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Microsoft is continuing its efforts to move more settings from Control Panel to the Settings app. The company has just released a preview build of Windows 11 and repositioned the section used for uninstalling Windows Updates to the Settings app now. With the latest update, Control Panel now redirects to Windows Settings when a user

India PC sales witnessed a solid 34 percent increase in shipments for the July-September period (Q3) in 2021, as per a report by market research firm Canalys. Lenovo enjoyed the lion’s share of domestic PC shipment, while HP secured the second spot followed by Dell, Acer, and Asus in the top five positions. Total shipments

Lenovo on Thursday announced three new ThinkVision large format displays (LFD) — ThinkVision T86, ThinkVision T75, and ThinkVision T65. These new ThinkVision LFDs are designed to be used in meeting rooms and classrooms. The new Lenovo ThinkVision LFDs get 4K displays, integrated whiteboard software, inbuilt speakers, microphones, and modular webcam for video conferencing. The Lenovo LFDs

UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided to ban seven cryptocurrency ads on grounds of being misleading and “irresponsibly taking advantage of consumers’ inexperience and for failing to illustrate the risk of the investment.” The banned advertisements include those by popular Pizza chain Papa John’s Pizza, as well as a host of reputed crypto exchanges

Vivo V23 Pro is tipped to be the first phone to launch in India with a ‘Changeable Fluorite Glass’ design. This means that the rear colour will shift the shade when exposed to sunlight, and UV light. The new Vivo phone is speculated to debut in India next month. The rumour mill has suggested that

Vivo Wireless Sport Lite neckband earphones were launched in India on Wednesday. The in-ear Bluetooth earphones have two colour variants and pack an 11.2mm driver that is claimed by the company to deliver strong bass. The latest earphones from the Chinese brand offer ‘Call Noise Cancellation’ feature and come with Google Voice Assistant support. The

Apple has introduced a feature called Security Lockout mode to let users reset and erase data from their locked iPhone or iPad, without needing them to connect it to a PC or Mac. The feature is a part of iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 that both were released earlier this week. It also comes into

The Parker Solar Probe, one of the most ambitious missions launched by NASA, has become the first spacecraft ever to pass through the Sun’s atmosphere, venturing briefly into a region known as the corona. The historic feat was achieved in April but analysis of the data has confirmed the achievement only now. During its journey

WhatsApp on Tuesday announced the rollout of an ability to let you preview your voice messages before sending them to your contacts. The update essentially helps you listen to your voice message and see if the audio is fine for sharing over the instant messaging app. If it’s not, you can discard your voice message

Huawei P50 Pocket foldable smartphone is set to launch on December 23, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Huawei’s upcoming handset could come in two colour options, based on the teaser shared by the company today. While Huawei is yet to officially announce details including the smartphone’s specifications, the teaser suggests it could come with a

Apple Inc said on Monday it had launched an Android app to help users scan nearby AirTags or other similar item trackers that might be traveling with them without their knowledge, in an effort to boost privacy. The Tracker Detect app, which Apple released on Google Play, says that a user can scan to try

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore trailer is here — in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. As promised, on Wednesday evening, Warner Bros. Pictures released the first trailer for the third Fantastic Beasts movie that will introduce new magical communities from Bhutan, China, and Germany — in addition to giving us a lot more of

Vi (formerly Vodafone Idea) on Monday announced its partnership with Hungama Music to launch a music streaming offering through the dedicated Vi app. Under the partnership, Vi prepaid and postpaid users will get six months of Hungama Premium subscription for free that will bring ad-free music content in 20 languages across genres from Hungama’s library

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter handle was briefly hacked on Sunday, and a tweet claiming that India has “officially adopted Bitcoin as legal tender” was put out from it. The Prime Minister’s Office later said the account was immediately secured after the matter was escalated to Twitter. “The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very

Spider-Man: No Way Home ticket bookings are now live in India — finally. Tickets for the highly-awaited Marvel Cinematic Universe movie are now available on ticketing partners BookMyShow and Paytm, and the official website of PVR Cinemas and INOX. Cinépolis and Carnival Cinemas are yet to open ticket bookings for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Spider-Man:

A few days after reports surfaced that Tesla allows drivers to play video games on dashboard touch screens while vehicles are moving, Mercedes-Benz has issued a US recall for a similar issue. The German automaker said in documents posted Friday by US regulators that the issue affected 227 vehicles and already has been fixed by

US officials are considering discussing a Defence Department proposal this month to close regulatory loopholes that have allowed Chinese chipmaker SMIC to buy critical US technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Some Commerce Department officials are trying to block the Defence Department’s proposal, the Journal added, citing people familiar with the matter. Semiconductor

Sony’s gaming division said on Friday it had agreed to buy “God of War” developer Valkyrie Entertainment for an undisclosed amount, as it seeks to add more muscle to its PlayStation Studios. The deal marks Sony Interactive Entertainment’s fifth acquisition this year, following its buying of Nixxes Software, “Returnal” developer Housemarque, Bluepoint Games, and Firesprite.