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Apple adds the battery percentage icon back in the latest iOS beta
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BSNL Rs. 2,022 Prepaid Recharge Plan With 75GB Monthly Data, 300 Days Validity Announced
BSNL has added a new long-term recharge plan for prepaid customers. The new Rs. 2,022 prepaid recharge plan comes with 300 days validity and offers unlimited voice calls and 100 SMS messages per day.
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Realme Watch 3 Pro India Launch Confirmed, Teased to Feature AMOLED Display
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Baidu EV Arm Jidu Auto's Autonomous Driving Technology Will Be Ahead of Tesla, CEO Robin Li Claims
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Hyundai Expects Chip Shortage to Improve by 2023 Amid Ongoing Production Constraints, Company Official Says
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Airtel Reports 16.6 Percent YoY Increase in Mobile Data Consumption, Posts 22 Percent Rise in Q2 Revenue
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Helix Metalfit 3.0 With SpO2 Tracking, Sports Mode Launched in India by Timex: Price, Specifications
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India Wins Bronze in Dota 2 at Inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championship 2022
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Infinix Smart 6 HD With MediaTek Helio A22 SoC, 5,000mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specifications
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Sony Bravia Master Series A95K OLED TV With XR Cognitive Processor Launched in India
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The Panasonic Lumix GH6 Lets You Film on the Fly
via wired.com
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AR Rahman On What He Learned At MIT, Use Of AI In Music
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Article Claims Some IMDb Profiles Fake, Asks Users to Exercise Due Diligence
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Reliance Jio Adds 130 Million Subscribers YoY, Data Traffic Up 46 Percent to 91 Billion GB: Details
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Netflix’s The Gray Man Makes a Splash in Decentraland: All You Need to Know
Netflix has made its entry into the popular Decentraland metaverse in a bid to give a Web3 twist to the promotion of its recent big-budget film, The Gray Man. Recreating movie backgrounds in the metaverse is an experiment that Netflix is observing to see how it impacts the viewership of its film.
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What to Know About 988, the New Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
via wired.com
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Government Said to Seek Ouster of Chinese Firms From Affordable Smartphone Market
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Gets Android 12-Based One UI 4.1 Update: All Details
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Digital Tool Shown to Be Effective in Helping People Reduce Alcohol Intake on Their Own: Details
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5G Services to Be Rolled Out in a Month, Development of Indigenous 6G Stack in Progress, MoS Telecom Says
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4 Colours, RAM, Storage Options Tipped; Live Images Leaked
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Paytm Shares Jump to Six-Month High on Increased Monthly Users, More Payment Devices, Surge in Revenue
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Bullet Train Box Office: Brad Pitt Movie Speeds into $62.5 Million Worldwide
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Scams Rise by Over 105 Percent in World's Most 'Crypto-Ready' Nation Hong Kong
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Bitcoin Continues to Hold Steady Above $23,000 While Altcoins See Gains Too
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3D-Printed Food Developed by Researchers, Could Help People Eat Alternative Protein Sources
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Tecno Camon 19 Pro 5G India Launch Date Set for August 10, Specifications Teased
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Realme C33 Colour Options, Storage Tipped; India Launch Expected Soon: All Details
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Ola Electric to Launch a New EV on August 15 in India; Product Teased: All Details
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Open Beta Dates Revealed, Starts September 18
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Nokia 2660 Flip Feature Phone Price Revealed: Here’s How Much It Costs in Different Markets
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Dwarf Galaxies of Earth’s Second Closest Galaxy Cluster Devoid of Dark Matter Halos
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Taiyi Group Acquires Huobi’s Tool Ahead of Metaverse Dive in Anti-Crypto China
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Fitbit to Discontinue Support for Music Transfer From Computers This Fall
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LG Tone Free T90, T60 With 9 Hours of Battery Life, ANC Unveiled: All Details
LG Electronics has announced that it start rolling out its 2022 lineup of Tone Free TWS earbuds in late-August globally. The lineup includes Tone Free T90, T60, Tone Free Fit TF7, and TF8. The T90 TWS earbuds feature ANC technology and offer 9 hours of battery life. They also get the UVnano charging case.
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Amazon Great Freedom Festival, Flipkart Big Saving Days 2022: Best Offers on Smartphones
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Xbox Series S India Price Hiked Again, Now Rs. 37,999: Report
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Apple May Delay iPhone 14 Launch Due to Possible Supply Chain Disruptions Caused by China-Taiwan Tension, Suggests Report
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WazirX Says Company Operations Being Conducted as Usual After ED Raids: Details
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Hackers Plant Chinese Flag on Taiwan Government Websites Over Nancy Pelosi Visit
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ISRO’s Faces SSLV-D1 Data Loss at Terminal Phase of the Mission, Placed in Wrong Orbit
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Baidu Bags License to Operate China's First Fully Driverless Robotaxi Service
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Elon Musk Challenges Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to Public Debate Over Bot Users, Says Deal Cold Move Ahead
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We’re back travelling and you can charge faster and easier with the OneWorld Adapter
via techguide.com.au
Australians are back travelling overseas after a two-year hiatus during the COVID pandemic and now there’s an even easier way to charge your devices no matter where you are in the world with the OneWorld 65 International Adapter.
Not only will the OneWorld 65 International Adapter connect to power points in more than 200 countries it can also charge six devices at the same time.It does this thanks to GaN (Gallium Nitride) which transfers current more efficiently and generates less heat, so
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