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  Google Is Poised to Acquire Eye-Tracking Startup for Future Glasses

  Google intends to acquire AdHawk Microsystems for $115 million (roughly Rs. 1003 crore), according to people with knowledge of the matter. That includes $15 million (roughly Rs. 130 crore) in future payments that will hinge on AdHawk reaching performance targets

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  OnePlus Reveals Plans to Replace Alert Slider With a Customisable Smart Button

  OnePlus is planning to replace the iconic Alert Slider with a new customisable smart button, the company revealed on Monday. The Alert Slider, which has been a mainstay on all OnePlus flagship smartphones till date, is a physical switch that allows users to quickly change the sound profile of the device without waking it up.

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  Tecno Unveils SpectraVision Camera With True-to-Life Colour Reproduction at MWC 2025

  Tecno on Monday unveiled its new multispectral imaging sensor dubbed SpectraVision Camera at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The new camera technology is claimed to enhance the colour reproduction by delivering true-to-life colour accuracy, leveraging a real-time colour-rendering sensor. As per the company, it also takes advantag...

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  Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Renders Reportedly Leak, Showing Design From Different Angles

  The Nintendo Switch 2 leaks refuse to die down even after the hybrid gaming console’s reveal last month. The device was subject to several leaks and rumours that shed light on its design and features ahead of the announcement from Nintendo. Now, new images have surfaced online that seem to be computer-aided renders of the Switch 2’s dock.

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  Google Pixel 9a to Be Available at the Same Price Point as Its Predecessor: Report

  Google's Pixel 9a is anticipated to hit stores next month. While Google is yet to announce a launch date for the new Pixel A series phone, several leaks have surfaced recently and showcased the hardware, design and US pricing of the Pixel 8a successor. A new leak now suggests that the Pixel 9a will be available at similar pricing as its predecess...

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  iPhone SE 4 or iPhone 16E Launch Today: Everything We Know So Far

  iPhone 16E or iPhone SE 4 is expected to be launched today, as per Apple's recent announcement. The new smartphone is expected to succeed the 2022 model, featuring hardware upgrades such as a larger display, a faster Apple A18 chip, and support for Face ID. It will also likely support Apple Intelligence features. Here's everything you need to know ...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Review: A Galaxy of AI

  Samsung’s latest flagship, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, features a Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, a larger display, a new ultrawide camera, a flatter design, and a host of AI upgrades. But do these minor hardware tweaks and major AI enhancements justify an upgrade? Find out in our review.

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  Realme P3 Pro First Impressions: Sensible Upgrades

  Realme released its latest P3 Pro just 5 months after its predecessor and less than a year after the P1 Pro. The differences between the P1 Pro and P2 Pro were negligible, but this time around Realme has taken things up a notch despite its abnormally quick product release cycle. There are plenty of upgrades sprinkled across the board and some sensi...

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  Frontier Supercomputer Simulates Universe with Unmatched Complexity

  The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has conducted the most detailed universe simulation to date. Using the Hardware/Hybrid Accelerated Cosmology Code (HACC) under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project, the model incorporates dark matter, gas, and plasma interactions. With speeds reaching 1.4 exaFLOPS, ...

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  Samsung Galaxy A06 5G Specifications Leaked, Said to Get 6.7-Inch Display, Dimensity 6300 SoC

  Post the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy A06 smartphone back in August 2024, the company seems to be preparing for the launch of a 5G variant. While hardware specifications of the 5G budget smartphone have been leaked out in the past, a new source has now spilled all the beans on the Galaxy A06 5G.

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  Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge Tipped to Get Smaller Than Usual 3,900mAh Battery

  ng’s Galaxy S25 Edge, despite being unveiled, is still far away from a launch . The smartphone was showcased at the brand’s recent Galaxy Unpacked event, which also revealed the new Galaxy S25 models. A new report now reiterates older rumours and sheds light on a very important hardware detail—the phone’s battery capacity.

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  Oppo Find X8 Ultra Tipped to Ditch Alert Slider in Favour of Apple-Like Action Button

  Oppo’s current range of flagship smartphones don’t fall short of any hardware upgrades, but the brand did attempt to ape Apple’s Camera Control button by introducing a new Quick Button on its Find X8 Pro model last year. Turns out that wasn’t the last of it, as the smartphone brand is now said to be taking a shot at another Apple iPhone fea...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra: A Look at the New AI Features

  The Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung’s flagship S series phone for 2025, is going all in on Galaxy AI. While the phone does get some meaningful hardware upgrades, the main focus this year is on making the Ultra the best AI phone out there. Samsung wants to change the way users interact with the phone. And the Galaxy S25 series gets multimodal AI agents ...

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  Nintendo Cuts Switch Sales Forecast Ahead of Nintendo Switch 2 Launch

  Nintendo cut its full-year sales Switch forecast by 12 percent to 11 million units. "While we think sales of hardware and software are solid for the eighth year, we did not achieve our plan," Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa told an earnings briefing.

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  Vivo V50 Specifications, Design Revealed Ahead of Launch: To Pack a 6,000mAh Battery

  After numerous leaks, Vivo India has officially unveiled its upcoming Vivo V50 smartphone. The company’s official website now has a landing page revealing all the details we need to know about its upcoming V series flagship. Hardware specifications aside, Vivo has even officially revealed Vivo V50's design and colourways.