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Samsung, Motorola to boost AI capabilities on phones through Perplexity AI

Reportedly, Perplexity AI's partnership with Motorola is expected to be announced this month, whereas discussions with Samsung are still in early stages

Instagram introduces 'Blend' for reels recommendations in DMs, groups chats

Instagram's new Blend feature lets users share their entire reels feed with each other in group chats and direct messages, showing reels based on recommendations of each member

Google releases Android 16 beta 4 for Pixel smartphones: Check new features

Google has confirmed that this is the final scheduled beta update before Android 16's official release, expected next month

Vivo T4 with 7300mAh battery to launch in India on April 22: What to expect

Vivo said that its upcoming smartphone, the Vivo T4 5G, will be the slimmest smartphone in its segment with a 7,300mAh battery

Google's journey from dorm to search and internet dominance: Check timeline

Here's a look at some milestones in the history of the technology giant, whose parent is now known as Alphabet

Garena Free Fire Max: Redeem codes for April 18, win skins and more rewards

Garena Free Fire Max has released redeem codes for April 18. Users can follow the detailed step-by-step guide to redeem them

Tamil Nadu Cabinet clears space policy, eyes ₹10,000 crore investment

The move is expected to attract investments of ₹10,000 crore into Tamil Nadu's space sector, creating at least 10,000 high-value jobs in the sector for talented youth

Webb telescope finds strongest clue yet of life beyond our solar system

Scientists detect a potential biosignature gas in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b-one that, on Earth, is only produced by living organisms like phytoplankton

Tech Wrap April 17: Moto Book 60 launch, Samsung Galaxy M56, OpenAI models

Motorola debuts Moto Book 60, Pad 60 Pro. Samsung Galaxy M56 launched. OpenAI releases a new o-series models. Samsung's OneUI 7 update delayed. Google's Gemini Live's camera and screen sharing

Samsung delays OneUI 7 update for older generation models yet again: Report

An updated schedule, first spotted by a Reddit user via the Samsung Members app, reveals that One UI 7 rollout to multiple devices has been delayed by about a month from their original timelines

Phones with 16GB storage not eligible for Android 15 in new Google mandates

Newly launched and existing smartphones that feature less than 32GB storage will not be eligible for Android 15 update, according to news reports citing Google's new minimum storage policy mandates

Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is getting ChatGPT-like memory feature: Details

xAI said that Grok's memory feature is designed to enhance its ability to understand and respond to individual users based on past conversations

Google offers another Gemini paid feature for free on Android: Details here

Initially, the on-screen awareness and camera sharing features of the Gemini Live were offered in free-tier model only to select Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones

Microsoft Copilot Vision will see what is on your screen, if you opt-in

Microsoft defines Vision as a "talk-based experience," which essentially means users use it by speaking into the air, then waiting for Copilot to respond

OpenAI releases o3 and o4-mini AI models with native agentic abilities

OpenAI highlighted that these new o-series reasoning models are the first to include images directly in their chain of thought

Vivo V50e smartphone goes on sale with introductory offers: Price and specs

Powered by MediaTek Dimensity7300, the Vivo V50e starts at Rs 28,999 and offers several AI-based tools including Google's Gemini assistant and Circle to Search

Ahoy, gamers! Microsoft gives big boost to Xbox app: Check new features

Now, users will be able to purchase games, Game Pass subscriptions, and add-on content directly through the Xbox app on their Android and iOS devices

Meta blocks Apple Intelligence on WhatsApp, Instagram to boost in-house AI

Apple Intelligence-powered Writing Tools are inaccessible on Meta apps like WhatsApp and Instagram, while they remain functional in other third-party apps such as X and Reddit

Garena Free Fire Max: Redeem codes for April 17 to win diamonds and rewards

Garena Free Fire Max has released redeem codes for April 17. Here is a step-by-step guide to redeem them

Tech Wrap April 16: Google pixel 9a, HP OMEN MAX 16, Gemini gets Veo 2

Google Pixel 9a on sale in India. HP launches OMEN MAX 16 gaming laptop. Google's Gemini gets Veo 2 integration. Lenovo debuts Legion Tower 5i desktop. ChatGPT gets a photo Library