Current Technology

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  iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max Tipped to Get Liquid Cooling for Improved Thermal Management

  iPhone 17 series is rumoured to be in development as the successor to the iPhone 16 lineup. Over the last few months, the rumour mill has suggested that the purported phones could have a key new feature for managing thermals — liquid cooling. While there has been contrasting news depending on the tipster you’re believing regarding the availabil...

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  Apple Reportedly Developing Refreshed C1 Modem With mmWave Support for iPhone

  A refreshed version of Apple’s C1 modem is said to be in development which adds a key functionality missing from the current model, as per the claims by an industry analyst. Introduced with the debut of the iPhone 16e last month, it is the Cupertino-based technology giant’s first-ever proprietary cellular modem which potentially reduces the com...

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  Vietnam to Pilot Digital Assets Exchange Project in March

  Vietnam’s finance ministry is working to pilot a trading platform for digital assets by the end of March. The development comes just days after Vietnam’s Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính set a national growth target of eight percent or more by the end of 2025.

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  Realme Showcases Interchangeable-Lens Concept, Previews New AI Features at MWC 2025

  Realme showcased a new interchangeable-lens concept on Monday at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The consumer tech brand’s new camera technology is currently a prototype, and it will allow users to mount digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) lenses directly to a smartphone. The company said this will significantly enhance the capab...

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  Home-Grown Startup Lumio Announces Foray Into India’s 4K Smart TV Market Backed by Flipkart, Xiaomi Officials

  Lumio, a home-grown consumer technology startup from Circuit House Technologies founded by former Xiaomi and Flipkart officials has announced its foray into India’s home entertainment space. The brand says it will soon introduce its range of 4K smart TVs in collaboration with Google, Dixon Technologies, and Amazon India with the aim of changing c...

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  ISRO’s NVS-02 Satellite Stalls in Orbit Due to Technical Malfunction

  A technical issue has stalled the orbit-raising operations of ISRO’s NVS-02 satellite, launched on January 29. While solar panels are functioning and communication is stable, the oxidizer valves have failed to open, preventing thruster activation. Tracking data indicates the satellite remains in its initial orbit. ISRO is assessing alternative wa...

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  Acerone Liquid S162E4, S272E4 Smartphones Listed Online in India: See Features

  Acerone Liquid S162E4 and Acerone Liquid S272E4 smartphones from Acer are currently listed online in India. The price and availability details of the handsets have not yet been confirmed. The online listings reveal the design and key features of the phones. Notably, a Bengaluru-based startup called Indkal Technologies announced an agreement with ...

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  India to Develop Native Generative AI Models in Six to Eight Months, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

  India will build native generative artificial intelligence (AI) models within six to eight months, the Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Thursday. The initiative was announced at the Utkarsh Odisha Conclave, where the minister also revealed that the DeepSeek-R1 AI model has been implemented ...

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  Google Play Store Rolls Out Verified Badge for VPN Apps Focused on Privacy and Safety

  Google on Tuesday announced a new way for users to identify ‘trusted’ apps and make informed choices on the Play Store. Consumer-facing VPN apps that meet the user privacy and safety standards will now appear with a verified badge, in compliance with the Mountain View-based technology company’s Play safety and security guidelines Play safety ...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 to Reportedly Be Available in a 128GB Variant in India, Price Leaked

  Samsung Galaxy S25 series was launched globally and in India at the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on January 22. At the time, the South Korean technology conglomerate only announced the availability and prices of the 256GB and 512GB configurations of the base Galaxy S25. However, a recent report suggests that the phone will also be available in a 128G...

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  Groundbreaking Graphene Discovery Opens Path to Quantum Computing with Topological States

  A team of researchers from the University of British Columbia, the University of Washington, and Johns Hopkins University have uncovered a new class of quantum states in a precisely engineered twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene system. By creating a moiré pattern through slight rotational misalignment, they observed electrons displaying vortex-li...

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  Microsoft Unveils Open-Source MatterGen AI Model That Can Generate Inorganic Material Designs

  Microsoft researchers unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) model last week that can design new inorganic materials with desired properties. Dubbed MatterGen, the open-source large language model (LLM) is currently available in the public domain. The researchers have also published a paper highlighting that the technology can be used to accel...

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  Hong Kong Announces Supervisory Incubator to Help Banks Safely Test Blockchain Technology

  The newly formed Supervisory Incubator will focus on helping banks load-up on risk management capabilities around deposits and loan services. The practice of tokenised deposits will be the core area of focus for the incubator.  

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  UK Top Secret Lab Develops 'Groundbreaking' Quantum Clock For Military Use

  The trial is the first time that DSTL has tested a UK-built optical atomic clock outside of a laboratory, offering a new capability beyond the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) that currently exist.

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  iPhone 17 Standard Models Once Again Tipped to Get High Refresh Rate Displays

  Apple's iPhone 16 series has been in stores for three months, yet rumours about next year's iPhone 17 lineup are brewing. A new leak from China suggests that all models in the 2025 iPhone lineup will feature high refresh rate displays. If this turns out to be true, the iPhone 17 family will be the first to pack advanced ProMotion technology across...