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Grok-2 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models have finally been released in beta by xAI. The Elon Musk-owned AI firm launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 Mini on Tuesday and claimed newer capabilities and improvements in the large language models (LLMs). Both models are available to Premium and Premium+ X (formerly known as Twitter) users. Interesting...

In a recent move, TRAI issued a directive to all network providers, asking them to stop promotional calls from unregistered callers. An official statement on the development was released by TRAI on August 13.

Noise Buds N1 Pro were launched in India on Wednesday. The true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones come with active noise cancellation (ANC) support and claim to offer a total battery life of up to 60 hours. They also support Instacharge fast-charging technology that is said to offer 200 minutes of playback with a 10 minute charge. The Buds N1 Pro pac...

Infinix InBook Y3 Max has been launched in India on Wednesday. The new budget laptop offering from Infinix comes with a 16-inch display and is available in Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processor options. It runs on Windows 11 out-of-the-box and packs up to 16GB RAM and up to 512GB of expandable storage. The Infinix InBook Y3 Max houses a 70Wh...

OnePlus Nord 4 and the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G received new artificial intelligence (AI) features on August 10. The company announced three new AI features for these smartphones which were being integrated via an AI Toolkit. This toolkit will be present in the sidebar, but the features will only appear when the conditions to use them have been me...

Biggest ott releases this week include JioCinema's Kay Kay Menon starrer Shekhar Home and HBO original Industry Season 3, SonyLiv's Chamak: The Conclusion and Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16, Netflix's Emily in Paris Season 4 Part 1, and Amazon miniTV's Naam Namak Nishan.

Huawei has developing a tri-fold smartphone and a prototype of the purported device was recently spotted in the hands of a top official at the company. While there is no timeline regarding its launch or information about what it could offer, a claim on social media has suggested its exorbitant price.

Google introduced new artificial intelligence (AI) accessibility features for Pixel smartphones and Android devices on Tuesday. There are four new features, out of which two are exclusive to Pixel smartphones, and two have a wider availability across Android devices. These features are aimed at people with low vision and vision loss, people who are...

Xiaomi has commenced the rollout of the next big update for its smartphones, according to a report. The update is dubbed HyperOS 1.5 and it is said to come with the August patch, new features, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. The first batch of smartphones to receive the update include China-only Xiaomi 14 series, Redmi K70 series and other...

Honor's AI-based eye-tracking feature will soon start rolling out globally. The Chinese tech brand introduced the feature for Honor Magic 6 Pro users in its home country at the beginning of the year. The advanced functionality lets users interact with their smartphones using their eyes. Users can perform various tasks through compatible apps just b...

Smartphone shipments in India grew 7.2 percent year-over-year (YoY) in the first half (H1) of 2024 where 69 million units were shipped, according to a report by a market research firm. The second quarter (Q2) of the year saw 35 million smartphones being shipped, which was a 3.2 percent YoY rise over Q2 2023 shipments. The report added that the ...

Swiggy UPI was launched in India on Wednesday. The on-demand food delivery services platform has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to roll out its UPI plug-in solution that aims to improve the payment experience by reducing the number of steps it takes to complete a transaction and making the whole process quicker.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced an increase in limit of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for tax payments. The decision was made as a part of RBI’s Monetary Policy announcement last week. With this, users can now transact up to Rs. 5,00,000 while settling their tax liabilities. Earlier, this limit was kept at Rs. 1...

iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z9s Pro will launch in India on August 21. The company had previously revealed the design, colour options, and chipset details of the smartphones. The iQOO Z9s will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 SoC, while the iQOO Z9s Pro will get a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset. Now, iQOO has confirmed several more features of the upcom...

In the last 24 hours, the overall crypto market cap has risen by 2.50 percent. Bitcoin reflected a notable profit alongside Cardano, Tron, and Avalanche. Litecoin and Cosmos found their way on the loss-making side of the crypto charts.

Grok-2 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models have finally been released in beta by xAI. The Elon Musk-owned AI firm launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 Mini on Tuesday and claimed newer capabilities and improvements in the large language models (LLMs). Both models are available to Premium and Premium+ X (formerly known as Twitter) users. Interesting...

In a recent move, TRAI issued a directive to all network providers, asking them to stop promotional calls from unregistered callers. An official statement on the development was released by TRAI on August 13.

Noise Buds N1 Pro were launched in India on Wednesday. The true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones come with active noise cancellation (ANC) support and claim to offer a total battery life of up to 60 hours. They also support Instacharge fast-charging technology that is said to offer 200 minutes of playback with a 10 minute charge. The Buds N1 Pro pac...

Infinix InBook Y3 Max has been launched in India on Wednesday. The new budget laptop offering from Infinix comes with a 16-inch display and is available in Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processor options. It runs on Windows 11 out-of-the-box and packs up to 16GB RAM and up to 512GB of expandable storage. The Infinix InBook Y3 Max houses a 70Wh...

OnePlus Nord 4 and the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite 5G received new artificial intelligence (AI) features on August 10. The company announced three new AI features for these smartphones which were being integrated via an AI Toolkit. This toolkit will be present in the sidebar, but the features will only appear when the conditions to use them have been me...

Biggest ott releases this week include JioCinema's Kay Kay Menon starrer Shekhar Home and HBO original Industry Season 3, SonyLiv's Chamak: The Conclusion and Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16, Netflix's Emily in Paris Season 4 Part 1, and Amazon miniTV's Naam Namak Nishan.

Huawei has developing a tri-fold smartphone and a prototype of the purported device was recently spotted in the hands of a top official at the company. While there is no timeline regarding its launch or information about what it could offer, a claim on social media has suggested its exorbitant price.

Google introduced new artificial intelligence (AI) accessibility features for Pixel smartphones and Android devices on Tuesday. There are four new features, out of which two are exclusive to Pixel smartphones, and two have a wider availability across Android devices. These features are aimed at people with low vision and vision loss, people who are...

Xiaomi has commenced the rollout of the next big update for its smartphones, according to a report. The update is dubbed HyperOS 1.5 and it is said to come with the August patch, new features, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. The first batch of smartphones to receive the update include China-only Xiaomi 14 series, Redmi K70 series and other...

Honor's AI-based eye-tracking feature will soon start rolling out globally. The Chinese tech brand introduced the feature for Honor Magic 6 Pro users in its home country at the beginning of the year. The advanced functionality lets users interact with their smartphones using their eyes. Users can perform various tasks through compatible apps just b...

Smartphone shipments in India grew 7.2 percent year-over-year (YoY) in the first half (H1) of 2024 where 69 million units were shipped, according to a report by a market research firm. The second quarter (Q2) of the year saw 35 million smartphones being shipped, which was a 3.2 percent YoY rise over Q2 2023 shipments. The report added that the ...

Swiggy UPI was launched in India on Wednesday. The on-demand food delivery services platform has collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to roll out its UPI plug-in solution that aims to improve the payment experience by reducing the number of steps it takes to complete a transaction and making the whole process quicker.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced an increase in limit of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for tax payments. The decision was made as a part of RBI’s Monetary Policy announcement last week. With this, users can now transact up to Rs. 5,00,000 while settling their tax liabilities. Earlier, this limit was kept at Rs. 1...

iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z9s Pro will launch in India on August 21. The company had previously revealed the design, colour options, and chipset details of the smartphones. The iQOO Z9s will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 SoC, while the iQOO Z9s Pro will get a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset. Now, iQOO has confirmed several more features of the upcom...

In the last 24 hours, the overall crypto market cap has risen by 2.50 percent. Bitcoin reflected a notable profit alongside Cardano, Tron, and Avalanche. Litecoin and Cosmos found their way on the loss-making side of the crypto charts.