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Amid heightened scrutiny for Chinese firms, Realme cracks Indian market

The move paid off, boosting the four-year-old newcomer's sales and helping it reach the No. 3 position in the fast-growing market with about 600 million smartphone users

Tech giant Google to bring picture-in-picture mode for Meet app

Tech giant Google has announced that it is bringing picture-in-picture (PiP) support to its video conferencing app alongside pinning multiple videos feeds

Govt employees asked not to use third-party VPN, Google Drive and Dropbox

Ten-page guideline from National Informatics Centre issues 'do's and don'ts' for cyber security

Samsung expands F-series phones; to launch Galaxy F13 in India on June 22

The company said that Galaxy F13 is slated to come with a slew of attractive features such as an FHD+ display for an immersive viewing experience

Father's day 2022: Music player to air purifier, six tech products for dads

From music player from Saregama to all-weather air purifier from Dyson, here is a list of consumer tech products and services you can gift your dad on father's day 2022

Sentient artificial intelligence: A dream & a nightmare for scientists

Given our inability to define consciousness and to understand how it arises, and given the huge strides made in developing AI, a genuinely self-aware program might indeed be around the corner

Instagram bug that forced users to watch same stories again fixed

Instagram users on iPhone were experiencing an issue on the application where they were forced to see stories again and again after having watched them once. This issue was resolved by Instagram

Meta adds parental controls to Quest VR headsets to keep tab on young users

Meta has announced that it is adding parental controls to all Quest VR headsets that will allow parents to keep a tab on underage users' screen time and receive approval requests for purchases

Bug hits Meta-owned Instagram stories, several users left in the lurch

Meta-owned Instagram faced teething troubles with its Stories feature and several users were left in the lurch while viewing someone's stories

Google Maps rolls out feature to estimate toll charges for a journey

Google has rolled out a new Google Maps feature that estimates how much one has to pay in tolls while navigating through a certain route

Microsoft begins working on games like Solitaire, Connect 4 for Teams

Microsoft has begun working on bringing online games to its Microsoft Teams service. The software maker has started testing games like Solitaire, Connect 4, and Wordament inside Microsoft Teams

Only 12% firms using AI at a level that gives competitive edge: Accenture

63% global firms are AI experimenters, barely scratching the surface of its potential with AI maturity score of 29; Many others with higher scores are still leaving the full value of AI untapped

Only 12% companies are utilising AI to outpace their rivals: Report

Only 12 per cent of organisations that use AI are doing it at a maturity level to achieve a strong competitive advantage while the rest are still experimenting with the technology, a new report said

HP launches 12th Gen Intel Core processor powered Spectre x360 laptops

Priced Rs 129,999, the laptops in HP Spectre x360 portfolio come in 13.5-inch and 16-inch touchscreen variants, both with OLED panels of 3:2 aspect ratio and up to 4K resolution

Carl Pei's Nothing to locally manufacture smartphone in India: Official

In March, the company had announced plans to expand its device ecosystem beyond the audio segment starting with foray into the smartphone business.

CERT-IN flags multiple weak spots in Android OS carrying data leak risk

The agency released the vulnerability note a week after Google made the security risks public in its Android Security Bulletin-June 2022

Goodbye, Internet Explorer: Microsoft to retire 27-yr-old browser on Jun 15

Microsoft has announced the retirement of 27-year-old Internet Explorer as the browser will be completely phased out from June 15

Sony Bravia X75K smart TV review: Audio-visual mismatch subdues experience

Powered by Google TV platform, the Sony Bravia X75K has a clean but buggy interface, which hinders interactivity and experience

Game streaming is becoming a serious professional choice for youth

Gamers have to put in 12-15 hours a day when they begin playing new games, since they need to make sure that the audience is entertained as well

'Vice-like grip': Why Apple and Google are under UK regulator's probe

The two companies 'ecosystems' stifle competition and 'meaningful choices' to customers, according to UK regulator, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)