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TikTok tests 'sleep reminders' feature to allow bedtime alerts for users

Chinese short-form video-making app TikTok is testing a new 'sleep reminders' feature, which will allow users to set up alerts during their bedtime and to mute notifications during sleeping hours

Upcoming Android 14 likely to change share sheet in supported devices

Google's upcoming system software update, Android 14, will reportedly change Android devices' share sheet

POCO C50 review: Good smartphone for users to experience Android on budget

Barring occasionally snags, the POCO C50 smartphone works smoothly and has a good on-battery time. It is a basic smartphone good for first time buyers to experience Android on budget

Samsung announces launch of Galaxy S23 smartphone series on Feb 1

Tech giant Samsung's Colombia website has revealed that the Galaxy S23 series will be launched on February 1 this year

CES 2023: Citizen's new smartwatch uses Nasa tech, AI to measure fatigue

Citizen has launched new CZ Smartwatch which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and space agency NASA research to measure wearers' fatigue and alertness at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

CES 2023: FluentPet Connect to notify pet owners through talking buttons

The new FluentPet Connect system which launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023, is now upgrading the talking buttons with internet and Bluetooth capabilities

CES 2023: LG showcases 1st autonomous concept car with futuristic displays

It might not be so far in the future that you will be able to watch a movie on a rollable screen that is automatically extended downwards or check traffic or weather conditions while on the go

CES 2023: Ukraine introduces tech solutions in medical, recycling sectors

The past year has been difficult for startups everywhere, but running a company in Ukraine during the Russian invasion comes with a whole different set of challenges. Clinical psychologist Ivan Osadchyy brought his medical device, called Knopka, to this year's CES show in Las Vegas in hopes of getting it into US hospitals. His is one of a dozen Ukrainian startups backed by a government fund that are at CES this year to show their technology to the world. Two of our hospitals we operated before are ruined already and one is still occupied. So this is the biggest challenge, Osadchyy said. The second challenge is for production and our team because they are shelling our electricity system and people are hard to work without lights, without heating in their flats," he said. He came up with the device after spending a year with his own grandmother in the hospital and finding that he had to track down nurses when she needed something. The system works by notifying nurses when a patient

Google rolls out group chat end-to-end encryption for Messages app

Tech giant Google has rolled out end-to-end encryption in group chats for Messages app users enrolled in the beta programme

Connect with aspirational India through technology: Anurag Thakur to NRIs

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday appealed to Non-Resident Indians to connect with aspirational India through technology and use its strong human resources in the interest of the world. Speaking to reporters during the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) convention, he said the world's perception of India changed soon after the Pokhran nuclear test in 1998. It is our request to the NRI community to connect with us through technology and work together in the interest of not only India but also of the entire world. You have resources and we have human resources, Thakur said. He said the government doesn't see the overseas Indian community in terms of sending money from abroad to the country but wants to partner with them. Instead of brain-drain, we talk about getting talent. We talk about connecting overseas Indians with aspirational India in the period of 'Amrit-Kaal' of Independence, he said. Thakur said the world is looking towards India with

Mastercard, Polygon join hands to launch web3-focused artist incubator

Mastercard partnered with Polygon to launch a web3-focused incubator to help artists connect with fans through a new medium, at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023

Hackers exploiting ChatGPT to write malicious codes to steal your data

Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ChatGPT, that gives human-like answers to questions, is also being used by cyber criminals to develop malicious tools that can steal your data, a report has warned.

Matter Energy, Luminous Power tie up to develop dual-purpose home inverter

Technology startup Matter Energy on Friday said it has entered into a strategic partnership with Luminous Power Technologies in the field of home inverters and stationary applications. The partners will work in the areas of low-voltage stationary energy storage solutions and develop a dual-purpose smart home dock inverter with IoT capabilities, Matter Energy said in a statement. The dock can be used for both mobility and domestic energy storage applications. This lithium-ion battery solution is built on the principles of battery swapping technology to power a two-wheeler and home inverter interchangeably, it added. "With Luminous' extensive presence and distribution network not only in India but also in South-East Asia and South Africa, we are optimistic that our collaboration will enable us to provide dependable and eco-friendly solutions to millions of Indian households," Matter Group Founder and CEO Mohal Lalbhai said. Luminous Power Technologies CEO Preeti Bajaj said Matters' .

CES 2023: Samsung unveils OLED display with peak 2,000 nit brightness

South Korean tech giant Samsung has unveiled a smartphone OLED panel that can achieve a peak brightness of over 2,000 nits at CES 2023

Apple Books launches new audiobook catalogue with AI-based narrations

Tech giant Apple has quietly launched a catalogue of books narrated by artificial intelligence in a move with potentially huge implications for the multi-billion dollar audiobook industry

India-built public goods infra globally applicable: Satya Nadella

Microsoft chief praises country's digital public good infrastructure as 'great, important'

DIZO set to launch Watch D Pro smartwatch in India on Jan 9: Details here

Realme's DIZO announced the Watch D Pro smartwatch will be available for purchase on Flipkart

HP launches Voyager Free 60 Plus earbuds with touchscreen on charging case

Joining the list of companies making wireless earbuds, HP has launched "Voyager Free 60 Plus" earbuds with a touchscreen on the charging case

CES 2023: Qualcomm unveils new SoC for automated driving in vehicles

Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) to support digital cockpit and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023

India's tech spend becoming normalised with developing world: Satya Nadella

India could probably be among the top 10 countries in the world going by its GDP to tech-spend ratio, according to Microsoft's data, the company's Executive Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said on Thursday. Responding to a question on Microsoft's future in helping the Indian economy, Nadella said "there is overall economy, economic growth and there is tech spend. That gap is bridging. India's tech spend as a percentage of GDP is now becoming normalised with the developing world." "India (In GDP to tech spend) is sort of definitely in the top ten in the world at least in our data. If that is the case, then the question is what is next. What is the output of that tech spend. Is it the same," he said while briefing the media after the Future Ready Tech Summit here. Delving into Microsoft's role in India's growing tech spend, he said "...if India has a GDP of X and a percentage of that is what is the productivity gain from that (tech spend), that then the world can benefit from...is the