Stripe, the global fintech giant, said on Friday that it will temporarily move to an invite-only model for new account sign-ups in India, “a tough decision” it is making as it navigates the country’s evolving regulatory landscape. In a statement posted on its website, Stripe said that businesses in India will no longer be able […]
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Apple is expected to bring a plethora of AI features with iOS 18 under the internal codename “Project Greymatter”. A new report from AppleInsider sheds more details on the AI tools coming to Siri, Notes, and Photos. Greymatter Catch Up is the new notification summary feature which was previously detailed as “smart recaps”. It is expected to offer summaries for missed notifications as well as web pages, notes, and documents and the new bit is that users will be able to ask Siri for a recap of their recent notifications. Speaking of Siri, Apple’s digital assistant is getting Apple’s...
The 2024 election is likely to be the first in which faked audio and video of candidates is a serious factor. As campaigns warm up, voters should be aware: voice clones of major political figures, from the President on down, get very little pushback from AI companies, as a new study demonstrates. The Center for […]
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The vivo S19 series arrived, and with them, the company also announced a new wearable. Meet the vivo Watch GT, the brand's first smartwatch with a rectangular screen. It comes with eSIM support, which will likely remain a feature available only to Chinese carriers. The Watch GT has a 1.85" AMOLED screen with 2.5D curved glass on all four sides. The body itself is an aluminum alloy casing, and there are sensors on the back for heart rate and SpO2 tracking. vivo Watch GT The Watch GT features a 505 mAh battery, but sadly lacks wireless charging; the cell is charged with...
FintechOS competes with other companies such as Ncino, Meridian Link, Abrigo and Backbase.
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Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Pad Pro in April with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset. The chipset features a 5G modem, but the initial version lacked any sort of cellular connectivity. Today, the tablet is getting a new version with 5G support and a dual SIM slot. The Redmi Pad Pro is exactly the same device inside and out as its Wi-Fi-only sibling - built around a 12.1” IPS LCD with 2,560 x 1,600px resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. It has Gorilla Glass 3 on top, and the panel offers 600 nits peak brightness. There are two big circles on the back – one for the 8 MP camera and the other...
Tecno has partnered with German high-end TV and audio brand Loewe to bring us a special edition of the Camon 30 series designed by Loewe. The standout feature here is the back cover, which is made in part from waste coffee grounds. This is, in fact, the industry's first back cover made from coffee grounds, Tecno proudly claims in its official press release on the matter. The colorway features "a striking nature-inspired green" that "reflects commitment to sustainable and stylish design". The gradient design is "inspired by the life cycle of natural leaves with a color palette that...
ChatGPT has changed how most people regard and interact with AI, and the tool has been used widely to do everything from create travel itineraries to assisting developers with coding. Now, its creator, OpenAI, on Wednesday announced that it has signed a major enterprise customer that it hopes will be a signal of how a […]
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Motorola is expected to launch the Razr 50 soon, as the phone was recently certified by TENAA. The Chinese regulatory said the CPU reaches 2.5 GHz, and today, the foldable popped up on Geekbench, revealing more details about the processor. According to the listing, Razr 50 will have a four of the 2.5 GHz cores in addition to four 2.0 GHz ones, which is likely a Dimensity 7300X platform that will be announced by Mediatek soon. The phone also features 8 GB RAM in the tested configuration and boots Android 14. The Motorola Razr 50 was tested on Geekbench 6.3, scoring 2,751 for multiple...
MediaTek’s next flagship chipset – the Dimesnity 9400 is expected to launch at some point in Q4 this year and we now have another set of rumored specs. Tipster Digital Chat Station revealed that the Dimensity 9400 will carry the MT6991 model number and is expected to use TSMC’s second-generation 3nm N3E node which is touted to offer up to 34% lower power consumption. Dimensity 9400 will retain the all-big core structure from its predecessor with a Cortex-X5 performance core currently tested at a 3.4 GHz frequency. It's implied that the frequency may be increased by the time the chip...
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Nubank is taking its first tentative steps into the mobile network realm, as the NYSE-traded Brazilian neobank rolls out an eSIM (embedded SIM) service for travelers. The service will give customers access to 10GB of free roaming internet in more than 40 countries without having to switch out their own existing physical SIM card or […]
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The Moto G84 is getting a successor soon and that would be the aptly named Moto G85 which has been in the rumor mill for the past month. The latest additions are a batch of high-quality renders of the Moto G85 in grey and green, joining the previously leaked purple color. Moto G85 in grey We can see the device will sport a curved OLED screen and a revised camera island on the back that blends in with the frame. The renders also confirm a 50MP main cam with OIS. We already know the device will be equipped with a Snapdragon 4 Gen 3 chipset alongside 8/12GB RAM and 128/256GB...
Phone Link is a Microsoft solution that allows you to sync and cast your Android smartphone to a Windows computer. And integration will get even better with a new update that will allow you to grab text from Android photos and use it directly on PC through optical character recognition (OCR). Phone Link, called Link to Windows on the phone side, lets you connect Android 14 devices (only select brands like Samsung, Honor, OnePlus, Realme, Oppo, and others) and use their apps through your PC. Now, with OCR, you can copy the text from an image in your gallery and directly paste it on...
Infra.Market, an Indian startup that helps construction and real estate firms procure materials, has raised $50M from MARS Unicorn Fund.
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Realme brought the GT series back to India with the GT 6T smartphone. The local division announced the early bird sale for the device, which can lower the price by INR6,000 ($72/€66) for a limited amount of time. The early access deals Realme GT 6T will be available between 12 PM and 2 PM on May 28 on Realme.com and Amazon.in. The total discount combines INR4,000 bank deal (card promos and cashback offers) plus INR2,000 more for exchanging an old device. For users who want to buy the phone in installments, there is also a no-cost EMI for up to 6 months. This is the full breakdown...
Apple's WWDC 24 is just around the corner and Cupertino is widely expected to introduce its AI-powered iOS 18 touted as “one of the biggest overhauls in iOS history”. The latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman details more of the new AI features expected to launch with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15. These include AI-powered Safari, Photos and Notes as well as enhanced Siri and notifications with smart recaps. Apple is said to bring AI photo retouching, overhauled Safari web search, and improved Spotlight search with faster and more reliable results. Siri is getting a big...
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has raised $6 billion in a new funding round, it said today, in one of the largest deals in the red-hot nascent space, as he shores up capital to aggressively compete with rivals including OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, Prince Alwaleed […]
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Motorola is expected to bring the Razr 50 with a big cover screen, and today, the phone appeared on TENAA, confirming most rumors. The new premium smartphone will inherit the 3.6” panel from the Razr 40 Ultra, which goes around the two cameras and the LED flash. The listing also revealed key specs like memory, cameras, and CPU frequency. We expect the Razr 50 to launch with a midrange chipset and a fairly big battery, but it will keep the overall design. Motorola Razr 50 on TENAA The Razr 50 will have a 6.9” foldable OLED on the inside, which will have a Full HD+ resolution...
Miriam Vogel, profiled as part of TechCrunch's Women in AI series, is the CEO of the nonprofit responsible AI advocacy organization EqualAI.
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Google has been taking heat for some of the inaccurate, funny, and downright weird answers that it’s been providing via AI Overviews in search. AI Overviews are the AI-generated search results that Google started rolling out more broadly earlier this month, with mixed results — apparently, a user looking for help in getting cheese to […]
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Nothing's Ear line of earbuds was an instant bestseller thanks to its semi-transparent design and Nothing's elite marketing but the product's prowess is more than surface-deep. Having used the Nothing Ear (2) extensively since their launch, this reviewer can vouch that these are among the most comfortable earbuds out there, and they sound pretty great too. So naturally, I was curious about the new ones. Meet the Nothing Ear and Ear (a) - the company's new two-pronged assault on the booming wireless earbud market. The Nothing Ear is the flagship model, coming in at $149/£129/€149...
The Poco F5 was a hit last year, so the new F6 has big shoes to fill. It was so popular, in fact, that it even overshadowed its sibling, the Poco F5 Pro, so the new F6 Pro also has a lot to prove. The phones are available in some regions starting today and the F6 will be available in India on the 29th. Are you interested in buying an F6 and which one? Poco F6 Let’s start with the vanilla model. The Poco F6 brings a flagship-grade chipset, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, replacing the 7+ Gen 2 of the F5. With a more powerful GPU on board, the company also thought to raise the screen...
Evan, a high school sophomore from Houston, was stuck on a calculus problem. He pulled up Answer AI on his iPhone, snapped a photo of the problem from his Advanced Placement math textbook, and ran it through the homework app. Within a few seconds, Answer AI had generated an answer alongside a step-by-step process of […]
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Ulefone will unveil a new rugged smartphone next week called the Armor 25T Pro, and we've received some exclusive information about it, so let's see what it's all about. The Ulefone Armor 25T Pro's biggest highlight is the thermal imaging ThermoVue camera on the rear, allowing users to detect heat signatures (-20°C to 550°C) in their surroundings. The thermal camera will be joined by a 64MP Night Vision camera (OmniVision OV64B1B), which, together with two infrared LEDs, will help you take clear, detailed images in the dark. The Ulefone Armor 25T Pro's primary camera will...
Motorola recently launched the Edge 50 Fusion in India, and next week, it will introduce the Moto G04s in the country. This revelation comes from Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart, which set up a promo page on its website to tease the Moto G04s launching in India on May 30. The Motorola Moto G04s is powered by the Unisoc T606 SoC, runs Android 14, and has 4GB RAM and 64GB storage onboard. However, it's unclear whether more memory options will be available. The Moto G04s is built around a 6.6" 90Hz HD+ LCD protected by Gorilla Glass 3. It has a centered punch-hole for the selfie...
Samsung and iFixit ended their partnership for self-repair, both companies revealed. According to iFixit, it will no longer be the designated third-party parts and tools distributor, quoting high parts prices and Samsung's design. The announcement comes two years after the program's debut. The smartphone manufacturer responded that it is turning to a different website called SamsungParts.com, powered by Encompass. According to Kyle Weins, iFixit CEO and co-founder, the major reason is the price of parts. The company was also unable to secure official parts for the newest Samsung...
Motorola is working on a Moto G85 midranger that will cost €300 in Europe. The phone appeared on Geekbench with a Snapdragon 4 Gen 3 chipset, and now we got a first look at the phone courtesy of ToolJunction. The new phone will keep the dual camera design with a 50 MP shooter and OIS. The display appears to be curved on both sides, and the frame also stay away from the flat trend. Moto G85 The bottom houses the speaker grill, USB-C port and SIM tray, as well as a microphone. The top features the noise-canceling microphone and Dolby Atmos logo, suggesting quality sound...
OnePlus launched its first foldable smartphone called the OnePlus Open last October, but you'll have to wait longer for its successor since it won't arrive this year. The word comes from reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, who claimed the OnePlus Open 2 will launch in Q1 2025, meaning it could come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC at the helm instead of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. The tipster also said that the OnePlus Open 2 will have an upgraded hinge, a thin design, and a folding screen with even less of a crease. The smartphone will pack a high-resolution cover screen and...
The Poco F6 Pro just made its official debut and it's already with us. And while you wait for our review team to work its magic on let's see what's inside its box. The Poco F6 Pro comes with a 120W charger, a separate USB-A to USB-C cable, and a case. That's a very solid retail package by today's standards. There are a few notable differences between the Poco F6 and its Pro counterpart. The Pro has a larger sensor behind its main camera, a dedicated 2MP macro shooter, faster 120W charging, and a higher-res 1440p 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED display. Physically, both are the same size....
Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, isn’t working properly right now. At first, we noticed it wasn’t possible to perform a web search at all. Now it seems search results are loading properly. But this outage also appears to still be affecting Bing’s application programming interface (API), which means that other services that rely on Bing aren’t […]
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If you thought autonomous driving was just for cars, think again. The so-called ‘autonomous navigation’ market — where ships steer themselves guided by AI, resulting in fuel and time savings — is projected to grow from $4.46 billion in 2023 to $5.33B in 2024 alone. Orca AI is a London-based startup that claims to have […]
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Yesterday, Realme unveiled the Realme GT 6T in India, and today, the brand announced it will launch the Narzo N65 5G in India on May 28 at noon local time. The Realme Narzo N65 5G will be powered by the Dimensity 6300 SoC, run Android 14, and support storage expansion up to 2TB. It will pack a 6.67" HD+ 120Hz centered punch-hole display supporting Rainwater Smart Touch tech. The smartphone will have a flat design, with the circular camera on the rear housing a 50MP primary camera. The rest of the Narzo N65 5G's confirmed features include a 5,000 mAh battery with 15W charging, an...
Xiaomi's highly anticipated Poco F6 series is just around the corner and a live announcement event will be held today at 11AM UTC. The Poco F6 series will be comprised of a vanilla F6 and an F6 Pro version, as per tradition. The duo of handsets blurs the borders between the upper-mid-range class and the flagship killer category, bringing powerful chipsets, fast charging and potent new main cameras. This is the Global launch, which will be streamed live. And for those of you in India, we have the livestream from the Indian launch event. The Poco F lineup has been a staple...
Microsoft announced a new category of personal computers dubbed "Copilot+ PCs". These are AI-focused machines capable of 40+ TOPS so that they handle a lot of tasks locally, but cloud services are part of it too. We’re telling you all this because Samsung has introduced one of the first Copilot+ PCs – the Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge. This ties into the company’s own pursuits with Galaxy AI. Oh, and this is one of the first Snapdragon X Elite powered laptops too! It comes in two sizes – 14”, which weighs 1.16kg (2.56lbs) and measures 10.9mm thick (0.43”), and 16”, which is 1.55kg (3.42lbs)...
Where Aytac Yilmaz lives in the Netherlands, the sun might not appear for days on end, which can really crimp the output of the country’s solar panels. Wind turbines might make up some of the shortfall, but what if the wind disappears at the same time? Enter long-duration energy storage, or massive batteries tailored to […]
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Infinix just launched a new addition to its Note 40 portfolio in the Philippines - meet the Infinix Note 40 5G. The new smartphone has 512 GB storage, the most of any phone in the series and more than the majority of its competitors. The Note 40 5G is a mix of two other devices from the series – it has the body of the vanilla Note 40 but the Dimensity 7020 chipset of the Note 40 Pro. The screen is the same 6.78” AMOLED with 1080p resolution, up to 120 Hz refresh rate and a Gorilla Glass on top. At the back you get a 108 MP main camera and two auxiliary modules that serve little...
Realme has officially relaunched its GT series in overseas markets, starting in India with the debut of the GT 6T. The phone is essentially identical to the GT Neo6 SE, but comes with faster charging speeds. The GT 6T is powered by the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The phone features a 10-bit 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a peak brightness of up to 6,000 nits. It offers a resolution of 2,780 x 1,264 pixels and supports a 120 Hz refresh rate. Realme GT 6T features The main rear camera features a 50 MP Sony LYT-600 sensor and...
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has just been released and Insider Sony on X posted a surprisingly detailed report on Sony's upcoming top-tier smartphone, the Xperia Pro-C. The handset will be succeed the Xperia Pro-I and will bring plenty of changes. Perhaps the most interesting bit is that the upcoming Pro-C will adopt a smaller 6.0-inch display, instead of 6.5", and will feature a special anti-reflection coating. 2K resolution is also on the menu, matching the current Xperia 1 VI. The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and will have 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage in its base...
London-based fintech Vitesse has closed a $93 million Series C round of funding led by investment giant KKR.
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Infinix GT 20 Pro was announced last month, and today the smartphone reached India. The mid-ranger comes with a focus on mobile gaming enthusiasts with a custom-made Pixelworks X5 Turbo Gaming Display Chip, Esports Mode and an RGB LED design. The phone itself is powered by a Dimensity 8200 chipset, and users in India are getting 8 GB RAM and 12 GB RAM variants. Storage for both models is 256 GB UFS 3.1. The GT 20 Pro comes with X-Boost Mode that allows heavier usage of the hardware for a short period of time. The phone has VC Liquid Cooling to keep thermals in check and also brings...
Honor is working on a Magic V Flip foldable with the biggest battery among clamshell phones. The latest report from Digital Chat Station revealed it would also have a massive cover display, which will also be among the largest in the segment. An image of the cover screen casing was posted by the leakster, which is in line with previous leaks that suggested the screen will go around the circular camera island. Fan render, based on rumors According to DCS, the whole outer panel is a screen with a tiny bezel at the bottom. We can also see a round camera island in the image and a...
The vivo Y200 series expanded today in China with a new Y200 variant. It is a new smartphone with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, not to be mistaken with the phone with the same name, sold in India. This Y200 has a 6.78” AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution. It has a punch hole for the 8 MP selfie camera and a fingerprint scanner under the panel. The screen itself has a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and supports up to 120 Hz refresh rate. The Y200's back has two cameras - a 50 MP main shooter and a 2 MP lens for background blur in portrait shots. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1...
At the very end of last year, iQOO unveiled the Neo9 and Neo9 Pro. The Pro model is equipped with a Dimensity 9300 chipset and had a starting price (for a 12/256GB phone) of CNY 3,000. As you may have heard, MediaTek introduced a plus version of Dimensity 9300 and some phones are getting a mid-season refresh with it. The new iQOO Neo9S PRo The new iQOO Neo9S Pro is one such phone, though there is no vanilla model this time around. iQOO partnered with the NBA for this launch and buyers can win tickets for the NBA finals. Partner retailers in China start taking pre-orders...
The iQOO Pad2 series is launching on May 31 as confirmed by the brand’s official website. We’re expecting two tablets with the Pad2 powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and a Pad2 Pro featuring MediaTek’s recently announced Dimensity 9300+ chip. We also got more spec details for both devices. Pad2 features a 12.1-inch LDC with a 1,968 x 2,800px resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. It will be offered in several RAM/storage trims including 8/128GB, 8/256GB, and 12/512GB. We also get confirmation of a 10,000 mAh battery with 44W charging, an 8MP rear camera, and a 5MP selfie...
Founder-market fit is one of the most crucial factors in a startup’s success, and operators (someone involved in the day-to-day operations of a startup) turned founders have an almost unfair advantage in finding that fit. Data shows that a lack of expertise and business acumen in founders contributes to failed VC investments. The same principle applies […]
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Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of the top entertainment and sports talent agencies, is hoping to be at the forefront of AI protection services for celebrities in Hollywood. With many stars having their digital likeness used without permission, CAA has built a virtual media storage system for A-list talent — actors, athletes, comedians, directors, musicians, […]
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The Mark 6 Sony phones were unveiled earlier this week, but if you want one, you will have to wait until June. Do you want one? Let’s talk about the phones and have a vote. The Sony Xperia 1 VI finally gave up on trying to cram 4K resolution in a 6 and a bit inch screen and went with FHD+. And it’s an LTPO panel to boot, both of which combined result in stunning battery life. Well, that and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which appears to be running of two AA batteries. For all the focus on gaming in the Xperia 1 VI advertising, the phone isn’t great at it (sustained performance is bad...
“Not at this price” seems to be the main takeaway from last week’s poll about the Google Pixel 8a. $500/€550/₹53,000 is too high and people would rather get the regular Pixel 8, which can often be found for a similar price (though not for long, stock seems to be running low). We saw a lot of comments about the bezels – indeed, the Pixel 8 is a bit smaller (2mm shorter and 2mm narrower) despite having a slightly larger screen (very slightly). Everything else is equal or in favor of the regular 8, so why buy the 8a? Of course, the launch price won’t hold for long – it didn’t for the...
In our review of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, we called its camera system “nearly flawless”. However, the Cons section points out that this is a pricey phone – and it still is, though a bit less than usual right now. Amazon UK has knocked some £200 off the regular price of the 16/512GB model, which is the only one available in the UK. This offer only applies to the White colorways and there aren’t all that many units left in stock. [#InlineDealWidget, 74790#] The smaller Xiaomi 14 also got a glowing review and it corrects one of the few complaints we had about the Ultra – battery life....
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. By the way, TechCrunch plans to launch an AI newsletter […]
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Apple is notoriously secretive about its unannounced devices and affairs in general. iPhone leaks, in particular, are very rare. We often rely on second-hand or related industry and supplier information to get some hints. Like when we learned just recently that the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro display production is expected to be on schedule in June, hinting that the new iPhone 16 models will stick to tradition and come out in September. This year, however, there might be some cracks in Apple’s security since we did already see a fairly believable dummy iPhone 16 Pro Max unit in the wild,...
The Tecno Camon 30 5G and Camon 30 Premier unveiled during MWC 2024 debuted today in India. The Camon 30 5G comes in 8GB/256GB and 12GB/256GB variants priced at INR22,999 ($275/€255) and INR26,999 ($325/€300), respectively, whereas the Camon 30 Premier is offered in a single 12GB/512GB configuration that costs INR39,999 ($480/€440). Both smartphones will go on sale in India starting May 23. The Tecno Camon 30 5G is powered by the Dimensity 7020 SoC and sports a 6.78" 120Hz FullHD+ AMOLED screen. The smartphone is fueled by a 5,000 mAh battery with 70W charging support and features three...
Ever since Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X Elite ARM-based chips for Windows on ARM laptops there has been sort of a race to the finish line from manufacturers to put out actual products with the chip. Samsung might be the first across said line with its Galaxy Book4 Edge line. We already had some specs and rough pricing for the 14-inch model, but now thanks to a Swedish retailer, we have a better overall picture. Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14-inch The Galaxy Book4 Edge will be available in a 14-inch and 16-inch size variant. According to the store listing, the...
Xiaomi is a company that is not ashamed to relaunch the same phone over and over again, every time with a new name. Say hello to the Redmi Note 13R, an affordable midranger that is practically indistinguishable from the Redmi Note 12R. Only hardcore smartphone fans with eye for detail will notice the camera lenses and LED flash have an altered design. The phone has a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset and a 6.79” LCD. The screen supports a 120 Hz refresh rate, and comes with Full HD+ resolution. The back has 50 MP main and 2 MP macro cameras, while the selfie shooter has an 8 MP sensor....
Rockstar released the first GTA VI trailer last December, confirming the long-awaited game will arrive in 2025. Now we have a narrower time window for the game launch – it will arrive in fall 2025, according to the fiscal report of Take-Two Interactive, the owner of Rockstar. The game publisher's fiscal year ends in March, and the company expects net income to increase by 10% in the next 12 months. Here's what Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive, said regarding GTA VI: Our outlook reflects a narrowing of Rockstar Games' previously established window of Calendar...
Samsung was supposed to launch its Galaxy F55 in India today but the event has now been postponed for May 27. That didn’t stop Samsung from listing the F55's full specs on its website with the only remaining question mark being pricing. Galaxy F55 is a rebrand of the Galaxy C55 which launched in China last month and the Galaxy M55 which is already available in India. The key specs include a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The device is equipped with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset paired with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage and features a...
Oppo is gearing up to launch the Reno12 series on May 23 in China. The company revealed the design of the Reno12, and now we have the full specifications, courtesy of TENAA. The listing confirms that the phone will feature the new Dimensity 8250 chipset and retain the same battery and screen as its predecessor, the Reno11. Oppo Reno12 and Reno12 Pro (in Purple) The Oppo Reno12 will come with a 6.7” OLED display with Full HD+ resolution. Although images have not yet been added to the listing, we expect the panel to have slightly curved edges for easier handling. The phone...
vivo has unveiled three phones in the Y200 series so far – the vanilla Y200, the Y200e with a processor upgrade and the Y200i with an LCD and a larger battery. Yes, “series” and, yes, “so far”. The company just shared two videos showing off two more Y200 models and while looking at them, we noticed one more. First, let’s look at the vivo Y200 or possibly “Y200 5G”. The original Y200 has 5G connectivity too, so the name doesn’t make too much sense. Anyway, the new model will have a larger battery at 6,000mAh (up from 4,800mAh) and promises 2 days of battery life. It will also support faster...
The vivo S19 series is on its way, but the key specs of the phones appeared well ahead of the launch. According to Digital Chat Station, the vivo S19 and vivo S19 Pro will have new batteries with greater capacity but will keep the same chipset and display as their S18 predecessors. vivo S18 and S18 Pro Both S19 and S19 Pro will 50 MP cameras at the front and triple setups on the back. Those will include 50 MP main, 8 MP ultrawide and 50 MP telephoto units. The leakster claimed that the vivo S19 Pro will have a 5,500 mAh capacity, and the vanilla version should come with an...
Dubai-based Caviar, known for its luxury devices, has announced the limited edition Criss-Cross iPad Pro, which is a custom iPad Pro 2024 recently unveiled by Apple. The Caviar iPad Pro 2024 Criss-Cross - part of the brand's Desperado collection - features the popular Desert Eagle Mark XIX gun. There are two of those on the tablet's rear panel, forming the letter 'X' since the design is inspired by Deadpool, while the claws you see around the guns are inspired by Wolverine. For those unaware, both these popular characters will star in the Deadpool & Wolverine movie slated for release...
This is the Xperia 10 VI, Sony's annual midranger, and on the surface, not much has changed. It follows the blueprint of its predecessor almost to the letter. A mid-sized phone with great battery life, solid multimedia credentials, and the Sony experience for Sony faithful. The Xperia 10 VI is environmentally conscious, which is to say that it ships in a recycled box without any plastic inside, but also sadly no accessories - hope you have a charger and USB cable lying around. Over 50% of the phone's own plastics are recycled too! The new phone has lost the dedicated 54mm zoom...
Cargo ships docking at a commercial port incur costs called “disbursements” and “port call expenses.” This might be port dues, towage, and pilotage fees. It’s a complex patchwork and all ports operate their own procedures, much of it on spreadsheets. The global cost from port calls, for all vessels, is over $220 billion dollars per […]
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The Xperia 1 VI may have ditched its 21:9 display, but the Xperia 10 VI is here to continue the trend of tall and narrow Sony phones. The latest Sony midranger brings a few key changes compared to its predecessor including a more capable Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and 8GB RAM but it loses out on the dedicated telephoto cam. Sony Xperia 10 VI Xperia 10 VI features a 6.1-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and 60 Hz refresh rate. You still get Gorilla Glass Victus protection on the front and an 8MP front-facing cam and Sony claims the speakers are now louder and offer improved...
The Sony Xperia 1 VI is official and it's looking like a welcome refinement of the Xperia 1 V formula. The biggest change is the move away from the staple 4K OLED in its cinema 21:9 aspect ratio and towards a more conventional 19.5:9 1080x2340px panel. The diagonal is still 6.5 inches, but with the new aspect it's actually a slightly larger screen. The display is now brighter too - up from 900 nits to 1,300 nits - and smarter - the LTPO panel variably adjusts between 1Hz and 120Hz, whereas the Xperia 1 V mostly toggled between 60Hz and 120Hz. This will likely have a positive impact...
GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”) is OpenAI’s latest multimodal large language model (LLM) and it brings major advancements in text, voice, and image content generation to offer more natural interaction between users and AI. OpenAI claims its new AI model can respond to audio inputs in as little as 232 milliseconds and it is significantly faster in text response in non-English prompts with support for over 50 languages. You can also interrupt the model with new questions or clarifications while it is talking. GPT-4o also features a more capable, human-sounding voice assistant that responds...
Uber Technologies announced Tuesday that it will buy the Taiwan unit of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda for $950 million in cash. The deal is part of Uber Eats’ strategy to expand in Asia, specifically by strengthening its position in Taiwan. On the other hand, it also underscores Delivery Hero’s ongoing retreat from that same market: the sale […]
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Paris-based Blisce has become the latest VC firm to launch a fund dedicated to climate tech. It plans to raise as much as €150M (about $162M).
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The Realme GT 6T is launching on May 22, and the brand has already confirmed it will have the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 SoC at the helm, making the GT 6T India's first Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3-powered smartphone. Realme has now shared information about the GT 6T's battery capacity and charging speed to build some hype around the phone. Realme has announced the GT 6T will pack a 5,500 mAh battery incorporating a dual-cell architecture. It will use two 2,750 mAh cells and support 120W SuperVOOC charging, with the bundled 120W GaN charger advertised to fill the battery up to 50% in 10...
Sony is gearing up to announce its latest flagship smartphone – the Xperia 1 VI on Friday, May 17 and the latest teaser focuses on the upcoming flagship’s display. Sony is moving to a “new display technology” on the Xperia 1 VI which is likely a new version of its BRAVIA engine which is also used on the 2024 lineup of BRAVIA TVs. The more important bit is that the Xperia 1 VI will move to a more traditional 19.5:9 aspect ratio instead of the 21:9 ratio seen on all previous Xperia 1 models. Xperia 1 VI display The panel is expected to come in at 6.5-inches and is rumored to...
AI-powered tools like OpenAI’s Whisper have enabled many apps to make transcription an integral part of their feature set for personal note-taking, and the space has quickly flourished as a result. Apps like AudioPen, Cleft Notes, and TalkNotes have proliferated across app stores and the Internet, but most offer a pretty limited feature set: They […]
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Realme promised the GT 6T will be India's first Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 smartphone, and now we have an official launch date. The company revealed the smartphone will arrive next Wednesday, May 22 at 12 noon IST. The official info came alongside the first image of the phone, revealing the design and a 50 MP camera we've seen on the Realme GT Neo6 SE – a phone launched in China with the same Qualcomm chipset. There is a reasonable suspicion then that the two are actually the same device. Realme said the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset can score over 1.5 million on AnTuTu and even claimed it...
