G that launched in India earlier this year in July. A Samsung handset with the model number SM-M146B has surfaced on Geekbench. It is supposedly one of the first
Samsung Galaxy A52 Android 13 update is reportedly rolling out to users with the company’s One UI 5.0 interface on top. The update has been spotted in Russia. Samsung officially unveiled the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 upgrade last month at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2022. The latest update bears the firmware version number
Google’s ‘Live View’ Maps feature has been available in some countries for a while, letting users hold up their smartphones and view directions pasted onto city streets and buildings using augmented reality. Around September this year, Google announced the ability to search with Live View adding a visual angle to search. Among the many new
Vivo X90 Pro is expected to debut in China on November 22 as the company gears up to launch the Vivo X90 series in China. Vivo has confirmed that this upcoming flagship lineup will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC. It has also teased that one of these may also feature a Snapdragon
iQoo 11 series is confirmed to launch soon with the lineup expected to include the standard iQoo 11, iQoo 11 Pro, and iQoo 11 Legend. The iQoo 11 has been a part of the rumour mill for some time and has been spotted on several certification sites. Its complete specifications have now been leaked along
Asus ROG Phone 6 Diablo Immortal Edition has been launched by the Taiwanese company in association with Blizzard. The latest edition of the ROG Phone 6 will sport the Aura RGB logo with Diablo Immortal graphics. The rear panel of the smartphone will feature a Hellfire Red semi-matte design. Buyers can add and customise the