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Dropped phone in water? This video could save you a trip to service centre

The video embedded in the article below seemingly produces low-tone sound, generating air motion near the speaker vents that pushes out excess liquid

Games24x7 shifts focus to tech platform, plans sector-agnostic investments

Amid new GST regime, Games24x7 eyes growth through diverse tech solutions and innovation

Deepfakes pose growing threat to corporate security and trust, warn experts

AI-driven deepfakes risk financial, reputational damage, call for stricter measures

Apple eyes bigger slice of India's streaming, music market with Airtel deal

"Apple TV+ will come bundled with premium Airtel WiFi and Postpaid plans," Airtel said in a statement on Tuesday, though the companies did not disclose a deal value for the partnership

Google rolls out quick reply redesign on Gmail for Android: What is new

Quick reply redesign introduces text field at the bottom of the screen, eliminating the need to scroll to select from options like Reply, Reply all, or Forward, although these options remain available

Sony launches 'Accessories' app on Windows for PS5 controller customisation

Sony's new Accessories app for Windows provides PlayStation-level customisation options for the DualSense Edge wireless controller on PCs, while supporting firmware updates for the base controller

X services restored after brief global outage; cause still unclear

X outage, which lasted several minutes on Wednesday, resulted in pages failing to load. Many users encountered a "something went wrong, try reloading" message on their screens

Instagram unveils new features: Add text to photos, layer images, and more

Instagram introduces a suite of updates, including in-app text marking on images, photo layering options, expanded carousel posts, and music integration for profiles

Google Meet adds 'Take notes for me' AI feature: What is it, how it works

"Take notes for me" in Google Meet automatically takes notes during a meeting and generates a "summary so far" in case you are late to join

Nothing Ear Open wireless earbuds set to launch soon: What to expect

Reportedly, the wireless earbuds would have a semi-in ear design and not the in-ear type design that is essential for active noise cancellation

Planning to buy iPhone 15? 4 reasons why you must wait for iPhone 16 series

The iPhone 16 series, including the baseline and Plus model, is going to be a big upgrade over the current generation models with Apple Intelligence features at the core for enhanced experience

Apple cuts 100 jobs in digital services group as priorities shift

The layoffs included some engineering roles, and the biggest cuts were made to the team responsible for the Apple Books app and Apple Bookstore

How lessons learned from 2016 campaign led US to be open about Iran hack

They accused Iranian hackers of targeting the presidential campaigns of both major parties as part of a broader attempt to sow discord in the American political process

Chinese hackers breach Indian, US internet firms via startup, says Lumen

'Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and another in India through a vulnerability in a Versa Networks server product'

Hindenburg takes aim at AI server maker Super Micro with short position

Close ties with chip giant Nvidia have allowed Super Micro, known for its liquid cooling technology for high-power semiconductors, to capitalise on the surge in demand for AI servers

Telegram under scanner for extortion, gambling; messaging app may face ban

Investigation against Telegram is being conducted by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Tech wrap Aug 27: Apple event on Sep 9, YouTube Premium, Xiaomi TVs, more

Apple schedules It's Glowtime event for September 9. YouTube increases prices of premium subscription plans in India. Xiaomi launches X Pro QLED series TVs

WhatsApp explores 'mark all chats as read' option on Android app: Details

Although the option to mark all chats as read at once has been available on iOS for some time, WhatsApp has begun testing it on the Android app now

Airtel partners with Apple, offers Apple TV+, Music benefits to consumers

Beginning later this year, Airtel Xstream customers will receive Apple TV+ access as part of Airtel's premium Wi-Fi and postpaid plans, while Wynk Premium users will get exclusive Apple Music offer

Amazon's Rufus now available in India: Know all about AI shopping assistant

Amazon said its AI shopping assistant Rufus will allow customers to get product suggestions, comparisons and more while allowing follow up questions for a conversational tone