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Elon Musk-owned artificial intelligence (AI) firm xAI is testing a standalone app for its in-house chatbot Grok. The chatbot app for Grok is currently only available on iOS in beta. It was first reported on Sunday and is currently only available in select regions. The iOS app will also take advantage of the recently released

Poco X7 5G is expected to launch soon as the successor to Poco X6. While we wait for the official announcement, specifications of the unannounced phone have appeared online. The Poco X7 5G is said to ship with a 1.5K resolution display and MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra processor. Its predecessor, the Poco X6, also had a

India Mobile Congress — or IMC 2024 — was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, alongside the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) 2024. At the annual digital technology forum, several milestones in the areas of mobile network connectivity, broadband adoption, and optical fibre network expansion were highlighted by the Prime Minister. Over the course

iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are no longer listed for purchase in Switzerland, and the company is expected to discontinue sales of its smartphones across the European Union (EU), two years after they were launched, according to a report. The company will stop selling another smartphone that was also introduced in 2022 — the

Instagram is working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to reimagine their videos. The AI-powered video editing tool is built on Meta’s Movie Gen AI model, an early research project that can generate videos from text prompts. On Instagram, instead of letting users generate videos from scratch, the feature will

OpenAI added support for several note-taking and coding apps within the ChatGPT app for macOS on Thursday. The AI firm described this feature as agentic and highlighted that the chatbot will be able to read on-screen information in the supported apps and help users with queries. This feature is currently available to only the paid

OnePlus 13R will be unveiled on January 7 in global markets as a successor to last year’s OnePlus 12R. It is confirmed to be available via Amazon in India. As we wait for the official reveal, the Chinese tech brand has started to disclose details of its upcoming phones through teasers. Most recently, OnePlus disclosed

Vodafone Idea (Vi) showcased a wide range of solutions targeted towards consumers and businesses in line with the ‘The Future is Now’ theme at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 on Tuesday. One of the notable announcements is the ‘Clinic in a Bag’ programme that allows medical professionals to assess and evaluate patients in real-time

HMD Orka could be one of the next smartphones from the Finnish OEM. While the moniker of the handset has not yet been confirmed, alleged leaked design renders have surfaced online suggesting its expected colour options. Some key features of the rumoured phone have been tipped as well. Recently, a leak showed the design, colourways,

Threads — Meta Platforms’ microblogging app and a competitor to X (formerly Twitter) — is rolling out a new feature which lets users share photos and videos from others without quoting the original post, the platform head announced on Wednesday. Users will be able to add their own text and express their creative takes alongside

Google is reportedly testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its iOS app. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is working on a new feature that shows AI suggestions when a user begins typing a search query. These words reportedly add more details and context to the query, and can act

Realme 14x 5G was launched in India on Wednesday. The handset comes with an IP69 rating for dust and water resistance, which is claimed to ensure protection against high temperature and high pressure water spray. It has an IP68 rating as well, which is said to offer continuous water immersion protection and military-grade shock resistance.

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has silently rolled out 5G services in India, according to a report. The telecom service provider has launched commercial operations of 5G in 17 circles across the country, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi. The rollout comes after the company’s CEO reportedly said in January that the 5G rollout in

Redmi Turbo 4 is said to be in the works as a successor to the Redmi Turbo 3. The Xiaomi sub-brand has yet to officially confirm the development of Redmi Turbo 4, but multiple leaks have already revealed the specifications, design, and possible launch timeline. The Redmi Turbo 4 is likely to arrive with a

The UK plans to extend its rules against illegal material online to cover how social media companies respond to crises like the recent riots in the country, according to a statement from British regulator Ofcom on Monday.  The agency released its first guidelines for the Online Safety Act, a law passed in 2023 to govern

Apple is reportedly working on an updated version of Magic Mouse, its wireless mouse designed to work with Mac computers. According to details shared by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the latest version of his weekly Power On newsletter, Apple could finally update the design of its wireless accessory, which was last updated in 2015. The

iQoo Z9 Turbo with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset was launched in April this year. Now, the Vivo sub-brand is said to be preparing to unveil a new iQOO Z10 Turbo. iQOO is yet to reveal a launch date for the phone, but a latest leak coming out of China suggests its potential specifications. The

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is gearing up to launch its commercial 4G services in India. Ahead of the anticipated introduction, the state-owned telecommunications provider has unveiled a new logo which showcases the company’s three key goals: to provide services securely, affordably, and reliably. It has also introduced seven new services including spam protection measures,