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Itel and Tecno, brands both owned by Transsion Holdings, have announced a 60-day warranty extension in India owing to pandemic-imposed lockdowns in several districts. The companies separately announced that only those smartphones and feature phones will be eligible that have their warranties expiring between April 15 and June 15. Eligible smartphone owners would then have

Battlegrounds Mobile India pre-registrations went live on May 18 via Google Play store but its URL still mentions PUBG Mobile. The game is the Indian avatar of PUBG Mobile. Its South Korean developer Krafton has made a lot of efforts to re-release PUBG Mobile in India since it was banned in the country in September

WhatsApp has been asked to withdraw its new privacy policy by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), as per a letter sent by the agency to the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform accessed by NDTV. MeitY believes that the changes to WhatsApp privacy policy and the manner of introducing the said changes undermines the

Google has teased to unveil a “brand new Wear version” at its I/O 2021 conference later on Tuesday. This could be a reference to a new version of Wear OS — the company’s operating system for wearables including smartwatches. Wear OS recently received new offerings including an updated Gboard app with support for multiple languages.

Apple is bringing Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio, and Dolby Atmos support for all Apple Music subscribers at no extra cost. How does that affect you? The new Apple Music features will be available for subscribers in June, for all Apple Music listeners across devices, platforms, and regions. These upgrades will give Apple Music a strong

Redmi Note 10S will go on sale in India for the first time at 12pm (noon) today, May 18. The phone was launched globally in March and made its way to Indian market last week along with the Redmi Watch. Redmi Note 10S, like the Redmi Note 10 series, is a budget-friendly offering with impressive

PlayStation 5 restocks have come and gone. India pre-orders for the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition went live at 12pm (noon) on Monday, May 17, and disappeared within minutes, predictably. By 12:05 pm, all of Amazon, Flipkart, Games The Shop, Prepaid Gamer Card, Reliance Digital, Sony Center, and Vijay Sales — they had simultaneously opened

Twitter paused public submissions for verification badges in 2017. Since then, it has been working on a new verification programme to offer the blue tick mark to users who deserve it the most. Now, a new leak suggests that Twitter is close to launching the new verification process. This process will ask users a series

A posterior lumbar interbody fusion involving the addition of bone graft to an area of the spine was a fairly long and invasive procedure until now. However, Dr Kornelis Poelstra and his team, in partnership with The Nevada Spine Clinic, have accomplished a feat that may reduce the time it took for the surgery to

Apple ends the Space Gray era! Fans of Apple’s ”space grey” colour: the company is officially discontinuing the hue for its Magic Keyboards, mice, trackpads, and other accessories. So if you are eager to pick one up, do so soon, as they will only be sold ”while supplies last,” each listing stated. As per The

Redmi Note 8 (2021) specifications have surfaced online via an FCC listing. While Xiaomi has already launched the Redmi Note 10 series in the Indian market, it is looking to refresh a couple of old handsets with new specifications. A new Redmi Note 8 (2021) has reportedly been spotted on several certification sites like FCC

PS5 DualSense controllers have arrived in two new colourways that Sony will start selling soon. The two variants add to the black and white default controller that was launched along with the PlayStation 5 last year. Cosmic Red and Midnight Black are the new colours that will be available globally from next month. The patterns

Twitter will now let Android users search their Direct Messages (DMs) in the near future. This feature was first introduced for iOS users a couple years ago. This will help users to be able to search for old conversations quickly without having to scroll through all the DMs to find the particular chat they’re looking

Xiaomi has been in the wearables space in India for a really long time now. Its Mi Bands have cemented their position as value-for-money fitness trackers. Xiaomi also recently launched a smartwatch called the Mi Watch Revolve to cater to an audience with a higher budget. The company has now launched the Redmi Watch which

Apple’s Find My network could be exploited to broadcast arbitrary messages to nearby Apple devices, a security researcher has found. The network is formally meant to help people find their lost items. It is claimed to have “industry leading security” as well as end-to-end encryption. However, research shows that the Find My network can enable

Poco M3 Pro 5G launch has been confirmed by the brand’s executives in a media interview. The new Poco phone, which is speculated to come as a rebadged Redmi Note 10 5G, is said to be a “sizeable upgrade” over the existing Poco M3. It is also aimed to bring 5G connectivity to the masses,

Apple has in a statement defended its app review and in-app payment systems, claiming that it helped stop more than $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 11,021 crores) in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2020. The Cupertino company also detailed the number of apps it rejected from its App Store over hidden or undocumented features, circulating spam, and

Dogecoin Rap, written and performed by Remy, is a fun song that has gone viral on YouTube with over 218,000 views within a couple of weeks since its release. Thanks to support from industry leaders and celebrities such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk and rapper Meek Mill, Dogecoin currently holds a market cap of over