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In yet another setback for the social networking giant’s Virtual Reality (VR) dream, Nate Mitchell, Co-founder of Facebook-acquired VR firm Oculus has stepped down. “Some bittersweet news to share. After 7 incredible years at Oculus / Facebook, I’m moving on. It’s been a privilege to be a part of the VR community, and I can’t

Realme 3i will go on sale in India one more time today. The phone was on sale yesterday at 12pm (noon) IST, and it will once again be made available at the same time today as well. The phone will be available on Flipkart and Realme website. The phone will be listed with a host

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal has moved to clarify reports of recent worker agitation in West Bengal. In an email sent to Zomato employees, Goyal noted that a handful of Zomato delivery partners in Howrah had indeed protested, but that it was primarily related to recent rate card revisions, and not being forced to deliver beef

Realme 5 Pro will launch in India on August 20, Realme has announced in a Twitter post. The company confirmed that the quad camera setup at the back of the Realme 5 Pro will include a 48-megapixel sensor, and it will be placed vertically one below the other. The phone will launch in India at

Google Nest Hub, which was originally called the Google Home Hub, is set to launch in India as early as next week, according to a report. The smart home display that is powered by Google Assistant is said to carry a price tag of Rs. 8,999 in the Indian market. The search giant unveiled the

Google on Friday said it is inviting early-stage startups to apply for its third batch of Launchpad Accelerator India. Now in its second year, the programme mentors early-stage startups on various aspects of their businesses like technology, product strategy, marketing, UX/UI (user interface design or user interface engineering) and leadership. The last date to submit

Food delivery staff Zomato on Sunday went on an indefinite strike in West Bengal’s Howrah, alleging they were made to deliver beef and pork dishes against their will. Separately, some delivery partners in Kolkata said they will go on strike from Monday as they are not willing to deliver pork and beef to customers, while

YouTube stars attract millions of eyeballs and generate billions of dollars in ad revenue for the media giant, which pledges to run its business without tolerating hateful and otherwise harmful videos. But some of the workers hired to flag problematic content accuse YouTube of playing favorites, doling out more lenient punishments for top video creators

Private instant messaging and voice over IP service Telegram has rolled out updates that bring the ability to send silent messages and animated emojis for the users. The ability to send messages silently essentially means if the users want to message to someone but don’t want their device to make a sound, they can now

Realme X 256GB storage option has been spotted in Chinese regulator TENAA’s database. This means that the company could be launching a new storage variant soon. Since, the new variant has been sighted on TENAA, the China market could see the launch first. There’s no word from Realme regarding the new storage option or its

Nokia 7.2 has been spotted on Geekbench with key specifications in tow. The phone is listed to pack 6GB RAM and an octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz. The phone is expected to launch at IFA 2019 in Berlin next month. HMD Global has confirmed that it will host an event at IFA on September 5.

A new Samsung phone, believed to be Galaxy M10s, has been spotted on Geekbench. The Samsung SM-M107F listing reveals the key specifications of the phone, which include Exynos 7885 SoC and 3GB RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M10s is expected to be a slightly tweaked variant of the Samsung Galaxy M10 that comes equipped with a

Back in April, Reliance Jio was spotted testing a free landline service for Jio GigaFiber subscribers. It now appears that Jio has now begun the wider rollout of its landline service for GigaFiber subscribers who registered for the preview program. Jio’s landline service will go by the name ‘JioFixedVoice’ and requires the selected users to

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is hosting its 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday and the company is expected to announce the details of the commercial Jio GigaFiber rollout. The company may also unveil the next iteration of its Jio Phone, which is rumoured to be called Jio Phone 3. No credible details about the

Apple is offering cyber security researchers up to $1 million (roughly Rs. 7.05 crores) to detect flaws in iPhones, the largest reward offered by a company to defend against hackers, at a time of rising concern about governments breaking into the mobile devices of dissidents, journalists and human rights advocates. Unlike other technology providers, Apple previously

Nubia Z20 has been officially launched in China with a dual display experience. The new Nubia flagship sports a clear front panel that houses a curved-edge display without any notch. At the back, the phone flaunts a flexible AMOLED display that blends into the glass build. The Nubia Z20 has a triple rear camera setup

Xiaomi is teasing the arrival of Jio Cinema on its Mi TV series. The Chinese manufacturer has not mentioned when this app will be available on its PatchWall UI, but now that it has started teasing its arrival, the announcement should be made soon. The OTT app offers Disney content, and thereby is home to

Revolt Intellicorp, established by Micromax’s co-founder and former CEO Rahul Sharma, had unveiled its first electric motorbike called the Revolt RV 400 in June. This Revolt RV 400 is claimed to be India’s first AI-enabled bike and comes with a number of smart features like remote start, real-time information and diagnostics, OTA update support and

Apple is rumoured to be working on a new 16-inch MacBook Pro. Earlier reports indicated that the Cupertino-based company might release the new MacBook model in October this year. Apple could also update its existing lineup of 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models around the same time. However, Apple won’t be replacing its controversial

Identifying a case of fraud, social networking giant Facebook has sued two app developers for click injection scam, that infected smartphones with malware. The apps were made available on the Google Play store. The malware that came with the apps created fake user clicks on Facebook ads that appeared on the users’ phones, giving the

China has told India not to block its Huawei Technologies from doing business in the country, warning there could be consequences for Indian firms operating in China, sources with knowledge of the matter said. India is due to hold trials for installing a next-generation 5G cellular network in the next few months, but has not

Smartphone maker LG has been constantly dishing out smartphones and the recent ones to hit the Indian market were the budget-focussed W10 and W30. While its flagship offering, the V50 ThinQ hasn’t made it to India yet, the company has started sending invites out for the reveal of its next flagship, expected to be called

It’s like “Back to the Future,” but real: a prototype of a flying car hovered 10 feet above the ground for about a minute in Japan on Monday. Designed for autonomous delivery flights, the early prototype looks more like a large drone than a typical car. Made by NEC, a global technology company based in

The Redmi Note 8 is in the offing, and it will reportedly be a powerful device that beats out the competition. The news comes from none other than Lu Weibing, the Redmi Chief at Xiaomi, in a response to a Weibo post. Separately, an unknown Redmi phone with model name M1906GT has allegedly been spotted

Redmi K20 Pro and Redmi K20 are now on open sale in India. The Redmi flagship smartphones were rather hard to get seeing the immense popularity and fan love the devices have received so far. But all that changes now as the company has announced that both the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro will

A giant asteroid is hurling towards Earth; however, it will safely sail past our planet next week, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has said. The asteroid, which is known as 2006 QQ23, measures up to 1,870 feet in diameter, thus making it larger than New York’s Empire State Building that is 1,454 feet

Realme X is finally available via offline channels in the country. Starting today, the Realme X can be purchased from authorised retail outlets. In addition to the standard version of the Realme X that comes in two variants, the Naoto Fukasawa collection of the Realme X – also known as Realme X Master Edition- will

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its facilities in Florida to make room for the space company’s forthcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle dubbed Starship, according to a draft of the plans seen by Reuters on Friday. Starship, a 384-foot (117-meter) reusable two-stage rocket taller than the Statue of Liberty, is a central piece of Musk’s interplanetary

Indian Railways is planning to make the journey of passengers more entertaining by offering a free video streaming solution. Yes, you will soon be able to stream video content like high-quality movies, TV series, and news on your mobile or tablet without incurring any additional charges. And the best part is that passengers will be

The official Twitter handle of Samsung’s chipset Exynos has released a teaser, hinting at the new processor that is launching on August 7 at the tech giant’s Unpacked Event, slated for next week in Brooklyn. The 11-second teaser does not reveal any concrete information about the chipset but it is being speculated that it’s the