The surgeon general is the “nation’s doctor” in the United States. They are tasked with giving Americans the “best scientific information” about their health. Late last month, the current US surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, warned 13 is too young to join social media. He said it poses a risk to young people’s “self-worth and their
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Garmin’s Instinct Crossover Solar hybrid smartwatch is an update to its Instinct 2S Solar, which was launched in India last year. While the Instinct 2S Solar was launched as a multi-sport smartwatch with a rugged design, the Instinct Crossover Solar adds several updates. The visual updates include analogue hands for timekeeping, and a solar panel which can be
Smartphones shipments in India plunged by over 27 percent to 29.6 million in the October-December quarter of 2022, from 40.6 million in the year-ago period, mainly due to inflationary pressures, market research firm IDC said on Friday. According to the report, dwindling consumer demand due to high inflation remained a challenge throughout the year despite
Smartphone and pop culture collaborations aren’t new, but a special edition phone with a beverage brand is not something we see very often. Realme has partnered with the globally recognised brand, Coca-Cola, and the result is worth checking out. Realme has launched the Realme 10 Pro 5G Coca-Cola Edition smartphone, and here’s our first impressions of
Xbox Game Pass is adding six new titles during the first half of February, which includes Atomic Heart as a day-one title. In it, you’re transported to a steampunk-ish utopian world where man and robot once used to live in harmony. A technological error caused the metallic beings to gain a mind of their own
Elon Musk’s Twitter lagged behind Alphabet’s Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok in the fight against disinformation in the last six months, the European Commission said on Thursday and urged Twitter to step up its efforts. The companies on Thursday presented progress reports on compliance with a beefed-up European Union (EU) code of practice on disinformation
OnePlus launched its latest pair of earbuds alongside OnePlus Ace 2 on February 7, 2023. Dubbed OnePlus Buds Ace, the new truly wireless (TWS) earbuds from the company with up to 36 hours of battery life, ANC noise reduction, a 12.4mm dynamic audio driver, a dedicated dynamic bass system and more. It comes with the
Apple took care of two problems by announcing its new Dynamic Island feature last year. Dynamic Island serves as a neat cover-up for its Face ID technology, (which Apple has refused to let go off over the years) and makes for a more palatable approach for including a front-facing camera instead of a bucket-shaped display
OnePlus hosted the Cloud 11 launched event today. Along with launching the OnePlus 11 5G, the OnePlus 11R, and OnePlus Buds Pro 2, the company also announced the OnePlus Pad, the OnePlus TV 65 Q2 Pro, and the OnePlus Keyboard 81 Pro in the Indian market. The OnePlus Pad comes with a magnetic keyboard and
Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted sales on Monday, thanks to the success of the latest game in its Call of Duty franchise. A string of launches in October and November, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Warzone 2.0, and World of Warcraft: Dragonflight from the fantastical world of
A Kenyan court on Monday rejected a bid by Facebook’s parent company Meta to stop a case accusing it of exploitation and poor working conditions. The suit was filed by a former content moderator at Sama, a company contracted by Meta to review Facebook posts, and alleges that workers in Kenya were subjected to inhumane
Dizo Watch D2 was launched in India on Thursday. The latest budget-friendly smartwatch from the company sports a 1.91-inch display offering 500 nits of peak brightness. It also offers support placing calls from the watch and is claimed to offer ambient noise cancellation. It comes with smart health monitoring features via heart rate and blood
India expects to manufacture more mobile phones this year after the government eliminated import tariffs on some components used to assemble high-end phones from global companies such as Apple, a tax official told Reuters on Friday. Indian mobile phone exports nearly doubled year-on-year to $5 billion (roughly Rs. 40,960 crore) between April-October in 2022, primarily
OnePlus 11 5G is confirmed to launch in India on February 7 during the OnePlus Cloud 11 event. In a new update, the colour options, and the RAM and storage configurations of the handset have been leaked online. The OnePlus 11 5G is tipped to be available in India in two RAM and storage options with
The Last of Us Part I’s PC port has been delayed by three weeks. In a tweet, developer Naughty Dog confirmed that the much-awaited emotional, zombie-killing survivor game, which was originally set to drop on March 3, will now release on March 28. The studio claims that the additional time will be used to ensure
A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop Meta Platforms from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator’s concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market. A December trial to decide if Meta could go forward with the relatively small deal was seen