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How costlier phones, longer use make case for smartphone protection plans

As smartphone prices rise and replacement cycles stretch to about 40 months, consumers are increasingly opting for protection plans, with adoption stronger for premium and refurbished devices

AI enters smartphone buying equation, but basics still matter most: Amazon

Amazon's Best in Tech survey shows AI is becoming a smartphone buying factor for Indian consumers, but performance, battery life and camera quality still matter more

Google expands personalisation across Search, Discover and News: Details

Google is giving users more control over Search, Discover and Google News, allowing them to customise preferred sources, topics and content based on their interests

ChatGPT can now access iMessage, SMS, RCS on Apple Silicon Macs: What's new

ChatGPT's Apple Messages plugin can read, search, analyse and send iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations on Apple Silicon Macs

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE launch set for August 27: Expected specs and features

Samsung will host its Galaxy Event on August 27, where it is expected to unveil the Galaxy S26 FE with an Exynos 2500 chip, new AI features, upgraded cameras and Android 17-based One UI

Elon Musk pitches Starlink as way to connect 'least served' in rural India

Starlink, operated by Musk's SpaceX, provides internet connectivity through a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites and has been seeking regulatory approvals to launch its services in India

ChatGPT can now control iMessage, raising potential Apple privacy concerns

The new feature, available for ChatGPT on the Mac, allows the OpenAI system to take actions such as reading, writing and sending text messages

iPhone 18 Pro series: Apple could raise prices, but would it hurt demand?

Apple could face nearly $300 higher BoM costs on the top iPhone 18 Pro Max, but tiered pricing, financing, services and its premium positioning could let it limit the price increase on entry-level

Amazon bundles free Alexa+ with Fire TV devices in select regions: Details

Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ on Fire TV at no additional cost in the US, while the AI assistant is yet to launch in India

Google offers students in India one-year of free AI Plus plan: How to claim

Google is offering eligible college students in India a free Google AI Plus plan for 12 months, alongside discounted AI Pro plans and new Gemini study tools

Starlink knocks on India's door again for Gen 2 satellite network

Starlink is seeking a fresh regulatory nod for its next-generation satellite network as India works on rules for direct-to-device services that could bring satellite connectivity to phones

Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids: Ex-Meta engineer

Former Meta engineering director Arturo Bejar testified that the company prioritised user engagement and profits over child safety and mental wellbeing

Paradigm shift in cybersecurity seen as defender, attacker are AI-enabled

There is a paradigm shift happening in the cybersecurity domain as entry barriers for attacks have reduced because of artificial intelligence, says 63SATS Cybertech's joint MD & joint CEO

Google's India Pixel shift remains slow; Vietnam, China dominate production

The US tech giant, which sells roughly 12 million smartphones globally, continues to bet heavily on Vietnam

Within 6 months, ChatGPT could watch your screen, record calls: Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says a future ChatGPT could watch screens, meetings, and calls, while connecting to emails, texts and documents to provide real-time context and assistance

OnePlus, OPPO, Samsung raise smartphone prices as India's market slows down

OnePlus has raised prices for the fifth time in nine months, while Samsung has made its ninth price revision in eight months. OPPO has also increased prices across new models

Apple sets 5% commission for apps outside App Store in European Union

The company last year changed App Store rules and fees in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers ‌

Cerebras launches new server chip, system designed to speed AI chatbots

Cerebras makes AI hardware and chips that compete with Nvidia and targets the portion of AI called inference, the computing process of generating an answer in a chatbot such as Anthropic's ‌Claude

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram

4 lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users

OpenAI slows model training to bolster security after Hugging Face hack

The AI research lab behind ChatGPT said ‌it paused its model testing for two weeks and is ​adding other AI systems to monitor the activities ​of AI agents in testing