Technology

Put off by Elon Musk’s muscular management style? Move to us! That’s the pitch being used by talent-starved technology firms trying to lure thousands of former Twitter Inc employees laid off by the social media company under its new owner. Twitter has fired top executives and enforced steep job cuts with a little warning following

Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 are now receiving a software update, which brings key new features to the devices. The new fitness-focused smart wearables from Fitbit, which were launched globally in mid-2022, are now capable of handling on-wrist incoming phone calls from the paired smartphone, and the screen can be turned off with a

The tablet PC market in India grew 22 percent quarter-on-quarter in July-September with demand for 5G capable devices picking up the steam, CyberMedia Research said on Monday. CMR anticipates the tablet PC shipments to record a healthy 10-15 percent growth in 2022. Samsung led the market with a 28 percent market share, followed by Lenovo

Realme 10 4G India launch could happen very soon. The date is yet to be officially confirmed by the Chinese smartphone brand, but ahead of it, a fresh leak has suggested the price, RAM, and storage details of the Realme 10 4G’s Indian variant. It is said to be offered in three RAM and storage

Alphabet’s Google has struck at least 24 deals with big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement to pay Activision Blizzard about $360 million (roughly Rs. 2,941 crore) over three years, according to a court filing on Thursday. Google also agreed in 2020 to pay Tencent Holdings’s Riot

Elon Musk started a Twitter poll late on Friday asking followers to vote on whether to reinstate former US President Donald Trump’s account on the platform, with early results showing roughly 60 percent voting yes. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk tweeted, a Latin phrase that roughly means meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of

Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook streaming service, has rolled out improvements to its Apple Watch app that improve its functionality and make it possible to use the app independently on the smartwatch. The new app allows Audible to work independently on Apple’s watchOS platform, so users will be able to stream or download titles from Audible

Earphones and headphones market in India is currently inundated with a plethora of options across all price ranges from brands like Oppo, Nothing, Apple, Sennheiser, and Sony. Even the budget options these days are packed with features like ANC and gaming mode. Notably, the audio market has also shifted towards wireless earphones and headphones in

Samsung Galaxy M14 5G is believed to be in the works. The South Korean tech giant seems to be developing a successor to the Galaxy M13 5G that launched in India earlier this year in July. A Samsung handset with the model number SM-M146B has surfaced on Geekbench. It is supposedly one of the first

Samsung Galaxy A52 Android 13 update is reportedly rolling out to users with the company’s One UI 5.0 interface on top. The update has been spotted in Russia. Samsung officially unveiled the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 upgrade last month at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2022. The latest update bears the firmware version number

Google’s ‘Live View’ Maps feature has been available in some countries for a while, letting users hold up their smartphones and view directions pasted onto city streets and buildings using augmented reality. Around September this year, Google announced the ability to search with Live View adding a visual angle to search. Among the many new

Vivo X90 Pro is expected to debut in China on November 22 as the company gears up to launch the Vivo X90 series in China. Vivo has confirmed that this upcoming flagship lineup will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC. It has also teased that one of these may also feature a Snapdragon

iQoo 11 series is confirmed to launch soon with the lineup expected to include the standard iQoo 11, iQoo 11 Pro, and iQoo 11 Legend. The iQoo 11 has been a part of the rumour mill for some time and has been spotted on several certification sites. Its complete specifications have now been leaked along

Asus ROG Phone 6 Diablo Immortal Edition has been launched by the Taiwanese company in association with Blizzard. The latest edition of the ROG Phone 6 will sport the Aura RGB logo with Diablo Immortal graphics. The rear panel of the smartphone will feature a Hellfire Red semi-matte design. Buyers can add and customise the

WhatsApp is reportedly testing a tweaked camera interface on the beta version of its app that would allow users easily record videos via a dedicated button for Android users. The newly introduced feature will allow users to easily switch to video recording. WhatsApp currently requires users to hold the shutter button on older WhatsApp versions.

Samsung Electronics has expanded its partnership with Google to bring a new chipset for its upcoming flagship smartphones, according to details shared by a tipster. In the coming years, Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets could get more powerful. The South Korean technology giant has been making Google’s Tensor chips that power its Pixel smartphones, and

Xiaomi is expected to launch its new flagship smartphone series soon in China. The company confirmed to launch of its new flagship smartphone with the newly-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC soon. Xiaomi said that it will be among the first smartphone brands to launch a flagship phone with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen

Realme Neo GT 5 is tipped to launch as the company’s next GT Neo series smartphone. According to details shared by a tipster citing a senior Realme executive, the firm also plans to launch an affordable foldable phone in the future. Realme is also tipped to launch two new models every year in the GT