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• iPhone settings everyone should fix

  24-01-2022 23:58
  
  Your iPhone is loaded with settings that you can alter to make your mobile work for you.
  
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• NASA celebrates private sector deployments of space-born tech in its latest Spinoff

  24-01-2022 21:06
  
  NASA’s Spinoff magazine is one of the things I look forward to reading every year. The space agency’s research trickles down to the rest of the world in surprising and interesting ways, which it tracks and collects in this annual publication. This year is no different, and NASA tech can be found in everything from hiking gadgets to heavy industry and, funnily enough, space.
  There are dozens of technologies that have made their way to everyday use in a variety of places highlighted in
  
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• Meta leaps into the supercomputer game with its AI Research SuperCluster

  24-01-2022 18:32
  
  There’s a global competition to build the biggest, most powerful computers on the planet, and Meta (AKA Facebook) is about to jump into the melee with the “AI Research SuperCluster,” or RSC. Once fully operational it may well sit in the top ten fastest supercomputers in the world, which it will use for the massive number crunching needed for language and computer vision modeling.
  Large AI models, of which OpenAI’s GPT-3 is probably the best known, don’t get put toge
  
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• Investor calls for Peloton to fire CEO, consider selling company

  24-01-2022 17:45
  
  Peloton ended 2020 on top. Its own supply chain issues had presented a hurdle — but if anything, these were side effects of the company’s own stratospheric successes. It simply couldn’t keep up with demand, one of the better problems to have as a business on the rise. Always leave them wanting more, as P.T. Barnum may or may not have once said.
  The connected fitness firm had already developed a kind of cultish following in various upscale circles, well before most of us had an
  
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• Noise ColorFit Icon Buzz Smartwatch Launch, Price, Specifications Teased; Launch in India Set for February 2

  24-01-2022 14:57
  
  Noise ColorFit Icon Buzz smartwatch will launch in India on February 2, as per a microsite on Amazon. A microsite on the official website teases the price and some key specifications of the upcoming smartwatch. It will sport a 1.69-inch TFT LCD display and will allow users to play a couple of inbuilt games. It will also support Bluetooth calling and get many health mo...
  
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• OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro Getting Major Android 12-Based OxygenOS 12 C.44 Update: New Features, Changelog

  24-01-2022 14:54
  
  OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones are getting OxygenOS 12 C.44 update based on Android 12. As per the company, the update brings along a lot of features, including some region-specific ones and fixes to various issues.
  
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• Vivo Y21A With Dual Rear Cameras, MediaTek Helio P22 SoC Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  24-01-2022 14:52
  
  Vivo Y21A was launched in India on Monday. The new Vivo phone comes with dual rear cameras and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 SoC.
  
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• Redmi 10A, Redmi 10C With MediaTek SoCs and Triple Rear Cameras Tipped to Launch in India Soon

  24-01-2022 14:43
  
  Redmi 10A and Redmi 10C smartphones are reportedly in the pipeline as the next smartphones from the Chinese brand. Both the handsets are expected to feature triple cameras with a 50-megapixel sensor as their primary camera. They could be powered by MediaTek chipsets.
  
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• Solana Network Suffers Yet Another Major Network Outage as Crypto Market Plunges Over the Weekend

  24-01-2022 14:40
  
  Solana was hit with network instability and outages lasting for almost 30 hours on January 21 and 22, the network's second network outage this month following service disruptions and degraded performance between January 6 and January 12.
  
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• T-Series Partners With Hungama TV’s Web3 Arm to Enter Metaverse, Create NFTs

  24-01-2022 14:38
  
  In a bid to early adopt the changing trends of the global digital entertainment industry, T-series and Hungama TV have announced their entries into the NFT sector as well as the metaverse. The partnership will produce digital collectibles based T-Series’ collection of Bollywood songs, movies, and actors.
  
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• T-Series Partners With Hungama Digital’s Web3 Arm to Enter Metaverse, Create NFTs

  24-01-2022 14:38
  
  In a bid to early adopt the changing trends of the global digital entertainment industry, T-series and Hungama Digital have announced their entries into the NFT sector as well as the metaverse. The partnership will produce digital collectibles based T-Series’ collection of Bollywood songs, movies, and actors.
  
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• Smartphone Market in India Grew 12 Percent in 2021, Realme Among Top Three in Q4: Canalys

  24-01-2022 14:33
  
  Smartphone market in India grew 12 percent in 2021, Canalys said in a report on Monday. Xiaomi continued to lead the market, followed by Samsung. However, Canalys said that in the fourth quarter, Realme took the third position.
  
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• El Salvador’s Treasury Adds 410 Bitcoins After Price Crash, President Nayib Bukele Tweets Details

  24-01-2022 14:20
  
  The treasury of El Salvador became richer by a fresh batch of 410 Bitcoin tokens over the weekend. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele revealed that the bulk was purchased for a cheap amount of $15 million (roughly Rs. 110 crore). Bitcoin prices fell by 10 percent last week after which Bukele purchased Bitcoins for the Salvadoran treasury.
  
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• Lenovo Legion Y90 Specifications Leaked, Tipped to Pack 22GB RAM and 640GB Storage

  24-01-2022 14:03
  
  The full specifications of Lenovo Legion Y90 have allegedly leaked on Weibo. It is tipped to pack 22GB of RAM and 640GB of storage.
  
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• Vivo Nex 5 Specifications, Design Tipped; May Come With Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC

  24-01-2022 13:53
  
  Vivo Nex 5 is said to debut sometime soon and fresh reports mention key specifications and design of the upcoming smartphone. The smartphone is said to revive the Vivo Nex series after a hiatus of almost two years. It is said to be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and feature a triple rear camera setup headlined by 50-megapixel primary sensor.
  
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• PUBG: New State Nickname Change Ticket Now Available for Purchase in NC Store

  24-01-2022 13:46
  
  PUBG: New State Nickname Change Ticket is now available for purchase in the NC Store. The ticket will cost 900NC, as per a report, and allow users to change their nicknames they use while playing the battle royal game.
  
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• Oppo Watch Free Wearable Gets Listed on Official India Website, Hints at Imminent Launch

  24-01-2022 13:46
  
  Oppo Watch Free smartwatch may launch in India soon as the device listing has now gone live on the company's official website. The company has not made any official announcement regarding the launch date of Oppo Watch Free yet. Oppo Watch Free was unveiled in China in September last year.
  
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• Panasonic to Invest JPY 80 Billion to Produce Tesla EV Battery: Report

  24-01-2022 13:15
  
  Japan's Panasonic will begin producing its new lithium-ion battery for Tesla from as early as 2023, with plans to invest about JPY 80 billion (roughly Rs. 5,245 crore) in production facilities in Japan, the Nikkei reported on Monday.
  
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• Reddit's Crowdsourced Playlist on Spotify, YouTube Is a Treasure Trove of 'Most Beautiful Songs'

  24-01-2022 13:00
  
  What's the most beautiful song you've ever heard? Redditors have prepared a list of musical gems, based on votes from fellow users.
  
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• Apple Delays In-App Account Deletion Requirement, Extends In-App Purchases Exception Until June 30

  24-01-2022 12:47
  
  Apple has extended the deadline for developers to provide an in-app account deletion mechanism until June 30. The change was originally planned to come into effect from January 31. Additionally, Apple has extended in-app purchases exception for apps offering person-to-person services between two individuals until June 30.
  
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• Star Wars: Ahsoka Disney+ Series Signs Mary Elizabeth Winstead

  24-01-2022 12:43
  
  Mary Elizabeth Winstead has signed for a role in the upcoming Ahsoka Tano live-action series set at Disney+.
  
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• Flipkart Grocery Service Expands Its Service to 1,800 Cities Across India

  24-01-2022 12:35
  
  Flipkart Grocery has expanded its services to 1,800 cities across India. It offers a selection of over 6,000 high-quality products.
  
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• Google Pixel 6 Series' 'At a Glance' Widget Getting New Settings for Fitness, Bedtime: Report

  24-01-2022 12:23
  
  Google Pixel 6 series smartphones are reportedly receiving a new update for the At a Glance widget. The update is said to bring toggles for settings like Timer and Stopwatch, Bedtime, and Fitness. Other settings yet to arrive on the app include Doorbell, Connected devices, Flashlight, and Safety Check.
  
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• Swiggy Raises $700 Million in Funding Round Led by Invesco, Other Investors

  24-01-2022 11:28
  
  Food delivery platform Swiggy on Monday said it has raised $700 million (nearly Rs 5,225 crore) in new funding led by investment firm Invesco.
  
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• Sony SRS-NB10, SRS-NS7 Wireless Neckband Speakers, WLA-NS7 Wireless Transmitter Launched in India

  24-01-2022 11:01
  
  Sony SRS-NB10 and Sony SRS-NS7 wireless neckband speakers along with Sony WLA-NS7 wireless transmitter have been in India. They will be available via Sony Center, e-commerce portals, Sony online shop and major electronic stores across India from January 24 onwards, Sony says.
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne NFT Scam: Fake CryptoBatz Link Dupes Investors Off Thousands of Dollars

  24-01-2022 10:28
  
  Ozzy Osbourne’s NFT collection was launched on Discord NFT marketplace. Later, the link to the Discord page for CryptoBatz was changed, but tweets showing the old URL were not deleted from the official handle of CryptoBatz. Scammers used this outdated link to lure in buyers, get access to their crypto wallets, and steal Ether tokens.
  
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• Reebok ActiveFit 1.0 Smartwatch With Heart-Rate Monitor, 15-Day Battery Launched in India

  24-01-2022 10:24
  
  Reebok ActiveFit 1.0 has been launched in India as the company's first smartwatch in the country. It is equipped with a heart-rate monitor, blood pressure monitor, and a blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitor. The smartwatch offers more than 15 sports modes. The wearable is offered in four different shades and is certified to be dust- and water-resistant with an IP67 ...
  
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• Intel Keeps Europe Waiting as It Commits to New US Chip Factories

  24-01-2022 10:24
  
  Intel still intends to develop European chip manufacturing capacity despite the delayed plans being overshadowed by its announcement on Friday of a more than $20-billion (roughly Rs. XXX) investment in two new US semiconductor plants.
  
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• Philips Says Supply Chain Issues May Get Resolved in Second Half of 2022

  24-01-2022 10:19
  
  Philips said it expects sales to recover strongly in the second half of the year, while a steep decline due to global shortage of parts is likely to persist in the coming months.
  
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• Toshiba Halts Operations at Japan Chip Plant After Quake

  24-01-2022 10:12
  
  Toshiba said that it had suspended operations at a plant in Oita, southern Japan, that makes semiconductors used in cars and industrial machinery, after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend.
  
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• Google Pixel 6a, Pixel Watch Launch Tipped for Google I/O 2022 Event in May

  24-01-2022 09:47
  
  Google Pixel 6a has been tipped to launch in May 2022, as per a known tipster. Another tipster has shared that Google Pixel Watch will launch on May 26. It is being speculated that the upcoming Pixel devices will launch at the 2022 edition of Google I/O.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S22 Series Launch Date Tipped for February 9; Price, Specifications Tipped Online

  24-01-2022 09:36
  
  Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2022 schedule has appeared online and is tipped to take place on February 9. Samsung is said to have suggested the Galaxy S22 series launch date through an advertisement surfaced on Instagram and the Galaxy Unpacked 2022 website. Meanwhile, Samsung Galaxy S22 series price details have been suggested online. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra specificatio...
  
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• Netflix India Unveils Take Ten Competition to Scout for Next-Gen Storytellers, Offers $10,000 Grant

  24-01-2022 09:35
  
  Netflix India announced the launch of Take Ten, a short film workshop and competition, that aims to discover and support emerging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds in India.
  
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• Oppo Reno 7 5G, Reno 7 Pro 5G India Launch Confirmed for February 4; Price, Sale Date Tipped

  24-01-2022 09:11
  
  Oppo Reno 7 series will be launched in India on February 4, Oppo announced on Twitter and its official website. The Oppo Reno 7 series, which could comprise Oppo Reno 7 5G, Oppo Reno 7 Pro 5G, and Oppo Reno 7 SE 5G, was launched in China last year. The price and sale have also been leaked on Twitter.
  
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• Hubble Captures Images of a Galaxy Whose Outer Edges 'Resemble a Ship's Sails'

  24-01-2022 09:08
  
  Hubble Space Telescope provides astronomers with breathtaking images of the cosmos for deeper studies. Recently, the telescope shared yet another strikingly beautiful image. This time, it captured the NGC 3318 galaxy, which lies in the constellation Vela, located about 115 million light-years away from the Earth.
  
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• Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G Specifications Leaked; May Feature Helio G96 SoC, 6.6-Inch Display

  24-01-2022 08:48
  
  Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G specifications have been leaked. It is tipped to be powered by the MediaTek Helio G96 SoC.
  
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• Crypto Market Has Shed More Than $1 Trillion in Market Cap Since November, Bitcoin Marks Six-Month Low

  24-01-2022 08:36
  
  Bitcoin dropped to a six-month low on Saturday, extending a steep fall recorded over two months as the cryptocurrency market was swept up in a powerful shift by investors out of speculative assets as additional headwinds arrive in the form of a potential crypto mining, trading ban in Russia.
  
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• Oppo Find X5 Pro Renders Leak Online; Tip Colourways, Reflective Rear Panel

  24-01-2022 08:30
  
  Oppo Find X5 series is reportedly in the works. Ahead of any official announcement, the renders of Oppo Find X5 Pro have surfaced online. They show how the rear of the handset could look like. It shows a camera module placed on the upper left corner of the rear. In the leaked renders, Oppo Find X5 Pro is seen in Black and Blue colour options.
  
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• Redmi Note 11S India Launch Date Set for February 9, Quad Rear Cameras Confirmed

  24-01-2022 08:28
  
  Redmi Note 11S India launch date is set for February 9, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi revealed on Monday. The brand also teased quad rear cameras on the new Redmi phone.
  
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• Redmi Note 11S India Launch Date Set as February 9

  24-01-2022 08:28
  
  Redmi Note 11S hasn't yet been launched globally. However, it has been leaked in renders, alongside some specification details.
  
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• Motorola Edge 30 Pro Launch, Design, Specifications Tipped, May Be a Rebranded Motorola Edge X30

  24-01-2022 08:20
  
  Motorola Edge 30 Pro is said to launch in the global markets soon and its key specifications as well as design have surfaced online. It is said to be a rebranded version of Motorola Edge X30 — launched in China last month — with similar specifications but a slightly different design.
  
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• Micromax In Note 2 India Launch Set for January 25, Specifications Teased on Flipkart

  24-01-2022 08:07
  
  Micromax In Note 2 will be launched in India on January 25, as per a tweet by Micromax and Flipkart teaser. It will come with a 6.43-inch AMOLED display, MediaTek Helio G95 SoC with liquid cooling technology, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and 30W fast charging. A report suggests that the phone will have multiple RAM and storage options and quad rear camera setup.
  
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• Cryptocurrencies Can Now Be Used for International Remittances on Brazilian Fintech Dock

  24-01-2022 07:29
  
  Brazilian financial services provider Dock said it will start using cryptocurrencies to process international remittances as it expands to Latin America and Europe.
  
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• Flipkart Grand Gadget Days Sale Is Now Live With Deals, Discounts on Smartwatches, Earphones, Cameras

  24-01-2022 07:19
  
  Flipkart Grand Gadget Days Sale is now live with discounts on electronics like digital cameras, smartwatches, truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, laptops, monitors, computer peripherals, headphones, and speakers. The products can be purchased with bank offers, cashbacks, and No Cost EMI. The sale will run until January 26.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope 'Will Be Orbiting Lagrange Point 2': NASA Explains What It Means

  24-01-2022 07:18
  
  Lagrange points refer to locations where the Earth’s gravitational pull completely balances out the Sun’s much stronger gravity
  
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• Activist Investor Blackwells Capital Pushes Peloton to Fire CEO John Foley

  24-01-2022 07:16
  
  Activist investor Blackwells wants exercise equipment maker Peloton to fire its chief executive and consider selling itself to a fitness or technology company, two sources familiar with the matter said.
  
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• iPhone 13 Series Hit by Pink Screen Issue for Some Users, Apple Reportedly Considers Problem a Software Bug

  24-01-2022 07:13
  
  iPhone 13 series is causing a pink screen issue for some users. Apple has reportedly acknowledged the problem and is considering it as a software bug.
  
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• 3 in 5 Australians working from home are unhappy with their internet connection

  24-01-2022 07:10 via techguide.com.au
  
  Three in five Australians working from home are unhappy with their internet connection according to the latest research from comparison specialists Canstar Blue.
  Around 60 per cent of Australians have been frustrated with their connection while working remotely
  Dropouts on their NBN connection were the most common problem (42 per cent) followed by speed issues (31 per cent) and installation hassles (9 per cent).
  “While 34 percent of Australians say they intend to continue working from home
  
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• Bitcoin, Ether Prices Escalate in Fluctuating Market Movement; Losses Hit Several Popular Altcoins

  24-01-2022 07:01
  
  Along with Bitcoin and Ether, Binance Coin, Ripple, and Litecoin registered minor gains. On the other hand, Cardano, Solana, and Polkadot failed to rise in prices.
  
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• WhatsApp Testing Two-Step Verification on Desktop, Chat Wallpaper for Voice Calls: Report

  24-01-2022 06:59
  
  WhatsApp is reportedly adding a couple new features and functionalities. On them is said to be new two-step verification on the desktop app. The second is the addition of chat wallpapers for the upcoming interface for voice calls.
  
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