Technology

Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will no longer allow advertisers to promote their accounts within the platform’s timeline to attract new followers, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing an email to advertising clients. Promoted accounts, or “Follower Objective” ads, generate more than $100 million (roughly Rs. 831 crore) annually in global revenue for

Telegram on Monday announced that Stories are now available to all users. The tool was initially introduced to Premium subscribers last month and is now accessible to all users on the platform. This feature comes with certain tweaks and enhancements compared to the ones found on rival social media platforms. Alongside new privacy settings, the social

Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting “banned content” that it said contained “fake” information about Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court. Reddit joins a list of sites under scrutiny in Russia for failing to remove content that Moscow deems

Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance and used by tens of millions of Americans, has faced calls from US lawmakers for a

Fire-Boltt Emerald smartwatch has been launched as the latest addition to the company’s “Jewels of Time” series. The smartwatch comes with a diamond-cut glass dial an elegant gem frame and a rotating crown. The smartwatch sports a 1.09-inch display with a resolution of 240×240 pixels. It also supports Bluetooth calling and is equipped with sensors

iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models were launched last year with the Apple A16 Bionic chip under the hood. The Cupertino company is largely speculated to equip this year’s iPhone 15 Pro models with its new chipset — Apple A17 Bionic— as an improvement on its predecessor. A new leak now sheds more

Vivo Pad Air has been officially introduced in China by the company’s vice president Jia Jingdong on Weibo. The tablet has been announced to arrive in three colour options. The device’s specifications and other details have also been confirmed. It weighs only 530 grams and packs an 8,500mAh battery with 44W fast charging support. The

Japan’s Sony on Wednesday said first-quarter profit tumbled due to weaker performances from its movies and financial businesses. In April-June, operating profit slid 31 percent to JPY 253 billion ($1.8 billion or roughly Rs. 14,907 crore), in line with estimates. Profit at its movies division plunged by two-thirds due to lower sales for television content

WhatsApp beta — the company’s testing version of the popular messaging app — has added a new feature with the latest update. Previously referred to as audio chats, this feature allows users to start a voice call in a group. Meanwhile, a recent beta update also added support for sending messages to group admins for

Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Threads on Monday to post about his ‘cage-fight’ with Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter).  The development comes as Musk on Sunday said that his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X. Sharing a screenshot of Musk’s

Britain’s data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said. Reuters reported exclusively in March that Snapchat owner Snap had only removed a few dozen children aged under-13 from its platform in

Amazon Great Freedom Festival 2023 sale began on August 4 with discounts on smartphones and other consumer electronics products. Besides the discount on the iPhone 14, customers who are looking to buy a new tablet can also avail of discounts on Apple’s iPad models. Meanwhile, both the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra

The government is likely to give more time to companies to apply for licences to import laptops and other devices, extending stipulated timelines of import restrictions, IT Ministry sources said. The move will come as a part breather to companies. The timelines may be extended, maybe by a month or so, they said adding that

Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale 2023 is currently ongoing, with great discounts on a range of products like smartphones, laptops, gaming accessories, speakers, kitchen appliances and other devices. The e-commerce site has offers in various price ranges, with products for each and everyone. The Great Freedom Festival 2023 Sale began on August 3 for Prime

If films like Heat and Sexy Beast are anything to go by, when you’re in the professional heist business, retirement does not come easily. There’s always that one last job you get called in to tie up some loose ends, rekindling greed and the drive to plan elaborate robbery schemes within you. With the old

Elon Musk, who recently rebranded Twitter as X, has teased people with a new feature on the microblogging site. On Friday, the billionaire posted a live video, also featuring some employees from X, raking 4.9 million users. In another tweet, he shared about the live video feature being live. Users can stream live clips using

Nothing has announced the launch of a new sub-brand — CMF by Nothing. The UK startup, led by OnePlus Co-Founder Carl Pei, is aiming to reach more consumers and will provide access to more affordable devices, starting with a smartwatch and a pair of earphones. The announcement comes a month after the company unveiled its

In a sea of budget smartwatches, Fire-Boltt’s Phoenix Ultra stands out. This is mainly because of two factors — its price and design. The smartwatch is currently available in India at Rs. 2,199 makes it one of the most affordable smartwatches to sport a classic watch design and metal body, which feels familiar and appears more