Stranger Things 4 — set to release this week on Netflix — marks the return of popular characters who haven’t been seen on our screens since the third season of the horror thriller series ended in 2019. While Stranger Things has always been synonymous with impressive production values and striking visuals, the latest season is… Read More »
Vivo X80 Pro and Vivo X80 — launched in India this week — aim to take on some of the most popular premium models in the smartphone market. Vivo’s new flagships continue the X-series legacy of offering top-notch camera experiences. That means not only do both Vivo X80 Pro and Vivo X80 come with Zeiss… Read More »
A few hours after Tom (not his real name) was born, he became restless and did not want to be breastfed. His mother noticed that his left arm and leg were shaking rhythmically – something was not right. Tom was immediately transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. An MRI scan revealed that he had… Read More »
Apple introduced the world to the iPod over 20 years ago. Little did we know at the time that the small, pocket-sized hardware would revolutionise the music listening experience for the next generation. With the advent of the portable media player (PMP), the era of portable cassette and compact disc players ended as people were… Read More »
Amazon Alexa has been in India for over four years now. The voice assistant, which initially debuted on Amazon Echo speakers, is currently available across a range of third-party devices including smart TVs, smartphones, and wearables such as smartwatches, as well as truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and headphones. And of course, there are Amazon’s… Read More »
Has this ever happened to you that you are in the middle of sending money online using Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, or any other UPI payment service, and your Internet connection stops working for some reason? If yes, then *99#, a USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) based mobile banking service, can be really helpful to… Read More »
A sharp drop in graphic chip prices could presage an unexpectedly quick ending to a global chip crunch that has crippled manufacturing from smartphones to cars, and the issue will be a central one for companies reporting results this week. As Intel, Qualcomm and others report, investors will weigh how dampened consumer spending from inflation,… Read More »
As tempting as access to Elon Musk’s wealth may be, Twitter is not eager to be ruled by a billionaire known for shooting from the hip with little regard for the consequences. The global one-to-many messaging platform is moving to prevent the Tesla boss from getting his hands on all of Twitter’s outstanding shares, signalling… Read More »
The return to Earth of three astronauts on Saturday after six months at China’s new space station marks a landmark step in the country’s space ambitions, ending its longest crewed mission ever. The world’s second-largest economy has put billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of eventually sending humans to the Moon. China has… Read More »
A shopping spree in Beverly Hills, a luxury vacation in Mexico, a bank account that jumped from $299.77 (roughly Rs. 22,740) to $1.4 million (roughly Rs. 10.6 crore) overnight. From the outside, it looked like Moe and Kateryna Abourched had won the lottery. But this big payday didn’t come from lucky numbers. Rather, a public school… Read More »