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Instagram has clarified that it does not share location with others and uses ‘precise location’ for things like location tags as well as map features. The Meta-owned company’s response came after a number of accounts had shared a message claiming that an update from Instagram might allow iPhone users’ followers to know their exact location.

Apple leads the global smartwatch market as the brand with the highest market share, while strong growth from Indian brands such as Fire-Boltt and Noise have made India the second largest market for smartwatch globally, according to a new report by Counterpoint Research. The global smartwatch market grew 13 percent year-on-year in Q2 2022, with

MacBook Pro and the iPad Pro, which are heading towards mass production this year, have been hinted to not be using a 3nm chip technology. Both the Apple gadgets are tipped to sport the new 5nm chips, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. He had first hinted this a few days earlier. The analyst had also

Samsung is reportedly working on a dual screen phone that will come with a rear-facing transparent display in addition to the primary display. The patent application for the dual screen handset from Samsung is said to have been discovered at the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) and was filed in January. The latest foldable smartphones

LG UltraGear OLED 45GR95QE was unveiled ahead of the IFA 2022 tech show in Berlin, Germany on Friday. The company says that this is the UtraGear brand’s first curved OLED monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate. Its 45-inch curved display has an aspect ratio of 21:9 and a WQHD resolution. The screen has an anti-glare

Twitter was questioned rigorously by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology on Friday over a whistleblower’s revelations on its India operations. The social media platform’s officials were asked about data security and privacy. The Twitter executives denied the whistleblower’s claims. However, as per the sources, the panel has cited the

Meta’s next virtual reality (VR) headset will launch in October, a company executive revealed on a podcast. The executive also said that more details about the new VR headset at Meta’s Connect conference. There will be a few “big features” that will arrive with the headset, the executive added. The headset will get the ability

iPhone 14 series lineup is expected to be unveiled at Apple’s special launch event on September 7. The Cupertino company is yet to officially reveal the first look of these smartphones. However, a couple of weeks before their intended arrival, supposed dummy models of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have been

Redmi Note 11SE is all set to go official in India on Friday. Ahead of the official launch, the handset is listed on the company website revealing its full specifications. The listing suggests that Xiaomi won’t bundle a charging adapter inside the Redmi Note 11SE’s retail box this time around. The Redmi Note 11SE features

Gotham Knights release date has been brought forward four days to October 21. WB Games Montréal confirmed the news during the Geoff Keighley-hosted Gamescom Opening Night Live, by releasing a new trailer that shone a spotlight on the infamous rogues gallery, featuring Harley Quinn and Clayface. The open-world RPG set in the Batman universe was

Twitter is reportedly working on bringing together the teams that engages in reducing toxic content and spam bots on the social media platform. The latest development comes amidst a former Twitter security chief Peter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleged that the company misled regulators regarding the poor cybersecurity defenses of the micro-blogging site. The security expert has

Fire-Boltt Hulk smartwatch has been launched in India today. The smartwatch comes with several features including Bluetooth calling, 1.78-inch AMOLED display, and inbuilt voice assistant. The wearable from Fire-Boltt also supports over 100 sports modes and multiple health tracking features including heart rate tracking, SpO2 monitoring, and sleep monitoring among others. The Fire-Boltt Hulk also

Apple launched its Self Service Repair programme allowing users to perform their own repairs for select iPhone models last year. Now, it is expanding the initiative including MacBook laptops. It will be limited to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models powered by M1 chips. The Cupertino giant has also restricted repairs to areas including

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G and Galaxy A13 5G smartphones’ price and availability have been confirmed by the South Korean company. Both the smartphones have made their debut in the Taiwanese market and will be available starting next month. Both the Samsung smartphones come with 50-megapixel main camera sensors and 5,000mAh batteries. The Galaxy A23 5G

Ubisoft+ — the publisher’s own game subscription service — might be launching on Xbox soon. A Twitter user known for scraping the Xbox backend has found a Ubisoft+ logo, indicating that the service is coming to Xbox shortly. Ubisoft had confirmed its service to be arriving on Microsoft’s platform in January, but never revealed any

Meta CEO has shared on Facebook that the company will soon release “major updates” to Horizon Worlds. The executive also said that the avatar graphics will also be updated soon. The CEO said that he will be sharing more details at company’s Connect event later. In the post, the executive acknowledged that the image of

As more and more Wear OS devices have started to enter the market, American tech giant Google’s efforts to improve the overall experience on Android devices have been revealed in the latest APK teardown of its Play Services app. According to an app teardown done by XDA-Developers, new strings in the beta version 22.32.12 build

Apple supplier Foxconn has signed a $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,400 crore) memorandum of understanding with Vietnamese developer Kinh Bac City to expand its facility in the north of the country to diversify and boost production, state media said on Saturday. The Taiwanese company’s new factory, on a plot of 50.5 hectares (125 acres) in