As Klarna’s billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an unlikely backer for his runaway success: the Swedish welfare state. In particular, the 39-year-old pinpoints a late-1990s government policy to put a computer in every home. “Computers were inaccessible for low-income
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 series will be powered by an Exynos W920 SoC, which is Samsung’s latest chipset for its next-generation of wearables. The South Korean tech giant just announced the new SoC and says it offers “high performance, efficiency, and LTE connectivity, packed in the industry’s smallest form factor”. Samsung also claims it is
Apple on Monday said that iPhone users’ entire photo libraries will be checked for known child abuse images if they are stored in the online iCloud service. The disclosure came in a series of media briefings in which Apple is seeking to dispel alarm over its announcement last week that it will scan users’ phones,
Poco F1 was the first smartphone to bear the Poco brand in India. It offered excellent value for money and was an easy pick for those purely looking for performance, particularly for gaming. While Poco has become an independent company and launched multiple series of smartphones since then, the Poco F1 has not had a
An anonymous buyer has paid $2 million (roughly Rs. 14.84 crores) to buy an unopened copy of Super Mario Bros, a game that had become wildly popular at the turn of this century and still commands a dedicated following. The astonishing sale price of the 1985 game intended for Nintendo’s original console broke a record
Elaine Thompson-Herah — the Jamaican sprinter who created history by winning gold in both 100m and 200m event at two consecutive Summer Olympics (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) — was temporarily blocked from posting anything on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon. The ‘fastest woman alive’ had shared a video of her Olympic races after
Apple has delayed its plans to launch its first offline store in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has confirmed to Gadgets 360. CEO Tim Cook last year announced that the first physical Apple stores would open in the country starting 2021. The Cupertino company has been working to establish its native retail
Apple reportedly shared a memo internally acknowledging the “misunderstandings” around the new features aimed at protecting children. It also emphasised that these features are important for keeping children safe. The Cupertino tech giant recently announced it will implement a system that checks photos on iPhone devices in the United States before they are uploaded to
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 will soon be unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked event next week and ahead of the launch, renders and complete specifications have leaked. Both of Samsung’s upcoming foldable flagships have been at the centre of a lot of leaks and rumours over the past few
Battlegrounds Mobile India is nearing 50 million downloads and developer Krafton has announced a rewards event leading up to the milestone. The game, which is the Indian avatar of PUBG Mobile, was officially launched on July 2 but was available to a lot of players from mid-June. The downloads have been increasing steadily and now
The US Federal Trade Commission criticised Facebook on Thursday for making “misleading claims” to explain why it had disabled the accounts of researchers studying political advertisements on the social media platform. Facebook said on Tuesday it had cut off the personal accounts and access of the New York University researchers because of concerns about other users’
Noise ColorFit Pro 3 Assist smartwatch and Noise Buds VS103 true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have launched in India. The ColorFit Pro 3 Assist smartwatch comes with a rectangular dial shape with five colour choices. It comes with a host of features including SpO2 monitoring, 14 sports modes, heart rate monitoring, water resistance, and more.
Facebook has started rolling out a streamlined settings page for mobile users that essentially removes some clutter and reduces the number of categories available. The purpose of the latest update is to make it easier for users to find the settings they need. As a result of the changes being implemented at the server side,
Samsung Galaxy S21 series is reportedly receiving the August 2021 Android security patch, with Samsung continuing to provide security updates to a significant number of devices in a timely manner. The Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra are some of the first smartphones to receive the latest Android security patch update, with
HP X-series line of gaming monitors has been announced. The lineup has seven new gaming monitors in flat and curved screen models, with a range of sizes and resolutions. The HP X-series monitors feature IPS display panels with a 165Hz refresh rate and 1ms of response time. All seven new monitors also feature AMD FreeSync
WhatsApp for iPhone now lets you send photos and videos that can only be viewed once by recipients. The new change is currently rolling out to the iPhone users through a new WhatsApp version that is available for download through the App Store. The update also changes the style of in-app message notifications. WhatsApp has
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic’s specifications have been detailed in a new leak. The rumoured smartwatches from the South Korean tech giant are said to come in two sizes each – 40/ 44mm and 42/ 46mm. The smartwatches will also reportedly be constructed from different materials like aluminium and stainless steel.
Realme Dizo Watch, the first smartwatch from Realme subsidiary Dizo, was launched in India on Monday. The affordable smartwatch features a colour touchscreen display and is claimed to deliver up to 12 days of battery life on a single charge. The Realme Dizo Watch offers preloaded features such as 90 sport modes, live watch faces,