Tech

Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has received a new multi-billion dollar contract for selling 5G equipment from India’s Bharti Airtel, two sources familiar with the matter said. This comes after Ericsson got part of a $3.6 billion (roughly Rs. 30,259 crore) contract last month for selling 5G equipment to India’s Vodafone Idea. It shared the contract with

Honor Magic 7 series will be unveiled soon as successors to the Honor Magic 6 lineup. The company has announced the launch date for the phones, but not much else is officially known about them. However, details about the phone’s camera, battery, display, chipset and build details had surfaced online recently. The series is expected

YouTube might be hiding the “skip button” that appears on its ad interface. Some users have reported that the skip button is entirely missing, whereas others have found it appearing after the countdown duration has passed. The video-streaming giant has reportedly stated that the skip button is not being tampered with. However, the company is

The U.S. National Labor Relations board accused Apple of interfering with workers’ rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions by restricting their use of social media and workplace messaging app Slack, the agency said on Friday. The NLRB complaint, issued on Thursday, accuses the iPhone maker of maintaining unlawful work rules around the acceptable

iQOO 13 — the upcoming flagship smartphone from the Vivo subsidiary — could be launched in India by the end of the year, according to details shared by a tipster. It is expected to be unveiled in China next month, as one of the first handsets to be equipped with Qualcomm’s next-generation chipset. The iQOO

Reliance Jio announced new International Subscriber Dialing (ISD) recharge plans for 21 countries on Friday. The telecom service provider introduced new minute packs that offer dedicated on-call minutes on every recharge. The new ISD recharge plans start at Rs. 39 and go up to Rs. 99. These plans are available for both prepaid and postpaid

Oppo Find X8 series is scheduled to make its debut in China on October 24. The purported smartphone lineup is expected to feature a dedicated capture button for the camera, enabling quick access. Ahead of its anticipated launch, a company official has highlighted the reasons behind the inclusion of this new button on the Find

Meta announced the expansion of Meta AI, the company’s in-house artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, to six new countries on Wednesday. The UK has been included in the list of countries which are getting access to the AI chatbot now. The social media giant also highlighted that the AI platform will be expanded to 15 more

iPhone 16 series was launched by Apple at a special event held in September at Apple Park in California. The latest smartphone lineup from the Cupertino-based tech giant boasts features like a powerful A18 family of chipsets, improved design, an Action button on all models, and a new dedicated Camera Control button. Courtesy of these

OnePlus 13 is expected to debut in China sometime this month as the successor to the OnePlus 12, which launched globally earlier this year. Ahead of its anticipated debut, extensive details about the purported smartphone’s display have been leaked by a tipster. It is suggested to be equipped with a BOE X2 panel with a

Reliance Jio AirFiber service was launched last year to provide wireless internet connectivity to areas where a wired connection is not feasible. The telecom operator has introduced this service in almost every major city across the country. The Jio AirFiber offers fast wireless internet connectivity, which is designed for both residential and office usage. Currently,

Samsung has announced that the beta version of its upcoming Android 15-based operating system (OS) update dubbed One UI 7 will be available to all users, not just developers. The update was officially announced at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024 held in San Jose on October 4. One of the highlighted features of One

TikTok launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform on Monday to help advertisers easily create and deploy ads on the app. Dubbed Smart+, the AI-powered platform automates the entire ad campaign journey starting from the creative development to delivering the ad to the right audience. The platform is focused towards performance marketing and lets clients

Apple rolled out new iOS 18.1 developer and public updates for iPhone on Monday. With the new updates, the Cupertino-based tech giant brings new toggles in the Control Centre, changes to the Notification Summaries, support for Sleep Apnea detection, and the ability to share Apple Music songs directly on social media platforms. Notably, this development

Google reportedly sent a notification to some Android devices between Saturday and Sunday. This unique notification was shared via Google Play services and was titled “Your Android Has New Features”. The notification reportedly opened in a full-screen interface and showcased the recently added features to Android devices. Some of these included Circle to Search, Google

Bharti Airtel has made an early payment of 84.65 billion rupees ($1.01 billion) to the Indian government, partially settling its outstanding spectrum fees from a 2016 auction, the telecom carrier announced on Monday. This is the first payment the country’s second-largest telecom operator is making for the phone spectrum it acquired for $2.13 billion (roughly

Foldables have indeed come a long way, especially in India. While earlier limited to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold range, 2024 has provided enough variety from a number of manufacturers across foldable segments. You can now get one for as low as Rs. 64,999 in a flippable clamshell form factor or pony up Rs. 1,59,999 for

Facebook owner Meta announced on Friday it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading media generation startups like OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Samples of Movie Gen’s creations provided by Meta showed videos of animals