Google has agreed to pay a 55 million Australian dollar ($36 million) fine for signing anticompetitive deals with Australia’s two largest telcos that banned the installation of competing search engines on some smartphones, the US tech giant and Australia’s competition watchdog said. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in a statement it had commenced…
POCO has launched a new smartphone — the POCO M7 Plus 5G — in India on Wednesday, August 13 under Rs 13,000. The device comes with a massive 7000mAh silicon carbon battery and a 6.9-inch FHD+ display supported by a 144Hz refresh rate. The M7 Plus 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 processor, paired with up to…
Sennheiser ACCENTUM Open Launched: Sennheiser has launched the ACCENTUM Open TWS earbuds in India under Rs 10,000. According to the company, these true wireless open-ear earbuds are lightweight, non-obtrusive and offer high-quality sound without compromising on comfort or connectivity. Commenting on the launch, Saahil Kumar, General Manager – Consumer Hearing Business, India, Sennheiser, said, “The…
Every day, criminal scammers attempt to make quick money by taking advantage of people’s financial worries by deceiving them with too-good-to-be-true offers and pyramid schemes. In a major crackdown on digital fraud, WhatsApp has rolled out a new “Safety Overview” feature and banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to organised scams. These moves are part…
US artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called for patience from ChatGPT users, noting that the upcoming feature launches and new model releases could cause “probable hiccups and capacity crunches”. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Altman wrote, “We have a ton of stuff to launch over the next couple of…
Vivo T4R 5G Launched: Vivo has added the newest member to the Vivo T portfolio series with the launch of the T4R 5G on Thursday, July 31. According to the company, it is the slimmest quad curved display smartphone with industry-leading water and dust protection – IP68 and IP69 ratings. Commenting on the launch, Pankaj Gandhi,…