Early Release

Portrait mode photography might have biases that lead to the image output for darker skin tones being of poor quality, a study claimed. The portrait mode effect on smartphones is digitally achieved by using depth-sensing technology to separate the subject from the background of the photo. However, the result can differ from impressive to unsatisfac...

Thousands of prisoners are to be released early starting September to prevent the "collapse" of the prison system, the UK's new justice minister announced on Friday.

Indian American Republican leader Nikki Haley also released the several dozen delegates she had won during the party's presidential primaries early this year for the presumptive nominee, Donald Trump.

South Korea's military on Friday released a video that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiralling early in flight and exploding, a rare publicising of surveillance footage to dismiss the North's claim of a successful test.

CoralApp has conceptualised a smartphone, dubbed the Coral Phone, that will be packed with Web3 and AI capabilities. The device has been designed to provide direct access to decentralised apps, allow users to experience native on-chain games, and let users save their private wallet keys into the in-built Coral Vault.

A new pill that slowly releases ketamine could treat people with severe depression without giving them the psychedelic side effects of the often-misused drug, early trial results suggested on Monday.

India on Thursday said it has been pressing Russia for early release and repatriation of its nationals employed by the Russian Army, underlining that it has sought a stop to recruitment of Indians in the war zone.

God of War Ragnarok will reportedly be the next first-party PlayStation game to be ported to PC. The acclaimed action-adventure title from Sony-owned Santa Monica Studio could be announced early as later this month.

Vivo X Fold 3 Pro was unveiled in China in March. Now, Vivo is reportedly gearing up to release the foldable phone in India. The Chinese tech brand is yet to confirm a timeframe, but a new report reveals that it will go official early next month. The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

Hades 2, the roguelike action-RPG from Supergiant Games, was released in early access on Steam and Epic Games Store Monday. The much-awaited sequel has since climbed the charts to become one of the most played games on Valve’s platform this week. In fact, the game has already more than doubled the all-time peak concurrent player count of its pred...

Nintendo is said to have pushed the launch of its next-generation console, with reports from earlier this year claiming that the successor to the Nintendo Switch would be released in early 2025. Little is known about the Nintendo Switch 2, but the console will likely retain the hybrid design of its predecessor and is expected to come with a larger ...

A district and sessions judge kidnapped by armed men in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been released from captivity, said Barrister Saif, the spokesperson of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), early on Monday.

Helldivers 2 launched exclusively on PS5 and PC on February 8, quickly becoming a phenomenon and rising up the charts to become one of the most played games on Steam. The overwhelming success of Helldivers 2 could be forcing Sony to rethink its release strategy. The game is now rumoured to be a subject of internal discussions over a possible Xbox r...

Electronic Arts has revealed more details about its upcoming Formula 1 racing sim, EA Sports F1 24, with a new trailer. F1 24, first announced in February, will arrive earlier than previous games in the series on May 31 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X.

Stable Diffusion 3 and Stable Diffusion 3 Turbo models were unveiled in preview in February. Now, Stability AI is finally making the artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-image models available for some users. The company will let developers access the AI model through the Stability AI Developer Platform API. It has partnered with the API platform F...

Portrait mode photography might have biases that lead to the image output for darker skin tones being of poor quality, a study claimed. The portrait mode effect on smartphones is digitally achieved by using depth-sensing technology to separate the subject from the background of the photo. However, the result can differ from impressive to unsatisfac...

Thousands of prisoners are to be released early starting September to prevent the "collapse" of the prison system, the UK's new justice minister announced on Friday.

Indian American Republican leader Nikki Haley also released the several dozen delegates she had won during the party's presidential primaries early this year for the presumptive nominee, Donald Trump.

South Korea's military on Friday released a video that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiralling early in flight and exploding, a rare publicising of surveillance footage to dismiss the North's claim of a successful test.

CoralApp has conceptualised a smartphone, dubbed the Coral Phone, that will be packed with Web3 and AI capabilities. The device has been designed to provide direct access to decentralised apps, allow users to experience native on-chain games, and let users save their private wallet keys into the in-built Coral Vault.

A new pill that slowly releases ketamine could treat people with severe depression without giving them the psychedelic side effects of the often-misused drug, early trial results suggested on Monday.

India on Thursday said it has been pressing Russia for early release and repatriation of its nationals employed by the Russian Army, underlining that it has sought a stop to recruitment of Indians in the war zone.

God of War Ragnarok will reportedly be the next first-party PlayStation game to be ported to PC. The acclaimed action-adventure title from Sony-owned Santa Monica Studio could be announced early as later this month.

Vivo X Fold 3 Pro was unveiled in China in March. Now, Vivo is reportedly gearing up to release the foldable phone in India. The Chinese tech brand is yet to confirm a timeframe, but a new report reveals that it will go official early next month. The Vivo X Fold 3 Pro runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.

Hades 2, the roguelike action-RPG from Supergiant Games, was released in early access on Steam and Epic Games Store Monday. The much-awaited sequel has since climbed the charts to become one of the most played games on Valve’s platform this week. In fact, the game has already more than doubled the all-time peak concurrent player count of its pred...

Nintendo is said to have pushed the launch of its next-generation console, with reports from earlier this year claiming that the successor to the Nintendo Switch would be released in early 2025. Little is known about the Nintendo Switch 2, but the console will likely retain the hybrid design of its predecessor and is expected to come with a larger ...

A district and sessions judge kidnapped by armed men in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been released from captivity, said Barrister Saif, the spokesperson of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), early on Monday.

Helldivers 2 launched exclusively on PS5 and PC on February 8, quickly becoming a phenomenon and rising up the charts to become one of the most played games on Steam. The overwhelming success of Helldivers 2 could be forcing Sony to rethink its release strategy. The game is now rumoured to be a subject of internal discussions over a possible Xbox r...

Electronic Arts has revealed more details about its upcoming Formula 1 racing sim, EA Sports F1 24, with a new trailer. F1 24, first announced in February, will arrive earlier than previous games in the series on May 31 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X.

Stable Diffusion 3 and Stable Diffusion 3 Turbo models were unveiled in preview in February. Now, Stability AI is finally making the artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-image models available for some users. The company will let developers access the AI model through the Stability AI Developer Platform API. It has partnered with the API platform F...