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E3 2021 May Go Virtual This Year, Event Planned for June 15
E3 2021 may be the first year when the ace gaming conference is held virtually, after the organisers decided to skip 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
China Urges Chipmakers To Allocate More Capacity To China Auto Market
China's industry ministry said on Tuesday it met with automotive and chip companies and asked them to help ease a supply shortage which has forced many automakers across the world to halt production.
Xiaomi Reveals MIUI 12.5 Global Rollout Timeline, First Batch of Mi Phones to Receive Update in Q2 2021
Xiaomi's latest MIUI 12.5 carries the new MIUI+ that enhances multi-tasking between Xiaomi smartphones and PCs running Windows operating system. It also brings Super Wallpapers that can change the mood to match the time of the day.
Want To Buy A New Phone Or Laptop On Amazon? American Express Cards Get You 5% Instant Discount
American Express credit card users can take advantage of an offer that gets you an instant discount of 5% on purchases from Amazon.in as well as No Cost EMI. The offer is now Live and runs through till February 10.
Chip And Container Shortages Force Subaru To Cut Annual Production Plan
Japanese automaker Subaru Corp has cut its production plan for this fiscal year by around 58,000 vehicles, mainly due to a global chip shortage, it said on Friday.
Elon Musk Returns to Twitter After Short Break, Turns His Attention to Dogecoin Cryptocurrency
Elon Musk has posted an edited image of himself with the Shiba Inu dog at the centre of the doge meme, also the logo for the cryptocurrency.
Two Google Engineers Resign Over Firing Of AI Ethics Researcher Timnit Gebru
An engineering director and a software developer have quit Alphabet Inc's Google over the dismissal of AI researcher Timnit Gebru, a sign of the ongoing conflicts at the search giant over diversity and ethics.
Soccer Battles, an Action-Strategy Mobile Game by Creators of Teen Patti Octro Launched Globally
The objective of the Soccer Battles is to score maximum goals by pushing the ball into the opponent's post, similar to a regular football (or soccer) game. Players are given scores based on the distance their characters cover with the ball.
TikTok To Block Accounts In Italy To Ensure All Users Are Above 13 - Watchdog
Italy's data protection authority said on Wednesday TikTok had agreed to block all accounts in the country from Feb. 9 in order to make sure only users older than 13 had access to the service app.
Huawei's "All New" HarmonyOS Isn't Build From Scratch, But Is a Forked Mod of Android 10
Huawei claims that its HarmonyOS is a competitor to Google's Android and Apple's iOS. The company also claims that HarmonyOS is completely different from Android and iOS.
SpaceX Starship Prototype Rocket Explodes On Landing After Test Launch
A prototype of SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded during a landing attempt minutes after a highaltitude experimental launch from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a repeat of an accident that destroyed a previous test rocket.
FAA Clears Way For SpaceX Starship SN9 Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Tuesday that it cleared the way for the flight of SpaceX Starship SN9, saying it complies with all safety and related federal regulations.
Poco M3 With Triple Rear Cameras, 6,000mAh Battery Launched in India, Price Starts at Rs 10,999
The Poco M3's price in India starts at Rs 10,999 for the base 6GB + 64GB option. Customers can purchase the smartphone in Power Black, Cool Blue and Poco Yellow colour options via Flipkart starting 9 February.
Nintendo Hikes Switch Sales Forecast After Bumper Year-end
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd on Monday hiked its fullyear forecast for Switch games console sales to 26.5 million from 24 million previously after a bumper end to 2020, buoyed by a home entertainment boom amid the COVID19 pandemic.
Chip Sales Rose 6.5% Globally In 2020 After Year-end Rush
Global semiconductor sales rose 6.5% overall in 2020, as a recovery during the last three months of the year helped offset a sharp dropoff in March and April, when pandemic stayhome orders rolled out around the world.
Xiaomi Will Unveil MIUI 12.5 Globally on February 8: All You Need to Know
Xiaomi's latest MIUI 12.5 carries the new MIUI+ that enhances multi-tasking between Xiaomi smartphones and PCs running Windows operating system. It also brings Super Wallpapers that can change the mood to match the time of the day.