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Tecno Pova 6 Pro 5G was launched in India on Friday, March 29. It was initially unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in February this year. The phone is powered by a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC and features a 108-megapixel triple rear camera unit. The company claims it is the first smartphone in India to

Elon Musk has announced that X (formerly known as Twitter) will now offer features from X Premium and X Premium+ — the microblogging platform’s paid subscription — at no additional cost, to specific users on the platform. However, not all X users will be eligible, according to details shared by the company’s CEO on Thursday.

iPhone SE 4 — Apple’s fourth generation ‘Special Edition’ smartphone — is likely to be equipped with an OLED screen manufactured by a Chinese firm, according to a report. The iPhone maker was reportedly negotiating the cost of the display on the upcoming midrange smartphone with three suppliers — one is said to have dropped

Poco’s Global executive David Liu recently teased the arrival of a new Poco F series phone without confirming the exact moniker. It is tipped to be the Poco F6. The Xiaomi sub-brand is yet to announce the launch date of the new F series device but ahead of it, its specifications have emerged online. It

The Parliament passed the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which seeks to amend the laws relating to telecommunication services and networks, on Thursday. The bill, introduced by Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 13, would allow for the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security. While

HMD Global is reportedly gearing up to launch a bunch of new HMD and Nokia branded smartphones. Ahead of any official confirmation, a tipster has leaked the names of the upcoming devices along with their colour options and specifications. The Finnish company best known for producing Nokia-branded smartphones is tipped to announce a total of

WhatsApp rolled out the feature to pin messages in individual as well as group chats in December 2023. The pinned messages would appear at the top of the chat, right below the name and image of the person or the group. Users could only, however, pin a single message within one chat. Earlier this month,

Apple’s iPhone 14 series was launched in India back in September 2022 with a starting price of Rs. 69,900. The standard iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are currently listed for purchase at a discounted rate on Flipkart. The e-commerce site is offering additional discounts for purchases made through select bank cards and EMI transactions.

Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC was launched in China last week. Now, the new Civi series handset is said to come to India with the Xiaomi 14 Civi moniker. References about the handset were reportedly spotted on the Mi Code. The Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro boasts a Leica-backed 50-megapixel triple

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and provide a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum. The Telecommunications Bill, 2023, was approved by the Rajya Sabha through a voice vote. It was passed by the

The U.S. has filed a lawsuit against Apple with the aim of increasing competition for the iPhone and giving a leg up to smaller companies whose apps work with the ubiquitous device. In the lawsuit against the $2.7 trillion company, the U.S. argues the iPhone maker hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices, and the

Snapchat has announced a new ‘AR Pichkari’ lens in time for Holi 2024. The mobile based image and video sharing platform reveals that the lens was developed by a third-party developer and allows users to splash their friends with virtual colours, using their smartphone’s rear camera, simulating the use of a pichkari (water gun) that

Apple Inc. is winding down a long-running project to design and develop its own smartwatch displays, putting an end to another pricey research and development initiative. In recent weeks, the company has ceased an in-house effort to create screens with microLED technology, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The displays, which featured brighter

Honor MagicBook X14 Pro (2024) and MagicBook X16 Pro (2024) are confirmed to go on sale in India starting April first week. Ahead of the official debut, the company has revealed the pre-order offers for the latest laptops. The reservations for the Honor MagicBook X14 Pro and MagicBook X16 Pro will begin on March 25

Vi — the telecom network formerly known as Vodafone Idea — on Friday announced the launch of its Rs. 3,199 annual prepaid recharge plan that comes with a yearly subscription to Amazon Prime Video for prepaid users. It allows Vi prepaid subscribers to stream their favourite shows on the OTT platform without any additional subscription charges. The

Samsung could expand its Galaxy AI, the suite of artificial intelligence features which are currently only available on the Galaxy S24 series, to its older Galaxy S22 series as well, as per a report. Earlier, the tech giant had confirmed that the AI features would be added to the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold

WhatsApp has been spotted developing a feature that transcribes voice notes on Android devices. Using the speech recognition feature on your smartphone, WhatsApp will locally process voice notes that are sent and received, displaying the transcribed text in the same chat window. The feature, currently in development, could come in handy when it is not

iPhone 16 series is expected to launch later this year as the successor to the iPhone 15 lineup which was unveiled in September 2023. The upcoming models are likely to come with considerable upgrades over the current handsets. Several leaks and reports about the iPhone 16 lineup have surfaced online over the past few months.